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I'd used the rollers, my regular LCO products, and no setting lotions or gels. Unfortunately, I took the rollers out before my hair dried so some of the product was still sitting on my hair instead of being absorbed, and the stretch didn't hold.

I only tried it that one time (2022). I should do it again this summer.

 
I just made a 2oz bottle of my scalp oil. Interested to see how long 2oz lasts vs. making a larger size. I feel like a such a bada$S when I'm in my mixologist mode lol.

Random-

This morning I watched some of LHDC2011 (Rest in Peace) throwback videos.

An account on YouTube made a Playlist of some of her videos with gems.

I just loved the simplicity of her regimen and how she handled her hair without a care of what other people would do/think. Took me back to the BHM days (omg). She was an active contributor on that forum (username Domin) before I knew anything about LHCF.

Curiosity set in and I searched for BHM online. Not surprised, (but surprised) -to see the site is no longer up.
 
yaya24 said:
I just made a 2oz bottle of my scalp oil. Interested to see how long 2oz lasts vs. making a larger size. I feel like a such a bada$S when I'm in my mixologist mode lol.

Random-

This morning I watched some of LHDC2011 (Rest in Peace) throwback videos.

An account on YouTube made a Playlist of some of her videos with gems.

I just loved the simplicity of her regimen and how she handled her hair without a care of what other people would do/think. Took me back to the BHM days (omg). She was an active contributor on that forum (username Domin) before I knew anything about LHCF.

Curiosity set in and I searched for BHM online. Not surprised, (but surprised) -to see the site is no longer up.
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Yes ma'am, we had the BHM Natural section popping back in the day! We even had a couple of meetups. I dropped FB in 2018 and lost contact with all of my friends from there.

Domin was always super sweet. And she inspired me to try mini braids in order to grow my hair out. I also bought that Andis dryer she used, I found it more ergonomic than the standard hair dryers.
 
MzSwift said:
Yes ma'am, we had the BHM Natural section popping back in the day! We even had a couple of meetups. I dropped FB in 2018 and lost contact with all of my friends from there.

Domin was always super sweet. And she inspired me to try mini braids in order to grow my hair out. I also bought that Andis dryer she used, I found it more ergonomic than the standard hair dryers.
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Throwback for sure!!!
♡♡
I still have a couple of old fonts on FB. I'm not on there much, but I have to keep an online presence bc of work.
 
snoop said:
Can you describe your hair strands, please? I ask because I went to a stylist a few years ago. I found her on Instagram and she does amazing silk presses. We agreed that we'd only do a blow out on my hair and she said that my hair couldn't handle heat and if I came back she probably wouldn't even do a blow out on my hair. In 12 years, I only tried pressing my hair once and that was really early on. I let my mom do it, but I was so paranoid that she didn't have good hair practices and it turned out pretty bad. (My fault.) I went to Great Clips for them to trim my ends. It was years later that I went to the Instagram stylist and that was the second and only other time that I can remember going to a stylist for my natural hair. Since then, I haven't used any heat on my hair other than a heating cap for DCs.

My strands are fine/medium and on the cottony side. I'm curious if our textures are the same any what would make hair not deal with heat properly.

As for the hard water, is it possible to source citric acid? I managed to find some the other day at my local bulk store in the baking section. I'm going to try using it and see what happens. You're supposed to only use a tiny amount in the water. I can't remember how much, but I know that there are older posts that talk about it. We're talking fractions of a teaspoon to gallons of water, tiny. Some people will also do a final vinegar rinse to help.

As for the threading, I saw a video where a lady braided her roots and threaded her ends. It was so pretty and looked just as neat. A variation of that could be an option for you. If I can find it, I will post here for you.
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My strands a fine/medium. I have a high hair density which is low porosity, so people assume I have coarse hair. With lurking on hair boards and self relaxing, I realised my individual strands are fine/medium, and the low porosity is what made relaxers refuse to take. I also only use a heating cap for DCs, that's the only heat I use these days.

I can find vitamin C tablets and crush those, pure citric acid is difficult to find consistently where I live. I used to do ACV rinses as well, so thank you for the reminder. I will buy ACV soon.

The braiding the roots and threading the rest of the hair is a genius idea, I will do that this weekend and see how it turns out
 
25InchesStarting'25 said:
I'm sorry I had to laugh at "instant death":laugh: Have you tried roller setting? I believe my hair is shorter than yours. I'm going to experiment this weekend with RevAir and roller setting only the ends. I want to roller set the ends to keep them protected during this challenge and only flat iron the roots. When my hair is likely at APL I'll try roller setting all my hair under a bonnet dryer. There are a lot of naturals that roller set their hair - short and long - that have beautiful results :)

I am useless at roller setting. I once bought the old school rollers and pins, and couldn't do anything. I just gave up on it then




You can get it on Amazon. They sell the big bottles (33oz) that last a long time
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In my country, importing anything is so expensive with customs duties and shipping. I would have to pay thrice the amount to get it, and it's currently not feasible tbh. We generally have low salaries compared to the US
 
25InchesStarting'25 said:
I just searched "African Threading" and this was the first vid that popped up. Look at the volume! :)


When my hair is past APL I might try this


@VarieYvette how do you safely take down the threading at the roots and the ends. The thread is black which can make it hard to see. That would be my only concern with threading
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Taking down threading is pretty easy. I usually do a knot when I finish threading a section . When it comes to taking them down, I just slide the knot off the thread, and unwrap the rest of the hair. No scissors needed. I think thats why I prefer it. Thanks to @snoop's suggestion to start with braiding the bottom bit, I can reduce tension now
 
How is it already Thursday and March is almost halfway gone??

These weeks are flying by.

I moisturized my cornrows with old school S-scurl moisturizer and oiled my scalp. I slept in today (bc my body said to).. taking my morning walk now.

The weather is beautiful here.
 
25InchesStarting'25 said:
Right! I think it's because we're laser focused on our hair now in addition to everything else we had in our daily routines. We are busy dedicated hair growers!

Enjoy the sun and healthy dose of Vitamin D :)
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Thanks! Definitely enjoying the sun.
Winter I hibernate & Spring I'm a whole new person.

Honestly though, I feel that after age 25, time just began to fly. I don't know how to explain it.
 
Not much going on hair wise. I've been working like crazy so only washing my knotless braids twice a week. Me and Hubby are planning a quick trip at the end of the month so I'll take them down when we get back. Currently debating between a blow dry vs rollerset for my quarterly length check.
 
Hi. Like I said upthread, I was pretty sick this weekend, and I barely managed to wash and tuck away my hair this weekend. But I have been having velcro ends, so I tried using grease on my ends to see if it will prevent it. If it won't, I am doing a trim over the weekend. Not much to post this week, as I am still under the weather
 
I drank 2 cups of fenugreek tea today..added honey.

My fenugreek tea was for rinses awhile back, but I could not get with the lingering maple syrup smell.

Drinking it was fine. I have 63 more bags of tea to drink.. then I'll decide if I'll keep it up & and order more.
 
25InchesStarting'25 said:
Just saw that you're from Zimbabwe! :)

If there are dishes that are similar to pepper soup (habenero peppers and other peppers are high in vitamin C and they naturally get rid of mucus in the body). Have your portions of meat high and portion of rice/swallow very low to none at all while recovering
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It's a peptic ulcer flare up so I have to change my diet (no spices, no tomato based foods, just plain, regular meals so my stomach can heal) :confused:
 
25InchesStarting'25 said:
Sorry to hear you're under weather, hope you feel better soon! Let us know how you're feeling next week and you can start posting when you're feeling much better. Get 7 or more hours of sleep daily, foods with vitamin C or supplement, hot green tea with lemon, L-lysine supplement if possible, no processed or packaged foods if possible, and low amount of carbs while in recovery should help you recover sooner than later :)

Before you cut your ends, Please try a moistire deep conditong with heat

Maybe the Shea Butter is making your hair hard like many others in this thread have mentioned. Maybe do a balance between Shea Butter and something else or try beef tallow if you're able to get it
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I have been upping moisture and hoping it works, but the ends have to go at some point
 
I oiled my scalp this morning and kept up with my LCO and scalp oil regi all week. Yay!

Sunday I'll be back on it..

I've been on a personal "leave it alone" challenge. On the days below, I do absolutely nothing with my hair *unless absolutely necessary :)
:
• Friday evenings
• all day Saturday & Mondays
• Sunday mornings

Sunday evening I start again with the LOC/ scalp oiling.

Cornrow+ wig life for the win..for now.
Lazy hair warrior for life.
 
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Until now when I did my spin pin Bantu knot buns I was doing them pretty tight so my hair would be slick. I thought my buns looked ugly if they weren’t slick. But this morning I did it much looser. I don’t want to stretch out my curls at the base of my bun. My acceptance of a not so slick buns has increased with time (I’m 25 weeks in)
 
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