Relaxed Hair Thread

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How is the installment thus far @MzSwift I went ahead and purchased one and plan on installing it tomorrow. I will just use the comb attachment as I know next to nothing about sewing, let alone on my one head. I hope I don't do more harm than good
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So far so good! Especially now that I've sewn it down. If you do that small perimeter cornrow, you'll have no trouble securing the combs. I'm with you, I have no idea how to sew on tracks or anything. But I watched a few YT videos to gain confidence. It took me maybe 30 min-1 hr but I took my time. I realized after the fact that I didn't need to secure it as thoroughly as I did. I bought a pack of thread and curved needles on Amazon for $8!

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And I used the method that Seun uses at the 6:07 mark to start attaching the hair to my cornrow. I like that she slips the needle through the thread to secure initially.



She bravely uses regular sewing needles. I used the curved ones because I'm too afraid of poking myself. Lol
 
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quirkydimples said:
Annnnddd...I’m back.
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Heyyy girl, welcome back :lachen:
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ItsMeLilLucky said:
Am I tweaking or did I lose a lot of hair?
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I think I only had this style up for 2 weeks or so.
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It's hard for me to tell how big that is without something next to it for reference.
But I think that looks ok. I always have a big ball of hair upon takedown of any PS that has been in 2+ weeks.

It depends on a few factors to me. Like, how well was the hair deshedded and detangled before being put away in a PS. Also, if you're using growth aids. Some growth aids result in increased shedding (yeah, I know it sound counterproductive, right?).
 
MzSwift said:
It's hard for me to tell how big that is without something next to it for reference. Right. Rookie mistake lol
But I think that looks ok. I always have a big ball of hair upon takedown of any PS that has been in 2+ weeks.

It depends on a few factors to me. Like, how well was the hair deshedded and detangled before being put away in a PS. I think I did a fairly good job Also, if you're using growth aids. Some growth aids result in increased shedding (yeah, I know it sound counterproductive, right?). I was definitely using the Xcel21 Spray
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I also thought it was due to stress. I’m extremely stressed right now.
 
ItsMeLilLucky said:
Am I tweaking or did I lose a lot of hair?
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I think I only had this style up for 2 weeks or so.
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I definitely wouldn’t trip too much. That’s a healthy amount of shedding for having your hair up for two weeks.

Last year, the onset of my seasonal shed scared me. There was just so much hair shedding for like a week, and then I guess my body just got used to it being winter for the rest of the year lol.

I’m currently smack dab into my seasonal shed with it getting slightly cooler, and I’m not even going to try and record how much hair I’m shedding just in a day. But for reference I’ll add one maybe later. If I don’t freak myself out trying to do so as well lol
 
So I'm struggling with this concept of the u-part wig. Like I said before, I feel more comfortable when I do a full head PS. I think it may be worse because the wig is synthetic so I'm trying to be careful not to oil my hair too much so that the wig doesn't look too bad. After this, my next PS will probably be a full head one, no leave out. And probably not another straight wig because having to get up and style it every morning is just as cumbersome as having to do that with my own hair. I'll stick to my curly wigs and short pixie ones. Anyway, I'm gonna try to keep this in for at least 2 weeks.

But why am I itching to do some micros/minis with extensions?? I've never kept in a PS for more than 3-4 weeks without redoing it but I'm loving the concept of putting my hair away and forgetting about it. I'm just not ready to devote the kind of time necessary to it right now and I don't want to chop.
 
MzSwift said:
So I'm struggling with this concept of the u-part wig. Like I said before, I feel more comfortable when I do a full head PS. I think it may be worse because the wig is synthetic so I'm trying to be careful not to oil my hair too much so that the wig doesn't look too bad. After this, my next PS will probably be a full head one, no leave out. And probably not another straight wig because having to get up and style it every morning is just as cumbersome as having to do that with my own hair. I'll stick to my curly wigs and short pixie ones. Anyway, I'm gonna try to keep this in for at least 2 weeks.

But why am I itching to do some micros/minis with extensions?? I've never kept in a PS for more than 3-4 weeks without redoing it but I'm loving the concept of putting my hair away and forgetting about it. I'm just not ready to devote the kind of time necessary to it right now and I don't want to chop.
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I was looking on Ammyzon for some kinky straight u-part wigs and it made me think about you lol. I know for certain I’m too lazy for straight wigs :lachen:I’m with you on the curly wigs. I actually got a curly wig today that reminded me a lot of my old curly wig. I’m glad you at least tried something new with the u part wig even if it didn’t come out exactly the way you wanted it. I just took my twists out day before yesterday. I don’t even know if that was 2 weeks lmao. I always like mini twists and the like in theory, but I know for certain if someone else isn’t doing it for me it’s not gonna get done :look::laugh:
 
@MzSwift thanks for posting about the salt in conditioner and Moremo water treatment. I know I tried the salt thing years ago and it did have my hair feeling soft. But I'm sure I read about some other new fad and then forgot about it. Hope I'll remember to try it out this weekend.

I bought the Moremo treatment and tried it last weekend. I was at least prepared for the warming sensation. I didn't notice any big changes in the feel of my hair right away. But I haven't seen much breakage which is great since I'm (reluctantly) transitioning. Interested to see how it makes my hair feel with continued use.
 
@ItsMeLilLucky

YES, the time commitment and energy needed to put them in is no joke!! I keep trying to decide if I go to my old trusty ones without extensions or try to do some with added hair to my butt. :look:

Come to think of it, I've been mostly a lazy hair person during this entire HHJ! LOL. I started rocking mini braids as a natural when I only had about 4" of hair and have been rocking them ever since. I only alternated in cornrows/wigs and extensions from time to time.

These are micros I rocked for most of my pregnancy. I wore them for 4 month intervals by just redoing them one at a time every 3-4 weeks. Micros are my favorite way to rock them but they take so long to put in and take out. Takes about 20 hours or so.
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So then I kept rocking them when my baby was born but I started cheating and twisting most of the way instead of braiding. I also made them slightly bigger. They're so easy when you want to just forget about your hair.
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And these last ones, I cheated even more and started making them bigger in addition to twisting. LOL. I think it only took me about 16 hours
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They're not as versatile to me when they're bigger.

But I want to put in extensions to really protect my hair. I'm thinking if I put in extensions, they'll probably be this last size even though I really want to do them micro sized like when I was pregnant. The added extension hair is making me nervous about keeping them in for months like I do w/my own hair. But I've been itching for twist/braids to my butt tho.
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beloved1bx said:
@MzSwift thanks for posting about the salt in conditioner and Moremo water treatment. I know I tried the salt thing years ago and it did have my hair feeling soft. But I'm sure I read about some other new fad and then forgot about it. Hope I'll remember to try it out this weekend.

I bought the Moremo treatment and tried it last weekend. I was at least prepared for the warming sensation. I didn't notice any big changes in the feel of my hair right away. But I haven't seen much breakage which is great since I'm (reluctantly) transitioning. Interested to see how it makes my hair feel with continued use.
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Oh no, sorry to hear about your forced transition. It sucks when it really isn't your decision.

Yay! I'm glad that you got some benefit from the Moremo. Stopping breakage, hopefully at the demarcation line, is important. I wish you the best on your transition! :)

I don't know if my hair is protein sensitive or not, but I play it safe by trying to only use mild proteins. The Moremo feels like a mild to me, did it feel that way to you? For instance, the Joico K-Pak reconstructor makes my hair feel strong but coated, it doesn't feel like my hair afterwards. So I take that to mean that it's probably a stronger protein. Whereas the Moremo made my hair feel strong but still soft, it still felt like my hair.
 
MzSwift said:
Thanks my fellow Mastiff lover. :blush2:

IIRC, are you growing out a bob/SL cut? How is that going? I'd love to see some of your twistouts. We don't get to see a lot of those on relaxed hair around here :(
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Love those 100+ lb lap dogs!
I’m growing out a bob, the breakage is still real :(
I’m the worst with the photos but I’ll try.
I normally will allow my hair to air dry after any detangling, separate into fours. And then two flat-twist per section. With a flex iron on the ends
 
So I went ahead and did mini twists last night. No micros with this much new growth. And I didn't add extension hair this time because I want to keep these in all the way to December. I don't want to have to worry about the buildup at the roots. I'm super encouraged and excited to see my EOTY progress because I was doing pull tests in various spots as I was doing them. I have a ton of new growth so it'll be a nice surprise to relax and flat iron for my EOTY length check.

OH, my hair under the wig was sooo soft, shiny and manageable! I have blow dried and cornrowed before but I always wet my hair while in the PS so my cornrows are usually tangly when I take them down. This time I didn't wet it so my hair was still soft from the blow out, no tangles when I took them down. My leave out was a whole nother story because it was exposed to the elements and I didn't moisturize it enough. Lesson learned, only human hair u-wigs for me :(

Anyway, so here are my minis. I HATE how they look when they're freshly done - they're so much prettier after having been wet and air dried with conditioner. I finished right around midnight and started taking down the wig around 1 PM. So that's really good because I took breaks to tend to the family and my big puppy.

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