Transitioning without BC'ing Support Thread

[halfindian]

Over on IG, I'm showing my curls! I tried to copy the image from URL into this post so the image could show here but it didn't appear to work. If you navigate there, you'll see I have a few straight ends left. However, I'm not so sure the stylist can shape it without removing too much natural hair. What say you?

Lol girl I feel you on that one. Yours can still take a little more cutting. If you go to the stylist you may have to get very specific. What you can do is as time goes by trim here and there. I too still have a little left but like you I feel almost a certain natural hair is gonna get chopped.

 

[halfindian]

@divachyk
Transitioning for this long is no joke and the last thing you want is to have some of your progress gone in one sitting.

You know!!

 

[halfindian]

Lol

 

[divachyk]

Yet another fast wash day that I want to brag about. I'm totally feeling myself. I've gone from having a wash day that's like 8 hours long with horrible detangling sessions to it being 2-3 hours. My goal is to get it down to 1 hour but that might be a stretch.

Night Prior.
Pre-part and lightly detangle
Dry DC overnight

I now do everything in the shower with working in 6 medium size sections.
Shampoo
Apply a detangling conditioner and detangle hair (this is the longest step)
Deep Condition

I do not comb my hair again since I detangle really well in the shower.
I apply a hair milk and let it sit for a 30 minutes to an hour before layering on my final 2 products
Thick cream leave in
Butter

I keep my hair twist strand twisted and banded until the next morning.
It's a little damp by morning but nothing major.

My hair does not feel any more or less hydrated with shower conditioning. I will deep condition about once or twice a month just for some extra pampering but my hair isn't missing it so far.

 

[rileypak]

@divachyk

Hooray for shortened wash days!
I'm running about 3-4 hours myself including pre-wash detangling and protein treatment/DC and if I'm not watching Netflix too heavily

I've essentially stopped pre-pooing in the usual sense too. I'm heavy handed when I seal on wash day so I just spray/soak my hair with my water/glycerin mix and it reactivates the butters and I can get through my hair pretty good. I'm using a extra detangler right now just to use it up but my spray usually does the trick on its own.

 

[halfindian]

Well done @divachyk shortened wash days are always a plus.

@rileypak How is thewater glycerin mix working for you?Also what butters are you using?

@greenandchic good luck with the protein. Do let us know if it helped

 

[halfindian]

I just made a batch of flax seed gel. 16oz/2 cups water, 4oz/ half a cup of flax seeds. Brought to a boil strained added a cover full of coconut oil and placed in the fridge.

This is my first time and by the look of the little patch I tested it won't be my last time. I like the feel over store bought gel and I'm also happy that it does not have alcohol or anything to dry or flake up my hair. I tried it on dry hair with no product.

 

[GettingKinky]

@halfindian once I can wear a wash n go I want to try making my own flax seed gel.

 

[halfindian]

@halfindian once I can wear a wash n go I want to try making my own flax seed gel.

It is really easy and economical. The seeds are cheap and you add your own other ingredients so pros all over from what I've read.

 

[rileypak]

@rileypak How is thewater glycerin mix working for you?Also what butters are you using?

When I don't mess up my ratio of water to glycerin, it works out pretty well. Since I don't measure it, I forget sometimes just how much glycerin I've added and when I refill it I usually add a little more. I've had it lead to stickiness once but that's it.

I usually seal with MHC Type 4 Hair Creme, MHC Sophia's Hair Grease, Komaza Care Jojoba Hemp, or APB Hair and Body Butta.

 

[divachyk]

Looks good @halfindian! My batch of flaxseed was too hard.

 

[rileypak]

I'll be doing some trimming this week.
Got a few SSKs I've been meaning to snip off and now I finally feel like doing it

 

[halfindian]

Looks good @halfindian! My batch of flaxseed was too hard.

Give it another go. I find it amazing. Yesterday my twists were crunchy. By the time I got to work they were soft. And I used the gel on dry hair with. O product.

 

[GettingKinky]

Last Sunday marked 2 years since my last relaxer.

I'm pretty sure I can last at least one more year. My hair is always in a ponytail so the two textures don't bother me too much. But I think I will stick with my plan to trim an inch every 8 weeks.

 

[divachyk]

Happy 2 Years @GettingKinky! I hit 2 years on 9 Jun.

 

[divachyk]

Remember when I was complaining my hair looks dull, I think I got that problem solved, even had someone compliment the level of shine of my hair.

What Helped Me
- Moisturizing every single strand of hair during moisturizing sessions. I make sure I get deep into inner sections of my hair.
- Washing my hair weekly or every two weeks keeps the moisture levels up.
- The more hydrated my hair is, the shinier it appears.
- Product combination definitely matters.
- Sleeping in silk makes my hair look, feel, perform better than satin.
- Doing the liquid (hair milk), cream (creamy moisturizer or leave in), butter layering method on wash day locks in the moisture and shine.
- I need to lock in moisture and shine on wash day so it carries forward throughout the week.
- Sealing with oil is useless.
- Sealing with butter offers definition, shine and a little bit of hold.
- Wigs are great but while wearing them, my curls did not form and my hair wasn't nearly as hydrated as it should have been. Stopping wigs has really helped me get my hair life in check.

 

[halfindian]

Happy 2year transitioning-versary. @GettingKinky

 

[halfindian]

@divachyk I'm glad you've found a system that is working g for you.

 

[halfindian]

Styles

 

[divachyk]

Very pretty styles!!! @halfindian

 

[halfindian]

Sorry the front of the flexi rod set did not attach. Today I'm rocking a flat twist out. I think I like it. Co washed and twisted with eco styler olive oil gel.

 

[rileypak]

Did a little bit of trimming today

 

[divachyk]

How much relaxed hair is left @rileypak?

 

[rileypak]

How much relaxed hair is left @rileypak?

1-3 inches or so now.
All at the front and in my crown.

 

[divachyk]

My crown won't let me be great! It's holding up my transition. @rileypak

 

[Saludable84]

My crown won't let me be great! It's holding up my transition. @rileypak

My crown is a gift and a curse. The curls and volume there are lush. Like, lovable. But after a 2.5 year transition, that hair is SL/NL (you know you really can't pull the crown to the shoulders) so it grows soooooo slow. The front is even a little longer, hair along the side APL and my nape is BSB. My crown has the most hair to cut, the other areas not so much.

My crown beats its own drum and will not let everything else be great

 

[rileypak]

Same here @Saludable84 @divachyk

My crown is also about NL, front is about APL, front as it gets closer to the crown is SL, nape is just shy of APL.

Our crowns do what they want, when they want.
Our greatness is of no concern to it

 

[divachyk]

@Saludable84 @rileypak, we're definitely in the same situation!! Dear Crown, please cooperate.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

I'll be x2 Years Post 09/26. And I think @flyygirlll2 is right behind me.

Things are progressing right along. I've snipped here & there all throughout.

 

[divachyk]

Go @IDareT'sHair and @flyygirlll2, Sep will be here before you know it.