I co-wash every day, with either Aussie Moist or V05 Moisture Milks. For the past two weeks I have used Hawaiian Silky Miracle Worker 14 in 1 as my leave-in, and it really keeps my hair moist. Moisture is my number one goal. My hair is naturally dry, but I've also been working out and swimming regularly- sometimes in the sun- so I need to keep my hair as moist as possible. My scalp is doing great. It took about 2 months for it to get back to normal after my allergic reaction. I haven't done a henna gloss in about 3 weeks, but I will do one in the next few days. I would love to color my hair lighter, but I want to wait until I am confident about keeping it moist and healthy.
My edges are doing great too. For the first time, they lay down with just a little gel- no scarf! They're the same texture as the rest of my hair, too. I think the relaxer was always breaking my edges, so they were never healthy or an even length to be manageable.
This week was the first time I noticed a little curl pattern and some growth! I still use some gel and a brush to define my curls every morning, but I don't use as much gel, and I don't brush as much.
I still don't love my hair, but I am enjoying having short, low maintenance hair during the summer. It's much cooler, and it's been fun experimenting with jewelry and make-up! I don't miss having a relaxer at all. My man always tells me that it's not the hair, it's my confidence, so walking straighter, smiling more, and showing the world that I feel good about myself has been good for me. I've gotten a lot of compliments- not just about my hair, but my skin, my eyes and my overall appearance!
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That's great! I'm happy for you!
your hair looks great! and your man gave you some great advice :)
I was looking for reviews on ORS hair repair products and followed a link to your blog. I accidentally scrolled up and saw the post about making a change so I clicked on and read about your decision to transition, needless to say I was reeled in at that point lol. I have been sitting here for the past hour reading. It went through each post as if I were reading a story, forcing myself not to jump ahead and see what you were going to do. At one point I was like, she's gonna go back to the eye but I was routing for you lol. When I finally saw the post where you big chopped I shouted yay!! I was so happy for you like I know or something lol. My hubby is looking at me like I'm crazy lol. Anyway I'm so happy for you and can't wait to see updates. I'm 5 mos newly natural by the way and in love with the hair I hadn't seen in over 30 years.
I just went natural and our hair looks VERY similar!! One thing I am struggling with is I have a large section of hair that will not scrunch up or curl when wet. Do you know why this is!?
Thanks everyone!
@Sharawn- sometimes I can't believe I cut it all off either! It's been over 2 months, and I'm still a little surprised when I look in the mirror sometimes, lol!
@dnation86- I had the same problem when I first big chopped. A section in the front didn't curl. It curls now though, so either you have to give it time, or you have at least a couple of different textures going on.
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