BC techniques, anyone?

[Ouch]

I'm giving up. I can't take this transitioning anymore. I've been doing it for 1 year and nearly 2 months or so and I think I should cut it all off. Back in June, I knew that I would be doing it soon.

Washing my hair is a chore. Combing is a chore. Styling is a chore. Though I use ORS's olive oil shampoo, conditioner, Infusium leave-in and ORS's moisturizer and ORS tea tree oil, some parts of my hair are still brittle as a brillo pad and it doesn't help when my perm'd ends get into the mix.

Ladies, I'm cutting.

So, any helpful hints? Because I'm thinking of just taking the scissors and clip, clip, clip! However, I still want to leave enough lenght to get them cornrowed while my hair grows. Perhaps, I should go to a specialist. Either way, ITS GETTING CUT!

 

[darkempress]

WELL CONGRATS ON TRANSITIONING FOR SO LONG.
I TRANSITIONED FOR 4 MONTHS AND THREW IN THE TOWEL...LOL.
I WAS TOO SCARED TO DO MY CUT FOR MYSELF SO I HAD MY SISTER DO IT....BUT I THINK ITS GOOD TIMING FOR YOU TO BC....SINCE YOU'VE BEEN TRANSITIONING FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
IF YOUR AFRAID OF MESSING UP IN THE CUTTING PROCESS YOU CAN GO TO SOMEONE ELSE, OR HAVE A RELATIVE OR CLOSE FRIEND THAT YOU TRUST DO IT FOR YOU.
OR YOU CAN ALSO DIVIDE YOUR HAIR INTO LARGE BRAIDED SECTIONS AND CUT OFF THE RELAXER.

 

[lbfree]

Hi Ouch(LOL!!! at your screen name),
So I'm a newbie to both the LHCF and transisitioning, but I do have some recommendations for dealing with dry hair (none for the BC, sorry). My daughter is all natural and has head full of thick and dense 4a/4b hair. It is very dry when I use the wrong products i.e. commercial shampoo. I've found the best thing for her is regular co-washes (I've been using African Pride's leave-in or rinse-out conditioner). Every 2 weeks to get rid of product build up, I use a natural shampoo that I buy from www.CranberryLane.com. I use the natural unscented jojoba shampoo. This is in the make-it-yourself line, but I do not add anything to it. Here is the list of ingredients: Filtered Water, Saponified Castor, Jojoba, Palm, Olive, Shea butter, Rosemary extract, Coconut oil, Soybean Protein. Horsetail, Coltsfoot, Nettle leaves infusion. They also have 2 other commercial shampoos that are also all natural, but I've never tried those.

For a leave in moisturizer, I use Qhemet Biologics Amla and Olive Heavy Cream. Qhemet also has a tea tree shampoo that I plan to try.

Final tip: If you are not already doing this, try washing your hair with this method...Before washing separate your hair into 4 or 6 sections and braid or twist each section. Undo and wash one section at a time (with either conditioner or a very mild shampoo) Redo the braid before moving to the next. Then go back through and rinse one section at a time. This method greatly reduces the tangles and makes my daughter's hair much more manageable.

If you try any of these tips and it works for you let me know. Good luck!

 

[morehairplease]

Hi Ouch(LOL!!! at your screen name),
So I'm a newbie to both the LHCF and transisitioning, but I do have some recommendations for dealing with dry hair (none for the BC, sorry). My daughter is all natural and has head full of thick and dense 4a/4b hair. It is very dry when I use the wrong products i.e. commercial shampoo. I've found the best thing for her is regular co-washes (I've been using African Pride's leave-in or rinse-out conditioner). Every 2 weeks to get rid of product build up, I use a natural shampoo that I buy from www.CranberryLane.com. I use the natural unscented jojoba shampoo. This is in the make-it-yourself line, but I do not add anything to it. Here is the list of ingredients: Filtered Water, Saponified Castor, Jojoba, Palm, Olive, Shea butter, Rosemary extract, Coconut oil, Soybean Protein. Horsetail, Coltsfoot, Nettle leaves infusion. They also have 2 other commercial shampoos that are also all natural, but I've never tried those.

For a leave in moisturizer, I use Qhemet Biologics Amla and Olive Heavy Cream. Qhemet also has a tea tree shampoo that I plan to try.

Final tip: If you are not already doing this, try washing your hair with this method...Before washing separate your hair into 4 or 6 sections and braid or twist each section. Undo and wash one section at a time (with either conditioner or a very mild shampoo) Redo the braid before moving to the next. Then go back through and rinse one section at a time. This method greatly reduces the tangles and makes my daughter's hair much more manageable.

If you try any of these tips and it works for you let me know. Good luck!

your tips could not have come at a better time. thanks so much for sharing.

 

[Blackoutzangel05]

When I BC'ed I lathered my hair with conditioner and cut the stringy ends. It was shocking how fast my hair shrunk but I haven't looked back because my goal is the same as yours and that is long natural hair....I did mine myself because I wanted it to be a personal thing, for me I had never had short hair since my J-curl back in 6th grade....so this time I wanted to say that I did it all from start to finish....but if you are worried about it being even and all of that I would definitely hit up a professional. I wear WnG's so I am worried about it being even at all