Grow-Out Challenge 2005

BrownEyez2 wrote: cmesweet, you mentioned using coconut and jojoba oil. I purchased a container of Organic virgin coconut oil today from my health food store. However, it's not in oil form like I thought. It's a thick, white solid substance with a little oil film on top!!??? Did yours come this way? What I did to use it was put a little in a container and melt down in the microwave. Is this ok?   Also, if I'm not being too nosy where did you purchase your jojoba oil? My HFS had a small bottle (appx. 4 ozs) for 13.00!!! Do you know if any other store besides an HFS that I may be able to get this for less and in a larger size? ( I'm kinda leery about online purchasing)  I knew it would be expensive, but wow! And for so little... Thanks in advance for any suggestions/advice ...

Coconut oil can become a solid, I believe after it hits above 65-70 degrees it has a tendency to become a liquid.  There are multiple ways to melt it but I try to not over heat it so what i do is...run hot water in the sink, make sure the stopper is down so the water can't go out. Then i place the container in the water. This way it melts slowly and u can get the amount u want, without melting all of it. (Over heating can cause substances to loose some of its nutrience, thats why I would do the hotwater method i stated)

I purchased my jojoba oil at a health food store back in my home town, it was a small container but it was like 4.99. Recently, in the college town that i reside in right now, I went to the health food store and they too had jojoba oil in such a small bottle for 13.00.  You may have to try multiple health food stores and sometimes grocery stores will have a few essential oils near the vitamin area or pharamacy location.

Also, try calling around to different health food stores and compare their prices. Sometimes arts and crafts stores carry these oils, I would look in the "make your own lotion" or "beeswax" section.

No you are not being nosy, I'm glad to help.

cmesweet...im using some coconut oil i got from walmart. It's actually for cooking. Is that okay?

Yes, it is ok. Coconut oil can be used for multiple things, cooking, sun tanning, cosmetics and so on.

I have used canola oil (yes the cooking kind) it has soybean oil , olive oil and another kind and i was like, well if u can put all that in your hair i might as well try it. It was all i had at the time, but it made my hair feel the same as olive oil.

I haven't been in the Challenge that long. But I would like to update. I have been washing two-three times a week. Sometimes I  just put conditioner on my hair cover it with a plastic cap, and rinse in the morning. I got my shealoe butter. I am loving it. I have been putting a little Elasta Qp on my hair, then use the shealoe on my scalp and ends.  I have been putting my hair into two low poneytails to airdry after washing, conditioning, or just wetting it. When It dryes It is usually fairly straight, so I put it into two or three french braids and wear them untill I go someplace, then wear a braid out untill I wash/rinse again. Yesterday after rinsing Out conditoner I slept in I used my Henna n' Placenta finally. Then I followed with Humectress, applied shealoe, and elasta QP Recovery. Then I air dryed and french braided, and my hair looks so shiny and healthy. It is soft and verry moisturized. I just relaxed 2 weeks ago, and don't really see much growth, but I can deffinatly tell the condition of my hair has improved quite a bit. I just needed to show it some more attention, and love.  I should have some growth to report next month!

Ya'll please excuse all my questions, but I'm trying to gather as much info as I can to get my hair back on the right track after much neglect!! This boards have been a great source of knowledge and inspiration for me...I've been at home the last few days w/ my daugther and I have to pry myself away form these sites....

cmesweet, you mentioned using coconut and jojoba oil. I purchased a container of Organic virgin coconut oil today from my health food store. However, it's not in oil form like I thought. It's a thick, white solid substance with a little oil film on top!!??? Did yours come this way? What I did to use it was put a little in a container and melt down in the microwave. Is this ok?   Also, if I'm not being too nosy where did you purchase your jojoba oil? My HFS had a small bottle (appx. 4 ozs) for 13.00!!! Do you know if any other store besides an HFS that I may be able to get this for less and in a larger size? ( I'm kinda leery about online purchasing)  I knew it would be expensive, but wow! And for so little...

Thanks in advance for any suggestions/advice ...

carameldiva,

How long have you been using the Shapleys? Have you seen any results thus far, i.e., growth, softness, etc?  I've been reading about this on numerous sites with pretty good reviews (besides the smell---read that was pretty bad ???). I'm tempted to try it but didnt want to waste $$$$ if it's not worth it. I'm pretty new to the boards and trying not to run out and buy everything that I read about. That and I have sooooooooooo many products now I need to finish before purchasing anything else. So what have you noticed so far in changes to your hair?

I have not experienced this but some people do one roller set and the days following they pin it up at night (pin curls) and its the same the next day.

@ Nubianqt... u are welcome. Tell me if u like it or not.

@ Cebnn...your pics are nice and your son is adorable. I know how hard it is to take your own pics, I took most of mine. Alot of people think it's crazy to take pics of hair so i had to do it myself. U should see how many I take before they looked decent or weren't staring at something in the background.

Ok i see my name too much on this board, i feel like im getting annoying.

Cebnn, your hair is so pretty like that! Do you curl it up or can you rollerset it this way? I tried curling it up this way a few months ago but to maintain it I had to curl everyday and I hated that. I need to get an online album but I'm not good with stuff like that.

 I just wanted to let you know I have my online album!   I will be updating it frequently.