First let me say that this place is AMAZING!!! I have been up until 2 am in the morning for the last few nights since I joined just floored by the amount of information on this forum.
But therein also lies my dilemma -- I'm becoming overwhelmed with all the info
Here's the deal: I have relaxed hair (just 4 weeks since last relaxer), but since the birth of my first child 3 years ago (I have 2 children -- one is 3 and the other is 19 months old), have been struggling with keeping it healthy. I'd say my hair is about a 4a/4b texture, but through poor maintenance on my part (i.e., the mommy takes care of everyone but her thing), it has grown increasingly thin, dry, and lifeless over the last three years. Most of my hair is between shoulder and APL HOWEVER, the nape/kitchen area is all to' up and broken off to you know what, and my hair is no where near the thickness and level of health that it was back in my younger days.
So between that, and falling in love with my toddler daughter's beatiful, natural 4a/4b hair, I have decided that I want to transition to a texlax (with my intended final destination being totally natural). I should note that I'm committed to keeping my length while I try to do this thing because I need the versatility in terms of hair styles and, to give me time to figure out how to care for my own hair. I did a BC back in my mid 20s, and loved loved loved my natural hair. But through lack of knowledge (God I wish I had this forum back in 1998!!) and inexperience, I ended up back in relaxer land within a year. I'm trying to do this thing right this time so that I can really set myself and my daughter up for success.
Any books, blogs, discussion threads or other resources that someone can recommend to get me started on a simple basic regimen while I continue to farm through the info on this site? Advice on how best to do this thing?
THANK YA THANK YA THANK YA!!
But therein also lies my dilemma -- I'm becoming overwhelmed with all the info
Here's the deal: I have relaxed hair (just 4 weeks since last relaxer), but since the birth of my first child 3 years ago (I have 2 children -- one is 3 and the other is 19 months old), have been struggling with keeping it healthy. I'd say my hair is about a 4a/4b texture, but through poor maintenance on my part (i.e., the mommy takes care of everyone but her thing), it has grown increasingly thin, dry, and lifeless over the last three years. Most of my hair is between shoulder and APL HOWEVER, the nape/kitchen area is all to' up and broken off to you know what, and my hair is no where near the thickness and level of health that it was back in my younger days.
So between that, and falling in love with my toddler daughter's beatiful, natural 4a/4b hair, I have decided that I want to transition to a texlax (with my intended final destination being totally natural). I should note that I'm committed to keeping my length while I try to do this thing because I need the versatility in terms of hair styles and, to give me time to figure out how to care for my own hair. I did a BC back in my mid 20s, and loved loved loved my natural hair. But through lack of knowledge (God I wish I had this forum back in 1998!!) and inexperience, I ended up back in relaxer land within a year. I'm trying to do this thing right this time so that I can really set myself and my daughter up for success.
Any books, blogs, discussion threads or other resources that someone can recommend to get me started on a simple basic regimen while I continue to farm through the info on this site? Advice on how best to do this thing?
THANK YA THANK YA THANK YA!!
& Welcome, HHG!
