SheeTacular's Hair Journey - Slide show!

16oz unrefined shea butter
1 1/4C hair tea
1/2C almond oil
1/4 C grapeseed oil
1/4 c olive oil
2 tbsp vatika oil
1/4 c coconut oil
1 TBSP Vitamin E oil
40 drops Tea Tree oil
25 drops Lavendar Oil

I whipped the shea butter with the whisk on my kitchenaide mixer. then added the tea whipped some more then addd the oils and put the essential oils in last.

Girl, you put everything but the kitchen sink in this one....lol. Let me know how you like it.

You guys ate so crafty. Even though I'm considering compounding pharmacy as a career I'm not exactly excited about mixing up products for my hair. Lol. Honestly I prefer to purchase what somebody else already mixed. Maybe because right now I'm extremely busy. Maybe one day I'll get there.

Anyone ever feel disappointed in their hair or progress?

I look at my hair today and it looks good. It's a good length it's growing in and getting thicker. And some days I feel as if I should have retained more growth or I should know exactly how to care for my hair to minimize the breakage, blah, blah blah.

I mean I know in my head that things take time. I know my hair never grew in leaps and bounds. I know my hair is fragile.
BUT after watching so many videos of ladies that started with less hair than I did surpass me in length before thier first year anniversary can sometimes be a lil disheartening.

First, remember everyone is different. I see some of those videos and think the same thing. Their hair is longer than mine, and I started out with shoulder length hair .

Second, take pictures and look back to see how far you have come. We all have what is my hair doing days. But I remember the song by Rev. Paul Jones..."all of my good days outweigh my bad days, I won't complain."

Third, keep your head up!

Thanks Chrs!

Ok today I have shrunken twists. My scalp was itching so then I realized its been a week since I washed my hair. So I hopped in the shower wet my scalp and used Garnier's Olive, Avocado, shea condish and cleaned and massaged my scalp. I rinsed and added my shea mix and olive oil for moisture.

My scalp feels so much better. So Friday I will have had the full set of twists in a week. One more week to go then I have to decide what to do next.

Still moisturizing my twists and getting them back into prewashed shape. I'm not sure this set is going to make it two weeks.

I think if I make it thru sunday I will be good. I wanna try the Rosa Park Roll with my twists. It'll be a small roll but a roll yet and still.

Smooches.

I am gonna do some mini twist and see if I cant keep them for two weeks. I'm not sure when though.

Yeah these took me 3 days mostly because My heart wasn't into until i 3/4 of the way done then I kicked it into gear..lol

It wasn't straight days I would do a couple of rows then do something else you know sorta schizophrenic like that...even when I clean...

I'm a little late but your mom's bko is NICE! Very pretty.

Your small twist look great, I think they'll hold up nicely.

SheeTacular_Napps wrote:Anyone ever feel disappointed in their hair or progress?

I look at my hair today and it looks good. It's a good length it's growing in and getting thicker. And some days I feel as if I should have retained more growth or I should know exactly how to care for my hair to minimize the breakage, blah, blah blah.

I mean I know in my head that things take time. I know my hair never grew in leaps and bounds. I know my hair is fragile.
BUT after watching so many videos of ladies that started with less hair than I did surpass me in length before thier first year anniversary can sometimes be a lil disheartening.

I really relate to this. I feel the same way quite often. I try to tell myself that it's all a learning process and my journey was riddled with mishaps (heat damage, dryness, cuts instead of trims ) that have made my nearly two year old hair look like a fresh BC! I try to remember that many of us BC'd at various lengths, I just happened to BC super short! I also realized that my hair grows slower than the average 1/2 inch per month (between 1/4 and 1/2 inch monthly for me), so now I choose to focus on retention instead of growth.

Okay, okay, enough rambling. Sorry. All that to say: BE ENCOURAGED! We're in this together!


---Reese

Freestyles wrote:

SheeTacular_Napps wrote:Anyone ever feel disappointed in their hair or progress?

I look at my hair today and it looks good. It's a good length it's growing in and getting thicker. And some days I feel as if I should have retained more growth or I should know exactly how to care for my hair to minimize the breakage, blah, blah blah.

I mean I know in my head that things take time. I know my hair never grew in leaps and bounds. I know my hair is fragile.
BUT after watching so many videos of ladies that started with less hair than I did surpass me in length before thier first year anniversary can sometimes be a lil disheartening.

I really relate to this. I feel the same way quite often. I try to tell myself that it's all a learning process and my journey was riddled with mishaps (heat damage, dryness, cuts instead of trims ) that have made my nearly two year old hair look like a fresh BC! I try to remember that many of us BC'd at various lengths, I just happened to BC super short! I also realized that my hair grows slower than the average 1/2 inch per month (between 1/4 and 1/2 inch monthly for me), so now I choose to focus on retention instead of growth.

Okay, okay, enough rambling. Sorry. All that to say: BE ENCOURAGED! We're in this together!


---Reese

Reese I think our hair is related. My hair grows very slowly. Its not very thick like yours but it curls very tightly, breaks easily and often looks dull. Maybe we are hair cousins.

But there is hope we are here so there is hope that we find a routine that your hair loves.

Song of the day (Not only hair related just my life right now)

I've had some bad days. I've had some hills to climb. I 've had some weary days and some lonely night. But when I look around and I think things over....all of my good days out weighs my bad days.
I won't complain.

Sometimes the clouds hang low. I can hardly see the road. I ask the question Lord why so much pain. But He knows whats best for me. More than my weary eyes can see. So I'll just say thank you Lord. I won't complain.

God has been good. He has been good to me. More than this world or you can ever He's been good to me. He dries my tears away. Turns my midnights into day. So say thank you Lord I won't complain.

Love the song of the day. Can you "sang?"

I love that song!

Yes I sang!! My passion!!

You look like you can sang too!

mmm yeess I won't complain..SANG it!!

OK I didn't every really define my curls. you know get them to clump together and look all prettyful. I was just watching a video and now I want to try. Maybe that will be one of my hair down pass days...I don't know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCS2xwj-U0c

Sing SheeTacular_Napps, Sing! I needed that! Whew...Thank you Jesus!

---Reese

Sing the song, girl!!! We have alot to thank God for. AMEN

Two songs for today.

Thank you for another chance to say yes. Thank you for another chance to say ye-e-es. Yes to your will and yes to your way and thank you for another chance to say yes.

My soul says yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.


Grateful
I am grateful for the things that you have done.
Yes I'm grateful for the victories we've won.
I can go on and on and on about your works
because I'm grateful, grateful, so grateful just to praise you Lord.
Flowing from my heart are the issues of my heart
Is gratefulness.

Okay ladies. I'm just playing the moisturizing game with my twists and massaging my scalp. I was a lil disheartened yesterday I found another small smooth spot on my scalp near the front.

So what do I do? well I will keep massaging and using stimulating oils but now I am seriously thinking about going back to the dermatoligist. May give the shots a go again maybe they will do better since I'm not relaxing...

which reminds me I need to finish my hairstory and post it.

Darn genetics and scar tissue. I just want hair. It doesn't have to be down my back just hair.

Anyways I am still thankful.

I am thankful too .... for all the wonderful women on this forum.