QuoteReplyTopic: SURGE and MSM Posted: June 22 2005 at 1:31pm
I have seen SURGE and MSM a couple of times in some of the blogs and I was wondering if anyone uses either of them. If so, can you tell me how well they work and which one is better to use?
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Hi Princess! I bought a bottle of Surge and never used it because I heard many bad remarks about it. Some suffered from burning and itching and breakage. I also take MSM which is actually a supplement for connective tissue. It's in powdered form. I purchased it in January and I can say that I haven't had alot of breakage and it did change my texture a bit (the curl was alittle looser.). I believe it works better because it's taken internally not topically (although many topical treatments works.). There are a few sites to check out for MSM, when I find it I'll post it here for you.
Yes it does. I've noticed a good increase in growth. I use to relax my hair every 3 or 4 months and I'm needing to relax it every 10 weeks or so now. I'm entering week 8 right now and I have a good amount a new growth. When I do relax again, I'll post new pics to compare how much it's grown.
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I have been using Surge religiously (although not twice a day like the bottle recommends, that's just doin way too much) and have not experienced any itching, burning, or breakage as a result of Surge. I also make sure that I follow up with a moisturizer (ORS Olive Oil or S-Curl, or both) and a lot of it too. I have just finished the bottle (bought it maybe 2 months ago) and will definitely be buying another one really soon :-). Hope this helps...
with the surge i think it works- but i didnt know about the moisture thing, and i noticed on my right temple my hair BROKE!!
when i was about 1/2 way through my first bottle of surge, i bourght another one and filled up the 1/2used one with scurl spray and i use that on the ends of my braids. i use the full surge bottle(that is not mixed with anything) on my scalp and follow with WGO. my right temple is comming back again!
with the msm i notice that my hair has become alot thicker, but i am not using it as regular as i used to! ill start taking it again on a regular soon though cos i really did notice a difference
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I believe Surge is a protein (someone plz correct me if I'm wrong) and a mild protein can be used daily as long as you are sure to amply moisturize. That may have been the reasoning behind your initial breakage. I am glad that the S-Curl worked though, I SOAK my hair with it. I'm not too concerned about how oily my satin cap or pillow are as long as my hair is staying attached to the roots :-)
Random side question, is Infusium 23 Leave-in (moisture formula) considered a proteing as well?
Yes! MSM is a supplement. Click on the link I posted for Princess1 above, it will tell you about a study done with it. It's the same MSM that I take. A 16 oz. jar was 17.99 and it instructs to take 1/2 tsp. once a day. So, it lasts a long time!!
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I believe Surge is a protein (someone plz correct me if I'm wrong) and a mild protein can be used daily as long as you are sure to amply moisturize. That may have been the reasoning behind your initial breakage. I am glad that the S-Curl worked though, I SOAK my hair with it. I'm not too concerned about how oily my satin cap or pillow are as long as my hair is staying attached to the roots :-)
yea, i realise about the protein thing now! im the same as you, i really dont care about my pillow casses or head scarfs- till my mum starts complaining about me lying on her cushions with "my wild growth stinking head"
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Hahahahaha "my wild growth stinking head". Gurrrrllll, I ain't EVEN trippin off the way my hair feels (super oily) or smells (let's just say it doesn't smell Pantene-ish) with WGO, MTG, and everything else that I add to it! Oh well, what do you do cuz I sure won't be trippin when my hair is BSL, thick, and healthy!
Oh well, what do you do cuz I sure won't be trippin when my hair is BSL, thick, and healthy!
hey, i wont be either!! especially as i know how my ma is, she complains, cusses, and laughs at all my efforts now [shes always telling me to get my ass of the internet], but she'll be asking for all the "stink" i put on my hair and knowledge when she see's the progress i make!!!
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you can either get the powder form which i prefer or get the capsules. since you'll just be starting with it, start with a low dosage. maybe 1000mg
Thanks... I bought some yesterday from GNC... it was the power but in pill form - you know ... pull the gelatin coating apart and out comes the powder... 1000mg's. Is that still effective?
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