Ultra Black Hair Growth II 2000 Edition by Cathy Howse
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Book Reviews of Ultra Black Hair Growth II 2000 Edition
Book Review: Best Book - the leader of it's kind.
Summary: 5 Stars
Cathy's book is informative. Who cares that she may seem rude - she knows her stuff! I picked up the book two years ago. I waited to write a review because I wanted to try it out myself.
I also have read Shamboosie's book, Lisa Akbari's book and No Lye!. Shamboosie's book is a basic advertisement for Nexxus and Dudley products. Lisa's book didn't really contain any new information - plus it was questionable if she actually addressed the black hair type that most of us share. Out of them all, I liked Cathy's book. Shamboosie just had regular looking people in his book, besides one token person with long hair. Cathy has actual photos of people who have used her method - and it's more than one person (...)
Cathy's book makes sense - the more you condition, moisturize and give your hair gentle care the better it grows. For instance, my hair was in a short style with tapered sides and edges two years ago. Now, my hair is to my shoulders and it's very shiny and healthy. It has never been this long before without breaking off. Try her method with good products. I'm not necessarily an advocate for her products - although you can try them. I've tried a gang of them and thrown them out. However, I do keep the following stock: Cathy's daily creme moisturizer - it is truly the best moisturizer that I have found that doesn't tend to be drying, dulling, weighty or greasy. I also use AVEDA anti-humectant pomade - it smells good and gives huge shine. For conditioner, I use Aubrey Organics GPB (found at the VitaminShoppe and other stores - it makes your hair soft but has protein to strength your hair. Cathy has a conditioner but this one seems to give the same effect while keeping the hair soft.
Book Review: Come on ladies!-Let's have patience to see the truth!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I personally have watched and read her site for about a year. I FINALLY decided to buy the book after reading EVERY SINGLE bit of info she has posted. Ok, I have the book and I have read it. Read it in one day, and have new insight to information I never knew. I decided to buy her products, but as she requested, give it a year to test her method. I bought a year's worth of products to start. Her conditioner is AMAZING, her dew I still question just because I haven't seen the results I need yet from it. I may try her lotion instead( lotions just seem to work better for me). Yes, there has been a change since I have followed her method, and its only been 8weeks since I have started the program.
I intend on giving a review every 3 months and I also take pictures of my hair to SEE my results first hand. Ladies who worry about her criticizing others, let it be, its apart of her marketing strategy to get her message across. What us ladies need to be worrying about is actually giving her method a TRY just like we have given the " quick fix, hair growth fast in 10 days" companies who have wasted our money already.
Just be glad that she isnt just about a product and is about daily care, because truth be told, if there are products that have what she recommends all the way, you are set AND you STILL gotta thank her for work because you wouldnt have known about what to look for or what to do without her book. In short form DONT HATE, be that female we congratulate because of her LONG, BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY hair growth. Peace out!
Book Review: New and responsible hair care
Summary: 5 Stars
I've found myself experimenting with different products (moisturizers, mainly) since reading the book. Granted, a starting point for me was Ms. Howse's products, but if nothing, the information she gives makes you selective about what goes on your hair. Using the techniques she's given, even though at this point I would normally be running to the salon for another hair relaxing, I feel like my hair is soft and manageable with minimum breakage. I can only imagine what it will feel like when I do get it retouched! My advice, if you're getting the book, read it, identify and discard your bad habits, experiment with as many products as you're comfortable, and begin your journey towards healthier hair with a lot LESS breakage (in my experience).She recommends reading the book over again. Strangely enough, even though I feel like I have all the concepts down, I still feel like I'd like to (I lent the book to someone, already). I'd start reading from around the 4th chapter, though. Quite frankly, some of the "myths" about black hair could have been dispelled in one page, although I guess she wanted to include lots of relevant research to back up her own ideas in order to help us make decisions for ourselves.
Lastly, don't forget this isn't a book about hair styling. This is about keeping the hair strands from being unhealthy and weak and breaking all over the place. How you choose to carry your collective hair after proper nourishing is a different topic not covered in this book.
Book Review: I'm Satisfied!
Summary: 5 Stars
Before purchasing this book I did a lot of research about it on the net. I had really bad hair breakage, and I wanted my daughters hair to be a lot healthier. So after reading the reviews, I decided to go on and purchase the book myself, and come to my own conclusions about her system. As she states in her book, her system is a common sense approach. After reading it, it all made sense, it contained alot of things I had not thought about in terms of hair care. It has now been 3 months of trying her approach to healthier hair and I must say it has done wonders on my hair as well as my daughters. I tried Cathys system without using her products. I simply did not have the time to wait for her product to come in throught the mail. I needed something RIGHT NOW! So, I went into Sally's and asked for a good protien conditioner for black hair as well as a good shampoo for dry damaged hair. They recommended Aphogee shampoo and ION conditioner, both of these have done an excellent job on our hair. I am very pleased! My daughters hair is so healthy and shiny. So in saying this, it is my observation that her approach to taking care of our hair is right on the money. I have yet to try her products (which I am sure work fine), but right now, I'm gonna keep going to Sally's. Hey Cathy, get your products over to Sally's Beauty Supply, then I will definately buy!! So I say if you were like me, and are unsure about how to take care of your hair, then buy this book!Book Review: Sisters Helping Sisters
Summary: 5 Stars
Ms. Howse is to be commended for her efforts to educate women of African descent in how to properly care for their hair. Her common sense approaches allow women of color from all social economic and educational backgrounds to increase their knowledge of proper hair care techniques. Her recommendations for thrice (3X)weekly shampoos is by far more practical and affordable than the daily shampoos and hair care of Americans' talk show hostess (and a Sister) "Oprah Winfrey"!Let us not be reduced to denigratory behavior and comments for this author. Her products contain the same ingredients as some of the most respected hair care products in the world. For example, Eucerin, a national trademark product prescribed by health care professionals for scalp and skin conditions, also contains "Urea", a natural moisturizer that conditions and relieves dry scalp and skin in most ethnic groups.
I believe it was Madame C. J. Walker who first proclaimed that women of color could also have beautiful skin and hair, if they used her products and hair care tools. A people without a history has no heritage, I believe we owe Ms.Howse a hand up for keeping our history and heritage before us. In this millenium there are many women of color who simply do not know how to take care of their hair. After paying hundreds of dollars for new hair, old hair and somebody elses hair, perhaps, we should just return to a little common sense. Sister helping sisters, pass it on.