Hair Journey Recap

 FOUR HAIR STAGES

Natural Hair Phases

Image property of Keturah Ariel

My hair has gone through a lot over the last four years. Here’s a recap of the journey so far from Nov 2013, to now July 2016:

The RELAXED Days 1992-2013

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The Transition Phase: November 2013 -07/05/14

TWA Stage (Phase 1)

Awkward Stage (Phase 2)

Too long to be TWA, but too short to be styled well

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And…officially Stage 2:

From Big Chop (bottom right), to Stage 2 (top left)

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So, hang in there! Laziness will set you back, but it doesn’t matter. It will grow 🙂

Thanks for stopping by n_n

Toodles!

-TBG

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Shea Butter how I love thee…

Hey guys,
TBG here with some good news. So I broke down and bought a transitioning hair kit by Shea Butter Moisture. It cost me $24 and came with a deep conditioner, shampoo, a deep treatment masque and argon oil spray.

The deep treatment masque is also a leave in that made my hair feel like heaven.  What I did was apply a liberal amount to my fingers as I was twisting and words can not describe the  moisture. I swear my hair was thanking me.

Here’s a pic of bantu knots without the shea butter:
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They look alright but trust me my hair was sooo DRY. It’s kind of scary because my hair started breaking and shedding due to the rough treatment I was putting it through. Olive oil hair moisturiser is NOT enough lol. I was using Jamaican black castor oil and olive oil hair lotion (typically comes in a green bottle) for the bantu knots and it’s not enough.

This is the transitioning kit and it’s constituents:
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And individually:

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And my two life savers:

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Deep Treatment Masque

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Reconstruction Finishing Oil

I used the masque while twisting and sprayed the finishing oil on my scalp when I was done before putting on a satin cap. My hair feels light, fluffy and looks well moisturised. I’m very pleased.

So I will definitely be purchasing a larger version of these products. My natural friends told me to try Cream of Nature, but my YouTube hair idols use Shea Butter Moisture so I tried that instead.

Remember, everything doesn’t work for everybody. Try different things and see what works for you.

As always,
your friend TBG!

Um… I think it’s working?

Hey guys,
So I was eager to look natural for some reason and started bantu knotting my hair as per YouTube tutorials instructed lol. Im using the time between my relaxers to see if this is what I want, and so far it is.
So, I tried my first Bantu knots on semi damp hair after it was freshly co washed and conditioed. It was a frizzy mess when I untwisted them the next night. Why? Dryness, dryness, DRYNESS!
I severely underestimated how much moisture my hair needs because I’m so used to running from water with relaxed hair lol.
I also, didn’t realise it would take two hours to do. I started at 11pm and gave up at 1am lol. I had neat rows to about the middle of my head then BSed the rest. I ended up pinning the back up. It came out alright, a little wild, but alright lol.
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This is how it turned out. Also, it’s December and I figured I could get snowed/rained on a little bit because my hair was dry anyway. Nope, lol. The water just weighed my hair down and made my curls look droopy and sad.

So that’s it. I bantu knotted the next day and it was dry again. My next post will be about how I combatted the dryness. I hope this helps someone.

Your friend,
TBG!