moonwalking
New Member
Hi ladies, I just joined 2 secs ago after about 2 days of lurking. My hair growth tale is long and saddening... 
For about 8 years I was natural, having chopped off my hair back in high school after years of poor relaxer maintainence and very unhealthy hair. So for 8 years I had no relaxer touch my hair. And although I still hadn't properly taken cared of my hair, I still had a good head of nice natural hair.
Then I graduate college and enter the working world. At the time I still didn't know how to properly take care of my care and the only site I knew of was Nappturally. And the little that I did hear about how to take care of our seemed like rocket science or impossible. Like, where am I suppose to find Protein to put in my hair? (little did I know that it's as going to RiteAid).
So I kept my hair in braids and halfwigs, and occassional wore my Afro out. But those looks started to wear out and I wanted a more "professional" look for my new job. So what do I decide to do? I decide to relax my hair after 8 years.
November 1, 2008 I relax my hair and I officially enter that "world". But before I made that decision I did all my research on how to take care of relaxed hair, etc. But what I thought I knew was obviously not enough. 10 months later and my hair is LITERALLY chopped and screwed! It's so hard to describe but it's like someone took a scissor and took chuncks out of my hair. I guess it would be called breakage, but the "cuts" are precise with random parts of my hair longer then the other.
erplexed
It's very depressing and I'm really at a lost. I did don't know what the cause is but all I knwo is that I STOPPED going to my stylist. I'm back to wearing a half wig
and feeling very self conscious about my hair. It's like high school all over again! 
But it was during sprint to buy the wig, I ran into this woman who told me about LHCF and how great the site was and helpful. She also told me what I should consider using on my hair, which was Nexxus Therappe, Hemectress, and Kerapix. I bought these items and have only used for a week but do notice the difference!
Now I need further help. Can anyone tell me if they've ever experienced this kind of hair breakage and how you overcame it? How can I best maintain my hair while still getting a relaxer, since I did enjoy the 8 months of relaxec hair I had when it was nice and healthy.
Any advice, tip, tricks, would be very much appreciated!
-Moonie
Hair Info
Hair type: relaxed hair is very thin/fine and before Nexxus felt very fragile. But when I was natural, my hair was medium coarse: coarser on the tops and middles, softer in the backs and nape.
Past Hair Care Products: Carol's Daughter Turi Shampoo and Deep Conditioner Smoothie, Tui Leave-in conditioner, and Margureite's Magic as mositerurizer. Washed once a week, twice a week when I could. Would hot iron once a week, and get touch-ups every 8 weeks.
Current Hair Care Products: Nexxus Therappe, Hemectress, Kerapix and Margureite's Magic. Washing twice a week for sure but using Kerapix once a week. Thinking of shortening my touch ups to 6 weeks since I think the pushing caused a lot of breakage. And with the half-wig I only hot iron my fronts (edges) only.
For about 8 years I was natural, having chopped off my hair back in high school after years of poor relaxer maintainence and very unhealthy hair. So for 8 years I had no relaxer touch my hair. And although I still hadn't properly taken cared of my hair, I still had a good head of nice natural hair.
Then I graduate college and enter the working world. At the time I still didn't know how to properly take care of my care and the only site I knew of was Nappturally. And the little that I did hear about how to take care of our seemed like rocket science or impossible. Like, where am I suppose to find Protein to put in my hair? (little did I know that it's as going to RiteAid).
So I kept my hair in braids and halfwigs, and occassional wore my Afro out. But those looks started to wear out and I wanted a more "professional" look for my new job. So what do I decide to do? I decide to relax my hair after 8 years.
November 1, 2008 I relax my hair and I officially enter that "world". But before I made that decision I did all my research on how to take care of relaxed hair, etc. But what I thought I knew was obviously not enough. 10 months later and my hair is LITERALLY chopped and screwed! It's so hard to describe but it's like someone took a scissor and took chuncks out of my hair. I guess it would be called breakage, but the "cuts" are precise with random parts of my hair longer then the other.
erplexedIt's very depressing and I'm really at a lost. I did don't know what the cause is but all I knwo is that I STOPPED going to my stylist. I'm back to wearing a half wig
and feeling very self conscious about my hair. It's like high school all over again! But it was during sprint to buy the wig, I ran into this woman who told me about LHCF and how great the site was and helpful. She also told me what I should consider using on my hair, which was Nexxus Therappe, Hemectress, and Kerapix. I bought these items and have only used for a week but do notice the difference!
Now I need further help. Can anyone tell me if they've ever experienced this kind of hair breakage and how you overcame it? How can I best maintain my hair while still getting a relaxer, since I did enjoy the 8 months of relaxec hair I had when it was nice and healthy.
Any advice, tip, tricks, would be very much appreciated!
-Moonie
Hair Info
Hair type: relaxed hair is very thin/fine and before Nexxus felt very fragile. But when I was natural, my hair was medium coarse: coarser on the tops and middles, softer in the backs and nape.
Past Hair Care Products: Carol's Daughter Turi Shampoo and Deep Conditioner Smoothie, Tui Leave-in conditioner, and Margureite's Magic as mositerurizer. Washed once a week, twice a week when I could. Would hot iron once a week, and get touch-ups every 8 weeks.
Current Hair Care Products: Nexxus Therappe, Hemectress, Kerapix and Margureite's Magic. Washing twice a week for sure but using Kerapix once a week. Thinking of shortening my touch ups to 6 weeks since I think the pushing caused a lot of breakage. And with the half-wig I only hot iron my fronts (edges) only.
