Loong time lurker... first post yay!

[pinkpanther23]

Hey!

So I've been a member of this board since I was 15 in 2007. I finally got a credit card and bought a subscription a couple months ago so I figured it's about time I make my first post.

A little about myself; I was relaxed at 6 years, I've been trying to grow my hair out since I was 14, found this board when I was 15. May 2010 was my last relaxer, I planned to transition for 2 years but I got fed up dealing with two textures so I did my BC after 19 months in November 2011. I was neck length after my BC.

I flat ironed regularly about once a month and experienced a little setback in June with some minor heat damage so I'm trying to get more serious with my regimen to recover my hair. I'm somewhere around shoulder length now I believe.

Any tips from anyone who has experienced heat damage and recovered from it would be great! I'll be back to post some pictures of my looong hair journey

 

[MsAminta]

Welcome from a fellow long time lurker!

 

[PinkSunshine77]

Drop the heat completely until you get rid of the damage.
DC atleast weekly
protect those ends
Low manipulation
keep your hair moisturized
Regular trims

 

[MeowMix]

. Hi MsAminta, I lurked for YEARS before finally posting. HHJ.

 

[pinkpanther23]

So these pictures are post BC November/ December except the last one. This was sometime about a year into my transition. As you can see my relaxed ends were very thin which was one of the main reasons I decided to go natural.

 

[pinkpanther23]

Thank you! MsAminta

 

[pinkpanther23]

Thanks for the advice! Yes I have definitely stopped heat altogether and I've been PS'ing in braids for the most part to avoid the temptation of the blowdryer and flat iron. PinkSunshine77

 

[pinkpanther23]

The first two pictures are my wet hair before vs wet hair after heat damage. There are some straight ends and my curl pattern is looser and lays down a lot flatter on my head. And the last picture is a the length of my nape after trimming off some damage. Excuse the boobage

 

[SimJam]

aww thats too cute ... first credit card and you buy ur LHCF membership

Never had heat damage before but I agree with pinkshunshine77s suggestions ... adding protein and moisture to the suggestion to DC regularly

 

[pinkpanther23]

Lol, yes after five year of lurking... I was waiting patiently for the day when I could finally subscribe!! @SimJim

 

[MzSwift]

Aww, you're so cute! Welcome! And congrats on getting your first credit card! LoL