I'm Back - No longer Natural!

Naturae

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Hey Ladies,

So I've been MIA for about a year now. Since then a lot has changed, I'm no longer natural as of September 2011. I was natural for about 6 years or so. When I told you guys that I was moving to Florida in 2010 my hair took note of that and as soon as the plane landed my curls threw a fit! Natural hair in over 80% humidity + 'tender-headedness' = FAIL...so now I'm texlaxed and loving it! It's kind of like having the best of both worlds -- I know, greedy :Devil:

Anyway I realize that a lot of you may not know me but I lurk every blue moon just to see if theirs any new hype. The pic in my siggy I took yesterday, 7/12/12 after touching up a 9 week stretch. I'm 5"10 with a long neck & torso so it takes longer for my hair to reflect real length --otherwise I would be a solid MBL by now lol. I did cut a few inches off in Oct 2011 for no other reason beside's wanting to deal with fresh ends with my new tex-laxed hair.

I can't believe how my hair has grown since I first joined LHCF in 2005 (my username was different then). I don't have any comparison pics on hand but I was CBL when I first joined LHCF and at that time I had just jumped on the natural bandwaggon. 7 years later and I am @ 79% of my goal length (WL) and I have a reggie that my hair loves and appreciates. Even when I divert from my reggie to try new things, I know what products to look for and which ones to avoid because I know my hair!

Are any of you interested in a texlax reggie? Let me know as I am happy to share. Also if you need a reggie for natural 3c/4a hair I can provide that too. My natural pics are still in my LHCF album.

I just want to say thanks to you guys who are Veterans on here who have contributed tremendously to my hair journey so far!

:grin:WL JULY 2014 IS LOOKING MIGHTY GOOD!
 
Welcome back ( i came back not to long ago as well)...your hair is beautiful! :yep:....I think you will be waistlength before 2014....im shooting for WL by mid to late next year, and im not even quite BSL yet :grin:....and im a 4b natural but any tips you could share is appreciated.
 
Welcome back ( i came back not to long ago as well)...your hair is beautiful! :yep:....I think you will be waistlength before 2014....im shooting for WL by mid to late next year, and im not even quite BSL yet :grin:....and im a 4b natural but any tips you could share is appreciated.

LightEyedMami you've been on LHCF for a few years so I will spare you what you probably already know about protective styles, moisturizing/sealing & co-washing.
What worked for me over all being natural are these things: low manipulation, sulfur powder & avocado oil mix (retention), Henna every 3 months (which I still do), and sulfate-free products. Henna-ing regularly trumps everything in terms of conditioning, strength and length retention. I get mine from hennasooq.com, Kadijah is a Godsend!

HTH
 
Welcome back! Your hair looks great. I love being texlaxed too! Do you mind sharing your reggie for that?
 
Welcome back! Your hair looks great. I love being texlaxed too! Do you mind sharing your reggie for that?


This is almost an exhaustive list so it's quite detailed. PM me if you need more details. :)

Protective Style: 95% in Summer/80% Rest of the Year
No direct heat in summer , otherwise may flat iron/blow dry once every 10 weeks
9 week stretching - I get some breakage if I go any longer
Texlax w/ Elasta QP w/Olive Oil Infusion/Regular
Sulfate-free poo (Loreal SleeknShine) 1x week
Co-Wash Moisture (Loreal SleeknShine or Suave Almond & Shea) 1 xs week
Co-Wash Protein (Aubrey Organics GBP or MegaTek <-- MT is THE TRUTH)
*Note: Being texlaxed, for me it is imperative that I alturnate between soft protein and moisture when it comes to conditioner
Leave-in: ORS Olive Oil Moisturizing Hair Lotion or Kinky Curly Knot Today (just a quarter size amount on damp hair) / Aphogee Keratin & Green Tea Reconstructor when needed (this is a protein spray and is amazing)
Seal Ends w/ Olive or Avocado oil.

Every three months I do a full henna treatment (I get mine from hennasooq)
The week before I touch up my roots I massage in my 'retention mix' of sulfur powder & avocado oil to the scalp only.
I always protect the length of my hair from the relaxer cream with a mix of EVOO & Suave dry conditioner

Tools used - Denman brush, wide tooth comb, soft boar bristle brush.
 
Naturae said:
Hey Ladies,

So I've been MIA for about a year now. Since then a lot has changed, I'm no longer natural as of September 2011. I was natural for about 6 years or so. When I told you guys that I was moving to Florida in 2010 my hair took note of that and as soon as the plane landed my curls threw a fit! Natural hair in over 80% humidity + 'tender-headedness' = FAIL...so now I'm texlaxed and loving it! It's kind of like having the best of both worlds -- I know, greedy :Devil:

Anyway I realize that a lot of you may not know me but I lurk every blue moon just to see if theirs any new hype. The pic in my siggy I took yesterday, 7/12/12 after touching up a 9 week stretch. I'm 5"10 with a long neck & torso so it takes longer for my hair to reflect real length --otherwise I would be a solid MBL by now lol. I did cut a few inches off in Oct 2011 for no other reason beside's wanting to deal with fresh ends with my new tex-laxed hair.

I can't believe how my hair has grown since I first joined LHCF in 2005 (my username was different then). I don't have any comparison pics on hand but I was CBL when I first joined LHCF and at that time I had just jumped on the natural bandwaggon. 7 years later and I am @ 79% of my goal length (WL) and I have a reggie that my hair loves and appreciates. Even when I divert from my reggie to try new things, I know what products to look for and which ones to avoid because I know my hair!

Are any of you interested in a texlax reggie? Let me know as I am happy to share. Also if you need a reggie for natural 3c/4a hair I can provide that too. My natural pics are still in my LHCF album.

I just want to say thanks to you guys who are Veterans on here who have contributed tremendously to my hair journey so far!

:grin:WL JULY 2014 IS LOOKING MIGHTY GOOD!

I am absolutely interested in the Texlax reggie. I'm in week 15 of a 16-week stretch and have been seriously thinking of texlaxing because I spend most of my time in twist outs. Its so funny that I have to straighten my hair just to kink it up with twists...lol. Whatcha got?
 
What type if henna do you use?

eta: I see you said Yemeni in your profile
 
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Nice length retention! What was your natural regimen?






Lace wigs (hair was cornrows underneath), Bunning, JUICING, and henna were key factors for me being natural. I did co wash but not a lot because that tended to pour into the overmanipulation category which I tried to avoid. Some products I used then... MT for cowashing and quick rinse (I still use this) cream of nature poo 2xs a mo and Paul mitchell's tea tree shampoo 1x mo. The tea tree poo is an amazing clarifier that didn't strip my hair. DC with ORS Pak 1x mo. Leave ins - my own concoction of butters, braid spray, water, and at the time, MTG. But these days we just buy sulfur powder and mix it w oils of our choice and apply to the scalp.


In my LHCF album I have pics of my natural hair and how I did my squeeze n smooth w organic Shea butter and gel for curl definition. I was mostly fine 3c...with a twist of 4a :)
 
What type if henna do you use?

eta: I see you said Yemeni in your profile



Yes... Yemeni is the TRUTH. Just did a henna treatment two nights ago as a matter of fact! The yemini batter is a little more coagulated then the other ones which helps it to stay on my head rather than the floor. It also gives a much deeper red tone than the others. I leave it on for at least 6hrs.I don't mix it with butters or oils.. Just henna and the juice of 26 lemons. I squeeze my henna out with suave condish, then deep con with an ORS Pak under a hooded dryer for 1hr. NO SHAMPOO FOR AT LEAST A WEEK after I henna bc I want the color to be as brilliant as possible.
 
I am absolutely interested in the Texlax reggie. I'm in week 15 of a 16-week stretch and have been seriously thinking of texlaxing because I spend most of my time in twist outs. Its so funny that I have to straighten my hair just to kink it up with twists...lol. Whatcha got?

I posted my relax Reggie just a few posts above :) let me know if u need more details!
 
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