Day 14 of GHE Self Challenge

Last night I was lazy, but I won't be skipping my GHE anymore and that is a promise I intend to keep.

I simply sprayed my hair with water and oiled my scalp with my wild growth light moisturizer, untwisted my hair, oiled the ends and retwisted, applied my shower cap and satin bonnet and called it a night. My hair is a bit tingly today and I left my hair in twists, covered it with my satin bonnet and put my favorite hat on.
Tonight I'm going to cowash and do my scalp scrub, and this weekend I'm going to do a protein treatment and deep condition.

My hair has gotten thicker, to the point that even finger parting my hair is a new challenge. However, I welcome it.

GHE after skipping two days

I've skipped 2 days of doing the GHE (shame on me) but I'm officially back at it. My hair has definitely gotten thicker. With everything I'm doing, it's hard to say exactly what's causing it, but I hope it continues and I don't plan to change much more about my routine.

I've decided to leave my hair in two strand twists unless I'm going out and have even thought about leaving them in then and just adding accessories. I'm not sure yet. I've also decided to purchase the JBCO and see how that works before trying the HBCO. I figure... why not?

It can't hurt.

Again, my hair is soft and fluffy and shiny as all get out, but I think my hair is also crying for some protein since I did a strand test and it snapped. SO!! I'll do doing that this week. I have to cowash my hair and do my weekly scalp scrub, this time I've added cayenne pepper. Hopefully this goes well and once I get my wild growth hair oil I'm probably going to start using my Cantu leave in as a spray (maybe add the cayenne to that as well) so... I'm going through quite a few changes until I've found an easier moisturize and seal method for me. I wish I'd known these things earlier, I'd probably already be at APL. Patience, however, is something I possess so I'm ready to wait this out while doing everything I can do reach my goal length (waist length)

Wild Growth Hair Oil Update

So, I ended up going to Sally Beauty Supply and guess what? They were out of the original Wild Growth Oil!! On a good note, though, I was able to purchase the light formula and the associate told me they'll have more Wednesday. So I'll be back Wednesday. I used the light formula this morning to oil my scalp but I won't be using it again until I get the original formula.

Tonight I was going to do something new. I was going to do my weekly scalp scrub (sugar mixed with my conditioner) and I added cayenne pepper. I'm a little nervous to try it. I hope it doesn't burn, only tingles.

I guess I'll be mixing a little more of my detangling cocktail afterall :-)

I'm putting off the scalp scrub, cowashing and deep conditioning treatment until tomorrow night. Tonight I'm just going to moisturize and seal and do the GHE.

It's been a long day so I'm going to grab a bite to eat and relax.

Getting Wild Growth Oil Today!

I'm going to head to Sally Beauty Supply today and grab 3 things: Wild Growth Hair Oil, Wild Growth Light Moisturizing Oil and an applicator bottle. Why get an applicator bottle when the oils already come in an applicator bottle? Well, because I'm going to MIX the 2 together along with my cold pressed castor oil.

I don't expect wild growth, but I do expect this to make my hair more manageable and more bouncy over time. Maybe even more defined twist outs, if that's possible.

Many people have said their hair has grown faster when using this oil, so if I have similar results I'm totally going to welcome those results. Why wouldn't I? Most importantly, I want my new growth to be more manageable.

Hopefully this works! I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to continue to include my Cantu leave-in in my regimen. It's definitely staying, I'm just not sure if I want to mix with my water and spray from my bottle, or if I just want to dip in the jar and make this into a "spray-dip-seal" 3 step routine. Decisions decisions...

I'm excited to add the Wild Growth products to my regimen. I can hardly contain myself. Too many positive reviews to ignore it.

WGO: I'm Going For It

I decided to do some research on essential oils on a quest to create an all natural hair perfume. Along the way I ran into numerous sites and reviews that mentioned WGO (Wild Growth Oil). I'm sold. I want to get some. Not because I think it'll speed my hair growth, but because it's got oils that I have been wanting to try (and one I've tried and know works well for moisturizing). Now, this oil has nothing to do with my original search, but I thought I'd share it because I think it may become a staple product for me.

Olive oil, jojoba oil and coconut oil are the main ingredients that made me want to get this. It also has iron and vitamin E which is a huge plus for me. The original WGO is the one I'm referring to, in the white bottle with green writing. They also have one in a yellow bottle, which I also plan to try because it has castor oil and... Yep, essential oils that are meant to deodorize. Apparently the only complaint most people had, as far as I could see, was the smell. I'll survive, I can handle an herbal smell. I think it also has sulphur as well. Even better :-)

I'm going to mix both the WGO and WGO light moisturizer together with some of my own castor oil I've been using. So for a while I'm going to sit my detangling cocktail to the side to see how this stuff works. I'll just use the Cantu Shea Leave-In separately like I was before. Actually, I have so little of my cocktail left, I may use it tonight to finish it off so it's not sitting there looking so lonely :-) then just use the oil on my scalp.

A lot of people say the WGO is thick, but my hair seems to love thick, heavy oils because my hair doesn't feel weighed down, but still feels moisturized and soft. Hopefully this oil works well with the GHE.. I don't see why it wouldn't. I'll just have to find out.

Last night I skipped the GHE because I didn't feel my hair needed it. Tonight I'm going to do it though. I still think my hair has grown a little and I'm tempted to do a length check, but I'm going to hold off for a couple months. *fingers crossed* I'm excited to try the WGO and it's going to be even more exciting if it works like the company claims (and many others claim as well).

Silica for skin moisture and softness

Yesterday I noticed my skin was VERY soft and moisturized. I have read online that silica increases the body's collagen retention and could indeed help with stretch marks (which I have) and also read that MSM does as well.

Now, I'm not sure which is doing it, the silica or the MSM at this point. I'm going to guess the MSM since that is the supplement I've been chewing and they say powder form doesn't need to be altered by the digestive system. I couldn't bring myself to chew the silica (horsetail extract) the taste of the tablet in my mouth without chewing is enough to make me realize I couldn't handle THAT *lol*. I have also noticed the area around my nose isn't dry as it usually is so I haven't needed to use my moisturizer daily. I just use it at my own leisure now.

Last night, I decided to detangle my hair a couple of hours before applying my shower cap for the greenhouse effect and this morning it was VERY slightly damp. I think I'm going to start doing it this way because my hair was dry in about 5 minutes after removing my head gear :-)

My hair continues to be soft every morning and, as I stated before in another post, I could almost SWEAR my hair has grown a little. My detangling cocktail makes the process a lot easier for me (fewer steps) and by the time I'm done I'm not stressed out at all.

I'm really considering doing a protein treatment, but not sure if I need it or not. I can add an egg to my deep conditioner, but I don't want to use the same cap I use for my nightly GHE since I just cleaned it.

I'll think it over... Maybe I'll do it just to be safe and ensure I get the protein I need, since it's been a while.

I'm officially going to get some haitian black castor oil once I'm done with my cold pressed castor oil. It's just too tempting to say no to. Maybe I'll even get better results with this oil. I may also try jamaican black castor oil after that just to see what the difference is (if there is a difference at all) and see what all the hype is about.

My supplements for hair growth

As you know, I'm taking a multivitamin, silica, biotin and MSM. I want to see how well this aids in hair growth. My main interest is in lengthening my hair's growth phase because the hair I do lose has white bulbs on the ends. So, with that said, I believe I have a great growth rate but am lacking in the growth phase department.

I've been chewing my MSM so it works faster (1000 mg) and hopefully I'll start to notice changes in the next month.

I've uploaded a photo of my ideal hair length at this point. Once I've reached that goal I'll upload a new hair inspiration .

Long hair, here I come!!