Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

so...cuz i'm insane i kind of want to challenge myself and stretch my relaxer until the end of the year. Why? Because I reeeally don't want to go to a salon. I feel like my hair, while not super long, is its healthiest right now because I have been doing my hair myself and not going to a salon for a basic wash and set. so i want to see just how long I can go without a relaxer. Right now, I'm one month post. My next relaxer is scheduled for mid-October but if I can go until December that would be amazing.

Basically, I want to avoid a length check until the end of the year. I love my hair but I get stressed out thinking about it some days.
 
naija24 said:
so...cuz i'm insane i kind of want to challenge myself and stretch my relaxer until the end of the year. Why? Because I reeeally don't want to go to a salon. I feel like my hair, while not super long, is its healthiest right now because I have been doing my hair myself and not going to a salon for a basic wash and set. so i want to see just how long I can go without a relaxer. Right now, I'm one month post. My next relaxer is scheduled for mid-October but if I can go until December that would be amazing.

Basically, I want to avoid a length check until the end of the year. I love my hair but I get stressed out thinking about it some days.
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If you do it Ill be rooting for you!:yep:
 
So............I washed and combed my hair last night. No conditioner, oils or anything because I'm going to be collecting samples for my Komaza Hair Analysis when I get home. The hair samples have to be "naked". Anyway, I just put my hair in two flat twists and tied it up last night. I'm waiting for it to be completely dry for the sample tonight. In the meantime, my hair isn't looking it's best right now. It's not horrible, but definitely not up to my usual standards. I'd love to get some As I AM Double Butter creme on it.
 
Wondering if deep conditioners with no hydrolyzed ingredients are worth it. I have found balancing conditioners and protein conditioners to be critical for my hair, but deep moisture conditioners with just conditioning agents, oils, butters behave comparably to leaving a good rinse out conditioner longer.

Decisions, decisions.
 
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how long do you think it'll take me (in months) to get to my dream hair length (picture on the right)?
 

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LongCurlyLocks said:
Can't get my dreads right now...boo!!! In the meantime I'm gonna take care of my health and baby the hair I do have with the crap the doctor gave me, oils and another very low maintainable style *IStillWantMyDreads*
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Well I have demanded that I get a biopsy done. I go on October 9th. Will let you know how it turns out.
 
I may or may not have used my clothes steamer on my hair after I steamed my dress & I may or may not be planning to do it again this evening sans the dress pressing of course... :drunk:
 
Letting my hair air dry in a bun, flat twists or really large twists is not going to work for me. My hair has to air dry pulled tight and taut. Otherwise my ends turn out scraggly and mangled. I hope it gets better and easier with length.
 
naija24 said:
how long do you think it'll take me (in months) to get to my dream hair length (picture on the right)?
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naija24, factor 1/2 inch per month assuming you retain majority of your length....how many inches is your current length to your dream length?

LongCurlyLocks said:
Well I have demanded that I get a biopsy done. I go on October 9th. Will let you know how it turns out.
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LongCurlyLocks, hope all is well.
 
naija24 said:
how long do you think it'll take me (in months) to get to my dream hair length (picture on the right)?
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If you are talking about full collarbone all the way around it will take a year.

Full shoulder length all the way around, 8 months.

Layered shoulder length, 4 months.

This is assuming there are no trims and that your hair has an average growth rate and that full shoulder length for you is 8 inches.

Now that I think about it because of those factors it is a little hard to say since the measurements for one person may not translate to another.

What I can say is that for myself, it took me 8 months to get from neck length to full shoulder length.
 
How come whenever I use miss jessie's curly meringue I can get like 2 or 3 days out of a flat twist-out but when I use the more natural stuff (oyin or qhemet) I only get like one day :ohwell:
 
I'm trying to tell myself to wear my twist out, my hair is retaining length without heat, but sometimes when the cooler weather hits, a girl just wants to flat iron and wear that long shaky hair. I'm trying to hang in there with the twist outs and buns.
I'm also trying not to trim just to shape my hair. I'm always doing that and it just defeats the purpose of protecting my ends so I won't have to trim. Stylists used to do that to me all the time and now I do my own trims and look...trying to trim unnecessarily.

Search and destroy splits only. I can do it.
 
I'm contemplating either roller setting or flat ironing my hair out around the end of the year but I haven't gone to a salon in at least 3-4 years. Has anyone been able to get the salon-esque super shiny, bouncy hair from straightening their hair at home??
 
I've made the hard decision to start going back to the salon for relaxers and trims only. I finally found a good stylist who listens, is knowledgeable, and not scissor happy.:grin:
 
In my YouTube feed I had black onyx as a vid suggestion
I used to watch her years ago during her claiming her type 3 hair and the uproar that caused lawd memories :lachen:
 
I received my closure and I'm pretty happy about it. I just need to find some good weave to keep it for 8 weeks... because I'm lazy like that. But, after removing it, I will baby my hair to the max and go back to the weave. I just need some extreme protective style
 
Cutting your relaxed hair is so addictive while transitioning. I think I've cut off pieces everyday since Saturday :look: No more cutting though. I got a shape I want and just ready for it to grow out. S
 
itismehmmkay said:
Cutting your relaxed hair is so addictive while transitioning. I think I've cut off pieces everyday since Saturday :look: No more cutting though. I got a shape I want and just ready for it to grow out. S
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I did two tiny areas and was so tempted to do more. I hid my scissors. And I'm only transitioning to texlax, but I'm tired of the bone straight ends.
 
Think I'm gonna mix up some henna to use tomorrow, I think its been over a month since the last one. Might leave it in overnight instead of the usual 3-6 hours
 
DoDo said:
If you are talking about full collarbone all the way around it will take a year.

Full shoulder length all the way around, 8 months.

Layered shoulder length, 4 months.

This is assuming there are no trims and that your hair has an average growth rate and that full shoulder length for you is 8 inches.

Now that I think about it because of those factors it is a little hard to say since the measurements for one person may not translate to another.

What I can say is that for myself, it took me 8 months to get from neck length to full shoulder length.
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So....

SL by December roughly.
Full SL by April 2014 :( Gosh, so long from now.
CBL by September 2014

That's insane. So I'll probably be APL by 2015 :cry:
 
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