Phylicia's Journey to au Naturale

So I'd like to share my journey with you guys. I am not the most creative person nor the most daring so I'm putting myself out there to challenge myself. Since starting my natural hair journey and my own blog, I find myself spending more time on my hair and my outward appearance. I know I'm already beautiful on the inside

I'm shy and a bit of a wallflower, so I'm working on changing that! So my last relaxer was in March 2010 but I only decided three weeks ago that I was going to embrace my naturally curls, prior to that that I was straightening it every day. Here are some pics!

My relaxed hair 4 years ago at its longest



Freshly co-washed with a leave-in. Look at my curls! I'm thinking I will be a 3c, but who knows



And this is how I've worn my hair so far this week. Twists pinned towards the back. I'm taking the twists out tomorrow.



I'm loving this forum, I am getting so many ideas and tips!

Thank you all

Welcome to curl street!!!

Love the pin up do!!!

Lynnieluve wrote:Welcome to curl street!!!

Love the pin up do!!!

Thanks!!!! Your hair is absolutely amazing

Welcome!!! Your twist pin-up do is gorgeous!!!

cha_phylicia wrote:

Lynnieluve wrote:Welcome to curl street!!!

Love the pin up do!!!

Thanks!!!! Your hair is absolutely amazing

Thanks!

Welcome....I like your pin up!! Too cute!

Thanks ladies! I wanted to take them out today, but I woke up and checked the weather... 100% chance of rain! So needless to say, my hair is still up in twists, hopefully I can take them out tomorrow!

Welcome to Curl Street, do you know how long you plan to transition?

Welcome!

krazy coils wrote:Welcome to Curl Street, do you know how long you plan to transition?

I'm hoping to transition for 2 years. I'm used to having long hair and I have a big head so I don't think short hair would be very becoming on me LOL

And thank you for the warm welcomes guys

Welcome and enjoy your journey. You will get get a wealth of knowledge and information from the Ladies here.

Welcome! I love your twist/pin-up!

So I've been trying to find a picture of my hair so you all can see my starting length. This was in May 2010, about 3 months post-relaxer so my hair is a tad bit longer now. I've had one trim since then. My next trim will be in mid-October - I hate dead ends! Luckily my hair has been really good and my stylist hasn't had to trim too much. Although I'm thinking I will let her cut an inch off next time........... we'll see

I was FINALLY able to take my twists down today!!! Here's my hair right before I took the twists out and fluffed it. It feels as soft as it looks



Fluffed and ready for work!

Welcome to curl street!

It's the weekend!!! Thank God, I was finally able to SLEEP IN. It felt lovely.

This morning I've been doing 'research' ... as usual. I came across this comment on KISS stating that this lady uses honey and lemon juice to lighten her hair... intriguing right? So I googled it and learned that honey has natural traces of hydrogen peroxide. This is a snippet from http://www.buzzle.com/articles/lighten-hair-with-honey.html

"Honey is one of the best natural substitutes for hydrogen peroxide. A combination of honey and cinnamon is considered ideal for hair lightening since both are natural peroxides. Let's have a look at the procedure for making honey mixture at home. Take 1 cup raw honey and add 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon to it. Mix well. Now take 2 cups of water and add it to the above mixture. Lastly, add 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil in it. Let the mixture settle for around 30 minutes, so that the hydrogen peroxide is activated. Stir it properly and carefully coat it on soaked hair. Leave the mixture on your hair overnight and wash it off the next morning."

What do you guys think??? I'm actually kind of curious....

Yeah, I read about this a while back and some ladies had results after several applications! Chamomile tea is also a natural hair lightener!!

I've heard about honey and lemon to lighten hair. Are you thinking about trying this method? If so....I would love to see your results. Keep us posted!!

Love your twist out....

Hey Phylicia...Welcome to Curl Street!

The pin up 'do and your twist out look good!

I look forward to the outcome from the honey/lemon juice lighter! :-)

So I have joined a twist / pin up challenge! Which works perfectly for me because it's what I planned on doing with my hair as a protective style. So between October 3 and November 6.. I believe... I have to wear my hair in an updo for 6 days out of a week. Here are some pics of the process


My scalp had a bit of buildup on it so I used this stuff, I.C.O.N. Detoxifying Treatment... It is the greatest scalp cleanser / detox I have ever found!!! I told my stylist about my persistent dry scalp. I don't just have dandruff, it was kind of gross because I had gigantic thick flakes/ Anyways, she told me to get this stuff. It was kind of pricey $26. Basically you apply it straight onto your scalp, leave it on for 10 minutes, then continue with your normal washing routine. My scalp has never been better. I have always hated 'scratching' my scalp so this does all the work for me and it doesn't traumatize your scalp or roots! I bought it from my hairdresser (Amalfi Spa) I have never seen it in stores. But if you find it, it's a necessity! http://www.iconproducts.com/v2/products/detail/shift/

These are the ingredients:

Water, Propylene Glycol, Glcycerin, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polysorbate 20, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxythylcellulose Menthol, Peppermint Oil, Salicylic Acid, Tea Tree (Melaleuca Alternifolia) Oil, Sodium Polystrene Sulfonate, Hydrolized Silk Protein.



How weird is this? It looks like a portion of my hair didn't take to the relaxer back in the day


And my twists!


Lastly, my updo: Please excuse the tired look lol


I have a few more pics on my blog! chaphylicia.blogspot.com

I haven't come across any other Canadian's on here... but if you're out there... Happy Turkey Weekend!!!

I'm looking forward to food and sleeping. yes. pure satisfaction.

My weekend hair plans! I'm still part of the twist challenge! On Sunday I am going to attempt a black tea rinse. I do want to lessen shedding, strengthen and darken my hair colour, so we'll see how that goes.

Has anyone noticed how relaxer changed their hair colour. I took this pic this morning:



And was surprised with how much darker my new growth is. I always knew that my hair got way lighter in the summer because of the relaxer, but wow, that is quite the diff.

Check out my blog (addy's in my signature) I have a few more updates there!

cha_phylicia wrote:So I have joined a twist / pin up challenge! Which works perfectly for me because it's what I planned on doing with my hair as a protective style. So between October 3 and November 6.. I believe... I have to wear my hair in an updo for 6 days out of a week. Here are some pics of the process


My scalp had a bit of buildup on it so I used this stuff, I.C.O.N. Detoxifying Treatment... It is the greatest scalp cleanser / detox I have ever found!!! I told my stylist about my persistent dry scalp. I don't just have dandruff, it was kind of gross because I had gigantic thick flakes/ Anyways, she told me to get this stuff. It was kind of pricey $26. Basically you apply it straight onto your scalp, leave it on for 10 minutes, then continue with your normal washing routine. My scalp has never been better. I have always hated 'scratching' my scalp so this does all the work for me and it doesn't traumatize your scalp or roots! I bought it from my hairdresser (Amalfi Spa) I have never seen it in stores. But if you find it, it's a necessity! http://www.iconproducts.com/v2/products/detail/shift/

These are the ingredients:

Water, Propylene Glycol, Glcycerin, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polysorbate 20, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxythylcellulose Menthol, Peppermint Oil, Salicylic Acid, Tea Tree (Melaleuca Alternifolia) Oil, Sodium Polystrene Sulfonate, Hydrolized Silk Protein.



How weird is this? It looks like a portion of my hair didn't take to the relaxer back in the day


And my twists!


Lastly, my updo: Please excuse the tired look lol


I have a few more pics on my blog! chaphylicia.blogspot.com

This is so pretty! I'm going to check your blog out now!

Sooo My hairdresser that convinced me to stop relaxing told me that my hair was in amazing shape!

I got my hair straighted and trimmed yesterday and it grew soooo much. She said my dead ends were minimal and to keep up whatever it was that I was doing... yeahhhhh That made me feel sooo good lol.

Here's a pic. Check out my blog for some more pics! http://chaphylicia.blogspot.com/

I checked out your blog...love the pictures from NYC. I am so trying to get there real soon!!

You are doing a great job with taking care of your hair. I will check in from time to time to follow your progress!!

Keep up the great work!

thank you thank you!!!

NYC was so much fun you should def go!