I have now officially passed my 7 month mark in my hair
transition. ***confetti***
The good points
My hair has not been very difficult to handle. I wash my
hair once a week, using method shown below:
Shampoo >>>
DC >>> Detangle hair with Leave in >> Twist hair >> Air
Dry
I have completely cut off the prepoo stage in my wash days. I
do moisturise my hair at least every other day, and as I generally re-twist my
hair the night before, I can sometimes moisturises my hair every day. Another step
I have cut off is sealing my hair with an oil.
Over 2 weeks ago, I did notice my hair was dull and dry, and
for this wash day I did prepoo my hair:
- Prepooed with coconut oil
- Shampooed with ORS HaiRepair Shampoo
- DC with ORS Replenshing Conditioner, with coconut oil
- Leave in, detangled and twist.
My hair felt clean and moisturised that week, so I know
prepooing is really beneficial to stop the shampoo from stripping my hair dry.
The reason I have cut off pre-pooing and sealing steps in my
regimen is due to laziness.
Last wash day I also measured my new growth, I can now tell
where my texlaxed hair ends and my new growth begin. My NG is measuring at 7cm.
***more confetti** I was excited as I now know the rate at which my hair grows
>> 1cm each month.
The not so good side
I have been getting
frustrated with the state of my texlaxed hair especially when I have a braid
out or I wear my hair in twists, the ends are frizzy and ‘straight’ (see
picture below) I am continuously trimming the ends to get more of a curly end,
it’s ok for a while, then goes back to its frizzy ‘straight’ self…..I hope when
am fully natural this will not be an issue, as I will constantly be trimming my
hair….
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| You can see the state of my ends |
I have really been feeling like cutting off my texlaxed hair
due to the issues above, but let me not kid myself, 7cm is too short for my
liking **vanity**. Also the longer I transition the more likely I will retain
the majority of my growth, as the split ends affect my texlaxed hair.
Am dying for your suggestions for my dry fizzy texlaxed
ends?
Happy Hair Journeys Ladies! :o)
Hi Yvonne,
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to say that washing with shampoo every week was a problem for my ends too. I kept getting straight, dry ends. Now I only shampoo once a month. I co-wash in between and that is helping a lot. I understand exactly what you mean. My ends looked just like yours once, but I am not afraid to get rid of them.
I will try co washing more, I have been shampoo happy! Thanks for the awesome advise Nerline,!
DeleteI was going to suggest the same thing. It's been a great help to me on my long term stretch. I like the As I Am coconut cowash. It's a nice gentle cleanse without drying my new growth. And I still pre-poo beforehand.
DeleteThanks for the advice! I really need to start exploring cowashing and get back to pre-pooing #nomorelazydays
DeleteYvonne your hair looks beautiful. I have a problem with my ends too, though my ends are smooth and my texlaxed hair is poofy! I'm hoping that when I finally cut off my ends my hair will sort itself out haha x
ReplyDeleteThanks Lesley! Am hoping when am fully natural I would have these issues, but Nerline has made a good point about my weekly use of shampoo, so will try correct that first.
DeleteSame case here, at 8 months post, am at 8.5cm, but the shrinkage scares me though am tching really bad to cut it, sigh... My new growth is softer which i always never thought, I mean I have highly coily hair, but it is soft compared to the dry ends. I have been trimming since March (doing monthly mini-chops). I want to completely go natural in two weeks, Yes! to the big chop, and wear synthetic braids until December to wear my hair out. Too short for my liking too. *sorry about that, needed to rant* But hey, you have hair exactly like mine, at least from the pictures, and 1month apart post-relaxer. Keep posting, you inspire me.
ReplyDeleteHi Deborah! Thanks for your comment! It's always great when you find someone on the same path as you!! Oh wow to BCing next month!!! I would really love to BC too will push it to a full year. Let me know how it goes!!
DeleteSo, I went to the salon to undo my hair and the hairdresser was a bit unsure (of what exactly I wanted) so I went home and as usual put it in twists and snipped away, am almost there, I guess there will be no need for a big chop after all. I have ends that I only need to dust, very minimal straight ends, and I will keep doing it myself, maybe just one more time or twice.
DeleteWhat shampoo are you suing weekly? Try co-washing inbetween as in every other week shampoo and replace with co-washing and see if that helps. I too love shampoo but i have started limiting it to when needed.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on transitioning! As for your ends not keeping up, I suggest you look into your moisturizing and sealing products/techniques, and the frequency as well. Prepooing with coconut oil helps to preserve the ends if done on a weekly basis. You may also want to check the sharpness of your shears. Dull shears can make your ends look trashy in a short period of time.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on transitioning! As for your ends not keeping up, I suggest you look into your moisturizing and sealing products/techniques, and the frequency as well. Prepooing with coconut oil helps to preserve the ends if done on a weekly basis. You may also want to check the sharpness of your shears. Dull shears can make your ends look trashy in a short period of time.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on transitioning! As for your ends not keeping up, I suggest you look into your moisturizing and sealing products/techniques, and the frequency as well. Prepooing with coconut oil helps to preserve the ends if done on a weekly basis. You may also want to check the sharpness of your shears. Dull shears can make your ends look trashy in a short period of time.
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