I figured I might need to try treating with protein every 2 months or so. I picked up the sample packs at the BSS a few days ago when I was looking for Shea butter (they didn't have it and that's why I went to the Mega BSS today). I read a few threads on Naturally Curly before hand to see what others who have tried it had to say. This thread was particularly helpful. The packets come with a protein treatment on one side and a conditioner on the other. I figured one might not be enough so I bought two. They were around $2.99 I think.
This is what I did:
1. I washed with the Giovanni 50/50 shampoo.
2. I got out of the shower and wrung my hair out and separated it into halves. I used one pack of the protein treatment on each side of my hair. I raked it through with my fingers to make sure it was evenly distributed. -side note, this crap stinks like nothing I have smelled before!
3. I sat under my hooded dryer until I felt my hair was pretty hard all over.
4. For some stubborn drippy parts I used a hand held dryer with a diffuser to finish drying the protein.
5. I got back in the shower to rinse. I rinsed slowly with warm water then I used my hands to make sure I got it all out.
6. I used the Aphogee moisturizing conditioner (step two in this process), one pack for each side. I left it on while showered.
At this point, I was nervous. I did not know what the protein treatment had done. It felt mostly like my hair always does, just not as soft. I followed the instructions completely so I was hoping for some good results.
7. I conditioned my hair with Herbal Essences HH conditioner and detangled with my Goody detangling comb.
***This is where I noticed a difference. I could see in the mirror that my curls had more definition and clumped together better than they usually do. I was able to detangle pretty easily too! I lost a good amount of hair because I haven't detangled in over a week but I spot checked some strands in my comb and they were shed hairs not broken hairs. So far so good!***
8. I made about 6 sections of twists, then rinsed the conditioner. (I do this so my hair resists the urge to re-tangle itself, believe me it would rather be one massive clump of curls than remain detangled!)
9. I got out of the shower. I took down the first section in the back and applied DeveCare One Condition. I then applied the Shea Moisture Leave In. Finally I added raw Shea butter to my ends.
10. I two-strand twisted this section into about 3 twists, coiling the ends around my finger instead of twisting all the way down.
11. Basically just repeated this process all over.
So that's what I got so far! Only time will tell with the Aphogee whether or not my hair is stronger. I will keep using the body products and also see how my hair does after a week.
yea I had used the aphogee 2 step keratin treatment last week and idk what happened but my hair shrunk to half its size when its wet and it became super curled. i wasnt sure if that was suppose to happen but it did then I conditioned with Suave Tropical Coconut. idk im gonna do it again and see if the same thing happens. I wasnt sure if this was suppose to happen
ReplyDeleteHmMm now I want to try the Nubian Heritage Body Wash. I wish there was a beauth supply that sold all yhis stuff in LA =[. But I ordered my SheaMoisture Leave-in I can't wait to try it!!! Thanks for the review
ReplyDeletei've been meaning to try some of the nubian heritage lotions but wasn't sure if they were thick enough for me. i'll pick one up next time i see one!
ReplyDeletei've used the aphogee treatment a couple of times in the past. i used the one in the bottle. i think it's the same one based on your reaction to the smell, haha! i remember thinking it smelled like smelly feet and rotten apple, haha! besides the smell, it worked really well. my hair was much stronger and shinier afterwards. i'll have to dig this back up and use it when my roommate will be gone for a couple of days. =P