Everyday Hair...The Pretty, The Nappy, The Crazy...Post Your Hair RIGHT NOW!!!

[LadyRaider]

Messy second day hair.
NOpe. NM

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

Well here's some crazy hair. I'm waiting for the sun to go down so I can do it

 

[Colocha]

An incredibly kinky braidout with wild edges

 

[beauti]

This was a wash and go 6 days ago! Now it's some kinda messy bun. wash day this weekend!

 

[Sharpened]

@Colocha your edges look better than mine! Enjoy that lovely thickness.

 

[Colocha]

Lol, thanks @Sharpened!

 

[futureapl]

An incredibly kinky braidout with wild edges
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Hair goals Your hair is gorgeous.

 

[Colocha]

Hair goals Your hair is gorgeous.

Thank you so much!

 

[guyaneseyankee]

A failed rollerset and failed braidout. Turned into my do for today.

 

[EzrasNumberOneFan]

A failed rollerset and failed braidout. Turned into my do for today.

You are so pretty. Your eyes are very youthful, fiery and confident looking. I wanna know how you're aging so gracefully

 

[guyaneseyankee]

You are so pretty. Your eyes are very youthful, fiery and confident looking. I wanna know how you're aging so gracefully

Thank you @EzrasNumberOneFan
I don't do anything. I keep it light. Not a care in the world

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

At least I tried something new. Oh, well. No worries!: I just threw the not-so-great twist-out into a hair band.

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

This is how I've been wearing my hair. This and a low ponytail.

 

[Sharpened]

Now, 11-12":

80% shrinkage:

 

[Pygmy_puff]

@Sharpened I always enjoy seeing photos of your hair. The sheen you have is gorgeous and your curls always look so hydrated and juicy!

Pray tell- what have you been doing to get that kind of retention??

 

[Sharpened]

@Sharpened I always enjoy seeing photos of your hair. The sheen you have is gorgeous and your curls always look so hydrated and juicy!

Pray tell- what have you been doing to get that kind of retention??

Thank you! Oil rinsing, finger-detangling, and the sporadic use of protein and hair tools. I think castor oil helps prevent split ends, too.

 

[LynnieB]

Drooling over THIS HAIR!

Dear Chicoro........you have been my inspiration since I went natural in 2007. Although we don't share the same hair type, your methods are universal!!

Your knowledge, advice and tips taught me how to grow my hair out throughout the years. I am a subscriber of your methods of lead hair and this method has never EVER failed to produce results. I am proof!

So I just want to say a big THANK YOU for sharing your wisdom!

 

[Chicoro]

Dear Chicoro........you have been my inspiration since I went natural in 2007. Although we don't share the same hair type, your methods are universal!!

Your knowledge, advice and tips taught me how to grow my hair out throughout the years. I am a subscriber of your methods of lead hair and this method has never EVER failed to produce results. I am proof!

So I just want to say a big THANK YOU for sharing your wisdom!

Thank you very much, LynnieB! I did not know this about you. I appreciate you sharing this with me and I thank you for the positive feedback and support. Your message is a confirmation, LOUD and CLEAR, that I had been seeking.

 

[Chicoro]

This is how I've been wearing my hair. This and a low ponytail.

Didn't you just cut and shave your hair recently? What are you doing to gain length so quickly?

 

[Chicoro]

An incredibly kinky braidout with wild edges
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If you were a doll, I'd buy you. That's some fabulous, doll-like hair. Is that gorgeous hair of yours bra-strap to mid-back length?

Edited: I'm a hair stalker on this board. I found your routine in this thread below, at post #38.

https://longhaircareforum.com/threa...allenge-2017-2018.801937/page-2#post-23205803

Has anything in your routine changed?

 

[Chicoro]

Thank you! Oil rinsing, finger-detangling, and the sporadic use of protein and hair tools. I think castor oil helps prevent split ends, too.

What are you doing to minimize tangles? For me, if I wear my hair loose and unbound, it's over. What is your process to manage wearing your hair unbound, yet keeping tangles at bay?

 

[Chicoro]

@Colocha ,
Can you share your hair routine, please?

With that thickness, health and length, you obviously understand your hair and what it needs. I thought you were wearing a wig or had on added hair pieces or extensions. I had no idea that all that beautiful hair was natural, nurtured and grown by you.

 

[Sharpened]

What are you doing to minimize tangles? For me, if I wear my hair loose and unbound, it's over. What is your process to manage wearing your hair unbound, yet keeping tangles at bay?

Letting the coils clump helps a great deal, along with covering my head at night. Letting them clump reduces that webbing those with curls and coils get. Shellacking my coils with gel helps even more.

I have been applying aloe almost daily to my roots and smoothing it into the nape has kept that area under control. Aloe also keeps the cuticle layer smoothed down, which helps in the non-cooperative patches on my head.

90-95% of any tangles I get are from shed hairs, so removing them often is paramount. I oil rinse twice weekly to remove them. Using an oil that leave a silky film on the hair can help release some sheds on dry hair. I am testing out various oils to see which ones do this for my hair.

I keep my hair as close to the natural growth direction (the whorl pattern) as possible, especially when it gets watered in the shower. My hair seems to cooperate better when I do this.

I give credit to the Father Creator for guiding my steps in caring for the hair He gave me. I don't care what anyone thinks. I can almost gauge my spiritual life by my hair.

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

Didn't you just cut and shave your hair recently? What are you doing to gain length so quickly?

First, a little backstory:I cut it last year in July, but I just recently started taking care of it around the time I relaxed my hair. Then when I relaxed my hair, the shaved part was underprocessed. So then I stretched probably about 6 months (too much breakage cause I wasn't on top of my hair and I was being lazy with my protective styles). Then I corrected the back, but now half of the front left quadrant is a different texture I didn't realize I needed a whole relaxer PLUS part of another relaxer.Ok, I've been experimenting with stuff (first I tried just the X21 spray=hair was too dry, then I added APB Leave in=getting better, lastly I added the APB oil=much better. I think I'm over wetting my hair by using the X21 AND APB Spray so I'm gonna switch to the X21 cream)and this is what I've come with so far, after I have went back to real basics:

• I don't do any "protective" styles other than a bun or ponytail. I get too lazy and neglect my hair.
• I use the X21 shampoo weekly
• I use APB Marula and Honey Moisturizing D.C. on a weekly basis (it varies how long I leave it in. It's anywhere from 5 minutes to overnight but I try not to do overnight cause it makes my scalp itchy. Usually about 15-30 minutes)
• On a daily basis (sometimes 2x a day) I use X21 Spray (thinking about converting over to the cream since I already use the APB Leave in), APB Leave in Spray and the APB Hurry Up and Grow oil.
• I try to do a protein treatment every other week.
• I drink a lot of water since it gets hot at my job and it's a pretty physical job. Plus it makes me sweat a lot.
• I try to get as much sleep as possible lol
• I usually have a scarf on at my job
• I'm not gonna lie and say I eat the healthiest, but I try to get some veggies and iron in occasionally
• I don't use heat that often(I'm pretty lazy . I do blow dry on cool, but mostly I airdry)

That's pretty much all I do. I think I'd retain a lot more length if I kept up on my trims and protein treatments. I might not comb as much too.

 

[Colocha]

@Chicoro, oh my gosh thank you so much!! That means so much, especially coming from you. I love your hair!

I am coming up on MBL now, around 15/16 inches last I checked.

My routine has changed some:

• I now only twist in 10 twists and bun. For some reason having so many caused tangling at the ends so I don't do that anymore.
• I wash once a week now in twists (full routine) and my hair loves it so much more. My wash day takes about two and a half hours (counting an hour to deep condition). I still detangle before the actual wash.
• I ran out of scalp exfoliator and I'm too lazy to repurchase. I don't think it's a staple now that I wash more often. I also don't have to do the baby wipes thing.
• I don't GHE regularly anymore and if I do something like that I usually just baggy my ends.
• I did a Komaza hair analysis and they noted I was lacking protein, so I now use their protein conditioner once a week on my very ends. My hair also loves that.
• I don't use Kinky Curly Knot Today anymore. Just Oyin Hair Dew, whatever light oil I have, and Camille Rose Almond Jai. I still seal my very ends with a heavy butter.
• I have also started bantu knotting either my loose hair or twists from wash day to get a better stretch for a style base.
• I also bought professional hair shears because the analysis saw blunting from my old ones.
• I also switched to KeraCare Hydrating Detangling shampoo.

 

[Chicoro]

@Chicoro, oh my gosh thank you so much!! That means so much, especially coming from you. I love your hair!

I am coming up on MBL now, around 15/16 inches last I checked.

My routine has changed some:

• I now only twist in 10 twists and bun. For some reason having so many caused tangling at the ends so I don't do that anymore.
• I wash once a week now in twists (full routine) and my hair loves it so much more. My wash day takes about two and a half hours (counting an hour to deep condition).I still detangle before the actual wash.
• I ran out of scalp exfoliator and I'm too lazy to repurchase. I don't think it's a staple now that I wash more often. I also don't have to do the baby wipes thing.
• I don't GHE regularly anymore and if I do something like that I usually just baggy my ends.
• I did a Komaza hair analysis and they noted I was lacking protein, so I now use their protein conditioner once a week on my very ends. My hair also loves that.
• I don't use Kinky Curly Knot Today anymore. Just Oyin Hair Dew, whatever light oil I have, and Camille Rose Almond Jai. I still seal my very ends with a heavy butter.
• I have also started bantu knotting either my loose hair or twists from wash day to get a better stretch for a style base.
• I also bought professional hair shears because the analysis saw blunting from my old ones.
• I also switched to KeraCare Hydrating Detangling shampoo.

At detangling, do you undo your braids before washing? Also, do you keep hair sectioned or do you put all loosened hair all together when you detangle? Or, do you keep your hair in their own sections during your detangling session?

This routine looks just like the ones I've seen for women who are tailbone length. If you are using shea butter as your butter, that's another key component of tailbone length routines.
I think if you continue with no setbacks, you'll be at tailbone length with 4 to 5 years.

Some people are like 5 years! FORGET that! That's too long.

But I'm like, "If you gone be alive ANYWAY (we hope) then, might as well have that tailbone length hair. Right!" That may not be your goal, but you are definitely on track to have, or be close to having tailbone length hair by 2021! That year will be here sooner than you think.

You really have some amazing hair.

 

[GGsKin]

I love these posts. I'm just here reading and smiling while massaging my scalp (no oil).

 

[Sharpened]

I love these posts. I'm just here reading and smiling while massaging my scalp (no oil).

I know. @Chicoro brings positivity everywhere she goes, without being annoying, I may add, because that is a rare trait.

 

[Colocha]

At detangling, do you undo your braids before washing? Also, do you keep hair sectioned or do you put all loosened hair all together when you detangle? Or, do you keep your hair in their own sections during your detangling session?

This routine looks just like the ones I've seen for women who are tailbone length. If you are using shea butter as your butter, that's another key component of tailbone length routines.
I think if you continue with no setbacks, you'll be at tailbone length with 4 to 5 years.

Some people are like 5 years! FORGET that! That's too long.

But I'm like, "If you gone be alive ANYWAY (we hope) then, might as well have that tailbone length hair. Right!" That may not be your goal, but you are definitely on track to have, or be close to having tailbone length hair by 2021! That year will be here sooner than you think.

You really have some amazing hair.

You give me so much hope! I would definitely keep this up for 4 to 5 years, mostly because it's simple and easy and my hair has to be in a bun to work in the hospital anyway (med school).

I keep my hair in the twists from detangling when I wash it. I also keep my hair in sections when I detangle. If my hair was in twists, I leave those in and detangle one twist at a time. This week I wore a loose hair bun out of boredom and I still sectioned my hair prior to detangling. My hair is too thick to do anything without sections, lol. I would definitely miss a part of it or suffer from tangling.

I don't use shea butter anymore though. I tried it many years ago and I didn't like how it felt in my hair. Mango butter and olive butter are a go, though.

TBL in 2021. That would be the best belated graduation gift of life.

 

[LynnieB]

Thank you very much, LynnieB! I did not know this about you. I appreciate you sharing this with me and I thank you for the positive feedback and support. Your message is a confirmation, LOUD and CLEAR, that I had been seeking.

All true my dear! And yes you may (I saw it but couldn't respond earlier).