RIP Halley's Curls Salon Relaxed :(

Well that hair is a done deal. I got about seven months out of it definitely.

It's been installed and cut so many times. Plus with me taking down a few installs , I've had a few mishaps along the way.

I had my tree braids with sew in installed today and my stylist told me today that it was time to retire the hair.

I love the Halley's Salon Relaxed. It is THE best hair that I've purchased...hands down.

I would like to repurchase in the near future but I wanted to try www.indique.com

or a new kid on the block Arjuni, which sells Cambodian hair.

I will post pics very soon. I'm dead tired right now.

Random Hair Thoughts For The Month of January

.......Boy my hair is really, really, really kinky towards the middle of my hair. I am super underprocessed in that area and I noticed that I don't give it enough moisture. I have to remember to use extra moisture...

I picked up Suave Humectant at the store yesterday and did a co-wash on dry hair first, sat with a plastic cap on for ten minutes, and then rinsed thoroughly. My hair felt really moisturized.

My chest hurts from this stupid respiratory infection.

I wore my hair in a huge puff while I rocked a banana clip today. It was really really cute.

I relaxed my edges a few days ago...just because I was tired and they wouldn't listen to me when I told them to lie straight.

My cat was playing with my texlaxed curlies the other night. It was really cute....and strange.

I applied my MN mix today.....I made sure I mixed in a lot of Hot Six oil. Hopefully mixing with more product keeps the headaches away.

The End.

Ok Giving MN Another Shot

If you look at my November (?) pics and my recent progress pictures, you will see that I got a good inch of growth. Maybe a little more huh?

The only thing that I did different was use my MN mix for two weeks before my problem started. I put my mix away and got my tree braids with sew in.

Now from my friend on BHM stated that my mix was too potent. In some boxes, you get a tube that's 4% and a smaller tube that's 2% for external use.

I was informed that YOU NEVER MIX THE TWO TOGETHER because it brings down the potency of your mix. 4% + 2% =/= 6%

It equals 3%.

Second....you have to mix the MN with something else that has a thicker consistency like Megatek, ORS Hair Fertilizer, or other products. If you are getting side effects, it means your mixture is TOO strong.

Thanks BHM! I mixed my mix more consistently and so far so good with no headaches. We'll keep a close watch on it.

2010 Length Progress--Made CBL!

WOW all this progress! I had no idea my hair was this long in the back!

This is the right side of my hair....the longest side. Sigh...

This is the left side of my hair, the side that has some catching up to do.

What Length Are You?

I just made CBL which is collarbone

length. It falls right at your collarbone and past the shoulder blade. Most people will call this full Shoulder length as well.

Well, looks like I'm a good three inches away from APL. If I make it there, that will the longest my hair has ever been in my life.

What length are you?

BTW using glycerin in my pre poo the other day was really a godsend. My hair is so soft and luxurious! I also followed up with an egg treatment. I mixed the egg with some Organic Root Stimulator conditioner, whipped it together, and poured it over my head.

I did forget for a moment to wash in LUKEWARM water and I wound up with scrambled eggs in the front of my hair. I had to shampoo my hair AGAIN! Lesson learned. I wanted to do a protein treatment because I haven't used a relaxer in quite some time. I have at least 3 inches of natural hair that is battling with texlaxed ends.

That is a battle that I don't want to lose again. If you are stretching for long amounts of time, you need to make sure that your line of demarcation stay STRONG! This is what led me to my setback last year around this time. The line of demarcation is where your natural hair meets your chemically treated hair. This line needs to remain strong or else this is where your hair will start to break first.

Finally!

Took my tree braids with sew in out!

Phew!!!!

I didn't know how much longer I was gonna last under there. When my hair starts to look how I feel (tired), I get antsy as to when I'm going to take them down.

Today was the day thanks to an early day at work.

The whole take down took me 2 hours as I was sitting there watching the Haiti Earthquake updates...crying....

When I finally took down the last braid, I decided to try out a new pre poo which is more moisture based.

I used Suave Coconut conditioner, Garnier Fructis 3 Min Undo Dryness Reversal Treatment, and some glycerin. I mixed in a bowl, applied to my hair with a shower cap and two skull caps.

(Using body heat...)

Not sure if I'm going to get my hair done tomorrow or Thursday but whatever I decide, you'll be the first to know.

I may do a length check later...or not. Trying not to be antsy because this is the year I hit APL and I don't need any setbacks.

Looking for Hair Growth in 2010?

Just open your medicine cabinet and pull out the old treadmill.

No seriously. Hair vitamins and exercise are a great way to boost growth!

Vitamins for growth

MSM

Biotin

Sillica

Horsetail

B12

Iron

Vitamin E

Beta Carotene

Now I'm not saying that you should go and buy all these vitamins at once. But find a good multivitamin and fit some exercise in your daily routine, and watch your hair do it's thing.

I must also inform you that if you already have a diet that gives you all of your dietary needs, your body will do nothing with the vitamins that you intake. What your body doesn't use, you'll just urinate it out.

That could be a total waste. Vitamins are not cheap you know.

A great way to tell if your body isn't getting all that it needs is to look at the condition of your nails. Are they brittle? Do they break easily?

I'm taking a one a day multivitamin and doing some exercise with my Wii Fit. Hopefully I can optimize my hair growth for this year. I want to be as close to BSB (beyond shoulder blade) as possible.