I'm back!

It has literally been 4 months since my last post and in that 4 months a lot has changed with my hair.

I cut my hair back to NL in February and I am currently grazing SL.

Cut to Neck Length: February 2014

Cut to Neck Length: February 2014

I cut my hair because after my experience with the Dominican Blowout, I experienced extreme breakage and hair loss. (Lesson learned)
Following that experience, I decided to cut my hair and start over to rid my ends of the damage.

I am still using the same healthy hair practices that allowed me to retain my length and have been protective styling 99% of the time.

I am currently 10 weeks post relaxer and I have TONS of new growth but I have been taking time to properly deep condition my hair 1-2 times per week and keep my scalp oiled. My ends are doing fine being that I have kept them tucked away wearing two french braids styled in a way that gives a "crown-like" look.

I have been drinking Bamboo Leaf Tea 1-2 times daily for the past month and half and have seen tremendous results in the strength and length of my nails as well as my hair. It is easy for me to drink the tea because I am already a very big tea drinker.

I have been considering taking another multivitamin but after some thought I am still not sure. My biotin and MSM have been doing me good and I think overall my hair is responding to the care that I am giving it.

My goals right now:

• Maintain my ends
• Consistently deep condition
• Be attentive to new growth

My hair length goal has changed seeing that I reached my last goal. I want to reach Mid Back Length!

Happy New Year!

Hello All!

It has been a while since my last post  and with that there have been several changes.

Since my last post I have come across what appears to be my first "major" setback.

I was going through some personal issues that I believe caused my hair to start shedding excessively and breaking in certain areas. I did 2 trims to get my hair even but it continued to break and shed. I am currently at grazing BSL.

So once I got my hair back to a stronger state I decided to have Senegalese twist installed to give my hair a rest.

Once I take these braids out (2-3 months) I plan to go to the salon and have my hair cut to APL or SL and restart my hair growing process.

While seeing my progress is important the overall health of my hair is more important than the length.

So as the new year begins I have a goal for the year and I am making every effort to reach it.

My goal for 2014 is to reach Grazing MBL by December 31st!

Here's to 2014!

WHAT THE HECK!

Hey Guys,                 

Ok so if you all read my previous post I did a wash last night and a moisturizing deep condition.

I originally planned to wear my granny plats for the week but I took down the front half and wore a beanie over the back half.

I noticed my ends were SO dry! Like jeez I just gave my hair the ultimate TLC session last night so it should feel like butter today and it doesn't.  -_-


To get my ends back together I used my moisturizing spritz and sealed with EVOO and threw 10 bantu knots in it for the night. I'll reassess in the morning. I may have to start using my whipped shea butter instead of the spritz because it's thicker and will better keep my ends together but I will see.

I can't have issues like this so early into such a long stretch but I plan to use these 6 months as a true learning process for my hair. But I don't want more harm than good done so I will take it day-by day :)

My Almost Setback -_-

Ok guys...

At some point I was experiencing severe breakage. There were long pieces and short pieces coming out of my hair whenever I barely touched it. I was so scared because it was almost like my hair was falling out! There were 1-4 strands every time! I didn't know what had caused it aside from the fact that I was actually taking time to moisturize and seal my hair on a more regular basis compared to the every 1-3 days that I used to do.

I was so frantic and got on Hairlista, YouTube, and Google looking for any information I could find about breakage and the more I looked and listened I assessed my hair. It was mushy and gummy so I knew exactly what was going on...MOISTURE OVERLOAD!

I immediately hopped in the shower and did a protein treatment and that helped my breakage almost instantaneously. For fear of more breakage, I wore my hair in plats with a beanie and gave my hair a serious break from manipulation. Once I finally took it down to allow my hair to breathe a little I had a BEAUTIFUL braid out!

I had an "almost" setback but I caught it in time before any real damage could be done! The lesson I learned was simply to listen to what my hair needs. And she and I have been really talking these days :)

Hairlista provides a great article about breakage and ways to pinpoint what is going on with your hair. Check it out!

http://www.hairlista.com/forum/topics/moisture-protein-balance