New *2010* Transitioners Support Thread!

MummysGirl said:
:congrats: andromeda! Your hair's beautiful and you have *a lot* of growth!!!
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Thanks, mg and thanks for all your support throughout my transitioning journey! Even though I was fully aware and accepting of the amount of new growth I had, it doesn't feel like it's a lot but I appreciate your comment and I'm gonna work with what I got. I was just wondering this morning, "I wonder what it's like to be one of those people who get an inch a month. Must be nice." Hopefully with the increased water and protein intake and healthier lifestyle that the spring/summer brings, I'll experience a spurt after having experienced a hibernation of sorts during the winter.
 
Congratulations Andromeda!! Love love love it!! All this BC-ing is giving me that itch again. LOL
Still in my twists but I am really getting anxious to know my true hair texure without the relaxed ends hanging on. Like some of you, the length is really not all that important. I only wanted enough to put in a puff and I would hope that at this point I should have enough growth to do just that. Love the update pics. Vain Jane, your puff is gorgeous too! MG, your natural-esq bun is looking great as well. nsmith30 congrats to you too on your BC!!

This is why I hate being away so long. Miss out on all the action. :)
 
Oh I just had to come back in cause I just saw from my ticker that I am 13 mths post!!! Yay for me! I'm corny:lachen:I know.

Happy Hair Journey ladies!!
 
StephElise said:
Oh I just had to come back in cause I just saw from my ticker that I am 13 mths post!!! Yay for me! I'm corny:lachen:I know.

Happy Hair Journey ladies!!
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Not corny at all! Congrats on making it to month 13!!

How are you enjoying the juice? I was never familiar with jheri curl moistruizers and only realized recently that "juice" is basically any spray that's glycerin-based. I'm thinking of using a glycerin/water mix, starting off with a 1:3 ratio and maybe some rosewater. Is the juice the only moisturizer you're using, aside from conditioners?
 
andromeda said:
Not corny at all! Congrats on making it to month 13!!

How are you enjoying the juice? I was never familiar with jheri curl moistruizers and only realized recently that "juice" is basically any spray that's glycerin-based. I'm thinking of using a glycerin/water mix, starting off with a 1:3 ratio and maybe some rosewater. Is the juice the only moisturizer you're using, aside from conditioners?
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Yeah mostly just the juice (Carefree Curl Gold, S-Curl and Wave Nouveau in a spray bottle with some lemongrass eo that I absolutely love:lick:), my leave-in (Infusium with peppermint eo) and braid spray. It seems to be going well so far but I'll really know how good my hair is doing when I remove these twists. You should definitely look into using juice for your hair to help maintain moisture. I have a feeling your hair will thrive on it. Let us know if you do use it and how you like it since a few of us appear to have similar hair texture as yours.
 
Andromeda do you consider yourself a 4a hair type?

Has anyone else completely given up on hair typing? Every day I look at my hair and get more confused. But I've been natural for 2 weeks and I'm still loving it!
 
cch24 said:
Andromeda do you consider yourself a 4a hair type?

Has anyone else completely given up on hair typing? Every day I look at my hair and get more confused. But I've been natural for 2 weeks and I'm still loving it!
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I will answer your first question by answering the second - I gave up on [Andre's convention of] hair typing a while ago, I think around the time celinastarr? started the eye-opening 4b thread. It's not even so much that I'm exasperated with that system but I just find it to be largely unhelpful.

When I first filled out my profile here, I listed myself as 4b and haven't changed it. I classify myself as very-tightly coiled (small, somewhat undefined pensprings), fine strands, low-medium density, sheeny (as opposed to shiny) appearance, and coarse feel (my hair actually feels quite silky to me, but relatively speaking, it's on the coarser spectrum), and having hair that grows "up and out" as opposed to down. This is reflected in my fotki and would be in my siggy if I had more space. :giggle: I still have to figure out my porosity but the strand tests I did a while back showed that my hair wasn't overly porous.
 
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I'm going out tonight... braidout time :) Trying to decide between hair out/down or braidout puff. I'll try to take pics and share tomorrow.
 
OK ladies....we all know that there will be some bad hair days as we transition. I just want to share mine that I had today. I tried to do bantu knots last night but when I unraveled them today, they looked a HAM! So I just fingercombed and lightly brushed my hair back into a ponytail (that I tucked in) and wrapped my head with a scarf. It was very easy :) I didn't use gel or any products because I had moisturized my hair last night. Here are the pics.
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I just wanted to share just in case you ever need an easy "fix". It took about 3 minutes to do it.

ETA: Sorry, the pics are small but they can be seen (larger) in my Transition Month 9 folder.
 
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I haven't updated in a while. I couldn't find the cord to my camera so didn't have pics but found it today so updating. I've been wearing my hair in cornrows under a wig for about a month and I totally hate the wig. It's uncomfortable and i have this constant phobia that it's going to fall off any second so I've decided to wear weaves until June instead of wigs as I originally planned. I try not to leave my hair out too much cos I'm still learning how to manage it but the last time I left it out for a week I applied garnier fructis sleek and shine leave in and sealed with this castor oil mix I made everyday and it kept my hair soft in general. Anyway, before this turns into an epistle, pics below:

After Blowdry. PS - http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/lafani/Hair/afterblowdry3.jpg
Bantu knot gone bad - http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/lafani/Hair/bantuknotresult3.jpg
 
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Andromeda,

Whoa, on all that growth in only a year! You have a lot of hair. How many inches do you think u have?
 
andromeda said:
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ah, the joys of shrinkage :yep:
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Put my hair in twists to stretch it
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Right now, I'm singing "Reunited and it feels so good". :grin:It feels so great to be free of those relaxed ends.

I am truly appreciative of all the support you ladies have provided! I'll still be around.
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OH I love it!!! Its so pretty-I cant wait to BC
 
chelleyrock said:
Congrats on your BC, Andromeda!
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Thanks!
I'm 16 months post today! :band:
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:yay: Congrats on making that milestone!

mrsjohnson75 said:
OK ladies....we all know that there will be some bad hair days as we transition. I just want to share mine that I had today. I tried to do bantu knots last night but when I unraveled them today, they looked a HAM! So I just fingercombed and lightly brushed my hair back into a ponytail (that I tucked in) and wrapped my head with a scarf. It was very easy :) I didn't use gel or any products because I had moisturized my hair last night. Here are the pics.
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TOP
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SIDE
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I just wanted to share just in case you ever need an easy "fix". It took about 3 minutes to do it.

ETA: Sorry, the pics are small but they can be seen (larger) in my Transition Month 9 folder.
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You did a good job of salvaging the knot-out - very pretty. And that braidout in your siggy is absolutely marvelous. :yep:
 
Ladies do you think not fully detangling and not removing all of the shed hairs could cause matting? I thought it was from sleeping on loose hair... i know, i know :nono:..but I've since stopped that so I'm like now what :wallbash:.
 
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