sumertyme08
Well-Known Member
I BC'd on 3/4/10 after about a 10 month transition. I planned to transition until January 2011 but my little curlies got the best of me 
A little bit about my story - Just like many I began getting relaxers at an early age around 10, as I got older I started to get them more frequently, every 6 weeks. I've always had what most consider to be long hair and it was always healthy. One thing that frustrated me is that my hair relaxed was never as thick as I knew it could be. So sometime in 2007 I decided to transition. That only lasted 6 months then I relaxed...I felt like a traitor
Although I spent a lot of time lurking on the boards (like I still do 
) I didn't really apply any of the methods that you ladies used to transition.
From that point all I did was research, research research, I regained the courage and after a relaxer in May of 09 I decided enough was enough and that I would no longer chemically process my hair.
Cowashing, Braidouts and the use of sulfate free shampoos is what saved me. I wanted to have a long transition as I have never had short hair and I wanted to be at least shoulder length before BC'd. That came much earlier than I expected. When I started my transition I stopped using sulfate shampoos because that is what got me the furst time (after a 3 hour detangling session I relaxed a couple days leter) I was determined to not let it stop my napptural dreams again. Co-washing was my best friend and I would use baking soda and water to cleanse. Well one night I was cocky because my transition was soooo smooth I thought I knew what I was doing and I washed my hair..WITH A SULFATE SHAMPOO, my hair tangled so badly I did a mini BC, I think this was around September (I think turning 30 that month made me want to do something bold) my hair at that point had just begun to touch MBL. I wore my hair in a "curly fro" for months and loved it!!! the back 1/3rd of my hair was all natural and I was cutting off a little at a time.
On March 4, 2010 something just came over me, that urge to BC was uncontrolable. I had in crochet braids that were in all of two weeks. I took them down and cut the remaining relaxer off. I then washed it and realized that I had no idea waht to do with it. Since I hadn't planned to BC I didn't have any products that would work.
The next morning I called a natural salon just outside of Atlanta "The Damn Salon" for some two strand twists. The ladies were great and I opted dto go to that salon because I really want some of their signature first experiencing them. So they did some tiny two strand twists that I absolutely adored.
That's my story, sorry for the bad pics hopefully I'll get enough practice in so my next set won't be so bad...lol
about my texture - as far as I can tell I'm 4a, my hair is extremely frizzy and although very curly my curls do not clump together AT ALL, when my hair dries it almost looks as if I lightly blowdried it - no curls at all!!!. Even when wet it's a big curly frizz ball. I've been looking all over but can't seem to find any good info on wash n go's for someone with my texture. If anyone has any good tips please let me know.
Even though I am an EXTREME lurker, you ladies have been such an inspiration for me and for that I want to say a big THANK YOU!!!
PIC 1 - 2007 relaxed there's a late 2007 shot in my profile. I only trimmed once between these shots and late 2008, then no more trims until my mini BC.
PIC 2 - mini BC Sept 2009...sorry for the dirty mirror I didn't intend to have anyone looking at this pic..lol
PIC 3 - my BC 3/4/10
PIC 4 - This is a 3 or 4 day old wash n go, I had it in a puff but had the band off in this pic, this was right before I washed
PIC 5 - Finger coils I did after a failed wash n go
A little bit about my story - Just like many I began getting relaxers at an early age around 10, as I got older I started to get them more frequently, every 6 weeks. I've always had what most consider to be long hair and it was always healthy. One thing that frustrated me is that my hair relaxed was never as thick as I knew it could be. So sometime in 2007 I decided to transition. That only lasted 6 months then I relaxed...I felt like a traitor
Although I spent a lot of time lurking on the boards (like I still do ) I didn't really apply any of the methods that you ladies used to transition.From that point all I did was research, research research, I regained the courage and after a relaxer in May of 09 I decided enough was enough and that I would no longer chemically process my hair.
Cowashing, Braidouts and the use of sulfate free shampoos is what saved me. I wanted to have a long transition as I have never had short hair and I wanted to be at least shoulder length before BC'd. That came much earlier than I expected. When I started my transition I stopped using sulfate shampoos because that is what got me the furst time (after a 3 hour detangling session I relaxed a couple days leter) I was determined to not let it stop my napptural dreams again. Co-washing was my best friend and I would use baking soda and water to cleanse. Well one night I was cocky because my transition was soooo smooth I thought I knew what I was doing and I washed my hair..WITH A SULFATE SHAMPOO, my hair tangled so badly I did a mini BC, I think this was around September (I think turning 30 that month made me want to do something bold) my hair at that point had just begun to touch MBL. I wore my hair in a "curly fro" for months and loved it!!! the back 1/3rd of my hair was all natural and I was cutting off a little at a time.
On March 4, 2010 something just came over me, that urge to BC was uncontrolable. I had in crochet braids that were in all of two weeks. I took them down and cut the remaining relaxer off. I then washed it and realized that I had no idea waht to do with it. Since I hadn't planned to BC I didn't have any products that would work.
The next morning I called a natural salon just outside of Atlanta "The Damn Salon" for some two strand twists. The ladies were great and I opted dto go to that salon because I really want some of their signature first experiencing them. So they did some tiny two strand twists that I absolutely adored.
That's my story, sorry for the bad pics hopefully I'll get enough practice in so my next set won't be so bad...lol
about my texture - as far as I can tell I'm 4a, my hair is extremely frizzy and although very curly my curls do not clump together AT ALL, when my hair dries it almost looks as if I lightly blowdried it - no curls at all!!!. Even when wet it's a big curly frizz ball. I've been looking all over but can't seem to find any good info on wash n go's for someone with my texture. If anyone has any good tips please let me know.
Even though I am an EXTREME lurker, you ladies have been such an inspiration for me and for that I want to say a big THANK YOU!!!
PIC 1 - 2007 relaxed there's a late 2007 shot in my profile. I only trimmed once between these shots and late 2008, then no more trims until my mini BC.
PIC 2 - mini BC Sept 2009...sorry for the dirty mirror I didn't intend to have anyone looking at this pic..lol
PIC 3 - my BC 3/4/10
PIC 4 - This is a 3 or 4 day old wash n go, I had it in a puff but had the band off in this pic, this was right before I washed
PIC 5 - Finger coils I did after a failed wash n go
Beautimous
Congrats on your BC!
