Amateurs!Naw, y'all have beautiful shrinky hair.
Twisting pic:
Compare this wash and go:
With this stretched length shot:
Just wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
NATURALS: post PICS of your SHRINKAGE!
- Thread starter kurlybella
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Just wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
PinkSkates checking in, here is my shrinkage vs. straight hair pic from 2008.
Pinkskate that shrinkage is amazing, you hair is beautiful
Shay72
Natural, 4A
Thank you, Shay! This is indeed a great thread.
Awwww...Me? Thank you so much
You're welcome.
discodumpling
Well-Known Member
I love my shrinkage & have since I understood how it makes my styling possibilities ENDLESS! This thread has reminded me of why I our hair in it's many textures is simply amazing.
Mwedzi...u right...we bow to queen of shrinkage (so far)
Wet hair
I also have different rates if shrinkage at different times during my journey. Right now the right half of my head shrinks way faster than the left...i could never ever rock a wash n go...
Roller set/Saran Wrapped
My shrinkage allows my hair to shrink into an even (enough for me) bob
Recent flat iron.
Recent twist out
Shrinkage ROCKS!!
Mwedzi...u right...we bow to queen of shrinkage (so far)
Wet hair
I also have different rates if shrinkage at different times during my journey. Right now the right half of my head shrinks way faster than the left...i could never ever rock a wash n go...
Roller set/Saran Wrapped
My shrinkage allows my hair to shrink into an even (enough for me) bob
Recent flat iron.
Recent twist out
Shrinkage ROCKS!!
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discodumpling
Well-Known Member
Never. I haven't let me hair shrink fully since I had 2" of hair. I do however get a small amount of single strand knots if I wear twists for more than 5 days or wear my hair out for more than 2 or so days.
Moisturizing with shea butter helps to provide slip so that my hair doesn't catch on it's self. Of course other things I do help but I believe that single stranded knots are just part of the territory of being a natural especial at the shorter lengths like mine.
kurlybella
Well-Known Member
noooooooooooooo never again! nu uh! girl, i have detangling h - e - double hockey sticks when my hair shrinks up a lot. it's funny though, my hair is starting to not shrink up so much anymore. i washed my hair last night sans twists and i was a amazed at how much it did not shrink like it used to. i was hoping to take new pics for this post but my hair does not shrink like that anymore.
i don't know what happened yall! those pics are from last year, but when i really looked at my pics and looked at my hair last night, there is a shrinkage difference. i would have never thought there was, and as my op states - "my hair shrinks up the same" - well, i think it's like the growth thing, you don't know how much you have grown until you really take the time to compare pics. i did that last night, and i'd say my hair hangs about 1-2 inches longer than before. my hair actually hangs down now and not out like it used to.
i think the moisture balance in my hair is different so i have less shrinkage?
who knows!
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kurlybella
Well-Known Member
here is another shot from last year:
mscocoface
Well-Known Member
I can count on both hands the number of times I will do that now. It is few and far between.
Can you imagine trying to comb this on a regular with knots and kinks?
HAVE MERCY!!!!!
I think I would have texturized a few years back if I did this on a regular.
I will just say that I am not that brave enough to do this regularly!
beans4reezy
Well-Known Member
betcha can't do it like me! betcha can't shrink like me!
*does the two step*
bam!!
these pics are from last summer so my hair is much longer pressed out but still almost shrinks the same.
whatcha got ladies??!!
wow!!!!! shrinkage is no joke!! I envy you naturals...you have the versatility to wear your hair short or long!
mscocoface
Well-Known Member
Ooohhh I soooo hope that will be my case when I take a break from my protective style.
beans4reezy
Well-Known Member
I don't have any new pics, but the this pic shows shrinkage from a few years ago. If I let my hair shrink up now, it'd still look almost the same.
This pic is my hair stretched in July 2008.
This is a wonderful thread!!!! This (shrinkage, hair textures) is a unique charactersitic that sets us apart from any other ethnicity- our hair in its natural state. Our hair is beautiful! And this thread is a show case of this beauty!!! Props to the OP...this is truly an inspirational thread!
I am 7 months post and the road is hard...but I am encouraged, because there is a BIG payoff down the road.
MissBCurly
Member
after a wash.
length in the back straightened.
the front
the side.
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SORRY IF THE PICS ARE BIG
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apemay1969
Well-Known Member
after a wash.
length in the back straightened.
the front
the side.
the other side.
SORRY IF THE PICS ARE BIG
Your lipstick is cute in picture 3.
apemay1969
Well-Known Member
I was gonna do a multi-quote because this shrinkage thing has given me hope. It seems like my 'new' hair isn't growing right but now I see that it's just shrunk up.
I'll straighten toward the end of bootcamp and see what I got going on.
I'll straighten toward the end of bootcamp and see what I got going on.
PinkSkates
New Member
Thank you chica! Your hair is on its way...just stay committed to your natural hair goals.
Libra08
Well-Known Member
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poetist
New Member
Shrinkage from the back:
And shrinkage in the front:
The first picture shows a section about a day after washing and air-drying with gel. The second is that same section after I wet it and stretched it, APL to hip length. I actually measured it - 10 inches of shrinkage.
i love your length!!!!!!!!!
LeNghtyDreAms
New Member
My shrinkage these were taken last month
LynnieB
Well-Known Member
Ahhhhh shrinkage
These are on non-conditioned nekkid hair.
^^ Yall can see why I don't let my stuff dry like this anymore, right?
I think I've got some pretty good shrinkage going on if I don't say so myself
Love the shrink pics ladies!! You all have some beautiful hair!!
These are on non-conditioned nekkid hair.
^^ Yall can see why I don't let my stuff dry like this anymore, right?
I think I've got some pretty good shrinkage going on if I don't say so myself
Love the shrink pics ladies!! You all have some beautiful hair!!
oooop2
New Member
Ahhhhh shrinkage
These are on non-conditioned nekkid hair.
^^ Yall can see why I don't let my stuff dry like this anymore, right?
I think I've got some pretty good shrinkage going on if I don't say so myself
Love the shrink pics ladies!! You all have some beautiful hair!!
GORGEOUS!!!
poetist
New Member
Ahhhhh shrinkage
These are on non-conditioned nekkid hair.
^^ Yall can see why I don't let my stuff dry like this anymore, right?
I think I've got some pretty good shrinkage going on if I don't say so myself
Love the shrink pics ladies!! You all have some beautiful hair!!
Your hair is sooo thick and pretty
Southernbella.
Well-Known Member
Shrunken with no product:
Flat ironed:
Flat ironed:
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