Castor Oil Challenge: Week Nine

Day 56 (Dec 20, 2009)

Okay so I am a day behind I apologize. December just has so much going on that I don't always get the chance to record my progress. I have been keeping up with my regimen though. I am a little alarmed by my hair this week, and I'm not sure if it's because the products I've used thus far or because of something specific I used this week. Here's why: I washed my hair as usual yesterday, but did a few things differently.  Okay, okay I am obsessed with this whole coconut thing that I tried to use it an overnight pre-poo vs. my beloved GPB. Nothing special the next morning...hair felt a little stiff after rinsing. Softened up with my Aveda Dry Remedy (if I doubted its power before I don't doubt it anymore), which then led to my deep moisturizing treatment (Hydrafuse, 1/4 tsp each of olive, avocado, castor and coconut oil). I actually left it on for 5 hours! When I washed my hair, it was soft...all good. Followed up with regular products of (Elixer, Mega Growth and Break Free). When my hair dried however it was dry, greasy and it was breaking!!!! I really need to shape this up and quick. I can't afford any setbacks, so as of next week I am going back to my regimen--and I will be following it to the letter.

As an aside I think I may need to start doing regular clarifying poos. I am finding that a product will work well for me then just stop all of a sudden. Not sure if it's build up, but I will look into it and see my results.

Day 57 (Dec 21, 2009) 

Finished my twist today and followed up by oiling my scalp. No, it was not my traditional JBCO/jojoba oil blend...Even though I really want to stay true to my experiment, I felt that the added coconut oil really helped with my itchy scalp so I am going to continue with it (equal parts JBCO, coconut and jojoba). If I get great results, then great. From what I see there was no real significant hair growth thus far. None that I wouldn't have seen without the JBCO. My new growth is softer as I stated before,  but that is the only thing that has changed.

Day 58 (Dec 22, 2009)  
My hair felt so much better this morning....as I write this it is itchy in spots, but for the most part my scalp feels pretty good. Adding coconut oil is definitely a staple. Perhaps I have this itchy scalp thing licked.

 Day 59 (Dec 23, 2009)
Like they say "no sleep for the--" well let's keep my behaviour out if it, but I'm on my way to New York and still committed to completing my entries and following through with my JBCO challenge, so here I am getting in my last entry before taking off. I didn't get a chance to oil my scalp, but I'm not seeing (or feeling) any negative effects. Here's hoping it stays that way. Now I did go ahead a add some coconut oil to the mix, I'd say 2/3 vs.1/3 as planned. A little worried it will get hard in the bottle, but hopefully it won't be too bad.

Day 60-62 (Dec 24-26, 2009)
Well, given the fact that I was pretty busy celebrating the holiday one can't blame me for not posting an entry. My bottle was completely frozen so I didn't oil my scalp. Yeah I could have ran it under some hot water, but I was also just too tired. Alas, by Christmas my scalp was itching the hell outta me!! But did I oil my scalp......