Transitioning without BC'ing Support Thread

[havilland]

Is it weird that I have a patch in the middle of my head that is extra dry? No matter how much I moisturize, it doesnt seem to absorb anything. It gets a little soft after an ACV rinse, but it goes back to dryness afterwards. It`s so annoying. I need help, ladies.

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have you tried:

baggying

deep conditioning your hair and then leaving the deep conditioner in that section of hair

putting some avc in your leave in conditioner

the loc method - liquid, oil, creme, to moisturize. i spray on a liquid moisturizer, then apply an oil, then apply a creamy one. sometimes i seal the ends with castor oil or castor oil jelly.

 

[uofmpanther]

Hey guys... I don't post often, but I wanted to introduce myself to your group.

I'm currently 12 weeks post and due for my relaxer next week, but I recently decided to make my 3rd attempt at transitioning. I began my HHJ in May 2010 but only made it 8 months into my transition before I relaxed. I decided to relax because I felt that I was equipped with so much knowledge about hair that I could finally take care of my relaxed hair and grow it long. I started stretching and using less heat and my hair started growing nicely; I'm currently at APL.

8 months after that I was still relaxing, but newly pregnant and decided to try to transition again because I didn't want to use the chemicals during my pregnancy. I made it almost through my entire pregnancy, but relaxed at the very end of the pregnancy.

About 2 months postpartum, I started experiencing shedding. My I co-wash, deep condition, moisturize, and protective style weekly which has done wonders for my breakage, but I'm still shedding like crazy. I've decided that this is something that cannot be avoided postpartum. I've tried garlic, tea rinses...etc. but nothing seems to combat this shedding.

This is what has brought me back to transitioning again. I would LOVE to just jump in head first with a BC, but I'm scared! LOL I am considering a sew-in weave while I transition and possibly tree braids.

I just wanted to introduce myself to you ladies and ask if you could provide me with the names or links to youtubers who you admire who have successfully transitioned or are in the process.

Thanks,
S

Welcome! I have a number of youtubers that I subscribe to. Here are a few of my favorites:

- DPrincess28 -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdlxa_VJ2AQ&feature=plcp

- Long Hair Don't Care -- http://www.youtube.com/user/LongHairDontCareLLC

- NapturallyCurly -- http://www.youtube.com/napturallycurly

- Naptural85 -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyc3eMx97hY&feature=plcp


Here is my hair inspiration:
Teaundra -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocsn...6dep21kqjr6FTf5Gy&index=16&feature=plpp_video

 

[bellebebe]

have you tried:

baggying

deep conditioning your hair and then leaving the deep conditioner in that section of hair

putting some avc in your leave in conditioner

the loc method - liquid, oil, creme, to moisturize. i spray on a liquid moisturizer, then apply an oil, then apply a creamy one. sometimes i seal the ends with castor oil or castor oil jelly.

Baggying doesnt work. Im guessing it must be a porosity issue because only ACV has an impact on it. I will be purchasing Roux Porosity Control very soon.

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[janeemat]

i had two triumphs for thanksgiving. one i had my first successful braidout. and two i flat ironed for thanksgiving and it came out great!

here are some pics.

1st pic is the braidout
2nd pic is air dried vs. blow out
3rd pic is completed blow out
4th pic is flat iron vs. blow out
5th is final product

i prepooed with honey, bio infusion, some left over hairveda moisture 24/7, coconut oil and silk aminos. i washed with organix mandarin orange shampoo and Hairevda amla cream rinse. followed with Chi Thermal Infusion rinse out conditioner for heat styles.

Leave ins were Chi Keratin Mist, Joico Smoothing Balm (blow dry), and Kerastace Olio Relax Serum (flat iron). I use a light hand with each of these products to keep my hair flowing and soft.

OH and i cut 2 inches off!

Just gorgeous! It looks fully natural already. Your hair is so healthy. Is your hair type in the "c" family?

 

[AXtremeTakeover]

AXtremeTakeover can you put your hair in a puff and then bun the puff fanning it around the base and pinning the ends under or wrapping then in a clock or our counterclockwise fashion and pin? That is my go to style and I cut my hair to my neck in May when I officially decided to transition. You might have to put a pin or two to hold the base in place so the band doesn't slide off since its not all natural and may not hold itself in place for long.

Oh I'm definitely gone try it lol

 

[The Princess]

Im getting tired.... tired of my hair. Im at 36 weeks post. I was thinking about Motions Lye Relaxer, just texlaxing, but I know I don't want to do that. I can't wait till my wigs get here. Its getting hard. Also the dryness is out of this world.

Tonight I used my Wen 613. I seperated my hair in four sections. Applied the conditioner, worked it in, showered and rinsed it out. I then reapplied and added some Shea butter oil.

This was 30 mins by itself. I then bunned and its airdrying now.

I will see how my hair react tomorrow.

 

[havilland]

Just gorgeous! It looks fully natural already. Your hair is so healthy. Is your hair type in the "c" family?

Yes. I'm 3c with texlaxed ends.

Im getting tired.... tired of my hair. Im at 36 weeks post. I was thinking about Motions Lye Relaxer, just texlaxing, but I know I don't want to do that. I can't wait till my wigs get here. Its getting hard. Also the dryness is out of this world.

Tonight I used my Wen 613. I seperated my hair in four sections. Applied the conditioner, worked it in, showered and rinsed it out. I then reapplied and added some Shea butter oil.

This was 30 mins by itself. I then bunned and its airdrying now.

I will see how my hair react tomorrow.

Hang in there. A few weeks ago I was ready to shave my head .

 

[The Princess]

Yes. I'm 3c with texlaxed ends.



Hang in there. A few weeks ago I was ready to shave my head .

Thank you. You right. I just have to be patient. I guess if it was easy everyone would do it.

Also I used Redken leave in cream. Overall my hair is still soft. The Wen be working magic, it soften my new growth, seriously.

Thanks y'all.

 

[Shinka]

Set medium twist on permrods (braided roots)

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[daviine]

I've been dying to use scissors. I trimmed some relaxed ends here and there. Random pieces, varying lengths. I just wanted to feel like this was going somewhere . I'm going to reevaluate in 2 months. If its not long enough to BC (or something else happens related to my thinning), I'll just trim a few ends here and there. As long as I can bun, I'm good.

 

[havilland]

Thank you. You right. I just have to be patient. I guess if it was easy everyone would do it.

Also I used Redken leave in cream. Overall my hair is still soft. The Wen be working magic, it soften my new growth, seriously.

Thanks y'all.

SERIOUSLY! hang in there....reread some of my posts from October. i was so mad at my hair....i was ready to cut it.

this thread helps me out alot because i see ladies live through their frustration.

remember it gets better......

 

[bellebebe]

I guess I have to say goodbye to this thread, because I BCd today. My hair feels sooo good. I took out my cornrow extensions, and snipped. I've been transitioning for 9 months now, & I have pretty good growth. I didn't try to define my curls or anything because I'm too d4nm tired. I did, however, go in my brother's miss Jessies stash (I guess my sis & I rubbed off on him with our HHJ). Anyway, I just braided up my hair for the night. BCing is so tiring.

 

[MissMusic]

bellebebe Take pics tmrrw and pls post!!!!! We all love BC pics

Diviine Girl, I feel you!!!

 

[bellebebe]

bellebebe Take pics tmrrw and pls post!!!!! We all love BC pics

Diviine Girl, I feel you!!!

Diviine
lol how did I know I was gonna be asked for pics? lol... My butt was too lazy to take any. I guess I will do a thread or something in a couple of days because my hair is gonna stay braided up for 2 more days.

 

[daviine]

MissMusic I knew someone would understand. .

Congrats bellebebe!

 

[january noir]

Everyone is doing so well!

I'm still hanging in. My transition will take years because my hair growth is very very slow. I only get 1/4 inch every 4-6 weeks. My hairdresser confirmed that for me the last time we were together. I'd like to believe that not applying relaxer will somehow make my hair grow faster.

 

[Dee_33]

I'm late to the party, but I'm transitioning without BC'ing. My last full head relaxer was June. Right now I'm flat-ironing 1x a month, wearing straight hair for 2wks then wearing a rollerset for 2wks. I'm hoping alternating straight and curly styles will keep my hair from breaking and allow me to transition about 2yrs, getting trims along the way.

 

[ElizaBlue]

Hi Ladies,

I didn't find this thread to just recently, but wanted to add, if I may. I decided to transition without BC, so that I could use the ends to control the rest. Terrible huh?

Anywho...I'm about 6 months post relaxer. So I'll be combing the threads looking for ways to control this hair. I'm using the Indian Oils, S-Curl (thank you Nonie) and ECO Styling gel. Washing with sulfate free poos has really helped tons.

I think I found last night that leaving my conditioner in over night has great softening benefits. Anyone with any thoughts on this please let me know.

 

[january noir]

Welcome ElizaBlue

 

[january noir]

It's amazing how much thicker my hair looks once I had a good cut.
My ponytail was so anorexic. It still is compared to most, but not like it was.

 

[ElizaBlue]

Oh we'll I couldn't take it anymore. I went chop then chop chop...when I finally stopped I had big chopped...lol.

Hey it's just hair...my thoughts as I dialed the number to my braider. *hey girl I need to see you stat* #senegalesetwists

 

[MsDee14]

Oh we'll I couldn't take it anymore. I went chop then chop chop...when I finally stopped I had big chopped...lol.

Hey it's just hair...my thoughts as I dialed the number to my braider. *hey girl I need to see you stat* #senegalesetwists

well that was quick! Congratulations!!! I bet your hair looks beautiful. Please stop by this thread and let us know how your hair is doing!

 

[ElizaBlue]

well that was quick! Congratulations!!! I bet your hair looks beautiful. Please stop by this thread and let us know how your hair is doing!

Yep it was just not a pretty site and I have to travel Monday for a huge presentation in DC so....I tried on a wig I bought and it looked horrid.

I kept wrestling with the bun look and the frizz and dryness was clashing with the fake pony tail so I just said the h*ll with it and got out the scissors.

I'm not a professional stylist so my attempts to get it even only resulted in more snipping. I still have some relaxed places in the top but it will do.

I have to say losing those ends really made my unknown density show. And...cutting it off was strangely liberating. I'm staying in the thread and posting my results because technically I don't have a twa it's more like a not so twa with latent ends here and there .....lol.

PS I'm on my phone so this post could go anywhere...

 

[daviine]

Oh we'll I couldn't take it anymore. I went chop then chop chop...when I finally stopped I had big chopped...lol.

Hey it's just hair...my thoughts as I dialed the number to my braider. *hey girl I need to see you stat* #senegalesetwists

That's why it took me so long to trim my hair. I just knew that I would fall into some sort of trance and snap out if it to find that I BCed. So far, so good.

Congrats!

 

[Dayjoy]

51 weeks today. I want natural hair NOW. I think my original 24 month plan will be altered to an 18 month one. Summer is better for BCing, right?

 

[MsDee14]

51 weeks today. I want natural hair NOW. I think my original 24 month plan will be altered to an 18 month one. Summer is better for BCing, right?

Dayjoy You and I are >>><<<<<<
I was thinking about cutting at 18 months too! I'm sure that will be enough to do a pony or even a nice sized puff!
Summer is better! It's too cold to have our ends all exposed like that.

 

[Dayjoy]

Just checked the calendar and it seems 78 weeks is exactly three weeks before my birthday. So I'm going to go to 81 weeks, or a 52 week year, six months, and three weeks. BC date: June 26, my birthday.

 

[january noir]

Oh we'll I couldn't take it anymore. I went chop then chop chop...when I finally stopped I had big chopped...lol.

Hey it's just hair...my thoughts as I dialed the number to my braider. *hey girl I need to see you stat* #senegalesetwists

Congrats! I am happy for you!

 

[Shinka]

I hate seeing long strands of hair clumped and in the sink. Sigh- just breakage at demarcation line & due to washing. It really wasn't a lot of hair from my wash. I do think I need a protein treatment since I've been in braids. I may do that this weekend.

 

[BornAgainNatural2012]

Hi ladies!

I was natural for a couple of years and I made the mistake of going back to relaxers. I have nothing against relaxers, but I feel like relaxers are not for everyone. My hair now has short pieces in the front and in my nape area, and when I was natural all of my hair was long and not broken. I hate getting relaxers, they always burn and I just can't take them. I envy those women whose hair look so beautiful and thick while relaxed but for me is the complete opposite, my hair looks 100% better when is natural so I am back on the natural train. Retaining length is definitely easier as well when I am natural, now as a relaxed head my hair keeps coming out every time I go through my hair. I am not new to all of these hair forum information so I am mad that I have to start all over again after the many years that I dedicated into caring for my hair. HOWEVER, THIS TIME I WON'T GIVE UP.