SL 2015

So, there are tons of textured styles I think are cute, but I feel like they require really long hair, otherwise it doesn't fit my face, which is fairly narrow. Stretched/straight are the most attractive styles to me. I just want natural CBL hair :( :( I feel like it's gonna take years. I have about three inches of hair straightened.

@naija24 I hear you, have you tried stretching hair and doing a flexi rod? Or maybe a crotchet textured style that is similar to natural styles you like?
 
So, there are tons of textured styles I think are cute, but I feel like they require really long hair, otherwise it doesn't fit my face, which is fairly narrow. Stretched/straight are the most attractive styles to me. I just want natural CBL hair :( :( I feel like it's gonna take years. I have about three inches of hair straightened.
In my opinion you should give the heat a break till you reach your first complete hair goal (SL). That way you can understand your hair better plus get better growth. I like straight natural styles too and I also desperately want to do a proper length check but I want to reach my hair goals quickly so I'm avoiding direct heat. (May use it on the strongest part of my hair with a weave leave out in the near future.)

You will most likely have to trim that off at some point unless you plan on continuous wearing your hair straight. But even then those natural hairstyles won't look good with 3 inches of straight hair.

Sometimes you have to be realistic with your hair goals. Hope you make the right choice for you. I know how hard it can be. I loved braidouts and would always get compliments on them by everyone but my hair was damaged and I had to cut. I hated it short but now it's growing at crazy speeds and I could reach my hair goal by the end of October. Only 3 months away. I don't particularly like the current short style but it serves a good purpose and I can use extensions to mix it up which I plan on doing in the coming week or so. Try and consider it :)
 
I finally took my second set of crochets out yesterday & watched some YouTube videos for natural cute short styles so that I can keep protective styling. I don't want to use any direct heat for a while. I washed & DC'd & air dried my hair in two buns to stretch & I'm rocking my first hairstyle at like 99% natural. I have about an inch of relaxed hair left at the end that
I'm not cutting yet because if I did then this lil bun would not stay put on my head (despite the 50/11 bobby pins I have in it)! Gotta work on thickening up theses edges & nape though!

Gonna start back on my biotin vitamins & scalp massages now that my tresses are free from braids right now. I so missed washing my hair 2-3 times a week!
 
@naija24 haven't heard from you in a couple days. Just checking on you. You've been on my mind. How's your hair since you removed the weave. I hope you're ok.

Aww, so sweet! Thanks :D My hair is great!! So glad I removed my weave. I feel sexier already. Found a Hair Cuttery near my house comprised of mostly black stylists so I can get a great press for just $35. Really happy about that, and so is my budget.
 
Decided to order a wig for the fall.
Found a synthetic, short one that looks 4b.

Happy dance! Planning on keeping my wash schedule and wiggin it + flat twists during the work week during the fall.. (really whenever it gets here im starting lol).. then rock "out" styles on the weekend.
Haven't worn a wig in almost a year. That was a good run.

Still planning on mini twisting every other month.

The wig:
 
Decided to order a wig for the fall.
Found a synthetic, short one that looks 4b.

Happy dance! Planning on keeping my wash schedule and wiggin it + flat twists during the work week during the fall.. (really whenever it gets here im starting lol).. then rock "out" styles on the weekend.
Haven't worn a wig in almost a year. That was a good run.

Still planning on mini twisting every other month.

The wig:

This wig looks great. I'm still on the hunt for my natural looking wig. You ladies always find these diamonds in the rough. Please update us on how it holds up.
 
Decided to order a wig for the fall.
Found a synthetic, short one that looks 4b.

Happy dance! Planning on keeping my wash schedule and wiggin it + flat twists during the work week during the fall.. (really whenever it gets here im starting lol).. then rock "out" styles on the weekend.
Haven't worn a wig in almost a year. That was a good run.

Still planning on mini twisting every other month.

The wig:

Not able to watch at the moment. What is the name of the wig. From the little I can see it looks nice.
 
I will!! I'd been eyeing this one since May. I should have bought it then because now its almost impossible to find one that's a solid dark color for the low$$.

I wanted to get the fingercomber unit, but the mixed review plus the $78 price tag for a synthetic keeps me away.
Already WASTED $60.0 With them on the angled bob unit. I got it for my mom and it came in looking like baby doll plastic hair. The website has some fraudulent filtered photos lol.

This wig looks great. I'm still on the hunt for my natural looking wig. You ladies always find these diamonds in the rough. Please update us on how it holds up.
 
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I will!! I'd been eyeing this one since May. I should have bought it then because now its almost impossible to find one that's a solid dark color for the low$$.

I wanted to get the fingercomber unit, but the mixed review plus the $78 price tag for a synthetic keeps me away.
Already WASTED $60.0 With them on the angled bob unit. I got it for my mom and it came in looking like baby doll plastic hair. The website has some fraudulent filtered photos lol.
Wow thats horrible. Won't be buying from them then. I've spent months thinking about my next PS just because looking for decent hair is so difficult unless you have money to spare. I recently bought the kanubia 5 and wanted to curl it to make it kinkier. So I made a u part and tried to curl it to no avail because it was a loose curl and tangled a lot. I then tried to straighten it thinking that I could curl it after and it tangled still. So now its in the bin. I'm not even angry about the money its more the time wasted on it. I thought I was saved seeing as all the reviews on this hair are good.

I really hope you have better luck this time.
 
So going on vacay next weekend and taking these crochet braids out tonight. Dont want to get chlorine trapped in these cornrows. Funny thing is its been about a month and normally im feeling rushed to take down because I missed playing in hair. This time? Nope. Havent missed her at all! :lol:
 
and where can i get peppermint oil...?
On Amazon would probably be your best. I would say herbal shops but they tend to be more expensive. You also have to make sure it's diluted so you may have to buy a carrier oil too. A lot of people mention Rosemary oil as well. Does anyone have anymore advice? I stopped using growth aids on my roots ages ago so I'm not really sure about the current trends.
 
On Amazon would probably be your best. I would say herbal shops but they tend to be more expensive. You also have to make sure it's diluted so you may have to buy a carrier oil too. A lot of people mention Rosemary oil as well. Does anyone have anymore advice? I stopped using growth aids on my roots ages ago so I'm not really sure about the current trends.

I agree with what you have told her. Peppermint oil, rosemary and cedarwood are said to help with growth. They are all essential oils. You can find them online or at local health food stores or a whole foods if you have them. You want to dilute the essential oils in at least 2 to 4 oz of oil.

Or you can buy a growth oil online. Some ladies use NJoy's Growth oil which has sulfur in it. @jennifer30, you should check some of the older threads to see which growth oils people are using. You can read through one of my other challenges; 2 inches in 4 months to see what some of the other ladies planned to do to increase growth.

There are lots of things people do for growth.
1. Inversion method
2. Scalp massages
3. Sulfur
4. Essential Oils
5. Biotin
6. Hair and Nail vitamins
7. Drink more water
8. Increase protein intake
 
I didn't have much to post with those crochets in but I'm feeling myself now! I absolutely love the texture of the natural portion of my hair (which is pretty much almost all of it) & glad that I made the switch! 3 years ago nobody could talk me into going natural. I had to figure it out for myself. Enough of the mushy stuff!

I bought some Nature's Bounty Hair, skin & Nails gummy vitamins the other day & plan on taking those along with my other vitamins. I've been massaging my edges & nape with JBCO to get them thicker & M/S the rest of my hair like everyday. I've been using the same moisturizing DC since like 2012 & while it works decent enough (after adding a ton of olive oil), I decided to try something new.

I picked up Shea Moisture's Manuka Honey & Mafura Oil Intensive Hydration Hair Masque & I also grabbed the Raw Shea Butter Deep Treatment Masque. Ulta was having a sale on the Shea Moisture products. They were BOGO 50% off. Plus they gave me another $3.50 off for signing up with their rewards program so I paid $16.84 all together instead of $25+! I'm also going to revisit cowashing too. The last time I tried, I was relaxed & my hair felt weird after. I'll cowash with a conditioner that I already have so I'm not buying up a bunch of products.
 
On Amazon would probably be your best. I would say herbal shops but they tend to be more expensive. You also have to make sure it's diluted so you may have to buy a carrier oil too. A lot of people mention Rosemary oil as well. Does anyone have anymore advice? I stopped using growth aids on my roots ages ago so I'm not really sure about the current trends.
and where can i get peppermint oil...?

I swear by vitacost for essential oils. Any essential oil use you would need to dilute in a carrier oil. Dilution is necessary for some oils as essential oil can be too strong to put directly on the skin.
This is a great website to get info on essential oils.
http://www.experience-essential-oils.com/essential-oils-for-hair.html
The author really breaks down what essential oils are good for body and hair as well as illnesses. She breaks down a step further to hair type - oily dry etc
Good carrier oils are sweet almond, coconut, jojoba...
I've made prepoo oils with coconut as the base and peppermint essential oil. I added about 25 drops of the peppermint in a 8 oz jar of warmed coconut oil and let it sit outside for a day to "marinate"
I also made basil and rosemary coconut oil in the crockpot which was nice too.
With any growth aid, consistency is the key. You can't use something for a week and then stop. Sorry for the long post :)
 
how many times can i use the oils? (once a week? etc.) and do i just rub it on the scalp? i just read about njoys growth oil..i might order it since it already has peppermint oil in it
I just rub into my scalp. There are different ways you can use it; as a prepoo, mixed in your dc, rubbing in before a scalp massage... It depends on what works for your hair and lifestyle.
I rub some oil into my scalp once a week as I always prepoo with it. See what your hair/scalp likes.
 
how many times can i use the oils? (once a week? etc.) and do i just rub it on the scalp? i just read about njoys growth oil..i might order it since it already has peppermint oil in it
You can use it as many times as you want. As long as it's diluted then it's okay. From my experience of making my own lotions years ago the safe guideline is usually 1 ml per 100 ml. Any more than that and you won't be able to use it as often as it can cause irritation and allergies. A pre made one is probably the safest best. Does she not have guidelines on how to use it?
 
So it appears that the Shea Moisture Manuka Honey & Mafura Oil Intensive Hydration Hair Masque was not all that hydrating for my hair.

Friday, I co-washed for the first time in like 2 years & my hair was super soft with tons of slip. Then I applied the Hair Masque & put on a conditioning cap. I didn't sit under the hair dryer & chose to just let it sit because I had work to do. When I rinsed the DC out, my hair was tangled & daggone near matted right in the center of my head where my hair is the coarsest. It was dry ALL OVER & my ends feel like little brillo pads!! I put some leave-in & air dried it in 2 ponytails. It was still super dry so I attempted to M/S & the moisturizer was disappearing as soon as it hit my hair!:eek: I wrapped it up & went to bed thinking that it always feels better in the morning after, right? (Well at least mine usually does). I woke up to man sized brillo pads instead of baby brillo pads!! :lachen: I applied every type of moisturizer that I have in my house, to my hair & was struggling with my little bun this morning for church!! Surprisingly, even my S Curl couldn't get it right.

I looked at the ingredients for that DC before I got to the register & saw something about some rice protein or something or another but I figured that it would only be a "small" amount of protein since apparently it is supposed to be a hydrating masque. I guess it was just enough protein to piss my hair off since I'd already done a protein DC last week. Looks like I'll be doing moisturizing DC's for the next few weeks. I'll revisit this one with some Olive oil in it maybe next month since I don't like to waste my money.
 
So it appears that the Shea Moisture Manuka Honey & Mafura Oil Intensive Hydration Hair Masque was not all that hydrating for my hair.

Friday, I co-washed for the first time in like 2 years & my hair was super soft with tons of slip. Then I applied the Hair Masque & put on a conditioning cap. I didn't sit under the hair dryer & chose to just let it sit because I had work to do. When I rinsed the DC out, my hair was tangled & daggone near matted right in the center of my head where my hair is the coarsest. It was dry ALL OVER & my ends feel like little brillo pads!! I put some leave-in & air dried it in 2 ponytails. It was still super dry so I attempted to M/S & the moisturizer was disappearing as soon as it hit my hair!:eek: I wrapped it up & went to bed thinking that it always feels better in the morning after, right? (Well at least mine usually does). I woke up to man sized brillo pads instead of baby brillo pads!! :lachen: I applied every type of moisturizer that I have in my house, to my hair & was struggling with my little bun this morning for church!! Surprisingly, even my S Curl couldn't get it right.

I looked at the ingredients for that DC before I got to the register & saw something about some rice protein or something or another but I figured that it would only be a "small" amount of protein since apparently it is supposed to be a hydrating masque. I guess it was just enough protein to piss my hair off since I'd already done a protein DC last week. Looks like I'll be doing moisturizing DC's for the next few weeks. I'll revisit this one with some Olive oil in it maybe next month since I don't like to waste my money.

That sucks! sorry you had such a terrible experience. I prefer the conditioner to the masque, maybe the protein is what my hair didn't like about it. I had a similar experience when I added yogurt to my henna. I just wanted to cry.
 
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