Transitioning without BC'ing Support Thread

caliscurls · Jun 24, 2014

EnExitStageLeft said:
Thanks Girl! What gels did you use to use? I've got a couple on my list already. Curl Junkie Pattern Pusha, Homemade Flaxseed Gel, Kinky Kurly Curling Custard and Pink/Black Eco Styler.

EnExitStageLeft I used the Kinky Kurly Curling Custard and it was perfecto! DH hates how it smells though so I'll have to find something else. I have the Argon Oil Ecostyler on hand so maybe I'll try it with that.

caliscurls · Jun 24, 2014

naija24 said:
So you transitioned a little over a year and you're already APL??? That's insanely fast growth~! Congrats caliscurls! I don't know how many inches of natural hair that I have but I think I got my first SSK in my nape. My baby hairs seem to be totally natural back there and any relaxed stuff has broken off. They are so coily. Doing a pull test, it goes close to the bottom of my neck! yay!! Going on 18 weeks post!!!

naija24 yeah it's why my hair grows in an extreme V shape. The back middle has always grown like a weed, the general back I would call normal, and the top and sides seem slow. So right now the middle back is about an inch below APL from there the hair on both sides in the back swoop up and is generally right at or a little above APL. I used to always try to even it out but I'm over it now. What's interesting is that my curl pattern is different in each of the growth zones.

Congrats on making it this far!

AgeinATL · Jun 24, 2014

Nightingale said:
Today I bantu knotted my hair for a knot out. My bun is getting boring so I'm giving this style a shot.

The bantu knot out has become my new favorite style. Blends my textures well and helps to stretch the hair at the roots. How did it turn out?

shyekiera · Jun 24, 2014

Nightingale said:
After two days of drying, my results were not so great. Next time I'll do the knots on dry hair and in more consistently sized sections.

Doesn't look bad...that curl in the front is beautiful!!!!!

coolsista-paris · Jun 24, 2014

Honey Bee said:
I need some more hair yall. This transition is taking too daggone long. So....er.....um...tell me about growth aids. Have you used them? Did you see results?

im gonna be needing this too.

i had tried maxi hair. dont know really about growth but i know i had thicker hair, way less breakage and more eyelashes ( always seemed longer).

KidneyBean86 · Jun 25, 2014

(Cough) Um pics from my little impulse chop. Sigh.

This shrinkage thing is a beast. I think my hair would have to be TBL in order to look like a non fro... :ohwell:

SuchaLady · Jun 26, 2014

Im OverIt.com

coolsista-paris · Jun 26, 2014

i had not been regretting my virgin relaxer in december.... until yesterday!
i saw a lady with beautiful hair, same texture as mine. it was blow fried and bsl....
i was bsb when i relaxed. now after looking at her hair i started to regret. thinking i would have been bsl by now....

:-(

EnExitStageLeft · Jun 26, 2014

I'M 14 MONTHS POST TODAY! yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

:happydance:

bebezazueta · Jun 26, 2014

EnExitStageLeft said:
I'M 14 MONTHS POST TODAY! yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

YES! Happy for you!!!!!!!!

EnExitStageLeft · Jun 26, 2014

bebezazueta said:
YES! Happy for you!!!!!!!!

Thanks Girl

SuchaLady · Jun 26, 2014

If I relaxed my hair y'all would still be my friend right? :look:

nemi95 · Jun 26, 2014

SuchaLady said:
If I relaxed my hair y'all would still be my friend right?

Lol. I've been thinking about that for a long time. I never had the intention to go natural, it was more like I got a relaxer 4 times a yr, then 2 times a yr, then just never went back to the salon. It's been almost 2 yrs for me and I'm itching to get a texlax.

sharifeh · Jun 26, 2014

SuchaLady said:
If I relaxed my hair y'all would still be my friend right?

SuchaLady

Don't leave me!!!!!!' Not yet!!!!!

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EnExitStageLeft · Jun 26, 2014

SuchaLady

Of Course. Just DON'T DO IT! We need you in here.

shyekiera · Jun 26, 2014

Does anyone stretch their hair using the thread method?

shyekiera · Jun 26, 2014

My 14 year old son came home and asked me to buy him some Eco Styler....

SuchaLady · Jun 26, 2014

nemi95 that's my story exactly! The number of relaxers I got just started to gradually decrease and now here I am :look:

nemi95 said:
Lol. I've been thinking about that for a long time. I never had the intention to go natural, it was more like I got a relaxer 4 times a yr, then 2 times a yr, then just never went back to the salon. It's been almost 2 yrs for me and I'm itching to get a texlax.

sharifeh I'm tryna stick it out but ummm :nono:

sharifeh said:
SuchaLady

Don't leave me!!!!!!' Not yet!!!!!

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EnExitStageLeft Ill still visit y'all but if you see me in the relaxer reveal thread :yawn:

EnExitStageLeft said:
SuchaLady

Of Course. Just DON'T DO IT! We need you in here.

shyekiera that Eco is the truth. Even he knows :rofl:

shyekiera said:
My 14 year old son came home and asked me to buy him some Eco Styler....

EnExitStageLeft · Jun 26, 2014

SuchaLady

I'll in there salivating. Tellin' how purdy your hair is. My soul will be crying the entire time though :soulcry:<-----This really does need to be a emoticon lol.

coolsista-paris · Jun 27, 2014

SuchaLady said:
If I relaxed my hair y'all would still be my friend right?

hold on madam!!!!!!! dont do it

SuchaLady · Jun 27, 2014

coolsista-paris said:
hold on madam!!!!!!! dont do it

I'm trying. I really am :perplexed:

coolsista-paris · Jun 27, 2014

SuchaLady said:
I'm trying. I really am

look i was lost a month ago... i decided to buy a half wig. feels good!!! i felt like shaving!! lol so i needed to hide this hair

Honey Bee · Jun 27, 2014

I think I'll.straighten next wash day. It frizzed up almost immediately last time. It was super humid, but still...

What do we know of that weighs down hair without, you know, weighing it down? I'm thinking maybe amino acids....?

SuchaLady · Jun 28, 2014

Okay I won't relax my hair. I'm not BC'ing either so that way when/if I rerelax I won't be a baldie :look:

Hope I'm not a natural that never wears her hair out cause I'm pretty certain I'm about to call my hairstylist.

freckledface · Jun 28, 2014

SuchaLady I was coming.in here to say if you do i so am I! My attitude about my hair is horrible. Ima blamed it on these baby hormones. I keep saying I'm gonna get a sew in and then I go and buy baby stuff. Guess that's a part of being a mom. I think about relaxing everyday but I'm gonna stay strong for now.

KidneyBean86 · Jun 28, 2014

This shrinkage is a beast..... :nono:

Please excuse the conditioner I had in my hair lol

I'm still striving for my TBL TWA....

SuchaLady · Jun 28, 2014

freckledface said:
SuchaLady I was coming.in here to say if you do i so am I! My attitude about my hair is horrible. Ima blamed it on these baby hormones. I keep saying I'm gonna get a sew in and then I go and buy baby stuff. Guess that's a part of being a mom. I think about relaxing everyday but I'm gonna stay strong for now.

Yeah I've just been on cruise control with my hair. freckledface. I haven't really been complaining about wanting a relaxer because I was over it. My hair wasn't and still is not looking how I want it to and I'm at my wits end. It's just so thick! I swear I have enough hair on my head for 3 people. I've been one year post at least twice and that's the only thing stopping me :perplexed:

I know if I relax it I'm gonna get to one year post again and think about how long my hair could've been natural. *sigh*

SuchaLady · Jun 28, 2014

EnExitStageLeft said:
SuchaLady I'll in there salivating. Tellin' how purdy your hair is. My soul will be crying the entire time though :soulcry:<-----This really does need to be a emoticon lol.

That would be a hilarious smiley. :lachen:

every time I post from my phone I almost use an emoji. I forget the forum isn't emoji capable

PlainJane · Jun 29, 2014

freckledface said:
SuchaLady I was coming.in here to say if you do i so am I! My attitude about my hair is horrible. Ima blamed it on these baby hormones. I keep saying I'm gonna get a sew in and then I go and buy baby stuff. Guess that's a part of being a mom. I think about relaxing everyday but I'm gonna stay strong for now.

Oh no, you ladies are scaring me! How far are you into your transition? I thought it was supposed to get easier :spinning:

PlainJane · Jun 29, 2014

This is random but one of the things that's keeping me from relaxing is how my hair has waves when I wear it slicked back into a bun or ponytail. I can't wait until the waves reach all the way back.

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