**WonderWoman**
New Member
Ok so, I have...had a luscious head of hair. I mean, everywhere I went ppl constantly commented on my hair. I wasn't even hooked on hair growth b'cos my hair was soooo thick & healthy. Until...
These were my mistakes:
1: I got a bone straight relaxer from Visible Changes at the Houston Galleria
I'm thinking this is a high-end professional salon with highly trained stylists. They know what they're doing, right? WRONG! After a black stylist assured me that the salon's specially mixed bone straight relaxer would not hurt my hair & that she'd put a lot of protection on my hair, I opted to get a relaxer.
2: I listened to a Dominican stylist about washing EVERYDAY
A few days after my perm, I went up to NY to hang with my sister. After seeing how a dominican stylist grew her hair out (almost APL & thick, & my sister doesnt even give a damn abt hair), i decided to seek hair advice from this miracle stylist. She loaded me with dominican products (Salerm Protein Balsamo poos & cons, Alterego DC, & Salerm 21) and told me to wash my hair everyday! Trust me, I was skeptical at first, but she explained how the sweat would dry & break my hair if I let it sit in there. She also told me how a client using this same routine grew 6inches in 3 months. I JUMPED RIGHT ON BOARD!
Back in Houston (shout out to my H-town gurrls), i started washing after every workout using her products. And ofcourse with every wash came a blow dryer, and sometimes a flat iron! Some days I worked out TWICE a day. So then, I'd wash & blowdry TWICE a day!!!!!!!
I kid u not....MY HAIR GREEWWWWW!!!!!! 7 weeks post-relaxer, I needed another relaxer baaaaddd.
3. I got another relaxer from V.C. in less than 8 wks
After this relaxer, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE!!!! My hair started BREAAKKING so bad. I became bald in the middle and my hair is now soooooo thin my doctor thinks I may have a medical condition....
erplexed 
...that's not funny....
Eventually I went back to my old stylist. She gasped when I walked in the door, and was like, "WHAT DID U DO TO UR GORGEOUS HAIR?" I had to hold myself from bursting out in tears. My stylist had to cut my hair to neck-length, and HUMP my hair to cover the baldspot. I cried for days.
My boyfriend had to hold me back on several occassions from going to V.C. to attack that stylist.
BUT he aint gonna be in NY when I get crunk w/ my sister's stylist
BUT AFTER ALL'S SAID & DONE, I THINK IT ALL HAPPENED FOR A REASON. For one thing, I stopped taking my hair for granted.
GIRLS, it's unbelievable! With all my renewed care, my hair has noticeably improved in less than a month. Even my stylist is impressed! My hair is now growing past my shoulder, but in layers (it's always been that way). Here's what I did right:
1: I met SISTASLICK. She told me about Protein & moisture balance. Now, all I do is moisturize!!!
2: I ran into LHCF!!!!! From lurking, I learned to see my hair cut as a positive thing. A way to start over. My new resolution was to RETAIN my ends and GROW my roots. Like I said, this baby is waking up...
3: Being honest with y'all, I got some MTG help!!!!
That stuff works. But I just got on board with BT...shout out to Natural Lady & thanks for getting me to come out of lurkdome
By the way, i'm a
I love you guys!!!!!
These were my mistakes:
1: I got a bone straight relaxer from Visible Changes at the Houston Galleria
I'm thinking this is a high-end professional salon with highly trained stylists. They know what they're doing, right? WRONG! After a black stylist assured me that the salon's specially mixed bone straight relaxer would not hurt my hair & that she'd put a lot of protection on my hair, I opted to get a relaxer.
2: I listened to a Dominican stylist about washing EVERYDAY
A few days after my perm, I went up to NY to hang with my sister. After seeing how a dominican stylist grew her hair out (almost APL & thick, & my sister doesnt even give a damn abt hair), i decided to seek hair advice from this miracle stylist. She loaded me with dominican products (Salerm Protein Balsamo poos & cons, Alterego DC, & Salerm 21) and told me to wash my hair everyday! Trust me, I was skeptical at first, but she explained how the sweat would dry & break my hair if I let it sit in there. She also told me how a client using this same routine grew 6inches in 3 months. I JUMPED RIGHT ON BOARD!
Back in Houston (shout out to my H-town gurrls), i started washing after every workout using her products. And ofcourse with every wash came a blow dryer, and sometimes a flat iron! Some days I worked out TWICE a day. So then, I'd wash & blowdry TWICE a day!!!!!!!
I kid u not....MY HAIR GREEWWWWW!!!!!! 7 weeks post-relaxer, I needed another relaxer baaaaddd.
3. I got another relaxer from V.C. in less than 8 wks
After this relaxer, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE!!!! My hair started BREAAKKING so bad. I became bald in the middle and my hair is now soooooo thin my doctor thinks I may have a medical condition....
erplexed ...that's not funny....Eventually I went back to my old stylist. She gasped when I walked in the door, and was like, "WHAT DID U DO TO UR GORGEOUS HAIR?" I had to hold myself from bursting out in tears. My stylist had to cut my hair to neck-length, and HUMP my hair to cover the baldspot. I cried for days.
My boyfriend had to hold me back on several occassions from going to V.C. to attack that stylist.
BUT he aint gonna be in NY when I get crunk w/ my sister's stylist
BUT AFTER ALL'S SAID & DONE, I THINK IT ALL HAPPENED FOR A REASON. For one thing, I stopped taking my hair for granted.
GIRLS, it's unbelievable! With all my renewed care, my hair has noticeably improved in less than a month. Even my stylist is impressed! My hair is now growing past my shoulder, but in layers (it's always been that way). Here's what I did right:
1: I met SISTASLICK. She told me about Protein & moisture balance. Now, all I do is moisturize!!!
2: I ran into LHCF!!!!! From lurking, I learned to see my hair cut as a positive thing. A way to start over. My new resolution was to RETAIN my ends and GROW my roots. Like I said, this baby is waking up...
3: Being honest with y'all, I got some MTG help!!!!
That stuff works. But I just got on board with BT...shout out to Natural Lady & thanks for getting me to come out of lurkdome By the way, i'm a
I love you guys!!!!!
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. It was the most horrible experience in my life to touch my hair and have gumps of hair come out of my hand. I couldnt stop crying.
