Homemade Treatment Effectiveness Poll

[akka naeda]

SMTs work for me although I discovered I must keep conditioner off my scalp. I now use it just on the length. I use this every time I wash.

Deep oiling works for me, mainly coconut but I also use my own butter/oil mix. I apply the oil the night before I am going to wash.

I haven't voted for Kimberlily's butter, as I make my own using slightly different ingredients, but hers would probably work fine if I tried it. I apply it thinly to damp hair daily or every two days, or heavily prior to washing.

I'm trying the sheabutter cream in place of the light oilings when I remember; so far it doesn't seem to have had any detrimental effects. I haven't done this long enough for voting though.

[harley mama]

I have used SMT's (my first success), heavy oiling and Kimberlily's butter.
All were successful and my hair loved the added moisture. I continue to
use all 3 methods and alternate them, depending on my mood.

[Minx]

I do heavy oilings the night before an SMT and it's really made a difference.

I used Fox’s Shea Conditioning Cream pretty much exclusively for over 6 months and I loved it. I only stopped using it when I ran out of shea and haven't managed to get more.

[lulabelle]

I love SMT's, they are probably my favorite treatment I have learned from the boards. My hair feels so much nicer after one and even seems to lay down better.

Deep oil treatments don't really work for me, too much oil is hard to wash out. I get better results from adding a bit of melted coconut oil to my SMT's.

Kimberlily's hair butter works well for me in the winter, but in the Summer the oils just melt and separate. I like to use hair butter in the winter when my coconut oil is hard to scrape and coconut oil in the summer when the hair butter is melted.

[sipnsun]

Heavy oiling is the only thing I've done consistently for over 6 months so this is what I voted for. I've just started experimenting with SMT, but haven't used it long enough to vote.

[Patrycja]

I loved using Fox's cream and Kimberlily's cream.The only thing that didn't work for me was the Caramel Treatment.Can we say total grease ball? That was me when I did it. The 2 times I have done a SMT and had it turn out curd-free,its absolutely great for a moisture DT.The one I prefer,actually.Heavy oils saved my hair when I first joined LHC.I still do it but much more lighter.It fades my color but the shine and overall health kicks butt.

[yogachic]

I have not tried any of these things consecutively for 6 months or more, so i can't vote. I've used them on occasion.
I like fox's hair conditioner, I have tiny batch mixed up.
I like kimberlily's hair cream, I've had a batch mixed up for a few months.
I've SMT'd just a handful of times, but don't like the curds issue with it.
I lightly oil most days, and like it, i deep oil, on occasion.

[Cinnamon.locks]

Right now, as of August 4, 2008 the one thing that has been working amazingly great for me is Kimo's Shea Butter, Aloe Vera Gel and Oil Mix. I love how my hair feels and looks. i will return in 5 months and confirm by editing this post if it keeps working great.

[Gladtobemom]

I like the Fox's She butter for myself.

DD16, with 3C naturally red/auburn hair prefers
PhysicsChick's Chocobutter. I originally made it for us both to try . . . it worked OK for me, but not as well as coconut oil based Fox's Shea butter.

For her, though . . . it seems just the right weight and really seems to help her curls stay defined without weighing them down.

[zift]

Heavy hot oil treatments work best for me. Also SMT too but I use Ursula's version with oils. I've been using SMT without conditioner but with oil too.