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xu93texas my goal is that by my next relaxer, I've hit NL. I think getting touchups for every hair goal would be more rewarding. So by December, another 4 months, I'm SL. By April 2014 I'm APL or so, and so on.
 
naija24 said:
@xu93texas my goal is that by my next relaxer, I've hit NL. I think getting touchups for every hair goal would be more rewarding. So by December, another 4 months, I'm SL. By April 2014 I'm APL or so, and so on.
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You go girl! I'm not that aggressive with my goal lengths. I actually just got back from the salon and I'm still pixie length in the back/nape and my crown and front are a lot longer.My bangs almost reach my brows now. I let her cut 1/2 in and she shaped my hair into a cut that has a silhouette. So if I decide to wear it straight or bump some curls in my hair, it would look good no matter what. So I'm going for EL in August and full NL in December. It'll probably grow faster than that, but for now I'm just enjoying my new cut and going wig-free for the next few months. I expect a major growth spurt!
 
Altruisticoam said:
I put in 12 and secured with bobby pins
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That looks most beautimus! I'm going to try that this weekend. I'm gonna need so serious dry time.

UPDATE:
Got all froggy and tried Bantu knots on slightly damp hair. EPIC FAILURE! I knew going in that my highly porous strands would never dry wrapped around anything, let alone wrapped around its own damp self, without some major intervention from a heated appliance but I lost control of my brain and tried it-H.A.M. doesn't begin to describe what it looked like. I ended up rinsing my hair in the shower and doing a side plait just so I could go to work. Going back to my twist outs.
 
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mschristine Mande30 hnntrr

Yesterday was a wash day for me and my new growth was crazy!! I couldn't rollerset because it was so thick. I sat under a hooded dryer for about 20 mins, blow dried and flat ironed. I was scared using so much heat, but my hair turned out really nice. I'm tempted to transition, or begin texlaxing
 
i am in great need of hair style tips. I do not want to rock a pixie cut anymore as my hair grows out. I'm afraid of my ends while I work out and just in general. I was considering something like...a twist out since my hair is too short for a braid out. I have maybe 2.5 - 3 inches all over. is this doable?

I won't be using heat for 4 months. Just FYI
 
Hey buddies xu93texas KiWiStyle shortdub78 yoli184 Altruisticoam

I was sworn to only do dustings but as you know, I've been struggling lately with some evil, raggedy, paper-thin, jacked up ends and I broke down on Saturday. After a protein intervention with some Nexxus Emergencee followed by a moisture intervention with Humectress, I blow dried and flat ironed and headed straight to MasterCuts. Lost almost two inches but I'm all the happier for it. My hair looks 100% better.
 
klsjackson said:
@mschristine @Mande30 @hnntrr

Yesterday was a wash day for me and my new growth was crazy!! I couldn't rollerset because it was so thick. I sat under a hooded dryer for about 20 mins, blow dried and flat ironed. I was scared using so much heat, but my hair turned out really nice. I'm tempted to transition, or begin texlaxing
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klsjackson
I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum from you, LOL. These previously underprocessed areas are making me run like h--- away from the thought of transitioning or texlaxing.
 
klsjackson said:
mschristine Mande30 hnntrr

Yesterday was a wash day for me and my new growth was crazy!! I couldn't rollerset because it was so thick. I sat under a hooded dryer for about 20 mins, blow dried and flat ironed. I was scared using so much heat, but my hair turned out really nice. I'm tempted to transition, or begin texlaxing
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9 weeks post and my new growth is insane. I haven't used heat since I was on vacation early last month and I'm so tempted to straighten this hair but I need a better quality blow dryer and flat iron so I won't do it till I get those first. I really want to try out some new products, such as Aphogee and silk elements..I might relax at 12 weeks or I might wait. My hair is doing pretty well with my daily moisturizing spritz and frequent DCs so we'll see what happens. I'll keep you ladies posted:-)
 
quirkydimples said:
Cattypus1

Pictures, please!

BTW I know how you feel. I cut two inches last month and fell in love with my hair again.
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I need to take some pics. I didn't before I went for my twist out. Looks like I'm back at APL. I think I will need to trim regularly to keep the evil ends away. It's amazing how much difference a good trim makes.
 
Altruisticoam said:
Hey buddies xu93texas KiWiStyle shortdub78 yoli184 Cattypus1

How's it going? Today was wash day and I just did the same routine as last week except I plan on bunning after I air dry.

Currently I'm 6 weeks post with lots of new growth. How long is everyone stretching this go round?
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Hey ...I'm almost five weeks post and the plan is to go 16 weeks to July 31, right before my birthday. I'd love to be BSL by then but I don't think its going to happen. Today was wash day for me too...got my twists in and my straws on and ready for my Twist out for the week.
 
sunnieb Nix08 baddison DominicanBrazilian82 Cherry89

7 weeks and holding. I think this is the best my hair has ever felt at 7 weeks -- trying not to jinx it. I've been cowashing every day or every couple of days. I'm a cowashing pro now and things are going well (knock on wood). I know me though, I will tire out of this cowash commitment and then the roots will get all kinky. I'mma hang in there for as long as I can though.
 
mschristine said:
9 weeks post and my new growth is insane. I haven't used heat since I was on vacation early last month and I'm so tempted to straighten this hair but I need a better quality blow dryer and flat iron so I won't do it till I get those first. I really want to try out some new products, such as Aphogee and silk elements..I might relax at 12 weeks or I might wait. My hair is doing pretty well with my daily moisturizing spritz and frequent DCs so we'll see what happens. I'll keep you ladies posted:-)
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mschristine

What is in your daily moisturizing spritz?
 
divachyk said:
@sunnieb @Nix08 @baddison @DominicanBrazilian82 @Cherry89

7 weeks and holding. I think this is the best my hair has ever felt at 7 weeks -- trying not to jinx it. I've been cowashing every day or every couple of days. I'm a cowashing pro now and things are going well (knock on wood). I know me though, I will tire out of this cowash commitment and then the roots will get all kinky. I'mma hang in there for as long as I can though.
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I have been so hair lazy the last while...I don't think I've been this hair lazy since before I started my hair journey.
I'm almost 3 weeks and I'm feeling my ng but I still have that freshly relaxed feel....I need to get back to things soon before like you mentioned divachyk, my ng starts kicking and cause me a set back.
 
Nix08 said:
I have been so hair lazy the last while...I don't think I've been this hair lazy since before I started my hair journey.
I'm almost 3 weeks and I'm feeling my ng but I still have that freshly relaxed feel....I need to get back to things soon before like you mentioned divachyk, my ng starts kicking and cause me a set back.
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yay i'm not going crazy. Nix08. I'm only two weeks post and my NG is going nutters. It doesn't even look like I had a relaxer two weeks ago. My hair won't lay flat and is almost wavy it looks like. I don't know how Im gonna make it 3.5 months.
 
Hairroots Rozlewis ... So this Saturday I'm 16 weeks... whoa! I'm thinking about going for 20, but on my last wash day I saw a little increase in shedding... so I may be taking the plunge soon.

In exciting news - I did what I consider to be my first successful air dry!!! If they always worked out like this I'd do them all the time. It was last weekend and I just was NOT feeling detangling all this new growth to roller set. So I air dried with a scarf for an hour or so (my hair was still damp) - threw in some leave ins and put 4 big country twists in my hair. I went to sleep not knowing what was going to happen - but I'm so glad it worked out in the morning!!!

Of course I had a ton of shrinkage because the NG is like an afro at the front + the twist out, but I likey! :yep:

So I may be air drying until I reach touch up day!
 

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Serious question. Is it true that it is easier for Naturals to grow to APL and beyond vs a relaxed head? I have a friend who is a long term transitioner and she started her HHJ at SL. She's now MBL after a year. She doesn't use heat or anything.

Now that I'm back to relaxed, I think I'd like to eventually see if I can reach APL by this time next year, if possible. Is this less likely to happen for no other reason than the fact that I have relaxed hair?
 
I need a buddy..

How many weeks post are you right now? 9 or 10 weeks post this Thurs. had to do a corrective since I didn't leave it on long enough.

How long are you stretching? 12-13 wks, if its going well it wouldn't hurt to go longer- longest stretch was 15wks

Any other info? self tex-laxer, 1/2 & 1/2 method. Prep is draining :perplexed

 
@naija24 I do not believe that to be true. However if you relax too often it could weaken your ends and cause breakage which would hinder your ability to get to APL. Also if you use heat without proper protection and too often that will also prevent you from retaiting your ends. Being relaxed, I do not believe, hinders growth. You just have to be careful about retention.
 
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naija24, I haven't been natural since caring for my own hair so take this for whatever it's worth. I believe hair in it's natural state has a better chance at survival because the strands aren't chemically altered. However, both heads can achieve long lengths.
 
GrowAHead and Hairroots, I am planning to do a hard protein treatment this weekend with a good moisturizing DC to prepare for my touch-up the following week on the 24th. I will be leaving for Disney on Friday the 25th so I thought about waiting another week until I return but I have seen some breakage so I want to relax sooner than later. I am looking forward to relaxing these roots.
 
Nix08 said:
I have been so hair lazy the last while...I don't think I've been this hair lazy since before I started my hair journey.
I'm almost 3 weeks and I'm feeling my ng but I still have that freshly relaxed feel....I need to get back to things soon before like you mentioned divachyk, my ng starts kicking and cause me a set back.
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I am feeling the same exact way lately. Hopefully things will look brighter but for now, I'm mostly lurking around from time to time. I hope you get your "head" back in the game soon ;-)).

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shortdub78 said:
i finally had a nice detangling session several days ago. i hope i can achieve that again. breakage really gets under my skin.
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shortdub78 were you able to get the same set detangling results!!! I always get breakage because of my fine, relaxed strands, I think it's unavoidable. Do you mostly finger detangle?? FD has saved me from thousands of broken strands.

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Altruisticoam said:
Aww I'm so sorry you're in a hair rut. I hope things get better for you because you're like the cheerleader of our group :-)
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Awe, thanks Altruisticoam!! I'm really working on getting back to my normal self. I think maybe I'm just bored OR just cold weather keeping me in a funk. Now that its getting warmer finally, maybe I need to get out of my protective styles a few days out of the week. I did a braidout today and I guess it came out ok, I put the sides up because I had the gaps caused by parts. That was a learning experience.

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I'll try to check in more often to see how my buddies are doing ;-)).

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