Introduce Yourself Here

[itsdiddy]

Hi I'm new to the site and looking forward to all the advice I'm sure I'll receive on this site. My hair is currently shoulder length but I'm aiming for armpit length in the future and just overall healthy hair! My hair is also pretty fine so I'm looking for thickness and fullness. I'm still getting used to the acronyms and vocab of this site so help me!


Diddy
: )

 

[clmacky]

Hi y'all, I'm from Toronto, Canada. I've been a lurker for quite some time. But finally paid a few weeks ago. Anywho, I love this site! I'm on it 4, 5 times a day. I really should be working . I don't have any current pictures now. My DSLR is in the shop and my other cameras are analog (SLR cameras). I'll probably end up buying a point & shoot soon...I dunno know.

My hair is 4b...short (longest part is 8 inches) my goal is get armpit length, healthy and thick hair. No one in my family has long hair. No one believe it's possible. Not even my bf thinks so . I hope to start a blog about my hair journey. I just need photos .

I really like looking at southease's webite blog and macherieamour too. Great women, very informed.

I found out about this site because of the blog "Rantings of a Creole Princess: Black Hair" thou I think it was one of her fans on there that mentioned it. I'm hoping to meet a lot online friends


ttyl,
macky

 

[apemay1969]

I'm a newbie who has been posting and lurking for alittle less than a month. My hair is 4a, very very thin and on it's first relaxer since 2001 and big loc chop in 2005. My relaxer was done on October 27th and I found this site trying to find a way to keep my hair from breaking off from this relaxer. I'm hoping to thicken up my hair and keep the crown area from breaking too much. I'm learning so much on this site and right now I'm on a SL challenge and the 2008 Wig challenge. I have already helped my daughter's edges since I've been a member on this site.

I just put photos on photobucket to upload here. Yucky poo - see through ends and thin on top. I'm looking forward to seeing my hair's progress in a year. I'll probably have a better camera too - clearer

I'm also looking for help with dark spots on my face and dry skin all over. I've been reading the health and fitness discussion also and am planning to join weight watchers to lose about 30 pounds. I'm 38 years old and I want to enter my 40's with the best possible body, hair and relationship with my boo, kids and God that I can have and I think that this forum can help me. It already has. I forgot I'm a member of the 30 day husband encouragement challenge.

Here are photos of the beginning of my journey.

Wig challenge week 1/13/08

Itty bitty pony

Whoo wee - thin edges - OMG!

 

[Firstborn2]

Hello Ladies,

I've posted a few times already but I haven't formally introduced myself. I'm a natural 4a/4b, I'm currently 1inch above APL, I'm hoping to claim it by the end of Feb. I came across this website by shear accident in Jan 07. I was surfing the web looking for some sort of answer as to why my hair was shedding so bad, I was getting my hair washed, blowdried, pressed and flat ironed (I know I know lol) every two weeks and my stylist acted like the hair that was coming out of my head was no big deal. So I started surfing and came across a fotki of a lady who is a member of this site. She had a cowash experiment for 90days and she logged the progress of her hair, I WAS AMAZED!!! So I decided to try cowashing everyday for 90 days, well by the forth day my hair had completely stop shedding....and the rest is history, I went from shoulder length hair to 1 inch above APL level in one year and keep in mind I have had 3 1 inch trims as well. When I found this site I felt like I had hit the Hair Lottery, So much information, at 30 somthin I have to admit that I was ignorant about the proper way to care for my hair, NO MORE THX 2 U LADIES.
Last week I decided to stop lurking and become an active member or this site.... Thank you for educating me about proper haircare.

 

[Alicia8406]

Hello All!
Just wanted to formally introduce myself before I begin posting. I'm Alicia and I've been lurking on the site for almost a year and finally decided to stop being cheap! I have a crazy combo of hair types on this head, but it is mostly what I am led to believe is 3b/c, medium thickness, and very dense. I've been transitioning for about a year and a half and will finally clip the relaxed ends in the spring!

 

[MsKdBee]

Hello Everyone,

I stumbled upon this site by accident one night, and have been hooked ever since. It is very informative, and I believe it will assist me in my quest for waist length hair. My hair is now armpit length and I am just bringing it back to good health......Ive abused it in the past with heat, relaxers, everything but color not knowing any better.......such is life.we live and learn....A book by Cathy Howse actually started me on this road to hair health......So anyway this is my formal Hello!

 

[nurseemmie]

Hello everyone!

I feel like an old ham at this, considering I've been lurking for well over a year. Took the plunge and sacrificed the $5.00. Best money ever spent (except for the fact the search function doesn't work that well).

I have 4a/4b hair that is currently relaxed and chin length. I am recovering from my shortest cut in life, an earlobe length bob, a move I made for my 30th birthday. I would like to grow my hair to BSL, which is my ultimate goal. I tend to thin out at the ends whenever my hair grows out, and I would really like to maintain thickness this time around. I am taking hair and nail vitamins from GNC to help the process along, along with basic weekly shampooing and moisture/protein conditioning. Using minimal heat has been a challenge, as I am a slave to the FLAT IRON.

Anyway, I have learned a great deal on here in the last year...now I am dedicated to a beginners' regimen, of sorts. Ready to get started!! Glad to be here! And your public fotkis are just GAWGEOUS.

 

[brohar03]

Hello everybody. New here

 

[HappyHairDreams]

I joined the site a month ago. I've only posted a few times. I mostly read...there's so much information to absorb. I picked the name "Angry Hair" cause my hair is piss at me for abusing it for so long. I did a BC July 07 because after my first year of law school, my hair was a total mess - falling out in the back and top from stress; dry frizzy ends from lack of care, pretty much everything was wrong with it. Since cutting it, I've been doing my own perms for the first time in my life. I did two, before I joined the site and realized how much I had been doing wrong, eg. not protecting my scalp during processing. Luckily, I don't think there has been any extensive damage from my errors. I have 4a type hair - I think. Honestly it seems to range from 3b in the front to 4a in the back. It's about half an inch above shoulder length now and I've been trying various protective styles to rentain length - but it's hard looking the same everyday. My goal is BSL (bra strap length) - to mid-back. Anything longer and I think I'd go nuts.
Anyway, Hello all, and thanks for sharing all this info.

 

[repair101]

Hello Angry,
I never post this is my first and I am new to LHCF. I have been reading some good tips and this will be my best hair year yet. Good LucK

 

[Beeyoo]

Hey ya'll hows it goin? I was introduced by a friend of mine and I'm so excited about this site. I just wanted to give a little history about myself so and maybe ya'll can help lead me in the right direction I'm in the process of locking my hair and would love to gain more knowledge on how to improve my hair growth

This is me before the big cut

After I got home from college I wanted a new start. My dad took the clippers and cut me damn near to a fade. I put a texturizer in my hair and wore it spikey. And it grew from there

Then I began Locking my hair. I switched stylists 3 times. The current one is my third stylist and she's great. But I will be moving soon and I'm hoping to learn how to do my own hair.

First Twists

Took em out



Did em again

Took em out







ME NOW FINALLY

She started me out wit two strand twists and continued to palm twist them

I'm sorry for the long post lol. But if there is anyone who can help me get off to a good start as far as maintaining my own hair now. Especially natural haircare solutions, I'm very open to any and all suggestions, links, products, etc.

 

[Learning2LoveMyLocks]

Hello everyone, I am new to the LHCF family. I also happened across this forum on accident. I did a search looking for hairstyles for natural black hair. I have been lurking for about a month but I wanted so much to join in on the experiences of healthy hair, skin and bodies. I am a recovering hair abuiser. My hair has been permed, natural, texturized, permed again, long, cut in every fashionable style, braided in every fashionable style, bleached and dyed every color in the rainbow. I even did the kool- Aid packs to change the hair color and regular rubbing peroxide and laying my hair on a 100 watt lightbulb

. I never took proper care of my hair, not that I didn't know how, I just get bored with looks after a while, and was never afraid to try anything with my hair. I figured because my hair texture is sort of a good grain and my hair always grows back fast (even with all the abuse) that hair is just hair and it's nothing to get all excited about. That is until I happened across the Long Hair Care Forum. All of you beautiful ladies have inspired me to take on a quest to longer, healthier, beautiful hair. Even our short-n-sassy sisters are an inspiration to me. My hair has been natural for about 8 years now. My last chop was in Dec. 06(from armpit length to shaved all the way up the back and sides with just small marcel curls in the very top of my head

) My hair type is 3b/4a (I think) and is currently chin length. My damage of choice has always been the flat iron. It was my staple but I'm learning to lay low from all the heat. I have decided to leave my hair alone for good and let it grow however it wants too. I have to learn patience on my journey to healthy MBL(mid back length). Thanks so much already and lots of thanks in advance ladies. I am Learning 2 Love My Locks

 

[greenwings23]

Hi, my name is greenwings23, and I am a newbie. I have been curious about this website, and I am always looking for ways to educate myself in taking better care of my hair. I am 56 years, my hair is just touching sl, in 2005 I shed it alllooking like a boyNow I want to achieve APL this year...I have another site http://greenwings23.fotki.com. I am striving for wsl.....happy growing

 

[mz. new~new]

hey, y'all! i'm mz. new~new. i found lhcf by browsing through fotki albums. ummm... currently i'm "natural". i bc'ed to a low fade sept. 28, 2007. here we are 4 months later & i have a couple (maybe a few) inches of 4b hair. my protective style of choice is a "nappy" weave. i plan to wear weaves until may, braids until september and then weaves again until the new year. and most likely i'll start all over again. i don't really have a "hair goal" at the moment. i just wanna see how long, healthy & pretty my hair can actually be.

 

[Bliss806]

Hey EVERYONE!!

My name is Kim and I am a newbie here on LHCF. I discovered this site around november 2007 and decided to join as a new years resolution. I AM SO HAPPY I DID!! It's amazing how much my hair has grown and changed within one month. So I am here to stay!

Be blessed!!

 

[StarrsNana]

Hello all,

My name is Trinae, 46, from Illinois.

In 2001, after getting a bc, I was natural for 2 years. But then I got the itch to see how much length I had gained because my natural hair had a lot of shrinkage. (natural hair = twa, relaxed hair = SL) and because I didn't think that straightening my hair (via blow dry or flat iron) would give me the "look" that I wanted, I got a relaxer. (I have pics that I will post later).

I am again at that point where I want to "do something" with my hair and I am torn between staying relaxed or going natural again. erplexed. Currently I have about two inches of new growth and I can't make up mind. I love how my relaxed hair looks, but it is sooooo thin when bone straight.

But most of all, I just really want to take better "care" of my hair. Last month I washed my hair, didn't comb it out nor condition it. I just put it in 4 braids and wrapped it up with a scarf (I can wear hats to work). The following week I went to the salon and the shampoo girl said to me (after washing my hair), "I didn't know your hair was so tangled." And then I heard the ripping sounds.My avatar pic was taken about a week after this appointment.

Also, I am really curious as to how long my hair "can" get. As an adult, my hair has never gotten past SL.

Edited to add:
I have been informed that I am past SL length and at CBL, :blowkiss:

 

[ladylina]

I AM ACTUALLY NOT "NEW" I HAVE BEEN LURKING FOR A WHILE BUT I JUST TODAY PAID THE 5 BUCKS AND I AM GLAD I MIGHT GO BACK INTO LURK MODE THOUGH. I AM HAPPY I FOUND THIS SITE. IT HELP ME GROW MY HAIR FROM SHOULDER LENGTH TO APL.
IN FACT I HAVE BEEN APL A FEW TIMES BUT I CUT AND THE LADY WHO PERMS MY HAIR DOES TOO.
I AM 4A/3C WELL I HAVE A PATCH OF 3C IN THE FRONT AND IN THE MIDDLE OF MY HEAD. BUT MOSTLY 4A VERY FINE REALLY.

 

[nutella20]

Hello everybody!

I'm so happy to finally be a member! I look forward to hear all of the good advices you have and maybe one day be as knowledgeable as most of you ladies!
I'm currently in braids, trying to grow my hair back to midback. I have been natural, texlaxed, relaxed and even bald grin: loved to shave my hair!). I'm going back to texlax and want to grow healthy hair.
Waiting for your support!!!

 

[Apple-Cakez]

Jessica, 21, New York

HaHa...I feel like I'm at a Kindergarten round-table holding a sign that says, "Hi, my name is..." lolz...Anyway, I'm a new member of the LHCF family and I came across this site by accident. I was interested in learning to take better care of my hair and I ended up here. I was mildly hesitant on subscribing, but it was worth paying for; There's so much inspiration here--and the ladies of LHCF are all lovely, I've already made a few friends and I hope to make many more on this Journey of Growth!

*Hair type: IDK....I don't really use hair types.
*Relaxed or Natural: Semi-Natural
*Current Hair Length: SL
*Hair Goal: Healthy BSL

 

[graCeful_89]

JUMP IN! JUMP OUT! INTRODUCE YOURSELF!

MY NAME IS GRACEFUL! yeah! I'MA NEWBIE! yeah! I NEED SOME GUIDANCE! yeah! SO BRING IT TO ME! alright alright...I'M DONE.

I'M A NEWBIE: 4B/SL, WITH A TENDENCY TO RUN TOWARDS THE WEAVES/WIGS WHEN I GET FED UP/DISCOURAGED. I LOVE MY HAIR AND WANT IT TO GROW BUT SOMETIMES, ONCE I SEE PROGESS, I THINK THAT I CAN HANG BACK A LITTLE AND THEN I END UP GOING BACKWARDS!

hello ya'll.

 

[FyneNJChic]

Hey Ladies ! I am new here. I am desperate for help with this hair of mine. I am willing to do what need to be done ASAP to have a decent head of hair. Since I am new to this I would also like to learn the lingo so can someone help me out with that. I'M TRYIN TO GET MY GROWTH ON !!

 

[remnant]

Hi LADIES
Welcome on LHCF

Don't be shy you have 3 ways to have info:

• search

Making the search feature work for you (and other tips) http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=112720

• started a thread
• pm (private message) members

have a fruitful hair journey here

 

[pearlfection]

Hey all! I'm Carmen. I'm a newbie. I came across this site by chance and have finally decided to :killlurk: stop lurking and join. Can't wait to start this journey to APL by November. I love all the info that I have been using so farfrom this site and cant wait to start this healthy me/healthy hair journey.

Current stats:
Hair type: Thick 4a/3b combo
Natural or permed: permed
Current length: almost shoulder
hair Goal: HEALTHY APL by November

 

[jshug]

Hey Ladies!!!

Hey Ladies,
I'm a newbie here also. I've been a stalker for a while but it time for me to joing the bootcamp. I've found some great info from women who are serious about haircare. I'm ready to get my grow on (healthy hair first!!).

I'm currently 7wks out from a relaxer...not sure if I'm going back

 

[Channie]

Hello, I'm Chantel

I Goolged a few words on hair care last year and came across this site. I didn't make a screen name until last month and didn't dish out the money until until a few days ago. I'm upset I hadn't found this board sooner! The information has been WAY more than helpful. I hope to continue on this journey of knowlege.

 

[FyneNJChic]

WHATS UP LADIES??!!
I have taken the plunge to a new healthy head of hair. I did my BIG CHOP on 2/19/2008 and I couldnt feel better. I have freed myself of all the foolishness ladies and I am starting anew. So will be posting pics shortly. So I am a natural newbie. Anyone with info on newly becoming natural PLEASE HIT ME UP !!!!!! THANX

 

[jamesmom01]

Hello, I just registered. Just wanted to say hello and look forward to supporting you and encouragement.

 

[Summer 74]

Hello Ladies,
I am new!!! I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Tira and I have never gone past 6weeks for a touch-up. I am excited to try this " stretching" I keep reading about. I have so many questions but, I think I am only suppose to introduce myself here. My goal is to midback.

 

[Amz87]

Hello, hello,
LHCF newbie here. I haven't put any pictures up yet, as my hair is in a weave and I'm still trying to equip myself for when I take it out and start my growth journey. my hair has been at the same length for way too long and i never thought it possible for black hair to be as long as I've seen or grow as quickly as it is on some of you guys.
So, yes, I'm very excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Loving LHCF.

 

[longhairhopeful]

Hi ALL,

I'm new to LHCF and am very excited to have found you all. I have read many of the postings and checked out some of your galleries, and I am extremely inspired. Unfortunately, I have no idea what some of the lingo means (baggie, APL, 4a4b) or how to manuever thru the site (where and how to post questions), but I'm searching and reading in hopes of figuring it out soon. Otherwise, I've already learned so much just hearing your stories and I thank God for finding this site. You all are truly a Godsend!