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...

      Natural Hair Shrinkage – Frienemy As you transition from relaxed to natural hair, there will be times that you feel as if you natural hair is not growing at all due to natural hair shrinkage.  Transitioning from permed to natural hair means  the days of seeing one to...

  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,...

  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...

        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...

      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...

    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...

        Phony Ponytail –  Protective Hairstyle for Natural Hair –  37 Weeks Post Relaxer I was looking for a protective hairstyle for natural hair to give myself a break.  I was debating buying the clip on hair piece called “The Mane Clip” and...

      Rejuvenol Keratin Treatment I finally got fed up with the breakage of my relaxed hair.  I had a second mini chop done at the salon, after getting a second keratin treatment on natural hair. The stylist used Rejuvenol.  I took advantage of the special – $99...