transitioning anyone?

Soo I've been transitioning for about 5 months now , I started june 30th, and I'm super happy about how it's turning out. For the first 3 months, I wore my hair in micros(my avi pic is from when I first took them out), then I wore twist outs for the longest lol. This Sunday, I got two strand twists for my winter protective style, and I love them.

Anywho, I was wondering, to all my transitioning teen sisters, what have you been doing, as far as washing, your regimens, and what are you doing for the winter?

-peace, love, and hair grease

congrats on your transition!
i reached 9 months a couple of days ago and...it's a challenge
I mean, so far I've got it down pat with the deap conditions, washing once a week, and moisturizing but my main problem is styling.
oh my gosh, im style challenged fa real! The only thing I've managed to do is a twist n curl (which looks really good!) but it takes me an hour and a half to set it, and so far I can only make it last probably 3 days at the most. and im lazy so I really only want to spend 30 to 45 mins at the most to doing my hair...so my main 99.99% of the time style is buns...and I have a lot of new growth so it really doesn't look that good. maybe i'll get kinky twists soon...
another problem I have is breakage...especially when detangling. I have a good detangler leave-in (yes to cucumbers) but I feel like I look A LOT of hair and I want to make it to june (after graduation) before I big chop...but I might have to do it in during spring break of something, which would be about 14 months...idk if I'm ready for that, but hey, it is what it is...
overall I'm pretty happy with my decision and hope I can make it!

congrats big time! 9 months... that's really good. I plan on bc'ing in the summer also, butvi don't think I'm going to last either lol.

how has your hair been doing with washing once a week? that's what I've been doing, but my neighbor is is natural, told me I should stop because its unhealthy for my hair, even though I use organic sulfate free shampoo...? so far, my hair has been doing great with the weekly washouts, but idk?

but the kinky twists sound like a good idea for the winter. and I have the same problem with styling ideas lol. and my twist out regimen is mad time consuming too.

i don't think its unhealthy. if washing once a week is going good for you, you should keep going.
I think it's good to wash my hair at least once a week because any longer than that I start itching like crazy. When I was completely relaxed, I would get my hair done every two weeks and the second week itching was killing me! i also had dandruff problems but since I've started washing more, I don't really worry about that problem anymore.

ohk, thats what i was thinking . thanks a bunch!

i am going to do a roller set and..i am going to buy curls esctasy conditioner for my new deep conditioner...i use tresemme naturals as my shampoo and i love it, i doesn't strip my hair. I wash my hair once a week and i leave-in with shea butter and evoo..thats about congratz to the both of you and i am going on 10 months im like 9 1/2 months

-happy holidays!!!!!!!!

thank you purplec18.
i tried a roller set...a couple of times, and it was a disaster but that was partly due to me not having a clue what I was doin' with myself at the time haha.
hope it looks great!

my first wasn't that much to talk about either...i guess it just what works for you now, then and later...good luck on journey

hi purplec18! , and congrats to you on your 9 months of transitioning! lol like CherryWill_1 i tried a roller set also, but it didn't work too hot for me.
I wanted to ask you guys also, since you have been trasitioning for so long, does length(your hair length, and the length of your new growth/natural roots) play a role in how you style your hair?

for me the only thing is you have to be more cautious...but styling doesnt really drastically change because my staple style is to bun my hair under but i find the my relaxed ends are thinning and...my newgrowth are thick so...it makes my bun look weird and my head look big...but newho! lol, the same rules apply

what do u mean by friz like no matter what you do to your hair it frizzes? try buying a good strong gel (eco styler) if you dont wanna use gel then try putting oil (a little on finger tips) and rub throw hair

hi pretty,Pleaseee . when you do get frizz, is it mostly on curly styles such as twist-outs or braid outs, or straight styles? because if your hair mostly frizzes when you do curly styles it could be from taking your hair down while it's stil wet. sometimes my twist outs can get really frizzy when i don't sit under the dryer the night i wash it and twist it when i take it out, it frizzes like crazy.

I just reached four months last week. I have tons of new growth. Right now, my hair is in micros & it has really helped me retain length despite what ppl say about micros breaking off their hair

@prettyporsche- congrats on your fourth month! and i can totally relate to what your saying about the micros, alot of people have told me bad things about them, but the always seem to do wonders for my hair.
@pretty,Pleaseee- ohh, the natural frizz i can understand... but as far as the "scab hair," i can't really help you there, unfortunately i don't know anything about that... sorry

I almost wish I was still transitioning. When I was I did for like 10 months then got frustrated from never being able to pull off good hairstyles. I cut it now but I'm still gonna follow this thread and add a lil input when I can.

You guys are doing awesome keep it up.

Purple I hear you on the bun front. The transition styles did not work for me an buns were a godsend but as my hair got longer the thickness started to make my hair look big an the ends really thin.

Pretty please the friziness is probably as a result of your hair not binding properly. The curly hair can't bind properly to the straight hair. When I cut my hair the problem was resolved and my hair stopped being a frizzy mess.

HTH

Hi, I'm in the transitioning state. Haven't had a relaxer since April 1 so that make about 8 months. thinking about bc-ing this friday. i can't seem to do anything with my hair now because it's like half and half. half relaxed and half natural

tgrant if you do decide to go ahead with the BC good luck!! But just make sure you're really ready for it. Trust me the styling and everything is oversimplified sometimes. It is alot of hard work. But worth it. Report back if you do.

hi tgrant4, and super congrats on your transition! . i totally feel you 100% on your half and half hair. haha ive only been doing it for about 5 months and already my mother and i are getting tired of the half and half. so i can only imagine how you feel 8 months in! but yeah, im considering bc-ing also, i might do mine over Christmas break? .

The two textures is a pain but your hair looks really long in your avi nzuri. Be sure this is the road you wanna walk down cuz that is alot of hair to lose lol. But if you do BC I'll be your biggest fan. I hate being the new girl so you guys can come over to the natural side.

1 month with micros!

@chelsea- haha yeah, my hair is really long and thick too lolz. and thanks for the tip, this is actually my third attempt at going natural(the other two times i quit for the exact reason you named above ). but this time, im absolutely positively sure this is what i want !

You have to post pics once your done I'll be waiting by the comp until lol.