Hello ladies!!!
I have been MIA on the hair updates scene.
Been busy with 'life issues' but I'm back and glad to say I have been looking
after my hair. Hope you and your hair journeys have been going well not
forgetting the main goal is to have healthy hair.
March
marked my 2 YEAR HAIR-VERSARY and I am beyond amazed at how far I have come in
such a short period of time. I started out my hair journey with unhealthy
thin bone-straight breaking relaxed hair that was a little neck length. Today I still relax, but NOT bone
straight. I now texlax My hair is at bsb length below shoulder blade and I am well on my way to hopefully reaching
my goal length of bra strap length hair.
I have learned so much about what it takes to grow and maintain healthy
hair from those that have successfully completed their own hair journeys.
Great reads are Grow It by Chicoro, and The Science of
Black hair by Audrey Davis-Sivasothy. I think it was
so beneficial early on to gain knowledge and inspiration from ladies on the
long hair care hair boards. One of the best is k-i-s-s-.biz (also know as Keep
it Simple Sista), Hairlista and Grow African hair long. I always say the
best thing you can do for your hair is to educate yourself on healthy hair
care! Learn what products you need to avoid, what styles to avoid and
mechanical devices cause damage to hair. Learn how CRITICAL the moisture
content of your hair is. Once you realize the impact this has
on the health of your hair, dropping certain practices and adding new ones to
your regimen will become a no-brainer. Today I LOVE my hair and I
NEVER thought I would be able to utter the words. If I can grow my hair
long and strong ANYBODY can. I always thought long healthy relaxed hair
was unattainable if you have had short damaged hair all your life
like I did. This simply is not true. If you are displeased with the
health and condition of your hair, relaxed or natural, take an active approach
in caring for it yourself. If that means ditching your hair dresser then
so be it! Black women's hair was made to grow to great lengths just as women's
hair of any other race. I have posted Pics of my progress over the past
two years. I hope you will find it inspiring and proof that educating
yourself will allow you to achieve anything : )
I eventually texlaxed my hair 4 weeks
ago at 15 weeks post relaxer, 2 weeks ahead of schedule I could not keep up
with my new growth as I had braids In for 8 weeks. I had attempted to stretch
my relaxer which went well for a while but at 15 weeks, the tangles were
becoming too much to handle I am currently 1 month post relaxer and enjoying
the texture my hair has. I have a started on my winter regimen. Cornrows, wigging
green house effect deep conditioning weekly and moisturizing and sealing
effectively. I am grazing bra strap length now. If you are going to attempt to
stretch your relaxers, its best to start slowly to give you time to adjust and
learn how to handle it. You can start by adding a week or two for every
stretch. Look out for a post on the benefits of stretching relaxers coming soon.
Happy Growing!
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Laters
Curlyeva.....xoxo
