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I t has been 2 years since my last relaxer. So why am I still at SL/ CBL?!?!! My armpits are like eons away. Oh my gosh, this will be that last time I cut my hair shorter than full apl.
 
caliscurls said:
Completely agree on the Liquid Keratin Gold BKT. I tried that one several years ago before relaxing and my hair looked extremely thin afterwards. I can say I probably used too high of heat, but I'd never use it again. I can totally tell the difference between it and QOD. QOD Max Organiq didn't compromise my hairs integrity.
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Glad to know I was not the only one! My hair was silky, smooth, and straight but after 2 weeks I'd get like 4 inch balls of shed hair on wash day. I stopped washing my hair for a bit cause I couldnt stand seeing all that hair go :nono: Now if I straighten my hair I have to wear clip ins to avoid gettting embarrased by my see through hair.

In hindsight I shouldve chosen QOD and applied it at home, but I was in a time crunch and needed to do something from the salon quick. I think I'm going to make a thread to warn ladies away from this product.
 
I noticed I had a lot of SSK and split ends (probably due to me not moisturizing and not wearing my scarf. I was going through some thangs). So I did a really good deep condition and flat ironed my hair so I can trim it. LAWD. My nape had FINALLY reached BSL. And then I realized I had to cut about 3/4 inch off. I cried.

BUT I realized my hair can go past APL I just need to take care of it better so I can retain it.
 
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I am bidding gels adieu except when I want a braid out with hold and that is almost never. :lol: This is really a journey. It is amazing how you shed perceptions you didn't even know you had.

Didn't "tame" my frizz these past few days and have loved the look and feel of my hair.
 
I never thought I would miss my natural hair so much! I'm almost 19 weeks post relaxer and I've decided to transition back to natural. I had plans to stay relaxed for at least 2 years this time but I don't like it as much as I thought I would. The grass is always greener for me.
 
finally got my hair soft and luscious and I don't want to ruin it by washing it right now. I can never get it the same everytime. Same with wash n gos. They're a hit and miss at time.
 
I'm so jealous of everyone I see with box braids right now. I wanted to install some yesterday but my mom wouldn't help me. I'm watching a few youtube videos to get the technique down and then I'll try to install them myself.
 
Never thought I'd try again but I've been bitten by the DIY bug bad. Ordered some herbs to try herbal cleansing and infused oils...we'll see how long this lasts :lol:
 
BranwenRosewood said:
I'm so jealous of everyone I see with box braids right now. I wanted to install some yesterday but my mom wouldn't help me. I'm watching a few youtube videos to get the technique down and then I'll try to install them myself.
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Me too! I'm already enlisting my best friend so we can attend YouTube training together :lol:
 
I just took down my weave after 12 weeks. My regimen is so simple, I love it. I did a protein treatment and I am DCing now. I am getting a sew in again tomorrow that I will keep for another 12 weeks. My hair thrives when I leave it alone. I should be BSL by the end of the year.
 
Adonia1987 said:
I just took down my weave after 12 weeks. My regimen is so simple, I love it. I did a protein treatment and I am DCing now. I am getting a sew in again tomorrow that I will keep for another 12 weeks. My hair thrives when I leave it alone. I should be BSL by the end of the year.
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Here here....

That is my exact same goal as well... Weave it up and leave it alone
 
If I had a dollar for every failed conditioner experiment, I could buy some Kerastase conditioner lol. I called myself mixing Nexxus emergencee with Nexxus Humectress for the perfect protein/moisture dc. It was a fail. It got really clumpy like playdoh or cholesterol. Sigh. Good thing o had some Vo5 to save the day
 
One of the caucasian ladies at work was admiring another ladies thick, shiny ponytail and putting her own hair down. I said, "why don't you grow your hair out?" She says "I've been trying for a year and all I have is this." She pulls her scrub hat off and had this blonde, wispy, dry neck-length hair, pulled into an anemic ponytail.
I was speechless.
I really wanted to give her a few pearls of wisdom, but refrained because I was shocked and I don't want anything that I say to be misconstrued as medical advice (I'm a physician, so I COULD give her medical advice, but I make it a point not to do that in a non-urgent case if you aren't my patient....ya know, lawsuits and all that jazz).

I need to find a nice way to tell her to go see her doctor. That wasn't normal at all. I have two bottles of hairfinity that I can't use (the biotin broke me out something crazy, even with me drinking a ton of water), but I'm hesitant to pass those along.

Jeesh. I haven't see hair looking that bad in a non-cancer patient in awhile.
 
I did my first sucessful tension-only blowout yesterday!

...unfortunately, it rained and was very humid so the shrinkage returned lol
 
I'm getting some of the best wash n gos of my life lately...only to have to put my hair up immediately after it dries or the next day. This heat is a beast. I could feel the sweat and stickiness from the gel on the back of my neck the other day while hair was drying, yuck! I think I'm going to have to start doing buns and braids to deal with this heat. Can't be having all that hair out.
 
I've been having a lot of success recently with using products I can easily find locally at Wal-Mart/Target/etc. I think I may be done trying to experiment with online-only boutique brands.
 
Ogoma said:
I am bidding gels adieu except when I want a braid out with hold and that is almost never. :lol: This is really a journey. It is amazing how you shed perceptions you didn't even know you had. Didn't "tame" my frizz these past few days and have loved the look and feel of my hair.
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Yes getting rid of gels was one of the best things for my hair.
 
Just reclaimed S-curl from my son. I'm sorry, it smells better now and I like the way my natural hair feels after using it.
 
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