I just wanted to take a few minutes to introduce myself ... "I Phaer am a confirmed product junky, admitting I have a problem is the first step ..." oh wait a minute, wong board, in either case I have no intention of giving up my Product Junkism, I love being a PJ, there are a lot of worse things that I could be addicted to.
I will try to post some pictures later, but my mother and I are both transitioning to natural hair at the same time, and we are determined never to put a relaxer on my younger sister's hair. My last relaxer was around March 2010. I am transitioning using kinky twist which is TORTURE for me. I am VERYYYYYY tenderheaded, and every time I get my braids in I feel like I am being scalped. I put up with the pain because 1. the mix of relaxed and natural hair looks awful, 2. I prefer this style to wigs and weave because it allows me to put in my treatment more consistently, and 3. I look GOREgeous in kinky twists
I used to be able to leave in the twist for 3 months, but this last time I had to take them out after 1.5 months because of the amount of new growth I had (JBCO, mega tek and ALoe for LIFE!!!). Transitioning is hard for me because I just want to chop all of the relaxed ends off, but I promised my mom I wouldn't do it yet (I have cut some off, without her knowing,
). When I take my twists out, I try to leave my hair out for about 1 month before I redo them, and use the time to do all my protein, deep conditioning treatment.
I am excited because my mom and I are planning on visiting Haiti this November, and part of that trip will be to get some true castor oil (I am going to see how they make it, Yippee!), some tree bark that is good for hair and some mud/clay from Jeremie that is supposed to be very moisturizing (I will then try to compare it with the clays that can be purchased in the US, I can't go to Haiti every time I want some magic mud... sheesh)
I have lurked on this site for years, and I am obsessed with this site, I check it several times a day for new updates, and I can't help looking for new products, it's gotten so bad that I never look at LHCF without having my amazon page open (yes I know I have a problem
erplexed), I am extremely disapointed if I checked the site at 9 am and at 10 and no new threads have been posted (Lord help me!).
I am excited to share my journey with my fellow Healthy Hair sisters, I look foward to learning from all of you, I don't even care if you guys realize that I have issues, they just make me lovable.
I will try to post some pictures later, but my mother and I are both transitioning to natural hair at the same time, and we are determined never to put a relaxer on my younger sister's hair. My last relaxer was around March 2010. I am transitioning using kinky twist which is TORTURE for me. I am VERYYYYYY tenderheaded, and every time I get my braids in I feel like I am being scalped. I put up with the pain because 1. the mix of relaxed and natural hair looks awful, 2. I prefer this style to wigs and weave because it allows me to put in my treatment more consistently, and 3. I look GOREgeous in kinky twists
I used to be able to leave in the twist for 3 months, but this last time I had to take them out after 1.5 months because of the amount of new growth I had (JBCO, mega tek and ALoe for LIFE!!!). Transitioning is hard for me because I just want to chop all of the relaxed ends off, but I promised my mom I wouldn't do it yet (I have cut some off, without her knowing,
). When I take my twists out, I try to leave my hair out for about 1 month before I redo them, and use the time to do all my protein, deep conditioning treatment. I am excited because my mom and I are planning on visiting Haiti this November, and part of that trip will be to get some true castor oil (I am going to see how they make it, Yippee!), some tree bark that is good for hair and some mud/clay from Jeremie that is supposed to be very moisturizing (I will then try to compare it with the clays that can be purchased in the US, I can't go to Haiti every time I want some magic mud... sheesh)
I have lurked on this site for years, and I am obsessed with this site, I check it several times a day for new updates, and I can't help looking for new products, it's gotten so bad that I never look at LHCF without having my amazon page open (yes I know I have a problem
erplexed), I am extremely disapointed if I checked the site at 9 am and at 10 and no new threads have been posted (Lord help me!).I am excited to share my journey with my fellow Healthy Hair sisters, I look foward to learning from all of you, I don't even care if you guys realize that I have issues, they just make me lovable.
i've only visited once when i was younger. hope you have a great trip
welcome and congrats on your transitioning journey. I feel you on being tenderheaded. 
