WOW this is such a great Idea!!! I hev 4a/4b relaxed hair.
I have just recoverd from a thin hair point in my life I kept trimming and put medium sized extensions in my hair and I got my thickness back. I"M SO HAPPY about that!! now I have large cornrows in that have been in for two weeks. I plan on keeping them in for one more week then getting a touch up. I'll post my results of my growth then. Until then GOOD lUCK to Everyone!
P.S my length that I know of now is to my shoulder blades. We'll see how lmuch its grown by next week!
Thanx Cmesweet! Any info from anyone is helpful. I think that maybe transitioning isn't for me at this stage in my life. Plus, I was thinking back to when I began relaxing and to be hones, I think my hair has been very healthy throughout so I guess I'll keep my chemically altered hair for now!
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I know u didnt ask me honeydoo, but some people just do small trims as they transition. I did that for 4.5 months then i just cut everything off. But i do know people who have succesfully done it longer than me, with the small trims as the hair newgrowths arrive.
Thanks Vickyd. My mom is alright now, thanx for asking. And thanks Savantrice for the tips. I don't know if I have guts enough to chop my hair. But I will wait between my next relaxer and see how my new growth comes in.
Also, I just added MSM powder to my vitamin regimen. I got a big container enough to last 180 days. ( It was 17.99) The product junkie came out in me and I also snagged a bottle of Nature's Gate Sea Kelp conditioner. I couldn't help it.
But to start off, my sisters have noticed my hair growth just from my last relaxer in the last week of December. I think it has grown an inch or so since then so I guess I average 1/2 inch a month. But I think it's going to jump start to an inch with my new regimen.
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and HoneyD, I actually don't know what hennalucent is unfortuntaley, the first time i even saw the word was on the site.
like i said i wore braids all the time. so i was wearind diff. braid styles back to back (cornrows, single braids, etc)...i'd take my hair out one night, trim my hair the next day, and get it rebraided that afternoon...(yes, i hated fussing with my hair THAT much) so i just trimmed the relaxed part out every time i took my hair down. i did that for a few months until i had enough new growth to braid by itself and then i cut ALL the perm out because my hair looked a hot mess with two opposite textures... i loved it when i did that final chop, because for the first time, ever part of every strand on my head was finally healthy
when it comes to transitioning, you need some real cajones to just cut your hair off...i personally only know one woman that went that route. i think its easier to deal with (on a number of levels) to keep your hair in some type of protective style while it grows out a little bit.
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Sorry to hear about your hair fry. That use to happen to me when I went to the salon alot. Then I noticed that my hair does alot better when I do it myself. I have a question for you though, I was thinking about growing my relaxer out and going natural. (I have 4a relaxer hair alittle past my shoulders right now) I was researching using Hennalucent every 2 weeks to keep my hair strong and new growth managable, but I was wondering when did you finally chop of the relaxed ends.
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Hey everyone...new to the board, but I want to join the challenge too!
I've had a natural for about two years , so my hair is curly/kinky as well as fine. i just got on the no 'poo method two months ago, and i'm loving it! i wash my hair about once a week, and deep condition with 2 parts moisturizing conditioner (currently using John Frieda) and one part Virgin Olive Oil...my hair loves it. after, i grease my scalp with this shea butter and essential oil product that i get from a local guy.
i usually do two strand twists, and then maybe a twist out. but i'm still trying to learn about styling options. i'm avoiding braids, which are a crutch for me, since that's all i ever wore from the age of about seven to when i started growing out my hair a couple years back.
anyway, my current hair issues stems from having my sister blow-out my hair...(it was the first time i'd put heat to my natural hair) i forgot to put a protectant on it...and because it is kinky now, she blew it out with a round brush and blowdryer and THEN followed up with a hotcomb. so you know i fried my hair something terrible. my split ends have splits...i'm not having an breakage tho', which is a testament to how strong my hair is now, so i've been doing a lot of cutting lately just trying to get rid of heat damage.
my goals overall are: - to keep growing my hair (as well as eventually cut out all my splits) and -learn some new natural styling options -maybe get some new product recommendations (esp. conditioners)
aaannndddd, tha'ts it...sorry for the novel
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How do they make it a sticky?? That's a good idea. Cmesweet, your link worked and I love the picture of you with the flower 'fro! Did you make that band yourself?
Ok, this is day 1 and I've been drinking tons of water already. I took my vitamins and I will be washing my hair later on. I'm also going to measure my strands too.
I guess we have to write to the moderator and ask them to make it a sticky...not sure.
The band was a piece of material I had picked up a while back, ...I just took a flower and put it close to it to make it look like a part of it. Thanks for telling me it works and the compliment!
I drunk water today I can't remember if i took my vitamin.
How do they make it a sticky?? That's a good idea. Cmesweet, your link worked and I love the picture of you with the flower 'fro! Did you make that band yourself?
Ok, this is day 1 and I've been drinking tons of water already. I took my vitamins and I will be washing my hair later on. I'm also going to measure my strands too.
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Good luck... did my link work?... can they make this a sticky so we won't have to find it every month, it will just be on top of the site when we click on "African American"
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The more the merrier!! We start tomorrow so I hope you guys are ready!! I might put up a picture gallery on Fotki. I haven't been on here in a few days because my mom was in the hospital. She just got home a few hours ago, but I stayed with her there for 3 days. Let me tell you, I thought I would mess up the first day of our challenge but thankfully I'm back.
We'll be here for each other throught the bad hair days and the good ones. (Try to get pictures of the good ones!) We all need alittle inspiration from time to time. And you can share what is working for you if you're having growing success. But of course, stick to something that works for you. Like for me, braids don't work. I do twists instead. Whatever you're comfortable with. (But drink alot of water!!)
Perfect Idea I just had to cut me hair into a TWA due to many bad relaxer and micros so I am sporting that for a while this is the shortest I have ever had my hair so it is kind of sad. I am going natural I was told before that my hair could not stand a relaxer because it is to soft and fine. Years later I guess it caught up to me. I will use the tips I see on this site.
"God makes no mistakes" he created you the way you are suppose to be.
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I can't open you link...Maybe the site is down. By the way...Is foki free? I would like to post a beginning photo. I think it would be great if we all could all post photos once a month or so starting at this time so we can see our progression.
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