*The Habits We Will Take Into 2011 AND Those We Won't*

[2inspireU]

In 2011 I will take:
Ceramides
Ayurvedic hair care
DC every week
PS
Steaming

I will leave behind:
hair comparison
hair envy
hair obsessing

 

[Natural Hair Stylist]

putting oil in wet hair! i will so be leaving that behind!!

freeforming my locs for the rest of my life!!! I will KEEP doing that!

 

[Dee Raven]

Great thread!

In 2011, I will be keeping:
Washing on average once a week
Using olive oil for my twists
Using shampoo just on the scalp unless I have product buildup
Twisting for growth
DC with every wash
Using Nexxus Humectress and Goldwell Kerasilk and Nioxin #5 shampoo and conditioner
Measuring using new ruler method
Bunning my hair and then flatironing
Using up the products I already own

In 2011, I will be leaving behind:
Having the salon trim my hair
Going to the salon period (there is way too much negativity towards natural hair in everyone I've been to)
Wearing wash n gos or any non stretched hairstyles (way too many tangles and knots)

In 2011, I would like to try: (even though some I may try this year)
Bunning with sticks like the ladies from the classic length thread
Having my hair steamed
Trimming my hair using feye's method
Using liquid mousse when flatironing

 

[Nix08]

grow you have the best threads

In 2011, I will be keeping:
Co washing more often
Co wash/wash at least once a week
DC with every wash
T-shirt drying more often
My Sedu flat iron
Scalp massages - I must, must increase this
Self perming tips (learned on your other thread grow)
Stretching relaxers
Continuing to learn about healthy hair care

In 2011, I will be leaving behind:
My hair ignorance
My impatience (I don't know who I'm kidding)
Taking status pics too often

 

[jaded_faerie]

In 2011, I will be keeping:
shampoo only when my hair tells me to
continue protective styling 99.9% of the time
DC with every wash
exercise
drink lots of water
natural hair!


In 2011, I will be leaving behind:
not moisturizing enough
flat iron my bangs as much

 

[PPGbubbles]

Things to take into 2011
- ceramide oils
-finger combming
-steaming
-protective styling
-keeping it simple
-hair sticks
- lead hair concept

Things to leave in 2010
-sew in weaves (quick weave on caps!)
-trims (S&Ds only)
- glycerine

Wishes for 2011
- I hope to find more cute bun styles

 

[lalla]

2010 leave behind:

Pulling SSk and knots out of my hair
Trimming/S&Ding too often



2011 will take:

Henna at least twice a month
Low manipulation hairstyles
DC once a week
Oil rinses

 

[SlantedEyezMiss2003]

Thanks I will take in 2011:Bantu Knots
Braidouts
NTM Products
flat ironing less
trimming
relaxing
camellia oil
wrapping my hair
OCT
massage my scalp more

Things I will leave behind:Blowdryers
Hair Dye
Stretching doesn't work for me neither
sls shampoos
ponytails(well atleast decrease the wear of ponytails)
cutting(no more)
itching my scalp with my nails(bad habit that needs to stop)

So far that's it, but more will come up soon.

 

[LuvlyRain3]

Taking to 2011:

Cowashing at least twice a week
usinging the relaxer method to apply my dc
steaming
baggying
ceramide rich oils
JBCO
Taking my multivitamin daily

leaving in 2010:

Rushing through my dc routine
playing in my hair
avoiding protein treatments
Hopefully my pjism

 

[FebeeSigns]

Going into 2011 I'll take:

PH balancing my hair.
Protective styling my hair
Giving my hair a breath of fresh air once per week
Henna'ing monthly
Moisturizing every single day
Deep conditioning weekly with moisture and protein, alternating.
detangling only once per week
Using strictly organic products
Dusting

Things I will leave behind in 2010
Brushes
Split ends
Sleeping without my satin bonnet
Ignoring my hair's thirst for water
playing in my hair before it dries
chemicals
heat
trimming every 3 months

Things without a verdict:
Washing twice a week. (Maybe i can pull off once per week if I'm moisturzing every single day)
The Denman. A wide toothed comb has trouble catching all my shed hairs. Maybe I'll buy a denman...
Keeping protective styles in longer than one week. (That just screams tangles and rough detangling session) I don't want to pay to get my hair twisted professionally and then leave it in for only a week. But if I do I might have a hard time detangling that crap.

 

[charmtreese]

I will take:

*LHCF
*Airdrying
*washing 2x a week (I hope)
*Using castor oil
*Writing down my wash regimen
*Relaxing every 12-14 weeks
*Finger detangling my hair with mane and tail detangler before I shampoo
*Moisturizing with my juice mix

I will not take:

*My joico only regimen (I will still use joico products but I will incorporate more mizani and maybe some others)
*Deep conditioning over night (I only did it a few times in '10 but it makes my scalp itch)