Devachan Conditioner Leave In Results...

Well...hummm...there are pros and cons to my rotation leave in results with the return to Devachan.  It did give me some insight on where to go next with this whole experiment, though. 
PROS:  Eradicates FRIZZ!! I mean...NONE on my canopy (top layer of hair) where I always have some.  Smells good. 
CONS:  Consistency similar to watered down elmer's glue and does not spread through hair easily.  Had to re-wet hair (and i apply my leave-ins in the shower) to distribute. Dries with a harder "set" than I'm used to.  I like my curls touchable and even thought they looked good and had a really defined curl pattern, was kinda eggh to touch for me.  Gave more shrinkage than I'm used to seeing.
Soooo...I've decided to take a two step approach.  First attempt will be to mix Devachan with Aubrey's Honeysuckle Rose (1 tablespoon of Devachan to 2 tablespoons of AHR) and see how that works.  If that doesn't work, I will put Devachan just on the canopy and AHR everywhere else.).  Will post results tomorrow on first run!

Time To Rotate Leave Ins....

I'm convinced my Tresemme Moisture Rich conditioner is not performing up to par any longer, so it's time to rotate it out for a bit. Today I used what was left in my bottle of Aubrey's Honeysuckle Rose Conditioner (about 1/4 full) and poured in some Evian water, shook and used it as my leave in today and I was quite pleased with the moisture retention and curl definition aftr it dried. I also bought a bottle of DevaChan One conditioner today to use as my leave in. I have used this in the past (beginning of the year) with good results, plus it smells fantastic!  So hopefully I will have good results again!  Planning a Henna glossing this weekend!

Today's Hair - 11-11-2009 - Emergency Steam Deep Condish!!

Well, my Elasta QP DPR-11 with hot cap treatment and overnight DID NOT last a day!  My hair was hella dry again last night!  I think my hair must be getting spoiled with me giving the steam treatments..*side eye to my hair* LOL!  I pulled out the Aubrey's Honeysuckle Rose, the last of the Matrix Biolage and about 4 tablespoons of my trusty Camellia oil, mixed that up and slapped it on, steamed 45 minutes and plastic capped it for the night.  NOW! I have some long lasting moisture in my tresses!  It's soft, frizz free, defined.

I think I will have to get like 5 bottles of Aubrey's next time I hit the health food store.  Even though it's  hard to get out of the bottle and looks like it's too heavy for my finicky hair, it does the job without leaving my hair coated and feeling heavy.  Yay!

Deep Condish Fridays

I typically will deep condish on a Friday night, plastic cap, sleep and rinse out Saturday morning. As I love to play around with mixtures and try different things together, Friday nights are usually a good time to relax and give myself a well deserved weeks end treatment.  This time I used for the first time Aubrey's Honeysuckle Rose Moisturising Conditioner mixed with a warmed dose of my favorite oil, Camellia, that I steeped in rose petals, fresh organic rosemary, nettles and hibiscus flowers. Mixed up well and slapped on well rinsed, wet hair and then 30 minutes under the steamer while watching the movie, "Twilight" (eegh-was alright, was expecting a little more).

So, this morning I will rinse and style and enjoy a great hair day!