Today marks 30 weeks post relaxer and on the 18th, I will be 7 months post!
- I have not experienced any increase breakage. Just the normal wear and tear from manipulating my hair in between twists.
- My relaxed ends have the same thickness since the start of my transition although they look thinner because of my thick new-growth
- I love twists, but I'm sick of them..so after my next 3 week set, I will wear my hair out for a month or 2. As said before, I would like to enjoy these relaxed ends while they look good!!
- I do not want to wear any extensions until I'm at least a year post. So, braids will have to wait until then.
- I have not thought once about relaxing my hair. Not ONCE!
- I also haven't thought about bc-ing. I need more growth and I can't see myself cutting off so much healthy hair!
- I MAY straighten my hair in December.
- This transition is going relatively well
- I'm thinking about buying some Jamaican Black Castor Oil for my edges. That's one product I never tried, but my edges seem sparse. That's another reason why I'm holding off on braids.
- I'll be trying out a new DC this weekend. The Silk Elements Mega Cholesterol that was included in a haul post a while back. I will patch test first and cross my fingers that it works well for me.
- I lightly dusted my ends last night when I removed my twists. I plan to dust monthly and trim every 4 months. In February, on my Bday, I may cut off about 4 inches.
- I would like at least 10 inches of natural hair before I big chop.I need enough hair to fit in a ponytail. So.. if I get 6 inches by November, I should only have about 8 months to go after that.
On to the pics.....
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That's where my new growth ends
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I did a braid-out for today, this is just to show how my relaxed ends look. I didn't fluff it out.
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| The back of the braid-out |
Lookin' good. Your ends look healthy in the braid out.
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DeleteYour hair looks lovely.....and so do your nails...!
ReplyDeleteThank you to both compliments :-)
DeleteI love twists too. Your transition is going great. I wish I had all this info when I was transitioning.All the best!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :-D
DeleteI just made 30 weeks post yesterday! This is my 2nd & FINAL transition! :D And this one is sooo much easier than the first one! lol.
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* I too have not experienced any increase breakage.
* My relaxed ends are alot thinner than my transitioning newgrowth.
* I've been wearing my hair in bantu knot outs & sometimes will put them into a messy bun w/a cute silk scarf into a bow help to cover of some of my newgrowth.
* I'm gonna be rocking my own hair for the whole transition(no weave/extensions).
* I too have not thought once about relaxing my hair. I love my Natural texture WAAAAAY too much to kill it w/the heat & burning chemicals again haha.
* I too haven't thought about bc-ing. Maybe in another yr or so. Or until i'm comfortable to cut off the rest of my relaxed ends.
* I don't plan on using direct heat for the whole transition. I personally just don't care for straight/flat hair anymore. Plus i don't want to take ANY chances at damaging my texture.
* My transition is also going very well :) I've been using Castor Oil on my edges & nape so that by the time i cut off the rest of my relaxed hair, they'll be alot thicker. Plus i'm seeing alot of new thick baby hairs growing in ^_^
* I personally cut off 3 inches every 6 months (it makes my transitioning & wash days alot easier).
* I would like at least 3 or 4 inches of natural hair (unstretched) before I BC. I just want enough hair to put into a decent puff.
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Congrats on your transition so far! :)I know some days will be tougher than other, but just know that we'll both end up will beautiful Natural thicker hair in the end :)
Good Luck! :D
Congrats on making it to 30 weeks! Glad to hear your transition is going well.
DeleteCutting off 3 inches every 6 months?! I would do that, but like my length too much. If I were to experience breakage or thin ends, I wouldn't hesitate to cut though.
Good luck on your transition!! Keep me posted. I plan to do updates every 10 weeks.
good luck. im currently a year and 6 months post relaxer... and still transitioning and i must say its all worth it. i had my ups and downs but let me tell you its all worth it!!!! if you have any questions about products & etc just hmu on my blog or respond in the comments :)
ReplyDeleteThank you!! I can't wait until I'm 1.5 years post!! Congrats on making it that far. I'll be sure to
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