Tropic Isle Living - Strong Roots Red Pimento Hair Growth Oil | 100% Natural, Organic Jamaican Black Castor Oil, Soften Hair and gives Shine. Strengthen Hair and Scalp (Pack of 2)

To give a little background...I'm African-American and I have relaxed hair. I use the Phytospecific relaxer and I relax every 3 months. I only visit a salon for relaxer touchups and trims. During my most recent visit to the salon, my stylist suggested that I incorporate more moisturizing products into my regimen. My staple products are Phytospecific Intense Nutrition Shampoo, Aveda Damage Remedy Restructuring Shampoo, Phytospecific Intense Nutrition Mask (conditioner) or Phytospecific Vital Force Cream Bath (conditioner). My stylist suggested that I try the Aveda Dry Remedy products.My normal routine included washing with both the Phytospecific and the Aveda shampoo's mentioned above. Then I would apply one of the Phytospecific conditioners mentioned above and sit under the hair dryer for about 20 minutes. Rinse and style. I achieved excellent results with this process. However, I decided to incorporate a hot oil treatment and to try a more moisturizing conditioner.So here's my new routine...I purchased Pure Emu Oil, the Professional Salon Hair Steamer, and Tropic Isle Strong Roots Red Pimento Hair Growth Oil, and Aveda Dry Remedy Moisturizing Treatment Mask (all from Amazon). I apply the Emu Oil and Red Pimento Hair Growth Oil to my hair and scalp and then I sit under the Hair Steamer for 15-20 minutes. I then wash with my Phytospecific and Aveda Shampoo. Then I apply the Aveda Dry Remedy Moisturizing Treatment Masque and sit under the Hair Steamer for another 20 minutes. At this point, my hair feels really soft and full of moisturize. I then rinse with cool water and style.Results: The results are still excellent, however, I did notice a difference in the level of moisture in my hair. To style my hair, I blow-dried and applied a dime-size of Morrocan Oil and half of a dime-size of Emu Oil to my entire head (my hair reaches just below the top of my back) and I flat-ironed. My hair was shiny, soft and full of body...definitely salon-quality!Recommendation: Aveda Dry Remedy Moisturizing Masque, a hot oil treatment (Emu Oil makes my hair feel really soft) and a hair steamer! I'm constantly receiving compliments on my hair! I want my hair to always look like I just stepped out of the salon; however, I can't afford to go to the salon every week, and with my hair regimen I don't have to! I wash my hair once a week and I achieve salon-quality results without the high prices.

I oiled my scalp with this stuff and it immediately soothed the itchiness and dryness. I have very thick curly hair and suffer from oily scalp + dry hair, whereas my scalp is always overproducing oils in order to condition my hair, which just makes my scalp itchy and smelly and gross sometimes almost immediately after I wash. This stuff solved everything!! By oiling the scalp about once a week or as needed, I was able to adjust the equilibrium and prevent the scalp from producing it's own nasty smelly stuff, which essentially keeps the scalp clean longer. On application, this stuff feels a little "minty fresh" though it certainly has a different (musky, almost woody) smell. My ideal hair oiling routine now includes a few drops of castor oil massaged into the scalp where I feel I want more hair, then saturating the scalp with this red pimento oil, especially where the scalp feels unhealthy, and finishing off with hair oil (argan or plain old coconut oil) and leaving this on for as long as feasible (like an hour to overnight). Then wash and style. The presence of oil will be somewhat apparent, but the hair and scalp will be so much happier. I did not expect my hair to be healthier so quickly, I've only oiled it maybe 3-4 times in the past 2 months, but the effects are apparent (I've also switched to sulfate-free hair care products). My scalp doesn't smell, and my curls keep their curly shape *even after I brush them out* which is amazing (it means they're not really dry anymore, yay! ^_^)

UPDATE 9/12/13: Official recived both my items, the castor oil and the red pimento oil! and I already started yesterday with my challenge when i recieved the pimento oil first. follow my journey here. [...]Hey everyone I just ordered this item recently on a Saturday which was 9/7/13. And I'm going to start off with a 5 star rating just for the hype. I am going to do a hair growth challenge, and I will be using this castor oil and I will be using their pimento oil. I am natural and have very kinky/coily hair ranging from 3's to the 4's. I my hair is a decent length...but shrinkage is a betch, but sometimes I love it. I just want my hair to be at my shoulders but curly with shrinkage and all. My hair grows on average 1/2 inch a month or a little over depending on protective styles. I notice that my hair does well when I keep my hair in twist under a wig haha. So I will be wearing wigs, for my challenge. I'm also going to try to come up with a routine for me to do and follow. I have never been on a regiment for my hair. I really like simple. But I also wanted to incorporate oils into my new regiment. Never done it before, but I think that will change the health of my hair in a good way.Routine:Wash hair every weekhot oil treatment(olive oil)deep conditioning/protein treatment(egg mixed with deep conditioner)Split my hair into sectionsApply castor/pimento oil to scalp.Detangle each sectionTwist each sectionPut wig cap on and wigThen repeat every weekThroughout the week I will be applying the castor/pimento oil to my scalp where I have the plaited sections from my twist every night and sleep with a silk bonnet.Length Checks: Will be every month. Right now my hair ranges to 9'-9 1/2' all over my head, but I will do official checks to have a clear starting point.Goals: Want softer/stronger/healthier hair, and I want to maximize hair growth. I want to have grown/retained 6 inches in 6 months. And that would be perfect for Spring break.I will be making future YouTube videos, and when I do will give the links. But you can also find me on instagram: AshleyNicoleCollins to see pictures of me and my wigs(protective styles)If you have any questions also you can contact me there. And I may make a separate instagram just for this challenge, and when/if I do I will let you guys know.