New *2009* Transitioners Support Thread!

transitioning too! I cut 5 inches off!!!!!!!!!!!! So im under shoulder! Im so ready to be relaxer free. 11 weeks......sigh
 
pmichael52172 said:
Fall/Winter is almost here, no more frizz, humidity or reversion. So how will you all be styling? I don't wear fake hair so I was thinking I'd let go of the pin curls some days and alternate with straight styles (I can wrap under a silk scarf and hat), or try my hand at twist outs. I'm half relaxed, half natural.
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The less I straighten my hair, the less I want to straighten it. I'm sure I'll get it straightened every once in a while though. We'll see.
 
11 months post in...

*sigh*

I think I am going to do a twistout tomorrow.

I want some sengalese twists.

In other news I did a mini chop. I went from BSL to Shoulder length. The relaxed hair is breaking like crazy! I don't know if it's bad that it's breaking or if its worse that I don't care.
 
ZeeOl'Lady said:
The relaxed hair is breaking like crazy! I don't know if it's bad that it's breaking or if its worse that I don't care.
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IDK why but I find this statement so funny :lachen:. I just think its a sign you are doing what is right for you & your hair--going natural.
 
i'm glad i decided to straighten. the last time was in june and i could definitely tell the difference in length. i hope i can get to APL in the next 6-8 months so i can start my mini chops.

oh and i need to quit lollygagging and go buy that Aphogee 2 step. it works but it smells like old drunk pee.​
 
9 months post what whaaat
I told FH that no matter how much I complain he can't let me take out these braids until the last week of october
By then I'll be almost 11 months post
 
19 weeks post!:grin: I'm still in my Senegalese Twists. I have a lot of NG but I'm trying to hold on for a few weeks before I redo them. I hate that I relaxed back in April, I would have been 10 months post now.:wallbash:
 
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I am only 5 months post and the shedding has started... Everytime i get to the is stage I get scared and get a relaxer... NOt this time though.

Been rocking my curly half wig and using a bit of aloe vera gel to smooth down the edges. Getting kinda tired of this style though so I am thinking of getting braids next month. We'll see.
 
Its been three months almost four and I guess I am seein early stages of whats to come, like shedding and REALLY FRIZZY hair. But in my mind I know after my transition this would have all been worth it.:yep:
 
Checking in at the 7 month mark (I have to check my ticker below honestly). And things have slowed down for me. I still do protein and moisture d/c every wash. I'm now henna'ing every two weeks. The breakage has slowed with some gentle mani and protein con on dry hair for re-twisting. Also HE dangerously straight or MnT detangler after washing. I wear flat twist outs 90% of the time and straight once last month for 3 days (finaly did an air dry --> flat iron with aveda style serum). Glad to see see everyone's progress. Keep it up ladies.
 
I do something very similar to Mummy'sgirl (btw I love your air your are one of the people that I looked at before transitioning). On wash day I mostly finger detangle with a comb near by using MnT detangeler and afrodetangler (or HE dangerously str8). I do 6 flat twist b/c I think that this looks better though some night I will do 4 braids (not dry in the morning). On dripping wet hair JBCO to the ends then knot (less often) or silk roller (more often) the ends. Then left air dry. On non wash days I retwist everyday (I have fine tangly hair) with either hairveda moist pro or more afro detangler put some shea butter on the ends or hairveda almond grease then take it down in the am. Usual PS after that. This has been my style since March.

MummysGirl said:
I use the same products for both my braidouts and twistouts. I cowash as usual and apply my leave in (Giovanni Direct) then I either (end result is the same in both cases):
1. Put hair in 5 sections, applying lustrasilk shea butter cholesterol to each section before cornrowing or flat twisting. I bantuknot the ends or use a roleler or flexirod.
OR
2. Airdry hair in ponytail till 80% dry then follow steps in 1.

I only recently started doing cornrows/flat twists on damp hair because I don't want to air dry my hair in a ponytail when I'm done at the gym (in the morning before work) so I just put in the cornrows and slap on a headband till my hair dries or sometimes till the next day before taking them out. Weekends, I do it as detailed in 2.

I dip my fingertips in my shea butter mix while taking out the cornrows/braids, to moisturise while my fingers run through my hair.

Every night, I dampen each section lightly with my moisturising spritz and apply a very very small amount of lustrasilk shea butter cholesterol before putting back in cornrows/flat twists <--- without doing this, I wake up to a mess on my head :lachen:
HTH
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Thank youuuuuuu :grin:
Our twistout routines do sound very similar :yep:
How lond do you intend to transition for?

Kiffany said:
I do something very similar to Mummy'sgirl (btw I love your air your are one of the people that I looked at before transitioning). On wash day I mostly finger detangle with a comb near by using MnT detangeler and afrodetangler (or HE dangerously str8). I do 6 flat twist b/c I think that this looks better though some night I will do 4 braids (not dry in the morning). On dripping wet hair JBCO to the ends then knot (less often) or silk roller (more often) the ends. Then left air dry. On non wash days I retwist everyday (I have fine tangly hair) with either hairveda moist pro or more afro detangler put some shea butter on the ends or hairveda almond grease then take it down in the am. Usual PS after that. This has been my style since March.
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I am itching to get a blowout or flat iron but would need to find a new salon who caters to transitioners/natural in the hopes of avoiding heat damage. I can't tell really how much I have grown because of the shrinkage and I am curious to know. By the same token I tell myself if I wait until at least October it will be better.

Also I don't know about my hair but in 30 days of upping my protein in my food my nails are stronger. I have had thin nails since I was a little girl. Now they are not rock hard but I banged my finger and this would normally cause a chip and dent and clipping of the nail. Not yesterday it is still there. I can't even believe it because I usually have paper thin nails. That's another reason why I would like to straighten to measure accurately then come back in a few months and measure again. I don't take any supplements and don't even polish my nails so I know for a fact it is from eating more protein. Kind of exciting for a food nerd like me to know a can of tuna a day can make such results. Hopefully my hair will take heed as well because long term transition makes me so not hot.
 
i used the Aphogee 2-step and Balancing Moisturizer on my hair last night and my hair is so much better. it felt stronger as soon as i washed it out, and detangling was a BREEZE, especially since i wasn't scared my hair was gonna stretch with the comb lol. ugh. i would be more consistant with this stuff if it didn't smell like old drunk pee. anyway, i decided to flatiron again and i didn't have any breakage at all. the pissy stuff works!​
 
Checking in, at almost 10 months. It seems like yesterday I was 8 weeks post. People said time would fly and they were right.

I went for my usual bi-weekly wash and style and got a much needed trim (usually every 3 months). I half-seriously asked her to trim a lot of the relaxed hair and she refused saying I would regret it. She knows me well and she was right..... I wasn't ready for a mini-bush.

Because I started with tapered hair in the back, I'm all natural from about mid earlobe down to the nape and about 50/50 on the rest of my head. When my spirals frizz up in the back after about a week, I love finger curling some KCCC into it. It matches my spirals in the rest of my hair.

I get the best of both worlds because I can perfect my use with products on a portion of my hair while waiting for the rest to grow out.
 
Well yesterday was an experience for me. I finally took down my kinky twists. I had them in for 6 weeks and some change. This time I followed the crown and glory braids technique which I think messed me up. I normally always co wash once a week and wash once a week in braids/twists so that wasn't the problem.

I sprayed my hair with the infusium every night before bed, then my braid spray mix in the morning. Suprisingly, I did not have a lot of buildup when I took these down. However I had breakage!:sad: This has not been experienced by me since maybe two years ago(in braids). I usually get twists done about 3 times a year so my regimen is usually on it. I wanted to try something different, since it worked for a bunch of ladies. Lesson learned:wallbash:.

So most of my front is all natural now. And then some pieces throughout are uneven because of breakage. I may have to BC sooner than later. I'll just wear protective styles all the time for the next month or so and then figure out what I am going to do. The good thing is my new growth ranges from 3.5 to 4.5 inches so if I did chop it would not be as short as it was the last time.

Well after I finished washing and conditioning my hair I put in a mixture of AV Curly Pudding, Castor oil Creme(I made), AOHC, and Castor oil in that order. I know it seems like a lot but seriously I used maybe pea sized portions of each. Then I put it in a loose pony, wrapped it up went to sleep and woke up with soft hair. We're going to a barbeque today so I'm probably going to fake puff it up.
 
Chameleonchick said:
Well yesterday was an experience for me. I finally took down my kinky twists. I had them in for 6 weeks and some change. This time I followed the crown and glory braids technique which I think messed me up. I normally always co wash once a week and wash once a week in braids/twists so that wasn't the problem.

I sprayed my hair with the infusium every night before bed, then my braid spray mix in the morning. Suprisingly, I did not have a lot of buildup when I took these down. However I had breakage!:sad: This has not been experienced by me since maybe two years ago(in braids). I usually get twists done about 3 times a year so my regimen is usually on it. I wanted to try something different, since it worked for a bunch of ladies. Lesson learned:wallbash:.

So most of my front is all natural now. And then some pieces throughout are uneven because of breakage. I may have to BC sooner than later. I'll just wear protective styles all the time for the next month or so and then figure out what I am going to do. The good thing is my new growth ranges from 3.5 to 4.5 inches so if I did chop it would not be as short as it was the last time.

Well after I finished washing and conditioning my hair I put in a mixture of AV Curly Pudding, Castor oil Creme(I made), AOHC, and Castor oil in that order. I know it seems like a lot but seriously I used maybe pea sized portions of each. Then I put it in a loose pony, wrapped it up went to sleep and woke up with soft hair. We're going to a barbeque today so I'm probably going to fake puff it up.
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You'll be fine just give you hair some love and care, don't give up on your BC goal you can probably cover up the breakage with a simple style.
 
Awww, sorry that happened. It's so frustrating when you try new things and you don't get desired results :nono: but we learn from our mistakes. You might still be able to transition for a while longer, do you have pictures?

Let's know how your hair turns out for the bbq today.

Chameleonchick said:
Well yesterday was an experience for me. I finally took down my kinky twists. I had them in for 6 weeks and some change. This time I followed the crown and glory braids technique which I think messed me up. I normally always co wash once a week and wash once a week in braids/twists so that wasn't the problem.

I sprayed my hair with the infusium every night before bed, then my braid spray mix in the morning. Suprisingly, I did not have a lot of buildup when I took these down. However I had breakage!:sad: This has not been experienced by me since maybe two years ago(in braids). I usually get twists done about 3 times a year so my regimen is usually on it. I wanted to try something different, since it worked for a bunch of ladies. Lesson learned:wallbash:.

So most of my front is all natural now. And then some pieces throughout are uneven because of breakage. I may have to BC sooner than later. I'll just wear protective styles all the time for the next month or so and then figure out what I am going to do. The good thing is my new growth ranges from 3.5 to 4.5 inches so if I did chop it would not be as short as it was the last time.

Well after I finished washing and conditioning my hair I put in a mixture of AV Curly Pudding, Castor oil Creme(I made), AOHC, and Castor oil in that order. I know it seems like a lot but seriously I used maybe pea sized portions of each. Then I put it in a loose pony, wrapped it up went to sleep and woke up with soft hair. We're going to a barbeque today so I'm probably going to fake puff it up.
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KUTGW :yep:

pmichael52172 said:
Checking in, at almost 10 months. It seems like yesterday I was 8 weeks post. People said time would fly and they were right.

I went for my usual bi-weekly wash and style and got a much needed trim (usually every 3 months). I half-seriously asked her to trim a lot of the relaxed hair and she refused saying I would regret it. She knows me well and she was right..... I wasn't ready for a mini-bush.

Because I started with tapered hair in the back, I'm all natural from about mid earlobe down to the nape and about 50/50 on the rest of my head. When my spirals frizz up in the back after about a week, I love finger curling some KCCC into it. It matches my spirals in the rest of my hair.

I get the best of both worlds because I can perfect my use with products on a portion of my hair while waiting for the rest to grow out.
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I had a little bit of breakage today while detangling after cowashing and I didn't panic, lol. It's cos I know my hair so well now.

It just means I have to clarify, protein reconstructor and moisturising DC. I keep forgetting to clarify my hair, I wash with my castille soap mix but once in a while my hair needs more! I get so into my cowashing (I still DC) that I forget to clarify.

So my plan for Saturday (I'll be home all day, 1st time in a long time) is - I'll clarify with Nexxus Aloe Rid, then use Keracare Super Reconstructor for 10 minutes or less, then DC with Aussie Moist mixed with Honey and EVOO for a few hours. I'll put my hair in my extensionless braids on Sunday, I'll keep them in for 2 weeks (as usual).

I've put my hair in cornrows for a braidout today, I'll cowash on Thursday as well.
 
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I'm 40 weeks post whoo!
12 more weeks and I'll be one year post
The braids are coming out this weekend then I'll see what I'm working with
 
Today I'm 48 weeks, one month to go! I'll continue transitioning until Jan 2010 and see how much more growth I get. I have about 1 1/2 inch in the back and 2-3 inches in the front.
 
Can't believe I'm about 14 mths post (71 weeks to be exact). Clarified and DC'd yesterday; I think I've found a good, simple DC- coconut cream, honey, olive oil, a little bit of aloe vera gel. My hair was actually soft for once, and it still is today. Yay me!
 
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