They're all out!!!

After treacherous yanking and unbraiding, all of those micro braids are finally out!!! While, they looked good when they were in, taking them out is hell!!! But, now that they are out I am so excited. After I took my braids out, I washed my hair and fought with the knots thinking that my hair wouldn't get tangled. What I should have done was plait my hair into sections before washing them to avoid tangles, and that is definitely what I'll do next time. Anyway, I washed and conditioned with Pantene Pro-V Relaxed and Natural (2 for $7 at Kmart), then I put Lustrasil Olive Oil Cholesterol and Infusium 23 Leave-In Treatment [Moisturology] which made my hair feel extremely soft and moist. After that, I put my hair into perm rods for Curly Nikki's Twist-n-curl. I'll show pictures of the results tomorrow if I can. Also I'll try to remember to upload the picture of my two different textures.

Wish me luck!!

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Finally taking them out!

Its been a while, but as we speak, I'm taking these braids out of my hair!!! I have soooo much new growth after only a month and a half with the braids in (in some parts up to 2.5 inches). I'm really excited to finally take them out and condition my hair (i washed it 2 days ago with the braids in) and see my true texture! before I put the braids in, I had about 2 inches of new growth after 2 months w/o relaxing my hair so now there should be about 4 inches of new growth...well four stretched inches so im excited. Im actually going to the beauty supply store after I'm done typing this to pick up some products:

• Lekair Cholesterol (probably the one with olive oil)
• Perm Rods for the twist n curl style I found on agrlcanmac.com
• Infusium Leave-In conditioner

These products will help me to get my regime started: co-washing every other day with my leave in and deep conditioning with my lekair.

Wish me luck!!

Expect pictures soon!!

intro

Hi guys, my name is shamika and I am a 20 year old black woman of Jamaican heritage. Since last year, I've been contemplating going natural, but I was always talked out of it. Now,  I have grown completely tired of relaxed hair and I really do not enjoy wearing my hair bone straight. I've always been the type to get tired of my hair and want to do something different with it. I've done weaves, wrinses, cuts, but my favorite thing to do is wash it and let it air dry curly which is what let me to my decision to go natural. I've noticed that when my hair is relaxed, it hardly grows, but when I do my wash and air dry, it grows significantly and is overall healthier and thicker. My new growth is between a 3a and 3c texture and is very beautiful. I really love my curls and am very interested to see how far it can progress. This is why I am taking the BSL [bra strap length] challenge which will hopefully lead to WL [waist length] hair in the long run. My goal is to reach damn near close to BSL if not BSL itself by my college graduation next year May 18th!!! I am beginning this mission with braids and I already see growth. I got the braids on May 8th and they have, as of today, already grown about 3/4 of an inch in just two weeks and that is from using the method in this link: http://www.growafrohairlong.com/braidreg.html. What I do is wash my braids every week with BSX spray shampoo and alternate daily between braid spray and infusium 23 repairology. It really works! In approximately 2 months, I am going to take the braids out and start a new regimen, which hardly varies from the braid regimen, using deep conditioning weekly and wet buns. Ultimately, I am promoting healthy hair and growth for all black women. I will try my best to post pictures of my progress starting right after I take the braids out and continuing probably every 3 months. Wish me luck!