4b/ 4c Naturals Growth Thread

I Am So Blessed

I Am So Blessed

I'm easy going.
@faithVA Thank you! I am all over updos I love them. I protective style 100% of the time. I don't like puffs or any style that exposes my ends.

I already do these same styles, you know these styles never look the same way twice when you do them. I flat twist and pin which ever way it lands and at the end it's an updo.

Protective styling is a must for me. One time I took my twists out and put a head band on then went to the store. I kept looking around just so nobody touched it. Lol oh gosh it looked too touchable.
 
faithVA

faithVA

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AdoraAdora24 said:
@faithVA Thank you! I am all over updos I love them. I protective style 100% of the time. I don't like puffs or any style that exposes my ends.

I already do these same styles, you know these styles never look the same way twice when you do them. I flat twist and pin which ever way it lands and at the end it's an updo.

Protective styling is a must for me. One time I took my twists out and put a head band on then went to the store. I kept looking around just so nobody touched it. Lol oh gosh it looked too touchable.
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We would love to see your updos as you do them. We could use the inspiration.
 
I Am So Blessed

I Am So Blessed

I'm easy going.
Than you Faith, but Theses styles that you posted are way more inspiration than I can give. With my crooked parts I would only be little inspiration(even though my parts can't really be seen because I twist loosely). Maybe one day I'll post some pictures.
 
snoop

snoop

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AdoraAdora24 said:
Than you Faith, but Theses styles that you posted are way more inspiration than I can give. With my crooked parts I would only be little inspiration(even though my parts can't really be seen because I twist loosely). Maybe one day I'll post some pictures.
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Nah... I'll take pics with crooked parts. I finger comb my hair so I hear you. I need some inspiration that doesn't include everything being laid and exact.
 
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douglala

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Dee-Licious said:
I'm a 4C. Letting my hair shrink is the devil. I have to keep it stretched in some kind of way to maintain the health of my hair.

I did much better while relaxed of moisturizing and sealing and all of that. Back when I was in college I did great. With working I don't make the time for the daily and mid-week upkeep that I know I need to do.
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This is exactly what why I'm considering texlaxing. No one understands my decision but that's ok!
 
futureapl

futureapl

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Hello everyone. I'm a 4C. I just big chopped after an 18 month transition. I am struggling to keep my hair moisturized. I have tried deep conditioning, deep conditioning with a shower cap under a hooded dryer, LOC method, LCO method and nothing seems to work. I have a ton of SSKs and I'm not really sure how to style my hair at this length. I need help.
 
Dee-Licious

Dee-Licious

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futureapl said:
Hello everyone. I'm a 4C. I just big chopped after an 18 month transition. I am struggling to keep my hair moisturized. I have tried deep conditioning, deep conditioning with a shower cap under a hooded dryer, LOC method, LCO method and nothing seems to work. I have a ton of SSKs and I'm not really sure how to style my hair at this length. I need help.
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Stretching your hair with heat or without can help combat the SSKs.
 
snoop

snoop

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I find that my hair will feel drier if I wear it loose instead of a bound style like twists or braids. I also find that I can keep my hair better moisturized if it's twists than braids I think because I can get product into the style easier. I moistuize while in twists several times before washing or refreshing the style so my hair is able to marinade in the LCO.
 
snoop

snoop

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Anaisin said:
You didn't ask me but my hair stretches better without heat than it does with it. Comes out smoother. I do this



Going on a year since I straightened. It definitely weakened my hair. Plan on not using heat for 2 years like I did when I first went natural.
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I've done something like this but with finger combing. I wish that I could run a brush through my hair like that.
 
futureapl

futureapl

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Thank you ladies. I will try these tips out and let you know how it goes. Are you guys brushing your hair while wet btw? I went to a natural hair salon a few weeks and the stylist suggested that I start doing that. I thought our hair was weakest while wet.
 
Ipanema

Ipanema

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I found an even better way to wash my hair without breakage taking away my progress. I shampoo & condition while in the large 2-strand twists. After patting dry with a towel, I put the twists in about 6 or 7 braids, and let it air-dry. I get a nice, crinkly braid-out the next day with no detangling session and no need to immediately re-twist. For an even fuller look, I'll undo the twists for a twist-out, braid-out. Re-twisting is done a few days later or whenever it's convenient--to remove loose strands. I'm getting a lot of growth this way. I'm also doing the thing where you oil the hair every day. My hair is creeping down my back. It feels good.
 
natural2008

natural2008

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Ipanema said:
I found an even better way to wash my hair without breakage taking away my progress. I shampoo & condition while in the large 2-strand twists. After patting dry with a towel, I put the twists in about 6 or 7 braids, and let it air-dry. I get a nice, crinkly braid-out the next day with no detangling session and no need to immediately re-twist. For an even fuller look, I'll undo the twists for a twist-out, braid-out. Re-twisting is done a few days later or whenever it's convenient--to remove loose strands. I'm getting a lot of growth this way. I'm also doing the thing where you oil the hair every day. My hair is creeping down my back. It feels good.
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Instead of drying hair with a towel use a old soft cotton tshirt.
 
I Am So Blessed

I Am So Blessed

I'm easy going.
snoop said:
Nah... I'll take pics with crooked parts. I finger comb my hair so I hear you. I need some inspiration that doesn't include everything being laid and exact.
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One day I think I may post pictures. My styles aren't "all that", at least not yet. I will be playing around with it more once Autumn gets here. Right now, at this very moment I have my hair in twists pulled back into a bun, its ugly because I would prefer an up do. I'm at work too lol. It is super moisturized.
 
charmtreese

charmtreese

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I think I have concurred breakage in the crown area. My hair has always been dryer and more fragile in the crown, hence I would get more breakage from this area. For the past month or so when I moisturize my hair, I start with the crown and apply the moisturizer, oil, grease, etc a little heavier in that area before doing the rest of my hair. From what I can tell, this has really been helping. Other than that my hair appears to be in autopilot mode...and just doing its thing.
 
I Am So Blessed

I Am So Blessed

I'm easy going.
I don't want to wash my hair, I don't want to comb it, I don't want to re-twist it and I don't care about it, just for this week I guess. I feel blah.

You know what .....it really does take a longer time to do when it's longer. It hit me about two months ago. I'm like "why am I still standing up in this bathroom mirror detangling after an hour and 40 minutes?" I use to be able to sit on the couch and watch Tv while detangling, but now I have to see what I'm doing. "Longer hair care".

There's more hair in my comb (because the shed hairs are longer so it looks like more strands).

What's it going be like in a couple of months? It'll be a couple more minutes standing, reaching, stretching, twisting, whipping my neck and a few more minutes of thanking the Good Lord for all this hair. I wouldn't trade it.
 
HairNinja

HairNinja

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I usually do deep moisture with Aussie Moist & braid spray and grease under a wig %100 of the time. I decided to take some time to learn my mostly 4c hair.

Big mistake I have been trimming inches and cutting away my ssk's(they are the devil) If I just touch my hair it knots. I haven't been very gentle (lack of patience). If I dont go back under this wig I'll be bald. I loose so much hair on wash day. My ends are breaking despite trimming and my hair is super dry. I'm over this wig regimen but I have probably more than 25 wigs on standby. I'll wig and braid for another year for less breakage and more length.

*I learned my hair hates protein. It's a slippery slope.
*I learned puffs are not for me. ssk's galore
*I still haven't perfected my twist out.
* I dont use 4 sections anymore. So I can focus on my crown and not put tension in the middle. I use 6 or more.
*I'm sticking to what I know grease, jojoba & Aussie Moist is my holy grail despite silicones. These natural hair product lines are so expensive and they barely work for my hair.
*I bought this clothes steamer to refresh my hair between washes. It did well yesterday. before my wash.

*I have incorporated this banding method with cut up pantyhose to stretch. I may throw my knock-off curlformers out.
 
I Am So Blessed

I Am So Blessed

I'm easy going.
HairNinja said:
I usually do deep moisture with Aussie Moist & braid spray and grease under a wig %100 of the time. I decided to take some time to learn my mostly 4c hair.

Big mistake I have been trimming inches and cutting away my ssk's(they are the devil) If I just touch my hair it knots. I haven't been very gentle (lack of patience). If I dont go back under this wig I'll be bald. I loose so much hair on wash day. My ends are breaking despite trimming and my hair is super dry. I'm over this wig regimen but I have probably more than 25 wigs on standby. I'll wig and braid for another year for less breakage and more length.

*I learned my hair hates protein. It's a slippery slope.
*I learned puffs are not for me. ssk's galore
*I still haven't perfected my twist out.
* I dont use 4 sections anymore. So I can focus on my crown and not put tension in the middle. I use 6 or more.
*I'm sticking to what I know grease, jojoba & Aussie Moist is my holy grail despite silicones. These natural hair product lines are so expensive and they barely work for my hair.
*I bought this clothes steamer to refresh my hair between washes. It did well yesterday. before my wash.

*I have incorporated this banding method with cut up pantyhose to stretch. I may throw my knock-off curlformers out.
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Have you ever tried glycerin based moisturizers?
 
futureapl

futureapl

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HairNinja said:
I usually do deep moisture with Aussie Moist & braid spray and grease under a wig %100 of the time. I decided to take some time to learn my mostly 4c hair.

Big mistake I have been trimming inches and cutting away my ssk's(they are the devil) If I just touch my hair it knots. I haven't been very gentle (lack of patience). If I dont go back under this wig I'll be bald. I loose so much hair on wash day. My ends are breaking despite trimming and my hair is super dry. I'm over this wig regimen but I have probably more than 25 wigs on standby. I'll wig and braid for another year for less breakage and more length.

*I learned my hair hates protein. It's a slippery slope.
*I learned puffs are not for me. ssk's galore
*I still haven't perfected my twist out.
* I dont use 4 sections anymore. So I can focus on my crown and not put tension in the middle. I use 6 or more.
*I'm sticking to what I know grease, jojoba & Aussie Moist is my holy grail despite silicones. These natural hair product lines are so expensive and they barely work for my hair.
*I bought this clothes steamer to refresh my hair between washes. It did well yesterday. before my wash.

*I have incorporated this banding method with cut up pantyhose to stretch. I may throw my knock-off curlformers out.
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How do you use this steamer on your hair? I've been looking for a hair steamer, but like you mentioned they are expensive. I already have the clothes steamer.
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