I’m happy to say that I’ve been sticking with my regimen! Today was my sort of mid-week co-wash. I used my Shea Moisture Organic Yucca and Baobab Volumizing Conditioner. This was the first Shea Moisture conditioner I tried and fell in love with. I had some left, so I figured I’d finish out some of it. My hair felt fantastic.

I didn’t do a twist out this time. I think I’m getting a bit tired of the messy look. My hair actually dries overnight when I do a twist out! I decided to slick it back with some EVOO and Eco Styler Gel. I put it in two close ponytails in the back so that I can make one ponytail in the morning. I didn’t make one ponytail when it was wet for two reasons. The first being that the middle would never dry. The second reason is that when I put it in one ponytail when it’s wet, the middle dries very thick, knotted. It also tends to feel super dry.

I do feel like my hair is getting thinner. I never brought it up before because I have no way to judge whether that’s true or not. My hair generally feels thicker when it air dries, but I have a feeling that if I blow dry my hair I’d see how much thinner it has gotten and I’d freak out. Let’s keep in mind that I do have a lot of short pieces due to breakage. *sigh*

I’ve come to terms with the fact that there’s nothing I can do about all of the breakage now. The most I could do is nurture my hair back to health and that’s exactly what I’m trying to do.

Here’s the messy look…

XOXO,
Rece

I’m not sure that I decided to do a long transition. It was more like I decided not to do a BC. I love long hair. I’ve always had long hair. I love wearing ponytails and buns. I needed this to still be an option.

I thought it would be a lot getting used to not only a new texture, but a new length. Nope. Too much change for me. I thought that when it grows to the point where I have like an inch or two of relaxed hair left, then I’d cut it.

At this point I’m about 60/40. The natural hair is finally winning. Some areas, like the back of my hair, are more like 85/15. There’s just about an inch or two of relaxed hair left back there. It’s pretty tempting to cut a lot of it off now, but I’ll wait a little longer.

The reason why I created a blog is because the challenge is going to end soon and I don’t know what will happen to my posts about my hair journey when that happens. My blog will allow me to hold onto that. In addition, I’ve encountered some great people along the way and I think we all need each others encouragement and support, so it would be great to stay in contact once the challenge ends.

XOXO,
Rece