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It's been 5 days since I washed my hair and I'm thrilled :look:. I'm really trying to break my habit of washing my hair multiple times a week :nono:. I've done that for over a decade, and I think it contributes to my hair woes (dryness, dullness and breakage). I'm trying to bring it to once a week only.
I'm hoping I can last until Monday for a full week!
 
So I used baking soda mixed with conditioner on my hair tonight and OMG! Why is my hair so soft and awesome feeling?? Super easy to detangle!

I did this because I used a product with petrolatum in it and felt I needed to clarify, I've never done this before and I was afraid it would actually dry my hair out - pshh it did the opposite!
 
I think my metal barrettes were causing breakage and thinning, so I threw all of them away. I bought some Goody ouch less flex barrettes w/ no metal at Walgreens and signed up to purchase more thru Amazon's subscription service.
 
My hair is so damn thick that doing high buns is never easy !
I can never get it tight enough so the front isn't all high so I have to use a bunch of pins to keep it down and then cover the pins with my bun meh

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I got my BKT done a week ago and could have washed it out 4 days ago but have chosen not to yet. :look: Its just sooo soft:lol:. I need a shampoo and condish thats BKT friendly:perplexed. Off to search...
 
Need to find a new relaxer that actually straightens my hair. I don't want to do a no lye as my hair is fine but Im not happy with this tex lax mess called hair. I want to relax again on Jan 1 so I have 5 weeks to find something. I was looking at Mizani BB but the reviews say it does what I don't want. My scalp is sensitive even with heavy basing so I may have to do a no lye relaxer to get it where I want it.

My hair is so prima donna. I give it what I feel it needs and she repays me by being a ham and thinning around the edges. Hopefully after the 1st of the year I can get it on the road to APL and be done. Long hair isn't for me anymore.
 
Love my hair, but as it has gotten longer and I've taken more care of my hair, I've had more clogged drains than I care to admit.

I just pulled out a few of the nastiest hair clogs ever. I mean, I could have made a full wig with all this hair.
 
Embyra said:
My hair is so damn thick that doing high buns is never easy !
I can never get it tight enough so the front isn't all high so I have to use a bunch of pins to keep it down and then cover the pins with my bun meh

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Mine is like that when I'm stretching. So I do a 2 in 1 bun & it works. You should try it.
 
I'm SO excited about moving into my new place!!!:reddancer:

It's so bad until i've imagined what hair products i'm going to stock up on :giggle:

I want a sink cabinet filled with:

CJ Deep Fix
CJ Smoothing Lotion
Oyin Honey Hemp
Oyin Hair Dew
DevaCurl One Condition
Devacurl Heaven In Hair
Tresemme Naturals Conditioner
Garnier Fructis Pure Clean gel
EcoStyler Gel


Just a lot of stuff:rolleyes:
 
GoddessMaker said:
Need to find a new relaxer that actually straightens my hair. I don't want to do a no lye as my hair is fine but Im not happy with this tex lax mess called hair. I want to relax again on Jan 1 so I have 5 weeks to find something. I was looking at Mizani BB but the reviews say it does what I don't want. My scalp is sensitive even with heavy basing so I may have to do a no lye relaxer to get it where I want it.

My hair is so prima donna. I give it what I feel it needs and she repays me by being a ham and thinning around the edges. Hopefully after the 1st of the year I can get it on the road to APL and be done. Long hair isn't for me anymore.
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GoddessMaker, when I was relaxing I used Revlon Realist from Sally's, it's a lye relaxer and I used the Regular formula...straight hair with no burning or breakage. I'm transitioning now cause I love the thickness of my natural hair, but if I ever go back to relaxing I'll use Revlon again. HTH
 
I have been applying a grapeseed and sunflower seed oil to my hair the night before I wash it. I have been applying my deep conditioner mixed with honey to my dry hair with heat as a prepoo. It has caused a major turn around in my hair, my shedding has been reduced and my new growth is so soft all week. This reduces my wash day routine and I don't have to jump in and out of the shower.
 
Still loving my hair a week later, that settles it...going to the salon 1x a month for a professional flat ironing. I think as long as I keep my DCing up then my hair can handle it. I'm determined to transition to natural this time. Rollersets and flatironing will be my go to styles.
 
I really thought I had reached terminal length for about a year prior to giving myself a good trim in the summer (i.e. hacking @ those see thru ends. I wadn't fooling anyone :lachen:). I lightly straightened this weekend and my hair's grown past the length pre-trim. Only thing I've been doing differently is keeping my freaking hands out of my hair throughout the week, partially because I ain't got time for alllladat :lol:. Hopefully, I'll be at my final goal length in around a year, isA.
 
Napp said:
@CaliiSwagg tell me what you come up with. did you look into the aftercare products of the keratin treatment you used?
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@Napp

My stylist used the Marcia Teixeira BKT on me and didn't really give me much info about aftercare. She just said the longer I keep it in before washing, the better. However, I went online and found their shampoo, condish, and also a deep condish which I plan to get when I get paid this weekend. (condish and poo are $20 each:perplexed)

Until then I will be using the Organix BKT shampoo and condish in the mean time. I googled and looked at the ingredients and I found no sulphates or sodium in either, so hopefully it'll be fine. And I also went on their website FAQ section and it stated that it is ok to use on hair that has had a prior keratin treatment.
 
After complaining how thick my hair is and that I always need clips to pin it down when I try and do a high pony

I saw a woman with no edges and she used boot polish to fill them in ....

Ill I continue with using clips lool

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