Schedule APRIL 20-AUG 9

at least a 12 week stretch again this time..now with braid sectioning and better detangling 🙂
Starting length=26, Ending length=29 (midback) if 6-month stretch; 27.5 if 12 week; 28 if 16 week
I plan to trim 1.5 inches in May of 09 for thickness. I have already cut about 2 inches off.
I cowash once per week and wash with shampoo and dc once per week. I moisturize my hair at least once daily with ntm and seal with coco oil. I love cowashing because it doesnt leave my hair greasy, but sometimes i find that deep conditioning leaves my hair a itchy greasy mess so working to combat this.
I wash my hair in braids and finger detangle occasionally in between washing. I have not yet gotten a tangle. (YAYERS!)

Week 1 – BHE Bar-ACV-VO5 strawberries+Coconut oil+Honey co wash; VO5 champagne kisses pre-LUST Henna Shamp Bar-Rosemary Aloe-VO5 Vanilla Mint Tea-ACV Rinse-Proclaim Aloe&Shea DONE

Week 2 – NO COWASH; VO5 champagne kisses-Babassu Marshmallow-Rosemary Aloe-VO5 free me freesia-ACV Rinse-Proclaim Aloe&Shea (2 hours) DONE

Week 3 – VO5 champagne kisses cowash (i love this conditioner); Suave coconut pre overnight-Baking Soda Rinse-LUST Henna Bar-VO5 Vanilla Mint Tea-ACV Rinse-Colorshowers Black//Clairol Beautiful Black Rinse-Proclaim Aloe&Shea DONE

Week 4 – NO COWASH; VO5 strawberries&creme prepoo overnight-BM-RA-LH-VO5 Freesia Con-ACV Rinse-Proclaim Aloe&Shea DC DONE

Week 5 – Suave coconut cowash ( ♥ ) ; Vo5 VMT+Coconut Oil+Castor+Honey pre-CV Avocado Oats Shea-CV Summer Sunshine-Suave coconut-ACV-Proclaim Aloe&Shea+coconutmilk+avocado oil+castor+honey+coconutoil DC DONE(fav dc)

Week 6 – Wash and dc w/ pantene mask; ORS Mayo-NexxusAloeRid-CON-VO5 VMT-ACV Rinse-Proclaim Aloe&Shea+Mangobutter+Aloeveragel+Avocado Oil DC DONE Nicely detangled

Week 7 – Oilmixpre then wash(BS) and dc w/ proclaim+coconut milk; CV BM-CV Choco-VO5 vmt-ACV Rinse-Proclaim Aloe&Shea DC+Camellia seed oil+Hempseed butter+Shea butter+Avocado Oil DONE love hempseed butta

Week 8 – Suave coco Cowash(love); CV Chocolate-CV RA-VO5 FMF-ACV Rinse-Proclaim Aloe&Shea+Shealoe butter+Avocado oil+Hempseed butter+Castor oil DONE

Week 9 – Suave coco Cowash; Baking soda-CV choc-CON-Suave coco-ACV Rinse-Proclaim+Sheabutter+Avocado oil+Castor oil+Coconut oil+hempseed butter DONE

Week 10 – Suave coconut+coconut milk+honey+coco oil+castor(1)-CV Choc-CV BM-CV RA-VO5 VMT-ACV Rinse-Proclaim Aloe&Shea+Castor+Coconut+Avocado butter+Mango butter+Camellia seed oil(2+) DONE (greasy hair from not rinsing properly..ACV rinse after?)

Week 11 – Nexxus Aloe RidX2-CON-VO5 FMF-Pantene R&N+coco+castor-ACV Rinse DONE (nice and soft silkyhair..keeper)

Week 12 – Garnier(X2)-CON-Aussie Moist-Proclaim+Avocado+Coco+Castor(1)-ACV DONE

Week 13 – CV Choc(X2)-CV AS-VO5 VMT-Aphogee 2min(15 min)-Pantene R&N+Coco+Castor-ACV DONE

Week14- Garnier(X2)-CON-Suave Coconut-Proclaim+Aloe Vera Oil+Coco+castor-ACV

Week 15 – Nexxus Aloe Rid(2)-CON-VO5 VMT-Aphogee 2 min-Proclaim+Avocado Oil+Coco+castor-ACV

Week 16 – RELAX

 

 

Need list JULY 08

* ORS No-Lye Regular (2)
* Castor Oil
* Neutrogena Triple Moisture LeaveIn
* Baking Soda
* Colorshowers Black (2)

My hair has no tangles oh my

Im 10 weeks post and  my hair has no tangles or problems and i have a BUNCH of new growth..i mean a bunch!
Im thinking of waiting til 16 weeks because i want my hair to be thicker and healthier..
So what do i attribute to the tangle-freeness?
1. Washing only once per week. When i was doing a cowash inbetween the weekly wash, my hair would tangle up fierce.
2. Washing in braids and airdrying in braids –> HAS HELPED TREMENDOUSLY!!!!!
3. Using my hair butter.

4. Fingerdetangling in between weekly wash.

Yup that’s it!

Where to buy them????

I have MDAMB231s and BT-474s..but i still need like 5 more cell lines. I think we’re gonna have to buy them. dangit.

had some tangles…

i’ve been airdrying my hair and  making curls (it makes me look 2 cute! and i can do versatile styles) but i got some tangles. I think i just have to finger comb a little bit more because the tangles aren’t that bad. I’m still washing in braids 🙂

3 more weeks !

Tomorrow i’m dc’ing w/ proclaim shea&aloe conditioner mixed with avocado butter, hempseed butter, aloe oil

Sometimes you have to let your dreams go…

So  i had big dreams for the site and all..but i think that I am going to just have to have this site as a little personal site. There will be no more  new site in the making because i will be too busy to code for all the darn php, html, css, etc that it will entail 😦
my sincerest regrets.

Our new website is on track :)

I’ve done the general outline of the website..fully equipped with div tags and the images..that was the hardest step! Now comes the fun part of designing the CSS (think pretty colors lol) and other images for the site. I don’t want the site to look too boring which I’m scared it will be because it has a lot of white..so i’m gonna play with it a little..

I’m setting up the forum, guestbook, links, etc. today..I’ll try to get everything done. The hardest part again will be writing all the darn stuff for the website also!! I don’t have anyone to help me right now so that kind of sucks..lol.

I’m looking at the first index page as being a regular update website blog. It won’t be a hair blog, but just blogging about website updates. Then we will have a link to my personal blog (which this will become) and then lastly links to the bajillions of informative articles and pages we’ll have on hair care..and of course things to connect ladies (or men..) with others that share their love for hair (I have a ning social network as well as a forum, guestbook, etc).

And this is the most exciting news ever: We’re looking to start a site store in a little bit if the site is successful!!!! Thanks for all of our supporters 🙂 If you’d like to advertise on Strandz when it opens, please email me at ccsmit67@msn.com.

We have exciting news!!

Courtney’s hair journey is expanding into Strandz hair care over the next month. We will no longer be a blog, but a website with hair care information, a forum, chat, etc. We’re working hard to bring this to you guys as soon as possible! Thanks for supporting  us!

Wash day!

First, I braided my hair in two sections then mixed Aloe vera oil (hmm..i’m starting to like this oil now..it is more viscous when first taken out of the fridge) and castor oil with OrganicRoot Stimulator Mayonaisse. Then i applied it generously to my sectioned braids. I’m going to wait an hour then wash out.  I’m not sure if i want to clarify with baking soda or not today or just wash with my shampoo bars..I think i should clarify though because my hair is probably gonna get weighed down by all the cones from the hair mayo and the pantene mask i did on wednesday. I forgot today was sunday too..lol I though it was saturday 😛