Joining in! I have been in the challenge before, but I was wearing extension braids at the beginning of the year until just about recently. I had to cut off 2" of my hair at the end of last year. I decided not to use any direct heat on my hair after that, because even though I was only flat ironing once a year, my ends did not seem like they could handle the heat that it took to get them straightened. I want to try roller setting as an alternative. My hair is currently 13'' in the back and front and 15" on the sides.
1. What is your primary style (twists, braids, bunning, etc.)?
Medium twists and occasional buns
2. What is your style maintenance regimen?
I cowash and deep condition biweekly. Every other cowash I oil rinse with my DC. Every other month I shampoo my hair along with conditioning and DCing. I detangle with my fingers while the DC is in, followed by one run through with a wide toothed comb after rinsing. I let my hair drip dry a little before doing the LCO method. I use water for my liquid, KCKT for my cream, and castor oil for the oil. I twist about 8 large twists to stretch and air dry, and then either pinch and grab to make my medium twists or part my hair in squares to twist as I go along. I LCO primarily on my ends every few days.
3. Are you natural, relaxed, transitioning?
Color treated natural
4. What do you hope to achieve from the challenge?
Growth, length retention, overall hair health
5. When and how will you restyle your hair?
I will restyle my hair biweekly after wearing a twistout for 3 days. It will primarily be styled in medium two strand twists or rope twists that are pinned up or bunned daily, alternating with buns with my loose hair.
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