Still Braided

I have never really like these cornrows, but they are serving a purpose. I have no desire to perm or anything like that, but I hate these cornrows. I would've done the twists or something, but I was afraid of the manipulation so early on. I just want to get my hair back in order and I will go from there. So I guess cornrows it is until I change something. I think I have gotten the vitamin and all to a numerical science. On the site I noticed alot of people complaining about Biotin. It works fabulous, but I don't think many folks really understand how to take things. It's like the process of doing our hair. We learned how to moisturize an seal, we learned to decrease manipulation and condition it well. Yet ladies have not gotten a good understanding of the process of taking supplements and give up without proper usage. OK, maybe it's my nursing background that gets me a little upset about it all, but I wish folks would study up on it before giving up, just like they did to get the hair together.

Vitamns and Minerals

On to another thought, I have decided to try to incorporate organic type products or products that I have made and know what is in it. I have a few fav things that or commercially prepared that my hair likes that I will keep .Cantu Shea No-Break; my hair and nails LOVE this stuff. I bought it first after finding both these boards and my hair immediatly liked this stuff was glue!!! It stopped breaking. It was the wildest thing ever. I mean really I would have tons of hair on my shoulders from simple combing my hair with a huge comb, I had to wear a towel to keep my clothes clean. I just had a bright idea???!!! make a product review. I have alot of PJism and may as well start now with passing my 2cents along.Another thing I have noticed is my hair is super dry, I had never known this. All the years of perming and flat ironing I never really noticed this. The flat iron always glides through with my hair with my redkin smooth down heat protectant and it always felt smooth all day. Back in March I used ORS and Biologe leave in and my own oil mixture, my hair drastically changed it felt like baby hair all day, but then i noticed it was greasy like. I think I needed to clarify with some ACV and keep going, because, when I stopped using the ORS olive oil and decreased my oils this dryness came. But, my hair is also braided now, so I dont know maybe the fake hair is sucking up my moisture, but I am going to have to find something to give me some moisture so I dont lose anything with my braids. We shall see.I found some Omegas I can finnally tolerate. also some B's. I switched my multi to a liquid and everything has been gravy since. I have it down to a science. check the pics for visual details.

Done

Well I finally got all that weave out of my hair and got my hair braided, already put the pics up. It was one of the easiest decisions I have had to make. Once I got them out I was clipping and clipping. I didn't exactly do a BC as I don't really have that much hair anyway I suppose its about an inch or so. anywho, I really needed to get them out and start anew. I have all the products one could possibly need and had actually started using them, but as many have said; short hair is so hard. I want to just wear it and be done. Unfortunately the stares an comments would get the best of me. why is this? Why is it acceptable to wear LONGER hair and not short? It would be most acceptable to the public eye to have a biggo puff or fro, but not a TWA? The biggo puff started somewhere right? All the media shots of fros, puffs and etc. are LONGER....everything on all these helpful sites show hair LONGER. Even on this journey I have embarked upon for LONGER hair I have chosen to braid it out of site until it is at a "socially" acceptable length whereas I don't need heat or other such manipulations. It's not right, but it is true.

Vitamins and hair

Glad I'm not at work...I really dislike silly jokes. I luv to laugh, but geez make it good.Oh, yeah to what I was doing at hand here. I have been doing pretty good with my vits etc. I'm actually proud of myself. But then again I have a prescribed med that I take daily and have for a couple years. Makes taking more pills quite easy. I also got one of those pill holder thingies for 7 days a week and can transport it with me. it's pretty cool.What am I taking?MSM from GNC 1000mg daily Biotin 500mcg daily (going to up this to twice daily)Viactiv flavorglides mvi dailyB12 injection from my doc every 2-3 weeks So far at these amounts my hair,skin and nails have thrived. I last had a perm 1/5/2008. It used to be that my hair would shed like a hairy beast in a humid jungle. Now...OMG almost none. I mean it! NONE. My stylist think I went elsewhere, but nope. I told her I would come for a perm eventually, but not yet. I don't really need to. I'm not sure how long I will stretch this, but so far...I've got even little springie curls, like the metal thing inside of a pen all around NG. I've even been tempted to cut this all out to itty, bitty super teeny weeny afro, but not yet. I've done it before, then braided it for a year straight (back then it was because I had no money for the salon).So for a months report....vitamins, cowash, ORS moisture lotion, Biolage leave in, MN and natural oils tea tree,grapeseed,jojoba and EVOO work for this chic. Gotta get this weave out to post some true photos.