Full Wigs – Protective Hairstyle for Natural Hair Modu Invisilace 101 When I was 27 weeks post relaxer, I started to experiment with full wigs as a protective hairstyle while I transitioned from relaxed to natural hair.  I purchased a synthetic lace front wig called Modu...

  100% Natural Hair – 104 Weeks Post relaxer As I was updating my keratin treatment photo album, I realized that it had been 104 weeks since my last relaxer! I finally stopped counting post relaxer dates in weeks. I did not see anymore straight ends; however, I did have 3...

      Roller Set Natural Hair and Flat Iron – 49 weeks and 6 days post relaxer I decided to do an Aphogee 2 minute protein treatment, followed by a flexi rod set (which I thought looked a hot mess). I ended up doing a flat iron with my Maxiglide and used Sabino Moisture...

      Blowout Attempt – 24 weeks and 2 days post relaxer I attempted to do a Dominican blow out on my own hair after a roller set and it was a disaster. I tried a method I found on-line which included spritzing a bit of water on the hair before the blow out. DISASTER. I...

    WEN was a pleasant surprise – 49 weeks post relaxer I was 49 weeks post relaxer at this time in my transition from relaxed to natural.  I used WEN Fig cleansing conditioner again and am pleasantly surprised.  This was my second use of WEN. I used about 10 pumps of WEN...

        First Mini Chop – 46 weeks and 6 days post relaxer I had my hair trimmed to get rid of the straggly ends and to give my hair some shape. I was holding on to length just for the sake of length. I finally came to the conclusion that so long as I can pull my hair...

    Wash & Go – sort of at 21 weeks & 3 days post I did a morning cowash and detangled with my denman brush.   I sat under the dryer for a few minutes (running late for work) so as not to leave the house with soaking wet hair.  I rode to work for about 1 hour...

    At 11 days post relaxer I attempted a ponytail roller set. The mesh rollers did not come out as expected so I tried magnetic rollers. I put my hair into a series of ponytails with elastic bands. Again, I aired dried my hair since I did not have a hood dryer at the time. The...

      Washing Your Own Hair – Tips for Transitioning from Relaxed to Natural Hair As you are transitioning from permed to natural hair, you will eventually wash your own hair instead of always using a salon. The first thing that you should know is that all of those...

Tree Braids – First Attempt At 26 weeks and 6 days post relaxer, I made the mistake of trying tree braids.  The stylist that I used was recommended by a friend; however, the stylist obviously was not honest about her experience with tree braids.  I was looking for a style that was...

      Rejuvenol  Keratin Treatment on Natural Hair (done at home) I decided to try a Keratin treatment at home after having two treatments done at the salon.  My first treatment was with Lasio One Day and my second treatment was with Rejuvenol.  I preferred the Rejuvenol...

      Protective Hairstyles for Transitioning Hair You have done it – you have decided to transition from relaxed to natural hair over the course of a few months or even a few years and now you need protective hairstyles for transitioning hair. Step 1 is to determine if...

      Signature Hairstyle for Transition – Updo at 7 weeks and 5 days post relaxer I was often asked how I do my signature bun hairstyle so I recorded a live video of how I do my hair. Check it out below. I started using this hairstyle at 7 weeks and 5 days post...

    Maxiglide flat iron- 25 weeks and 5 days post relaxer I had been contemplating relaxing for weeks since my hair has looked a hot mess.  My last relaxer stretch was 18 weeks and 3 days so this was new territory for me to go this long without a relaxer. Instead of relaxing again,...

  Do Topical Growth Aides Work? Lots of people take vitamins and use topical products to try to increase their hair growth rate in order to speed up their transition or to just grow out their hair faster.  I have only tried one topical growth aide, Mega Tek Cell Rebuilder. I used Mega...

        Dominican Blowout on Natural Hair – Why all the Controversy? During your transition from relaxed to natural hair you may find it easier to just keep your hair straight.  Some transitioners have chosen to have a Dominican blowout on natural hair in order to...