Texture Changes

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When I look at pics of how my hair was when I was younger, I realize that it’s not like that now. People say that once you relax your hair, it’ll never be the same. I don’t really believe that. I think it’s probably moreso due to the fact that hair changes in texture about every 7 years. Most people relax their hair for longer than that, so by the time you see your natural hair again, you’ve either forgotten how it used to be, or your texture has undergone its normal changes.

My hair appeared to be much straighter when I was younger. When I smoothed my hair back, I didn’t have as many deep waves as I do now. My mother REALLY took good care of our hair. Why did she even let us start doing our own hair?! LOL.

I have no memories of what my hair was like when it was wet, which is crazy because I used to wash my hair myself for years before I relaxed it.

My goal is to get my hair back to how it was… this time with a little more length.

I had to dig in the crates for these!

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XOXO,
Rece

Twisted

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Although my last style had to grow on me, I loved the twists in the back. I decided it was time to try two strand twisting my whole head. The first time I did this was when I did my big chop and I absolutely hated it.

The thing I disliked most was that my hair shrank so much and it looked even shorter. Recently I discovered that pineappling my twists adds some weight to it to lengthen the twists and also helps to keep them from going crazy during the night.

Last night, I pre-poo’d with coconut oil for hours (by accident) because I went to take a nap. I washed my hair with Selsun Blue. I know it has sulfates, but the dermatologist recommended it for my scalp. Dr.’s orders! I conditioned my hair for a little over an hour with My Honey Child – Olive You Deep Conditioner with some added olive oil. For the first time ever, I dried my hair with a t-shirt instead of a towel. Not bad! (It takes me a while to jump on the bandwagon). I applied Kinky Curly – Knot Tody and sealed with my olive oil mix. I did my hair in two strand twists and I thought it came out fantastic.

I really hope it lasts a week because I’m not planning to do much with my hair this week. I only plan to apply my olive oil mix, daily. Today, I wore it with one side pinned up and the other side down.

Yesterday after I t-shirt dried my hair, my hair looked REALLY black. It looked almost as if I dyed it black. I’ve always loved how black my hair is, yesterday it just stood out.

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XOXO,
Rece