BSL/MBL 2015 Challenge

I washed my hair earlier with Cream of Nature Argan oil and used vo5 kiwi lime as my rinse out conditioner.

My hair seems ok, but using a creamy leave in plus oil and serum is causing buildup on my fine strands. Next wash day I'm going back to aloe juice and olive oil as a leave in with a bit of Oleo Relax on the ends only.
 
Prettymetty said:
Is it thinner or does it just seem thinner? If you are stretching or transitioning then your hair may just seem thin in comparison to your thick roots. Please don't cut it.
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when i was transitioning, my hair was thicker than this. I have pictures and I've been comparing. i'm natural now though.... so theres no reason why my transitioning hair was a lion's mane while my current hair looks like its whimpering. this is really frustrating.

I've already started nipping ends. I might cut back to SL/APL and work my way back to MBL.
 
silverbuttons said:
when i was transitioning, my hair was thicker than this. I have pictures and I've been comparing. i'm natural now though.... so theres no reason why my transitioning hair was a lion's mane while my current hair looks like its whimpering. this is really frustrating.

I've already started nipping ends. I might cut back to SL/APL and work my way back to MBL.
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Is there anyway you can work on your thin strands without cutting it? Did the products change while you were transitioning? Are you using more heat? Taking a vitamin? Stressed? experiencing a lot of breakage/shedding as a natural compared to while you were transitioning.

I'm asking because there could be a reason as to why your hair is appearing to be thin now vs then that cutting might not solve.
 
Is it shedding more than normal? I noticed some thinning as well so I started taking odorless garlic and I try to massage my scalp every few days. So far I think it's helping to reduce my shedding. I have Alter Ego garlic conditioner as well, but I rarely use it. I'm hooked on Kerastase right now.
 
There is more shedding, but at the same time i feel like there is less shedding? It just feels like there are less strands on my head or its just really fine for a reason.
I definitely changed products after transitioning, but that was 2 years ago. { I will try to post pictures to show as accurate of an evolution as I can}
I do blow out my hair every once in a while (like once every 2-3 months). nothing severe. never direct heat.
 
Since i decided to go natural, i seem to be treating my hair a whole lot differently.....i want to use this period of transitioning to get to know my hair and so i decided to try a braid out. The pic i attached is the first day of the braid out. I am on day 2 and simply spritzed some water on it today and swept it to the side. I think its quite cute and my hair still feels nicely moisturised. I also started doing Inversions with JBCO yesterday since i can't take any vitamins without the risk of breaking out.

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I didn't use heat this week. Wash day is tomorrow so I'm going to try and go another week without heat. Heat has been my security blanket lately.

Fast forward to this morning I grabbed some blue magic indian hemp to do my bun and I think I might go back to heavy sealing. my hair is smooooth, shiny, and soft. I only stopped because I started using heat so often.
 
Just trimmed my hair to BSL, I didn't quite make full MBL though. Gonna join this challenge, though I'm very late on board :ohwell:

I rarely use heat, maybe once a year, and I've gone back to finger combing. Need to reduce stress levels as I think that had an effect on my hair's health re breakage. I plan to keep my hair in good old two strand twists, for about a month at a time, I usually undo them after two weeks and wear twist outs for far too long, causing tangles.
 
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I need to be in this challenge. I got a T/U and a trim yesterday. I had to get rid of all my growth since my last trim about 6 months ago. I have been very lazy in moisturizing and sealing my hair, and have hardly been taking my vitamins. Time to get back to basics.
 
Loving said:
I need to be in this challenge. I got a T/U and a trim yesterday. I had to get rid of all my growth since my last trim about 6 months ago. I have been very lazy in moisturizing and sealing my hair, and have hardly been taking my vitamins. Time to get back to basics.
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What is your starting length?
 
Haven't posted in a while. I had been wearing my hair down for about a month, using pin curls to keep it going. Now that I've started a round of Insanity it's going to be buns, buns, buns around here. I'll wash/co-wash or whatever once or twice a week, wet bun and then keep that bun going until the next wash. So far, so moisturized.
 
I don't want to go to work today. I just wanna stay in bed...

I washed and deep conditioned my hair last night. It was pretty easy to detangle except for the back section. I had shed strands wrapped around healthy strands. It was horrible :(
 
Prettymetty said:
I don't want to go to work today. I just wanna stay in bed...

I washed and deep conditioned my hair last night. It was pretty easy to detangle except for the back section. I had shed strands wrapped around healthy strands. It was horrible :(
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any reason why that could happen? As i seem to have same issues with my back hair most times

Cowashed my hair last night as it was feeling strong, probably from my protein treatment over the weekend. Deep conditioned over night with Nexxus conditioner (i can't remember the name at the moment). Rinsed out and applied a little Tressemme Luxurious Moisture conditioner and sealed with olive oil. I wet bunned
 
My texture makes it hard for shed hairs to fall out naturally. My coils are the size of this "o". I don't have those issues when my hair is straight. But my workouts are too intense for straight hair right now.

Next time I wash I will detangle with conditioner and see if that helps with tangles.
 
I love my new wig. It's short so I don't have to pull it up for work...

Tomorrow is wash day. I am doing a dc with Keracare Humecto and then I will moisturize, seal and rebraid my hair. I think I want to try out a new salon, but I want to get a consultation first
 
ClassyJSP said:
Nope. My plan is to wash/cond 2x a week and apply green magic to my scalp. Every two weeks I'll take the braids down shampoo, condition, deep condition, rebraid and then put my wig back on.
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I wash and condition twice a week in braids also, but I'm afraid that if I skip one detangling session my hair will turn into dreds. LOL.
 
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