Sianna
New Member
Don't you know how much I LOVE YOU??!!
Okay ladies, I hope you all don't mind if I bother you for a bit of encouragement right now. I've been natural for almost seven months and up until now my hair has been growing/retaining just beautifully. However, last month or so I started having a problem with SSK's. I think it was because I was wearing my hair in a puff all the time. The hair was loose and I kept playing in it. This of course meant I had to keep fluffing it back out because I'd messed up the shape. Long story short, it was too much manipulation. So, I decided to go back to WNG's.
Now most people will say that this encourages SSK's too, but for me it doesn't. I use Eco styler gel for mine and the slight crunchiness it adds actually has been keeping my hair from tangling as much.
Anyway, the reason I am feeling less than optimistic about my hair right now is because when I measured it today, it... did not meet my retention expectation for this month. I know I broke some hairs due to the SSK's but I didn't think it was enough to mess up my retention!
So now I've decided to keep my hair stretched, as well as gelled down, like so...
Not the prettiest or most creative style, but I'm on a mission right now! My hair is only long enough to make the tiniest of ponytails, but I figured the added stress of one of those ouchless bands wasn't going to do me any favors right now. I pulled the hair back, tucked the ends under and hid it beneath the clip.
Hopefully if I keep my hair like this for a while I'll be able to retain more length.
Advice and words of encouragement are welcome and would be greatly appreciated!
Also, I know it wasn't necessary for me to post the pic of the WNG, but I like sharing pics!
Okay ladies, I hope you all don't mind if I bother you for a bit of encouragement right now. I've been natural for almost seven months and up until now my hair has been growing/retaining just beautifully. However, last month or so I started having a problem with SSK's. I think it was because I was wearing my hair in a puff all the time. The hair was loose and I kept playing in it. This of course meant I had to keep fluffing it back out because I'd messed up the shape. Long story short, it was too much manipulation. So, I decided to go back to WNG's.
Now most people will say that this encourages SSK's too, but for me it doesn't. I use Eco styler gel for mine and the slight crunchiness it adds actually has been keeping my hair from tangling as much.
Anyway, the reason I am feeling less than optimistic about my hair right now is because when I measured it today, it... did not meet my retention expectation for this month. I know I broke some hairs due to the SSK's but I didn't think it was enough to mess up my retention!
So now I've decided to keep my hair stretched, as well as gelled down, like so...
Not the prettiest or most creative style, but I'm on a mission right now! My hair is only long enough to make the tiniest of ponytails, but I figured the added stress of one of those ouchless bands wasn't going to do me any favors right now. I pulled the hair back, tucked the ends under and hid it beneath the clip.
Hopefully if I keep my hair like this for a while I'll be able to retain more length.
Advice and words of encouragement are welcome and would be greatly appreciated!
Also, I know it wasn't necessary for me to post the pic of the WNG, but I like sharing pics!