twists
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..K, now down to buisness...
Okay so I registered to this site in October and was lurking for a couple of months before that. But today, I've finally decided to come out of hiding and pay this wretched $6.50! Feels good now that I'm actually going to be able to post and not be limited anymore to just a couple of forum topics. Feels real good. Also, I know you guys have no idea who I am but I feel like I know some of you already, especially the frequent posters and I love the little family thing you guys got going on and I would like to be a part of it
Sooooo, I guess I should give you guys a little info about mi hair.
Hair type: I'm not so sure but I think like a 4a or b. I'm not really a big fan of the hair typing thing because knowing this hasn't really done anything for me
Hairstory: I'm going to start from when I got my first relaxer at the weeeee age of about 8 or 9 I think, yeah i know..*lays down on therapist couch*...well I got my perm and everything was fine for a while. I would go over to my local beauty salon that was owned by Dominicans and get my hair touched up or washed and set every 2 weeks or so. Then after a while, my hair started going downhill. It was breaking off and it was becoming really damaged. Soooo, my mom had to do it..yeah she did, she did the BC. My hair went from almost apl I believe to about 1.5 inches of hair
. Okay so from then I vowed not to get perms again and had my hair braided in extensions until I grew it out. Fast foward to the age of 17 [i'm 19 now, yes mi know i'm young but I want my healthy hair care to become a habit and for it to go into my adulthood and beyond] and my dad convinces me to get my hair permed again. Why did I let him do that? 
. So I get my hair permed and it looks good and I keep it up for a while then once again my hair started reacting to it and plus my hair was already damaged so this just added more. On November 7, 2008 I got my hair cut. Well actually I just went to get my hair washed and straighted but the lady convinced me into getting it cut because there was part of my hair that wasnt really growing and she wanted to even it...so I let her..and I went from damn near apl to some ugly above shoulder cut. I was not happy and when I left after paying $70 to get my hair butchered I wanted to cry. So from Nov until about May i've been completely lost as to how to take care of my hair and keep it healthy. In May I bought Chicoro's book "Grow It: How to Grow Afro-Textured Hair to Maximum Lengths in the Shortest Time" and that helped a lot. From there I learned that I should be washing my hair at least once a week instead of my normal 1 or 2 times a month. I also learned about protective styling, moisturizing, tracking hair progress with pics, and what not. So I started doing that..kinda.. but I didn't really have a regimen or anything because I was still wasn't very knowledgeable about hair care. But now, since I found LHCF I am more educated about hair care than I ever have been and I love it! I'm still an amateur though and i'm hoping to become as educated as possible on my hair and hair care because I love when my hair is healthy and it loves it too.
Oh and sorry for the lengthy post, I just wanted to give you guys a little background on my hair's life and how it's been treated. I've skipped some major setbacks that I had but you'll probably find that out as i continue to be on this site. But yeah, I think i'm done for now...
:thatsall:
Oh and p.s. anyone know how to change your username because I just made the one I have now because i just wanted to hurry and register but now that I actually subscribed I would like to change it. Thanks
..K, now down to buisness...Okay so I registered to this site in October and was lurking for a couple of months before that. But today, I've finally decided to come out of hiding and pay this wretched $6.50! Feels good now that I'm actually going to be able to post and not be limited anymore to just a couple of forum topics. Feels real good. Also, I know you guys have no idea who I am but I feel like I know some of you already, especially the frequent posters and I love the little family thing you guys got going on and I would like to be a part of it
Sooooo, I guess I should give you guys a little info about mi hair.
Hair type: I'm not so sure but I think like a 4a or b. I'm not really a big fan of the hair typing thing because knowing this hasn't really done anything for me
Hairstory: I'm going to start from when I got my first relaxer at the weeeee age of about 8 or 9 I think, yeah i know..*lays down on therapist couch*...well I got my perm and everything was fine for a while. I would go over to my local beauty salon that was owned by Dominicans and get my hair touched up or washed and set every 2 weeks or so. Then after a while, my hair started going downhill. It was breaking off and it was becoming really damaged. Soooo, my mom had to do it..yeah she did, she did the BC. My hair went from almost apl I believe to about 1.5 inches of hair
. Okay so from then I vowed not to get perms again and had my hair braided in extensions until I grew it out. Fast foward to the age of 17 [i'm 19 now, yes mi know i'm young but I want my healthy hair care to become a habit and for it to go into my adulthood and beyond] and my dad convinces me to get my hair permed again. Why did I let him do that? . So I get my hair permed and it looks good and I keep it up for a while then once again my hair started reacting to it and plus my hair was already damaged so this just added more. On November 7, 2008 I got my hair cut. Well actually I just went to get my hair washed and straighted but the lady convinced me into getting it cut because there was part of my hair that wasnt really growing and she wanted to even it...so I let her..and I went from damn near apl to some ugly above shoulder cut. I was not happy and when I left after paying $70 to get my hair butchered I wanted to cry. So from Nov until about May i've been completely lost as to how to take care of my hair and keep it healthy. In May I bought Chicoro's book "Grow It: How to Grow Afro-Textured Hair to Maximum Lengths in the Shortest Time" and that helped a lot. From there I learned that I should be washing my hair at least once a week instead of my normal 1 or 2 times a month. I also learned about protective styling, moisturizing, tracking hair progress with pics, and what not. So I started doing that..kinda.. but I didn't really have a regimen or anything because I was still wasn't very knowledgeable about hair care. But now, since I found LHCF I am more educated about hair care than I ever have been and I love it! I'm still an amateur though and i'm hoping to become as educated as possible on my hair and hair care because I love when my hair is healthy and it loves it too.Oh and sorry for the lengthy post, I just wanted to give you guys a little background on my hair's life and how it's been treated. I've skipped some major setbacks that I had but you'll probably find that out as i continue to be on this site. But yeah, I think i'm done for now...
:thatsall:
Oh and p.s. anyone know how to change your username because I just made the one I have now because i just wanted to hurry and register but now that I actually subscribed I would like to change it. Thanks
You are going to LOVE it here. How is your hair health doing now?
lol...But my hair health is doing really good actually. It's sooo much thicker and since I started taking pics, well kinda, I've been able to see how much its growing since I started taking care of it 
Welcome to the family!!
to the forum. Wishing you lots of success in your hair care journey. 
