Braid Out on transitioning hair  – 87 weeks and 3 days post relaxer I tried my first braid out on my transitioning hair after watching a video on youtube showing rods used on the relaxed ends. I washed my hair with WEN Fig and did a deep conditioning treatment with heat for 20...

15 weeks & 1 day post I attempted to wash & rollerset but at 15+ weeks post relaxer I had way too much hair coming out in the comb and not enough slip with my conditioner.  I tried Giovanni 50:50 shampoo & conditioner and I deep conditioned with ORS. Thankfully I did not need...

  Roller set Natural Hair – 35 Weeks and 1 day post relaxer I washed 3 times this weekend and completely understand now why so many ladies chop off the relaxed hair. I never noticed until today how prominent my line of demarcation is in my hair. I had a rough time this weekend...

      Dominican Blowout on Natural Hair For my birthday I decided to treat myself to a salon style.  I got a Dominican Blowout and asked that the stylist use my products.  It was a Dominican salon which I did end up using a few times.  I was 64 weeks and 3 days post relaxer,...

      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...

    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...

    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,...

        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...

    Roller Set Natural Hair – Your First Transitioning Hairstyle For your first hairstyle during your transition, you should try a roller set.  It is not at all difficult to roller set natural hair.  In fact, roller setting transitioning hair is the same process as roller setting...

      WEN Cleansing Conditioner – 1st Wash after the Mini Chop I was 48 weeks and 1 day post relaxer at this time.  Technically this is the second wash after the mini chop but I did not take many photos of that wash yesterday. I was out of town and just had to try WEN Fig...

    Mastered Roller Setting – 5 weeks and 1 day post relaxer I was 5 weeks and 1 day post relaxer and this was my 7th self roller set.  I finally found the perfect combination of products for roller setting my hair.  I did not have staple washing products but I did like...

  My Pibbs Dryer – Roller sets made easier My Pibbs 512 dryer was delivered on a few days before I took these photos but I had just washed and set so I did not need to do my hair again.  I broke out my dryer to test it out with a roller set – my 5th rollerset on my own. I...

      Mesh Roller set with Pibbs At 4 weeks and 2 weeks post relaxer I deiced to go back to using mesh rollers to see if I got faster results using the Pibbs.  If you recall, I had started out with my first roller set using mesh rollers and air drying my hair.  I got much...