Has anyone tried this product from Lottabody? I get the Extreme Curling gel from Walmart. With a little grease (indian hemp, hair food, bergmot, etc) and this...
Thanks for the tip! I never heard of the Lottabody Extreme Curl product and I thought I had tried everything! I'll add it to my Wish List. Right now, I'm...
I definitely plan to try the Tresses Tranzitions. Sounds like an interesting product and since I use Lottabody setting lotion religiously, I'm sure it will be...
hey you guys... i recently joined the group and i must say i had no clue there was such a group out there... i now have long permed hair (but has'nt been...
Hi Southsaul, I thought I would respond to your first message where you talk about doing the BC (Big Chop) and then getting a texturized fro. Let me start by...
Hi Flora, When I began my natural hair journey I was still permed, my hair was shoulder length. I began to do braid sets. I did this by shampooing &...
Chris- Thanks for the advice....it was the most helpful I've gotten thus far. I've been wondering for awhile how to achieve the slightly curled look.... ...
Thanks for the great advice. I'll try the website you sugested and see what kind of information I find there. About the texturized fro, I do think I stated...
Has anyone tried Baka Beautiful's Natural-Laxer or Natural-Laxer Plus? I have tired almost every product on the market to make my hair more easier to manage....
Lisa, First, by no means am I an expert nor a professional hair stylist. The following is merely my personal point of view as a former permie who has been...
A relaxer is a chemical and if you were trying to free yourself from chemicals, then you will defeat your purpose. I would suggest you to try a "no-poo"...
I am going to keep trying to work with my natural. Thank you for the advice. It really helps to have support people like you. Have a nice day! Lisa baker T23...
I made the decision to stop relaxing back in June, 2004. While it hasn't been an easy journey, it has been a rewarding one. It makes me sad to hear that you...
Instead of trying different products to make your hair texture more managable, try an actual hair style that will compliment your hair texture and will be easy...
Don't regret accepting yourself for who God made you. I too had a difficult time, fall of '99 when I decided that I had had my last relaxer. No, I wasn't...
Hi All, I am completely new to this group...as in yesterday. And am at that 6-8 week point in the hair-perming cycle where I need need a touch-up --badly....
Just thought I would put some pics of my hair and the progress I have seen. I use natures blessings, a natural hair grease. I discovered it quite by accident...
I am a newbie to the group. I am also fairly new to my new natural lifestyle. My last relaxer was April 2006 and the big chop was made in September. Initially,...
My hair chop inspirations came from two directions: I had a close friend, who was losing his battle with the AIDS virus, show me that time is of the essence...
GK, Good luck on your BC you will do fine. I did the BC almost 3 years ago now and like you had several instances where I began the process and chickened out....
Sfreedom, Natures blessings is the BOMB! I have been using it for the last 2 years, 10months, and 20 days of my loc journey! The price you are selling it at...
Dear Everyone, So I went through with it. After work yesterday I went to my hairdresser and had the Big Chop done. It was to date the shortest and cheapest...
Congrats GK! When I got my BC it was one of the best days of my life, I felt totally free! As long as you love it, everyone else matters not! T. Yvette Free...
Brothers and sisters, These links were sent to me buy a current sister who is living in Japan and the posting has sparked quite a controversy on that email...
Hello all, I have been reading previous posts to get an idea of what everyone's process was like. I stopped perming my hair in June 2006 and have been twisting...
Hello Everyone, The next installment of my Journey to Locs is continued at: http://www.deewrites.com/Journey/home.html And as always, there are pictures. Go...