MeMe--a new natural

Protective Style: Twists

posted on Feb 20, 2011 by ladymeme727

So I've been doing well in my Grow Out Challenge. I'm still drink tons of water (but I do give myself a break by treating myself to something different to drink).

I've been washing my hair weekly, deep conditioning, and use Kimmay Tube's leave-in conditioner recipe. I am also using shea butter for my twists.

Sometimes I have an overwhelm urge to take the twist down and wear my hair out but I resist the urge (most of the time). Plus I've been getting tons of compliments on my twists and so I've decided to keep them in. I am planning on repeating this style for the next couple of weeks.

I'm also thinking about creating my very own whipped shea butter mix. SO STAY TUNE.

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My first twist out

posted on Feb 11, 2011 by ladymeme727

updated:

I've been drinking tons of water. So much so that its literally leaving my body as quickly as its entering it. LOL.

I tried kimmaytube's leave-in conditioner. So far so good. My hair feels great. I'll continue to use it and see if the results are continuous. If so I've founded a winner.

However, I used shea butter also (while twisting my hair) and I don't think I'll will use shea butter with the conditioner again. I think the ingredients of the leave-in condition suffices. I may also reduce the amount of castor oil & include some sort of essential oil like lavender, rosemary etc.

I have tried Shea Moisture products, the conditioner, shampoo & deep conditioner. I actually really like the shampoo even though I didn't like it that much while transitioning. But I don't have any of the deep conditioner or shampoo left. Therefore I purchased the Kinky-Curly Shampoo & Conditioner. So I'm going to try those products out.

I should mention that I don't consider myself a product junk. I buy a product and I won't purchased another product until I've depleted the old product. If I really like the original product I will repurchase it . If not I'll try something new. However, I hoping to find some staple products in the near future but I'm new this natural game so I'm exploring my options.

I wash my hair once a week. I've always done this even when my hair was relaxed. My hair & scalp can't survive too long without water. I deep condition my hair also which is another habit from my relaxes days. So my wash & condition schedule has stayed consistent for almost 10 years (actually I've started deep conditioning in the past 3yrs). However, the products I use, how I detangle & style my hair has changed over the years.

Twist out:

Also I rocked my first ever twist-out all over 4hrs. I wore medium-large twist during the work week and I took them down soon as I got home. Love the look but I have a weekend trip to attend and I wasn't sure how long the twist-out would last. So I just washed my hair & deep conditioned & used kimmay tube's leave-in conditioner & retwisted my hair in slightly smaller twist. I may rock the twist out this weekend though.

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Twist

posted on Feb 6, 2011 by ladymeme727

Just finished twisting my hair. I used herbal essence leave-in conditioner for a moisturizer & shea butter as a sealant. I used the herbal essence because I needed something to moisturize my hair & it was really light. I had these conditioner for awhile and being using it off & on for a few months. So I am hoping to wear these twists until Friday. Then wear my hair out for the weekend. Lets hope for the best.

I should mentioned that I had to cut some more of my hair. I still had some straight piece of left. I'll keep y'all updated on my progress.

I am also drinking more water but that's definitely going right through me. LOL.

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1st Post: New Natural

posted on Feb 6, 2011 by ladymeme727

So I am totally new to being natural. Literally I cut 3inches of relaxed hair less then 36hrs ago. I have posted pictures of my transitioning hairstyles and also my hair shortly after I cut it. I am hoping to do the similar hair styles during this grow-out challenge.

Right now I'm deep conditioning my hair without heat. I have a plastic bag (LOL) over my head then a towel in order to create body heat. My plan to wash the conditioner out and then mini-twist my hair while watching the Superbowl. I figured that protective style will help me retain hair during this winter season.

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