1 month flat iron sober!!

[SeaShell]

hey, just wanted to share with you all that I am now officially 1 month sober from the flat iron!! That's a big achievement for someone who went from straightening every day, to just twice a week now to zero times a week! I've actually been getting more compliments on my hair in its wavy state too I plan on straightening only for very special occasions now. If anyone else out there is trying to quit let me know how long you've been "sober" and we can quit together!
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oh and I also have been CO washing lately which has really improved my hairs texture...
just wanted to share with you my mini victory!

[Speckla]

I'm not trying to quit but I have successfully quit. I haven't straightened since April 2008. I was thinking of straightened soon to henna but I think you've encouraged me not to. Thank you!

[lyria]

Congratulations! I've never used one, but life without seems to work just fine Hope you keep enjoying healthy hair!

[mellie89]

Oooh congrats! I was pretty much straightener free all summer, but something about seeing all the shiny, super-straight hair back on campus made me relapse. I used it maybe 4 or 5 times in a week (a couple of those times on the high setting, ewww). I'm now hiding it so I don't get tempted. I used it last Sunday... so I guess I've been "sober" for one week now!

[friskybiznus]

Go you! I've been a Chi iron addict and I have decided to stop and embrace my waves (which you can't see in my siggy pic, but I'm certain they are still in there somewhere). Thanks for posting - I'm inspired!

[adiapalic]

Woohoo! Good on you.... now if I can get my stubborn ass sister to believe me when I say flat irons can damage hair!

[Flynn]

Congratulations! Soon enough you'll be loving your natural texture so much that you will shudder at the thought that you ever tried to supress that with heat-styling. >_o

Here's for many more unironed months to come.

[Wicked Princess]

Congratulations! I, too, am in flat-iron recovery!

My hair is naturally completely straight...then three years ago I permed it because I wanted a change. Six months later, the curl is still there and I was tired of it! Shows me to do something permanent and chemical to my head, heh! So, in order to combat the new, ever-present curls, I straightened my hair until...January of 2009! I joined this community on the second day of the year.

Determined to take care of my hair and grow it longer, I stuffed the flat iron into a closet and refused to pick it up again! Of course...I promptly forgot about this community until April. *cough* Oops. To my credit, though, I hadn't picked up the flat iron!

Then...sadly...I fell off the wagon at the beginning of August. I couldn't help myself! I needed to see how long my hair had grown! I flat ironed it once and took a few pictures.

I haven't picked it up after the pictures...I threw it away instead. I've decided that if I really...really...feel the need to have my hair that straight, then something has to get hurt: my wallet, or my hair. By that, I mean that I'll go to a salon to have it done for a special occasion.

Hey...my one year anniversary here would be a special occasion, right?

[wiggleit76]

Well done!

I'm in flat iron recover too, I used to use one of those wet to straight irons, and then would wonder why my poor hair was so damaged!

I still blow dry occasionally, but I'm trying hard to stop that too...

[Addy]

I stopped using the flat iron everyday in May of 08. I have flat ironed my hair 3 times since. Twice on my own and let my dd do it once.

It felt good to break away from the sizzle!