Transitioning without BC'ing Support Thread

How often do you guys CW during the week? I'm tender headed and I'm trying to find a way to combat it without my ginger coconut milk mix or my henna mix.
 
I can't remember the last time I gave myself a good trim, so I cut off two inches today. Looks like I have about 8 inches of relaxed hair left. Getting closer!
 
it just occurred to me that i have 3 inches of hair all over my head. if i wanted to transition and cut off my relaxed ends, i'd just have to wait until December. that's not too long....So I really could be SL natural by April of next year. It doesn't seem AS far away when I put it that way.

also, i've had my twists in for a month this saturday. could i go another month or two or should i be careful?
 
naija24 said:
it just occurred to me that i have 3 inches of hair all over my head. if i wanted to transition and cut off my relaxed ends, i'd just have to wait until December. that's not too long....So I really could be SL natural by April of next year. It doesn't seem AS far away when I put it that way.

also, i've had my twists in for a month this saturday. could i go another month or two or should i be careful?
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I would go no more than 6 weeks and then increase by a week or two with your install next time. That way you can gradually see how it goes.....
 
havilland said:
I would go no more than 6 weeks and then increase by a week or two with your install next time. That way you can gradually see how it goes.....
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havilland, that's what i was thinking but my fear is that my hair will look messy if it's not done. i can't afford another install for a while so i'm worried what to do with my hair in the meantime.
 
naija24 said:
havilland, that's what i was thinking but my fear is that my hair will look messy if it's not done. i can't afford another install for a while so i'm worried what to do with my hair in the meantime.
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Then I would deep condition with the twists in and keep them for 8 weeks. More than that I think you are asking for trouble. Shed hair from your hair being braided plus the two textures is usually not a good idea. Your takedown might be very difficult.

Don't risk your hair length and thickness for a style.
 
havilland said:
This is me too! Reniece told me to go natural like 3 years ago AND offered to do my hair at a severely discounted rate so that she could use me as a guinea pig to learn natural hair techniques and i said "NO...":look::ohwell::perplexed:nono::drunk::spinning:

i still regret that dumbness!:nono: i could have 3 years of natural hair growth and probably be close to waist length, but i sacrificed that for a relaxer touch up......:violin: soooooo dumb!
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I tell you... I have to stop myself from counting the years and possible growth!
Sigh....
And I have to give salons credit for telling anyone they might consider it... Relaxers are expensive so that advice could lose them money
:)
 
So I went to the salon on Thursday and got a flat iron plus got an inch trimmed off. This should take care of what was left of the relaxed ends in the back and a good amount left in the front. When I wash next I think whatever relaxed ends are left I am going to finish cutting off, for some reason I am ready to be done with it already. But I am already claiming being natural since there isn't really anything left to transition with. All I can say is I wish I knew all this information back when I was younger and was natural I may have never relaxed. Anywho I'm so excited to be starting a new hair journey as a natural this time. Now time to get back to waist length!:grin:
 
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mz.rae said:
So I went to the salon on Thursday and got a flat iron plus got an inch trimmed off. This should take care of what was left of the relaxed ends in the back and a good amount left in the front. When I wash next I think whatever relaxed ends are left I am going to finish cutting off, for some reason I am ready to be done with it already. But I am already claiming being natural since there isn't really anything left to transition with. All I can say is I wish I knew all this information back when I was younger and was natural I may have never relaxed. Anywho I'm so excited to be starting a new hair journey as a natural this time. Now time to get back to waist length!:grin:
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Welcome to team "natural"!!!! ;)

I am happy to be done with it too. Those last few ends don't mean a thing to me and they shouldn't to you either. Congrats!
 
Yesterday made 5 months post. My roots are a jungle. The only thing I can do is to brush my edges back and smooth it down and wear a cutesy scarf. I was thinking about braids, but idk how I feel about that now since I might be looking for a job and going on interviews. Maybe when the weather gets cooler I'll get a sew in and just flat iron my leave out I guess.

For you LTR did you notice any changes in your new growth as your transition continued?
 
havilland said:
Welcome to team "natural"!!!! ;)

I am happy to be done with it too. Those last few ends don't mean a thing to me and they shouldn't to you either. Congrats!
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Thanks so much havilland! I'm so excited to finally have made it to the other side! :grin:
 
I washed my hair on MOnday and saw that I had some heat damage. I was getting lazy and trying to do like others and wash my hair once a month, blowdry, and flat iron. That's not working so I'm going back to weekly washing and rollersetting. I cut off the few heat damaged ends so I think now and I am done with my transtion. I don't have enough relaxed ends left to call it a transition. I cut off all straight peices I saw as well. It's been a good ride ladies. I transitioned for 2 years 1 month and 1 week. LOL. I now have to figure out how I will wear my natural hair weekly. NO more direct heat for a while so we'll see. My hair is fine but very thick. I thought it was thin but the flat iron and blowdrying made it appear that way. MY rollerset was thick and lush. My hair is a little past my shoulders now. My shrunken hair is right below my ears.
 
Anonymous1 said:
I washed my hair on MOnday and saw that I had some heat damage. I was getting lazy and trying to do like others and wash my hair once a month, blowdry, and flat iron. That's not working so I'm going back to weekly washing and rollersetting. I cut off the few heat damaged ends so I think now and I am done with my transtion. I don't have enough relaxed ends left to call it a transition. I cut off all straight peices I saw as well. It's been a good ride ladies. I transitioned for 2 years 1 month and 1 week. LOL. I now have to figure out how I will wear my natural hair weekly. NO more direct heat for a while so we'll see. My hair is fine but very thick. I thought it was thin but the flat iron and blowdrying made it appear that way. MY rollerset was thick and lush. My hair is a little past my shoulders now. My shrunken hair is right below my ears.
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Congratulations!!! And welcome to the natural side of the bridge!:party::yay:
 
Congrats to everyone who chopped off those relaxed ends. I love my natural hair its easier to manage and I love my curls. I am having issues with styling and have just been wearing a curly ponytail. I'm afraid to do a wash n go because my hair shrinks up to much, but I think I'm going to try it and see how it looks
 
Congrats to all the ladies who are newly all natural! I am taking my twists out tomorrow and do the aphogee 2 step. The plan is to do a curlformer set on Saturdays and bun when it gets old or I cowash. So excited to see how the set turns out.
 
Hey ladies, just checking in, I'm still here with you... Staying home with a 2yr old and 2 month old doesn't leave me much spare time but I'm still transitioning, almost 1yr! Congrats to the ladies who are still going strong and to the ladies who've recently chopped! Good Luck everyone =)
 
So today I decided to do a wash n go but I out the front up. The shrinkage is ridiculous here is a pic

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Rae81 said:
Yes...I get depressed also it's crazy, I just want a lil bit of hang time. But I used a eco styler gel and long aid activator gel
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I'm glad I'm not the only one. The only time I get "hang" is in a ponytail. I can't imagine wearing a wash n go at this length. I am 2-3 years away I think..... :(
 
havilland said:
I'm glad I'm not the only one. The only time I get "hang" is in a ponytail. I can't imagine wearing a wash n go at this length. I am 2-3 years away I think..... :(
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me too, yesterday confirmed that I will not be wearing wash n gos. It's sad because I really want to wear them
 
My Havana Twists are still in and will be for another week or so. 12 weeks post tomorrow. Just don't have much time to deal with hair now.
 
I've decided to transition again, but this time I’m transitioning from texlaxed to texturized. I knew it was only a matter of time. I want to go back to being texturized so I can have loose, curly, natural-looking hair again instead of just wavy hair. I never wanted to be texlaxed in the first place, but in January the owner of the salon I go to thought he would "help" me by making my hair "more manageable". By the time I realized what he meant it was too late.

My hair is thin and can’t be chemically straightened too much. That's why I went natural in the first place, but then my natural hair gets so many knots and splits that it's difficult for me to retain length. The best condition my hair was ever in was when I was texturized last year, and after the "accidental" texlaxing I had a feeling my hair would thin out again like it did when I had a relaxer. Sure enough, I noticed the ends have gradually become more stringy and see-through, even though I’m retaining length. When I wash my hair, the back and my nape even feel thinner than the front and sides.

I've done the BC thing before - 8 years ago after a 5 month transition. Things were all sunshine and lollipops when it was short and cute, but when it started growing out it was a nightmare to deal with until I could make a puff or ponytail. This time I plan to wear my hair in a braided bun, my fave protective style right now, and go for a texturizer every 4-6 months so the textures aren't too different while it grows out. I'll also slowly cut my stringy ends off, but only once I reach APL or maybe BSB next year. I can’t wait to have my thick curly hair again!
 
I'm sitting here with my njoy oil on my scalp and my Strinillah deep conditioner. Doing a last deep prepoo before my trip. Trying to figure out what to pack.

I still have an inch or so of chemically treated hair. Which is soooo funny to me....I'm sitting here looking at old pics through my transition.
i can't believe it's been two years!

This is my ponytail at the Super Bowl this winter. Nice and round from all the chemically treated ends that are now in the trash.
 

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As of today, I'm one year post relaxer!!!!!! I'm so excited! Previously I relaxed after 6 or 7 months and immediately regretted that decision. While I'm still struggling in the hairstyling dept, I'm so proud of my hair. I love how thick it has gotten. I plan to transition at least until next summer, chopping between my birthday in June and my 2 yr post anniversary.
 
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