New *2010* Transitioners Support Thread!

Black Hoya Chick said:
my hair is growing at a break-neck pace!
still going though w/ the tail-end of this transition..when the front is past APL (its got about an inch to go), i will cut the last inch of relaxer off of it, which will be in about a month or two.
back to the update: the back, which is all natural, is SOOO close to BSL:


and i only use two products to moisturize/seal/style now: garnier fructis sleek and shine leave-in and pure avocado butter. I wear my hair in a curly ponytail or bun. KISS and its WORKING!

the rest of my reggie:
- wash and DC weekly with mill creek botanicals biotin shampoo and conditioner
- cowash as necessary with garnier fructis triple nutrition conditioner
- clarify every 6-8 weeks (unless necessary earlier) with ORS Creamy Aloe Shampoo
- oil treatment/rinse every 1-2 weeks with pure coconut oil
*tis all

sorry the post is so long
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i just loooooooovee seeing your updates!!! looking good
 
gissellr78 said:
Very cool thread. I am 9 weeks post ( I know not a lot ) but i have been thinking about transitioning a lot. I want to get to know my hair...I am soooo feeling my naps right now...

So..Can someone tell me like top 5 products and things to do or not to do..HElP...in the meantime i am reading the thread:spinning:
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Hi, wow all that beautiful hair. I finish my transition in Jan after 15 months I did not bc but snip gratually I was only sl. I would get a good leave in, dc and moisturizer and oils. What I learned throughout my transition was my natural hair/relax react different to the products. So I would advice not to stock up on producs as your hair grow out the natural hair may not like what you use on relax hair. Find a style you can bare with and of course the ladies here will be with you on the ride to natural hair. MummysGirl and StephElise are the style guro!
 
Today I am wearing a wash and go. Over 4 weeks post, but my Oct '09 AND Feb '10 texlax was more underprocessed than I would have liked, so it feels like quadruple that. I am loving the increased thickness. My hair is BIG today!
 
Last relaxer was in Jan. (Jan. 23rd) I have had enough. For now at least. I need your support. I may do the BKT for straight hair. Biosilk Serum and Organic root stimulator replenishing conditioner works wonders!!
 

Currently I'm 8.5 months into my transition and I plan on trying to make it to November (17 mos. post). I plan on accomplishing this with wigs/half wigs and bunning (my hair is currently about APL so I can camouflage my stringy ends pretty well if my hair is in a bun). I'm trying to at least have shoulder length natural hair unstretched before I chop the texlaxed ends.
 
9.5 months and I am still hanging in there. I am not having any problems but I find myself wanting to chop for a TWA during the summer. My mother is against it saying I don't have the face for it. I wear my hair smoothed back into a bun most of the time so its not like I ever show any length in the first place. I may BC at 13 months anyway and enjoy short hair for the summer.
 
It's been a long while since I've posted in this thread. Tomorrow I'll be 29 weeks post. It definitely has not been easy. I'm taking 5 classes and have neglected my hair far more than I expected. I experienced some breakage but I'll keep going. I was ready to relax last week but thought better of it. Relaxing isn't a solution to breakage lol. I'm going to detangle my hair again in a bit.

If anyone has some detangling advice, it would be greatly appreciated! Also, how often? I'm trying once a week at the least. My hair was soooo sore after last week's detangling session. A lot of matting, but I was able to get most of it undone without losing too much hair, thankfully.
 
wow everyone is doing so great, I just started so I have a long way to go. I just added a few new pics today in my fotki. (Trying to document my transition)
 
Starting my daily cowashing again tomorrow! Thanks Shay for starting the challenge, that challenge really turned my hair around last year. The plan is to cowash daily until October and then CHOP. I'm really starting to get excited. I've started a hair bookmark on my laptop and I've been saving products that people have said work well on their natural hair. I know I'll be spending the month of September ordering EVERYTHING to get ready. Then the fun will start! Sooo excited!
 
dorko said:
washed my hair today
wasn't too bad detangling.. happy with that lol
i've been getting frustrated though.. =\
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hang in there. you will make it
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ive been bunning and moisturizing and ive been able to retain and have healthy ng and the same time
 
Oooh... I loved the last cowashing challenge.
I'm gonna join!!

cch24 said:
Starting my daily cowashing again tomorrow! Thanks Shay for starting the challenge, that challenge really turned my hair around last year. The plan is to cowash daily until October and then CHOP. I'm really starting to get excited. I've started a hair bookmark on my laptop and I've been saving products that people have said work well on their natural hair. I know I'll be spending the month of September ordering EVERYTHING to get ready. Then the fun will start! Sooo excited!
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Still hanging in there I'm just over 9 months post, still in senegalese twists hoping for 2 months, been in for 3 weeks, may get my edges redone in another week. HHG Ladies.
 
Hi ladies, i havent checked in in a while cuz i've been really busy with work. I'm 21 weeks post now and still going strong, i keep my hair in plaits most of the time so i'm not having any issues yet.
 
Hi ladies... I'm almost 15 months post and my hair is doing fine :)

Last Friday, I recorded a vid on blowdrying (tension method) and a resulting braidout but I just haven't had the time to edit & upload it.



I've got so much going on right now - very busy. I haven't even had the time to put my hair in pixie braids :pullhair:

I left my hair in cornrows (since Saturday cos I didn't have time to do pixie braids) and then took them down for a braidout puff yesterday.

I DC'd/cowashed it in 6 braids this morning - I was in too much of a hurry so I applied my leave in and put those braids up in a ponytail. Maybe tonight, I'll take down the braids and put my hair up in a bun for the next couple of days.

I'll probably run in here on Saturday to :yahoo: that I'm 15 months post.

KUTGW Ladies.

P.S. I went for a spin class with my hair in the braidout puff yesterday and was able to maintain my style 100% :yay:
KEY: Laid edges down with a scarf from before workout till after shower.
 
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Hey everyone!

I will be 10 months on Sunday the 21st! I have been wearing my faux bun and loving it! Yesterday, I tried cowashing again and I may incorporate this into my routine once a week. I cowashed with Suave Coconut and moisturized and sealed with Qhemets AOHC and Honey Hydrating Balm and braided my hair up last night. This morning I spritzed with water, Suave Coconut, jojoba and olive oil mix and just put clear Ecostyler gel and aloe vera on my edges only. For now, I still plan on BCing in December 2010. I hope my hair is at least 8-9 inches long by then.
 
Rapunzel* said:
currently 9 months 1 day post. bunning until i do my first self install.
cant wait!
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do you have any tips on self-installing? i have been wanting to try it, but im scared i will look like a hot mess.:perplexed

also. i a m 10 months and 1 day post and i am so excited!! i dunno when i will bc yet but i think it will be after the summer. i am wearing a kinky curly weave and its been about 7 weeks now. i plan on getting another weave installed in about a month or so, and after that i plan on teaching myself to do my own installs and save 125 dollars every trip to the salon.
 
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This is super OT but I matched into a residency program (found out where today) so I'll be starting my residency as Dr Foxglove, MD in July :dance7::clap::bouncy:
I kind of want to BC as a way to celebrate. I may move the BC date up to next weekend but I'm still unsure. I'll think on it
 
Foxglove said:
This is super OT but I matched into a residency program (found out where today) so I'll be starting my residency as Dr Foxglove, MD in July :dance7::clap::bouncy:
I kind of want to BC as a way to celebrate. I may move the BC date up to next weekend but I'm still unsure. I'll think on it
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So proud of you! Congrats!
 
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