I too lurked, then joined a while ago. First I learned how to care for my hair as I transitioned, nourish my hair after I chopped off my ends after 20 months, then how to do it all again after what I call the unfortunate Dominican salon experience of 2012 where they heat damaged my BSL hair, grew it back out cutting an inch every two months. Back then I was just about the hair.
These days I am more into saving time and the health of my hair, not length. I can’t spend the hour every 3 days to wash and detangle like I did when I was focused on growth.
Recent hair highlights learned from the forum for me are are:
1) Yoda’s (aka
@Chicoro) lessons on...anything! Shea Butter, Aphogee, you name it. She is the OG of the OG’s.
2) Drybar as an option for a blowout that came out fabulous in less than 60 min on washed and predetangled hair.
3) Vacation mini twists - best vacay hair ever! Loved it except for the takedown
4) Rocking my trusty dusty braid and curl using only 9 braids for my entire head when I used to do 15 or more.
As time went on, the forum has become for me more about the fellowship and sharing ideas and perspectives on a million different topics which occasionally dip into hair - travel, parenting, business, politics, fav tv shows, entertainment news - this is my go to for finding like minded women who are juggling families, careers, womanhood, sisterhood, life.
I can have a political discussion, explore figure skating, discuss travel plans, read up on investing, get inspired to work out, get recipes, rant about work, shed tears over an e-sister’s tragedy or joy, check for photos of Sienna Wilson, skip photos of any Kardashian/Jenner, scold the cast of Grey’s, get a book recommendation, and get tips to maintain my hair all in 15 min.
Best $6.50 I spend every year.