Twisting FOR Growth Challenge Part 2

[oooop2]

To all the ladies in this challenge, thanks for joining. For all those interested in joining, please let me know. NO MORE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ADDED AFTER MAR. 15...Thanks

 

[anherica]

Nice twists ladies. Here is my update. I did twists a week ago (pics to the left), got tired of them and made them smaller last night and shampooed and moisturized them this morning (pics to the right). The white stuff on my hair is shea butter. I did not use a comb, just grab and twist.

 

[rsmith]

Nice twists ladies. Here is my update. I did twists a week ago (pics to the left), got tired of them and made them smaller last night and shampooed and moisturized them this morning (pics to the right). The white stuff on my hair is shea butter. I did not use a comb, just grab and twist.

Good Job! How long did it take ya?

 

[donewit-it]

I'm getting real lazy with my hair. I guess that is the purpose of my low manipulation twisting. It gets frizzy quickly. Last night I washed my hair again and moisturized my twists.

I'm looking at an avocado now that is overly ripe to eat. I may save it for tonight and do a deep condition and retwist my hair. Today is Wednesday. I've had these twists in since last week (Tuesday, 02/24/09). I'm really tempted to try the TnC; but I'm scared to leave my hair out all day

 

[rsmith]

I'm getting real lazy with my hair. I guess that is the purpose of my low manipulation twisting. It gets frizzy quickly. Last night I washed my hair again and moisturized my twists.

I'm looking at an avocado now that is overly ripe to eat. I may save it for tonight and do a deep condition and retwist my hair. Today is Wednesday. I've had these twists in since last week (Tuesday, 02/24/09). I'm really tempted to try the TnC; but I'm scared to leave my hair out all day

and why are you scared to leave your hair out all day? Well, if you decide to try the twist and curl please show us pics.

 

[donewit-it]

and why are you scared to leave your hair out all day? Well, if you decide to try the twist and curl please show us pics.

Hey rsmith,

I just looked at Nikki's tutorial, and I will try it tonight for tomorrow.

When I say scared, I mean that my hair will probably shrink up. My hair is not as long as her's is and I think that is how her hair looks so pretty, due to the length.

Yeah, I can hold my own , but I never wore my hair out. It's always been held taught with a head band away from my face, as oppose to it hanging down.

I will definetely take pictures.

Also, I'm not to sure that style is considered protective. (After undo ing the twists, your hair is exposed, no cierto?

 

[Ms Lala]

Nice twists ladies. Here is my update. I did twists a week ago (pics to the left), got tired of them and made them smaller last night and shampooed and moisturized them this morning (pics to the right). The white stuff on my hair is shea butter. I did not use a comb, just grab and twist.

Your twists are really pretty. They're so thick and lush!

I'm getting real lazy with my hair. I guess that is the purpose of my low manipulation twisting. It gets frizzy quickly. Last night I washed my hair again and moisturized my twists.

I'm looking at an avocado now that is overly ripe to eat. I may save it for tonight and do a deep condition and retwist my hair. Today is Wednesday. I've had these twists in since last week (Tuesday, 02/24/09). I'm really tempted to try the TnC; but I'm scared to leave my hair out all day

Don't be scurred! One day won't hurt. Just make sure your hair is well moisturized.

 

[productjunkie814]

Hey rsmith,

I just looked at Nikki's tutorial, and I will try it tonight for tomorrow.

When I say scared, I mean that my hair will probably shrink up. My hair is not as long as her's is and I think that is how her hair looks so pretty, due to the length.

Yeah, I can hold my own , but I never wore my hair out. It's always been held taught with a head band away from my face, as oppose to it hanging down.

I will definetely take pictures.

Also, I'm not to sure that style is considered protective. (After undo ing the twists, your hair is exposed, no cierto?

I've been thinking about doing TnC's too and have the same fear! And your hair is MUCH longer than mine, lol! I don't know, I might try it on Thursday. Do you guys think it would work if I did the TnC after a co-wash of my current twists, instead of doing it on fresh twists?

 

[donewit-it]

^^^ I think it would work. According to the tutorial, she has about 20 twists left to dry overnight. Right now, I personally have about 100 twists. If you did it like that, the chunks wouldn't be as big as hers, so I guess it would be an adaptation. It would definitely work though nonetheless.

I was looking at a picture I took of my hair with about 10 fat twists, and I actually went to work like that. It looked cute although my face was made up and I had a headband on.

Tonight I just want to do the whole process with freshly washed, deep conditioned and detangled hair from start to finish.

I just got finished drooling over Nikki's photo album also. We have two different textures of hair. So I can't expect my hair to look like her's either.

I'm not really interested in henna, because I do not need to thicken my hair, but that shine on her hair is blinding. I want that ish!

 

[donewit-it]

I've been thinking about doing TnC's too and have the same fear! And your hair is MUCH longer than mine, lol! I don't know, I might try it on Thursday. Do you guys think it would work if I did the TnC after a co-wash of my current twists, instead of doing it on fresh twists?

If you do the style on Thursday, don't forget to post pictures.

 

[anherica]

Good Job! How long did it take ya?

Thank you! I was being really lazy, so I spread it out over a few days. I'd say in all it took a total of six hours, maybe less. I took alot of breaks.

Your twists are really pretty. They're so thick and lush!

Aww thank you! Your hair is lovely!

 

[sutolkia]

can I be in this challenge ?

 

[sutolkia]

here are some pics

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And can someone please tell me my curl type?

 

[miss Congeniality]

My twist pretty much look the same with or without the braided roots. I need to amp up the moisture.

 

[bklynLadee]

I am down!

Reggie

Oil hair night before with amla or jasmine oil (whatever I have on hand)
Do a tea rinse leave in for about 5 minutes
Rinse out well and then add my Cholesterol mixed with Black Castor oil or EVOO
Sit under heating cap for 30 minutes
Rinse out well
Add my 3/4 h20 and 1/4 glycerin mix with 3 drops peppermint and 1tsp salt all over hair
Finally I will cornroll twist the front of my hair with a mix of Ghee Butter and Ic Black Gel
OR Shea Butter and almond oil mix.

I will leave my hair in the twist out on Sunday, and retwist it Monday Morning and then Wash again Friday Morning.

 

[donewit-it]

Okay ladies, last night I deep conditioned my hair with Avocado, shea, olive oil, blackstrap molasses. A whole bunch of stuff in a blender. I sat with it for about a hour. Rinsed it out and conditioned for about 20 minutes with Lekair cholesteral and Aphoghee reonstructor for my detangling session.

The first pictures is my freshly washed and detangled hair. Front and side views.


I am not that technology savvy to post the different steps in doing this TnC hairstyle, but needless to say; IT WAS A SOMEWHAT DISASTER. Will I do it again. Maybe after I'm done with this 6 month challenge. Not before.

I divided my hair in 4's and with each section, I twisted about 4-5 twists. My hair is so freaking thick that I the rollers were popping off on the ends. I then decided to just pin curl the ends. So I had some rollers, some pins in the ends after the 30 minute twisting session. I went to bed. It was very uncomfortable.

This morning I carefully unraveled my twists. I didn't like what I saw because, I', thinking my hair is gonna come out like Nikki

I don't know what happened to the back twist on the left. I think my twist unraveled, I just didn't care and went to bed.

Anyway, I wore my hair as promised. I took some pictures this morning of the finished product. Tonight I will be twisting it back up.

 

[AdeyemiTL]

Okay ladies, last night I deep conditioned my hair with Avocado, shea, olive oil, blackstrap molasses. A whole bunch of stuff in a blender. I sat with it for about a hour. Rinsed it out and conditioned for about 20 minutes with Lekair cholesteral and Aphoghee reonstructor for my detangling session.

The first pictures is my freshly washed and detangled hair. Front and side views.


I am not that technology savvy to post the different steps in doing this TnC hairstyle, but needless to say; IT WAS A SOMEWHAT DISASTER. Will I do it again. Maybe after I'm done with this 6 month challenge. Not before.

I divided my hair in 4's and with each section, I twisted about 4-5 twists. My hair is so freaking thick that I the rollers were popping off on the ends. I then decided to just pin curl the ends. So I had some rollers, some pins in the ends after the 30 minute twisting session. I went to bed. It was very uncomfortable.

This morning I carefully unraveled my twists. I didn't like what I saw because, I', thinking my hair is gonna come out like Nikki

I don't know what happened to the back twist on the left. I think my twist unraveled, I just didn't care and went to bed.

Anyway, I wore my hair as promised. I took some pictures this morning of the finished product. Tonight I will be twisting it back up.

Your hair looks very pretty! But if you want some advice on your technique, you are not making the twists small enough. Try ten twists per section. Double strand twists stay because the two strands depend on the natural curl pattern of one another. If you make your twists too big it won't work.

 

[TCatt86]

donewit-it, I think your hair came out nice.

 

[Evolving78]

i just took my twists down and i plan on washing/conditioning/retwisting tomorrow. my hair seems like it is thickening up.

 

[donewit-it]

Your hair looks very pretty! But if you want some advice on your technique, you are not making the twists small enough. Try ten twists per section. Double strand twists stay because the two strands depend on the natural curl pattern of one another. If you make your twists too big it won't work.

Thank you, you're absolutely right. I will try again in August.

 

[AdeyemiTL]

Thank you, you're absolutely right. I will try again in August.

Don't stop now, your hair will look absolutely wonderful in twists. Keep trying until you like the way it looks. It is one of the best protective styles you can do.

 

[donewit-it]

Don't stop now, your hair will look absolutely wonderful in twists. Keep trying until you like the way it looks. It is one of the best protective styles you can do.

I was just gonna say that I don't think it's a protective style. How do you figure it is? Enlighten me so I can justify trying it again?

 

[AdeyemiTL]

I was just gonna say that I don't think it's a protective style. How do you figure it is? Enlighten me so I can justify trying it again?

It is protective because your individual hairs are grouped in a curl pattern (the twist) that protects is from breakage. In the twists you hair is less susceptible to everyday hazards that promote breakage among individual hairs such as friction. In twists your hair is also protected from manipulation. The everyday combing, brushing, and styling also plays havoc on hair retention. Styles such as twist-outs are nice and they look funky, but the true retention of growth comes from having your hair bound in braids and twists and left alone. In the end you have to decide which protective style is right for you, but twist are a protective, low-manipulation style that promotes hair growth.

 

[donewit-it]

It is protective because your individual hairs are grouped in a curl pattern (the twist) that protects is from breakage. In the twists you hair is less susceptible to everyday hazards that promote breakage among individual hairs such as friction. In twists your hair is also protected from manipulation. The everyday combing, brushing, and styling also plays havoc on hair retention. Styles such as twist-outs are nice and they look funky, but the true retention of growth comes from having your hair bound in braids and twists and left alone. In the end you have to decide which protective style is right for you, but twist are a protective, low-manipulation style that promotes hair growth.

I definitely agree with you as far as twists go, that is why we are in this challenge. But the twist-outs, I don't consider it protective per se. I do agree with you as far as your " hair being grouped into the curl pattern"; but your hair is still exposed to the elements, and quite possible hanging on your shoulders.

Please take this lightly, I am not that beat to try it again until August. I prefer leaving my twists in for at least a week at a time. This is also coming from the perspective of someone who thinks a afro puff is a protective style since the hair is not hanging on my shoulders.

 

[AdeyemiTL]

We are agreed that twist-outs are not protective hairstyles and that if twists are grazing the shoulders they are not quite as protective either. I just don't want you to stop before you reach whatever your goal is, even though it is a pain in the you know what to sit and twist up your hair every 7-10 days.

 

[Jaxhair]

Beautiful hair Donewit-it! Sooo thick! Please share some with a sparse haired sista, lol!

My braids are still going strong and I definitely will leave them in for another week. They look a little fuzzy though, but not as bad as twists at this stage. Taking it a week at a time at the moment, so next week will decide whether or not I get them replaced. I will be trying some teenie tiny twists next that I can put into braids for washing, DC etc so they last longer. Wish my hair didn't get so fuzzy so fast, sigh...

 

[donewit-it]

We are agreed that twist-outs are not protective hairstyles and that if twists are grazing the shoulders they are not quite as protective either. I just don't want you to stop before you reach whatever your goal is, even though it is a pain in the you know what to sit and twist up your hair every 7-10 days.

Oh no, I ain't stopping this twisting challenge. My mission for 2009 is protective styling, no matter how fuzzy they may get

But as far as a twist-out, I'm not crazy about the look on my length of hair, but I will take your suggestions in August.

 

[Sugarhoneyicetea]

I'm in, I hope to wear twists/twist outs all year so this will be a great motivator for me.

 

[oooop2]

Nice twists ladies. Here is my update. I did twists a week ago (pics to the left), got tired of them and made them smaller last night and shampooed and moisturized them this morning (pics to the right). The white stuff on my hair is shea butter. I did not use a comb, just grab and twist.

OMG...Love your twist and length. How long is your hair stretched. How long for you typically wear your twist? Do you doing anything creative styling wise?

I'm getting real lazy with my hair. I guess that is the purpose of my low manipulation twisting. It gets frizzy quickly. Last night I washed my hair again and moisturized my twists.

I'm looking at an avocado now that is overly ripe to eat. I may save it for tonight and do a deep condition and retwist my hair. Today is Wednesday. I've had these twists in since last week (Tuesday, 02/24/09). I'm really tempted to try the TnC; but I'm scared to leave my hair out all day

Hey...I actually LOVE wearing my hair in the TnC. I love the bounce it provides me. Plus I love washing my hair daily, so it works perfectly. However, I've decided to wear small twist for 2wks+, so I don't plan on doing my TnC anytime soon. But here are some pics:

The size of my large twist.

The rollers I use for my TnC

The end result

Hey rsmith,

I just looked at Nikki's tutorial, and I will try it tonight for tomorrow.

When I say scared, I mean that my hair will probably shrink up. My hair is not as long as her's is and I think that is how her hair looks so pretty, due to the length.

Yeah, I can hold my own , but I never wore my hair out. It's always been held taught with a head band away from my face, as oppose to it hanging down.

I will definetely take pictures.

Also, I'm not to sure that style is considered protective. (After undo ing the twists, your hair is exposed, no cierto?

For me it's protective in the sense and my curls are more spiraled and bounce. But I don't separate them, so they don't touch anything and remain coiled.

I've been thinking about doing TnC's too and have the same fear! And your hair is MUCH longer than mine, lol! I don't know, I might try it on Thursday. Do you guys think it would work if I did the TnC after a co-wash of my current twists, instead of doing it on fresh twists?

I think it looks nicers on fresh set. I've done it on dampened 2 day old twist and it didn't look as good.

^^^ I think it would work. According to the tutorial, she has about 20 twists left to dry overnight. Right now, I personally have about 100 twists. If you did it like that, the chunks wouldn't be as big as hers, so I guess it would be an adaptation. It would definitely work though nonetheless.

I was looking at a picture I took of my hair with about 10 fat twists, and I actually went to work like that. It looked cute although my face was made up and I had a headband on.

Tonight I just want to do the whole process with freshly washed, deep conditioned and detangled hair from start to finish.

I just got finished drooling over Nikki's photo album also. We have two different textures of hair. So I can't expect my hair to look like her's either.

I'm not really interested in henna, because I do not need to thicken my hair, but that shine on her hair is blinding. I want that ish!

Nikki's hair is FIERCE. She is 1 of the people whom I STALK on a regular basis. I've even decided to give the DevaCare a try per her repeated recommendation. I henna regularly, and it has done wonders for my hair.

can I be in this challenge ?

here are some pics

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And can someone please tell me my curl type?

Hey..Thanks for joining. I'll add you to the list. I would say that your hair looks 3c/4a, but I will leave a more accurate assessment for the experts..LOL

My twist pretty much look the same with or without the braided roots. I need to amp up the moisture.

For added moisture, try putting distilled water in a spray bottle and spritzing your hair. Then make a mix of pure shea butter, aloe vera gel, castor oil, Vit E, and glycerine. Mix well and add a generous amt to you palms and rubs together. Then in a downward motion, apply this mix to your hair. I do this when my hair is feeling really dry and it definitely helps.

I am down!

Reggie

Oil hair night before with amla or jasmine oil (whatever I have on hand)
Do a tea rinse leave in for about 5 minutes
Rinse out well and then add my Cholesterol mixed with Black Castor oil or EVOO
Sit under heating cap for 30 minutes
Rinse out well
Add my 3/4 h20 and 1/4 glycerin mix with 3 drops peppermint and 1tsp salt all over hair
Finally I will cornroll twist the front of my hair with a mix of Ghee Butter and Ic Black Gel
OR Shea Butter and almond oil mix.

I will leave my hair in the twist out on Sunday, and retwist it Monday Morning and then Wash again Friday Morning.

Love your regime. Thanks for joining. I'll add you to the list.

Okay ladies, last night I deep conditioned my hair with Avocado, shea, olive oil, blackstrap molasses. A whole bunch of stuff in a blender. I sat with it for about a hour. Rinsed it out and conditioned for about 20 minutes with Lekair cholesteral and Aphoghee reonstructor for my detangling session.

The first pictures is my freshly washed and detangled hair. Front and side views.


I am not that technology savvy to post the different steps in doing this TnC hairstyle, but needless to say; IT WAS A SOMEWHAT DISASTER. Will I do it again. Maybe after I'm done with this 6 month challenge. Not before.

I divided my hair in 4's and with each section, I twisted about 4-5 twists. My hair is so freaking thick that I the rollers were popping off on the ends. I then decided to just pin curl the ends. So I had some rollers, some pins in the ends after the 30 minute twisting session. I went to bed. It was very uncomfortable.

This morning I carefully unraveled my twists. I didn't like what I saw because, I', thinking my hair is gonna come out like Nikki

I don't know what happened to the back twist on the left. I think my twist unraveled, I just didn't care and went to bed.

Anyway, I wore my hair as promised. I took some pictures this morning of the finished product. Tonight I will be twisting it back up.

Think it looks pretty. Love your waves and shine. It's cute, but I totally understand. If you aren't feeling it, it's irrelavant what others say

i just took my twists down and i plan on washing/conditioning/retwisting tomorrow. my hair seems like it is thickening up.

Are you doing anything in particular that you attribute to causing your hair to thicken up???

I definitely agree with you as far as twists go, that is why we are in this challenge. But the twist-outs, I don't consider it protective per se. I do agree with you as far as your " hair being grouped into the curl pattern"; but your hair is still exposed to the elements, and quite possible hanging on your shoulders.

Please take this lightly, I am not that beat to try it again until August. I prefer leaving my twists in for at least a week at a time. This is also coming from the perspective of someone who thinks a afro puff is a protective style since the hair is not hanging on my shoulders.

You crack me up about the fro!!

Beautiful hair Donewit-it! Sooo thick! Please share some with a sparse haired sista, lol!

My braids are still going strong and I definitely will leave them in for another week. They look a little fuzzy though, but not as bad as twists at this stage. Taking it a week at a time at the moment, so next week will decide whether or not I get them replaced. I will be trying some teenie tiny twists next that I can put into braids for washing, DC etc so they last longer. Wish my hair didn't get so fuzzy so fast, sigh...

Yeah..The frizz factor can be brutal. I'm basically doing the same thing as you. Approaching my current wish week by week, to determine when I will redo. Right now I am on day 9. My scalp isn't screaming, so it's all good..LOL

I'm in, I hope to wear twists/twist outs all year so this will be a great motivator for me.

Great..I'll add you to the list.

Looking forward to seeing some more banging styles this weekend ladies

 

[donewit-it]

Oooop2, thanks for the pictures of your TnC. Now, you not untwisting your twist is a protective style. I've actually worn my hair in big twists and left them in for work. I thought it looked cute. Maybe I will do it sometime soon.

I didn't retwist my hair last night like I said I would, so I guess I'm sporting a 2 day old twist out. I have to work on my hair this weekend.