Victoria44 said:
Hey @Leslie_C - first of all your twists look REALLY nice!
Second of all, I washed my twists two days ago. I plaited (braided) several twists into multiple sections and secured the ends with Goody ouchless ponytail holders. I pre-pooed using Chicoro's moisture-drenched pre-poo recipe and then I washed my scalp with a little black soap, rinsed about 4 times under the shower to make sure there was nothing left on my scalp, and that was it! Added a condish to the length of my twists, sealed with castor oil - and I was all done.
I made sure to undo my ponytail holders and then pull sections of twists taught before pinning them down (so that they'd dry with the roots stretched)
@isawstars I don't think you need a trim, dusting, or new shears at all. Your ends look normal to me. Do you seal? Perhaps that will stop the frizzy/rough feeling that they have. Oh, and thanks for sharing your pitchas. Your hair is cute!
@Leslie_CYour hair looks great!! No more negative talk about plain styling; be proud of your newly found skillz!
You have lots of growth for nearly 6 months post, and your headband is super cute. I'm one of the lonely people that can't fully wash my hair in twists.
They continue to unravel, want to mesh together, etc. (That doesn't stop me from cowashing them every once in a while though
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@MeowMix This is YOUR thread too!Thanks for keeping it updated and answering questions all the time.
@MsDee14 I totally agree.
@Leslie_C Dang... gotta go back on ebay. SMH. lol LHCF is always making me spend money I don't have.Awwww, MsDee14 is a transitioning inspiration! How sweet.
I'm right there with you @jprayze. I try to stay positive about it, massage my oils into those areas and pray that my hair turns around. When I first started on my meds last year, I lost A LOT of hair. Thankfully, it thickened back up fairly quickly, so I'm hoping for the same results this time around.
Welcome back @gvin89!
@JassyMo Those are beautiful braids. I want some! *whines*
@Victoria44 Everyday?I believe we have similar hair, and I know that would be too much for my strands. I also get unraveling at the ends (and full unraveling in the back, at the sides, near the temple...) and castor oil 2-3x a week on my ends keeps them 'together' without causing knots. I'd rather oil my ends and let them curl, than try to retwist them constantly.
I know, I know. I'm late. Judge away lol. I've still been twisting, I just haven't had time to post w/ pics.
1. What is your primary style (twists, braids, bunning)? Twists
2. What is your style maintenance regimen? Either braid or bantu knot my twists at night. Apply water and moisturizer and grapeseed oil whenever they feel dry.
3. Are you natural, relaxed, transitioning? natural
4. What do you hope to achieve from the challenge? retention and elongation without straightening
5. After wearing your hair out will you restyle after [Pick One] 2 days or 3 days? 3
6. Include Starting Pic. (You are not a challenger without a pic).
In the pic is my most recent set of mini twists. They've been in for about a week and they'll probably last for a month.
And yes, I am minitwisting my hair. I've put in so many hours and will finish the last small sections in the front later on today. Hopefully they will look as nice as LoveTheSkinImIn's photos.
but I hope you've figured out how to keep your ends from locking, that's stressful lol
normally my twists look pretty good, but these I obviously did them too big and I didnt use a mirror.. so I'll be taking them out this evening and retwisting using a mirror and making them smaller so they can last for a week sigh
The good thing is that the big twists you did ought to give you a bit of stretch for installing the new setLast nite I did a dc, moisturized, sealed and put in some twists.
^Exactly.
Here are my mini twists:
I'm going to pin curl my ends again, since the back is curled and fluffy (finished that part last night) and the front is really straight (just finished before the photo). I'll be maintaining this set for quite a while.
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Just checking in!
I have kinda been a bad girl this week. I flat ironed monday night because I wanted to see what's up with these ends. My hair has been down daily since then
I had this fear for some reason that my ends would not like wet bunning, so i wanted to see how they look after about a month of doing it.
They look great!! Still blunt after my trim, and very healthy.
so i will stay with the wet bunning.
. I bun with banana clips. I take the lose hair that is in the ponytail and make three jumbo twists, take those three twists, and form one braid, roll the braid and tuck the ends and pin the ends under. After a couple of days, my hair stays moisturized. This is my summer do and I may go into the fall with this look. I hope to retain more hair than ever!
Thanks so much ladies!!!!!!
@RegaLady Um.... can I see the twisted/braided banana clip bun of yours?
