Hello and welcome to the forum!
Have been reading the forum for quite a while now, finally managed to join (the old captcha registration was not working, was so happy when found it I can complete the registration a day ago!)
My hair is currently slightly past the BSL, and I am hoping to grow it to WL, maybe even HP if I'm lucky enough and manage to keep it looking nice and healthy at the same time. I am also trying to grow out my natural hair color completely, I have some balayage/ bleach mid length-down. Haven't dyed it in over a year now.
My hair tends to be frizzy and a bit more on the dry side. It's usually wavy, sometimes with S shaped waves in the inside bottom layer. A day after the wash it straightens more, sometimes looking pretty straight by mid week (but thick).
I wash my hair once a week. A few months ago around December I tried to start using organic shampoo and mask (masks work better on my hair than conditioners, I usually don't see much difference from those), but in the country I live in, it's a bit hard to find organic, natural things at a reasonable price. I found some when I was abroad and successfully used those until now, together with a children's shampoo sometimes (does not have any harsh/silicone etc ingredients). I have not used any commercial shampoos at all for half a year now.
A week ago I started to CO wash. So far, my hair feels great. I also use oils on my hair, especially coconut, sometimes before washing. Recently started to also use it after conditioner. And always try to use it daily from mid length-down.
I would like to sometime try and go WO washing, but I use a tangle teezer and have found a BB brush here yet.
Another cool thing is, the coming week I will try my first blunt self-trim either by Faye's or spidermom's method. I have not trimmed my hair since last July 2017, so I'm very excited to do it myself this time!
The long letter is over I am very happy to be here, looking forward to being a part of this amazing community!
Welcome!
Self-trimming is so freeing, once you get the hang of it it's so much easier to cut exactly how much you want and do things microtrims.
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I am also a weekly washer (there is a thread for weekly washers, let me link it for you):
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com...d.php?t=141374
Or, you could postpone the trim and join the no-trimming thread for this year.
Welcome! You sound like you already know what you're doing
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Thank you so much, guys!!!
Well, I'm trying to read on a lot of things, my goal though is to try and keep my hair tamed and make it straighter if I can, I know many ladies here prefer the opposite - curls and waves. Haven't figured out how to try and succeed on keeping it looking neat and defrizzed/ less wavy. My waves are very random, so it's not a lovely overal-wave on all the hair.
I would love to do that, as I generally prefer to rarely cut it, so it grows without losing a lot of length. But the whole past month I just feel like I really want my hemline to be updated and smoothed out, the ends have become feathered out (and i really need to do the S&D!!), and it's no longer soft-feeling and blunt straight
However, after that trim I am certain there won't be any cuts until 2019 probably!!
I will definitely check out the thread!! Thank you!
Hello and welcome to the forum. I too am starting CO but with colored hair.
Hi - welcome here!
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