New *2010* Transitioners Support Thread!

[Platinum]

Peeking in...

Congratulations on reaching your milestones, Ladies! Keep up the good work!

 

[blksndrlla]

Wondered where you'd been... good to know your transition's still going really well

Pictures please

@ blksndrlla yes i would love to see pictures as well

Hey! I will try to get some pictures up soon! I will let you all know when I update my fotki.

 

[hair4romheaven]

9.5 mnths post checking in. I am in a full weave until maybe July.
Mummysgirl your hair has a nice length even with the shrinkage. My birthday is in Dec. I planned on BC then. i will be 15mnts post although I want to go longer. Still unsure. ;-)

 

[Taleah2009]

ok ladies, her are my bc pics. i transitioned for 1.5 yrs. i got it cut then pressed. My stylist use the FHI runway. When I wash this out I will post of natural it. the shrinkage is crazy, but I dont mind.

 

[mrsjohnson75]

ok ladies, her are my bc pics. i transitioned for 1.5 yrs. i got it cut then pressed. My stylist use the FHI runway. When I wash this out I will post of natural it. the shrinkage is crazy, but I dont mind.

CONGRATS ON YOUR BC
LAWD...Your hair is gorgeous!!!!! I can't wait to see the curly pics

Did your stylist blowdry your hair before she pressed it?

 

[mrsjohnson75]

Oh almost forgot,

I'm 11 months post today

Go me..

 

[Grand Prix]

ONE

YEAR

POST!!! :woohoo::reddancer::reddancer::reddancer:

Thank you all for your help and support. When I first decided to go natural, only my husband and daughters supported me...now three of my friends and two of my coworkers are transitioning. Even my mother recently admitted that my natural hair looks "nice"...hell has officially frozen over!

Keep up the good work everyone!

Congrats on making your one year milestone!
Your siggy style is so pretty, I can't imagine anybody not loving it on you.

I can't find my camera's charger so I took these rubbish photos while appling my deep conditioner to my dry hair... it's amazing how my hair shrinks! And my relaxed ends might appear to be thin but when I blow dry, it looks fine


I'll try to take better pictures when I find my charger... and my birthday is at the end of June, and I'll be a little over 18 months post, just saying

I agree, I wouldn't worry about too much shrinkage, your ng looks really long! Pretty and thick, too.

 

[Taleah2009]

CONGRATS ON YOUR BC
LAWD...Your hair is gorgeous!!!!! I can't wait to see the curly pics

Did your stylist blowdry your hair before she pressed it?

Thanks mamas! Yes, she blowdried first

 

[Grand Prix]

I thought I was crazy looking at all the beautiful heads of hair after 12 - 18 months post; glad to know I'm not the only one If I keep up with hiding my hair I'll be fine, I just love my hair so much.

ETA: this may sound crazy,but I have come up with the following plan to keep my hands out of my hair and my eye on the prize (18 months til' BC):

->Senegalese twist (May-July)
take out senegalese twist and let rest for 1st week of July
-> Full head sew-in (July-Sep)
take out sew-in mid Sep. and let rest for 1-2wks
->Senegalese twist (Sep-Nov)
Take out twist and let hair rest for 2wks (until beginning of Dec)
-> Sew-in for my sorors wedding (Dec- Jan)
Take out and BC late Jan early Feb (18-19 mths)

Not a bad idea at all! I think lots of us do this.
Stick to the plan.

 

[Grand Prix]

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http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=470492

 

[ZkittyKurls]

^^lol!

 

[MummysGirl]

GP!!!!!

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http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=470492

 

[MummysGirl]

Congrats!!!! Your hair looks sooo healthy straightened, looking forward to curly pics

ok ladies, her are my bc pics. i transitioned for 1.5 yrs. i got it cut then pressed. My stylist use the FHI runway. When I wash this out I will post of natural it. the shrinkage is crazy, but I dont mind.

Congrats!!! KUTGW!!!!

ONE

YEAR

POST!!! :woohoo::reddancer::reddancer::reddancer:

Thank you all for your help and support. When I first decided to go natural, only my husband and daughters supported me...now three of my friends and two of my coworkers are transitioning. Even my mother recently admitted that my natural hair looks "nice"...hell has officially frozen over!

Keep up the good work everyone!

 

[MummysGirl]

1 month and you'll be one year post...

KUTGW!

Oh almost forgot,

I'm 11 months post today

Go me..

 

[Ijanei]

Ugh I only have 2months in, I wish I had it 10+ months like the reset of you ladies. I love my natural hair waves but it would be to short to BC right now (about 2.5 inches of NG)

 

[LaFemmeNaturelle]

^That's great you have so much ng! I only have about 3 inches and I'm nearly 6 months post. I, like you, wish I could say I was further along but I can't lol so I'll just sit here impatiently and WAIT! GRR!

 

[Nubenap22]

Subscribing!! I should have been involved in this thread all along!!! My transition is getting harder and harder.I haven't bc'd because when I do I want some kind of length and its kind of short right now. If yall havent seen my post then I'll give yall a lil overview:
Last relaxer: April 22,2009
Changes: Length, Texture, THICKNESS
Cuts:1
Trims:2
Pros: LOVE LOVE the THICKNESS, Health, Texture
Cons: My relaxed ends make me wanna commit hair suicide some days!!
Its not growing that fast but then again I haven been using anything consistently (confession of a pj)

SO without further ado:

Pic 1- back in 2008 I believe, right after I had highlights done hair broke off, thinned terribly!!
Pic 2- November 2009, 7 months into transition
Pic 3- May 6,2010
Pic4- May 17, 2010---Shrinkage!!! Playing with KCCC
Pic 5- Hair WAS blowed out and flatironed with sedu....this is 24 hours later

Had a hair moment wanted to cut it all off!!

 

[Nubenap22]

And Just for added measure bc I feel like patting myself on the back here is my hair today May 22, 2010 LOVING IT!! I used Ecostyler gel( the clear kind)...man I thought y'all was playing about this stuff!! Its the bizness!! AND only cost $2 cant beat that!! I used the twist and curl method with grey perm rods and a banana clip that pretty sturdy and more oval shaped ( Hair is super thick) I'm washing it out tonight, conditioning overnight, and blowdrying so I can get my braid extensions monday!!! Sooo excited to get to use my beemine growth products!! They smell sooo good (mango island)

 

[dorko]

i want to go 2.5-3 yrs before i chop..
we shall see.. so far so good though

i plan on twisting my hair in a week and making that my summer look.

 

[YaniraNaturally]

I think I might have convinced my mom to go natural . All week I've been gushing over her natural texture and talking about how beautiful it is As a child her hair was extremely damaged and poorly taken care of. It was so short it could barely make two pigtails for school. She grew up in the Caribbean and people always told her that she had "bad hair"

Now she wears her hair in braids about 48 weeks out of the year, and it's been really healthy since her 20's (but as we all know, words cut deep). So today I decided to treat her and do her hair (wash, deep condition, blow dry, flat iron). And of course I started in on my natural spiel and basically she agreed to grow out the relaxed parts! She might as well; right now her hair is about 70% natural and 30% relaxed!

And on a personal note, I just celebrated 7 weeks post! I can't believe I'm almost 2 months when I didn't think I'd be able to get past 4 weeks!

 

[Nubenap22]

Good Luck with your mom!! Mine still relaxes, hot combs and damages her hair and wont listen!!!

 

[Bublin]

Hi ladies, advice needed regarding my edges.

I've always had a weak hairline but transitioning has wreaked havoc with it. I literally have a halo and can't gel down the hairline.

What can i do to recover the half an inch deep of hairline that has broken off.

I moisturising twice a day but that area is sooo vulnerable to anything and everything - even the scarf and bonnet i use at night hits on it.

The last 2 days i have been twisting the front middle area (where you'd have a bang/fringe) so that it falls down onto my face and then pinning it to one side. I was thinking that would stop the constant backwards styling but i still have the sides to deal with.

Any suggestions as to what i can do?

 

[Foxglove]

Hi ladies, advice needed regarding my edges.

I've always had a weak hairline but transitioning has wreaked havoc with it. I literally have a halo and can't gel down the hairline.

What can i do to recover the half an inch deep of hairline that has broken off.

I moisturising twice a day but that area is sooo vulnerable to anything and everything - even the scarf and bonnet i use at night hits on it.

The last 2 days i have been twisting the front middle area (where you'd have a bang/fringe) so that it falls down onto my face and then pinning it to one side. I was thinking that would stop the constant backwards styling but i still have the sides to deal with.

Any suggestions as to what i can do?

Don't do anything to aggravate the edges. Avoid tight ponytails, boar brushes, rat tail combs. Even if you're trying to gel it down use your hands instead of a comb/brush and use a scarf for at least 10 minutes to get it to lay down. That idea of hiding it with bangs is a good one. Just leave the edges alone for a while and let them recover.

 

[wontonfm]

I'm almost 10 months post and this weekend decided to try a curly style. AND IT ACTUALLY WORKED! I did a quick two-strand twist on perm rods and I'm loving it. I think it will definitely help my summer style situation.

 

[Mz DEE DEE]

I'd like to Join you all in the transition process. Right now I'm 2 months post and i'm aiming for a year. My mom cut off all her year in 08 and is 100% natural now and has been nagging me to join her but i stuck to my relaxers until my last relaxer when my hair came out in chunks ( I still cant figure out what went wrong). My hair looks absolutely terrible now. I have a weave cap ( very bad idea!) in so i don't have any pics but once this sucker comes off ill post a few to track my progress. I never thought i'd give up my relaxer so i'm keeping my fingers crossed for strength. You ladies give me hope.

 

[dr.j]

Mz Dee Dee,

Stay encouraged!

 

[dr.j]

I know several ladies wash in sections/braids. I've been washing in sections but it was too tedious (taking out braids one at a time to condition, braiding them back up, taking them out again one at a time to detangle in shower, braiding them back up...). So today I kept my hair in the braids while I conditioned (I was worried that keeping in the braids would not allow the conditioner get to all of the hair but it was fine). I used a leave-in and detangled after I got out of the shower instead of detangling in the shower under the water. I was a little nervous but detangling was easy -- actually easier than in the shower and I didn't clog up the shower drain.

Now my hair is air drying in ponytails.

I just want to thank all of you for the tips and support.

 

[♦K.O♦]

June 13th will be a year for me.

I'm sorta pissed though, because last June 13th, I relaxed after about an 8 month stretch. I'd be at 20 months! BOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[Alta Angel]

Today I washed, DCed and steamed as usual, but this time I tried Shea Moisture's Restorative Masque (from Target) as my DC under the steamer. I must say that my hair was/is so soft after using this! After conditioning, I rinsed first with lukewarm and then cool water. The directions state that the Masque can also be used as a leave in so I applied a bit section by section and rebraided. My hair dried incredibly soft and moisturized. I also purchased the Shea Moisture Hair Milk. I may use this as a "daily" moisturizer (3-5xs a week) and the Masque for wash day.

Also, I am still loving the Roux Porosity Control. I left it on for 30 seconds right after my shampoo but before my DC. Since using this product, my hair stays moisturized longer than it ever has. If I apply a leave in in the morning, my hair is still moisturized in the evening. That is no small feat for my hair.

 

[Grand Prix]

to the new ladies in this thread! Best of luck in your transitions!