Removed Braids

[Misseyl]

This weekend I removed my braids (after a 1 year stretch) and boy did I have a ton of work. I flatironed it and by this morning it was already kinked up.. I know I'll never go natural because all this naturalness I can't manage. I had intended to give myself a touchup right after removing the braids but I couldn’t tell where the new growth ends and the relaxed ends begins so I decided to flatiron. I've gained about 5/6 inches of natural hair and damn, to comb it is a mother. I'm going to give myself a touchup sometime this week because I can't see myself going around looking a hot mess all week long.. Well, all this to say that I'm going to be posting pictures in another couple of days/week, I'll let everyone know when my Fotki is ready...

 

[OrangeMoon]

Congratulations, can't wait to see your results!

 

[Silver]

Did you keep the same set of braids in for the entire year? Did you have breaks in between? Or did you change them and the style etc. I just want to see if it's possible. Did you get bored of them?

 

[girlyprincess23]

wow 1 year..... cant wait to see ur progress!!

 

[naturalgurl]

I know how overwhelming taking braids down can be. Especially with a lot of new growth. I chose to keep going natural. I love the fierceness and besides, when I was relaxed I had 50 strands of hair compared to the 1,000 I have natural! WOO HOO! Anyways, your hair looks really nice!

 

[hrtbndr21]

^^^ That's a pretty head of hair in your siggy.

 

[Mook's hair]

I'm anxious to see it.
It may help if you run a bath & use shampoo as the bubble bath. Get in lay on your back and submerge your hair. let it soak for a few minutes. then start to detangle while it is under water. add conditioners & whatnot.

This always helps all my naturalness and believe me...mine is thickumms!

 

[Misseyl]

Did you keep the same set of braids in for the entire year? Did you have breaks in between? Or did you change them and the style etc. I just want to see if it's possible. Did you get bored of them?

I took no breaks and I redid the braids every 6 weeks or so. Yep, I started to get bored as the weather changed..

 

[Misseyl]

I know how overwhelming taking braids down can be. Especially with a lot of new growth. I chose to keep going natural. I love the fierceness and besides, when I was relaxed I had 50 strands of hair compared to the 1,000 I have natural! WOO HOO! Anyways, your hair looks really nice!

I know what you are saying but I just can't deal w/all this naturalness, it's just too much work. Right now I'm wearing a bun because it looks odd that the rest of my hair is kinky while my ends are straight.

 

[Misseyl]

What I'm a bit concerned about right now is how am I going to relax all this hair w/out missing sections and stuff... My plan is to apply a profectiv product on my relaxed ends, and especially where the new growth meets the relaxed portion and pray that it doesn't break off... I know if I choose to go to a beautician, the beautician would try to cut off my relax ends and call them dead hair, and ooops there goes my progress, but I know better than visit them.

 

[Platinum]

Congrats on the good growth! I removed my braids yesterday but I'll probably get my hair braided back up this week. I was going to go for a 6 months stretch but since I read yor thread, I'm considering going for a year. I know relaxing a year's worth of NG may be overwhelming.If a stylist cutting your relaxed ends is a concern, can you ask a friend or family to help you relax?

 

[Aggie]

What I'm a bit concerned about right now is how am I going to relax all this hair w/out missing sections and stuff... My plan is to apply a profectiv product on my relaxed ends, and especially where the new growth meets the relaxed portion and pray that it doesn't break off... I know if I choose to go to a beautician, the beautician would try to cut off my relax ends and call them dead hair, and ooops there goes my progress, but I know better than visit them.

Misseyl, I would like the password to your fotki please. I want to see your braid pics and progress. The password in your profiles does not work. The reason I wna to see your progress pics is because I am currently stretching and I am using braids to do it and I need all the encouragement I can get to keep these braids in. I want to do it the C&G way though.Thanks.

 

[MJ]

Any updates?