2016 Bsl/mbl Challenge

Took my sew-in down early and got some breakage ugh and in a 'protective style'. Homegirl braided my hair waaay too tight and the braids were too little causing waaay too much tension :cry3:

I like the price point $60 vs $100 but $40 not worth all my hard work. How awk is it gonna be working with her next sew-in (going back to the girl I went to at first, my hair flourished) and she questioning why I decided not to go with her. I'm too 100 not to keep it real.

Smh hopefully the breakage isn't as bad as it seems and I can still pulled off 2 inches since my last length check I'll even take an inch lord because somehow my hair seems shorter in its natural state :eek: #stuckataplforever
 
morgandenae said:
Took my sew-in down early and got some breakage ugh and in a 'protective style'. Homegirl braided my hair waaay too tight and the braids were too little causing waaay too much tension :cry3:

I like the price point $60 vs $100 but $40 not worth all my hard work. How awk is it gonna be working with her next sew-in (going back to the girl I went to at first, my hair flourished) and she questioning why I decided not to go with her. I'm too 100 not to keep it real.

Smh hopefully the breakage isn't as bad as it seems and I can still pulled off 2 inches since my last length check I'll even take an inch lord because somehow my hair seems shorter in its natural state :eek: #stuckataplforever
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How long did you keep the sew in?
 
Hello all! After my setback in March, that took me from grazing MBL/BSB to grazing APL I laid low for a bit and got crochet braids.

I ended up getting a touch-up on April 30th at 24 weeks post, and my hair DID grow in that few weeks, but I know I am having some breakage issues as well. At the moment, I am wearing twist-outs and flexirod sets and getting back on oiling my scalp with my sulphur mix.

I'm hovering at BSL (and I do mean HOVERING) at this point y'all, so I'm not sure if MBL is in the cards for me, but I am going to keep trying. If I could get to FULL BSL by the end of this year, I'll be happy at this point, because that setback messed me all the way up :(

Just wanted to attach a pic of my hair from 4/30 T/U...I'm not sure WHEN I am going to relax again, but I did not mean to stretch this long, at all...I'm thinking July or August, 12 or 16 weeks???? I'm so indecisive! LOL

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I prepooed with Banyan's Hair Oil for 2 hours, Hendigoing right now and will be using Aussie Moist Conditioner to cowash it out,

-followed by Redken Time Reset Shampoo

-Too tired to DC today and probably will do so tomorrow

I have no idea what I'll be using to moisturize and seal just yet though.
 
My length check will be in 2 weeks on the 17th or 18th. I don't know if it's gotten longer but it's definitely thicker. Been using my castor oil mixture every other day and it has helped tremendously.
 
  • Pre-poo'd overnight with AVJ spritz
  • DC'd under heat for an hour with Soultanical's Afrotastic
  • Used CC's Natural Scalp Scrub, CW'd with KJ Naturals Cocoa Clay Raspberry, Reconstructed with Garnier, 80% rinse out of ACV & Tresemme Moisture Rich
  • L = Aphogee Curlific; O = Mielle Organics Mint Almond on scalp & Keravada Raspberry Vanilla on length; G = FUBU Curl Defining
 
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I ended up washing again today because I did a banana/coconut oil/honey treatment last week and there was STILL flecks of (what I assume to be) banana in my hair! I'm 5 weeks post and today I:

  • Shampooed with ORS Creamy Aloe and really scrubbed to get all of the residue out of my hair
  • Shampooed with Suave Keratin Smoothing
  • DC'd with Shea Moisture Manuka Honey Treatment under my heat cap blow dryer attachment
  • LOC'd with water, coconut oil and Eden's Bodyworks Coconut Shea Curl Defining Cream and used Design Essentials Coconut & Monoi Gelee for hold (I LOOOVVEEE this stuff)
  • Sitting under my heat cap attachment under cool air to dry. I wasn't sure if this attachment also dried hair, so I've never used it, but my hair is getting dry, so I am excited. I'm going to try a flexirod in my next wash day, in 2 weeks
I made the decision to get my next texlax T/U the last week of July, so at 13 weeks post. Then I probably won't relax again until January because I'm going to Greece for Labour day and then Mexico for Christmas, so I am going to be braided up for those.
 
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Happy Sunday Lovelies!!!:2inlove:

So...I'm still here...still on full FMLA but inching towards being able to return to work for at least half days...What that means for hair is that I have been keeping it braided. My friend comes and re-braids every week and half to two weeks. Yesterday, I pre-poo'ed, set under the steamer, and then got my hair washed, blow-dried, and re-braided...I also gave myself a little trim (very necessary). I don't know how much my hair has grown, but I feel like it should be healthy. Coconut oil is my saving grace-- for my hair, skin, I slather it on errthang!! :spinning::spinning:
 
Just checking in.

I went ahead and did a relax touch up in the middle of May, the plan was to wear it out until after July 4th then go back to individual braids/twists until Sept but I didn't make it. It was just too hot and I hate spending time on my hair only to have the style last a day or 2. I put 2 strand twists in this morning and will just keep them in until sept.
I'm still hoping to make bsl by the end of the year but I doubt it since I'm not even apl yet. But now that my hair is in twists I'll be doing inversions and using mn, co washing and doing GHE every few nights. Fingers crossed I'll make it to BSL by December.
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I'm not really good at length checks, I always forget so this one was actually from April 10 but I think I'm about the same length since I did a trim after my May touch up
 
I'm taking the kids to the beach Friday so I'm going to unravel the ends of my celies and wear a braidout. I'm leaving the roots braided so that I keep my sections for when I wash my hair.
 
Caramel74 said:
I couldn't find castor oil in the grocery store anywhere. I heard it makes your hair thicker. I wanted to mix it with my olive oil. What other oil could I mix in with these two that would be good?
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@Caramel74, I make a castor/olive oil mix and add some essential peppermint oil to stimulate the scalp. My thickness has definitely increased since I have been using this about 3x per week. I got my castor oil off Amazon.
 
I am trying to master the texlaxed wash n go...it looks pretty good today (I need to take pics) but my hair is soooooo dull, like, ZERO shine and it drives me crazy lol...I am 5 weeks post and the NG isn't that bad right now, but when I may go ahead and throw some twists/braids in if the 2 textures start to get too much during my stretch.

Tonight, I am going to baggy and put in my sulfur mix to see if I can get 2nd day hair.
 
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