Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

OMG, just saw a pic of cousin who is a serious weave head. I always, always see here with weaves. Well, her edges are not looking hot right now. I know she may be under a lot of stress too since her husband has been away and will be away for a long while. So the hair loss could be attributed to that also. I just hope whatever damage has been done is still reversible.
 
I really wanna wear my hair out for a weekend. But I have to wait until June 1st. I haven't worn my own hair since man when I did my last length check.
 
I rinsed and conditioned my hair last night. I got a little growth going, enough for my little curlies to start popping when wet. And I've got shrinkage already :lachen:. I don't know why, but my hair is growing in really shiny and dark, like almost black dark. I have 0.5 inch of hair and I'm this excited already :lol:.

I'm also going to either give my scissors away or throw it away. I'm dedicating myself to 6 years of not cuts, no trims, no scissors touching this new hair. I'm curious to see how much length I'll retain and what my ends will look like. This also means that I'll have to be super diligent with taking care of every inch of hair I grow. I don't want to be walking around with jacked up curls :spinning:.
 
I think I almost have enough hair to cornrow again!!!!
Yaay.
I plan on setting an appointment for April 30th with my girl.
Fingers crossed they last for at least 2 weeks.

Where.are.my.growth.vitamins??????
 
I haven't been on Shescentit's website in like 8+ months.
O
M
G
Killing me! Killing me!!! :lachen: Thank goodness stuff is sold out, I'm broke and I have no hair :lachen:
 
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Bought some ApHogee 2 step... I need for this shedding:breakage to stop. Shedding mostly... But a little breakage too.

Hopefully it stops.
 
omg i need to be careful with that peroxide, my eyebrows are going to look like they are gone. its a reddish blond color on some parts of both eyebrows
 
I've been doing braid outs on my mom's hair all week and now she thinks she's cute lol. All the compliments from her co-workers have gone straight to her head.
 
Currently in my first protective style (I'm usually in low manipulation styles) scratching my scalp with my stylus. Good to know I have very little to no build up :look:
 
ckisland said:
I rinsed and conditioned my hair last night. I got a little growth going, enough for my little curlies to start popping when wet. And I've got shrinkage already :lachen:. I don't know why, but my hair is growing in really shiny and dark, like almost black dark. I have 0.5 inch of hair and I'm this excited already :lol:.

I'm also going to either give my scissors away or throw it away. I'm dedicating myself to 6 years of not cuts, no trims, no scissors touching this new hair. I'm curious to see how much length I'll retain and what my ends will look like. This also means that I'll have to be super diligent with taking care of every inch of hair I grow. I don't want to be walking around with jacked up curls :spinning:.
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ckisland

:band2::yay::kiss: You will be shocked at how much growth you will get when you spend some time not cutting. Cutting is necessary when you are engaging in unhealthy practices with your hair or if you are wearing it straight and want to keep a blunt hemline, otherwise trimming is an occasional practice limited to when many of your ends are split or damaged.
 
This transition has been like hell... I feel like I'm about to have a set back. I'm at a point where I feel like I'm going to just end up relaxing. I don't have the time and patience to handle all the tangling, ssk's, shedding like a dog, and all this breakage. I've DC'd, protein treat, low manipulation, trimmed, but still deal with the same ish (((sigh))).
 
flyygirlll2 said:
This transition has been like hell... I feel like I'm about to have a set back. I'm at a point where I feel like I'm going to just end up relaxing. I don't have the time and patience to handle all the tangling, ssk's, shedding like a dog, and all this breakage. I've DC'd, protein treat, low manipulation, trimmed, but still deal with the same ish (((sigh))).
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You might want to consider henna or a henna gloss. Henna eliminated my ssks.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y
 
HanaKuroi said:
You might want to consider henna or a henna gloss. Henna eliminated my ssks. I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y
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I've had henna but I've never tried it, I heard it loosens your curls? my natural hair is tightly coiled and overall is medium/ coarse with some fine strands in some areas. For now I've already decided I'm going to relax/ textlax. I think I'll try transitioning again in the near future cause I sure as heck do not want to relax forever, but as of right now for my lifestyle it's tough.
 
flyygirlll2 said:
I've had henna but I've never tried it, I heard it loosens your curls? my natural hair is tightly coiled and overall is medium/ coarse with some fine strands in some areas. For now I've already decided I'm going to relax/ textlax. I think I'll try transitioning again in the near future cause I sure as heck do not want to relax forever, but as of right now for my lifestyle it's tough.
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Henna requires countless applications before podsibly loosening curls on some hair types. I used to henna weekly and my curls didn't change. I think it depends on curl type and length, but even then adding amla powder would prevent that.

Before you henna, make sure you have body art quality henna. Also purchase from a reputable online vendor. You want to know what is going on your head.

I understand about lifestyle and hair. Good-luck.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y
 
ckisland I can't get over your cut. It REALLY suits you! :)

What's the plan? Are you keeping it natural as it grows out?

ETA- I just saw your post about a scissor free 6 years. I'm excited to follow your journey.

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HanaKuroi said:
Henna requires countless applications before podsibly loosening curls on some hair types. I used to henna weekly and my curls didn't change. I think it depends on curl type and length, but even then adding amla powder would prevent that.

Before you henna, make sure you have body art quality henna. Also purchase from a reputable online vendor. You want to know what is going on your head.

I understand about lifestyle and hair. Good-luck.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y
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Thanks. The only vendors I know who are reputable for selling good henna is mehandi and henna sooq. The henna I had before was body art quality henna and it was from mehandi.
 
How did I not rinse the back of my head right? I scratched my head and henna was all under my nails. I was so worried about the front and back, I didn't rinse that area well. I used sections but I still missed.

I am going to DC again, just because it is Saturday. :)

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Thinking about microbraids but I'm afraid of the damage they do.

Organix Argan Conditioner as after-wash conditioner and leave-in is the truth!!!
 
Duchess007 said:
@ckisland I can't get over your cut. It REALLY suits you! :)

What's the plan? Are you keeping it natural as it grows out?

ETA- I just saw your post about a scissor free 6 years. I'm excited to follow your journey.

Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
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Duchess007 , Thank you!!!!!! :grin: I'm natural for life! I'm done :lol:. Yeah, I'm really excited to see how my hair will look and grow out this time :yep:. The longest I went without using scissors was about 2 years. I just really like the idea of never cutting it again :look:
 
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