Quick recap. Nov 20,1999 I decided that I didn't want my relaxed hair anymore so I cut it all and started over with 1/2" of hair. I went through years of braids and interlocks and the occasional weave..mostly braids. And I had a few self inflicted setbacks. My main aim was SOFT hair....my own whale as I like to call it. 5 years later I think I've arrived /images/graemlins/laugh.gif My hair is softer and longer than I thought possible and it's texturized. I'm wiser now....much, much wiser. Thanks to women here and at BHCAB, and my old friends at BHSGO and even BHC. It's been a rewarding journey and I'm looking forward to what's next.
My anniversary yesterday was full of suprises. Lets' just say I'm in love with my new favorite conditoner...WOWZA /images/graemlins/grin.gif
This weekend being my BDay weekend I decided to flatiron my hair so I wanted to make sure it was well moisturized. And boy oh boy was it ever. I couldn't stop touching it and I had other people touching it to see how soft it was and they were all commenting on how soft it was. Felt like butter /images/graemlins/grin.gif
Well here are my steps.
1. Preshampoo treatment on dry hair with kemi oyl and honey (my hair felt great)
2. Shampooed with AO white camellia and jasmine (this shampoo was AWESOME...great even for people doing CO washes. No suds and it mademy hair very soft...it's full of oils and herbs...nothing else /images/graemlins/clap.gif)
3. I then applied AO GPB
4. Rinsed and applied NTM daily deep conditioner...my new FAVORITE conditioner...a rival for humecto's affections /images/graemlins/laugh.gif
5. I then towel dried and applied NTM silk touch leave in....WOW /images/graemlins/shocked.gif, kemi oyl and NTM healing serum...more WOW /images/graemlins/shocked.gif At this stage my hair was just UBER soft...it was unreal. I couldn't stop grinning /images/graemlins/rofl.gif
I didn't bother doing the emergencee treatment like I said I would because I'm finding increase in moisture is cutting down on my breakage. I had about 11 breaks which is not bad for 7 day average. I don't want to put too much protein in there and have it cause other problems...I figure the intense, GPB and 5 in 1 are enough.
All was fine and dandy overall until I decided to flatiron. The iron wasn't hot but I think just the heat factor doesn't agree with my hair. The flatiron snapped about 8 hairs in one section. I opened the iron and all these hairs were in them so as of Nov 20,2004 I'm not using heat again...no flatironing ever again. I'll try the banding thing instead. Who does that method? How do you find it? Anywho, my hair felt better before I used the heat. And the weird thing was I had checked my ends prior to flatironing and I had no splits but when I got back from going out and checked my ends(same area I checked before) I had splits. WTH is that about? /images/graemlins/confused.gif I snipped them off but I'm thinking myhair really does not like heat at all...in any form. I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see my ends before and after. /images/graemlins/blush.gif
So, all in all I'm VERY happy with my hair. I put it back into the baggie as soon as I got home last night. Since removing the braids 15 weeks ago I have gotten about 1 1/4" to 1 1/2"..not bad considering it had virtually stopped growing in the braids. I have about 2-2.5" left and I'm set. I only get about 1/4"-1/3" /month so I hoping for sometime next year. I'm thinking I may keep it going after that but who knows /images/graemlins/cool.gif
My anniversary yesterday was full of suprises. Lets' just say I'm in love with my new favorite conditoner...WOWZA /images/graemlins/grin.gif
This weekend being my BDay weekend I decided to flatiron my hair so I wanted to make sure it was well moisturized. And boy oh boy was it ever. I couldn't stop touching it and I had other people touching it to see how soft it was and they were all commenting on how soft it was. Felt like butter /images/graemlins/grin.gif
Well here are my steps.
1. Preshampoo treatment on dry hair with kemi oyl and honey (my hair felt great)
2. Shampooed with AO white camellia and jasmine (this shampoo was AWESOME...great even for people doing CO washes. No suds and it mademy hair very soft...it's full of oils and herbs...nothing else /images/graemlins/clap.gif)
3. I then applied AO GPB
4. Rinsed and applied NTM daily deep conditioner...my new FAVORITE conditioner...a rival for humecto's affections /images/graemlins/laugh.gif
5. I then towel dried and applied NTM silk touch leave in....WOW /images/graemlins/shocked.gif, kemi oyl and NTM healing serum...more WOW /images/graemlins/shocked.gif At this stage my hair was just UBER soft...it was unreal. I couldn't stop grinning /images/graemlins/rofl.gif
I didn't bother doing the emergencee treatment like I said I would because I'm finding increase in moisture is cutting down on my breakage. I had about 11 breaks which is not bad for 7 day average. I don't want to put too much protein in there and have it cause other problems...I figure the intense, GPB and 5 in 1 are enough.
All was fine and dandy overall until I decided to flatiron. The iron wasn't hot but I think just the heat factor doesn't agree with my hair. The flatiron snapped about 8 hairs in one section. I opened the iron and all these hairs were in them so as of Nov 20,2004 I'm not using heat again...no flatironing ever again. I'll try the banding thing instead. Who does that method? How do you find it? Anywho, my hair felt better before I used the heat. And the weird thing was I had checked my ends prior to flatironing and I had no splits but when I got back from going out and checked my ends(same area I checked before) I had splits. WTH is that about? /images/graemlins/confused.gif I snipped them off but I'm thinking myhair really does not like heat at all...in any form. I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see my ends before and after. /images/graemlins/blush.gif
So, all in all I'm VERY happy with my hair. I put it back into the baggie as soon as I got home last night. Since removing the braids 15 weeks ago I have gotten about 1 1/4" to 1 1/2"..not bad considering it had virtually stopped growing in the braids. I have about 2-2.5" left and I'm set. I only get about 1/4"-1/3" /month so I hoping for sometime next year. I'm thinking I may keep it going after that but who knows /images/graemlins/cool.gif
