Transitioning without BC'ing Support Thread

lulu97 said:
I was just so tired of knots, tangles & fooling with my relaxed ends! So instead of breaking out the scissors & doing something I know I would regret...I straightened. I stretched first with flexi rods & sat under my hooded dryer. I'll be 3 years post in a few weeks.

baddison Not only is shrinkage real...that ***** is kicking butt & taking names
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Oh what a beautiful surprise you have!! What length were you pre-transition?

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lulu97 said:
KiWiStyle I had a chin length bob. My nape is fully natural. Most of the relaxed ends are from the crown and top area. I haven't trimmed that much at all since transitioning...,maybe 3-4 inches if that.
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You did very well! I'm considering a long term transition now...

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I'm almost 15 months post but my hair is kicking my butt
I'm in a sew in but my edges are fuzzy wuzzy
Help!

When I flat iron my leave out it stays straight for 5 seconds :(

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lulu97 you better stop apologizing for so many pictures! Your hair is gorgeous and very inspirational!

Keep up the excellent work.

We may need you to start your own thread when you hit the 3 year mark so we can stalk I mean refer to it for reference :look:
 
lulu97 said:
@GettingKinky Around 3 years. The plan is to grow to between hip & tailbone length & maintain there (hopefully next year I will reach it)
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Nice lulu97!! You are proof positive that its not necessary to BC, but one can transition 'forever' until natural...LOL!!

Does it get easier to manage the two textures as the transition progresses??

do you plan to eventually get rid of ALL those relaxed ends?

Your hair is absolutely lovely.
 
sharifeh said:
I'm almost 15 months post but my hair is kicking my butt I'm in a sew in but my edges are fuzzy wuzzy Help! When I flat iron my leave out it stays straight for 5 seconds :( Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
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What heat protectant are you using. I use a heavy one - the chi silk infusion knockoff (Sally's brand)

It keeps reversion at bay pretty well.
 
lulu97, Your hair is AWESOME!!

IDK why but I find shrinkage to be the coolest thing ever. You can literally go from a TWA to BSL in a day:lol:
 
bebezazueta said:
lulu97 you better stop apologizing for so many pictures! Your hair is gorgeous and very inspirational! Keep up the excellent work. We may need you to start your own thread when you hit the 3 year mark so we can stalk I mean refer to it for reference :look:
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bebezazueta

Thank you Lady for the compliments!
I may start a thread once I hit my goal length....if not I'll create an album under my profile.
 
baddison said:
Nice lulu97!! You are proof positive that its not necessary to BC, but one can transition 'forever' until natural...LOL!! Does it get easier to manage the two textures as the transition progresses?? do you plan to eventually get rid of ALL those relaxed ends? Your hair is absolutely lovely.
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baddison

Does it get easier to manage the two textures as the transition progresses??

****It's easy as long as you are able to grow with your hair. You have to be willing to change practices and not be so stuck in a regimen that you ignore your hair's needs. For example: I am a roller setting junkie & usually set every week to 2 weeks but lately my hair has been feeling a tad dry. So I've been having to roll with the punches & ramp up my conditioning game.

do you plan to eventually get rid of ALL those relaxed ends?

*****Eventually....but eventually will only come once my natural hair hits hip. Right now it's a tad past BSL. I'm not too concerned with the time it takes to get there. I saw this on here somewhere & it describes me to a tee: I have the rest of my life to be natural....no need to rush it.

Your hair is absolutely lovely.

****Thanks Lady!
 
Eboni801 I usually air dry in two low buns to get it pretty stretched so I only have to lightly blow dry it after and my blow dryer doesn't have a comb attachment. I'm going to use the magnetic ones with the snaps. I have perm rods too but I'm afraid I won't be able to get them as taut
 
Eboni801 said:
Hmmm, do you blow dry before flat ironing? If so do you use the comb attachment?
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I do. I'm 16 months post. I blow dry (actually in the middle of it right now), but without any attachments. I use a seamless fine tooth comb in small sections with slight tension. My hair gets surprisingly straight. :yep:
 
Tonight was the worst wash day I've ever had during my transition. I have a headache from fighting with my hair for the past 3 hours. I'm not sure why but I had tangles, matting, breakage, and everything else. Nothing I tried made my hair soften up. I used ORS nourishing conditioner because it usually has great slip and I needed some protein but I guess that was the problem. I really need to find a good leave in but I've tried so many and not one makes my hair soften at all anymore- especially those that are board favorites. Maybe my DC isn't good enough and that's my problem because I had lots of breakage throughout the week just by finger combing. What porosity am I if my hair air dries really fast as soon as I get out of the shower? I noticed that for the first time today. Sorry for the rant but I'm just going to trim next week to see if that helps
 
pearlific1 sorry this is so late. I decided to actually measure my new growth and Its a lot longer than I thought. I thought I was only touching 4 lnches but actually its 13cm or 5.11 inches. Still slower than average but mot painfully so
 
PlainJane I thinkbthats highporosity. My texlaxed hair is very porous but my natural hair seems normal porosity. I'm having the same problem with the nourishing conditioner. Less slip then it used to. But mine seems to be since switching from the pack to the bottle
 
TheNDofUO said:
PlainJane I thinkbthats highporosity. My texlaxed hair is very porous but my natural hair seems normal porosity. I'm having the same problem with the nourishing conditioner. Less slip then it used to. But mine seems to be since switching from the pack to the bottle
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I'm going to visit some high porosity threads then. I haven't been able to find the bottle anywhere. The last time I used the nourishing conditioner I knew it was my staple protein but but I hadn't used it in at least 3-4 months and it reacted completely different this time.
 
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I did some straightening, wanted to see what my ends were really looking like, not that I really care about them, I kinda don't. I consider everything but my new growth of 13 months to be damaged hair, even though I am trying to take care of it since I'm not considering bc'ing. Anyway, discovered that I am out of practice with my blowdryer and roundbrush. This was a nice change and I'm going to do it more.
 
Kellistar-
Your hair is so pretty. I can't believe you got it so straight with a blow dryer and a brush. That takes skill. I wish I knew how to do that.
 
Finally made 1 year post yesterday! :grin:

I haven't taken a single picture of my hair's journey over the past year. NOT ONE. Right now my hair isn't really bothering me unless I use a bad/iffy DC or a creamy LI with no slip. Most of the tips/techniques I picked up over the past year have made for good wash days and days after (applying shampoo to dry hair, using a spray and creamy LI, double sealing with oil & silicone serum, tension blow drying).
I hope things continue to go well and I make it another 1-2 years.

ETA: I need to do better and document my hair's journey. Pics coming at some point :lol:
 
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GettingKinky, No, no, I'm sorry didn't mean to imply that my hair was done with just a blowdryer and roundbrush. After drying my hair with dryer and brush, I did run a flat iron through my hair. I ain't that skilled!
 
I might not make it. :nono: I didn't want to chop but I don't know what else to do. I already have a sew in and it's not really conducive to working out daily... I'm experiencing a lot of breakage on my relaxed hair. It's just getting hard and frustrating. I dont want short hair but I'm hoping I will make it to SL by next October (my wedding). I just dont know what to do.
 
tapioca_pudding said:
I might not make it. :nono: I didn't want to chop but I don't know what else to do. I already have a sew in and it's not really conducive to working out daily... I'm experiencing a lot of breakage on my relaxed hair. It's just getting hard and frustrating. I dont want short hair but I'm hoping I will make it to SL by next October (my wedding). I just dont know what to do.
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Have you though about braids or crochet braids? No daily maintenance or upkeep like a sew in.
 
NinasLongAmbition said:
Any 4b, long term transitioners? I need support
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4b here . in about 15 days ill be 1 year post.

today im 11 months post. yayyyyyyy its my second transition . i transitionned in braids the first time for 10 months. chopped and was natural 5 years ( 6 years without relaxer).
il relaxed in december 2013, then transitionned a few weeks after . silly me....

anyway here i am again. this time transitionning without protective styling.
lets do this!

im planning to hold on for long. in would love for my natural hair to get to at least sl, or apl.... thats long. i will see
 
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