New *2009* Transitioners Support Thread!

Hi Ladies,
Hope you’re all well and I wondered if it’s ok for me to join this thread, I’ve been transitioning since May 2008. Recently I purchased a new steamer and wondered if anyone steam’s twice a week? I’ve read varying degree’s of conflicting information about how often you should steam and to be honest, I have yet to be compelled by the information stating that you should only steam once every two week’s.
I would very much appreciate some advice on this please
Thanks very much :)
 
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natural2be said:
Hey Ladies,

Well I did it, I did the full BC. I cut the back I think about 2 weeks ago and this past Saturday I just cut the rest of it. The scraggles were looking crazy so it was time. I didn't make my 1 year mark but I do have to say I have a good amount of growth in the back. Of course the top is shorter but I am trying to work around that. It was scarey at first but the more I work with my hair not against it the better.

Here are my pics ladies:
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Congrats to you! Looks nice.
 
isabella09 said:
Hi Ladies,
Hope you’re all well and I wondered if it’s ok for me to join this thread, I’ve been transitioning since May 2008. Recently I purchased a new steamer and wondered if anyone steam’s twice a week? I’ve read varying degree’s of conflicting information about how often you should steam and to be honest, I have yet to be compelled by the information stating that you should only steam once every two week’s.
I would very much appreciate some advice on this please
Thanks very much :)
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:hiya:I dont use a steamer but I just wanted to :welcome: you!!!
 
DDTexlaxed said:
I wish people would tell us how many months they are instead of weeks.:rolleyes: I'm finding it hard to count on my fingers.:lachen:
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I don't even bother counting if its anything over 52 weeks. I counted weeks until I hit the one year mark. After that, counting weeks was just a bit too anal retentive for me :laugh:
It's just like with a baby, after a certain point, you count their age in months, not weeks and eventually you just count the years.
 
natural2be said:
Hey Ladies,

Well I did it, I did the full BC. I cut the back I think about 2 weeks ago and this past Saturday I just cut the rest of it. The scraggles were looking crazy so it was time. I didn't make my 1 year mark but I do have to say I have a good amount of growth in the back. Of course the top is shorter but I am trying to work around that. It was scarey at first but the more I work with my hair not against it the better.

Here are my pics ladies:
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Congrats lady Your hair is gorgeous!
 
21 MONTHS Y'ALL, YES YES Y'ALL! Woo wee, just 3-7 more months!! I'll try to post some pics of today's hair later on.
 
Eisani said:
21 MONTHS Y'ALL, YES YES Y'ALL! Woo wee, just 3-7 more months!! I'll try to post some pics of today's hair later on.
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LuyshuZ said:
500 days post today!!
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Allandra said:
I'm currently at 94 weeks post. Just 10 more weeks and I'll be at my 2 year transitioning mark. :yay:
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Congrats to all of you! Thanks for showing us we can hang on for a while!
LuyshuZ said:
Lol i just decided to try this website out today.
http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html
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I am always on that site!
 
isabella09 said:
Hi Ladies,
Hope you’re all well and I wondered if it’s ok for me to join this thread, I’ve been transitioning since May 2008. Recently I purchased a new steamer and wondered if anyone steam’s twice a week? I’ve read varying degree’s of conflicting information about how often you should steam and to be honest, I have yet to be compelled by the information stating that you should only steam once every two week’s.
I would very much appreciate some advice on this please
Thanks very much :)
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I steam 3x/wk. Anything that infuses more moisture into my hair and assists with helping products work better and penetrate more I'm all for it. I have really thick texlaxed hair so it works for me. I feel it will work for me once natural also.
 
Congratulations Allandra and OneInAMillion!!! This is so inspirational to all Transitioners!!! Are you two chopping at 2 yrs?
 
Shay72 said:
I steam 3x/wk. Anything that infuses more moisture into my hair and assists with helping products work better and penetrate more I'm all for it. I have really thick texlaxed hair so it works for me. I feel it will work for me once natural also.
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:yep:. If you don't mind me asking, how long have you been doing this? and how often do you use a protein treatment or do you use protein as needed?
Thanks very much :)
 
isabella09 said:
:yep:. If you don't mind me asking, how long have you been doing this? and how often do you use a protein treatment or do you use protein as needed?
Thanks very much :)
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Steaming 3x/wk probably started two months ago. Prior to that it was 2x/wk and initially started with 1x/wk.

One time a week I steam with a protein deep condish or reconstructor. One time a month I do a protein treatment. I also cowash at least one time a week with a light protein condish or balancing condish.
 
Shay72 said:
Steaming 3x/wk probably started two months ago. Prior to that it was 2x/wk and initially started with 1x/wk.

One time a week I steam with a protein deep condish or reconstructor. One time a month I do a protein treatment. I also cowash at least one time a week with a light protein condish or balancing condish.
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Awesome! Thank you very much
 
I got bored last night and did a trim...eh, oh well it has been a minute....

I had a dream I bc'ed...come on cold weather...
 
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