Twist/Braid/Bun for Growth Challenge (7/1/2012 - 9/30/2012)

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Victoria44 said:
The only thing I worry about when in mini twists is constantly retwisting the ends. I do it everyday, and I can't keep my hands out my hair looking for more that have unravelled. Does anyone else have to retwist the ends a lot? And do you think it will eventually cause splits from manipulation?

I dont retwist my ends... I just leave em be! I only have a few that untwist a quarter of the way up. Im too lazy too be bothered with em... Because it'll just do what it wants and unravel again... Like you said. Do what nappynelle suggested. Typically my ends curl up when i moisturize/oil the ends.
 
I think I want to take a break from bunning...I'm going to try to find someone to do some minibraids for me.
 
Victoria44 About you twists unraveling, you might try twisting all the way to the very end of the hair then twirling the ends around your finger. That's what I do with the end of mine and I don't have any trouble with twists unraveling. I have the opposite problem. My hair starts to lock up on me if I leave them in twists too long.
 
I know, I know. I'm late. Judge away lol. I've still been twisting, I just haven't had time to post w/ pics.

1. What is your primary style (twists, braids, bunning)? Twists
2. What is your style maintenance regimen? Either braid or bantu knot my twists at night. Apply water and moisturizer and grapeseed oil whenever they feel dry.
3. Are you natural, relaxed, transitioning? natural
4. What do you hope to achieve from the challenge? retention and elongation without straightening
5. After wearing your hair out will you restyle after [Pick One] 2 days or 3 days? 3
6. Include Starting Pic. (You are not a challenger without a pic).

In the pic is my most recent set of mini twists. They've been in for about a week and they'll probably last for a month. :-)
 

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Hey @Leslie_C - first of all your twists look REALLY nice! :) Good job.

Second of all, I washed my twists two days ago. I plaited (braided) several twists into multiple sections and secured the ends with Goody ouchless ponytail holders. I pre-pooed using Chicoro's moisture-drenched pre-poo recipe and then I washed my scalp with a little black soap, rinsed about 4 times under the shower to make sure there was nothing left on my scalp, and that was it! Added a condish to the length of my twists, sealed with castor oil - and I was all done.

I made sure to undo my ponytail holders and then pull sections of twists taught before pinning them down (so that they'd dry with the roots stretched)

nickmack, thanks! And thanks for the breakdown...Im kind of scurred my hair will lock/mat up, but Ill probably try it at least once lol. More than likely Ill just end up taking down and redoing every 7 to 10 days...but my scalp gets so itchy Id be lucky to make it 7 days LOL. Ill come up with some kind of modified method to at least cleanse my scalp.

@isawstars I don't think you need a trim, dusting, or new shears at all. Your ends look normal to me. Do you seal? Perhaps that will stop the frizzy/rough feeling that they have. Oh, and thanks for sharing your pitchas. Your hair is cute!



@Leslie_C :spank: Your hair looks great!! No more negative talk about plain styling; be proud of your newly found skillz! :yep: You have lots of growth for nearly 6 months post, and your headband is super cute. I'm one of the lonely people that can't fully wash my hair in twists. :nono: They continue to unravel, want to mesh together, etc. (That doesn't stop me from cowashing them every once in a while though :ohwell:)



@MeowMix This is YOUR thread too! :kiss: Thanks for keeping it updated and answering questions all the time. :grin:



@MsDee14 I totally agree.



@Leslie_C Dang... gotta go back on ebay. SMH. lol LHCF is always making me spend money I don't have. :spinning: Awwww, MsDee14 is a transitioning inspiration! How sweet.



I'm right there with you @jprayze. I try to stay positive about it, massage my oils into those areas and pray that my hair turns around. When I first started on my meds last year, I lost A LOT of hair. Thankfully, it thickened back up fairly quickly, so I'm hoping for the same results this time around. :pray:



:hiya: Welcome back @gvin89!



@JassyMo Those are beautiful braids. I want some! *whines*



@Victoria44 Everyday? :shocked: I believe we have similar hair, and I know that would be too much for my strands. I also get unraveling at the ends (and full unraveling in the back, at the sides, near the temple...) and castor oil 2-3x a week on my ends keeps them 'together' without causing knots. I'd rather oil my ends and let them curl, than try to retwist them constantly.

NappyNelle YES MAAM! LOL

I know, I know. I'm late. Judge away lol. I've still been twisting, I just haven't had time to post w/ pics.

1. What is your primary style (twists, braids, bunning)? Twists
2. What is your style maintenance regimen? Either braid or bantu knot my twists at night. Apply water and moisturizer and grapeseed oil whenever they feel dry.
3. Are you natural, relaxed, transitioning? natural
4. What do you hope to achieve from the challenge? retention and elongation without straightening
5. After wearing your hair out will you restyle after [Pick One] 2 days or 3 days? 3
6. Include Starting Pic. (You are not a challenger without a pic).

In the pic is my most recent set of mini twists. They've been in for about a week and they'll probably last for a month. :-)

LoveTheSkinImIn welcome! and LOL @ "judge away". Love the twists!
 
NappyNelle are you mini twisting??? Can't wait for pics. Going to twist out these flat twists for the next two days...not sure what to do after that....
 
-PYT Oh I've been so worried about you!! I'm glad you are ok. :) And yes, I am minitwisting my hair. I've put in so many hours and will finish the last small sections in the front later on today. Hopefully they will look as nice as LoveTheSkinImIn's photos.
 
Just checking in!
I have kinda been a bad girl this week. I flat ironed monday night because I wanted to see what's up with these ends. My hair has been down daily since then :look:
I had this fear for some reason that my ends would not like wet bunning, so i wanted to see how they look after about a month of doing it.
They look great!! Still blunt after my trim, and very healthy.
so i will stay with the wet bunning.
 
nickmack, thanks! And thanks for the breakdown...Im kind of scurred my hair will lock/mat up, but Ill probably try it at least once lol. More than likely Ill just end up taking down and redoing every 7 to 10 days...but my scalp gets so itchy Id be lucky to make it 7 days LOL. Ill come up with some kind of modified method to at least cleanse my scalp.

You're welcome! My hair is only too happy to start trying to loc itself, so I know the feeling. Normally I have issues rinsing/cowashing my twists because of meshing and tangling. But this method worked out *beautifully*! My scalp gets psychotic if it doesn't come into contact with water at least once/twice a week - so I can related, hahaha! :lachen:
 
NappyNelle isawstars kinkycurlygurl

Thanks for the advice girls, I'm going to try and ignore small unravellings, and only retwist the few that almost unravel to the base.

kinkycurlygurl I always twist exactly how you suggested, and the coil doesn't do much to hold the ends together unfortunately :( but I hope you've figured out how to keep your ends from locking, that's stressful lol
 
Hi ladies, so this week I braided my hair in front and two strand twisted in the back and put them in a bun as I usually do. I did such a bad job twisting. The twists on one side of my head are thicker than the ones on the other side. Can't wait to take them out later this evening, detangle and put hair back in a bun or up using a claw clip. Will wash and braid tomorrow.

I'm loving all the mini braids and twist pics your posting. I'll Be back with pics later.
 
I washed my hair in twists with some Wen(which is moisturizing enough for me not to condition) last night, let it airdry for a bit then took the twists out. I'm rocking a braid-n-curl today and will twist my hair back up on Sunday. Hopefully they will be picture worthy.
 
Last nite I did a dc, moisturized, sealed and put in some twists. :look: normally my twists look pretty good, but these :confused: I obviously did them too big and I didnt use a mirror.. so I'll be taking them out this evening and retwisting using a mirror and making them smaller so they can last for a week sigh
 
Last nite I did a dc, moisturized, sealed and put in some twists. :look: normally my twists look pretty good, but these :confused: I obviously did them too big and I didnt use a mirror.. so I'll be taking them out this evening and retwisting using a mirror and making them smaller so they can last for a week sigh
The good thing is that the big twists you did ought to give you a bit of stretch for installing the new set :)
 
^Exactly. :yep:

Here are my mini twists:

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I'm going to pin curl my ends again, since the back is curled and fluffy (finished that part last night) and the front is really straight (just finished before the photo). I'll be maintaining this set for quite a while.
 
^Exactly. :yep:

Here are my mini twists:

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I'm going to pin curl my ends again, since the back is curled and fluffy (finished that part last night) and the front is really straight (just finished before the photo). I'll be maintaining this set for quite a while.

NappyNelle They look gorgeous! They look like extensions (that is the ultimate compliment when you get mistaken for wearing a weave!:grin:)
 
ok yall,

i'm FINALLY getting some twists in my hair. like i said, i have been neglecting my hair for a while now. i finished one side and i just started on the other.
 
Just checking in!
I have kinda been a bad girl this week. I flat ironed monday night because I wanted to see what's up with these ends. My hair has been down daily since then :look:
I had this fear for some reason that my ends would not like wet bunning, so i wanted to see how they look after about a month of doing it.
They look great!! Still blunt after my trim, and very healthy.
so i will stay with the wet bunning.

I feel like this too sometimes when I am in protectie styles. :giggle:

I flat iron to see if any damaged was caused and lo and behold my hair looks better than I thought.

I am enjoying my bunning:love:. I bun with banana clips. I take the lose hair that is in the ponytail and make three jumbo twists, take those three twists, and form one braid, roll the braid and tuck the ends and pin the ends under. After a couple of days, my hair stays moisturized. This is my summer do and I may go into the fall with this look. I hope to retain more hair than ever!
 
Hello again ladies!

Sorry I haven't been posting new pics or updates. I know I am in a landslide to be BSL but right now I am in mini 2strand twists. I do not really have a sufficient camera for photos right now:ohwell:
 
Just finished twisting my hair. One day with my hair out and I missed my twists already.
I didn't curl the ends because I plan on wearing these up. I will keep these in for 1 week, then next weekend I will do smaller ones, curl the ends with straws and keep em in for 3 weeks.

My hair looks so much shorter in twists..but I don't mind. All the relaxed ends will be gone in 18 months anyway.
 

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