Longtime Lurker/Sporadic Poster =) 2006-2010 Progress...PICS!

[RoseGolden]

Hi! So I thought I'd share my progress with you guys. Long story short...back in 2006 when I found the boards I had severely heat damaged natural hair. I wore it straight 100% of the time and it looked pretty good. However, when wet my hair was completely straight. It looked like I had a relaxer and my hair kept getting progressively shorter and shorter.

So, fastforward to 2010. After plenty of experimentation, henna and weaves as a protective style here is my hair now. THANK YOU LHCF!! Before and after pics:

2006

wet/damp natural hair w/ heat damage

Braidout

2010

Blowdried

Braidout

Thanks!

 

[Bettina]

whoa! Huge improvement! Your hair looks very very healthy and THICK! Good job

 

[melissa-bee]

Oh gaaahh! Your braidout (the last one) is gorgeous. Your hair is lovely. You didn't share your regimen?

 

[caligirl2385]

wowzers!!!!!

 

[LilMissRed]

wow! great progress! thnx for sharing, keep up the FAB work!

 

[Iamhim]

Your hair looks great!!

 

[MaryJane3000]

regimen!!!

 

[Love Always]

That's one of the best transformations i've seen in a long time. Your hair looks really healthy .

 

[nurseN98]

Wow, you've made great progress! Congratulations your hair looks so healthy & strong.

 

[simplyhair]

Wow, you did an excellent job turning your hair around! Great job!

 

[WAVES4DAYS]

Beautiful Progress!!! Thanks for sharing!













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[RoseGolden]

Thanks so much guys!! I don't really have a set regimen. I attribute most of my growth to using weaves as a protective style and using henna once in a while. When I am in a weave I wash and DC every 2 weeks and use a braid spray to keep my hair underneath moisturized. When I am not in a weave I love my flat iron but I always use a heat protectant (Fantasia IC), do only 1-2 passes and avoid touch-ups as much as possible in between washes.

The henna I use is from LUSH. http://www.lushusa.com/shop/products/haircare/henna-hair-dyes/

I use the caca noir color. Its not a pure henna, it is mixed but the ingredients are all natural. I love it because I can get a dark black color without doing a 2-step henna then indigo. I don't have a set henna schedule. Just whenever I feel like it and have time. It probably averages every 2 months or so.

I've used lots of products throughout my journey. Right now I love the sulfate free Keracare Shampoo and Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose to DC (mixed with a cholesterol or something to stretch out the bottle). I'll probably be sticking with those for a while. Finally found something that I think might be staples!

Thanks again everyone!!

 

[dlewis]

Very VERY nice!

 

[bahamababe242]

lovely progress

 

[belldandy]

great job! Makes me want to henna!

 

[ceebee3]

Looks great!

 

[tricie]

Beautiful; henna is the truth!

 

[meecee]

Your hair is beautiful!

 

[flowinlocks]

beautiful progress, congrats!

 

[ms.blue]

Your hair looks so nice. Did you cut the heat damaged hair or did you just leave it alone. I have heat damaged hair in the front of the hairline and while wet it is straight like a relaxer and I have been slowly cutting it away but sometimes I feel I should just leave it alone because it is not breaking or anything.

 

[soon2bsl]

Wow great progress!

 

[yasluvsme]

Lovely lovely progress!!! Very amazing, thanks for sharing

 

[RoseGolden]

Your hair looks so nice. Did you cut the heat damaged hair or did you just leave it alone. I have heat damaged hair in the front of the hairline and while wet it is straight like a relaxer and I have been slowly cutting it away but sometimes I feel I should just leave it alone because it is not breaking or anything.

Thank you! I didn't do a big cut or anything. I just left it alone and let it slowly get trimmed away. It didn't bother me too much because when my hair was flat ironed straight it didn't really look damaged. If I wanted a textured style I would just do a braidout. So if its not breaking or bothering you in any way I would just let it be =) Good luck on your hair journey!

 

[MiiSS kECiia]

You better stop that lurkin' girl!!

:wow:.. thats excellent progress your hair looks really good

 

[MizzBrit]

ooh pretty hair..nice and thick!

 

[mzsophisticated26]

nice progress

 

[halee_J]

Whoa. Your hair is B-E-AUTIFUL! What a transformation your 2010 pic jumped me...literally.

 

[angelc]

I agree with the poster above me...that last pic WOWed me!
Simply Gorgeous!

 

[Ijanei]

wow beautiful hair...nice progress and it looks so healthy

 

[NYAmicas]

I admire the progress and nice braidout in the last pic.