anxiety over Fri BC

I am BC'ing on Friday May 14. I am ready but I have information overload and am not sure what to do after the BC. My hairdresser is doing my BC, she is also applying color and is very supportive. I ordered products from Oyin(HHC, shine & define, juices and berries and whipped pudding). I have been transitioning since Sept with sew in and have been getting a little cut off every 6 weeks or so. I have around 4 inches of thick new growth. I would say I am in the 4 category. I was thinking about purchasing Kinky curly custard and Knot Today. Please give me advice on what products I should have after the BC also what should I do if I have a bad hair day. Any advice wouod be appreciated [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Congrats on your upcoming BC!!!! So exciting! Its sounds like you have a lot of products to work with but the most important thing to remember is MOISTURE! Make sure that you're giving your hair a lot of moisture (deep treatments, moisturizers, spritzing with water etc). Also be careful of manipulating your hair too much. I recommend only finger detangling and if you MUST use a comb, make sure you use a wide tooth and do it with a lot of conditioner in your hair.

Your Oyin whipped pudding should be a good moisturizer, but make sure to get a good moisturizing conditioner in there ( I recommend Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose or GBP) and a good leave in (Kinky Curly Knot Today Works, but I also LOVE Karen's Body Beautiful Hair Milk)

Good luck and please let us know if you have any more questions!!

Hi Cassadie3- Thank you so much for the advice. I have heard good things about Karen's Body Beautiful I will definitely try it. I abosolutely loooooooooooooove your hair. Do you think I should deep condition this weekend? My stylist is going to deep condition Friday. Thanks

I don't think it's necessary to DC again after your stylist has already done it. I agree with cassadie about maintaining your moisture level. Some women have experienced drier hair after the BC but I think the products you have will suffice. Cheaper conditioners like HE Hello Hydration, Totally Twisted, VO5 moisture milks and Suave Naturals are great for cowashing. I use Giovanni Direct Leave-in after each wash. Give us a review about the Oyin products. I've considered purchasing a few but don't want to go in PJ overload.

Yay!!! Congratulations on your upcoming BC!!! I love Oyin products after my BC. You could use the Honey Hemp Conditioner as a leave in conditioner since its something you already have. Like Hamptonfnst, I use Giovanni Direct leave in after every wash. I just made a big purchase from Oyin and will be trying the HHC as a leave too.

I used the shine and define and the whipped pudding to do my two strand twist after my BC. It left my hair soft and moisturized.

You dont have to deep condition since your stylist will be doing it on Friday but I will tell you deep condition every week. With you BCing and getting color, it is gonna be very important.

Good luck and dont forget to come back and post pics!!!

Hamptonsfnst- Thanks for the advice, I received my Oyin products today and will let you know what I think once I try them. I use the He Hello Hydration on both of my son's hair and I love it.

Lynnieluve-I will defintely deep condition every week. Although I am getting color My stylist has already told me I cannot go to light because it will dry my hair out and I need to get used to my natural hair. By the way your hair always looks wonderful.

I went out to lunch today (for my 43rd B-day) the Hostess had a natural medium sized afro that looked great, that made me feel better, she told me she just uses lots of water and a little gel on her edges. I also saw another natural with a BAA going in starbucks. You don't see many naturals in Indianapolis so it was encouraging.

Thanks for the advice, I will post pictures this weekend.

+ 1 on the weekly deep conditioners! I do these religiously and it has done wonders for maintaining the health of my hair!

most importantly, I think once you chop, take the time to learn about the texture (fine/medium/coarse) and porosity of your hair. these factors will be the best indicators of what products will work best for your hair (and ultimately why some things will work great for others, but not for you and vice versa)

can't wait to see pix of you and your hair doing its thang!

Congrats on the upcoming BC...the ladies have given you great advice. I would also add my hair is in the 4 category. Believe it or not, this has worked for my hair, but i have also put in my leave-in giovanni direct leave in followed by castor oil, my hair is shiny (not greasy) and very curly as it is on my avatar, but now it looks even better since my hair has grown...man, i need an updated pic..lol..remember don't get discouraged, some days your hair will want to do its own thing, and thats okay...love your hair and it will love you back. Also you will find the more products you experiment with you will find there is usually a cheaper natural alternative to ordering several products,especially when you experiment with making your own hair oils and creams, it has saved me so much money, and the best I could have ever done for my hair. Now when I run low, i just whip up a batch. Again, goodluck..sorry so long winded, I just love talking about hair. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Hello Delta87, First congrats on the BCing. Second, I would recommend that you take it slow with the products. One of the first things i did was start purchasing tons of products. What a waste of money especially on shipping. There are a lot of wonderful products I'm sure, however, You can get the same effects with less expensive products. this is what i recommend for now. Learn your hair before you start putting in different products. Give simple a try I have approximately six inches my regime now while in the shower I wash with vo5 or suave, finger comb my moisture Hello hydration letting it sit while i wash, rake in shea mixture (shea, coconut oil, jojoba oil and a essential oil) then 3 sec rinse. I get the most beautiful curls, Finally i scrunch in a little kinky curly custard or some gel.

Go slow. One thing I'm learning it is not the product that give you the popping curls it is the process. Many women have posted keeping it simple give great results.

Finally, I forgot the website, but there is information about moisture and protein balance and the importance of it. Google it. I found this information very helpful..

Good Luck

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This is a great article on moisture and protein balance.

So how did it go? Where are the pics?!!!

Ok you guys are not going to believe this. I was supposed to meet my hairdresser yesterday morning at 10am, she called me at 9 to see if I could change to 1pm because she had too many people booked(she never does this) I am impatient with two kids and hate waiting in the beauty shop. I said ok, she calls me at 12:30 and asks if I can come at 6pm or Sat morning. I say not Sat morning(going to an art fair with kiddies and husband), Ok I am pissed because I have planned my entire day around my hair [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]. As you know I have been anxious all week about my BC, My 2 best friends, 1 natural, 1 permed ,calling me to see how it went, I have driven them both crazy LOL So to wrap it up I am going tonight at 6:30. I am so ready for BC, I will post pic tomorrow.

Hopefully today is the big day! I'll check back for pics tomorrow.

@muz- yep I definitely do not miss those days! Sometimes I forget exactly how awful the whole relaxer experience was, but those times at the salon were torture lol

@Delta87 - Hope your big chop went well!

@Delta87...I hope everything went well....can't wait to see your pics!

wow delta; that is EXACTLY why i dont miss havin a perm n goin to the salon. my stylist would do that to me too...matter fact from day 1 and i stayed loyal. which is why i prefer to go to the dominican salon. its faster and ur in n out within 2 hrs. if i schedule for 10am i want to be sittin in that chair no later than 1030, now if IM running late i can understand an hour setback but it got to the point where i couldnt plan nothin definite cuz i never knew when i'd actually sit in the chair...i know such a shame! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] too much!!

im excited for ur bc though and u said the magic word...PRODUCTS [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] dont get these laydeez started. i say, just wing it and learn from ur mistakes. it can definitely be info overload but you'll get to know what ur hair likes n dislikes. stick to a routine (i dc every week too) and pay attn to ur hair. you'll be fine!

cant wait for the pics!!

Ok, I did my BC and I wish I could say I like it but I really don't [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
As soon as my husband gets back I will have him take pics so I can post them. I had her deep condition last night and she cut the remaining perm out, My hair was suprisingly soft and really really thick, I had her coil it so I could take it out this morning, when I woke up it was really, really dry and hard. I did a condition wash with Oyin Honey Hemp Conditioner, Knot Today and put in Kinky Kurly Curling custard. It is still wet right now like a short curly afro. I just don't like it. The funny thing is I don't have any desire to get a perm [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]. I just want to like my hair. I will post pics soon to get your thoughts.

D87, you will like it, its new. I cant wait to see the pics so i can tell you how fab-u-lous u look. I will be back.

I'm sorry you don't like your hair....yet. Don't worry. You will grow to love it.

sometimes it takes a minute to like it... part of that is because it's different from what you previously experienced regarding your hair... i had to stop expecting for it to feel like relaxed hair and get to know my natural hair...