BSL 2013 Challenge

[jprayze]

Almost time for my twist install on Saturday. I did a cholesterol DC with apricot oil on dry hair this morning. I will probably do another DC tomorrow, detangle really well and put my hair in some large twists to stretch. I always try to give my hair a little extra TLC before a long-term PS. I need to decide what will be my moisturizer while I have the twists in. I really don't want to purchase anything.

 

[coolsista-paris]

I hate the ignorant comments about relaxed vs natural. I just wish everyone could just come to the agreement that it is just hair and whether its relaxed or natural shouldn't matter. As long as its healthy I see no reason to discriminate. I think no texture is better than the other in my opinion. I love looking and reading about all textures of hair. And I believe you should do what you want with your hair no matter the comments. I'm texlaxed and thought about going natural and when I told people this some looked at me like I was crazy while others encouraged it. But at the end of the day it's my decision and I chose to keep texlaxing because it works for me. So basically I'm saying screw the negative comments and do what's best for YOUR healthy hair journey!!

you are so positive and thats great!

i was all proud if my futur plans of relaxing until hubby spoke... " noooo your not gonna relax,its not you, hold on to it"

i was like ....kinda tired of hearing people talk and now him too against it. ohhhhh come on !!

i explained its my hair and i want to change after 5 years natural and ive learnt a lot in order for my relaxed hair to do well.

i asked "what your gonna stop loving me because of a relaxer? im still the same is just hair"

its kinda dispointing to feel excited of something...on your own. :-(

i am not telling him when i will do it! that way stop my motivation....

 

[g.lo]

you are so positive and thats great!

i was all proud if my futur plans of relaxing until hubby spoke... " noooo your not gonna relax,its not you, hold on to it"

i was like ....kinda tired of hearing people talk and now him too against it. ohhhhh come on !!

i explained its my hair and i want to change after 5 years natural and ive learnt a lot in order for my relaxed hair to do well.

i asked "what your gonna stop loving me because of a relaxer? im still the same is just hair"

its kinda dispointing to feel excited of something...on your own. :-(

i am not telling him when i will do it! that way stop my motivation....

Feel your pain! At the end of the day it is your hair and do what will make you happy! I am sure you will be able to take care of your relaxed hair!

 

[polished07]

I'm itching to straighten my hair! Ugh but the Lil hair goddess in me is saying be patient and wait till December or January :-(

 

[JosieLynn]

Soooo it's lowkey hard getting photos of my hair on my own lol but I think I'm grazing BSB! Did this randomly and realized it seemed be to equal or a little past my shoulder blades. It's the little victories lol

ETA: I REALLY hate that this thing flips my pictures :-(

 

[Froreal3]

Picked up the LCL Beauty dryer. It is backordered, but will ship on or around 9/2. I hope I like it.

So, my hair is doing it's normal thing. It is in twists as usual. Flat twists in the front and large singles in the back with braided roots. I will probably rock a twist out today for work. I never wear it out at work, so I'm sure I will get some looks.

 

[ImanAdero]

Can anyone recommend a good soft hooded dryer?

I think that might be a good investment for my deep conditions.

 

[GrowAHead]

ya'll... I haven't posted in awhile but I had to step in for this. I'm getting ready to touch up my hair this weekend and figured I'd do a length check at the same time.... HOW BOUT MY LENGTH CHECK BRA BROKE IN HALF????

It's the bra in my pic and I'm hurt! Over here mourning my length check bra

 

[mamaline]

ya'll... I haven't posted in awhile but I had to step in for this. I'm getting ready to touch up my hair this weekend and figured I'd do a length check at the same time.... HOW BOUT MY LENGTH CHECK BRA BROKE IN HALF????

It's the bra in my pic and I'm hurt! Over here mourning my length check bra

LMBO that is too funny!! (sorry to laugh at your pain).

 

[kandiekj100]

ya'll... I haven't posted in awhile but I had to step in for this. I'm getting ready to touch up my hair this weekend and figured I'd do a length check at the same time.... HOW BOUT MY LENGTH CHECK BRA BROKE IN HALF????

It's the bra in my pic and I'm hurt! Over here mourning my length check bra

I feel your pain girl. My last few length checks have been in the same bra. And I'd hate to lose it b/c I think I'd feel like my length check would no longer be comparing apples to apples, since each bra sits differently.

You'll be alright though. Just pick yourself by your brastrap (lol, I kill me) and you better be back (no pun intended) here with the length check pic.

 

[GrowAHead]

I feel your pain girl. My last few length checks have been in the same bra. And I'd hate to lose it b/c I think I'd feel like my length check would no longer be comparing apples to apples, since each bra sits differently.

You'll be alright though. Just pick yourself by your brastrap (lol, I kill me) and you better be back (no pun intended) here with the length check pic.

 

[JerriBlank]

I am hoping and praying that I hit full BSL by the end of the year, this is where I'm at now after taking down an install from May..I need to be more consistent with taking my vitamins.

Zzzayumm! Your hair is goreous and huge!!
*pervert whistles and goes back into lurk mode*

 

[ojemba]

So I made 3 weeks in my plaits. I washed and conditioned plaits and re-did each individual one over. I'm good for another 3 weeks. Like I stated in my last post I'm really liking this look. Hope to stick with it until Dec

 

[Guinan]

washed and semi DC today. I only shampooed the front of my hair and only DC the back of my hair (i know weird). I was under time restraint so I figured that the back of my hair needed the extra moisture. I braided my hair in 4's and plan on rocking a black beanie (even to the club).

 

[Froreal3]

I like the way this Komaza Califia spray and Califia Moisturizing Cream make the hair at the roots feel. The roots tend to be dry for some reason.

 

[Duchess007]

I'm in!

~Current hair length: APL
~Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd: Natural
~BSL goal month: December '13
~Current Reggie and styling choices: I'm twisting and bunning like crazy! Have been alternating two months of micro-braids with about four months of medium 2-strand twists (5 days at a time) and henna. I co-wash once or twice a week and mud-wash twice a month. Oh, and I henna once a month when not in braids.
~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to BSL?: I've been using homemade hair stuff and VO5 exclusively. Although I am resigned to being a naturally slow grower, I want to try some of the products I see mentioned on here and see if that speeds my growth. I will be keeping my homemade mud wash and whipped shea mix in the regimen, tho!
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[jprayze]

Welcome Duchess007!

I'm in process of getting my twists installed

 

[jprayze]

They are in! Can't wait to play around with them!

 

[mamaline]

I'm in!

~Current hair length: APL
~Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd: Natural
~BSL goal month: December '13
~Current Reggie and styling choices: I'm twisting and bunning like crazy! Have been alternating two months of micro-braids with about four months of medium 2-strand twists (5 days at a time) and henna. I co-wash once or twice a week and mud-wash twice a month. Oh, and I henna once a month when not in braids.
~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to BSL?: I've been using homemade hair stuff and VO5 exclusively. Although I am resigned to being a naturally slow grower, I want to try some of the products I see mentioned on here and see if that speeds my growth. I will be keeping my homemade mud wash and whipped shea mix in the regimen, tho!
~Post a beginning picture

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Welcome. How do you make your whipped Shea butter mix? I've been thinking about making one.

 

[KiWiStyle]

They are in! Can't wait to play around with them!

Cute!! Be sure to post the cute little styles you make with them!

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[Meritamen]

I'm sad I haven't received that photos yet so I can't post anything. Anyway, I still think my hair is either right at or close to APL so it seems that even with the haircut I didn't lose as much as I thought. The routine with my hair has been pretty same ol' same old thing. I just keep my hair in cornrows and wear my wig.

 

[Carmelella]

Dealing with way too many textures on my head now. My attempts at texlaxing has caused me mid strand breaks. Now I dont ev3n know if henna was a good move. My hair feels dry. Sigh.

Tomorrow I want to relax and I dont know if a protein treatment is a good or bad idea. :/

 

[Duchess007]

Here's my recipe, mamaline:

Almond Shea Whip: 1 c. cocoa butter, melted 3 c. shea butter, softened 1.5 c. coconut oil 1 c. mango butter .5 c. murumuru butter .5 c. cupuacu butter .5 c. olive oil .25 c. almond oil .25 c. apricot kernel oil .25 c. castor oil .25 c. grapeseed oil .25 c. jojoba oil .25 c. safflower oil .25 c. vegetable glycerin 2 T argan oil 2 T babassu oil 1 T coffee oil 1 T vitamin e 1 t tea tree oil 10 drops basil oil 10 drops lavender oil 10 drops rosemary oil

You can also add fragrance, if you like.

Since this makes a big batch, I like to store the extra in the fridge in these jars from the Dollar Tree.

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[KaramelDiva1978]

Can anyone recommend a good soft hooded dryer?

I think that might be a good investment for my deep conditions.

I love my Carel from Sally's! It gets real hot too and I have the comfort of watching TV and whatever else. Be sure to my the insurance. I'm on my second one with no problems. Its at least four years old.

 

[jprayze]

Here's my recipe, mamaline:

Almond Shea Whip: 1 c. cocoa butter, melted 3 c. shea butter, softened 1.5 c. coconut oil 1 c. mango butter .5 c. murumuru butter .5 c. cupuacu butter .5 c. olive oil .25 c. almond oil .25 c. apricot kernel oil .25 c. castor oil .25 c. grapeseed oil .25 c. jojoba oil .25 c. safflower oil .25 c. vegetable glycerin 2 T argan oil 2 T babassu oil 1 T coffee oil 1 T vitamin e 1 t tea tree oil 10 drops basil oil 10 drops lavender oil 10 drops rosemary oil

You can also add fragrance, if you like.

Since this makes a big batch, I like to store the extra in the fridge in these jars from the Dollar Tree.

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That sounds yummy! A lot of ingredients to gather though

 

[Duchess007]

That sounds yummy! A lot of ingredients to gather though

I started with just Shea, then it became Shea, mango butter, cocoa butter, coconut oil, almond oil, olive oil, glycerine, rosemary oil, and vitamin E. Then, it became a monster.

As I started trying different oils for different things, I just kept adding. Try the version above, or scale back to your tried and true oils. If it starts with Shea, it will be awesome. ;-)

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[Froreal3]

Had a hair nightmare dream last night. It was really weird.

For some reason a patch in the back/right side of my head had completely broken off. It was like two inches long. I was looking in the mirror and grabbed it like "Noooooooo!" But the weird part is the rest of my hair was like butt length and I grabbed it up in a pony tail to try and cover the chewed up area. My mother (who's passed on) and someone else were helping me take length check pics and I liked the way the hair just hung down and was swinging. My hair was bone straight like I had flat ironed or something. So I rocked a Chicoro looking pony tail and kept it moving. Then I woke up and was like, "Oh good, my hair is fine...but it isn't butt length either!"

 

[mamaline]

Dealing with my new growth seriously literally makes my head hurt.

 

[FroFab]

I had to go back and check my posts to figure out when I put these braids in it has been over a month

I have no intention on taking them out within the next week either. Maybe after Labor Day sometime.

 

[SimJam]

yeah umm Im so done whith these mini twists.

I took them out over the weekend .... took me 5 hours !!!!!! my hair was soooo tangled. Im still finding knots when I do my hair.

uggggg

this is my hair today