NO heat challenge 1/1/12 to 1/1/13

[nakialovesshoes]

nakialovesshoes Pretty, how did you tie the scarf? You have nicely defined curls. I am thinking I will use scarfs for the summer

Je Ne Sais Quoi it is really easy,
just make sure your hair is quite wet,
part the hair in the middle, to the middle
do two chunky flat twist as tight as you can on the edges of your head
Plait the twist together in the back, and then tuck them into a roll.
Try not to use pins until good ole shrinkage puffs the hair. My 4c's didn't require a pin.

I just tied a scarf around the perimeter like a headband & fanned it out in the front to hide the cornrows. Once I wrapped the ends back around to the front, I just made a knot & tucked the loose ends. Hope that makes sense. Seamonster

 

[Meritamen]

Dropping out of the challenge since I am now using a blow dryer to stretch out my hair before cornrowing.

 

[sckri23]

Blow dry with the COLD AIR setting and use the ~tension method~ you can find it all over YouTube
or
a microfiber hair towel wrap (you can find it almost anywhere) then use hair dressing and a brush on your edges and finish drying

I gotta get back to doin that myself I saw a little process and got happy with a flatiron

*~SCKRI23~* via LHCF app

Edit: I'm not in this challenge mainly because I just bought The Instyler almost a month ago I haven't used it yet but I'm not gonna wait a year to use it.
I'm just congratulating on progress and giving helpful tips

 

[orangepeel]

Still going strong, no heat since I've joined.

My best friend is getting married in October and depending on what style she wants I might need to cheat.

I don't even miss heat and have found I really don't need it as much as I thought I did.

 

[Je Ne Sais Quoi]

Ladies I need help! These curly/kinky ends have been reeking a little havoc lately. I haven't trimmed in maybe eight or nine months and it's time. I need to trim on straight hair so that it's even. I may even have to go to a super cuts What do I do????

 

[Seamonster]

Je Ne Sais Quoi Aw, the plot thickens, a year heat free is not so easy.

Of course there are several videos on you tube showing numerous methods of cutting stretched or twisted hair. African export, and natural 85 both cut in the curly state. When African Export recently straighten her hair it was even.

They have several great curly girl technique salons in the valley that cut natural hair. Anything else going on? :mob:

 

[Je Ne Sais Quoi]

Je Ne Sais Quoi Aw, the plot thickens, a year heat free is not so easy.

Of course there are several videos on you tube showing numerous methods of cutting stretched or twisted hair. African export, and natural 85 both cut in the curly state. When African Export recently straighten her hair it was even.

They have several great curly girl technique salons in the valley that cut natural hair. Anything else going on? :mob:

Seamonster I know right? I've been heat free for maybe eight or nine months and I think my ends are starting to go a little nuts. I am going to look for heat free trimming solutions so that I don't have to straighten. Hopefully I am successful

 

[Seamonster]

Je Ne Sais Quoi My ends freaked out from all the love too. I am back to trimming monthly; it is easy once you get it down. Do add some protein into your routine before you trim, it will plump the hair strands, so that you can get a more precise cut.

 

[nakialovesshoes]

I'm testing the Cathy Howse's hypothesis. I have not trimmed since I BC'd in September & I don't plan to until the end of next year.

Since I'm not using heat & doing a lot of protective styles, I'm hoping my decision not to trim won't be a disastrous one.

 

[Je Ne Sais Quoi]

I'm testing the Cathy Howse's hypothesis. I have not trimmed since I BC'd in September & I don't plan to until the end of next year.

Since I'm not using heat & doing a lot of protective styles, I'm hoping my decision not to trim won't be a disastrous one.

nakialovesshoes i chopped in november so we are pretty close. you are going to go through 2013 without cutting? Have you noticed anything going on with your ends? I've noticed some ssk's here and there so that tells me it might be time for a little trim.

 

[nakialovesshoes]

@nakialovesshoes i chopped in november so we are pretty close. you are going to go through 2013 without cutting? Have you noticed anything going on with your ends? I've noticed some ssk's here and there so that tells me it might be time for a little trim.

Je Ne Sais Quoi
I'm going to try to. My ends are overall healthy. No splits. Now SSKs come with the territory when it comes to my natural hair. I could get a fresh trim today & have SSKs tomorrow unless I was wearing my hair straight.

I'm going to play it by ear. I'm planning to do a rollerset or curlformer set at the end of the year. I think that will give me a chance to assess my ends. If they are looking ratchet, I'll definitely do a trim.

 

[Je Ne Sais Quoi]

Hey ladies . We are in June now. Anyone still with me? How are things going. Im in twists this week

 

[Ronnieaj]

Still here and kicking! It's been 14 months since I flatironed, 10 months since I blowdried, and 5 months since I used the dryer to dry my hair. The temptation to use heat comes in waves, but so far I've been able to resist. Right now I'm just looking forward to retwisting my hair this weekend. This set is so frizzy it's a mess!

 

[prettybyrd]

Still with you. My hair is about 3 1/2 inches now, and it feels quite thick.

 

[Je Ne Sais Quoi]

Still with you. My hair is about 3 1/2 inches now, and it feels quite thick.

Nice!!!!!!

 

[prettybyrd]

This may sound weird, but you know when a guy has a fro and you plunge your fingers into his hair and it's got a strong thick feeling? That's how my hair feels.

It has not felt this thick since I've been natural. I'm going to go on record that it's the lack of heat, JBCO and GHE, increased water intake, and walking 2+ miles a day (increased circulation). Even my edges are returning. I'm a very happy lady these days!

 

[Ebonybunny]

Im out of the challenge D: Ive been a bad bad girl! I had a weave and straightened my leaveout AND when I took down my weave I wanted to do a flat ironed length check because Im impatient. I failed .

 

[Ogoma]

I am still hanging in and going strong.

 

[SimJam]

Im still here too.

doing CG now and liking it ... has helped with my dry tangly ends and SSKs (both Ive attributed to reduced retention)

 

[nakialovesshoes]

Still going strong. I'm getting mini braids sans the extensions Saturday morning. I will keep them in until my cousin's babyshower mid August. If my budget will allow, I'm going to either get a natural hair weave or some citytwists before the shower.

 

[Seamonster]

I am wearing mini twist for a while. My mini twist only lasted a week because I am starting my summer growth spurt. Thinking I figure out how to keep the twist for a couple of weeks as my hair gets longer. Still working on the goal of keeping a hairstyle for a month.

 

[Je Ne Sais Quoi]

Checking in. still no heat...

 

[Seamonster]

Well Je Ne Sais Quoi We have been following you for 6 long months, not a drop of heat, boy I hope our end of the year reveal is stellar.

 

[Je Ne Sais Quoi]

Well @Je Ne Sais Quoi We have been following you for 6 long months, not a drop of heat, boy I hope our end of the year reveal is stellar.

Seamonster. uhhhh, what if it's just "ok"?

 

[Seamonster]

We will be alright.

 

[nakialovesshoes]

Hey ladies. Still heat free. I'm on autopilot now that I've discovered the wonderful world of mini braids. I kept my first set for almost 3 weeks. Right now I have half mini cornrows, half mini braids. The mini braids will be in for at least 4 weeks but I will have the cornrows redone after 2 weeks. Still praying for an APL miracle by the end of the year.

 

[SunnyDelight]

Still going strong . . . wigs & bun. I may get a full head - short, curly weave in late July to hopefully last until end of August . . . we shall see.

 

[Je Ne Sais Quoi]

August is almost here. This year is FLYING by!!!! How we doing?

I'm still rocking shingled styles, puffs, twist outs, twists, etc. This has been the easiest hair year for me to date honestly. Especially with me exercising 4-5 days a week this challenge has been my saving grace.

 

[Seamonster]

I feel like Sam from Lord of the Rings. Frodo, I will follow you thru a year of no heat. Now I see why we had to do a year long challenge, it took me 6 months to get my hair in condition to have a no heat routine. I think I got no heat down? My hair is healthy enough to twist. I always thought twist tangled my hair, now I understand, I needed stronger, more moisturized hair to do twist.

five months till I get to try out my maxi glide.

 

[Seamonster]

Seven months heat free, five months to go, I can hardly wait.