12-15-2011, 10:15 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 931
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I transitioned for almost a yr and a half w/a quick weave. I would very rarely wear my hair out and when I did it was still in a bun. I did my entire wash day reggie once a week and initially I braided my hair up in the beginning of my transition and then switched to doing bantu knots bc I became concerned ab the ends of hair being exposed and rubbing against my quick weave. I had no issues w/it. I was able to take my quick weave off, moisturize my hair everyday (twice a day really), when I went to the gym I came home, jumped in the shower and just rinsed my hair w/water and let it air dry. It was that simple.
I very rarely wore my quick weave to the gym but when I did it was/has not been an issue. I normally just tie my hair up in my scarf and go workout and then come home and do my normal shower/rinsing of the hair routine. I workout no less than 5 days a week. Now that I am completely natural my routine has not changed. I still only do my hair once a week, I still go to the gym 5 days a week and I still rock my quick weave! Lol. The only difference is now I am focused on retaining length/maintaining healthy hair vs transitioning and keeping my hair in a protective style under my quick weave is helping me do that.
HTH
Btw...I do not sleep in my wig cap. I only use it as a barrier btwn my hair and the wig during the day but since it is not silk/satin I take it off as soon as I get home bc I do not want the extra friction/having it pull any moisture out of my hair (also another reason why I don't rock it at the gym) but I also spritz my hair w/my distilled water/grapeseed oil before I put on my cap so it gets some moisture before I wig it up for the day. At night I moisturize again w/the same mixture, let airdry for at least an hr and then tie up w/my silk scarf. I am a wild sleeper so I also have a satin pillowcase bc my scarfs have a tendency to come off at night!
Last edited by NaturalBeauty11; 12-15-2011 at 10:20 AM.
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