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I am feenin' maself today! My twistout fro is looking FIERCE! As the J'cans would say, Nuhbaddy cyan CHAT tuh mi! *whips fro*
 
Moisturizing and sealing my ends right now as they were feeling a little dry. Thought I'd do a quick scalp massage at the same time:yep:.
 
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kupenda said:
Despise is the right word. It's getting on my nerves. Fuzzy, ignoring my deep conditioners. My ends are getting on my nerves again. I'm sick of it.

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It is so frustrating when we do everything in our power to have healthy hair but it acts sassy regardless of our intentions. The issue could be a variety of things ... perhaps you have overly porous hair and moisture isn't being retained with your regular sealant- therefore, the consideration of using hair grease/pomade needs to be made. It could be an issue of your hair being over conditioned and acting bad because it needs more protein. It is hard to pinpoint and without knowng the dirty-dirt, Without the dirt, my thoughts are just speculation ... so what's your regimen ma'am? :) I bet the issue is due to something that can easily be fixed- you will have this thing under control in no time ....
 
Im lurking as I don't know if my hair will cooperate for this year again..it just seems to stop at this stupid ugly length..my reggie is simple wash once a week,dc once a week,moisturize with aloe vera juice and glycern daily then do some type of leave in and seal with crisco on the ends..I am even using Beemines sulfur mix..my natural will be getting relaxed over summer and I would love to have a little swang so I can feel like a pretty little black chick without aid of weave..my hair is stopping my dream..
 
why lurk when you can join and why wait til the summer to relax? i'm not going to be that person that tells you to hold on and give your natural hair a chance. you have been feeling this way for so long. why punish yourself? what are you trying to prove? i say let go and relax. hell, i did it and i have no regrets. my only problem is i am a product junkie and i can only do so much with this length. i am idle a lot, so i have more time to think about my hair, so i end up doing more than i should! :lol: i loved my natural texture, but it was just too much. if i go back to the natural route, it will be locs.

how is your hair behaving with your current reggie? have you been doing length check pics to see your progress? get a length check shirt! i have one. but i haven't been using it. i guess i will use mine this weekend before i get my hair braided up.

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Im lurking as I don't know if my hair will cooperate for this year again..it just seems to stop at this stupid ugly length..my reggie is simple wash once a week,dc once a week,moisturize with aloe vera juice and glycern daily then do some type of leave in and seal with crisco on the ends..I am even using Beemines sulfur mix..my natural will be getting relaxed over summer and I would love to have a little swang so I can feel like a pretty little black chick without aid of weave..my hair is stopping my dream..
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Hey everyone...I just joined up.
~Current hair length: SL
~Relaxed/Natura/Texlaxed/Loc'd:Natural
~APL goal month: June 2012 or sooner
~Current Reggie and styling choices: Shampoo wash once a week, co-wash as I feel my hair needs it, deep condition with each shampoo; M&S daily, GAO daily, been in some type of braids since the end of Dec...first under my wig now I have yarn braid(hoping to keep them in for 2 months), will henna(Nupur or Reshma) when I come out of the yarn braids
~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL?: I don't plan on changing anything really...so far my reggie seems to be working
~I'll post my starting pic as soon as I can.
 
longhairdreaming said:
Hey everyone...I just joined up.
~Current hair length: SL
~Relaxed/Natura/Texlaxed/Loc'd:Natural
~APL goal month: June 2012 or sooner
~Current Reggie and styling choices: Shampoo wash once a week, co-wash as I feel my hair needs it, deep condition with each shampoo; M&S daily, GAO daily, been in some type of braids since the end of Dec...first under my wig now I have yarn braid(hoping to keep them in for 2 months), will henna(Nupur or Reshma) when I come out of the yarn braids
~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL?: I don't plan on changing anything really...so far my reggie seems to be working
~I'll post my starting pic as soon as I can.
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Welcome longhairdreaming. How long have you been natural? Are you going to keep your hair braided? Sorry for the numerous questions.
 
GIJane said:
Welcome @longhairdreaming. How long have you been natural? Are you going to keep your hair braided? Sorry for the numerous questions.
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GIJane Thanks for the welcome. I've been natural since 2002 but didn't know anything about hair and was very scissor happy smh. I think I'll keep it braided(either under wigs or with extensions) for the most part this year. My staple styles for the past couple years has been two strand twist and kinky twists.
 
Thanks for answering longhairdreaming. I have been doing the same thing since October. Keeping my hair in braids and when they get old throwing a wig on. I love the fact that I could baggy my hair all day under my wig w/o anyone knowing it.

Good luck with the challenge.
 
well i got my length check shirt on. tried to take a pic but it's not the best. i am barely at the 3 mark, so i know i am on target. i wanted to do this so when i take my braids down next month. i can see where my progress is at. i think i might hold out on buying the WEN, since i'll be doing this, i won't be cowashing my hair. i thinking using WEN and braids will cause buildup. i will treat myself to a bottle when i reach my goal.
 
I bought some vitamins today. Just some store brands nothing special. Not really hoping for growth but if it happens I won't complain.
 
I've been so busy with school but just want to scalp massage if I have the time. The Hairveda Whipped Ends Hydration plus one of their oils and water really keeps my hair moisturised.
 
Oops! Sorry ladies! Yesterday was a very long day. My reggie is not actually a reggie at all. I had one at first but my hair stopped responding so I'm back to searching. Right now, I PS with a bun covered in weave hair do it looks bigger. I use the LOC method water or aloe, grapeseed oil or apricot oil, and DB transitioning, DB Madagascar Vanilla, or ORS Olive Oil in a bottle. I cowash with humectress if my hair feels dry. But my biggest issue has been shedding. Tea rinses have not helped at all. I did my fourth one in three weeks last night. I still look like a molting werewolf.
Also, I am struggling with my DCer. I love it with a passion but I wasn't getting the same results with ORS replenishing pak anymore. It tangled my hair and I had breakage. So I went looking for something without protein. Last night I used One n Only Hydrating Mask, rinsed a little, then put Aphogee Balancing Moisturizer on top for about 30 seconds. Rinsed well under lukewarm water. I then airdried with a teeny tiny dab on my rougher areas of new growth and my fuzzy ends. I put the hair in two Bantu knots under a scarf and that brings me to where I am today. My hair is still in the two knots and damp inside. But the parts that are dry are soft and smooth. My hair hasn't felt good like this in a long time. Even my nape, which has no sense of gravity and instead floats upwards and out, is very soft. No coated feeling. I also used the "moisture drenched prepoo" method. Ehh. My hair didn't feel any different. I used a tiny bit of shampoo on my crown and perimeter (scalp mostly) to prevent the itchies and get rid of the flakes I saw trying to make their out

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Let's see the not so great pic shortdub78. You know how we like to see the pictures. Stop playing. :grin:
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the angle wasn't great. it made my hair look short on one side. i really needed someone to take that pic for me. i'm braided up now.

i used to much heat protectant spray and it kinda coated my hair. when my SIL was braiding, pieces were breaking off like crazy! so i am kinda glad it is braided up now and i can just moisturize it to get it back to normal.

now i am going to try to style this wig.
 
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It's been a while since my last update in here. I'm still on my way to APL (have no idea when I'm going to get there but I'm hoping sometime in the summer.) taking a break from the constant wig wearing to allow my edges to grow in better. I'm so happy to have them back but the fluffy halo going on around my hairline is annoying. I had been massaging that part of my hair with castor oil but can't solely credit the oil since I wasn't very consistent with it. So instead of the wigs I have been keeping my hair in braids under beanies. Seems to be working great so far. It's great because I can baggy the ends of my braids if I want.
 
shortdub78 I have the same problem when I try to take pics of myself. But I am going to need you to post those pics sweetie. I want to see the wig as well. LOL
 
Hello ladies,

So i need some opinions please. I am still farely new around here (started my HHJ in November 2011) and i am severly nervous about messing up and having a setback or doing something wrong. My current reggie is:

mousturize & seal 2x a day with ORS olive oil mousturizer and hot six oil
cowash 2x a week with vo5 or main n tail deep mousturizing condish
shampoo every 1-2 weeks with neutrogena 3x moisture shampoo
DC every 1x a week alternating ORS replenishing conditioner & mane N tail deep mousturizing condish
Clarify once a month
relax every 14-18weeks
I also have started some sulphur treatments 2x a week with M-T-G

I am just afraid of doing too much and doing too little. I have been under my half wig for 1 week straight and i havent applied heat yet in 2012 (although I am dying to). Does anyone think i should add or remove anything?? Any products to suggest? I just really like to have all the right things and techniques in my corner, thats why I am so thankful to have you ladies around:yep:
 
shortdub78 said:
why lurk when you can join and why wait til the summer to relax? i'm not going to be that person that tells you to hold on and give your natural hair a chance. you have been feeling this way for so long. why punish yourself? what are you trying to prove? i say let go and relax. hell, i did it and i have no regrets. my only problem is i am a product junkie and i can only do so much with this length. i am idle a lot, so i have more time to think about my hair, so i end up doing more than i should! :lol: i loved my natural texture, but it was just too much. if i go back to the natural route, it will be locs.

how is your hair behaving with your current reggie? have you been doing length check pics to see your progress? get a length check shirt! i have one. but i haven't been using it. i guess i will use mine this weekend before i get my hair braided up.
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I'm waiting until summer because I have been really cold lately like more than normal so wigs keep my head warm.I live in Texas so by summer a wig won't even be on my mind and then feel I can relax then..I haven't done another length check since I signed up on this challenge in Dec..I need to though.My hair seems to be good now that Im using the crisco on the ends and my hair is staying moist now as well..hopefully it will pay off.
 
growbaby said:
Hello ladies,

So i need some opinions please. I am still farely new around here (started my HHJ in November 2011) and i am severly nervous about messing up and having a setback or doing something wrong. My current reggie is:

mousturize & seal 2x a day with ORS olive oil mousturizer and hot six oil
cowash 2x a week with vo5 or main n tail deep mousturizing condish
shampoo every 1-2 weeks with neutrogena 3x moisture shampoo
DC every 1x a week alternating ORS replenishing conditioner & mane N tail deep mousturizing condish
Clarify once a month
relax every 14-18weeks
I also have started some sulphur treatments 2x a week with M-T-G

I am just afraid of doing too much and doing too little. I have been under my half wig for 1 week straight and i havent applied heat yet in 2012 (although I am dying to). Does anyone think i should add or remove anything?? Any products to suggest? I just really like to have all the right things and techniques in my corner, thats why I am so thankful to have you ladies around:yep:
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growbaby,

You have a nice regimen except I would reduce the cowashes to once a week instead of twice. You are relaxed and really don't need to manipulate your hair so much. I found that cowashing too often just caused more breakage for my fine relaxed hair. Maybe you could try some protective styling as well to further help with your growth retention. Retention is key in this hair journey.

I would also look for another deeper conditioner a little more moisturizing than the one you're using like Keracare Creme Humecto or Moroccanoil Intense Hydrating Conditioner or Biolage Ultra Hydrating Conditioning Balm. Kenra Moisturizing Conditioner is awesome also. If you haven't yet used Joico, look into it. Their products get rave reviews also.

I would even give some of the Aubrey organics conditioners a try like AO Honeysuckle Rose and AO White Camellia for example. Aubrey Organics GPB is a great mild protein conditioner that is a strengthening conditioner but leaves the hair feeling pretty soft.

Step away from the flat iron and blow dryer missy. Only use these very infrequently.
 
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