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have you every just had a time period where your hair was always doing what you wanted???

My hair has been very cooperative lately and im loving it! I think I might have some easy staple style that work well with my active lifestying.

I think adding castor oil to my ends has really helped my hair.
 
^^NO! Lucky you!

I'm prepooing right now for a long overdue shampoo. It's been nearly three weeks :blush::spank:, that's by far the longest I've gone w/o washing my hair (well, at least when it's in it's natural state). Totally been slipping on my hair care all summer. I need to get back on it asap, hopefully my hair hasn't suffered to much b/c of it.
 
If the hurricane does come through here, I guess the positive side is that I will have plenty of free time to put in mini twist. Just have to make sure I shampoo my hair as early as possible just in case the power goes out. :yep:
 
Braids help me out with retention,as well as giving me a break from styling. I miss my hair though. I don't know why I always feel like this. Ugh. I do not need to take these braids down!!
 
JerriBlank said:
Braids help me out with retention,as well as giving me a break from styling. I miss my hair though. I don't know why I always feel like this. Ugh. I do not need to take these braids down!!
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Yep, I hate braids but they are the best... it makes me miss my hair, though.
 
my mother went and got a trim today. actually it's bordering on cut, but it looks nice.

she was upset that it was $14 lol...but she went with it.
 
Next time I'm doing a twistout or braidout with just MJ Curly Pudding. I don't think it works with the SM smoothie :perplexed
 
Just got done babying my hair. Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!! :wiggle:

Shampooed, DC'd and detangled which was much needed. I have a big Foxy Cleopatra fro right now. I'm probably gonna moisturize it and put in a ponytail to prep it for a puff in the morning. Can't wait for them to see how big its gotten :woot:
 
Okay so change of plans. Got a live hair up my butt and did my first set of bantu knotsin umpteen years. I hope they look okay in the morning. If not...I'll be rockin my puff after all.

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Bantu knots were an EPIC failure!!! Idk if it was my technique or the product that I used, but it was a fuzzy,frizzy HAM. No definition whatsoever. I had big curls and small frizz all over my head. Just slapped a wig on over it. Couldn't even put it in a decent looking puff this morning :cry:
 
I've been finishing up a lot of product lately...it's a good sign, means I've found my true and solid staples:yep:

I think if you blow dry and flat iron before a relaxer your hair comes out even more straight.
 
It's it too early to start hinting for Christmas gifts? I'm thinking of a really nice ceramic flat iron with matching blow dryer and maybe a steamer I keep reading so much about. :lick:
 
I love how my mom and I have the same thinking in terms of hair care: we're lazy.


We both don't like to have to manipulate it every day or use heat every day. In fact, we're perfectly content leaving it alone (me w/ a bun and my mom w/ a phony pony).

People marvel at why our hair is so long and our laziness is pretty much a major factor.
 
Nix08 said:
I've been finishing up a lot of product lately...it's a good sign, means I've found my true and solid staples:yep:

I think if you blow dry and flat iron before a relaxer your hair comes out even more straight.
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@Nix08 Maybe straightening your roots helps you to apply quicker and relax more efficiently? I don't see how it would affect the actual chemical reaction:rolleyes:
 
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kittenz said:
@Nix08 Maybe straightening your roots helps you to apply quicker and relax more efficiently? I don't see how it would affect the actual chemical reaction:rolleyes:
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Perhaps....based on the article by sistaslick regarding keeping your hair straight to set the bonds I had the notion that perhaps if you pre set the bonds (ie blowdry and flat iron) albeit different bonds it would help. It's really neither here nor there. I did work my relaxer in faster this time around as well so you're likely right.

"During the neutralizing process (mid-protein and neutralizing shampoo steps), you should make sure that you are not roughing up the cuticle layers of the hair in any way. Always work your post relaxer products down the shaft in one direction. No lathering, or scrunching the hair, etc. The straighter you keep your hair during the neutralizing process, the straighter the hair will turn out in the end. As your hair is neutralizing, your hair's bonds are "freezing" or falling into their final, permanent place. If you direct the hair downward in a straight orientation with care: 1.) You ensure a neat arrangement of bonds in the final turnout and 2.) Reduce permanent damage to the shaft as the cuticles begin closing."

From the attached link page 8
This is a great article for self relaxers regardless.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/ar...safely_applying_chemical_relaxers.html?cat=69
 
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Was prepooing my hair today. And decided to play around with it a little. I was like "D@mn I have a lot of hair!". I finally have enough hair to be able to pull back and have a decent looking puff even after my hair started shrinking up big time. I remember back when I first transitioned I couldn't even get all my hair pulled back bc its so dense and back then it was also short and layered. I almost took a pic, then my camera batteries died, so I said F it. Its not a lot of hair by lhcf standards of course, but I haven't had this much hair in ages.

Then I was thinking wow if I think I have alot of hair now, wait til next summer when Im past BSL it will be massive.
 
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Nix08 said:
Perhaps....based on the article by sistaslick regarding keeping your hair straight to set the bonds I had the notion that perhaps if you pre set the bonds (ie blowdry and flat iron) albeit different bonds it would help. It's really neither here nor there. I did work my relaxer in faster this time around as well so you're likely right.

"During the neutralizing process (mid-protein and neutralizing shampoo steps), you should make sure that you are not roughing up the cuticle layers of the hair in any way. Always work your post relaxer products down the shaft in one direction. No lathering, or scrunching the hair, etc. The straighter you keep your hair during the neutralizing process, the straighter the hair will turn out in the end. As your hair is neutralizing, your hair's bonds are "freezing" or falling into their final, permanent place. If you direct the hair downward in a straight orientation with care: 1.) You ensure a neat arrangement of bonds in the final turnout and 2.) Reduce permanent damage to the shaft as the cuticles begin closing."

From the attached link page 8
This is a great article for self relaxers regardless.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/ar...safely_applying_chemical_relaxers.html?cat=69
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That would have been nice to know before I started to transition. Oh well, I know now if I ever go back:yep:...
 
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So um are banana clips completely tension free? :look: I know I will always have a risk of breakage while bunning but I'm trying to figure it out before I go on and make that purchase.

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I'm starting to think that dcing really isn't that beneficial for my hair. Maybe I'll just start doing it every other time I wash instead.
 
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SuchaLady. I wouldn't do it but I have fine hair. There have been too many threads lately with banana clip horror stories. If you do just be very careful:yep:
 
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