Thursday, April 18, 2013

Megatek Review vs Ovation Cell Therapy: Does it Work






(Ovation Products photographed by me, the Megatek Photo was taken from Google Images)


Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: About six months ago I did a review on Ovation Cell Therapy and included a video and a brief story about my hair. In the video I mentioned that I was loosing hair...but I never said why....well for the past two years I have been loosing hair due to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.  Loosing hair can be freaking scary and slightly annoying when you hear people say, "You can't even tell, I don't know what your talking about your hair is so full"...until I flipped my hair around and showed them my temple area that was thinning. Yes, I have A LOT of hair, but it's A LOT of fine hair which is completely different than thick hair.  Fine hair needs to be cared for differently since the strands are so delicate...and on top of it, my hair is curly so things can get a little tricky.  My hair is currently growing back, but I am still doing tests with different doctors and going to a nutritionist to make sure I am getting the proper nutrients to balance out my hormones in a more holistic way.

Ovation Cell Therapy Review for Hair Growth: I was on a mission to find products that would help promote hair growth and maintain curls. The first product I tried out for three months was the Advance Ovation Cell Therapy System. Like I said in the review, the outcome was great if you want to manage healthy hair.  The texture of my curls were beautiful and I did notice some grow...some not a whole lot in the past three months.  Overall I felt that the whole system was unnecessary and I only wanted the cell therapy which you can purchase for $60 plus tax.  After not using Ovation Cell Therapy, I did notice the quality in my hair went down which made me crave that extra boots back.

MegaTek Review for Hair Growth: I did some more research to see if there was an alternative product to Ovation and I stumbled upon a product called MegaTek.  Biggest tip I can give to someone unsure of buying a new product, DO YOUR RESEARCH!!! I watched videos, looked up the ingredients, read good and bad reviews on how MegaTek revitalized hair or how it broke off hair.  I found the pros outweighed the cons and ordered MegaTek off of Amazon through this buyer.  Don't be alarmed when you see that this product is for horses...it's kind of like Mane 'n' Tail, it is used on horses but safe on human hair.  The key ingredient for hair boost in MegaTek, hydrolyzed keratin protein.

Ovation Cell Therapy & Megatek Results: The texture, the scent and the process of Megatek and Ovation Cell Therapy are exactly the same.  They both share similar ingredients including the main ingredient hydrolyzed keratin protein. The only thing that I am not sure of is the quantity.  So if someone who has a better understanding on the quantity and information on some of the ingredients please feel free to comment below and share. Overall, I like Megatek and will continue to stick with that product.  It's less then Ovation and I am seeing FAST RESULTS however....I don't know if my results are due to my nutrition or the fact that my hormones are starting to balance out again.  I still have to do more test and I will try to frequently update you all on my progress.  I felt like I needed to post this up despite the fact that I hate talking about it.  I want to inform women who are going through the same thing like me and know that with the proper changes and care you can bounce back. Dealing with all these symptoms is frustrating, so I also highly recommend going to a doctor to make sure you have polycystic ovary syndrome.

How to Use Megatek: I have naturally curly fine hair.  I wash my hair every other day or every two days with either (best drugstore shampoo) Burts Bee Shampoo or a (higher end shampoo) sulfate free shampoo like Loreal....I am currently using the Loreal.  After washing I then condition my hair with the Loreal Intense Conditioner and leave it on for 5-10 minutes (It's great as a deep conditioner too, leave it on for an hour or two around the house).  After rinsing out the conditioner I then apply the MegaTek on damp hair to the scalp only.  I leave it on until my next hair rinse.  I know some people leave it on for a certain amount of time than rinse it, but I am stating my routine and what works best for me.  I go about my day with it in and apply Shea Moisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Smoothie to hold my curls (This stuff is a DREAM for my curly hair)

One Mistake I Made on my Curly Hair Journey: I did not take before and after photos of my hair....silly I know.

MegaTek Ingredients: Deionized water, hydrolyzed keratin protein, stearalkonium chloride, glyceryl stearate, marine protein, peg 40, panthenal, dimethicone copolyol, magnesium citrate,  allantoin, amino acids, methylparaben, mucopoly-saccharides, propylparaben, imidazolidinyl urea, fragrance. (Ingredient list pulled from Naturally Curly)

Ovation Cell Therapy Ingredients: Purified Water, Stearylkonium Chloride, Glyceryl Stearate,Cetearyl Alcohol, Panthenyl Hydroxypropyl Steardimonium Chloride, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Butylene Glycol, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Hedera Helix (Ivy) Extract, Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seed Extract, Polyquaternium-37, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Trideth-6, PEG-40, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Keratin ProteinTocopheryl Acetate, Cetrimonium Chloride, Fragrance, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin (Ingredient list pulled from Ovation)

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

City Run

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Monday, June 18, 2012

Ovation Cell Therapy Does It Really Work? Video Review


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Monday, May 07, 2012

Black & Blue & Video Too!!!


(Don't mind my war wounds on my feet...the joys of being clumsy!)
Blazer: Silence & Noise (Urban Outfitters) Pants: Forever21 -- Shoes: Elle --
Sunglasses: Thrifted -- Necklace: Forever21 -- Shirt: Basic Black Tee

Here's a video my beautiful people! Hope you are enjoying this AMAZING weather!!!


xoxo
RIO

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

San Francisco to San Jose

San Francisco at 6:45 am before my shoot 
Juicy Couture Flats and Romeo and Juliet Couture Blazer
Moroccan Hair Oil (Hallelujah!!!) 12 Benefits Hair Treatment and Philosophy Facial Cleanser

For the past month, I have not been in the same city for more then four days and have been running around like a chicken with its head cut off.  So on Friday, I had some down time and treated myself to some cute flats by Juicy Couture and a new blazer by Romeo and Juliet Couture....like I didn't have enough black blazers in the first place :P The three products below (Moroccan Oil, 12 Benefits and Philosophy) are products that my mother so nicely treated me too that work like magic!!! They are quite a bit pricey for me to purchase on a regular basis, but the products are worth it especially the moroccan oil which smells oh so delicious!!! Any who, I did some major cleaning in my closet this week and it is time for some serious shopping!!! So keep your eye out for a haul and also keep your eye out for some new photos from my photo-shoot that I did last Saturday in San Francisco. Have a good night lovely readers, time for that good ole homework!!!
xoxo
RIO

Monday, January 09, 2012

Leather Kitty

Leather Vest -- Faux Fur Colar, Forever21 Sweater & Levis
He's not happy that I'm leaving Monday
Nummies and the Sunrise
Neely Mack Black Soft Leather Book bag

Faux leather pants

I came back home for Christmas break with one big suitcase and a duffle bag....now I'm leaving with two big suitcases and two duffle bags and my kitty cat Monster is not happy about my departure. During my two and a half week break, it was my mission to get a nice book bag and my mission was completed today :D I am in LOVE with my new Neely Mack Leather Book bag!!! The leather is so soft, you can literally see my finger print at the bottom of the bag. Another item I wasn't planning on getting were the faux leather pants which I la la loveeee!!!

I'm not going to ramble on, but I hope you all have a successful semester/quarter and I hope that you have a beautiful week!!!

xoxo
RIO

Friday, December 30, 2011

Half of my NYE outfit & Some Christmas Gifts

Part of my NYE outfit designed by my grandmother

Christmas gift: Light gray raincoat: H&M



Christmas Gift: ACDC t-shirt & black jeggings
Shoes: Forever21-- Makeup: Loreal Mascara -- Eyeliner: E.L.F. -- Mineral Powder: Bare Escentuals

Random photo at my favorite grocery store Whole Foods :)

Christmas Gift: Chocolate stick to make hot chocolate yum yum yum!

Christmas gift: Body Shop -- Tangerine

Like I said in my last post, slowly but surely, I will post all my gifts up for you beautiful readers to see.  Here are some of my Christmas gifts that I used today :) I adore my new raincoat!!!! I have received so many compliments on it! I was in dire need of a light neutral coat since I'm so drawn to black, but this particular style is great with leggings and a sweater and works fabulous with a dress. I received a lot of shirts and sweaters for Christmas, but I will always be a t-shirts girl. Whenever I'm out running errands, I love being comfortable. I did my grocery shopping at Whole foods and threw on this ACDC shirt with my black jeggings and cheetah boots (& my gray sweater).  Next photo, my chocolate sticks! I'm not so much of a hot chocolate girl, but the dark chocolate sticks are super yummy and not overly sweet.  But!!! What is sweet is my Body shop lotion and show gel yum yum yum!!! I LOVE their body butter!!! A little goes a long way and all of their scents are so delicious!!! Now the best for last....my NYE skirt :) I had left over fabric and my grandmother decided to create this fun skirt for me.  I'm not sure what type of top I'm going to wear, but I will definitely have pictures up with the final piece.  Well I hope you all are doing great!!! I really hope it rains today :) 

xoxo
RIO

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

That girl with curls




The week is half way done!!! Hooray!!!!! I was bored during my break and my hair was being nice to me, so I took a snap snap snnnnappppshot!!! But anywho, I want 5 pm to come so that I can finally go to S.F. with my friend, so be prepared for some more photos on my blog muahahaha! The last photo below is my camera and my new photos that I developed yesterday evening :D Slowly but surely I'm getting the hang of the processes, it's so much fun!!!  But class time my sugar plums!!! Hope you like this super short random little post :P

Tootles!
xoxo
RIO