New *2009* Transitioners Support Thread!

Okay, okay, okay.... I am officially going to transition. I've always stretched my relaxers (at least 4 months) but I didn't know what it was called until I found this board. I don't like the process of getting a relaxer. I loved my natural hair. I didn't relax until I was 14yo; But I didn't know how to care for the new growth so I always ended up getting another relaxer. Another reason I stretch was b/c my stylist is a very expensive plane ride away, in the caribbean. Anyway, I'm biting the bullet.

I wil not BC. I hate, hate short hair on me. So, I'm keeping my 2 textures til I get to APL. Fingers crossed, off to find some great tips to get me through.....

Edit: I'm scared..... What if this goes really wrong..... Yikes... this is crazy.... I'm okay....
 
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Eisani said:
Mymane, what do u mean by mess up the curl pattern? Do u mean leaving an indentaion where the pony was?
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I mean permanantly stretching the curl out some. I can't remember the first place I read that, but another time was on a certain blog and there was a pic of the blogger's friend's hair and she was talking about how the ends were so loose because the girl wore alot of ponytails before. And she was like yes that could happen. Didn't know how true that was so I wanted to get others' opinions. I know alot of ladies up here wear ponys, buns etc and I haven't heard this complaint so....IDK. Maybe damage set in from something else and she attributed it to the wrong thing-ponytails. I'm pretty good with my ponytails so far, so.....who knows, lol.
 
Ladies, i cut 3 inches this week. Is this a mini-BC? Anyway, i'm not even certain how much relaxed ends i have left...i've cut at least 8 inches of hair this year alone...i went from bsl to barely apl, so i'm thinking that i may be free~~~now let me get my ovation and mt together, and baby this hair is gonna grow!.!
 
Ok so I ended my transition yesterday (Dec. 24th). I wanted to start the year fresh. I did have a lot of heat damage from flat ironing so much with my FHI so I lost some length. It took a few hours to grow on me but now I'm totally in love with it! Pics in my fotki.
 
BrandNew said:
Ok so I ended my transition yesterday (Dec. 24th). I wanted to start the year fresh. I did have a lot of heat damage from flat ironing so much with my FHI so I lost some length. It took a few hours to grow on me but now I'm totally in love with it! Pics in my fotki.
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Congratulations!! Love the new style!
 
I've decided again to transition. So currently I am 17 weeks post. But most of my styles are protective for the winter b/c I don't need my hair to rub against a scarf right now. I know this transition won't be so easy, but I'm determined to stick with it until my hair is completely natural & healthy.
 
I'm new to transitioning, my last rlaxer was the end of sept 08. I seem to be having a hard time with detangling. My hair is very thin andbreaks off easily. I just started using mega tek to try to thicken it, its only been 2 days but I hope it works.
 
What are you ladies using as a moisturizer? Also how often are you washing?

I'm using ORS olive oil in the jar and washing 1/week.
 
I wanted to wish everyone good luck on their transition. After the most HORRIBLE relaxing experience I have ever had this past Friday, I am transitioning yet again back to my natural hair. I got a corrective relaxer and wanted to go bone straight & not only is my hair too thin looking/flat & lifeless(when it was natural it was super thick and lush looking all the time and now I can honestly say that I miss that look).
 
I could have sworn I posted in this thread but i guess not. I'm about 20 months post. I have a good 8 inches of relaxed hair left in some spots and in others like 4-5. My natual hair reaches my lip in the front, the sides meet my shoulder and the back is past shoulder length. I dont plan on chopping until december 2009. My cousin is transitioing also and is around 6 months post. She has been using half wigs and full wigs to help her. I normally just wash and bun or i'll flat iron-like once a month.
 
HI, I am very thankful for this thread. This is my 20th week post relaxer and the most difficult thing for me is finding the right moisturizer to keep this NG nice and moist. Any suggestions?? This is especially tough for me because I am determined to do this without extensions, as years of braiding has left me with a thin hair line. I am looking for other no man. hairstyles, but right now my staple ones are the rollerset/pin curl/and braid out. I want to add flexi rods, but that looks wayyyyy too time consuming. Good luck ladies, we are in this together!!!!
 
tishee said:
I wanted to wish everyone good luck on their transition. After the most HORRIBLE relaxing experience I have ever had this past Friday, I am transitioning yet again back to my natural hair. I got a corrective relaxer and wanted to go bone straight & not only is my hair too thin looking/flat & lifeless(when it was natural it was super thick and lush looking all the time and now I can honestly say that I miss that look).
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My hair is the same way. When it's natural it looks thick but once a relaxer hits it it looks so thin.:nono:


How long do you plan on transitioning?
 
HollyGolightly1982 said:
My hair is the same way. When it's natural it looks thick but once a relaxer hits it it looks so thin.:nono:


How long do you plan on transitioning?
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Hey sweetie,

I was going through old pics of me with my natural hair and must have cried my eyes out. Comparing my natural hair to my relaxed hair was total meltdown for me. I probably won't be transitioning for long b/c my hair is on the short side now. In January, I had planned on going to Regis and getting and inch trim(if I do this my hair will be ultra short) and just wearing wigs & falls to allow my hair to grow out. My hair is breaking a little from the relaxer:wallbash::wallbash: and I just hate that. Today, I am going to sally's to purchase a protein treatment(leaning towards the neutral protein filler) and mixing up a condition cocktail w/a moisturizing conditioner and oil. Hopefully, this will help with the breakage and I won't need to trim in January. I would love to get some curlies going on by next month though b/c I would go the barber and get a nice cut when my dh & ds go. I keep saying to myself once I get my hair right this time I am not looking back.
 
I've been transitioning for about 63 weeks give or take a few. I have like 3 inches of relaxed hair mostly in the middle but I haven't chopped mostly because I haven't had the time . I found that products like ors stopped working for me around week 25. It took me a while to find a product that works for both my natural and relaxed hair (and tbqh I still haven't really found it but I have more natural hair than relaxed right now so I don't care as much) now I'm using shea butter and coconut oil to moisturize, hsr to dc and aveda damage remedy or aussie to cw twice a week although I'm trying to cut that down to once a week. I think it is too much manipulation for me since my hair is too short to pull into a ponypuff that looks good. I wish I had enough money to throw it into a weave for a couple of months
 
I'm at about 28 weeks post relaxer and I have little growth, which SUCKS! I'm also going to do a raw challenge for the month of January and most of February, so I'm hoping the herbal changes and fresh food ingestion will help change some thing in my body's chemistry and make my hair grow *sniffle*

Remember I put in a weave about two/three weeks ago? Well the thing looks a hot mess now, so I am going to take it out and use my flexi rods again until I put in a new weave again and investing in good hair this time, because that Brandy PRO 10 is rubbish for the kind of wear and tear I put on my weaves.
 
i'm transitioning!
currently at 5 months post.

hair is awful! the relaxed part is so dry.
i'm going to do a deep-conditioning challenge.... i'm thinking of cutting at 10 months post, though i might postpone for some personal reasons.

i tried transitioning before and failed after 7 months. I just need to get it done this time around!
 
i'm excited - it has been rainy and humid all week and my hair has barely any shrinkage...ofcourse i scarved when necessary, but still, it did well considering the weather...i have made an observation...

castor oil is similar to sabino and all those "serums" -even the texture... i applied it pretty generously to my hair and i believe it kept the humidity from penetrating my strands, it was the best sealant, sabino is no match for it...now granted, i used smb right after i went to the salon, however, that usually doesn't help for this houston humidity...

but the castor oil- oh my goodness, my hair still looks nice. i cut the thin ends -again- i cut maybe 3-4 inches, but it has helped my hair tremendously,- and i can wear my hair out and feel good about it, no puffage, no shrinkage...i think i can hold off on texlaxinb, now.

{{Thank God!!! ~*Br*nze*~ does happy dance. I can reach my one year anniversary rejoicing jan' 09}}
 
'm 35 weeks post...its been going aalot better than I thought. I'll be celebrating a year transitioning 3 days before my first wedding anniversary. Somehow I'm more ecxited about the year of transitioning...maybe because I thought I was NEVER be ABLE to do it.
 
Nuelle said:
Is there a particular reason why you want to BC now?... Months 5-8 were the most difficult for me b/c my hair was a tangled matted mess and I hadn't found the right products yet. I would advise against chopping out of frustration unless you feel it's the right time. Instead, I got my hair flat ironed every 2 weeks or so, wrapped it at night, and tried to forget about it... HTH!
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I'm alot less fustrated now....but does flatironing your hair every 2 weeks damage your curl pattern or will I be ok if I use a protectant?
 
trinidarkie1 said:
I'm at about 28 weeks post relaxer and I have little growth, which SUCKS! I'm also going to do a raw challenge for the month of January and most of February, so I'm hoping the herbal changes and fresh food ingestion will help change some thing in my body's chemistry and make my hair grow *sniffle*

Remember I put in a weave about two/three weeks ago? Well the thing looks a hot mess now, so I am going to take it out and use my flexi rods again until I put in a new weave again and investing in good hair this time, because that Brandy PRO 10 is rubbish for the kind of wear and tear I put on my weaves.
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Outre is the best for a reasonable price; if money is no object, then go with remy hair. They're both 100% natural so you can wash and style without an oily plastic look.
 
mellowmel said:
What are you ladies using as a moisturizer? Also how often are you washing?

I'm using ORS olive oil in the jar and washing 1/week.
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I use glycerin, honeyquat, silk amino acids, and water mixed together in a mist bottle, I use this when my hair is wet. If I don't have time to cowash and detangle my hair and it's dry, I use a shea butter mix (pure unrefined shea butter, glycerin, honeyquat, and silk amino acids). I really like this for my skin too...

I was co-washing daily, but now I have a sew in, so I will be cleaning my scalp with seabreeze about 2-3 times a week and using my oct & mt nightly and using oil in the morning (wgo, jojoba, & castor oil mix).
 
skyborn09 said:
I'm alot less fustrated now....but does flatironing your hair every 2 weeks damage your curl pattern or will I be ok if I use a protectant?
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You would definitely have to use a heat protectant in order to avoid heat damage and also you would need to up your deep conditioning. Months 5 through 8 were really difficult for me, so flat ironing during that time helped me go through that phase. But you're right, it's a temporary solution...That's not something I would advise one to do for the whole transition. I'm actually planning to stop flatironing my hair for the next few months. HTH!
 
Last night I removed the weave/braids that I put in a couple weeks ago.. It was itching and I know the cheap hair I bought wouldn't hold up with the washing. I made a huge mistake!! I didn't comb out my hair before I washed it and I had knots all over!! I lost so much hair. Nothing like this has happened to me before.

My new growth is nice and soft and has grown out a bit, but I know that the time is coming for me to cut off the relaxed hair.
 
Im 9 months in and its not thatr hard but i just hate the fact that I always have to wear braids or tracks and peolple think that Im bald because I never wear my hair out. The reason I never wear it out is because I want it to be the same texture all over and I efuse to bc before Im bsl.
 
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