Victoria44
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One year into my transition *texture shots, semi-length check pics*
i've officially made a year!
i can finally say i've reached a point where i know exactly how much moisture/protein my hair needs, and my hair is THRIVING! its soooo relieving. Thinking back to the beginning of my transition i still had a lot of bad hair practices like constant flat ironing, with NO heat protectant, and weekly blow drying on high heat, without moisturizing properly 
but now i know exactly what my hair needs 
hopefully the pictures show *crosses fingers* i know a lot of people have trouble uploading pics
1st attachment : my last relaxer was on the friday after thanksgiving of 2009, so i'm finally a YEAR into my transition. Hopefully by next thanksgiving my natural hair will be double this length, and i'll be comfortable cutting off the relaxed ends
2nd attachment: I'm trying to grow my hair to at least my arm pit length, though i still trim my ends VERY SLIGHTLY every two -three weeks
3rd attachment: a shot of a different texture. my hair is 4a/b .. it curls around the edges, and has a wiry texture in the middle with no visible pattern
4th attachment: i think the top of my hair is "heat-trained" or slightly damaged from heat. i have accidentally stretched out my hair by flat ironing it so much over the summer, without heat protectant, OR deep conditioning. Its not completely straight but it definitely doesn't revert all the way back like the rest of my hair does. I deep condition weekly and it may just be my imagination but I THINK its slowly starting to revert, i LOVE when my hair shrinks. I have a no direct heat regimen as of now.
5th attachment: after washing/conditioning/applying leave-in i seperate into 12 large twist, and let my hair air dry til about 80% dry. Then i blow dry on cool, re-twist, and head to bed!
hope you enjoy, and i'd love tips and suggestions for the rest of my transition
i've officially made a year!
i can finally say i've reached a point where i know exactly how much moisture/protein my hair needs, and my hair is THRIVING! its soooo relieving. Thinking back to the beginning of my transition i still had a lot of bad hair practices like constant flat ironing, with NO heat protectant, and weekly blow drying on high heat, without moisturizing properly but now i know exactly what my hair needs hopefully the pictures show *crosses fingers* i know a lot of people have trouble uploading pics
1st attachment : my last relaxer was on the friday after thanksgiving of 2009, so i'm finally a YEAR into my transition. Hopefully by next thanksgiving my natural hair will be double this length, and i'll be comfortable cutting off the relaxed ends
2nd attachment: I'm trying to grow my hair to at least my arm pit length, though i still trim my ends VERY SLIGHTLY every two -three weeks
3rd attachment: a shot of a different texture. my hair is 4a/b .. it curls around the edges, and has a wiry texture in the middle with no visible pattern
4th attachment: i think the top of my hair is "heat-trained" or slightly damaged from heat. i have accidentally stretched out my hair by flat ironing it so much over the summer, without heat protectant, OR deep conditioning. Its not completely straight but it definitely doesn't revert all the way back like the rest of my hair does. I deep condition weekly and it may just be my imagination but I THINK its slowly starting to revert, i LOVE when my hair shrinks. I have a no direct heat regimen as of now.
5th attachment: after washing/conditioning/applying leave-in i seperate into 12 large twist, and let my hair air dry til about 80% dry. Then i blow dry on cool, re-twist, and head to bed!
hope you enjoy, and i'd love tips and suggestions for the rest of my transition
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your hair looks lovely! I was a long term transitioner myself...Everybody ain't able 
Good for you!
my hair is also 12 months post now! (Nov 27th was my 1 year mark)!
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