Hey Everyone, What products do you recommend to use when two-strand twisting your hair (dry or wet) I'm currently using Jane Carter Solution's Twist & Loc,...
Hello Everyone, I added a new entry in my journey to Nubian Locs. I also changed the format from a webpage to a blog so you can make comments. Here's the new...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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"...
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...
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....
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...
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.... ...
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 &...
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...
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...