Waist Length 2013

Yay thanks girly, I'm in...I've decided to proctective style my way to waistlenght. its the only thing my hair understand. DH won't like it but he only have to deal with it until 2013,lol
 
RarityFluttershy said:
@Shadiyah
What Deep Conditioner Do You Use After A Henna Treatment?
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well what I was doing is washing it out with a cheaper conditioner which is now the tr and I use mixed chicks deep conditioner to do the last and leave in for a while. it is nice and soft and shiny when I am finish. the next time I will do it is sept because of not being sure what was giving me that setback or almost a setback. I just brought moroccan oil intense hydrating mask that I will use now.
 
I Need To Come Up With A Different Protective Style And A Different Method To Wash, Condition Wash, And Deep Condition My Hair. At This Point My Hair Is Becoming To Difficult To Do All Four And I'm About Ready To Cut.
 
Just checking in and welcome too all the new challengers!!!!
I almost had a setback from not using an oil or butter for my heavy sealing
My hair felt so dry but vo5 kiwi poo and con and then a dc with a cheapie con and oils slapped me into shape. I most and sealed with gio direct and whipped shea butter with grapeseed oil in it. Still taking my msm and countrylife maxi I notice the growth.
How are you ladies?
 
I May Have To Trim My Hair. Too Much Breakage From Me Being Rough With My Hair. I Have Too Many Damn Knots And Really Do Not Know What To Do At This Point.:ohwell:

ETA: I Don't Know Rather To Baby My Ends Or Just Cut And Start All Over.
 
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I May Have To Trim My Hair. Too Much Breakage From Me Being Rough With My Hair. I Have Too Many Damn Knots And Really Do Not Know What To Do At This Point.:ohwell:

ETA: I Don't Know Rather To Baby My Ends Or Just Cut And Start All Over.
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WAIT!!! Do you have any pics of your ends??

ETA: Have you tried oil rinsing? And if you REALLY thing u need scissors...try a search and destroy. I gotta feelin...woo hoooooo..(thanks Black Eyed Peas:look:)..that we might be able to save your hair!:)
 
Hi. Ladies. I havent been on here in forever. I was dealing with some terrible scalp issues for like the past couple months or so. I didn't know what the heck was going on, it was red, scaly, dry, super itchy in the front in like a fist size area. I finally was able to see the dermatologist and found out I have Sebhorric Dermatitis a mild case she says. I've been on the dermasmoothe and it has helped. Im just in maintenance mode right now. I had really neglected my hair for that month or so, I felt self concious every where I went like people were staring at my scalp ugh, it was horrible. Plus, I had to use this stinky horrible drying shampoo! Agh, and I was in the hospital over night from a reaction to some meds. I'm doing so much better and I'm reducing my stress to keep the flare ups down and looking for natural ways to combat it. I'm still hoping for my goal of WL unstretched in 2013 I havent did a length check and dont plan on it because I dont want to be dissapointed cause I know I neglected my hair. I will just get back to babying it until my flat iron lenght check in Dec. and hope for at least some progress. Thanks for listening! I missed this place!
 
SmilingElephant said:
WAIT!!! Do you have any pics of your ends??

ETA: Have you tried oil rinsing? And if you REALLY thing u need scissors...try a search and destroy. I gotta feelin...woo hoooooo..(thanks Black Eyed Peas:look:)..that we might be able to save your hair!:)
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I Was Looking At My Hair Today And It Is Damaged:nono:Breakage In The Back From Being Rough With Condition Washing/Shampooing And From Wearing Cotton Bandanas.
Also I'm 100% Natural, No Heat Ever, No Dye, Never Even Henna-ed My Hair. At This Point I Feel There Is No Need For Me To Hold Onto Damage Hair.
*Sigh* I Hate Nasty, Thin Ends And This Is How My Ends Is Looking Right About Now. I Feel So Embarrassed And Ashamed There Is No Reason For My Hair To Be Looking Like This.:nono:
 
Ladies Your Opinions Please.

1. Cut On Wet Or Dry Hair?
2. What Is The Best Oil To Use For Oil Rinsing?
3. Best Moisturizing Leave-In Conditioner?
 
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AuNaturalMaMa said:
Hi. Ladies. I havent been on here in forever. I was dealing with some terrible scalp issues for like the past couple months or so. I didn't know what the heck was going on, it was red, scaly, dry, super itchy in the front in like a fist size area. I finally was able to see the dermatologist and found out I have Sebhorric Dermatitis a mild case she says. I've been on the dermasmoothe and it has helped. Im just in maintenance mode right now. I had really neglected my hair for that month or so, I felt self concious every where I went like people were staring at my scalp ugh, it was horrible. Plus, I had to use this stinky horrible drying shampoo! Agh, and I was in the hospital over night from a reaction to some meds. I'm doing so much better and I'm reducing my stress to keep the flare ups down and looking for natural ways to combat it. I'm still hoping for my goal of WL unstretched in 2013 I havent did a length check and dont plan on it because I dont want to be dissapointed cause I know I neglected my hair. I will just get back to babying it until my flat iron lenght check in Dec. and hope for at least some progress. Thanks for listening! I missed this place!
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I am so sorry to hear about your troubles but it will be alright... things will get better. your hair is fine.. it was only a month. Glad to see you back.
 
Well I am still here babying my hair and it is soft on the top but the bottom is still feeling a little rough. I only notice because I did a french cornrow last night before I put it in the silk scarf. I know I will not henna my hair until Oct and if things are not 100% I will not then.
 
RarityFluttershy said:
Ladies Your Opinions Please.

1. Cut On Wet Or Dry Hair?
2. What Is The Best Oil To Use For Oil Rinsing?
3. Best Moisturizing Leave-In Conditioner?
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well I cut my hair when it is dry and curly but I do that because I wear my curly most of the time so I really don't care at this point to have a U or V or blunt shape I just want to cut at least as possible.

I like to rinse with olive oil and I also do it castor oil because I put the castor oil on my scalp and hair at night and rinse with water in the morning.

my leave in is my stable hairveda whipped creme ends hydration.
 
I'm so impatient. 17 days til flat iron/length check/trim. Its weird bc one day I will pull a piece and I look super close to APL and then other times its like oh, I'm just full SL.

I'd like to be at least an inch away from APL, preferably 1/2 inch when I length check.

Up until less than a year ago, I used to be one to wear my hair out straight all the time. So its really excruciating having my hair up this long and not really knowing how long it is. I know some folks on here go 1 year or longer. But for me, almost 5 months is a long time.
 
@Imani I know how you feel lol....

I have just put a avocado conditoner in my hair. I just mixed it with honey, olive oil and JBCO. I know one thing it stinks... and it has no taste don't think I could eat that. I am doing all kinds of things out of the kitchen to make my hair nice and soft. lets see how it goes I will be rinsing it at 5:15 and that will be before I go to sleep for the day.
 
OMG!!!!! I think I know now what happen to my hair... remember I said my hair does not like protien?????? well I had been using that STRONG ROOTS Red Pimento Hair Growth Oil to my hair for some time now and I just took another look at the ingredients which is one wheat germ which is what?????? a very heavy protien... there is no hair growth nothing that don't have protien and I don't know what I was thinking. CRAZY RIGHT??????
 
I'm basically starting over from scratch, my hair went from bsb to a lil below shoulder length in a matter of 4 months. I moved to the desert and my hair went into shock, nothing I did helped it was falling out everytime I touched it, extremely dry and brittle. I am going to do hardcore protective style. I'm hoping a year from now I can be somewhere around BSL. I have a new reggie for this climate which seems to be working, just praying it will get me to wsl in 2013.
 
Wow a little over a year into this hair journey and only now am I not length checking every single day:look:
 
AuNaturalMaMa- I also suffer from SD & know how frustrating it can be! The itching/greasy flakes/soreness are the WORST IMO So I can really relate to going MIA/neglecting you hair bc of it. I also use prescription shampoos and they dry your hair out something terrible :nono: But I got a tip on here that really helped with that...a fellow SD sufferer suggested putting oil and/or conditioner on your hair before you wash with the poo that strips your hair! It makes a world of difference :yep: I just make sure to try to apply on the hair strands & not the scalp! My hair is much happier now & I don't feel like taking care of my scalp issues is damaging my hair, so I am more consistent with it! During my latest flare up, my hair growth & scalp health really suffered, but I readjusted my goals & am just taking it a day at a time HTH :bighug:

AuNaturalMaMa said:
Hi. Ladies. I havent been on here in forever. I was dealing with some terrible scalp issues for like the past couple months or so. I didn't know what the heck was going on, it was red, scaly, dry, super itchy in the front in like a fist size area. I finally was able to see the dermatologist and found out I have Sebhorric Dermatitis a mild case she says. I've been on the dermasmoothe and it has helped. Im just in maintenance mode right now. I had really neglected my hair for that month or so, I felt self concious every where I went like people were staring at my scalp ugh, it was horrible. Plus, I had to use this stinky horrible drying shampoo! Agh, and I was in the hospital over night from a reaction to some meds. I'm doing so much better and I'm reducing my stress to keep the flare ups down and looking for natural ways to combat it. I'm still hoping for my goal of WL unstretched in 2013 I havent did a length check and dont plan on it because I dont want to be dissapointed cause I know I neglected my hair. I will just get back to babying it until my flat iron lenght check in Dec. and hope for at least some progress. Thanks for listening! I missed this place!
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I need to stock up on stuff for the cooler weather....we only get like 2 weeks worth of Winter here in Florida....and to a native...anything below 75 degrees is considered Winter...:lol:

Here's what i THINK i want:

CJ Curl Queen
CJ Daily Fix
CJ Smoothing lotion
Oyin Whipped Pudding (or just GET me some butter and oils and make my own mix:yep:...i wanna use this for twist/braidouts)
 
Ummm I need some new moisturizers for the winter, something without glycerin. I prefer a wet one for when I bun, I now use S-curl. I need a creamy but light one for when I flat iron, I now use Wave Nouvea Finishing Lotion. I was planning to use Elasta QP Mango Butter, but I see that they now put Olive Oil in it. I would prefer one without oil because I dont like to flat iron my hair with oil in it.

Any suggestions?
 
@SmilingElephant I don't think I can fit another thing in my bathroom lol I do want some more JBCO because I only have one bottle under the sink. I be giving my mother and who ever care packages when they come here.

Because of the degenerated disc I have in my neck and back I can only do but so much and my shoulders are burning again because I have my newest grandson all the time and he getting fat. I can not do all the fancy dos in my head anymore because the longer my hair gets the more I can not hold my arms up. so I am back to curly hair which is the easiest for me.

I co washed today and used mixed chicks today and I will use JBCO and hairveda tonight before I tie it up for the night. I kind of checked it in the shower and it is at the bottom of my shoulder blades which is full apl and past... on my way to bsl... I would love to see it flatiron but refuse to use heat on my hair lol
 
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Shadiyah said:
@SmilingElephant I don't think I can fit another thing in my bathroom lol I do want some more JBCO because I only have one bottle under the sink. I be giving my mother and who ever care packages when they come here.

Because of the degenerated disc I have in my neck and back I can only do but so much and my shoulders are burning again because I have my newest grandson all the time and he getting fat. I can not do all the fancy dos in my head anymore because the longer my hair gets the more I can not hold my arms up. so I am back to curly hair which is the easiest for me.

I co washed today and used mixed chicks today and I will use JBCO and hairveda tonight before I tie it up for the night. I kind of checked it in the shower and it is at the bottom of my shoulder blades which is full apl and past... on my way to bsl... I would love to see it flatiron but refuse to use heat on my hair lol
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I feel ya on that back pain thing. I have scoliosis...i'm not sure if i have anything degenerating but my back gives me alot of pain as well...in fact i'm huerting as i'm typing it due to the weather and sitting in a cold classroom for a long time:nono:....this is part of why i don't do alot of protective styling as well...so i can completely understand!:yep:....tomorrow i'm gonna stock up on some Tylenol Arthritis...my dad was taking them years ago bc he was having an issue with his shoulder...and i was having really bad pain along my spine....i took them and they WORKED!

So until i find a new doctor i'll be taking that bc it's not only my back...my fingers and my knee is giving me pain too....i don't really say too much about it bc ppl like to joke and call me an old kid....and its not all that funny to me bc it DOES hurt. I think its bc of the cold classrooms i'm in...then its been raining pretty much everyday here in Florida that's probably whats aggravating it.

Your grandson sounds ADORABLE!! I love fat babies!!:lol:...anything huggly snuggly i run to it!:lachen:

I'm still using my Mixed Silk...but i've been also experimenting with the CURLs for Target Creme Brule....i like it...smells good and it does leave my hair feeling moisturized. So i like it:yep:
 
Checking In. Will Be Cutting My Hair Tomorrow, Conditioned Washed To Night. Oh Yeah! I Actually Made Whipped Shea Butter And It Stayed Whipped. It's So Soft And Fluffy.:lick:
 
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