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Sign me up!! I am transitioning and my last relaxer was December 7 so I am 19 wks post today. I will stretch until December and do the big chop on my birthday December 9!
 
Ladies who exercise, how do you keep the ng from getting all types of crazy after sweating?? The reason why I always relax at 3 months is because I exercise regularly and only wash once a week :ohwell:, so my hair looks all jacked up by the end of week #12 since I don't know how to keep my ng at bay :wallbash:. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Unfortunately, my relaxed ends hate air drying, so that is not an option for me right now... HEEEELLLLPPP!!
 
Aggie said:
Hey Janelle, I'm lovin' those natural curls in your siggy:yep:.
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Thank you so much! The more of them that start popping up, the more I'm tempted to transition! Mum says she doesn't know where I got that "texture" from, but back when I was natural, I didn't know a thing about caring for it beyond washing it, grease and pulling it up in a puff.
~*Janelle~*
 
The following methods are working for me, so I figured it might help someone else.

1. Most of us know that separting the hair into four sections while washing is great at preventing tangles. My crown is thicker and coarser than the back of my, so I only separate into two sections while washing (straight down the middle).

2. I'm also part of the wig challenge (using half wigs and a silk top lace wig with clips). I keep my hair separted down the middle at all times. This prevents the top from matting up like it has it the past.

3. I ride for my Jilbere Shower Combs :yep:. I use both the extra wide and wide tooth versions to detangle in the shower. I co-wash every 2-3 days and this is the only time a comb will touch my hair.

4. I know this is generally considered a :nono:, but I touch my new growth the day before I'm set to wash. I use my fingers to gently massage my new growth, separting the coils, to release shed hair. I do this with absolutely no breakage. A tiny knot is nothing to untangle so catch them while they're small.

Products I Love: AO condiitioners, Porosity Control, Rusk Leave In, and cool "airdrying" under my Pibbs 514.
 
onejamifan said:
Ladies who exercise, how do you keep the ng from getting all types of crazy after sweating?? The reason why I always relax at 3 months is because I exercise regularly and only wash once a week :ohwell:, so my hair looks all jacked up by the end of week #12 since I don't know how to keep my ng at bay :wallbash:. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Unfortunately, my relaxed ends hate air drying, so that is not an option for me right now... HEEEELLLLPPP!!
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You can wear a scarf over your head while you work out. Or you can wash your hair the night before and put a scarf on it. In the morning your new growth will be flat. When you work out your new growth will get frizzy, but it won't be poofy. All you have to do is put the scarf back on to get rid of the frizzies. HTH.
 
Aggie said:
A friend just told me this after I said to her that my cornrows are looking so frazzled and I need to take them out like yesterday. She said she couldn't tell because my natural hair looks like I have "good hair". I was like "huh?" Boy if she only knew how much trouble I have trying to detangle this head of hot mess while stretching my relaxers:wallbash:.
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OFFTOPIC: Your signature picture is beautiful. I smile everytime I see it, because both of you are glowing and look so happy together.
 
I'm in. I was only shooting for 4 months which is 5 weeks away, but I'd push it to 5 months if my hair doesn't let me know otherwise.
 
Hi guys...

Sorry I'm just updating the list but I got kind of busy yesterday. I've updated, but if I missed anyone just post or pm me and I will add you to the list. Happy stretching and growing.
 
song_of_serenity said:
Thank you so much! The more of them that start popping up, the more I'm tempted to transition! Mum says she doesn't know where I got that "texture" from, but back when I was natural, I didn't know a thing about caring for it beyond washing it, grease and pulling it up in a puff.
~*Janelle~*
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You're welcomed baby.
 
Kacie said:
4. I know this is generally considered a :nono:, but I touch my new growth the day before I'm set to wash. I use my fingers to gently massage my new growth, separting the coils, to release shed hair. I do this with absolutely no breakage. A tiny knot is nothing to untangle so catch them while they're small.
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I'm curious as to why this is considered a nono? I also detangle my hair before I wash and I have no problems. I saturate my hair with a prepoo concoction and detangle gently to get all my shed hair out. The prepoo concoction (usually Amla mixed with a slippery conditioner and whatever else I feel like throwingm in the mix) softens everything up nicely.

I also wash in 2 halves (parted straight down the middle) and keep it like that throughout the whole process. I do not suffer from any matting and the back of my head is 4b.
 
nycutiepie said:
I'm curious as to why this is considered a nono? I also detangle my hair before I wash and I have no problems. I saturate my hair with a prepoo concoction and detangle gently to get all my shed hair out. The prepoo concoction (usually Amla mixed with a slippery conditioner and whatever else I feel like throwingm in the mix) softens everything up nicely.

I also wash in 2 halves (parted straight down the middle) and keep it like that throughout the whole process. I do not suffer from any matting and the back of my head is 4b.
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I agree... in fact I would be afraid to NOT detangle before I washed my hair. Washing non-detangled hair only makes the tangles worse IMHO!
 
Kacie said:
The following methods are working for me, so I figured it might help someone else.

1. Most of us know that separting the hair into four sections while washing is great at preventing tangles. My crown is thicker and coarser than the back of my, so I only separate into two sections while washing (straight down the middle).

2. I'm also part of the wig challenge (using half wigs and a silk top lace wig with clips). I keep my hair separted down the middle at all times. This prevents the top from matting up like it has it the past.

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I Don't know why I never thought of this! :drunk: That's my major problem when stretching. The top of my head gets really matted together. I'm going to try this.
 
I'm in. I was going to relax this weekend; however, I think I'll stretch for 6 months. I'm currently 14 weeks post. I can do it! I can do it! I can do it!:yep:

I've been wearing a wig. Is there anything I can do to not have to wear my wig? Is there a good way to bun and still have your hair look nice? You know summer is coming and the heat, oh the heat (frizz galore).:sad:

What style is everyone wearing to make it through a 6 month stretch or longer?
 
My problem is I'm using MT and taking Biotin. My NG has made my hair shrivel up sooooooooooooooo bad that I don't really have much to bun with now. I mean due to a setback, I'm grazing SL but the NG is mad crazy, there is nothing left to really bun with!!!!!!!!! I'm I the only one? (I hope not) I resorted to tree braids. I can't have no anorexic bun!!!!!!!!!
 
supermodelsonya said:
My problem is I'm using MT and taking Biotin. My NG has made my hair shrivel up sooooooooooooooo bad that I don't really have much to bun with now. I mean due to a setback, I'm grazing SL but the NG is mad crazy, there is nothing left to really bun with!!!!!!!!! I'm I the only one? (I hope not) I resorted to tree braids. I can't have no anorexic bun!!!!!!!!!
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I just went with the anorexic bun. Of course, I am not working right now. If I were working in a professional setting, I'd figure out something else to do with my hair.
 
SmartyPants said:
I just went with the anorexic bun. Of course, I am not working right now. If I were working in a professional setting, I'd figure out something else to do with my hair.
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My anorexic bun needed some SERIOUS hair friends! It was not a good look. I felt like one of those chicks that use all that hair gel to slick it up into like five strands. I was sooooooooo self conscious.
 
supermodelsonya said:
My anorexic bun needed some SERIOUS hair friends! It was not a good look. I felt like one of those chicks that use all that hair gel to slick it up into like five strands. I was sooooooooo self conscious.
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When my hair looks like this, I would always bun with a phoney pony over it. This way I can still bun my hair, adhere to the rules of the C&G, Bootcamp, and wig challenges all at once:yep:.
 
So, how is everyone doing? I discovered today that 8 week old relaxer + no oil during my wash and set = :brainfog:

So, I am co-washing and setting my hair again tonight!
 
Hello Everyone,

I'll be 6 weeks post on Wednesday and so far so good. I have not had any problems with my NG since it's not much there. Each week I alternate between a rollerset and a braidout. This week I'll be doing a braidout for the 2nd time. I want to pefect my braidout technique because I will probably be wearing braidouts every week when I get deeper into my stretch.
 
17 weeks post as of the 23rd, just did my first BKT today and I love it so far. Hopefully this will get me to at least 6 months post (2 more months!).
 
Okay, I decided that because I am transitioning to texlaxed hair, I will attempt to stretch even longer than the original 8 months that I planned to do earlier. I believe that I can make it until just a week before the Christmas this year through wearing braids, cornrows and wigs. That will take my stretch from 8 months (ie 32 weeks) to 47 weeks - December 17th, 2009.

I know I am getting a little bit zeallous, but I really want to try this and with your help here, I know I can do this.
 
JayAnn0513 said:
17 weeks post as of the 23rd, just did my first BKT today and I love it so far. Hopefully this will get me to at least 6 months post (2 more months!).
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I thought BKT was some type of chemical treatment! Anyhoo, what do I know:perplexed:ohwell:!

Carry on...
 
wannabelong said:
Hello Everyone,

I'll be 6 weeks post on Wednesday and so far so good. I have not had any problems with my NG since it's not much there. Each week I alternate between a rollerset and a braidout. This week I'll be doing a braidout for the 2nd time. I want to pefect my braidout technique because I will probably be wearing braidouts every week when I get deeper into my stretch.
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I tried a braid out on my straight relaxed hair and honey let me tell you, it wasn't pretty at all. It was so funny I laughed at myself and washed that crap right out the minute I saw how bad it looked:lachen:.
 
Aggie said:
Okay, I decided that because I am transitioning to texlaxed hair, I will attempt to stretch even longer than the original 8 months that I planned to do earlier. I believe that I can make it until just a week before the Christmas this year through wearing braids, cornrows and wigs. That will take my stretch from 8 months (ie 32 weeks) to 47 weeks - December 17th, 2009.

I know I am getting a little bit zeallous, but I really want to try this and with your help here, I know I can do this.
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I think one of the reasons my mom is offering to pay for my relaxer is because she thinks that after a ten month stretch I will probably cut my relaxed ends off (which would be the third time in five years I've gone natural)--she may have a point because when I was rollersetting yesterday I sure was thinking about it!
 
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