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[girlonfire]

This might just have been for me but, I noticed new hairs coming in when I started using castor oil on my scalp and also when I started drinking more whey protein. Give it a try.

I wanted to try that but I feel like its way to thick and tacky, hard for me to use and it might clog my po should i mix it with something?

 

[Hibiscus30]

MayaNatural

I don't know if you have ever tried Komaza Protein Strengthening Cream, it's what I feel is a mild to moderate protein treatment. But this treatment (I believe) is what has turned my hair around. Oh and I like Aubrey gbp too but I stopped using it to strictly consistently use Komaza Protein in my rotation. I also love BASK Whiskey Soak it has quinoa...this treatment in my opinion tops Komaza (which I love).

I also added Fenugreek paste (I make) in rotation (love this) my hair loves this stuff!...this helped with shedding. I learned I had to do was moisturize heavy after all treatments using Darcy Botanical conditioning Mask! I know this conditioner is pricey but I will never be without it or the Pumpkin Seed Conditioner. I found balance again with these products. My goal is/was to eliminate products once I find what works and be consistent.

 

[HanaKuroi]

How is this possible. Wouldn't that hurt? When i detangle I'm very gentle if i get to a bad tangle, i don't force it or anything i start from the bottom and I'm pretty sure it's not breakage bc all the hairs have bulbs and any breakage ia very short and small so im not concerned. At one point i thought it was loosing way too much hair when i used it so i stopped for about a year, but my hair looks so much better and less tangled when i do use it. How can i get the same results without it?

Breakage. Midshaft splits. There are blogs and posts about it here.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y

 

[Royalq]

I have so many ssks. I think its because I have yet to find the moisturizer for me. I founf stay sof fro but I think it works best in hot humid weather. I quickly tried shea moisture smoothie. I think its good but I havent gotten a chance to truly test it out. My hair is straight and I plan to braid it up for a year. So I wobt be able to truly test it out for a while.

 

[MayaNatural]

Hibiscus30 Thank you so much for your recommendations. I love Komaza but I never tried their protein treatment. I'll pick up everything you mentioned and gradually try them and see what works best for my hair. How often do you apply a protein treatment? I been using L.A.C.E. Naturals Brahmi DT for moisture It's amazing. I never tried Darcy's but I love a few of her products. Thanks again!!

 

[HanaKuroi]

Breakage. Midshaft splits. There are blogs and posts about it here.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y

You don't realize it has happened until you wake up one day and realize your hair is thinner.

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[Hibiscus30]

MayaNatural
I was trying to get away with using protein treatments once a mth because I thought it would be too much but since trying mentioned treatments I use them weekly rotating between bask and komaza and fenugreek now once a mth.

With the advice of PompousBlue I started using protein and DC once a week...and the key for me was deep condition with a good moisturizing conditioner! I think I wasn't properly deep conditioning to help restore and balance. I also "try" to steam mid week (with Natural Oasis) and moisturize every other night.

I hope these products work out for you (I'm no expert but I was determined to find a better regimen)

 

[MzSwift]

MayaNatural

Good luck with your purchases! I hope they work out for you.

For my weekly protein tx, I typically use one of the following:

-Full fat plain yogurt
-Motions CPR (in the bottle, not the jar)
-1 egg
-Henna
-Megatek
-Joico K-Pak (before straightening)

 

[HanaKuroi]

How is this possible. Wouldn't that hurt? When i detangle I'm very gentle if i get to a bad tangle, i don't force it or anything i start from the bottom and I'm pretty sure it's not breakage bc all the hairs have bulbs and any breakage ia very short and small so im not concerned. At one point i thought it was loosing way too much hair when i used it so i stopped for about a year, but my hair looks so much better and less tangled when i do use it. How can i get the same results without it?

I don't mean to say pulled from the root, but it is very damaging to the hair shaft. We were all on the denman brush bandwagon 2 years ago when ladies started talking about thinning, midshaft splits and breakage. The breakage occurs high up. What we imagine are sheds are not all sheds. While it clumps our hair nicely the rubber is causing midshaft splits which later breaks off. These broken hairs are long and we mistake them for sheds because of their length. Suddenly our ponytails are thinner. Or we have hair that is long with shorter hair all over blending in with our longer strands. Unfortunately, we don't notice until the damage has already been done.

I started finger combing and maybe one a month I will use a seamless comb. It has taken me two years to regain my thickness. I wish I had listened when a few ladies started noticing a difference in their thickness after using the denman. I even tried modifying it by removing rows. I think the problem is that rubber base.

If you google denman brush and breakage or something like that you should find blogs about it. Mind you this was a couple of years ago.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y

 

[Priss Pot]

I don't mean to say pulled from the root, but it is very damaging to the hair shaft. We were all on the denman brush bandwagon 2 years ago when ladies started talking about thinning, midshaft splits and breakage. The breakage occurs high up. What we imagine are sheds are not all sheds. While it clumps our hair nicely the rubber is causing midshaft splits which later breaks off. These broken hairs are long and we mistake them for sheds because of their length. Suddenly our ponytails are thinner. Or we have hair that is long with shorter hair all over blending in with our longer strands. Unfortunately, we don't notice until the damage has already been done.

I started finger combing and maybe one a month I will use a seamless comb. It has taken me two years to regain my thickness. I wish I had listened when a few ladies started noticing a difference in their thickness after using the denman. I even tried modifying it by removing rows. I think the problem is that rubber base.

If you google denman brush and breakage or something like that you should find blogs about it. Mind you this was a couple of years ago.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y

I had the same issue with the denman. The breakage occurred higher up on the strands. I started seeing short strands sticking out everywhere (especially when parting my hair for a twist/braid-out). I was in denial about it because I loved the way it removed my shed hair.

 

[HanaKuroi]

I had the same issue with the denman. The breakage occurred higher up on the strands. I started seeing short strands sticking out everywhere (especially when parting my hair for a twist/braid-out). I was in denial about it because I loved the way it removed my shed hair.

Denial did me in too. I loved how it felt and clumped my hair. Yes, the short strands sticking out. Then my ponytail was thinner and my braids were thinner. I used it a bit longer than I should have. I always used it with slippy conditioner too.

I suppose it works like a rubber squeegee on glass. You know how the squeegee clings to the glass and the water runs off. Our hair is the glass and the rubber base is the squeegee. Curly hair can't take that for long.

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[loved]

Blow Drying Brush/Comb Suggestions?

I'm so glad I stopped in here! I was online shopping for a Denman D4 to use for a blowout for President's day weekend. I have blow dryed my hair about 3 times before since I went natural 2 years ago & my hair tears blow dryer combs to pieces so I thought the Denman was a solution until I read the last few posts. Any suggestions for tool I can use to stretch my hair while blow drying it while incurring the least amount of damage?

 

[CharlieEcho]

*Rant*

I'm seriously considering relaxing my hair. The dryness is so annoying. I touch one strand and it breaks. I've been natural for 3 years and during that time I can say I've spent maybe 3-4 months without a wig/weave/braids. What's the point of Bering natural if I'm never going to wear my hair out because I can't deal with knots, dryness and breakage.

The middle is so dry and broken and I just think relaxing it is the way to go. I'm just fed up!

*end rant *

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[Adiatasha]

*Rant* I'm seriously considering relaxing my hair. The dryness is so annoying. I touch one strand and it breaks. I've been natural for 3 years and during that time I can say I've spent maybe 3-4 months without a wig/weave/braids. What's the point of Bering natural if I'm never going to wear my hair out because I can't deal with knots, dryness and breakage. The middle is so dry and broken and I just think relaxing it is the way to go. I'm just fed up! *end rant * Sent from my iPhone using LHCF

CharlieEcho

Sorry your have a hard time with your hair.

When you were relaxed did you have any problems with dryness, breakage or length retention?

And why did you decide to go natural?

 

[CharlieEcho]

Hello Ladies, I missed y'all... CONFESSION: As of Oct 12, 2013 (3 days b/4 my 2yr post relax anniversary), I have not been struggling with my natural hair because.... I relaxed it. Yess!!! Please believe this was not an impulsive decision. I thought about it for a while, I believe since June of this year. I began hating my time consuming natural hair regimen. I didn't want to take short cuts b/c in the end my hair would suffer. So every Friday night I'll do my coconut oil prepoo, sleep w/ it overnite, Saturday morning wash my hair then deep condition for at least 1 hr. Then the coup de gras the ****** twisting which took at least 2 hrs depending on my look. I began to realize that I miss the ease of my relax hair. I put in a weave hoping that the break would make me fall in love w/ my natural hair again but instead it did the opposite. I loved the length and curls of my weave so much so that I wanted the look permanently. I believe it was early September when I made the decision of relaxing on my 2 yr post anniversary. I don't even remember the relaxer I used (it was in a red box and I think it had shea butter) but considering I had 4b virgin hair, my hair didn't come out straight at all which I love. I can wear my hair curly and straight. I am enjoying my new look so much. I believe that I would have better success w/ my chemically treated hair now than before since I learned so much about my hair and products in my transition and natural journey. I want to thank the members of this thread for your encouragement, advice, and support. I am a firm believer that one has to do what's makes them happy and my textlaxed hair is doing that for me. Thank you all!

Did you regret this decision?

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[CharlieEcho]

CharlieEcho Sorry your have a hard time with your hair. When you were relaxed did you have any problems with dryness, breakage or length retention? And why did you decide to go natural?

Yep all the above problems were present when I was relaxed. But I was less educated when I was relaxed.

I went natural because I had massive bald spots at my crown.

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[meka72]

Good morning ladies! I'm hoping that you can help me figure out to keep my hair moisturized. I wear a custom wig during the day most recently with a doo-rag underneath, do the LOC method in the AM and when I get home from work (I usually baggy for at least an hour), sleep in a bonnet (from Sally's) and/or sleep on a silk pillowcase.

Although I've been natural before, I'm much more aware of online resources and have become more educated this go around. In an effort to figure out what my hair likes, I've been changing my regimen monthly. This month's regimen:

Spritz hair with distilled water/fenugreek tea/AVJ mix
Use Verdeso foam (rx)
Kimmaytube leave in (using DB whip as LI)
DB hair whip
Ceramide oil mix (WGO, GSO, SaO, SuO, HsO)
LG Green Cream/Bask 7 fold butter

I remembered that my hair is funny with coconut oil so I just cut out the LG green cream. Last night, I used the Chicoro pre-poo using the turbid towel steam method. I didn't intend to rinse it or to wash it out. My hair was slightly moisturized. I put my bonnet on and went to bed. Now my hair feels hard and extremely dry.

I'm heavy handed with my products but recently started to back off using so much. Could that be the problem?

I have yet to figure out my hair's porosity because it has just as many lo-PO characteristics as it does hi-po. I have been following lo-po tips though.

I would greatly appreciate any help that you ladies could give me.

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[HanaKuroi]

Bumping for you ^^^^

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[hnntrr]

Good morning ladies! I'm hoping that you can help me figure out to keep my hair moisturized. I wear a custom wig during the day most recently with a doo-rag underneath, do the LOC method in the AM and when I get home from work (I usually baggy for at least an hour), sleep in a bonnet (from Sally's) and/or sleep on a silk pillowcase.

Although I've been natural before, I'm much more aware of online resources and have become more educated this go around. In an effort to figure out what my hair likes, I've been changing my regimen monthly. This month's regimen:

Spritz hair with distilled water/fenugreek tea/AVJ mix
Use Verdeso foam (rx)
Kimmaytube leave in (using DB whip as LI)
DB hair whip
Ceramide oil mix (WGO, GSO, SaO, SuO, HsO)
LG Green Cream/Bask 7 fold butter

I remembered that my hair is funny with coconut oil so I just cut out the LG green cream. Last night, I used the Chicoro pre-poo using the turbid towel steam method. I didn't intend to rinse it or to wash it out. My hair was slightly moisturized. I put my bonnet on and went to bed. Now my hair feels hard and extremely dry.

I'm heavy handed with my products but recently started to back off using so much. Could that be the problem?

I have yet to figure out my hair's porosity because it has just as many lo-PO characteristics as it does hi-po. I have been following lo-po tips though.

I would greatly appreciate any help that you ladies could give me.

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When was the last time you shampoo'd your hair? I know my hair would be dry and feel all kinda of gross. (I am lo po too), now I pre-poo and detangle, and then shampoo once, then follow up with more conditioner and do DC once a week. That usually keeps my hair pretty moisturized along with my moisturizer and using eco styler.

Does your hair take a really long time to dry? Does water bead up on it? How long does it take for it to get soaking wet?

 

[faithVA]

Good morning ladies! I'm hoping that you can help me figure out to keep my hair moisturized. I wear a custom wig during the day most recently with a doo-rag underneath, do the LOC method in the AM and when I get home from work (I usually baggy for at least an hour), sleep in a bonnet (from Sally's) and/or sleep on a silk pillowcase.

Although I've been natural before, I'm much more aware of online resources and have become more educated this go around. In an effort to figure out what my hair likes, I've been changing my regimen monthly. This month's regimen:

Spritz hair with distilled water/fenugreek tea/AVJ mix
Use Verdeso foam (rx)
Kimmaytube leave in (using DB whip as LI)
DB hair whip
Ceramide oil mix (WGO, GSO, SaO, SuO, HsO)
LG Green Cream/Bask 7 fold butter

Did you do all of those steps back to back?

What's the Verdeso foam for?

You have a lot going on. It's hard to pick out what could be causing the problem.

It could be the Fenugreek or the AVG
I don't know what Verdeso foam is so I can't say.
It could be any one of the oils.
Or it could be as you say too heavy handed.

If you are using the Kimmay Tube leave-in with DB and your ceramide mix, not sure why you would need the butter.

You have a lot going on.

 

[meka72]

I shampooed with one of the bobeam shampoo bars (hibiscus & something, I think) and while it didn't strip my hair, my hair was definitely harder to moisturizer after that. It was the first time that I had used that particular bar.

I've done a little more research and am just confused about my hair's porosity. I've been using lo po tips but maybe I'll try some hi po tips to see how my hair does.

I've also realized that I just can't do coconut oil, which is the base of the LG cream. In the 3-4 days that I've replaced the LG cream with BASK 7 fold butter, my hair has definitely improved. Looks like my daughter will inherit those two jars of Vatika Frosting.

Do you use the LOC method? Thanks for your advice!

When was the last time you shampoo'd your hair? I know my hair would be dry and feel all kinda of gross. (I am lo po too), now I pre-poo and detangle, and then shampoo once, then follow up with more conditioner and do DC once a week. That usually keeps my hair pretty moisturized along with my moisturizer and using eco styler.

Does your hair take a really long time to dry? Does water bead up on it? How long does it take for it to get soaking wet?

Let me start by saying that you inspired me to subscribe to this site. A couple of months ago, when you were having a hard time with your hair and you were frustrated--you expressed EXACTLY how I've felt about my hair. Thanks for sharing that.

Yeah, you are right about using too many products and could probably stand to get rid of something. Maybe the Kimmaytube LI. The Verdeso foam is for inflammation on my scalp. I have pseudopelade, a form of alopecia. The area between my crown and ears (I think there is a name for that area) is very thin/less dense. While you can see it when I have a relaxer, you can't see it when I'm natural and my hair has grown out.

Honestly, I feel "compelled" to use alot of products since I'm a PJ. Yeah, I need to work on that. Thanks for your help!

Did you do all of those steps back to back?

What's the Verdeso foam for?

You have a lot going on. It's hard to pick out what could be causing the problem.

It could be the Fenugreek or the AVG
I don't know what Verdeso foam is so I can't say.
It could be any one of the oils.
Or it could be as you say too heavy handed.

If you are using the Kimmay Tube leave-in with DB and your ceramide mix, not sure why you would need the butter.

You have a lot going on.

 

[DarkJoy]

I shampooed with one of the bobeam shampoo bars (hibiscus & something, I think) and while it didn't strip my hair, my hair was definitely harder to moisturizer after that. It was the first time that I had used that particular bar.

I've done a little more research and am just confused about my hair's porosity. I've been using lo po tips but maybe I'll try some hi po tips to see how my hair does.

I've also realized that I just can't do coconut oil, which is the base of the LG cream. In the 3-4 days that I've replaced the LG cream with BASK 7 fold butter, my hair has definitely improved. Looks like my daughter will inherit those two jars of Vatika Frosting.

Do you use the LOC method? Thanks for your advice!

Let me start by saying that you inspired me to subscribe to this site. A couple of months ago, when you were having a hard time with your hair and you were frustrated--you expressed EXACTLY how I've felt about my hair. Thanks for sharing that.

Yeah, you are right about using too many products and could probably stand to get rid of something. Maybe the Kimmaytube LI. The Verdeso foam is for inflammation on my scalp. I have pseudopelade, a form of alopecia. The area between my crown and ears (I think there is a name for that area) is very thin/less dense. While you can see it when I have a relaxer, you can't see it when I'm natural and my hair has grown out.

Honestly, I feel "compelled" to use alot of products since I'm a PJ. Yeah, I need to work on that. Thanks for your help!.

meka72 is the base of the bobeam bar coconut oil? Most natural soap bars have either and coconut oil base or olive oil base.

 

[faithVA]

meka72;19781459[/USER]]I shampooed with one of the bobeam shampoo bars (hibiscus & something, I think) and while it didn't strip my hair, my hair was definitely harder to moisturizer after that. It was the first time that I had used that particular bar.

I've done a little more research and am just confused about my hair's porosity. I've been using lo po tips but maybe I'll try some hi po tips to see how my hair does.

I've also realized that I just can't do coconut oil, which is the base of the LG cream. In the 3-4 days that I've replaced the LG cream with BASK 7 fold butter, my hair has definitely improved. Looks like my daughter will inherit those two jars of Vatika Frosting.

Do you use the LOC method? Thanks for your advice!



Let me start by saying that you inspired me to subscribe to this site. A couple of months ago, when you were having a hard time with your hair and you were frustrated--you expressed EXACTLY how I've felt about my hair. Thanks for sharing that.

Yeah, you are right about using too many products and could probably stand to get rid of something. Maybe the Kimmaytube LI. The Verdeso foam is for inflammation on my scalp. I have pseudopelade, a form of alopecia. The area between my crown and ears (I think there is a name for that area) is very thin/less dense. While you can see it when I have a relaxer, you can't see it when I'm natural and my hair has grown out.

Honestly, I feel "compelled" to use alot of products since I'm a PJ. Yeah, I need to work on that. Thanks for your help!

Aw Thank You meka72. I'm glad it is helping someone. My head and I we stay in a battle

Thanks for the update about your regimen. First I would say that for some of us, the steps after the shampoo will not correct any issues we have with the shampoo. It will just allow us to get through but it doesn't salvage it. So if your shampoo stage doesn't feel right, don't adjust anything else until you get that right. Everything else may work wonderfully after you get that right.

I also steer clear of coconut oil. It fills up my strands and doesn't let any water in.

For your next wash day try a different cleanser, conditioner, use your scalp treatment and then do a basic LOC and see where that leaves you. If that doesn't feel right determine which step feels off and then the next week only change the product at that step until you get it right.

Glad your hair started to feel better.

 

[meka72]

Thank you so much for pointing this out. I checked and this is what I saw:

Materials: saponified vegetable oils mainly coconut oil, glycerine kosher, of vegetable origin, honey, purified water, sorbitol moisturizer made from berries, sorbitan oleate an emulsifier, soybean protein a conditioner

Of the Bobeam shampoo bars that I've tried, the Cheris and Hibiscus was the only variety that has caused any type of adverse reaction. It looks like I need to be much more watchful of coconut oil high on ingredient lists.

@meka72 is the base of the bobeam bar coconut oil? Most natural soap bars have either and coconut oil base or olive oil base.

 

[meka72]

Aw Thank You meka72. I'm glad it is helping someone. My head and I we stay in a battle

Thanks for the update about your regimen. First I would say that for some of us, the steps after the shampoo will not correct any issues we have with the shampoo. It will just allow us to get through but it doesn't salvage it. So if your shampoo stage doesn't feel right, don't adjust anything else until you get that right. Everything else may work wonderfully after you get that right.

I also steer clear of coconut oil. It fills up my strands and doesn't let any water in.

For your next wash day try a different cleanser, conditioner, use your scalp treatment and then do a basic LOC and see where that leaves you. If that doesn't feel right determine which step feels off and then the next week only change the product at that step until you get it right.

Glad your hair started to feel better.

A couple of weeks ago, I tried your experiment on wash day, I let my hair airdry without product and my hair was really soft. I noticed that my hair become harder as I added more product particularly after I added the oil. But I didn't think that my hair would stay moisturized without adding products. I'll cowash this weekend with Pantene naturals, which is what I had been using, and go from there. And I'll definitely try to stop using so many products

Thanks for your help!

 

[MzSwift]

Hey ladies!

Sorry I haven't been posting much but I'm at a fork in the road with my hair right now.

I would like to keep my hair straightened more due to SSKs. However, I love daily rinsing, washing or cowashing. Usually, I keep it in mini braids since I don't have the texture to do WNGs without consequences. LoL But I also like wearing my hair out more often which has not been beneficial with my kinks, only when heat straightened.

I'm afraid of heat damage. What I would like to have is a simple regi where I cowash my hair and air dry in braids for a braidout every few days. I'm also interested in wet bunning as I've seen ladies get phenomenal retention that way. I would like to show my length as well without so much manipulation. If I heat straighten my hair, I can't wash it for a while or all of the HOURS of work I put into the style is lost.

My mini braids take 6-9 hours to put in and about that long to take down. I leave them in for about 3 weeks at a time so they're easy once they're in. And I LOVE the daily rinsing/cowashing. It's just a lot to install/take down.

I would like to texlax, which I wore for about 15 years on short hair prior to becoming natural. However, all of the natty ladies who have relaxed/texlaxed have seemed to regret doing it. I would hate to lose 5 years of progress. I've been thinking about this for the last few months and would appreciate some help brainstorming.

Sorry so long. Thanks ladies!

 

[faithVA]

A couple of weeks ago, I tried your experiment on wash day, I let my hair airdry without product and my hair was really soft. I noticed that my hair become harder as I added more product particularly after I added the oil. But I didn't think that my hair would stay moisturized without adding products. I'll cowash this weekend with Pantene naturals, which is what I had been using, and go from there. And I'll definitely try to stop using so many products

Thanks for your help!

Thank you for reminding me. Since my hair is acting better I may try an experiment this wash day with keeping my products light.

 

[faithVA]

Hey ladies!

Sorry I haven't been posting much but I'm at a fork in the road with my hair right now.

I would like to keep my hair straightened more due to SSKs. However, I love daily rinsing, washing or cowashing. Usually, I keep it in mini braids since I don't have the texture to do WNGs without consequences. LoL But I also like wearing my hair out more often which has not been beneficial with my kinks, only when heat straightened.

I'm afraid of heat damage. What I would like to have is a simple regi where I cowash my hair and air dry in braids for a braidout every few days. I'm also interested in wet bunning as I've seen ladies get phenomenal retention that way. I would like to show my length as well without so much manipulation. If I heat straighten my hair, I can't wash it for a while or all of the HOURS of work I put into the style is lost.

My mini braids take 6-9 hours to put in and about that long to take down. I leave them in for about 3 weeks at a time so they're easy once they're in. And I LOVE the daily rinsing/cowashing. It's just a lot to install/take down.

I would like to texlax, which I wore for about 15 years on short hair prior to becoming natural. However, all of the natty ladies who have relaxed/texlaxed have seemed to regret doing it. I would hate to lose 5 years of progress. I've been thinking about this for the last few months and would appreciate some help brainstorming.

Sorry so long. Thanks ladies!

I don't even feel worthy responding to your post, oh Most High Hair Goddess

I can't help you with the texlaxing at all.

If you decide to cowash and do a braidout, perhaps you can blow out your ends on a cool setting to straighten them. Or you can leave your ends out and set them on rollers. Not sure how that will look. You may also want to look at the roller setting challenge if you aren't adverse to rollers. There are natural 4s in there wearing weekly rollersets.

I know foxyLocs started blow drying her ends for retention and she said itw as working for her.

 

[MzSwift]

I don't even feel worthy responding to your post, oh Most High Hair Goddess

I can't help you with the texlaxing at all.

If you decide to cowash and do a braidout, perhaps you can blow out your ends on a cool setting to straighten them. Or you can leave your ends out and set them on rollers. Not sure how that will look. You may also want to look at the roller setting challenge if you aren't adverse to rollers. There are natural 4s in there wearing weekly rollersets.

I know @foxyLocs started blow drying her ends for retention and she said itw as working for her.

faithVA

I really needed that laugh today, sis. Thank you so much

I've always KISS'd during this HHJ and blow drying the ends will be too much effort for me. LoL

I have definitely been stalking the setting and rollersetting threads. I had considered those as options. I realized, though, that it would require hours of weekly effort.

I'm seriously hair lazy right now and have been hiding my hair too long to go back to PSing. Mini braids have been a good option. Mini twists are faster but leave me with knotted ends upon take down.

I'm trying to find ways to stay natural. I'm trying hang in there until I get to the point where I can keep my hair in 3-5 big, long braids and just rinse and bun those puppies but shrinkage ensures that I won't see that day for a long time.

I think I'll try Yazzy's regi (4B WL natural) that inspired me to go natural in the first place. She braids her hair up in 9 braids each night and takes them down in the morning for a braidout. She washes and condishes the braids once per week and that's it. KISS! LoL

 

[faithVA]

MzSwift[/USER];19787983]faithVA

I really needed that laugh today, sis. Thank you so much

I've always KISS'd during this HHJ and blow drying the ends will be too much effort for me. LoL

I have definitely been stalking the setting and rollersetting threads. I had considered those as options. I realized, though, that it would require hours of weekly effort.

I'm seriously hair lazy right now and have been hiding my hair too long to go back to PSing. Mini braids have been a good option. Mini twists are faster but leave me with knotted ends upon take down.

I'm trying to find ways to stay natural. I'm trying hang in there until I get to the point where I can keep my hair in 3-5 big, long braids and just rinse and bun those puppies but shrinkage ensures that I won't see that day for a long time.

I think I'll try Yazzy's regi (4B WL natural) that inspired me to go natural in the first place. She braids her hair up in 9 braids each night and takes them down in the morning for a braidout. She washes and condishes the braids once per week and that's it. KISS! LoL

That's what I would do. I can't wait to be hair lazy.

If you are just looking for a good stretch, maybe you can let your braids dry and then spritz lightly and put them on super huge perm rods to stretch them out a bit more. It probably would only take between 10 and 15 rods. Just a way to change things up if you wanted.