I Am So Blessed
I'm easy going.
I remember watching this a while back and thinking "take it out of the bun, I want to see all of it not just a few strands" Show us how you really detangle lol.
Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud
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Evolving78
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Your edges are fine. As long as they are moisturized! Lol what’s going on with your crown? I think we need a crown challenge? I would start one, but adding names, and such... smh that’s too much for me! LolView attachment 420215
Usually like this! Or a bun. I use clip-ins...
I'm still trying to figure out my edges
And I have a lot of short halo hairs in my crown.
I promise to do better in 2018!!! LOL
beingofserenity
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I have a lot of halo hairs. It's either new growth coming in or the relaxed parts of my hair breaking off. Or both. lol. I relaxed my hair at the end of June and am growing it out again natural. It's super weak compared to the natural parts of my hair. It also takes wayyyyy longer to dry, which is odd because I thought that it would be more porous than my natural hair and therefore dry more quickly.
Maybe you can just create a thread for people who want to care for their crowns, instead of an actual challenge. I'd participate
Evolving78
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It’s probably a combo of both. Yeah I may do that as far as crown thing.I have a lot of halo hairs. It's either new growth coming in or the relaxed parts of my hair breaking off. Or both. lol. I relaxed my hair at the end of June and am growing it out again natural. It's super weak compared to the natural parts of my hair. It also takes wayyyyy longer to dry, which is odd because I thought that it would be more porous than my natural hair and therefore dry more quickly.
Maybe you can just create a thread for people who want to care for their crowns, instead of an actual challenge. I'd participate
SUPER SWEET
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too many grey hairs around my hairline....the rinses aren't working 
too many grey hairs around my hairline....the rinses aren't working
Leave them in longer for better results.
Alma Petra
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This is my end of the year photo from a rather messy wash and go:
As usual I have difficulty knowing when my head is in the neutral position so the position of the ends varies a bit.
On the one hand, my hair has thinned significantly and due to the thinning I have a worse case of fairy-tale ends now. On the other hand it's a consolation to see that my ends are still at or grazing BSL. I think that this is a sign for me to not give up on my hair and to continue the fight in 2018. I wonder what length challenge I should join in 2018. What do you think guys? Should I continue with the BSL challenge hoping to get more of my hair there? Or should I try for a newer length? Being stuck for long or even regressing makes one not so sure of one's hair care potential
As usual I have difficulty knowing when my head is in the neutral position so the position of the ends varies a bit.
On the one hand, my hair has thinned significantly and due to the thinning I have a worse case of fairy-tale ends now. On the other hand it's a consolation to see that my ends are still at or grazing BSL. I think that this is a sign for me to not give up on my hair and to continue the fight in 2018. I wonder what length challenge I should join in 2018. What do you think guys? Should I continue with the BSL challenge hoping to get more of my hair there? Or should I try for a newer length? Being stuck for long or even regressing makes one not so sure of one's hair care potential
spacetygrss
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It depends.
I wear my hair in twists most of the time so as long as I'm starting the detangling process by undoing TWISTS it's not an issue because sections of hair are already separated.
However, if my hair happened to be in some kind of OUT style, forget it. That said, after being natural for over 16 years, I very rarely wear my hair in "unseparated" out styles anymore (i.e wash-n-go styles, afros, puffs, etc) because it's not worth the hassle for me later.
Sally.
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yall know how shops like annabelle perfect blends and jakaela let you customize the scent of your product? does anyone know a good essential oil to buy to add a nice scent to our own DIY products? i want to do either a warm bakery scent or a fruity scent (but not orange/lemon).
GGsKin
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To piggyback, I'm also interested in some similarly nice ones that I can get over here, please? If anyone knows of such a place?
Sally.
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i'm moreso looking for the scent of oils i should buy, as i think i will likely have to buy them online. not sure if regular health foods stores will carry the adventurous scents i'm looking for.
GGsKin
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@ElevatedEnergy posted a link and there are some delicious-sounding ones...
https://www.bulkapothecary.com/buttercream-icing-fragrance-oil/
Sally.
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oooh! thanx!
GGsKin
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You're welcome. Shipping to UK from them is crazy and some of these items may have shipping restrictions, so if anyone knows somewhere in the UK that provides similar fragrance oils, please let me know.
fifigirl
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I think your hair is longer than BSL as your hair is curly....when you pull your hair down straight what length do you get? I suspect you are past MBL and probably close to WL....... do this and then you can decide what challenge to joinThis is my end of the year photo from a rather messy wash and go:
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As usual I have difficulty knowing when my head is in the neutral position so the position of the ends varies a bit.
On the one hand, my hair has thinned significantly and due to the thinning I have a worse case of fairy-tale ends now. On the other hand it's a consolation to see that my ends are still at or grazing BSL. I think that this is a sign for me to not give up on my hair and to continue the fight in 2018. I wonder what length challenge I should join in 2018. What do you think guys? Should I continue with the BSL challenge hoping to get more of my hair there? Or should I try for a newer length? Being stuck for long or even regressing makes one not so sure of one's hair care potential
YvetteWithJoy
On break
@shortdub78, I love your intro to the crown thread.
I couldn't tell if you want it to be a challenge or not. After you wrote that it's not a challenge, you then wrote something like "to join this challenge what's required is . . . ."
I know it doesn't really matter, but just in case you care I wanted to share.
(I have all sorts of typos and whatnot in my posts, and sometimes I just leave them.)
Wishing healthy crowns for all of us.
I couldn't tell if you want it to be a challenge or not. After you wrote that it's not a challenge, you then wrote something like "to join this challenge what's required is . . . ."
I know it doesn't really matter, but just in case you care I wanted to share.
(I have all sorts of typos and whatnot in my posts, and sometimes I just leave them.)
Wishing healthy crowns for all of us.
Evolving78
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Thanks for letting me know, I will change that!@shortdub78, I love your intro to the crown thread.
I couldn't tell if you want it to be a challenge or not. After you wrote that it's not a challenge, you then wrote something like "to join this challenge what's required is . . . ."
I know it doesn't really matter, but just in case you care I wanted to share.
(I have all sorts of typos and whatnot in my posts, and sometimes I just leave them.)
Wishing healthy crowns for all of us.
YvetteWithJoy
On break
I'm not in the 2018 Coffee Tea Ayurveda Henna Cassia Rice Clay Mud AVJ ACV thread, so I can't share it with them according to their rules, but these videos . . . particularly the LAST video, might really help them. Just wanted to share. 
Maybe someone in the challenge/thread can share if you feel it would be a good idea.
The particularly useful/informative video (discusses important pH-related info, shares a recipe, discusses why ACV is important, etc.):
Maybe someone in the challenge/thread can share if you feel it would be a good idea.The particularly useful/informative video (discusses important pH-related info, shares a recipe, discusses why ACV is important, etc.):
Nightingale
On the Grow and Keeping it Simple
This pregnancy is sucking me dry. Literally. My skin is dry, my lips are dry, and worse, my HAIR IS DRY! My ride or die holy grail hair and body products just aren't working anymore. I'll have to play around with with my products and product layering, until I find a solution. Maybe this will be the excuse I need to retry shea butter and join the unicorns in the 2018 Shea Challenge...
spacetygrss
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Shared. Funny that you posted these, because I had just watched them. Great minds, I tell ya!I'm not in the 2018 Coffee Tea Ayurveda Henna Cassia Rice Clay Mud AVJ ACV thread, so I can't share it with them according to their rules, but these videos . . . particularly the LAST video, might really help them. Just wanted to share.
The particularly useful/informative video (discusses important pH-related info, shares a recipe, discusses why ACV is important, etc.):
LushLox
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Congratulations on your pregnancy! How far along are you?
Alma Petra
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Hi Fifi! My curls do not produce lot of shrinkage because my length is texlaxed. I am transitioning and when more of my hair is natural I will need to either blow out or do the pull test to be able to detect growth. But for now I will just take a quick shot to compare. When pulled my longest later is between BSL and WL. A friend here suggested I go for the WL challenge this time. I guess I like her suggestion.
If I may, I have a few suggestions that might provide you with some relief:
- Ditch all lotions and thin body creams, especially the commercial ones. IMO, they all suck. Instead, apply a layer of oil to your body after bathing while it's still slightly damp. Allow it to fully penetrate for at least 15 minutes. Then, add a layer of body butter. Doing this will keep your skin soft, supple and highly moisturized all day. FWIW, I offered this advice to two people who were suffering with extremely dry skin caused by severe eczema and lupus, and it has worked wonders for them. Exfoliate using only sugar scrubs, and add a few tablespoons of avocado oil (or the oil of your choice) to the scrub.
- Use a lip balm that contains cocoa butter rather than beeswax. If you can't find one, grab one of those old school cocoa butter sticks and use that. Apply a coating of petroleum jelly to your lips at night before going to bed. Gently exfoliate your lips first thing in the morning before applying another thin layer of jelly. Throughout the day, use a lip balm for coverage. After a few courses of exfoliation and coverage, you should begin to experience less dryness and maintain more moisture. Stay away from drying and/or matte lipsticks.
- As for your hair, if you are using the LCO method, switch to LOC (and vice versa). If you are using a DC with cones, ditch it. Add oils to your DCs for oomph. Use heat every time you DC. Go longer between washings, e.g., if you shampoo and DC every week, stretch it to every two weeks. Try heavy sealing to see if it will have an impact (if shea butter proved to be ineffective in the past, try mango or cupuacu butter, or a grease-like sealant instead, e.g., Alikay Hair Balm).
I hope these help in some way and congratulations to you on the impeding new addition to your family!
Nightingale
On the Grow and Keeping it Simple
Thank you for this! I'll try everything you suggested.
YvetteWithJoy
On break
I'm so curious about the new Soultanicals curl clumping product. But no more funds on exploratory hair products. My next investment will be a tabletop hair dryer and a Komaza hair analysis.
Bad&Bougee
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View attachment 420215
Usually like this! Or a bun. I use clip-ins...
I'm still trying to figure out my edges
And I have a lot of short halo hairs in my crown.
I promise to do better in 2018!!! LOL
Your hair looks so healthy!
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