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End of my transition after almost 10 months... with PICS!

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Beautiful! You've made wonderful progress. Your transition ending up giving your hair a much needed stretch:yep:, congratulations.
 
LiLi said:
GORGEOUS!!! I love it. What was/is your regimen?
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Thankyou! When I first started taking care of my hair in March, I started hiding my hair with wigs. I washed with Ayurveda powders twice a week after prepoo'ing with Amla/Brahmi oils and after every wash I put my hair in box plaits to wear under my wigs.
I kept the Ayurveda thing up from April to July and the wig regimen from March up until two days ago... I think I want a break from the wigs right now, so I may just start bunning.
After July, I used conventional shampoos... (Creme of Nature or Elasta QP) and I used any conditioner afterwards.

I was strictly deep conditioning twice a week after my Ayurveda washes with a mixture of DC's... ORS Hair Mayo, Dark and Lovely Hair Cholesterol, Elasta QP, cheapie store conditioners.

After I stopped the Ayurveda, I stopped deep conditioning so often and it fell to about once every four weeks... i know i need to get back on track :rolleyes:.

Also, my prepoo's consisted of a 10 to 15 minutes head massage!

I used different essential oils in my prepoo's and deep conditioner such as rosemary, peppermint and tea tree oils.

From April through to July I was also taking Silica, Vitamin B Complex, Flaxseed and MSM.

Basically since July, my regimen became really simple, and I just hid my hair with wigs and baggied at night.
I've been baggying every night since March.

In July, I got a new job which has made me very busy. Hence, I have sort of fallen off my regimen which was working really well. I will get back on the Ayurveda and vitamins though. I'm pretty convinced that they both made a difference to my hair growth and retention.

Oh yeah, for the most part I moisturise and seal twice a day.

Hope that helped!

joib said:
Just beautiful. Did you have any breakage while transitioning? I was thinking of stretching my relaxer until June 2009. What kinds of hair styles did you wear? Do you prefer Lye over no -lye? Questions, questions, I've got questions.
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I had very little breakage, because I only wore wigs, so not much manipulation.

I DEFINATELY prefer LYE. I used to self relax and have tried a few different no lye brands. No lye dried my hair out, but all box relaxers were no lye. From now on I think I will be getting my stylist (:yay: YES I'VE FINALLY FOUND A GREAT STYLIST :yay:) to do my hair with lye.
My hair is so much softer now, looks healthier and is a better relaxed texture than with the lye :yep:.
 
blackmaven said:
Your hair is proof going without relaxer for long period of time means longer hair. Excellent progess!
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:yep:. ITA. I'll be stretching my relaxers from now on.

TashaK said:
Thanks for posting the pictures!! Glad the stylist ordeal worked for ya!! Your hair looks absolutely wonderfull!!!
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So am I... I was really worried... so worried, I prayed... TWICE! :look:

I also wanted to say that if your ends are thin/see through like mine were and you know you need a trim don't be afraid to sacrifice some length.

I don't miss the 1 (or 2 inches in some places) at all and my hair looks a lot fuller now. Hopefully, I will maintain the health of my ends now and it will grow out thicker/fuller.

I really didn't want to trim and hadn't trimmed in about 6 years :blush:, but I'm SSSSSOOOOO happy I did and I will be doing so more often. :yep:
 
vestaluv1 said:
Well guys, I tried.
I HAD been transitioning since January of this year, but because I was finding my hair too hard to maintain, I RELAXED TODAY... and boy am pleased with the results! :yay:

I prayed before I went to the salon because I rarely have good experiences with stylists got a lye relaxer (by Designer Touch) a treatment and a trim.

I had always used no lye (for at least 10 years) and I cannot believe the difference the lye relaxer made to my hair. Instead of feeling dry, my hair is now soft... and it moves ya'll! :lachen:

Well, I was at APL, but because my ends were thin, frizzy and brittle, I decided to let the stylist trim my ends. I'm still happy I decided to sacrifice some length because I think my ends look SSOOOOOO MUCH BETTER, thicker and healthier.

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(The picture of my new growth was taken in August)

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It's way thicker, and looks super healthy. And despite the trim, you still have some good growth there! Congrats.
 
You made great progress sweetie! I saw the DT relaxer in a local bss here but haven't heard of many people using it. Your results are beautiful!
 
Thick, full and healthy! Great job! I am currently doing a 1 year transition and I hope I get the same results!

Thanks for sharing!
 
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