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pre_medicalrulz said:
GoddessMaker

I use too all the time. Now I can go up to 8 months post w/ super soooooft NG. It was when I cut sugary drinks out my life & stuck to water all the time when I started noticing the difference in my NG.
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Interesting, I would love to cut out sugary drinks. I have cut down a lot but every once in a while I need a coke, lol. I don't put sugar in my coffee or tea. Sometimes I put organic honey in my tea put that's it. Since I'm starting my longest stretch ever, I might need to incorporate this.
 
sunnieb

How long are you trying to hold out until?

healthy2008

Its funny because when I told someone what I noticed differently they confirmed & said a lot of times moisture from the inside out for your strands (drinking more water) holds more moisture in your hair (softer NG) than moisture from outside in (co-washing). I don't even have to DC for hours upon hours anymore.

Ever notice w/ a lot of NG its like you need to co-wash or DC every 3 days cause its just so dry?! I swear I think its a persons daily water intake. Now I can go 2 weeks w/ no co-wash/DC at 5 months post & my NG is still soft. JMO
 
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I stretched for four months. I could have gone longer but I got tired of dealing with the six textures lol.

I love the smoothness of my hair since being consistent with this shea butter relaxer I've been using! Good stuff.

Oops, forgot to mention I had an accident with my last relaxer application. One side was underprocessed so two weeks later I did a corrective with great success. My next relaxer will probably be in November or December.
 
I realize that once I get 6/7 weeks post I tend to wear my hair down more as it's easier to style....I just hope this isn't going to cost me months on my goal of wl in 2013 (1 year and 5 months to go).
 
Nix08 Are you relaxing in one or two weeks? As of yesterday I was 17 weeks post by accident. I can't take it!!! My shrinkage is out of control. My ponytails shrunk up to neck length! What?!?!
 
Nix08 - This year has been a big change for me. I think I've worn my hair down 95% of the time.

When I joined LHCF, I bunned for almost 2 years straight and retained alot of length. As you know, I just chopped my hair to APL from BSL because my ends were not up to par.

I know it's a combination of wearing my hair down all the time and not keeping my ends properly moisturized.

I've decided not to go back to a strict bunning regimen though. I'll just pay special attention to my ends. When I get back to BSL, I will re-evaluate.

Sent from my Comet using LHCF
 
Ms. Tiki Wow you're doing very well:YEP: Even if I don't relax in the next 2 weeks we're still buddies:grin: I'm thinking between 8 and 10 weeks:perplexed:

sunnieb ya, I'm sure there will be consequences but damn I'm looking good:gorgeous: :lachen: The tea rinsing seems to be making my hair more resilient:yep: Or at least I hope it is. Catnip is to help with split ends, if that's true I'm hoping that it will add some resiliency to my ends for when I do wear my hair down.
 
sunnieb ya google it:yep: No cats have followed me around since using it:look:

Honestly though, if you google teas and how they can improve your hair you'll be amazed and excited:yep:
 
I need to wear my wig. But I'm relaxing soon with a Super Lye relaxer. I want to cornrow but I'm scared for my scalp. What do you think?
 
Hey Ladies! Newbie here! So excited to finally join!

Okay so here is my story: I decided that I wanted to go natural. So in November 2011, while I was 3months pregnant I shaved all my hair off for a fresh start. I mean my hair was going to grow long and thick anyway from being pregnant so why not! :perplexed

Well, my hair did nothing but grow at its normal rate. My hair was always dry and I just couldn't manage it. I loved my 4 a/b/c hair. Those little kinks and curls had me smiling then crying in pain because even with loads of Hello Hydration in my hair (and that conditioner is awesome) I still had a hard time detangling. Not to mention I looked like my brothers from the back! :nono:

So in July 2012 I decided to relax it. But instead it ended up texlaxed which I like soooo much better. Its thick but I can comb thru it. My hair went from a 1 inch fro to a 4 inch puff. Now I can rock my hair the way I want to!

I finally decided to stop being cheap and pay the doggone $6.50. I have been lurking for a while and thanks to you ladies I have devised a regimen that my hair and I both like. Now I have to find staple products. I have decided that I want to use all natural hair products except of course when I want to straighten my hair so I am on a hunt to find those.

I cowash once a week, shampoo once a week, and deep condition twice a week. I take prenatal vitamins mainly because I'm breastfeeding but I will continue those even when I'm done with that. I just bought Elasta QP creme conditioning shampoo so I'm hoping to like that enough to make it a staple. I still use HE HH so even when I start to mainly use all natural products, I will probably continue to use that unless I find an all natural replacement. I have vatika oil which is okay and hot six oil. I hate olive oil. My clarifying shampoo is ORS creamy aloe. I use Nexxus Humectress and ORS mayo as my alternating deep conditioners. Giovanni direct leave in and Cantu shea butter leave in are my leave ins (obviously) but I don't really like them. I don't have any moisturizers either.

Natural hair care lines I'm looking into:
Hydroquench systems (made my first purchase today)
Bee Mine
Shecentit
Silk dreams
Hairitage Hydrations
Qhemet Biologics
Hairveda
Oyin Handmade
Curls
Giovanni- I love SAS!
Aubrey Organics

Happy hair growing and maintaining ladies!
 
New growth you need to have a seat I mean really. You will not fight with your sister already relaxed. You seem to be a moisture hog too and I'm not going for it one bit. I have cowashed more than desired bc if I don't I can forget pulling you into a pony with ease. I only wonder if that sulfur mix has been the reason bc a month a go I had no new growth now the middle of my head is a hot mess. I hope I can make it til Oct.
 
Babygrowth said:
Hey Ladies! Newbie here! So excited to finally join!

Okay so here is my story: I decided that I wanted to go natural. So in November 2011, while I was 3months pregnant I shaved all my hair off for a fresh start. I mean my hair was going to grow long and thick anyway from being pregnant so why not! :perplexed

Well, my hair did nothing but grow at its normal rate. My hair was always dry and I just couldn't manage it. I loved my 4 a/b/c hair. Those little kinks and curls had me smiling then crying in pain because even with loads of Hello Hydration in my hair (and that conditioner is awesome) I still had a hard time detangling. Not to mention I looked like my brothers from the back! :nono:

So in July 2012 I decided to relax it. But instead it ended up texlaxed which I like soooo much better. Its thick but I can comb thru it. My hair went from a 1 inch fro to a 4 inch puff. Now I can rock my hair the way I want to!

I finally decided to stop being cheap and pay the doggone $6.50. I have been lurking for a while and thanks to you ladies I have devised a regimen that my hair and I both like. Now I have to find staple products. I have decided that I want to use all natural hair products except of course when I want to straighten my hair so I am on a hunt to find those.

I cowash once a week, shampoo once a week, and deep condition twice a week. I take prenatal vitamins mainly because I'm breastfeeding but I will continue those even when I'm done with that. I just bought Elasta QP creme conditioning shampoo so I'm hoping to like that enough to make it a staple. I still use HE HH so even when I start to mainly use all natural products, I will probably continue to use that unless I find an all natural replacement. I have vatika oil which is okay and hot six oil. I hate olive oil. My clarifying shampoo is ORS creamy aloe. I use Nexxus Humectress and ORS mayo as my alternating deep conditioners. Giovanni direct leave in and Cantu shea butter leave in are my leave ins (obviously) but I don't really like them. I don't have any moisturizers either.

Natural hair care lines I'm looking into:
Hydroquench systems (made my first purchase today)
Bee Mine
Shecentit
Silk dreams
Hairitage Hydrations
Qhemet Biologics
Hairveda
Oyin Handmade
Curls
Giovanni- I love SAS!
Aubrey Organics

Happy hair growing and maintaining ladies!
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Welcome Babygrowth! I recently began texlaxing and I'm loving the texture. I wish I had started long ago because I have APL length hair with most of it bone-straight. I like to do twist outs and I love the Qhemet line too. I tried the Aethoiopika butter today which provided some unbelievable detangling and comb-out. I'm in flat twists right now and dying to take them down
so that I can see what the butter will do for my twists. I tried the wheatgrass shampoo too but the jury is still out on that one. My hair was kind of tangly after the shampoo. I just finished a 15&1/2 week stretch (two weeks post today)and planning on stretching to December-my second stretch ever. Good luck and again, welcome.
 
Just saying hello to all. My hair is behaving and we are in love (for now). We are known to disagree at moments notice so I embrace the moments when all is well. :giggle:
 
Cattypus1 said:
Welcome Babygrowth! I recently began texlaxing and I'm loving the texture. I wish I had started long ago because I have APL length hair with most of it bone-straight. I like to do twist outs and I love the Qhemet line too. I tried the Aethoiopika butter today which provided some unbelievable detangling and comb-out. I'm in flat twists right now and dying to take them down
so that I can see what the butter will do for my twists. I tried the wheatgrass shampoo too but the jury is still out on that one. My hair was kind of tangly after the shampoo. I just finished a 15&1/2 week stretch (two weeks post today)and planning on stretching to December-my second stretch ever. Good luck and again, welcome.
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Thank you! I think I'm going to look into that butter because its been coming up alot lately! :yep: For some reason I expected that from that shampoo. I will not be trying it.
 
I'm 10 weeks post & half way done with my stretch today. It's going very well thanks to my new found new growth love Hawaiian silky 14-1. My 1.5 inches of new growth isn't even bothering me yet :-)
 
Babygrowth said:
Thank you! I think I'm going to look into that butter because its been coming up alot lately! :yep: For some reason I expected that from that shampoo. I will not be trying it.
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I was expecting some comb-out too. I will try it again before I donate it to my DGD who recently did the big chop to natural. Loving the butter though...second day of my twist-out and no frizzies yet and very soft. Usually those two conditions do not go together. :)
 
Babygrowth said:
Hey Ladies! Newbie here! So excited to finally join!

Okay so here is my story: I decided that I wanted to go natural. So in November 2011, while I was 3months pregnant I shaved all my hair off for a fresh start. I mean my hair was going to grow long and thick anyway from being pregnant so why not! :perplexed

Well, my hair did nothing but grow at its normal rate. My hair was always dry and I just couldn't manage it. I loved my 4 a/b/c hair. Those little kinks and curls had me smiling then crying in pain because even with loads of Hello Hydration in my hair (and that conditioner is awesome) I still had a hard time detangling. Not to mention I looked like my brothers from the back! :nono:

So in July 2012 I decided to relax it. But instead it ended up texlaxed which I like soooo much better. Its thick but I can comb thru it. My hair went from a 1 inch fro to a 4 inch puff. Now I can rock my hair the way I want to!

I finally decided to stop being cheap and pay the doggone $6.50. I have been lurking for a while and thanks to you ladies I have devised a regimen that my hair and I both like. Now I have to find staple products. I have decided that I want to use all natural hair products except of course when I want to straighten my hair so I am on a hunt to find those.

I cowash once a week, shampoo once a week, and deep condition twice a week. I take prenatal vitamins mainly because I'm breastfeeding but I will continue those even when I'm done with that. I just bought Elasta QP creme conditioning shampoo so I'm hoping to like that enough to make it a staple. I still use HE HH so even when I start to mainly use all natural products, I will probably continue to use that unless I find an all natural replacement. I have vatika oil which is okay and hot six oil. I hate olive oil. My clarifying shampoo is ORS creamy aloe. I use Nexxus Humectress and ORS mayo as my alternating deep conditioners. Giovanni direct leave in and Cantu shea butter leave in are my leave ins (obviously) but I don't really like them. I don't have any moisturizers either.

Natural hair care lines I'm looking into:
Hydroquench systems (made my first purchase today)
Bee Mine
Shecentit
Silk dreams
Hairitage Hydrations
Qhemet Biologics
Hairveda
Oyin Handmade
Curls
Giovanni- I love SAS!
Aubrey Organics

Happy hair growing and maintaining ladies!
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Welcome!! If you're looking into natural lines Darcy's Botanicals is one of my favorites!!

Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
 
I am so lazy, I am embarrassed. I still CW daily. I just got a haircut on Sunday. So far, I've used argan oil. A nice member sent it to me. My hair likes it. I do DC sometimes.......... when I remember.
 
Im sad my last healthy wash was yesterday with me being in between jobs right now how am I gonna get more wen???
 
Babygrowth said:
Thanks lovebug10

What are some of your favorite products? I see the pumpkin condish and transitioning creme are popular?
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Babygrowth I swear by the transitioning creme. Seriously the only thing that can soften my new growth. I usually apply it to my newgrowth just as one would apply relaxer when doing a touch up. then I apply a little to the lengths and ends and seal wwith a little oil. My hair is soft for at least 3 days sometimes more if its not too hot and dry outside.

I also really like the daily leave-in. the vanilla scent smells SO GOOD. Almost like a sweet sugar cookie. It's a lot lighter and thinner than the transitioning creme so I like to use it in the morning when I style.

The products are great and the service is great! I haven't tried anything else but I plan on having a really big haul before the end of the month. I have my eye on quite a few things.
 
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