New *2010* Transitioners Support Thread!

[MummysGirl]

*walks through thread and high fives everybody* Congrats on your milestones!

I will be 10 months post on the 19th. I can't believe it!

 

[Eisani]

I've been rocking two braids for the past couple days and have received so many compliments. Really? I'm just trying to keep my hair detangled until I wash and color this week lol.

 

[Sequoia]

I finished redoing the twists front of my head yesterday.
I was too lazy to the back.
My friend created an updo today.
I love it!

Now that's a funky updo. I like!

 

[Shay72]

I've been rocking two braids for the past couple days and have received so many compliments. Really? I'm just trying to keep my hair detangled until I wash and color this week lol.

It's always the simplest styles. I wore two braids pinned up in the back and I got compliments on that. Also my little two buns people love.

 

[Khaiya]

Just have to say that to anybody not washing in sections, please start doing so RIGHT NOW!! You have no idea how easy and enjoyable (yes ENJOYABLE!!) wash days can be until you start washing in sections!!

 

[Grand Prix]

So I finally tried Mummygirl's airdrying in sections method. I was sort of putting it off because I'm trying to limit the attention my hair is getting. I hardly have any free time as it is! I had to give in because my hair is now getting so thick and it's taking for ever to dry plus it's getting soo cold.

I parted my hair in four sections and suddenly felt very stupid for not having done this before. It´s so simple and obvious. My hair dried all over instead of just the part that is exposed to air when I leave it down. Thanks for this method Mummy!

So I had like 4 puffs with stringy relaxed hair hanging from them, it looked so funny I actually laughed at them .

Anyway, with my hair now evenly damp/dried, I knotted them up, went to bed and when I took them out in the morning I was all at my stupid relaxed hair being all pretty and silky and shiny! That´s the last way you want the part you're cutting off to behave like. It's usually a little frizzy and course from the back still being too wet.

Here are some pics of my puffs and their stringy ends and my darned relaxed hair behaving like it´s better than my ng before I put it up in a ponytail this morning.

 

[Grand Prix]

I've been rocking two braids for the past couple days and have received so many compliments. Really? I'm just trying to keep my hair detangled until I wash and color this week lol.

That's a pretty good idea actually.. I might try it over the weekend or the holidays so I won't have to redo it.

 

[pookaloo83]

So I finally tried Mummygirl's airdrying in sections method. I was sort of putting it off because I'm trying to limit the attention my hair is getting. I hardly have any free time as it is! I had to give in because my hair is now getting so thick and it's taking for ever to dry plus it's getting soo cold.

I parted my hair in four sections and suddenly felt very stupid for not having done this before. It´s so simple and obvious. My hair dried all over instead of just the part that is exposed to air when I leave it down. Thanks for this method Mummy!

So I had like 4 puffs with stringy relaxed hair hanging from them, it looked so funny I actually laughed at them .

Anyway, with my hair now evenly damp/dried, I knotted them up, went to bed and when I took them out in the morning I was all at my stupid relaxed hair being all pretty and silky and shiny! That´s the last way you want the part you're cutting off to behave like. It's usually a little frizzy and course from the back still being too wet.

Here are some pics of my puffs and their stringy ends and my darned relaxed hair behaving like it´s better than my ng before I put it up in a ponytail this morning.

Very pretty! What products did you put in?

 

[HarlemHoney84]

My last relaxer was on the 16th so i'm just 1 day ahead of you! I'm BCing end of 2010 though so you might do your chop before i do mine.

MyAngelEyez, its good to see that i have a lot of company in this thread, there are a few ladies that are 8 weeks like me, the company is just what i need to keep me going!

Hey Khaiya! yeah that's my plan as well to do the big chop at the end of 2010. We definitely need to support each other "in the relaxer free" campaign. I'll be posting more questions soon (after all my final exams )
so I hope we all become a great help to one another and inspire each other to step " 'out' of the bad side".... woo, woo, woo! lol

 

[Neek-a-Nator]

Grand Prix really pretty and good job!!!

 

[HarlemHoney84]

I use giovanni direct leave in - I love it but it seems that ladies with thick strands don't. I have fine strands so my hair loves a light protein/moisturising leave in.
Moisturiser... hmmm, I make a mix now - cheapie con, evoo, glycerin and water and my hair it! I also seal with a shea butter mix - unrefined shea butter, aloe vera gel, castor oil and coconut oil. My hair ALWAYS feels soft and moisturised


Ask any questions as many times as you like, we're always asking here and there's always someone willing to answer
I, personally, ORS Olive Oil Replenishing Conditioner and I mix it with some oil (either Extra Virgin Olive Oil or coconut oil)
Moisturiser - My homemade moisturising spritz: cheapie con, evoo, glycerin and water and my hair it! I with a shea butter mix - unrefined shea butter, aloe vera gel, castor oil and coconut oil.
Oil)

Hey MummysGirl! Thanks so much for the tips, i appreciate the support, i'm gonna need it! i can already start to feel those "Nappy Roots" and I ain't talkin' bout the rap group from Kentucky! lol but I do embrace them because they defining part of "she" that is Nini aka HarlemHoney84, and natural hair is so much more versatile. I didn't see Chris Rock's "Good Hair" but I heard they went to a relaxer factory and was told that relaxers can burn through meat s o i started scratching my scalp and decided that the "meat" under neath it bka my brain was much more important to me than straight locs on my journey i go!!!!

Deep Conditioners--Hairveda's Sitrinillah, Jessicurl's Weekly Deep Treatment, and Aubrey Organic's Honeysuckle Rose

I mentioned my moisturizers in the post above.

Thanks Shay! I had previously used hairveda products and love them, they are so yummy never tried Jessi's or A.O. but the PJ in me has me perusing their websites as we speak!

 

[vainღ♥♡jane]

ugh i hate my hair right now. i lost a crap load of hair trying to detangle tonight. i feel like i may have ripped off any of the strands that would have been apl. i feel like cuttin this junk off. grrrr. i should've never relaxed in the first place and i wouldn't be going through this. ♥

 

[Eisani]

That's a pretty good idea actually.. I might try it over the weekend or the holidays so I won't have to redo it.

Works for me! I need to stop being so darned lazy! I'm just so not hair motivated right now.

BTW, your NG is PRETTY :sweet:!

 

[plastic]

BC pics , sam epics posted in the twa challenge


im not bald ... my hair texture there is so fine you can't see it with the flash on





lol i scratched that area while wet and the hair dried like that .. white bit is some old shealoe butter that I decided to try ... wont happen again

 

[Moniquenuss]

OMG! Plastic you BC'ed! I so Happy for you! I was just about to go to the other site looking for you! hhahahahah

 

[Moniquenuss]

Ok So I have decided to transition, I am currently 35 1/2 weeks post! as of right now I don't plan on doing a BC but who knows that may change next week! If I had to say when I'll BC i Would have to say at 30 months.
Well Wish me luck! and Good Luck to all you lovely ladies!

 

[vainღ♥♡jane]

your hair is really pretty plastic! ♥

 

[Grand Prix]

Very pretty! What products did you put in?

Grand Prix really pretty and good job!!!

Works for me! I need to stop being so darned lazy! I'm just so not hair motivated right now.

BTW, your NG is PRETTY :sweet:!

Thanks so much ladies!

Pookaloo, I cowashed with Yes to Carrots C is for Conditioner, applied Afroveda's Shea Amla moisturizer when it was wet and Totally Twisted before I knotted for hold and again extra moisture (I can't make up my mind which I like better so I use both, lol). I also think my Denman makes a difference.

 

[Grand Prix]

Plastic, your hair looks great! Those curlies .
Congrats on being all natural!!

 

[plastic]

thanks everyone !

 

[MummysGirl]

Why have you been hiding your beautiful hair from us?!?!?!?!?

I it!

Your hair looks so healthy - all of it! Your new growth is just too pretty (tell me it's as soft as it looks!), your relaxed hair looks so silky and soft too lachen: sorry it's true) !!!!

I know what you mean about the puffs with stringy relaxed ends, it's such a huge difference in both textures for me but by the time my hair dries, it's not so bad. I'll try my next bantu knot out (next week) on airdried (in ponytails) hair.

I'm glad it worked for you

So I finally tried Mummygirl's airdrying in sections method. I was sort of putting it off because I'm trying to limit the attention my hair is getting. I hardly have any free time as it is! I had to give in because my hair is now getting so thick and it's taking for ever to dry plus it's getting soo cold.

I parted my hair in four sections and suddenly felt very stupid for not having done this before. It´s so simple and obvious. My hair dried all over instead of just the part that is exposed to air when I leave it down. Thanks for this method Mummy!

So I had like 4 puffs with stringy relaxed hair hanging from them, it looked so funny I actually laughed at them .

Anyway, with my hair now evenly damp/dried, I knotted them up, went to bed and when I took them out in the morning I was all at my stupid relaxed hair being all pretty and silky and shiny! That´s the last way you want the part you're cutting off to behave like. It's usually a little frizzy and course from the back still being too wet.

Here are some pics of my puffs and their stringy ends and my darned relaxed hair behaving like it´s better than my ng before I put it up in a ponytail this morning.

 

[MummysGirl]

Beautiful!!!!!!

I think your hair and vainjane's are very very close relatives

BC pics , sam epics posted in the twa challenge


im not bald ... my hair texture there is so fine you can't see it with the flash on





lol i scratched that area while wet and the hair dried like that .. white bit is some old shealoe butter that I decided to try ... wont happen again

 

[MummysGirl]

Good luck!!!

Ok So I have decided to transition, I am currently 35 1/2 weeks post! as of right now I don't plan on doing a BC but who knows that may change next week! If I had to say when I'll BC i Would have to say at 30 months.
Well Wish me luck! and Good Luck to all you lovely ladies!

 

[Thann]

Hey ladies!

I wanna cut a section from my hair to start keep track of my growth and texture. I have no idea of what area to choose b/c I would hate to have styling problems as a result. Where should I most likely cut from?

Also for the edges and nape, are most ladies just waiting for those processed ends to fall off or have you all been trimming those areas so their natural ahead of the rest of your hair? TIA.

 

[Neek-a-Nator]

Plastic, your hair is FAB!!!!!!! OMG makes me want to BC NOW. Congrats girl, now go be fabulous.

 

[MummysGirl]

Hi Thann,
I might do the same thing when I'm one year post... 1/3 inch of my nape is all natural (I trimmed off the relaxed ends a couple of weeks back) but I might try what StephElise did (and suggested) picking an area somewhere in the middle of my head OR I might cut a little more of my nape.

I've been trimming my edges and nape, most of those areas are almost all natural now cos they were a little shorter than the rest of my hair to begin with.

Hey ladies!

I wanna cut a section from my hair to start keep track of my growth and texture. I have no idea of what area to choose b/c I would hate to have styling problems as a result. Where should I most likely cut from?

Also for the edges and nape, are most ladies just waiting for those processed ends to fall off or have you all been trimming those areas so their natural ahead of the rest of your hair? TIA.

 

[Grand Prix]

Why have you been hiding your beautiful hair from us?!?!?!?!?

I it!

Your hair looks so healthy - all of it! Your new growth is just too pretty (tell me it's as soft as it looks!), your relaxed hair looks so silky and soft too lachen: sorry it's true) !!!!

I know what you mean about the puffs with stringy relaxed ends, it's such a huge difference in both textures for me but by the time my hair dries, it's not so bad. I'll try my next bantu knot out (next week) on airdried (in ponytails) hair.

I'm glad it worked for you

And it's all your fault!

J/k, thanks a lot! I was all smiles reading your post.

My new growth used to be silky until I was about 6/7 months post, now it's only soft until it's dry . I think it might be protein that is making my natural hair hard, but I need it to keep my relaxed hair alive.

Can't wait for your second bantu knot out pics .

 

[Grand Prix]

Hey ladies!

I wanna cut a section from my hair to start keep track of my growth and texture. I have no idea of what area to choose b/c I would hate to have styling problems as a result. Where should I most likely cut from?

Also for the edges and nape, are most ladies just waiting for those processed ends to fall off or have you all been trimming those areas so their natural ahead of the rest of your hair? TIA.

I've been wanting to do the same thing since watching StephElise's youtube vid. I'm scared, though .
Either I'll cut too big a section in the wrong area so it'll be impossible to style. Or, I might like cutting my hair too much..

My nape and edges became natural on their own it seems. The relaxed hair in those areas were so thin, short and weak they just wore off. I can't even imagine relaxing anything that fragile now.. My nape is now longer than ever (I think I've even retained it all) and I love seeing the tiny little curlies clump. If I hadn't had this section I might have been more inclined to cut off a bit..

 

[Foxglove]

I'm getting bored with these braids already
They're staying in until at least Feb 2010
I miss playing in my hair

 

[destine2grow]

Today is cowash day for me. I am going to cowash my hair with VO5 moisture milk, aphogee 2 min recon, dc with SE megasilk and use my NTM leave in and a lil ORS creme and seal with grapeseed oil.