The MAX HYDRATION METHOD(from my other post)

hi AmberColor! Glad ur gathering stuff and getting ready to start this, welcome! I recommend kinky curly knot today or trader joes tea tree tingle. Tresseme naturals is no longer being recommended because of the ingredient change. Lots of no-no ingredients there. Garnier fructis also has a methosulfate at the top of the list. It is a quatsalt, so that high up can cause a lot of build up.


Edited by pinkecube - Jun 16 2014 at 6:48am

Hi all - I'm finished Day 2 yesterday and woke up to a smushed TWA that's 95% dry. Those with shorter hair please chime in on what you are doing to refresh your hair please. I know that 1.) fluffing at the roots & 2.) quickly rewetting in the shower has been mentioned but let me know how these or other methods are working on TWA's. I did try fluffing my roots this morning but it's still mostly smushed. Also, I can't do the going to bed with soaking wet hair. I ALWAYS feel like I'm getting sick when I wake up the next morning. So last night I had to use the diffuser on cool and I went to bed with 80% wet hair.

DAY 2 OBSERVATIONS:

• My hair loved the baking soda clarify - it was SO soft afterwards
  
• My hair wasn't as soft after the clay rinse
• Even though I have a TWA my hair is thick (but fine strands) so it is taking a long time to finish steps 3, 4 & 5. I surely hope I can get faster at this b/c I really want to do the 7 days straight to start with.
• I definitely see curls at the ends. Not so much at the roots yet. My hair was colored May 17th (right at 30 days ago tomorrow), do you think that will affect how long it takes to see clumping from the root?
  

juan_mos wrote: Hi all - I'm finished Day 2 yesterday and woke up to a smushed TWA that's 95% dry. Those with shorter hair please chime in on what you are doing to refresh your hair please. I know that 1.) fluffing at the roots & 2.) quickly rewetting in the shower has been mentioned but let me know how these or other methods are working on TWA's. I did try fluffing my roots this morning but it's still mostly smushed. Also, I can't do the going to bed with soaking wet hair. I ALWAYS feel like I'm getting sick when I wake up the next morning. So last night I had to use the diffuser on cool and I went to bed with 80% wet hair. DAY 2 OBSERVATIONS: My hair loved the baking soda clarify - it was SO soft afterwards My hair wasn't as soft after the clay rinse Even though I have a TWA my hair is thick (but fine strands) so it is taking a long time to finish steps 3, 4 & 5. I surely hope I can get faster at this b/c I really want to do the 7 days straight to start with. I definitely see curls at the ends. Not so much at the roots yet. My hair was colored May 17th (right at 30 days ago tomorrow), do you think that will affect how long it takes to see clumping from the root?

Yes that could effect it if you feel ur hair is direr from coloring. You can try to section your hair before you do the defining steps. Also tip after bentonite clay step. First make sure ur doing the mixture. Its on pg 72. Just in case. Second after u do the rinse, you can run the water and apply some watered down conditioner at your roots and just let the water run throught your hair quickly while you spread the conditioner. That way immediately after you have done the clay step, conditioner will be absorbing in your hair. And then you can go again, section the hair like you usually do on step 4/5 and smooth in the product as you go along. Getting r2t definition doesnt happen in the first week for everyone, so i wouldnt be worried about that. Just focus on doing the regimen consistently and it will come. Also during the bentonite clay step, try not to slick your hair back with the clay like plaster. You want to smooth section by section and apply it, and encourage curls to separate. The r2t definition came after the first week. But it wasnt all over my head. Different areas got there at different times. I also had sections that didnt start to define until april. I started in march.


Edited by pinkecube - Jun 16 2014 at 8:49am

pinkecube wrote: hi AmberColor! Glad ur gathering stuff and getting ready to start this, welcome! I recommend kinky curly knot today or trader joes tea tree tingle. Tresseme naturals is no longer being recommended because of the ingredient change. Lots of no-no ingredients there. Garnier fructis also has a methosulfate at the top of the list. It is a quatsalt, so that high up can cause a lot of build up.

Pinke does this include ALL Tresemme Naturals condish? I'm asking b/c MsDeeKay just posted a MHM approved list on IG and Tresemme Naturals Radiant Volume with Sweet Orange is on there. Can one of you verify?

juan_mos wrote: pinkecube wrote: hi AmberColor! Glad ur gathering stuff and getting ready to start this, welcome! I recommend kinky curly knot today or trader joes tea tree tingle. Tresseme naturals is no longer being recommended because of the ingredient change. Lots of no-no ingredients there. Garnier fructis also has a methosulfate at the top of the list. It is a quatsalt, so that high up can cause a lot of build up.  Pinke does this include ALL Tresemme Naturals condish? I'm asking b/c MsDeeKay just posted a MHM approved list on IG and Tresemme Naturals Radiant Volume with Sweet Orange is on there. Can one of you verify?

Edited by msdeekay - Jun 16 2014 at 10:23am