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Transitioning without BC'ing Support Thread

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LaFemmeNaturelle said:
bibirockz What does mineral oil do to YOUR hair?
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to be honest I have no idea, but since being on my HHJ and leaving all the products with them I can say my hair was loving it. Maybe I'll try some if the mineral oil isn't one of the first ingredients, because it usually is.

jerseygurl yes I can def get some avocado and I'll be trying that. Maybe I'll try the ORS mayo after all. Thanks!
 
I think I'm leaning more and more towards my April 28, 2012 as the day I trim the little bit of relaxed ends I have left.
 
Niki- hmm that seems so far away yet so close! I don't think I'll bc until the summer of that year ( which is also the year that I graduate :sad: ). On a side note, I was measuring my NG today and it's almost full EL (unstretched) on the sides :yep: I can't wait to take these braids out in a few weeks to get a better idea of my NG
 
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YaniraNaturally said:
Niki- hmm that seems so far away yet so close! I don't think I'll bc until the summer of that year ( which is also the year that I graduate :sad: ). On a side note, I was measuring my NG today and it's almost full EL on the sides :yep: I can't wait to take these braids out in a few weeks to get a better idea of my NG
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It feels so far away when you see 2012 tacked on the end of it lol. But I have a feeling it's gonna fly by. I'm 29 weeks today and it doesn't seem that long at all.
 
I'm experimenting with styles now. My fallback style is a quick bun. I'm planning to just get roller sets and flatiron the roots in the winter. I can actually make this last a while. Then I co-wash & bun for ab few days. My husband hates my bun so that is a little troubling for me. I love the braid-out but I lose so much hair detangling that it get's depressing. I have noticed that my hair doesn't look as healthy as it did when I was relaxing. I'm losing a lot of hair so I know I need to figure out a good regimen. I'm hoping that this shedding is temporary and in the long haul my natural hair will be healthier. So, I'm trying to to mourn these relaxed ends so much. I got 2-3 inches cut off yesterday. I'm planning to cut 1-2 inches every 2-3 months for as long as it takes. I just created a slide show but I don't know how to embed it. There is a link below with my latest style attempts.

Good Luck this time around!! Next time you have the urge to relax just get a flat iron. It saved me yesterday. Today my hair is so limp and flat. I'm so grateful that I didn't relax my hair. I had forgotten how thin my hair looks when it's super straight.

Pocket*Full*Of*Dreams said:
When I reached 11 months post I just kept stretching the new growth and admiring how long it was..this should have motivated me to carry on or chop off the relaxed ends... but instead, I just kept thinking how long it would be if I relaxed it (silly i know!) plus the fact that my own mother kept telling me my natural hair looks untidy didnt help! But I'm really determined this time around. :grin:
I plan to put my hair in box braids with extensions & use the crown & glory method for a while, after that I'll buy a few wigs, so I can change up my hair styles...What about u?
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SmilingElephant

I don't think you should put pressure on yourself with some arbitrary date to cut your hair. Cut it if and when you feel like it. You're the one that has to maintain both textures. It's your choice. I feel like some people in my life have been trying to bully me into a date as well. It's really weird that they're so interested. It doesn't seem sincere at all. I don't plan on cutting off my relaxed ends until I have more than enough hair to put into a bun. That's will make me feel good about my transition and ensure that I have an emergency hair style ready at a moments notice.

BTW, I went to your blog and your hair is divine!!!
 
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Congratulations!! Can't wait for pics!!!! Are you cutting it yourself? Do you have anything planned to mark the occasion? I'll check back again tonight for updates.
 
@shermaine_08 and @LaFemmeNaturalle i am cutting it myself, i will be attending a wine and music festival, dressing up like the 80s tomorrow and i will be putting up pics hopefully saturday because technically im waiting to be officially done by 11/13th so that it will be exactly 18 months, so i want to finish cutting my hair by midnight tonite. if i dont i promise the pics will be up sunday morning. i know how we get when it comes to hair updates and pics lol! :slap::mob::naughty::swordfigh:spank::hammer::angry2::swearing::fishslap::arguing::whip::deadhorse::burnup: :darkcloud::gotroasted::fistshake::flush::boxing::bricks::campfire::brucelee::clubu::catfight::kick::hot::heated::jaws::kick2::jail::hardslap::offrant::needpics::lurking::nono2::mwahahafire::sandm::pyro::samurai::dinnertime::couchfire::axehunter::gunner7::whipped::tantrum: i think ive pretty much covered everything:lol:
 
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LaFemmeNaturelle....i know i know....they're coming tho!!!:peek:

Give me Monday so i can give ya'll some hair texture shots...i'm gonna wash my hair in the morning but my roots don't really curl up til like 3 days later.....i have some pics ready but hole up!!! I wanna give LOTS of different type of pics at once.:yep:
 
Okay, ladies. I'm slowly going to add a mini-ayurvedic focus on my regimen. I've ordered some brahmi oil (along with unrefined shea butter) from butters-n-bars.com. This weekend I'll venture to some Indian grocery stores to buy some powders. Wish me luck!
 
ladies im sorry to say but im dropping out, i dont think natural is for me. But I wish everyone a healty hair care journey.
 
Beautiful hair, LaFemmeNaturelle. Still hangin' in there y'all! Almost 16 mos post, keeping it braided underneath wigs. It's growing very well. Still no BC, but I did have some breakage of the texlaxed hair in the back (due to dry combing), giving me the urge to chop down to the NG...but I'm trying to grow a lil' more before I start cutting more.

I've been keeping it uber simple...in school and busy so I can't devote lots of time to my hair. Thank God for braids, wigs, and weaves!:grin:
 
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I am still lovingmy BKT, I did a roller set this weekend or the first time in almost two years and is can out straight. I did a major trim yesterday, is was sad, but my ends were looking busted. No really busted. I still need a little more off but I'm going to wait.
 
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