Transitioning without BC'ing Support Thread
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TamaraShaniece
Ayurvedic Life
Various ways I wear my twist outs. 
Ladies, what do you roll your ends w/? (I noticed my flexi rods are worn out and may be hurting my ends)
Ladies, what do you roll your ends w/? (I noticed my flexi rods are worn out and may be hurting my ends)
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Cattypus1
All loced up...
No scab hair as far as I can tell. I am loving my coils, I can't stop touching them. I'm experimenting with different techniques and products to define and soften at the same time...almost there.
Cattypus1
All loced up...
Try large size drinking straws with a bobby pin to secure.
shyekiera
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Well sharifeh I'm doing the unthinkable. A textured hairstyleWho would've ever thought but this GA heat has me looking like a Chia Pet or a Bonsai plant. Whichever looks worse
I'm attempting this style next wash day. Can't tell you when that will be either
Lol...I'm washing my hair today and had the nerve to think about straightening it...which would be a joke.
.as soon as I walk outside that would be a wrap...lol...
What part of GA are u in? I'm in ATL.
naija24
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Back in weave until September.
I feel like I have a gameplan finally established (took a good 1.5 years on LHCF) but I'm gonna rock weaves every 2-3 months until my hair is APL and then I'm gonna stick to heat training my hair to be a straight haired natural. My goal is to be APL around December, and then rock mini braids as my goto!
So excited!
I feel like I have a gameplan finally established (took a good 1.5 years on LHCF) but I'm gonna rock weaves every 2-3 months until my hair is APL and then I'm gonna stick to heat training my hair to be a straight haired natural. My goal is to be APL around December, and then rock mini braids as my goto!
So excited!
shyekiera
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So....I just took my braids or and...sigh....I really how my natural hair looks better once I chop these ends off..cuz right now I know why I always relaxed... I Am getting discouraged..and three ends looks so raggedy...lol
Oh..well I'm conditioning...then putting in a semi colour and then braiding it back up
Oh..well I'm conditioning...then putting in a semi colour and then braiding it back up
ScorpioLove
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I did the ion keratin treatment last night and my hair straightened so easy... I want to see how it does against this miami heat
My hair feels like its relaxed but thicker/with more weight. Even my mom said I really don't need a perm with this product. My hair hasn't been this straight since I got a relaxer last year.
I want to try the qod line after this bottle is done and also the chi enviro. Time to make this transition much easier
Be back with pictures later
My hair feels like its relaxed but thicker/with more weight. Even my mom said I really don't need a perm with this product. My hair hasn't been this straight since I got a relaxer last year.
I want to try the qod line after this bottle is done and also the chi enviro. Time to make this transition much easier
Be back with pictures later
shyekiera
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Who makes the ion keratin treatment
ScorpioLove
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Not sure but I got it at Sallys
sharifeh
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Well SuchaLady I'm doing the unthinkable. A textured hairstyle
Wow i havent tried that yet
How are you gonna achieve that style? Braid out ?
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sharifeh
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ScorpioLove
So the relaxed hair is unharmed by the keratin treatment?
@suchlady
I think I'm doing a keratin treatment next Friday
Btw I still haven't taken down this weave...
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Wow i havent tried that yet
sharifeh Probably a mixture of braiding and rollers. This should be fun
Yeah no straightening for me until the fall. It's wasted heat at this point. I'm in SouthEast GA.
Honey Bee
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ScorpioLove
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Keratin treatment with the Ion brand at sallys ($20) on 41 weeks post hair
I first oiled my hair then conditioned it with hehh. Then washed it with Giovanni shampoo. (The orange one with tangerines ) I washed my hair like three . The shampoo is technically sulfate free but that's all I had. I believe you're supposed to wash with a sulfate shampoo.
Then I mostly let my hair dry in a towel (unintentionally) and applied the blow dryer at low heat low speed to my roots that were damp..
Applied the product in sections with a application brush, then blow dried again but higher speed.
Lastly flat ironed at about 400° with a ceramic iron (It only goes up to 420°) in small sections. I did 2 passes on most sections and like 3or4 in the middle sections. I know more heat is recommended to be used but I have very fine hair so I didn't find it necessary.
Product in my hair
Texture shots
I trimmed off my hair as I was flat ironing but I didn't do another trim after to even it out.. Ill wait to do a cut in August when im one year post.
Super straight hair
I didn't really see any fumes but I had a fan blowing on one side and a window open on the other side of me to be safe. The product smells like vanilla so I smelled really nice all day.
Overall I really like the treatment and I look forward to seeing it after washing it out. I want to put rollers on my ends but you're supposed to leave it straight for 3days... my mom is happier than me about my hair smh. I don't see any negatives on my relaxed/texlaxed ends but I will see after washing.
I first oiled my hair then conditioned it with hehh. Then washed it with Giovanni shampoo. (The orange one with tangerines ) I washed my hair like three . The shampoo is technically sulfate free but that's all I had. I believe you're supposed to wash with a sulfate shampoo.
Then I mostly let my hair dry in a towel (unintentionally) and applied the blow dryer at low heat low speed to my roots that were damp..
Applied the product in sections with a application brush, then blow dried again but higher speed.
Lastly flat ironed at about 400° with a ceramic iron (It only goes up to 420°) in small sections. I did 2 passes on most sections and like 3or4 in the middle sections. I know more heat is recommended to be used but I have very fine hair so I didn't find it necessary.
Product in my hair
Texture shots
I trimmed off my hair as I was flat ironing but I didn't do another trim after to even it out.. Ill wait to do a cut in August when im one year post.
Super straight hair
I didn't really see any fumes but I had a fan blowing on one side and a window open on the other side of me to be safe. The product smells like vanilla so I smelled really nice all day.
Overall I really like the treatment and I look forward to seeing it after washing it out. I want to put rollers on my ends but you're supposed to leave it straight for 3days... my mom is happier than me about my hair smh. I don't see any negatives on my relaxed/texlaxed ends but I will see after washing.
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sharifeh
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ScorpioLove
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Please post results^^
H0tPinkButtafly
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7 months post now as of 6/3
myhairgrowstoo
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Your hair looks beautiful. How long is it?
TamaraShaniece
Ayurvedic Life
Thank you. It's BSL. I'm 8 months post relaxer so I think it helps w/ styling.
sharifeh
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EnExitStageLeft
Can you share your blow dry technique? Do you smooth with your hands? Blow drying always gives me crazy breakage
Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
Can you share your blow dry technique? Do you smooth with your hands? Blow drying always gives me crazy breakage
Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
EnExitStageLeft
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I use the blow dry attachment. It works out fine because it does all the smoothing for me.
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