SimJam
Well-Known Member
In 2 days it will be 1 year since I did my BC
I transitioned for allll of 5 weeks. lol I knew my personality wouldn’t have allowed me to last too long but I kinda talked myself into saying that I wud transition.
Nov 18 2009
Ive actually tried to go natural 2 times before this – lasted abt a year to 18 months each time, but struggled through the whole time until I relaxed again.
I have 4b hair and borrowing a line from a nursery rhyme “when she’s good she’s very very good but when she’s bad she’s horrid” I must say though that since of late she’s been pretty well behaved. She went though a “terrible twos” at around 4 – 6 months which rlly tested my resolve.
My only issue now is SSKs and knotty ends (I think they are related) but I’ve got it under control by adding an extra leave in on my ends and then sealing with castor oil
It took me abt 9 months to find the perfect products for my hair but now I can say thank goodness for ayurveda, S-curl and ceramides
My routine is pretty simple,
Styling
I get my hair twisted or corn rowed every 3 weeks, my hair fuzzes up really quickly so by the end of the week I will be doing twist outs, and I do this for the next 2 weeks until I get my hair done again.
First “style” Month 4
I love mowhawks
My first puff – Month 6
Shingled hair
Fro @ 6 months
Colour – Month 8
Fro @ 8 months
Twist out month 11 - the red rinse I put in over my highlights has completely gone now
Washing
I poo wash every other week with black soap/diluted Dr bronners lavender castile soap or Suave humectant
natural texture
Conditioning
DC every week with either a moisture or light protein and if Im lazy I mix both
I moisturize and seal with S-curl and a ceramide oil (wheat germ, sunflower or Hempseed oil) every day
I will throw in a henna or other ayurvedic mixture once in a while too
Staple products
1. Leave in – Jane carter nutrient replenishing conditioner (not rlly a leave in but my hair loves it. I dilute with aloe vera and jojoba oil as per kimmaytube leave in )
2. co-washers – tresseme moisture rich, suave humectant
Products I want to try
Mozeke – nourishing hair mask and babassu twisting crème
shescentit – banana brule, coco crème leave in, super soft honey conditioning creme
Oyin – honey hemp conditioner
Qhemet – Burdockroot butter crème
I also plan to get the babyliss titanium flat iron BC I want to add straight/ish hair styles to my look
Supplements – which I take sporadically
1. MSM
2. Biotin
3. Omega 3
4. garlic – to combat any shedding
5. B complex – don’t remember why
Growth aids applied at least 3 times per week
MN mixed with marshmallow and nettle infused oil (jojoba)
or
MT and MTG mixed with marshmallow and nettle infused oil (jojoba) and rosemary oil
One year later – well 363 days later J
HERES TO ANOTHER WONDERFUL YEAR OF HAIR
THANKS LADIES FOR ALL THE TIPS ETC AND ALSO FOR ENABLING MY PJism
I transitioned for allll of 5 weeks. lol I knew my personality wouldn’t have allowed me to last too long but I kinda talked myself into saying that I wud transition.
Nov 18 2009
Ive actually tried to go natural 2 times before this – lasted abt a year to 18 months each time, but struggled through the whole time until I relaxed again.
I have 4b hair and borrowing a line from a nursery rhyme “when she’s good she’s very very good but when she’s bad she’s horrid” I must say though that since of late she’s been pretty well behaved. She went though a “terrible twos” at around 4 – 6 months which rlly tested my resolve.
My only issue now is SSKs and knotty ends (I think they are related) but I’ve got it under control by adding an extra leave in on my ends and then sealing with castor oil
It took me abt 9 months to find the perfect products for my hair but now I can say thank goodness for ayurveda, S-curl and ceramides
My routine is pretty simple,
Styling
I get my hair twisted or corn rowed every 3 weeks, my hair fuzzes up really quickly so by the end of the week I will be doing twist outs, and I do this for the next 2 weeks until I get my hair done again.
First “style” Month 4
I love mowhawks
My first puff – Month 6
Shingled hair
Fro @ 6 months
Colour – Month 8
Fro @ 8 months
Twist out month 11 - the red rinse I put in over my highlights has completely gone now
Washing
I poo wash every other week with black soap/diluted Dr bronners lavender castile soap or Suave humectant
natural texture
Conditioning
DC every week with either a moisture or light protein and if Im lazy I mix both
I moisturize and seal with S-curl and a ceramide oil (wheat germ, sunflower or Hempseed oil) every day
I will throw in a henna or other ayurvedic mixture once in a while too
Staple products
1. Leave in – Jane carter nutrient replenishing conditioner (not rlly a leave in but my hair loves it. I dilute with aloe vera and jojoba oil as per kimmaytube leave in )
2. co-washers – tresseme moisture rich, suave humectant
Products I want to try
Mozeke – nourishing hair mask and babassu twisting crème
shescentit – banana brule, coco crème leave in, super soft honey conditioning creme
Oyin – honey hemp conditioner
Qhemet – Burdockroot butter crème
I also plan to get the babyliss titanium flat iron BC I want to add straight/ish hair styles to my look
Supplements – which I take sporadically
1. MSM
2. Biotin
3. Omega 3
4. garlic – to combat any shedding
5. B complex – don’t remember why
Growth aids applied at least 3 times per week
MN mixed with marshmallow and nettle infused oil (jojoba)
or
MT and MTG mixed with marshmallow and nettle infused oil (jojoba) and rosemary oil
One year later – well 363 days later J
HERES TO ANOTHER WONDERFUL YEAR OF HAIR
THANKS LADIES FOR ALL THE TIPS ETC AND ALSO FOR ENABLING MY PJism
