Transitioning without BC'ing Support Thread

Hi, Ladies. I am 11 months post now and hovering between APL and BSL due to trimming. I had been getting a lot of split ends, even after trimming. This has been helping a ton with the splits. Maybe it'll help anyone else experiencing this too.

It's not cheap, but you only use a little 1x weekly. I put it on the last 2 inches after I M&S. Nexxus Pro Mend Overnight Treatment Creme
 

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In micro twists until March 15. I think leaving my hair alone for months on end will help me with this transition. I should have 2-2.5 inches of new growth by then.

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EnExitStageLeft said:
naija24 THEY ARE SO PRETTY!
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Thank you!! EnExitStageLeft

Yeah I was jumping around between bkt and DBOs and finally just said screw it. No heat. No chemicals. Until August. Idk if it will work though lol. Ill post here daily to keep my resolve!

I hope to have this much new growth by March.

This pic was years ago but I shaved my hair to a fade in Dec 2010 and this is four months after that. I hope my growth rate is the same.

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EnExitStageLeft said:
naija24 I am so jealous of that Fro. 4b/C textures are so flipping beautiful.
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Really? I've grown to hate it a little. Terrible I know. I just feel that most black people where I live only appreciate natural hair if it's type 3. Plus my hair dries out like CRAZY. When I finally chop, I'm gonna use Shea butters and things cuz I actually didn't know about that when I was natural. Maybe hate help.
 
Type 3 textures are very pretty. I just love the look of Kinky fro's. Fluffy like freshly spun cotton.

Learn to love you hair. Also, Shea butter is good, but not very good on its on. Shea Butter is waxy so unless whipped it'll leave a mean coating on your hair. A good moiturizing Technique is Shampoo, DC as usual and then on soaking wet hair apply your favorite Leave in and seal it in with a Shea Butter Mix.

Once your hair is dry it'll be so soft. Also, you moisturize throughout the week the same way by re-misting the hair with water, applying the leave in and shea butter mix.

Kinky type 4 textures NEED and CRAVE intense moisturizing sessions.
 
I've read 95%.of this thread. Took forever but will be worth it in the long run. I'm officially transitioning!! I'm only 13 weeks post now so I have a long way to go but I can't wait! So far my plan is to just bun braid out twist out until the summer when I will prob get a sew in unless my hair is still manageable then I will wait til I can't handle it it anymore. I have no cutting schedule or big chop date in mind. I don't mind short hair but not much shorter than SL. I have a long time to go.

So far to help get my NG soft a have been using AVJ. The best thing ever. Once I felt how my NG reacted to it I was like yup I can do this lol.
 
My crown hates being in a ponytail or a bun. It gets so matted!

At this point, it's almost comical to say I'm still transitioning. At 107 weeks in I have about 3 inches of relaxer left! I handle my hair as if it is all natural and don't sweat the condition of my ends anymore because they'll be gone soon!!
 
Hey everyone! Been lurking heavily in this thread for awhile...i'm currently 17 months post and am not sure when i'm going to big chop but it will definitely be after the 24 month mark. I previously had been doing braidouts, buns, flat iron, etc and am just so over dealing with my hair. So i'm currently in marley twists and plan on wearing them for at least a month then giving my hair a break then back to braids or marley twists. Its been such a lifesaver getting them installed as i don't have to worry about my transitioning hair. Anyhow, just checkin in!
 
21 months in today. From the beginning I always said I would not greet 2014 with transitioning hair but here I am :ohwell: I'm getting married in late July, a few weeks ago I decided that I'll cut in August (preferably on the 2nd) after 28 months.

I'm so excited to finally see an end to this mess :lol:
 
Happy New Year!!!!

Checking In.... I had to take the braids out... They just make me look so much younger then I am which is nice on regular days but when I want to dress up and go out with the hubby I look silly... Vain yup, I don't care lol... I'm back to my straight hair! I'll just wear it in a bun like I've been doing for the past year and a half!

Hey and welcome sweetface252.... Glad to have you, were both 17 months into our transition! Yay for us! Keep up the good work!

freckledface good luck with your transition!
 
Ok. What am I doing wrong? I flat ironed a small section of my hair and it looked a fool. Where the relaxed hair meets with natural would not blend at all. Should I just forget ever doing an iron out until I end my transition?
 
janaq2003 said:
Ok. What am I doing wrong? I flat ironed a small section of my hair and it looked a fool. Where the relaxed hair meets with natural would not blend at all. Should I just forget ever doing an iron out until I end my transition?
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i feel your pain. at a certain point in my transition i decided to hang up trying to flatiron and wear my hair straight. it took entirely too long to do for the amount of time i was able to keep it straight and purty :sad: :perplexed i tried every trick and every type of product known and it would still poof up entirely too soon and the two textures just didn't look right. and since i didn't want to heat damage or heat train my natural hair i decided to work with my natural hair and i'm so glad i did.

maybe some other ladies can chime in with more sound advice for wearing straight styles while transitioning.
 
so...a couple of things:

i don't think i'm ever gonna big chop. i think i'm just gonna give up relaxers. i am now traumatized by haircuts so the idea of chopping 4 inches at once seems scary to me now. i don't think i'm willing to do that just to claim to be natural (if i say, for instance, haven't gotten a relaxer in 2 years)

also, i feel better about transitioning now. i don't know why. i think seeing my sister's big full BSL hair made me feel better. it can be done. it just takes resolve. and i was talking to my bf and i really don't think he'd leave me anymore if i chopped my hair off or went natural. i think our relationship surpassed that point. if i did BC, he'd just ask that I wear braids until it was longer, which I'm totally fine with.

Now, serious question: how do i shampoo my braids? these things are starting to itch like hell. I have been spraying Aussie Leave in at the base of all my braids 2x daily because it's very watery. It's helped. But now I think I legit need to shampoo and condition my hair. Suggestions?
 
Had about 2 inches cut off last wknd. My hair feels much better. I think I'll start to slowly cut it as it grows out. I decided to lay off the heat today so I washed it and did a braid out on damp hair.
Here's my new growth

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EnExitStageLeft said:
Britt You texture is SO pretty. What do you think it is? 3c? 4a? 4b?
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Wow, thank u!
Def all of the above as I hv different textures everywhere. The top and middle of my hair was loose 3c waves, the back pic posted there is a 4a, and the areas by my ears are 4a/b idk ? Some parts of my nape are also a 3c. I def hv a hybrid of hair types. It's annoying.

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My year of "wigging it" is going well. I've gotten tons of compliments on my 1st wig, but I've warned my co-workers that there will be other visitors throughout the year. I didn't want them to be caught off guard with my different styles and colors of wigs. :lol:

The hardest part has been not washing my hair on the weekends and seeing how frizzy my beehive cornrows look. My main goal was to reduce manipulating my hair this year, but I am about to have a fit with it not looking neat. I don't know if I can make it a full month, but I will see how I feel at the 2 week mark, which is January 11th.
 
Britt
What are you conditioning with? What do you do a braid out with?

Also when you go to the salon do you let them know you got the de treatment done?
 
sharifeh, how long are you planning to transition?

I can't wait to be five months in March. If I can get to that, then I think it'll be smooth sailing after that.
 
sharifeh said:
Britt What are you conditioning with? What do you do a braid out with? Also when you go to the salon do you let them know you got the de treatment done?
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sharifeh, any treatment that was on my hair I'm sure has been rinsed off for sure by now. I've clarified multiple times and I can tell there's nothing else on my hair. When I go to the salon I go with the conditioner in my hair and have them rinse it out, rollerset and blow.
As of lately I've been loving Naturelle Grows conditioners on my hair!!! I also use Darcy's pumpkin seed which has been a staple for over a year at least.
I still haven't found the right products for my braid outs and I'm playing around with what I hv. For this braid out I used whipped jelly by Hairveda and some of my moisturizer by naturelle grow.

Attached r pics of how it turned out today.

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