Wash Day with New Protein Treatment..An Egg!

This past weekend I noticed a couple broken hairs while finger combing my hair. It wasn't many broken hairs but enough to make me realize that I'm in need of a stronger protein treatment. Plus, I relaxed approx. 1 wk ago, so its time for a protein treatment. I usually use Aphogee 2 min 1x a month. After doing more research on it, a protein treatment should be left on the hair for 15-20mins in length as opposed to 2 mins. Plus when I used ApHogee, my breakage wouldn't stop completely...there were still a couple broken hairs after the treatment. I didn't want to use this again.

With that being said, I remembered Traycee's protein treatment where she uses an egg, a cheap conditioner, leaves it on for 15 minutes. I was attracted to that since it seemed so simple and easy. With my mix, I used 1 egg, Aussie Moist conditioner (put enough to cover the entire egg in the bowl) and 3 tsp of EVOO.

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This mix can be runny so be careful while applying. I left it on for 15 mins with a plastic cap (no heat), rinsed and followed up with my DPR/AtOne Mix for 30mins w/ heat (lovess it).

As my hair was air drying it felt sooooooo soft, noticeably thicker, very poofy and I had more waves in my hair than normal. Once my hair was dry, I moisturized and sealed, no broken hairs in my hand, nothing!! My hair felt much stronger and was retaining moisture evern better than before. I was so happy. After that I styled my hair & went out. I will be doing this treatment 1-2x/month now.

Here are the results:



















♥ Sunshyne

Hairlicious Humectante..Hate It or Love It?

So today was my wash day and I was so anxious to try out my lastest creation "Hairlicious Humectante". Its filled with many natural oils, moisturizers, etc. which is perfect for my hair type (4ab..mostly b though). I washed my hair as usual, using Roux Porosity Control Shampoo follwed by the Porosity Control Conditioner for 3mins. For some reason I felt like my hair needed it, so I used it. After the 3 min conditioner I rinsed that out, towel blotted my hair and then applied "My Special Mix" to my hair as if I was relaxing it with an applicator brush ( Got that tip from ManeandChic..thanks girl!) which made it wayyyy easier. Once I was done, the roots of my hair to the tips was covered with the conditioner =) I made sure the ends were covered in conditioner as well. I then pilled all the hair on top of my head, put on a plastic cap and went under the hooded dryer for 25mins. I rinsed out the conditioner about 20mins later just so that it could sit a little longer on my head to really seep into the hair shaft. I washed it out in the shower realizing that my hair felt different. It was much softer then usual! I DIDNT get too happy just as yet because there has been times where I have felt the "softness" while in the shower and then once the hair dries its crispy as ever..lol.

After washing it out, I towel dried and applied my Elasta QP Htwo leave in on the hairline so that my edges can lay flat once dried. I didn't want to put any leave-ins in my hair since I was testing out Hairlicious Humectante on my hair without any products over it. As my hair got a little more dry, I started to detangle my hair and to my surprise my hair was soft as cotton..I swear to you. It was heavenly!!! I continued to detangle and then left it to airdry a little more. Once my hair was completely dried, the moisture level of my hair was absolutely amazing...and this was before I moisturized and sealed. The ends definately felt lubricated, usual it never feels this way. I have never experienced this before. Im totally hooked on this new discovery. Right now its about 6pm, I washed out the conditioner @ 12pm (noon...6 hrs ago) and the roots, hair and ends of my hair are still moist!!!

The only thing that I would probably change next time is to eliminate the essential oils/stimulants because I felt no tingles in my scalp :-( but thats ok I can always add them to my Hawaiian Silky 14in1 scalp spray, which is very good for taming tough roots while stretching.

Hairlicious Rating : (5/5) ** So good it Made me want to sing **..lol

New Concoction! Hairlicious Humectante??

I was reading the Cathy Howse website ( http://www.ubhpublications.com/ ) last night (she updated it by the way and she looks fab!) and I noticed that her deep conditioner that many people love so much as a lot of natural oils in it. She states that we put too much emphasis on our scalps and that the natural oils are not needed for the scalp because the sebaceous glands function in that area of the head. The scalp takes care of itself! However, Cathy Howse also states that its the oldest hair on our heads that needs oil, not the scalp. Therefore our oil should be applied with heat to penetrate our dry hair shaft.

Remember to preserve something dead you need to keep it soft and lubricated. So when adding oils to your deep conditioner you are ALSO getting a Hot Oil treatment if you think about it ..YAY! (if you go under the dryer for your Deep Conditioning). Cathy also mentions that the best conditioner for our hair contains protein to strengthen and repair, oils to lubricate and a stimulant.

When reading this I was thinking on how I can incorporate those 3 key points (strengthen and repair, oils to lubricate and a stimulant) to my hair care regimen. So I started to bring out my "concoction experimenting" container and applicator brush along with all my oils, conditioners, and stimulant...and I came up with my new deep conditioner called Hairlicious Humectante! lol. Here are the ingredients:

4 tsp of 100% Virgin Coconut Oil (lubricate)
7 tsp of 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil (lubricate)
4 tsp of Jamaican Black Castor Oil (which also contains Pure Castor oil Grapeseed oil and Carrot oil) (lubricate)
4 tsp of 100% Pure Glycerin (draws in nautral moisture of the hair)
4 tsp of Dabur Vatika Oil (lubricate)
3 tsp of Always Natural moisturizing conditioner
3 tsp of Cream of Nature Nourishing conditioner (provides hair with strength & repair damage)
4 tsp of AtOne Botanical Reconstructor conditioner (provides hair with strength & repairs damage)
4 tsp of Elasta QP DPR-11
5 tsp of 100% Pure Natural Honey (Acts as a humectante to draw in more moisture and thickens the consitancy of the mix)
8-10 drops of Now (the brand) Pure Peppermint Oil (stimulant)
8-10 drops of Rosemary Oil (stimulant) ** Just Added**



Mix thoroughly until it turns a thick light yellow. Pore the mix into a old container (I used an old EQP DPR-11 bottle) and seal it. This mix will fill a little more than half the bottle of a DPR-11 container.

My wash day is tomorrow (Thursday) so I will definately be trying to out to see how my hair reacts to it. Im going to wash first and then sit under the dryer for about 25-30mins on medium heat and then rinse and apply leave-ins. Right now Im so anxious because I really need a conditioner that will moisturize, lubricate and strengthen all at the same time. We'll see how it goes...cross your fingers.