DominicanBrazilian82
Well-Known Member
What are you attempting to go the longest WITHOUT right now?
Mine? Relaxing.
Ive never been a person who "stretched" my relaxer because I knew what it meant to "stetch" my relaxer. But there was a time that I thought I could transition to natural hair without relaxing (smart). I have always had the same regiment (my whole life)...Wash, condition, blow dry, flat iron. My hair has never made it past shoulder length; most likely becase my hair hasnt known what it means to be without heat. But then again, I used to be a frequent hair cutter too. So I had my longest length Feb. 2011 when may hair was just shy of APL. That growth was post my BKT treatment (Kerating Express - Brazilian Smoothing Treatment). After the first one, my hair would wash, blow and flat iron so well. After the second one, my hair felt... lets just say different... I waited a good six months between applications; but the second one took very differently to my hair. Since then (and because of stress I believe), my hair has just not been the same. When I started my journey (what does HHJ mean?) in June 2012 (the same time I found this site), it started because a friend of mine on Instagram was showing her beautiful progress since starting a biotin regiment. I immediately brought this vitamin for my neck length, extremely protein overloaded, hair in hopes that I would have the same golden, fabulous, swingalicious hair I once had. It was then that I startedd to look up other vitamins that are formulated to increase growth and strength of hair. Googled introduced me to a thread on here that spoke about vitamins, which led me to another thread that discussed products that promote health, which led me to other threads that were helpful, which led to $250 worth of products in my first month, which led to a $6.95 subscription charge... and here I am today SL with dry, still kinda damaged hair, that wants to be glamorous once again(pics of my growth in my album (Hair Journey)...
Through it all, stretching my relaxer is my first step in correcting my hair mistakes and opening the door to possibly, one day, STOPPING THE HEAT.
I will say this (for everyone who wants to tell me to just leave the heat alone)... I hate weaves and wigs, my hair is too short to do braidouts and bantu knots, I bunn enough and I like the sleek look of a body-filled wrap. I do rollerset, but I'm saving up to grab a Pibbs dryer (I've got the table top Golden Hot and my hair comes out too crunchy with that thing)...
But this isnt about me, its about you... So tell me what you are stretching or going without for a bit? And how long do you plan to keep it up?
Mine? Relaxing.
Ive never been a person who "stretched" my relaxer because I knew what it meant to "stetch" my relaxer. But there was a time that I thought I could transition to natural hair without relaxing (smart). I have always had the same regiment (my whole life)...Wash, condition, blow dry, flat iron. My hair has never made it past shoulder length; most likely becase my hair hasnt known what it means to be without heat. But then again, I used to be a frequent hair cutter too. So I had my longest length Feb. 2011 when may hair was just shy of APL. That growth was post my BKT treatment (Kerating Express - Brazilian Smoothing Treatment). After the first one, my hair would wash, blow and flat iron so well. After the second one, my hair felt... lets just say different... I waited a good six months between applications; but the second one took very differently to my hair. Since then (and because of stress I believe), my hair has just not been the same. When I started my journey (what does HHJ mean?) in June 2012 (the same time I found this site), it started because a friend of mine on Instagram was showing her beautiful progress since starting a biotin regiment. I immediately brought this vitamin for my neck length, extremely protein overloaded, hair in hopes that I would have the same golden, fabulous, swingalicious hair I once had. It was then that I startedd to look up other vitamins that are formulated to increase growth and strength of hair. Googled introduced me to a thread on here that spoke about vitamins, which led me to another thread that discussed products that promote health, which led me to other threads that were helpful, which led to $250 worth of products in my first month, which led to a $6.95 subscription charge... and here I am today SL with dry, still kinda damaged hair, that wants to be glamorous once again(pics of my growth in my album (Hair Journey)...
Through it all, stretching my relaxer is my first step in correcting my hair mistakes and opening the door to possibly, one day, STOPPING THE HEAT.
I will say this (for everyone who wants to tell me to just leave the heat alone)... I hate weaves and wigs, my hair is too short to do braidouts and bantu knots, I bunn enough and I like the sleek look of a body-filled wrap. I do rollerset, but I'm saving up to grab a Pibbs dryer (I've got the table top Golden Hot and my hair comes out too crunchy with that thing)...
But this isnt about me, its about you... So tell me what you are stretching or going without for a bit? And how long do you plan to keep it up?
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