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I've been wearing wash-and-gos for the past couple of weeks.

Funny enough, I haven't seen any breakage despite not using any product in my hair.
The first few times I put a thin oil in my hair but not anymore. It's not really needed.
I never thought there'd be a time where I would be walking around with hair with no product in it but here I am
I haven't washed my hair in a little while so my scalp is kind of itchy. I'll probably wash it tomorrow.
 
mayoo said:
I've been wearing wash-and-gos for the past couple of weeks.

Funny enough, I haven't seen any breakage despite not using any product in my hair.
The first few times I put a thin oil in my hair but not anymore. It's not really needed.
I never thought there'd be a time where I would be walking around with hair with no product in it but here I am
I haven't washed my hair in a little while so my scalp is kind of itchy. I'll probably wash it tomorrow.
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Oh wow that's great! I had one summer where I didn't use products just water and it worked out well

Also is that you in your avi? If so you and yout hair are beautiful

I took a pic at work yesterday. My hair was stretched bc I didn't get around to washing and I discovered my hair right now needs to be washed &dced every 9-10 days. So I'm going to do that weekly now.
 

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brg240 said:
Oh wow that's great! I had one summer where I didn't use products just water and it worked out well

Also is that you in your avi? If so you and yout hair are beautiful

I took a pic at work yesterday. My hair was stretched bc I didn't get around to washing and I discovered my hair right now needs to be washed &dced every 9-10 days. So I'm going to do that weekly now.
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Aww thank-you! Yeah it's me. That was before I cut from HL to BSL :)

Your hair is beautiful girl! You look like you're about a month away from graduating from this challenge lol
 
brg240 said:
Oh wow that's great! I had one summer where I didn't use products just water and it worked out well

Also is that you in your avi? If so you and yout hair are beautiful

I took a pic at work yesterday. My hair was stretched bc I didn't get around to washing and I discovered my hair right now needs to be washed &dced every 9-10 days. So I'm going to do that weekly now.
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You have beautiful hair!
 
brg240 said:
Oh wow that's great! I had one summer where I didn't use products just water and it worked out well

I took a pic at work yesterday. My hair was stretched bc I didn't get around to washing and I discovered my hair right now needs to be washed &dced every 9-10 days. So I'm going to do that weekly now.
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I think you should be graduating this challenge! You have looks amazing!
 
Today's wash-and-go ponytails
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@Prettymetty Thank you Sis :2inlove:



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Nothing new to report hair wise. Still using the same products & same process. My ends were tucked away though everyday this week.

I haven't had a salad this week, but I've had tons of green smoothies.

No cardio this week either.

I'll drop those two legs of the mini challenges. I hate salads right now...and I'm not comfortable jumping up and down during my first trimester doing cardio. I know I could, but as sick as I'm feeling...the last two are not important to me.

I'll pick back up taking my 2 year old on stroller walks in the spring when the weather is not as bipolar.
 
Mini-challenge update: My eating has not been great...but this week I'm going to start a cleanse and get my eating under control. Work and home have been stressful which isn't going to change for awhile so I need to plan better. Water intake is on point at least and will be more consistent with my supplements. Exercisewise I've been walking more and started doing videos for target areas.

Hairwise I've been doing good, cleansing, DC and M&S regularly. I've also been hiding my hair for the most part of each week. Been about that bun life, this week I am going to color and get a rollerset. Will probably wear out for church tomorrow and then back to my bun.
 
Washed and DC'd and put in some braids for a braid out. Will probably wear it out tomorrow and then bun until I wash again.

I want another set of box braids to wear for the month, but idk when I will have time to do them. I don't plan to straighten any time soon. Maybe not until spring.
 
Mini challenge update:
-I've been on it this week. I went to the gym 5 times this week and had my green smoothie 5 days this week. I protective styled my hair 5 days this week and started using the Xcel-21 spray again yesterday. The only thing I've been slacking on is my inversions...I haven't started them for this month yet.
 
AgeinATL said:
Beautiful @lulu97

I HAD to trim this past wash day. The SSKs where getting on my nerves. I trimmed about 1/2 an inch off each twist. It made a world of difference. I hate the FEEL of those darn knots!

Still looking like I will meet my HL goal this year! I am so excited.
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I trimmed this past wash day too. I had severe tangles and SSK's so it was necessary. I can't stand the way they feel when I run my hands through my hair. I will continue to dust the next few months and assess. Thankfully it hasn't hindered my retention too much but it's still a major issue for me.

That's great that you are close to making HL :toocool:
 
flyygirlll2 said:
I trimmed this past wash day too. I had severe tangles and SSK's so it was necessary. I can't stand the way they feel when I run my hands through my hair. I will continue to dust the next few months and assess. Thankfully it hasn't hindered my retention too much but it's still a major issue for me.

That's great that you are close to making HL :toocool:
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Girl, ALL of this...

I guess it's just something that I never really had to deal with in my 'hair life' since I have been relaxed almost all my life. It's just an annoying part of being natural. I have found some ways to reduce them but that's about it. But I am with you, I cannot STAND the way they feel *shivers*

Thank you sis! I am trying to make it by my 5 year post mark (end of October).
 
flyygirlll2 said:
I trimmed this past wash day too. I had severe tangles and SSK's so it was necessary. I can't stand the way they feel when I run my hands through my hair. I will continue to dust the next few months and assess. Thankfully it hasn't hindered my retention too much but it's still a major issue for me.

That's great that you are close to making HL :toocool:
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AgeinATL said:
Girl, ALL of this...

I guess it's just something that I never really had to deal with in my 'hair life' since I have been relaxed almost all my life. It's just an annoying part of being natural. I have found some ways to reduce them but that's about it. But I am with you, I cannot STAND the way they feel *shivers*

Thank you sis! I am trying to make it by my 5 year post mark (end of October).
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I'm glad it's not just me. I can't STAND the way SSKs feel. Uggh! I, too, feel that I feel so strongly about it because I was relaxed most of my life.

I watched a YouTuber say, "I remove them when I see 'em, but I just don't worry about 'em too much." I was thinking: More power to you. Not I. Me no likey, AT ALL.
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
I'm glad it's not just me. I can't STAND the way SSKs feel. Uggh! I, too, feel that I feel so strongly about it because I was relaxed most of my life.

I watched a YouTuber say, "I remove them when I see 'em, but I just don't worry about 'em too much." I was thinking: More power to you. Not I. Me no likey, AT ALL.
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Girl, my hair is too dense to get them all! I honestly wouldn't retain ANY length if I was constantly cutting out SSKs. I too don't worry about them too much. I just get the ones that are starting to cause detangling issues. I'd go crazy...and be bald...if I worried too much about getting every last SSK out of my hair.
 
AgeinATL said:
Girl, my hair is too dense to get them all! I honestly wouldn't retain ANY length if I was constantly cutting out SSKs. I too don't worry about them too much. I just get the ones that are starting to cause detangling issues. I'd go crazy...and be bald...if I worried too much about getting every last SSK out of my hair.
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:lol: My hair is super dense, and I used to remove every knot. Took me hours and hours. This year I'm seeing what happens if I just detangle and remove just the knots I encounter. Someone shared a video about not overdoing hair things that inspired me. We'll see! ;)
 
@AgeinATL It certainly is a nuisance smh. I too have been relaxed for the majority of my life, so dealing with this is frustrating. I do keep my shears on deck during wash days or when I style my hair. It's become a habit.

I'll only cut them when I see or feel them. I have too much hair to even bother driving myself crazy to get them all. My goal is to reduce them as much as possible.

@YvetteWithJoy Yeah, I only remove them if I see or feel them. Anything more will just cause me to shave my head.
 
Good morning, I am in a great mood today and I have no idea why!!!!LOL So Ive already given myself a 20min scalp massage and tonight I'm going to steam my wonderful tress!!! I'm thinking if I be nice to HER (my hair) that She might be nice to me...LMBO
I'm trying a little something different so that I can stay motivated and moving forward in a positive light. I believe I will get out what I put in. So from this point forward ALL POSITIVE ENERGY........ I can do this and SHE (my hair) will be perfect!!!! :sunshine::rosebud:
 
I am having one of those emotional hair days and I don't know why...it doesn't look long enough or thick enough, it feels dry, blah, blah blah. This winter weather and dry heat in my office building just sucks all the moisture out of my hair. I feel like I need to moisturize mid- day, ugh maybe my cycle is about to start as this way too many emotions to be having about hair!
 
I got really busy and got off of my routine. Hubby kept saying,
  • "When are you going to do your hair?"
  • "Okaaaaaaaay: That's another day."
  • "Babe, remember: You can't NOT do your hair. You said you don't have that kind of hair."
  • "Okay: You SAID you were going to start at 4. It's 8 now. C'mon!"
Why did I do it, y'all? (Well, I know why: Sometimes it's so hard blocking off the time.)

Once I tackled it, it was TERRIBLE. It was a BATTLE. :crybaby: :cry4:

Somebody PLEASE tell me I'm not the only one.

My hair is now in twists under a wig. I have no desire to deal with it. It's that trim: I need a few more inches of hair so that I can more easily twist, make fewer twists, and ponytail.

I'm NEVER taking any of my length for granted. Not one 1/4 inch.
 
@YvetteWithJoy What was the time period that you waited out of your normal routine? Are you a twice a week, once a week, once every 2 week washer? Daily moisturizer?

The positive take a way is now at least you know what not to do and learned another lesson about your hair. We all go through the learning cycle and experience the growing pains.

I've done twice a week washing (well one of those was a co-cleanse).
My lesson was it left my hair over moisturized and needing protein more often. Ditched!

I've done once a week washing followed by roller sets. It was cool but as my hair got longer, roller setting became a pain and the weekly washing was just not necessary. My deep conditioner keeps my hair feeling good for a minimum of 2 weeks just on its own. So every week washing is just kinda extra.

I've also tested every 2 and 3 weeks. 3 weeks leaves me on the dry side so I settled on 2 weeks.

So now I wash/Deep condition every 2 weeks. Moisturize the length fully on the off week...the ends get moisture love every 2-3 days. But that routine only came about through testing my hair's limits while keeping my hair goals in mind which are:

Have a simple routine with minimal products.
 
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