BSL/MBL 2015 Challenge

PlainJane said:
I'm aiming to transition for 30 months or until majority of my hair is APL. It's not going so well. My natural hair only wants moisture and my relaxed hair only wants protein.
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How long is the natural part? Maybe you can hide your hair under wigs or a sew in for a while until it gets a little longer.
 
LoliyaGbeye said:
How long have you been using aloe Vera juice as a detangler? Having low porosity hair I've been afraid to try it. But it's working for you?
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I have been using aloe juice for about a year. I put it in a spray bottle with a drop of glycerin and it works great. My hair is always soft, moisturized and easy to detangle. I have low porosity hair as well.
 
So I figured I'd post a pic of my curly hair for comparison. My hair is air dried and product free in the curly pics. And then I have my straightened hair which I've already posted in this thread. I've been blow drying and flat ironing my hair since September or October and my hair always reverts. I just have inconsistent shrinkage lol.

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indarican said:
I usually do bun or pony. But the breakage is in the middle.
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Are you noticing short little hairs or longer pieces of breakage? If it's short little hairs, you could need to up your moisturizing and/or moisturizing DCs specifically for the middle. Personally, my new growth gets really dry so I try to keep it as moisturized as possible. The buns and ponytails may also be too much stress on your hair. What are your thoughts on braids or twists or even wigs? Just curious.
 
Tomorrow is wash day with a prepoo, full protein treatment, dc, ACV rinse, the works. Can't wait to do some hair pampering.

I think these wigs are good for keeping my moisture level up in this frigid weather. I will probably stop wearing them when the weather warms up some time in April...maybe May.
 
So I couldn't last with my second install. I took my sew in out early because I wanted to straighten my hair for my birthday!!! I used the Beautiful Textures Naturally Straight texture manageability system. And I love it so far. My hair has grown and it feels so nice. This system is supposed to last 6 weeks I believe but idk if I can last that long lol. I love my length but my hair is totally weightless just because of my fine strands and that makes it hard to maintain a curl so I ended up wand curling it today and it seems to be doing well. With it being winter in Chicago idk if I will keep this up and just go back to my protective styles without extensions or go a week or two and go back into the sewin. But right now I'm loving my hair
 

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JosieLynn said:
So I couldn't last with my second install. I took my sew in out early because I wanted to straighten my hair for my birthday!!! I used the Beautiful Textures Naturally Straight texture manageability system. And I love it so far. My hair has grown and it feels so nice. This system is supposed to last 6 weeks I believe but idk if I can last that long lol. I love my length but my hair is totally weightless just because of my fine strands and that makes it hard to maintain a curl so I ended up wand curling it today and it seems to be doing well. With it being winter in Chicago idk if I will keep this up and just go back to my protective styles without extensions or go a week or two and go back into the sewin. But right now I'm loving my hair
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Your hair looks so soft and fluffy! If I read another good review of TMS I'm buying it :blush: I'm trying not to stray from my regimen, but as a straight haired natural this could be a staple for me.

How do yiu like the conditioner that comes along with it?
 
Once I get to bsl I am going to trim and maintain my length until my layers catch up. I really want mbl this year too, but more importantly I want thick ends :rocker:
 
Froreal3 said:
JosieLynn that came out really cute! Love those curls. Your hair looks similar to mine...fine w/lowish density.
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Thanks! and yea I haven't found someone with my same density and texture issue but we may be hair twins. It's hard sometimes with wigging or doing sewin because I get use to the density of that hair and I take it down and I'm like, I feel bald lol I'm hoping some of that will subside with added length but idk. Do you feel like the longer your hair is the less the density is an issue? Prettymetty thanks! And I haven't tried the maintenance conditioner yet but when I do I'll let you know
 
Froreal3 said:
Tomorrow is wash day with a prepoo, full protein treatment, dc, ACV rinse, the works. Can't wait to do some hair pampering.

I think these wigs are good for keeping my moisture level up in this frigid weather. I will probably stop wearing them when the weather warms up some time in April...maybe May.
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Froreal3,

Where are you getting your wigs from? I've never worn one, but I'm getting interested in them.
 
^^^hairsisters.com has some good wigs and they are always having a sale.

Eta I got this one for under $20 and it's human hair.
 

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Ok, so goal update! When I first joined the challenge, I was iffy about what I wanted for my length. I've decided to just grow my hair to grazing MBL, then give myself a blunt cut to full BSL. It's only taken me forever to decide :lol:

Washed my hair today too. I skipped my HOT for my scalp (again!!) and my scalp is beginning to reflect the slack. My flakes are coming back and my scalp itches like no other :nono: I was reminded why I started doing HOT in the first place and why I need them in my life. Also air dried my hair (again....) and while it was nice to have an easy wash day, my hair won't tolerate this no heat thing for much longer. Almost chose to blow dry and flat iron but didn't because of all the flakes throughout my hair and on my scalp. Figured my scalp didn't need the extra heat with the flakes. Glad I did in the end, too, seeing as I'm on a personal no direct heat challenge for this stretch. I wanna see if I go an entire stretch without using my flat iron

Also, here are my pics from my bantu knots on air dried hair set overnight a few days ago. I was pleasantly surpirsed by my results. I really, really liked my results. Surprisingly, I especially loved the shrinkage the curls gave my hair. This wouldn't have been the case a year or so ago but I think the longer my hair gets, the less I care about "showing it off". I know it's long and I'm getting to a point where not every style I choose has to showcase my length to its fullest potential. The only thing I didn't like is that my knots weren't very even so the curl was tight in some areas and loose in others. I wanted a tight, uniform curl all around. Still turned out cute but as you can see in the last pic, I got my work cut out for me if I wanna avoid this next time
 

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I am surprised I made it back here. I intended to post my picture around NYE, but I didn't make it. I was so sick (still fighting off a very strong dry cough) but I did manage to take one picture.


I thought I would be using the routine I had decided on last year, but I have already changed my mind due to damage that I am discovering in my hair. Still trying to make up my mind what I want. Will post later when I find that out.
 

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JosieLynn said:
Thanks! and yea I haven't found someone with my same density and texture issue but we may be hair twins. It's hard sometimes with wigging or doing sewin because I get use to the density of that hair and I take it down and I'm like, I feel bald lol I'm hoping some of that will subside with added length but idk. Do you feel like the longer your hair is the less the density is an issue? @Prettymetty thanks! And I haven't tried the maintenance conditioner yet but when I do I'll let you know
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No, I'm close to MBL and I still don't feel like it's good enough. I feel you about the wigs though. That's why I really just wear my hair curly when it's out. It's ether pinned up or in a twist out. JosieLynn
 
Here's my most recent relaxer update. I need to get a length check shirt because showing my skin on the interwebs isn't ideal lol.
 

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missyrayne19 said:
Ok, so goal update! When I first joined the challenge, I was iffy about what I wanted for my length. I've decided to just grow my hair to grazing MBL, then give myself a blunt cut to full BSL. It's only taken me forever to decide :lol:

Washed my hair today too. I skipped my HOT for my scalp (again!!) and my scalp is beginning to reflect the slack. My flakes are coming back and my scalp itches like no other :nono: I was reminded why I started doing HOT in the first place and why I need them in my life. Also air dried my hair (again....) and while it was nice to have an easy wash day, my hair won't tolerate this no heat thing for much longer. Almost chose to blow dry and flat iron but didn't because of all the flakes throughout my hair and on my scalp. Figured my scalp didn't need the extra heat with the flakes. Glad I did in the end, too, seeing as I'm on a personal no direct heat challenge for this stretch. I wanna see if I go an entire stretch without using my flat iron

Also, here are my pics from my bantu knots on air dried hair set overnight a few days ago. I was pleasantly surpirsed by my results. I really, really liked my results. Surprisingly, I especially loved the shrinkage the curls gave my hair. This wouldn't have been the case a year or so ago but I think the longer my hair gets, the less I care about "showing it off". I know it's long and I'm getting to a point where not every style I choose has to showcase my length to its fullest potential. The only thing I didn't like is that my knots weren't very even so the curl was tight in some areas and loose in others. I wanted a tight, uniform curl all around. Still turned out cute but as you can see in the last pic, I got my work cut out for me if I wanna avoid this next time
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Wow that is gorgeous!!
 
strandedhhj said:
Here's my most recent relaxer update. I need to get a length check shirt because showing my skin on the interwebs isn't ideal lol.
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Beautiful!! I agree about showing skin :blush: I'm going to order a length check shirt one day soon. I gotta pay these bills first :lol:
 
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