I'm 20 weeks post now. What has been helping me is:
- Using Silicon mix for DC
- Conditioner as a daily moisturizer on dry hair (Nexxus Humectin)
- Adding 100% pure garlic powder to my prepoo
- Roux Porosity Control as a final rinse for 1 minute
- Continuing to moisturize my hair from end to root and sealing with EVOO
- Sleeping in two pigtails and roll ends w/ satin pillow foam curlers, the one with the arms
^^ Oh okay, I get it now. I'd hold off on the little snips because it gets addictive
and my idea of oiling my scalp is slathering grease on it or spraying it with oil sheen. but since finding lhcf and bhm i've learned alot and i think i'm ready to go natural (atleast until i achieve the length i want and finally have long and most importantly overall healthy hair again. but if i can get to SL or near it by the end of the year, i'll definitely be in it for the long haul. but the reason i'm joining is because i need the help and support because i know when the NG starts to really come in i'm gonna get frustrated =/
No need to apologise
I started cowashing very early in my transition (7/8 weeks). I don't think it really has to do with how many weeks post you are because some people cowash from a week after their relaxer.
I like cowashing because:
1. As someone who works out 4-5 times a week, I can't shampoo wash my hair multiple times a week because it'll dry out my hair.
2. I've discovered that I don't NEED to shampoo every week because cowashing helps keep my hair moisturised whilst lightly cleaning it (obviously not as well as a shampoo)
3. My hair is just more manageable
I cowash 3-4 times a week and shampoo wash every 3-4 weeks. Some people cowash multiple times a week but shampoo wash once a week as well...
...but anyways co-washing is definitely gonna be a regular thing for me.
so decided against that and went back to weekly DC and rollersets. I welcome any and all suggestions
ok i'm a newbie, but i've made the decision to transition. i dont remember the exact date of my last relaxer, i think it was sometime in november, but i know i'm not getting another one for a while, if ever. i used to have just past SL hair but it would never get past that so i cut it in a angled bob neck length in the front and a little longer than ear length in the back. i decided that i didnt care about the length of my hair anymore and i was just going to keep it short forever. but the last few weeks i've been obsessed with hair and lurking on lhcf and bhm and seeing people with ear length hair growing out to bsl and it inspired me to grow my hair out. and then i noticed that alot of women on hair with such long hair are natural. and most of my friends with long pretty healthy hair dont have relaxers. and then i thought about my own hair when i was younger and how long and thick and pretty it was, mostly because my mom always put my hair in protective styles (even though i had no idea what one was until recently) aka braids. but when i was 13 i thought i was too grown for braids and wanted to wear my hair out and straight and convinced my mom to give me a relaxer. my hair was still rather long and healthy but i messed it up by coloring and cutting it and not taking care of it. i dont think i've ever put a moisturizer in my hair besides pink lotion
ALSO I DO NOT WANT TO BC. i just feel like i'd get discouraged if i gained enough length and then chopped it off it would be like starting all over again...so i'll just be trimming my ends i guess untill all the relaxer is gone...it shouldnt take too long for the back though because its really short.
Hello All:
I'm also a newbie,
1. Last relaxer was July 3, 2009 ( I'm creeping up on my 6 month mark)
2. I would like to transition for at least 12-18 months before I BC ( I would like to be APL before I BC).
I'm trying to figure out what protective style may work for me; i recently had micro-braids, but they took out most of my edges
Newbies! 
everyone.
lachen: I think I will still be excited as each week passes by)... 
) through new growth goes a long way... 
I like your braidout!!!! A litle bit of finger fluffing (can't think of a better word
I laughed at your comment about "wrist thick" braids, please tell me who has braids that thick, I wanna see!
Congrats on your progress
I made it 6 months!!!
I rollersetted my hair and then flat-ironed the NG (my first direct heat since mid-August). The reversion was quick (by midday) so I just pulled it back into a pony tail. Does anyone know of any products that help with combatting reversion? TIA
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