ChikaChika
Active Member
Hello ladies,
I'm Chika, I've been lurking for a couple of weeks but I dug out the card and bought a subscription and I'm so glad I did!
I've made various hair mistakes over the years and I am hanging my head in shame thinking about them. I mean crazy stuff like relaxing and colouring the braiding all on the same day and being too friendly with the hairdryer, the tongs and my flat iron
The result = a head of half relaxed half natural hair. Its thin and not doing too good but with your good advice I can hopefully turn it around in 2008. I've finally found out that the products that I thought were helping my hair and scalp were the ones causing the trouble.
I used Dr Miracles stuff for ages and thought that it would cure that dry, tight, flaking, weeping scalp that I had but I now see that it caused it. Thank god I discovered this place otherwiswe I hate to think what might have happened to my hair.
I LOVE reading about you all, seeing your inspirational pictures and I can't wait to prove all the people who said I had "bad hair" wrong! THANK YOU ladies. I think I will do the crown and glory technique for 2008 and see what I end up with in a years time. I'm far too afraid to relax at the moment so I think I'm going to have to learn how to deal with my natural hair. I'm going to have to so a big chop but its soooo hard to get the courage!
Anyway, here is the main question. Does anyone know how to classify my hair. How do you know if you're a 1 2 3 4 a b c or d? if someone couls point me in the right direction I would be eternally grateful. Also please say hi!
I'm Chika, I've been lurking for a couple of weeks but I dug out the card and bought a subscription and I'm so glad I did!
I've made various hair mistakes over the years and I am hanging my head in shame thinking about them. I mean crazy stuff like relaxing and colouring the braiding all on the same day and being too friendly with the hairdryer, the tongs and my flat iron
The result = a head of half relaxed half natural hair. Its thin and not doing too good but with your good advice I can hopefully turn it around in 2008. I've finally found out that the products that I thought were helping my hair and scalp were the ones causing the trouble.
I used Dr Miracles stuff for ages and thought that it would cure that dry, tight, flaking, weeping scalp that I had but I now see that it caused it. Thank god I discovered this place otherwiswe I hate to think what might have happened to my hair.
I LOVE reading about you all, seeing your inspirational pictures and I can't wait to prove all the people who said I had "bad hair" wrong! THANK YOU ladies. I think I will do the crown and glory technique for 2008 and see what I end up with in a years time. I'm far too afraid to relax at the moment so I think I'm going to have to learn how to deal with my natural hair. I'm going to have to so a big chop but its soooo hard to get the courage!
Anyway, here is the main question. Does anyone know how to classify my hair. How do you know if you're a 1 2 3 4 a b c or d? if someone couls point me in the right direction I would be eternally grateful. Also please say hi!
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Welcome Home Chika! I love this place and I'm sure you will too! :crystalbaYou answer will be coming VERY soon... from your LHCF Sistaz
I don't want to tell you the wrong thing, but I wanted to welcome you.
don't worry about hair types. they're not important at all.
You're going to find so many helpful ladies on this site and goo-gobs of information. Enjoy!
