ladies i need your help.

..Do what feels right for you. If you can't emotionally hack having a little fro, then don't cut it. Not cutting it means giving it the patience it deserves. I didn't cut my hair .. when I transitioned for as long as you because.. I was in the same mindset as you are.. "short hair".. but.. till this day, I still think if I I had just chopped off these few ends, I'd be a lot more stress free. But I'm stubborn ..so I let the little ends straggle. Since majority of my strands are natural, I wear wash & go's .. and my hair is pretty short once it begins drying.. but I no longer worry.. It's all in due time.

Hey Kellie we transitioned kinda around the same time (March 11 '06)....I decided that I am going to do a long transition because my face/head lol can't carry short hair....I was starting to get frustrated to because I thought I would see alot of growth when I started transitioning but that wasn't the case because I wasn't handling the hair correctly I suffered alot of breakage and I just had an issue with heat damage/split ends but co-washing/rinsing daily helped me resolve that. I would say that you should keep your length and continue to experiment with different products (this gives me an excuse to be be a pj )

Hey kelie, at one time or another if you are transitioning you ill have to cut your ends of, to keep it mouisturised try using s-curl or stasofro it will make your hair soft. Also try co-washing. This will help greatly

Ladies thanks so much for the words of encouragement and the tips. God Bless y'all. kellie77772007-03-08 21:55:04

hi kellie i also went natural around the time you did. my problems are the same as yours right now: how to keep the hair moisturized and healthy. I dont like it hen my hair breaks off or gets tangle and im a firm believer that whatever my hair type is it should be healthy and manageable.

 There are more than one or two highly rated books about trasitioning on Amazon, I will hunt it out for you as I saw one the other day but I understand that they dedicate a lot on how to transition and how to look after the natural hair.

Thanks again ladies, i will look for that Pink Oil Moisturizer RevitaLEX Moisture Replenishing Conditioner. Truth be told, i have no more room under my bathroom sink, but what's one more, especially if it will help me out.

love59 i did a search on the book you mention and i found this website http://www.going-natural.com/  i bought howse's book and i saw this one after and thought, whatever, i am just not buying another book, but if you say it is a keeper i will look into it. The site seems really great.

   Hey girl, try a product called wave nouveau.  This is not a perm. You can find it at local beauty supply stores or walgreens.  It makes your hair very soft and managable.  I've used this on my boys hair since they were babies.  They do not have perms just thier natural hair and I braid it.  It's not greasy either.  It also comes in a spray form as well.  Try it.  fatkat2007-03-15 04:03:03

fatkat, i was checking it out and from what i read it is saying that you should get it applied by a professional, so it sounds like a chemical based product (relaxer).  maybe i saw the wrong product, let me know.

Yea wave nouveau is a texturizer chemical

  Wave nouveau is in a turquoise bottle .  It is not a perm, some people use it if they have an s- curl.  It's a lotion or a spray.  I use it daily on my kids hair, since they were babies.

kellie77772007-03-19 20:38:01

 Yes that's it. I use it from their roots to their ends and comb through.  Try it once and see if it works for you.  If you are at the store spray a little or rub a little in you'r hands and see if it is something you would like.  Sorry I couldn't get back sooner, I am very sick and trying to fight this flu.  Good luck.   Sometimes they say that it's best to clip the ends.  You'r best bet is to go into a beauty salon and ask a licensed beautician what does she think, with your hair washed and hanging down, so that she can give you better answers. fatkat2007-03-20 03:38:44

   Thank you, I hope it helps.

Ladies, today, the BC was on my mind.i couldn't take it anymore.  the 2 textures. so i cut the 5 inches of straight hairs off got about 6 inches left. those 6 inches have shrunk to 1 inch. sheesh... my hubby doesn't know. i put extensions in my hair record time.. i don't know how i feel right now. but i am sure looking forward to the future. i need to buy some scarfs and stuff to tough it out. kellie77772007-03-24 23:44:42

If you don't want to do the BC right now and continue to transition, MOISTURE is going to be your best friend along with Kids Organics shea butter hair lotion (make sure you just use it on your new growth some women have found that it makes their relaxed end hard)


And another product that will help you is S-Curl


You don't have to do the BC right now if you don't want to.

Hey tffy2004

Hey kellie congratulations, I apologize I didn't read the post before mine I get ahead of myself sometimes. On my way to your fotki to see your braids. I think your hubby will like your new short look. I thought my hubby would freak out but he really likes it. He says that now he can see my facial features more. He even said he doesn't know how he is going to handle it when it gets longer cause he is use the short cut  now. There are some cute styles you can do with your new cut, you just have to experiment with head bands and twists and things like that even coils.

tffy- i finally found the kids hair cream. it is like 3.99 but i have to pay $11 to ship it here. good grief. i need a trip to buffalo or something. no Sallys up my end.

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tffy- i finally found the kids hair cream. it is like 3.99 but i have to pay $11 to ship it here. good grief. i need a trip to buffalo or something. no Sallys up my end.

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$11 dollars is way too much for shipping that is ridiculous Hopefully he will take it better than MShoney's husband did 10 min on the floor that is too funny. Has he gotten use to it yet MSHONEY?

He showed his butt off  I don't think he looks directly at my hair anymore. I think he's relieved when I wear my wig.

He brought me flowers the next day( did I mention he slept on the couch that night) I told him that I didn't want his stinkin' guilt flowers. I could paint my butt pink and stick feathers and glitter on it and he'd say it's wonderful after that fiasco.

That is too funny MSHONEY