Hip Tbl & Beyond Challenge 2018

flyygirlll2 said:
@beauti I think your hair looks pretty. Those ssk's are demons smh. I battle with them a lot:mad: I plan to do a roller set for my next wash in order to stretch my hair more to dust my ends.
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@flyygirlll2 yes ma'am those things are a pain in my :censored: no matter how hydrated my hair is, there they are! I just need to stay on top of things and not let more than 3 months go by without hunting them down!
 
AgeinATL said:
I hope you like the hourglass rollers! I freakin love them!

Listen, I hear you on the roller situation. I have nearly every roller ever made. I went ahead and gave away my magnetic rollers since they do absolutely nothing for my natural hair.
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I used the hourglass rollers when I was relaxed. Yeah, magnetic rollers at this point with having kinky hair can only smooth it to a certain extent.
 
beauti said:
@flyygirlll2 yes ma'am those things are a pain in my :censored: no matter how hydrated my hair is, there they are! I just need to stay on top of things and not let more than 3 months go by without hunting them down!
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Same here. They love to come out and say what's up. I trimmed in early February but I admittedly haven't been dusting as much since then, so time to keep on to of it and stretch this hair out.
 
beauti said:
Mannnn about those flexi rods! What a disaster! :rolleyes: Turns out i didn't wrap or smooth my hair around those rods good enough because my roots were no where near straight. Not to mention I was under my dryer forever!

I brushed the curls out this morning and thoroughly s&d. I had ssk galore! :mad: I definitely need to stop going longer than 3 months to s&d.

Ok the plan is to go back to braiding or bunning. Flexi rods are not my thing!

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I agree with every one else! It turned out so pretty. Flexi rods are a pain to dry since the roller is solid with no airflow able to get inside the roller.

I bet the stretched out hair from the flexi rod set makes a nice juicy bun though! @beauti
 
lulu97 said:
I agree with every one else! It turned out so pretty. Flexi rods are a pain to dry since the roller is solid with no airflow able to get inside the roller.

I bet the stretched out hair from the flexi rod set makes a nice juicy bun though! @beauti
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@lulu97 yes the bun was definitely juicy. here's a pic. I ended up stretching it out in preparation of my slight trim and s&d.

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04/03/17

First, I did an ACV rinse focusing mainly on my scalp. Massaged it in really good. Been having sebum scalp build up.

Second, while ACV still in hair I did a Rhassoul clay and "nettle tea & hibiscus tea" mix. Applied it to my scalp and a little along my strands. Let it sit for over an hour.

Last, I rinsed that all out. Added my GOAT DC (Mielle babassu). Then, thanks to the idea of @Chicoro (you're a genius, thank you) I steamed my hair using a handheld clothing steamer. No need for a q-redew now :) lol

Thoughts: Scalp feels great. This DC is the truth for my hair. I unfortunately use a third of it every time :( . I am now really happy I cut my hair. I have never seen my hair look full from root to tip. I love it. Hopefully I can keep up this new healthy hair and grow to hip/tailbone length with some thickness.

Pics:

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ETA:
Here's my new official length check.

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@CheChe1881,

I'm not officially in this challenge, so technically I shouldn't be posting in this thread. But you called me in, girl. I wanted to say your hair is beautiful. Also, I got the idea of using a handheld steamer from a Youtuber with beyond tailbone length, gorgeous hair, named Efficiently Natural. I saw a video of her using a handheld steamer and someone mentioned under the comments that it was indeed a clothing steamer and not necessarily made for hair. I like to give credit where it is due!

Good luck on your journey. There is a wonderful amount of support and encouragement in this thread. If you stick with these ladies, they will help guide you and get you where you want and need to go!
 
Chicoro said:
@CheChe1881,

I'm not officially in this challenge, so technically I shouldn't be posting in this thread. But you called me in, girl. I wanted to say your hair is beautiful. Also, I got the idea of using a handheld steamer from a Youtuber with beyond tailbone length, gorgeous hair, named Efficiently Natural. I saw a video of her using a handheld steamer and someone mentioned under the comments that it was indeed a clothing steamer and not necessarily made for hair. I like to give credit where it is due!

Good luck on your journey. There is a wonderful amount of support and encouragement in this thread. If you stick with these ladies, they will help guide you and get you where you want and need to go!
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Well thanks for sharing what you learned from someone else :) and thank you for the compliment :blush2:
 
I did a quick S&D yesterday to get rid of some SSKs since I've been wearing my hair in twists for the past couple of months. I have tried to avoid getting the ends wet so my hair wasn't full of knots, but I did have some.

We have family pictures coming up and I'm trying to decide how to wear my hair. I usually wear it straight for special occasions because it lasts longer and I get a more predictable result. Natural styles don't always turn out the way I want on the day of, and I have to redo my hair after a few days. But I also don't want all of my nice pictures to be with straight hair. Idk.
 
CheChe1881 said:
Sorry if I post so much :(
I use this as my hair diary to keep up with what I do to my hair.
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I love everyone's posts! No apologies needed!

This is my favorite thread on the whole board for so many reasons, but mainly because everyone and everything is very go-with-the-flow and supportive. I never worry that someone is going to be unkind or short with others in this thread, because the focus is on growth and learning and health, not policing anything. It's one of the safest threads here.

I know that personally I really LEARN from the abundance of posts here.
 
Hair:
DS#2, aka Little Man, is starting a new autism behavioral therapy program today. Ever since I've been back in Dallas, my schedule has been bonkers. I don't know WHEN I'm going to get to do my hair again. I don't want to go back to doing it at midnight, but I might have to.

I read through a helpful thread that @Saludable84 shared with me, and it mentioned getting a moisturizing shampoo with a particular ingredient. Chi has one such shampoo. I went to Ulta yesterday to see if they had a sample. They didn't. I'll cowash in the meanwhile. It's always hard buying a new shampoo: They last so long, I don't want to get it wrong.

Health:
I've been doing a lot of walking but not a lot of exercising. My eating has been good but not great: I've had more fast food salads than homemade salads. Next week after I go grocery shopping, I'll get back to homemade. On a positive note, I've been eating a lot of vegetable soup to try to balance out my higher than usual protein intake, and it's been alright! :up:
 
Currently getting an early morning steam treatment in!

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Last night, I found myself patting my head. I woke up doing the same thing. I usually don't get the itches until the day before or the day of wash day (2 week mark) but they came early this wash day cycle. I'm assuming it was due to the fact that I colored my hair 10 days ago and my scalp is producing a bit for sebum than normal. We can't get so caught up in routines that we neglect the signs our hair/scalp gives us, so I went ahead and washed a few days earlier than usual.

I washed twice with Elucence MBS, did an in-shower protein treatment with Colorful NPF then followed that all up with steaming in Joico MRB. I'm still in twists so I did the full routine in them. Depending on what they look like after air drying, I may just tighten up the edges or re-do them all.
 
Chicoro said:
@CheChe1881,

I'm not officially in this challenge, so technically I shouldn't be posting in this thread. But you called me in, girl. I wanted to say your hair is beautiful. Also, I got the idea of using a handheld steamer from a Youtuber with beyond tailbone length, gorgeous hair, named Efficiently Natural. I saw a video of her using a handheld steamer and someone mentioned under the comments that it was indeed a clothing steamer and not necessarily made for hair. I like to give credit where it is due!

Good luck on your journey. There is a wonderful amount of support and encouragement in this thread. If you stick with these ladies, they will help guide you and get you where you want and need to go!
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@Chicoro You and everyone else on this board is always welcome to post in this thread at any time! It doesn't matter if you are an official challenger or not. Please continue to stop by and add freely as you would like! We love getting support and love all around and hope this thread inspires all...no matter the length, hair goals or hair challenges.


Besides challengers in this thread:... If we can't inspire and welcome ALL as the "longer hair crew" than what are we really here for?! So please, all who read this: come in, stop by & say hi if you feel moved to! LOL
 
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lulu97 said:
@Chicoro You and everyone else on this board is always welcome to post in this thread at any time! It doesn't matter if you are an official challenger or not. Please continue to stop by and add freely as you would like! We love getting support and love all around and hope this thread inspires all...no matter the length, hair goals or hair challenges.


Besides challengers in this thread:... If we can't inspire and welcome ALL as the "longer hair crew" than what are we really here for?! So please, all who read this: come in, stop by & say hi if you feel moved to! LOL
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I understand now. Thank you very much @lulu97! I appreciate the clarification and the invitation. I accept! :)
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
Hair:
DS#2, aka Little Man, is starting a new autism behavioral therapy program today. Ever since I've been back in Dallas, my schedule has been bonkers. I don't know WHEN I'm going to get to do my hair again. I don't want to go back to doing it at midnight, but I might have to.

I read through a helpful thread that @Saludable84 shared with me, and it mentioned getting a moisturizing shampoo with a particular ingredient. Chi has one such shampoo. I went to Ulta yesterday to see if they had a sample. They didn't. I'll cowash in the meanwhile. It's always hard buying a new shampoo: They last so long, I don't want to get it wrong.

Health:
I've been doing a lot of walking but not a lot of exercising. My eating has been good but not great: I've had more fast food salads than homemade salads. Next week after I go grocery shopping, I'll get back to homemade. On a positive note, I've been eating a lot of vegetable soup to try to balance out my higher than usual protein intake, and it's been alright! :up:
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Which shampoo?
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
Deep Brilliance Hydration mentioned here: https://longhaircareforum.com/threa...-still-breaking-click-now.93610/#post-1544020

I Googled and it came up as a Chi product. She also mentioned a KeraCare poo, but I was leaning toward Chi because I want a sample and know Chi has lots of samples at Ulta.
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Yes, i was going to say get a sample. I never was able to convert completely to a CA shampoo because I find them too smoothing but my clarifier has CA in it for this reason. If you have to rely on protein in your regimen, it's worthwhile to have. I can go three months without so it doesn't make much sense for me.
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
Deep Brilliance Hydration mentioned here: https://longhaircareforum.com/threa...-still-breaking-click-now.93610/#post-1544020

I Googled and it came up as a Chi product. She also mentioned a KeraCare poo, but I was leaning toward Chi because I want a sample and know Chi has lots of samples at Ulta.
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CHI recently, relaunched that particular line, but I haven't seen an advertising push. I noticed new burgundy and black packaging compared to the old orange packaging the last time I was in the professional supply house.

May I suggest Keracar€ Hydrating Detangling Poo. It has the carboxylic acid you're looking for and it's more accessible, right now.
 
Question: Is African hair threading stressful to the hair (in your opinion/experience)?

I'm looking for ways to stretch my hair like a blowout and African hair threading seems to be it. But just looking how tight you have to wrap stress around your hair scares me...

Am I crazy? Anyone with experience doing threading like once a month or more?

Update:
Hmmmm this seems like a safer alternative
 
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