WL 2011

SHEANITPRO said:
This challenge was a good one for me. I've taken a pre-perm pic below...and will be perming tonite after a 15 week stretch.

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SHEANITPRO

:congrats:On reaching Waist Length.... Whatever your doing keep it up :yep: and look at those lovely lead hairs guiding your way to Hip Length :yep::woot:
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JJamiah, thanks so much for pointing out those wigs. I truly appreciate it. Just off that list, I could have enough to last me through the summer.

Ladies, I don't believe in the zodiac but I'm a Libra & I'm the most indecisive person I know. I've been struggling with what to do with my hair for some time & it's wrecking my nerves that I don't know what to do.

The longest/healthiest my hair has ever been (full MBL) was when I was relaxed (texlaxed, really), protective styling 90% of the time, using the Wanakee line & stretching my relaxers to 10-12 weeks. Also I never used any direct heat. I rollerset & wrapped my hair once a week.

However, I got away from this thinking natural was best (& finding hair boards) & though my hair is the same length it was then, it's nowhere near as healthy.

Now I could be a straight haired natural but my hair seems to thrive without the direct heat and honestly the easiest maintenance I've ever known was when my hair was relaxed. I didn't have a cabinet full of products like I do now. I had poo, DC, leave-in, moisturizer, daily oil, jojoba oil for weekly hot oil scalp treatments & setting lotion for my rollersets.

I'm sick because if I had've continued what was working for me, I'd be a HL texlaxed sister right now with healthy hair from root to ends. But I'm afraid after all of this time, if I go back to texlaxing, I may not get the results that I once did and then I'll have to transition yet again.

What do you ladies think? What would you do?
 
nakialovesshoes said:
JJamiah, thanks so much for pointing out those wigs. I truly appreciate it. Just off that list, I could have enough to last me through the summer.

Ladies, I don't believe in the zodiac but I'm a Libra & I'm the most indecisive person I know. I've been struggling with what to do with my hair for some time & it's wrecking my nerves that I don't know what to do.

The longest/healthiest my hair has ever been (full MBL) was when I was relaxed (texlaxed, really), protective styling 90% of the time, using the Wanakee line & stretching my relaxers to 10-12 weeks. Also I never used any direct heat. I rollerset & wrapped my hair once a week.

However, I got away from this thinking natural was best (& finding hair boards) & though my hair is the same length it was then, it's nowhere near as healthy.

Now I could be a straight haired natural but my hair seems to thrive without the direct heat and honestly the easiest maintenance I've ever known was when my hair was relaxed. I didn't have a cabinet full of products like I do now. I had poo, DC, leave-in, moisturizer, daily oil, jojoba oil for weekly hot oil scalp treatments & setting lotion for my rollersets.

I'm sick because if I had've continued what was working for me, I'd be a HL texlaxed sister right now with healthy hair from root to ends. But I'm afraid after all of this time, if I go back to texlaxing, I may not get the results that I once did and then I'll have to transition yet again.

What do you ladies think? What would you do?
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Have you considered wearing your natural hair straight more often?

The sentiments your expressed above is exactly how I felt back in September. I've been volleying back in forth btw APL & BSL for two years due to single strand knots. :nono: I only get the knots when I wear curly styles...specifically wash n go's and wet buns etc. So I decided to start wearing my hair stretched exclusively for curly styles. I also started straightening my hair 2 weeks out of the month. This has been working great so far.

I totally feel you on having the 50-11 products. I decided to basically go back to what I was doing when I was textlaxed and my hair was at it's longest with lil effor from me. Weekly wash and sets and light blow or Flat iron. HTH
 
Sunshine_One said:
Have you considered wearing your natural hair straight more often? The problem with being a straight haired natural is, for my hair, I have to use less product for it to remain soft & bouncy. The minute I start adding oil, my hair sticks together & becomes weighed down. Without oil, my scalp gets dry & flakes. And moisturizer is out of the question because of reversion.

The sentiments your expressed above is exactly how I felt back in September. I've been volleying back in forth btw APL & BSL for two years due to single strand knots. :nono: I didn't even talk about the single strand knots - these & my 3-4 different textures are the reasons I abandoned naturalness in the 1st place. I only get the knots when I wear curly styles...specifically wash n go's and wet buns etc. So I decided to start wearing my hair stretched exclusively for curly styles. I also started straightening my hair 2 weeks out of the month. This has been working great so far.

I totally feel you on having the 50-11 products. I decided to basically go back to what I was doing when I was textlaxed and my hair was at it's longest with lil effor from me. Weekly wash and sets and light blow or Flat iron. HTH
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nakialovesshoes said:
JJamiah, thanks so much for pointing out those wigs. I truly appreciate it. Just off that list, I could have enough to last me through the summer.

Ladies, I don't believe in the zodiac but I'm a Libra & I'm the most indecisive person I know. I've been struggling with what to do with my hair for some time & it's wrecking my nerves that I don't know what to do.

The longest/healthiest my hair has ever been (full MBL) was when I was relaxed (texlaxed, really), protective styling 90% of the time, using the Wanakee line & stretching my relaxers to 10-12 weeks. Also I never used any direct heat. I rollerset & wrapped my hair once a week.

However, I got away from this thinking natural was best (& finding hair boards) & though my hair is the same length it was then, it's nowhere near as healthy.

Now I could be a straight haired natural but my hair seems to thrive without the direct heat and honestly the easiest maintenance I've ever known was when my hair was relaxed. I didn't have a cabinet full of products like I do now. I had poo, DC, leave-in, moisturizer, daily oil, jojoba oil for weekly hot oil scalp treatments & setting lotion for my rollersets.

I'm sick because if I had've continued what was working for me, I'd be a HL texlaxed sister right now with healthy hair from root to ends. But I'm afraid after all of this time, if I go back to texlaxing, I may not get the results that I once did and then I'll have to transition yet again.

What do you ladies think? What would you do?
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@nakialovesshoes

Its not that relaxed is better than natural, its just a preference of what is liked or considered easier to manage. Your hair can thrive and grow just as long, its just going to take a little more patience, and understanding what your hair needs. Wear more protective styling, Wash and Go's look nice but they do nothing good for the hair if you ask me.

I'm a 3C natural never relaxed, and I don't wear it down, when I do If it doesn't have enough moisture it will knot up, or if I'm using a product my hair did not agree with. Some find it easier to heat train their hair, but I don't know about that because my hair doesn't like heat really.

So my advice would be to do a lot of protective styles, moisturize and be gentle when combing, if there is a knot comb through it gently, don't yank it out because your frustrated. {bad habit with natural hair((..Laughing..))}.

I hope I helped in some sort of way :)
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Hey Ladies,

Its still early here,
But im just going to say it now

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY
:love::Rose::cupid::cloud9::love2::2inlove::love3::lovedrool::love4::luv2:
Enjoy it...
Treat yourself if you must
:mmmchocolate::chocbunny:
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nakialovesshoes

I have been successful using extra virgin coconut oil on my scalp and hair. I just add a few drops on the length of hair and use a squeeze bottle to apply to scalp. It asorbs into my hair and doesn't weigh it down.

What oils are in your rotation right now?
 
casey3035 said:
@PeculiarDaye-HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!! I HOPE ITS THE BEST! Any big plans in store?
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@casey3035

None that I know of... I think I will just relax today, or take my nephew to the park and feed off his joy. :)
No matter how rough things get I always find joy in seeing others happy... It reminds me, that its another day and I should cherish it.

I love seeing people happy...
Its so... REFRESHING :yep:
I love LOVE!
:cupid:
Any other big plans for you today? :yep:
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Br*nzeb*mbsh~ll said:
Hey Lovelies!
Only 2 months in and I've had a setback.
I did a one inch trim... my hair was not looking up to par. It had grown a great deal, but it shed so much and I had a lot of breakage. I'm feeling kinda :-( about it all...sheesh. AND I need to work on my edges. I'm looking for a Pep Partner Twin, so I don't fall off the deep end...I've been considering cutting my hair back to apl, thinking it may look better and I'll feel better...
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sweetie pie, first, i'm so sad to hear of this setback:sad:!
i'm sure the repair you did has helped tremendously!
i totally understand about the edges and the ends, too, because i feel like that off and on, just about every day!
second, i'd swear the truth: i just wrote almost the EXACT SAME THING just a few pages back! :blush: no joke! really!:yep:
if it hadn't been for listening to PeculiarDaye, i would already be back to APL again! :perplexed:lol:

i think our hair is at an "in between stage". it's growing and will fill in, but until it "settles" in it won't look like it did at the shorter lengths.

i also think it gets harder when the hair starts getting to longer lengths, in general.

PLEASE follow PeculiarDaye's excellent advice and hang in there!:yep:
what do you say we give our hair until the summer to settle in then think about any major decisions, then?
 
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grow said:
@Br*nzeb*mbsh~ll
sweetie pie, first, i'm so sad to hear of this setback:sad:!
i'm sure the repair you did has helped tremendously!
i totally understand about the edges and the ends, too, because i feel like that off and on, just about every day!
second, i'd swear the truth: i just wrote almost the EXACT SAME THING just a few pages back! :blush: no joke! really!:yep:
if it hadn't been for listening to @PeculiaDaye, i would already be back to APL again! :perplexed:lol:

i think our hair is at an "in between stage". it's growing and will fill in, but until it "settles" in it won't look like it did at the shorter lengths.

i also think it gets harder when the hair starts getting to longer lengths, in general.

PLEASE follow PeculiarDaye's excellent advice and hang in there!:yep:
what do you say we give our hair until the summer to settle in then think about any major decisions, then?
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grow

Thank you so much, you are truly a kind hearted person...
Thank you, for making my day that much better :yep:


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@Aireen, FABULOUS PICTURES, BEAUTIFUL HAIR, YAY, YOU MADE BSB!!!!!!

girl, i love it ALL!!! the bangs, the wispy soft ends, the blowout (your hair looks great this way and i agree, the flat iron after perming can not only damage, but leave our hair looking "stuck" to our heads, lol!) even the silly faces are cute cute cute!

thank you for posting pictures! just love eye candy!!!

@Br*nzeb*mbsh~ll
it is so nice to hear a sista speak of hair decisions and say "i'm praying on it"!!!!!

you go girl, you go!!!! (there was a thread last year about "who praises their hair" or somethng like that, so yes, we need to love our hair as Spirit loves us!)

oh, and I'VE MISSED YOU, TOO SWEETIE PIE!!! (have fallen off my egg shakes...boo hoo, could i tip toe back?)

@JJamiah, you said some wise words there! (always do, sugar!)
you also mentioned that you use Dudley's DRC 28 now?
i didn't know. i use that too!!!
how do you like it? it is real HEAVY DUTY!
my question is, since i read somewhere (i forget which thread...am subbed to too many, lol!) that u plan to henna, so how does the henna, which is a protein like substance interact with the Dudley's?

@SHEANITPRO, your hair looks GORGEOUSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

i second JJ's motion, please get us some pics after you relax!!!

@Sunshine_One, thank you so much for the helpful advice for the braiding and rebraiding in the shower with the conditioner. i will try this method and report back!

and ladies, thank you for having used the mention button. that's what took me back to the page where i had left off.....otherwise i would have missed all those good weekend pages!

y'all are the BEST!
hhj ladies!!!!
 
Sunshine_One said:
@nakialovesshoes

I have been successful using extra virgin coconut oil on my scalp and hair. I just add a few drops on the length of hair and use a squeeze bottle to apply to scalp. It asorbs into my hair and doesn't weigh it down.

What oils are in your rotation right now?
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Um, I'm just coming back to the forum, after a 4-5 month hiatus. What's the "mention button?" I saw I had some mentions when I logged in & I didn't have a clue. :look:

Thanks to the other poster that offered advice as well.

Sunshine, I'm in braids right now transitioning out of a curly perm. My last touchup was February of last year. I don't want to do a BC, just mini chops. Except for an occasional flat iron for special occasions, I will be protective styling as much as possible. Plus, I'm a truck driver & don't have time for my hair.

I put BT on my scalp at least every other day & it's EVCO based & you're right, it does absorb pretty well plus it makes my hair very soft. I guess my problem with my natural hair was it just required more maintenance IMO and it was a struggle trying to find products that really worked for all of my textures. I have type 3 hair in my nape, going up to about 1/2 way to the middle of my head and also around my edges. I have type 4 hair the rest of my head, some 4a, some 4b, some 4z. The products that my type 3 hair liked, my type 4 hair :lachen::lachen:at.

When I wore a relaxer, my routine was so simple and I saw the infamous 6 inches per year in my sleep & that was with trims. Before the forum, I have been investigating how I could get very long hair & I think I had it figured out when I found the Wanakee website & was relaxing. I just got sidetracked. I love natural hair but I'm not so sure it's what I want for me. Is it okay to admit that I'm lazy & that, too, was an issue when dealing with my natural hair?

I'm going to give it some time before I decide, I think :look:.





 
grow said:
@Aireen, FABULOUS PICTURES, BEAUTIFUL HAIR, YAY, YOU MADE BSB!!!!!!

girl, i love it ALL!!! the bangs, the wispy soft ends, the blowout (your hair looks great this way and i agree, the flat iron after perming can not only damage, but leave our hair looking "stuck" to our heads, lol!) even the silly faces are cute cute cute!

thank you for posting pictures! just love eye candy!!!

@Br*nzeb*mbsh~ll
it is so nice to hear a sista speak of hair decisions and say "i'm praying on it"!!!!!

you go girl, you go!!!! (there was a thread last year about "who praises their hair" or somethng like that, so yes, we need to love our hair as Spirit loves us!)

oh, and I'VE MISSED YOU, TOO SWEETIE PIE!!! (have fallen off my egg shakes...boo hoo, could i tip toe back?)

@JJamiah, you said some wise words there! (always do, sugar!)
you also mentioned that you use Dudley's DRC 28 now?
i didn't know. i use that too!!!
how do you like it? it is real HEAVY DUTY!
my question is, since i read somewhere (i forget which thread...am subbed to too many, lol!) that u plan to henna, so how does the henna, which is a protein like substance interact with the Dudley's?

@SHEANITPRO, your hair looks GORGEOUSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

i second JJ's motion, please get us some pics after you relax!!!

@Sunshine_One, thank you so much for the helpful advice for the braiding and rebraiding in the shower with the conditioner. i will try this method and report back!

and ladies, thank you for having used the mention button. that's what took me back to the page where i had left off.....otherwise i would have missed all those good weekend pages!

y'all are the BEST!
hhj ladies!!!!
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Thanks so much
grow R YOU READING my mind? I have been thinking about that all night. How will the Henna affect my DRC, I really don't know.
Yes DRC is very heavy duty. Aphogee 2 step wasn't working for me anymore, time and usage. So I switched to something much easier for me to use. I love IT!
 
@nakialovesshoes, the "mention" feature is to bring the member you're speaking to, to the post you are posting.

what you do is hit the @ button, then place the member's name right after the @button, no spaces or mispelling of names, or it won't go thru to their inbox.

(a trick i've learned is to click on their name as if you were going to send them a pm or go to their profile, then instead of doing so, when you see the dropdown list of options, copy and paste their name. that way, names with particular characters or spellings don't have to be written in.)

this way, members (speaking for myself) who subscribe to lots of threads don't forget about their threads, because you help them to "remember" to come back,lol!

thanks again, ladies! if y'all hadn't "mentioned" me, i would have lost lots of pages of good info and just clicked on the "last page" of this thread!

@JJamiah, girl, you KNOW we are in sync!!!!
but knowing all the great moisturizinga dc's you've got,a i'm sure it won't be a problem!
which are you planning to do first, the DRC or the henna?
i can ONLY sing DRC's praises because that stuff leaves my hair feeling like silk that's as strong as steel!!!
when i do both, i plan to do a solid week of oil washing/oil rinsing and cowashing with dc's to replenish the moisture.
check it out, there's some really good info on here:
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/ha...92036-yall-gonna-think-im-crazy-oil-wash.html
 
nakialovesshoes said:
JJamiah, thanks so much for pointing out those wigs. I truly appreciate it. Just off that list, I could have enough to last me through the summer.

Ladies, I don't believe in the zodiac but I'm a Libra & I'm the most indecisive person I know. I've been struggling with what to do with my hair for some time & it's wrecking my nerves that I don't know what to do.

The longest/healthiest my hair has ever been (full MBL) was when I was relaxed (texlaxed, really), protective styling 90% of the time, using the Wanakee line & stretching my relaxers to 10-12 weeks. Also I never used any direct heat. I rollerset & wrapped my hair once a week.

However, I got away from this thinking natural was best (& finding hair boards) & though my hair is the same length it was then, it's nowhere near as healthy.

Now I could be a straight haired natural but my hair seems to thrive without the direct heat and honestly the easiest maintenance I've ever known was when my hair was relaxed. I didn't have a cabinet full of products like I do now. I had poo, DC, leave-in, moisturizer, daily oil, jojoba oil for weekly hot oil scalp treatments & setting lotion for my rollersets.

I'm sick because if I had've continued what was working for me, I'd be a HL texlaxed sister right now with healthy hair from root to ends. But I'm afraid after all of this time, if I go back to texlaxing, I may not get the results that I once did and then I'll have to transition yet again.

What do you ladies think? What would you do?
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I know this won't help much but ultimately the decision is up to u. U have to decide if u wanna continue to find the right combination of products and regimen that will allow ur natural hair to flourish (because it IS possible) or if us rather go with the convenience u experienced with relaxed hair. If u were to relax/texlax again, I don't think getting back to the healthy state u were before would be a problem.
 
grow said:
@nakialovesshoes, the "mention" feature is to bring the member you're speaking to, to the post you are posting.

what you do is hit the @ button, then place the member's name right after the @button, no spaces or mispelling of names, or it won't go thru to their inbox.

(a trick i've learned is to click on their name as if you were going to send them a pm or go to their profile, then instead of doing so, when you see the dropdown list of options, copy and paste their name. that way, names with particular characters or spellings don't have to be written in.)

this way, members (speaking for myself) who subscribe to lots of threads don't forget about their threads, because you help them to "remember" to come back,lol!

thanks again, ladies! if y'all hadn't "mentioned" me, i would have lost lots of pages of good info and just clicked on the "last page" of this thread!

@JJamiah, girl, you KNOW we are in sync!!!!
but knowing all the great moisturizinga dc's you've got,a i'm sure it won't be a problem!
which are you planning to do first, the DRC or the henna?
i can ONLY sing DRC's praises because that stuff leaves my hair feeling like silk that's as strong as steel!!!
when i do both, i plan to do a solid week of oil washing/oil rinsing and cowashing with dc's to replenish the moisture.
check it out, there's some really good info on here:
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/ha...92036-yall-gonna-think-im-crazy-oil-wash.html
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Sunshine_One said:
JJamiah

How do you use the DRC? Is this product made by Dudley? I'm wondering if this is a product I should try. TIA
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grow how about I plant to mix a cap full of DRC since some people use eggs into my henna and see how it goes from there :crazy: I know :lachen:

I definitely have enough moisture DC's to get into afterwards.

Sunshine_One
I just wash hair as normal, Spray on my DRC, cap it and get under the dryer for 20 minutes and my hair is so soft yet strong, afterwards I steam my DC in and leave that one for 30 minutes after steaming, STRONG HAIR is all I can say. I would say THIS IS a great purchase the price tag is usually what hinders folks to get it. BUT it is well worth it.
 
grow said:
@Aireen, FABULOUS PICTURES, BEAUTIFUL HAIR, YAY, YOU MADE BSB!!!!!!

girl, i love it ALL!!! the bangs, the wispy soft ends, the blowout (your hair looks great this way and i agree, the flat iron after perming can not only damage, but leave our hair looking "stuck" to our heads, lol!) even the silly faces are cute cute cute!
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Thank you, grow! :bighug: I'll be sure to update with the back pictures very soon, in two days! I want to do a deeeeeeep conditioning session first. :grin:

Thanks so much again! Yes especially the day after when it's beyond oily and greasy, had enough of that so for the past two visits I've requested a blowout. I already have a fat face haha, need the hair to slim it down and limp hair makes my features look exaggerated. :lol:
 
i did a few trims over the last few months and now i'm in between apl and bsl. i'm applying a sulfur mix three times a week and wearing mainly two strand twists. i work out four days a week and i am trying to keep up with my water in-take.
 
bigbrowneyez, BEAUTIFUL HAIR!!!!
thank you for the pictures!!!!

JJamiah, um...uh...lovey dovey, i wouldn't feel right saying anything about the DRC in the henna mix because i've never even tried henna before, but are you planning a strand test?

Aireen, you just know we can't wait to see the pitchas!!!!
(p.s. your face is not fat!)

PeculiarDaye, you are always so uplifting and positive! you keep us feeling empowered about our hair, sweetie!

casey3035, that's a good question, i wanna know too!


omachine, just looking at your reggie gets me motivated! you're gonna get great progress!
 
Grow, thank you for your words of encouragement... You have such beautiful hair, happy growing to you too!


@omachine, just looking at your reggie gets me motivated! you're gonna get great progress![/QUOTE]
 
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