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Kb3auty said:
I am at CBL, i did a big chop June of last year, and had alot of hair loss during my transition. It was 2-3 inches all around after my chop. Almost a year later i'm at CBL after having to cut alot of hair because the lady that braided my wet and wavy used nail glue and added it onto my hair, even after i told her make sure it does not get on my hair. i think CBL is a good progress? but i'm greedy I want faster growth, :yep:. what is your current lenght?

What is PS? i'm not even close to 3 inches between my neck and APL, :nono:. i'm thinking of going back to taking MSM? ever took it? have any of you ladies seen any progress with the MSM, i took it for a month and stopped, i started getting head colds.
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Nail glue? Oh I would have a case right now.
Dont ever go back to her
 
NikkiQ said:
I usually keep a beehive in for up to 2 months,but that's with a sew in. Its just the braids this time and its only been 2 weeks. Ready for em to come out. The MN mix is working better than I thought. Lots of NG to say they've only been in so short of a time.

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that's great, what's in your MN mix?
 
thanks NikkiQ and lamaria211 and everyone else for their input!
i guess i could be overmanipulating. i rebraid/remoisturize every other night, then put it in an updo the next morning. then i don't touch it again until when i remoisturize.
 
lamaria211 said:
Nail glue? Oh I would have a case right now.
Dont ever go back to her
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nail glue.:sad: she literally colored the glue on the strands of my hair. I was so mad, it took me three days to take my braids out, i was trying to be so careful, and patient. i tried everything, applied conditioner and coconut oil, that helped a little bit, but, i couldn't save all the hair that was in the glue. so the right side of my hair is 2 inches shorter than the left side, i had to cut alot on the right side. :perplexed

i wanted to go over their and give her a piece of my mind, but, i'm holding myself back, and trying to accept the set back. I am considering doing my own braids next time, even if it will take me a few days, i will just have to wrap my hair for work till i'm done.
 
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kristaa.10 said:
thanks NikkiQ and lamaria211 and everyone else for their input!
i guess i could be overmanipulating. i rebraid/remoisturize every other night, then put it in an updo the next morning. then i don't touch it again until when i remoisturize.
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Maybe you could try a style/PS that lasts for a week and see if that works out better for your hair.

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:lol: @ y'all asking about my mix. Its an entire tube of MN,half of a jar of SofnFree moisturizing strengthener cream,and a few generous squirts of the SofnFree Triple Layer Growth Oil. Apply every morning and spray with SofnFree leave in treatment.

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Just came to the realization my SplitEnder can't do everything. So I gave myself a .5-1 inch trim which isn't bad considering my last brush with actual scissors was last August. It's rather amusing how I avoid scissors like the plague when just a few years ago I would sit infront of a mirror and just chop 3-5 inches off without a second thought using any random pair of scissors at hand causing my sister to alomost have a heart attack :lol: Though I may have to wait a bit longer for APL, my once crunchy ends are now gone. Health before length right?
 
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longhairdreaming said:
Just came to the realization my SplitEnder can't do everything. So I gave myself a .5-1 inch trim which isn't bad considering my last brush with actual scissors was last August. It's rather amusing how I avoid scissors like the plague when just a few years ago I would sit infront of a mirror and just chop 3-5 inches off without a second thought using any random pair of scissors at hand causing my sister to alomost have a heart attack :lol: Though I may have to wait a bit longer for APL, my once crunchy ends are now gone. Health before length right?
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Yep!

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Lurkee said:
@Kb3auty Your retention is very good. I am positive you will reach your goals in good time. :yep:
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Thank you, you have given me hope, i was starting to really doubt it could be possible. Thanks for the encouragement. I am more dedicated now, to make this happen! :yep:
 
itsjusthair88 - Yes, it is actually a lot better than using a comb. My curls are more defined since they aren't all being individually separated. I do a thorough detangling session so I don't get any matting. I don't know how some people say that it only takes them about 15 minutes or so because I haven't been able to finish a session in less than 40 minutes. It usually takes me close to an hour if I am really careful. I start at the bottom and work all the way up to the top. The conditioner session is so much easier than the oil one. The oil doesn't give me as much slip but since I still like to shampoo my hair once a week (with an SLS-free one of course), I like to put oil on to help protect my hair from the shampoo. Otherwise, if I was doing the full curly girl method, I would only use conditioner for detangling.
 
I feel frustrated because I'm not apl. And I'm done paying 40 or so bucks for a trim and flat iron at the mall.

Next time I'm going to Super Cuts or whatever and flat iron myself. I want the strength of character to do a bigger cut... like so that I have blunt ends, but I really wanted to wait for that until I WAS APL.

I'm about an inch away... but sheesh... it's taking too long.

I repurchased some Aphogee that I haven't been using in a while. I also haven't been deep conditioning because I'm been so busy, so I guess I need to go back to that.

I have some ORS Replenishing... what Deep Conditioners are people using that are the bomb right now? I have access to Sally's, Ulta and of course Walmart/Target.

I saw some new Sally's "curl" products. But they were 10 bucks a piece... too expensive to purchase without a recommendation from the LHCF High Court!
 
LadyRaider said:
I feel frustrated because I'm not apl. And I'm done paying 40 or so bucks for a trim and flat iron at the mall.

Next time I'm going to Super Cuts or whatever and flat iron myself. I want the strength of character to do a bigger cut... like so that I have blunt ends, but I really wanted to wait for that until I WAS APL.

I'm about an inch away... but sheesh... it's taking too long.

I repurchased some Aphogee that I haven't been using in a while. I also haven't been deep conditioning because I'm been so busy, so I guess I need to go back to that.

I have some ORS Replenishing... what Deep Conditioners are people using that are the bomb right now? I have access to Sally's, Ulta and of course Walmart/Target.

I saw some new Sally's "curl" products. But they were 10 bucks a piece... too expensive to purchase without a recommendation from the LHCF High Court!
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ORS is a good dc but if you go to sallys I suggest Silk Elements Megasilk Moisturizing treatment or SE kera minerals DC. I also have the Curls line DC, Cream Cleanser and the creme brule but I havent tried them yet so I wont recommend those yet;) hth
 
lamaria211 said:
Whats this the apl challengers are napping?? Wake up ladies:)
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Nope!! I'm here. Sitting under a lacewing & peeping. Somewhere btwn CL & SL. Will do lc on june 30th and Christmas. Hoping to be APL by Christamas :)

4b Natural CBL HYH APL 2012 WIG
 
~Current hair length- NL
~Relaxed/Natura/Texlaxed/Loc'd- Natural
~APL goal month- December
~Current Reggie and styling choices- Protective style under wig (mini braids)
~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL?- Low manipulation, frequent cowashing
 
Went to the other side of the island today and took the braids down when I got home. Talk about a serious job!

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NikkiQ said:
Went to the other side of the island today and took the braids down when I got home. Talk about a serious job!

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Where's your length check?

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I've been bad. Not following my routine, neglecting my bonnet, *le sigh* so I found some 1/2 inch broken hairs the other day. I refuse to let this happen. Just washed, conditioner and double bagged some Walmart sacks on my head for deep conditioning.
 
I'm official moved into my appt in New York. My hair has not been touched with water in over a week. I will do a DC in the next couple of days. Good news I havent experienced and breakage.
 
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