I'm so happy I did the BC. Talk about being free.  Man, this is awesome!  I'm using Carol's Daughter products and they keep my hair moisturized! 

hey guys, sorry i havent been on here for a while now but i did big chop last month, thanks to crissy encouragement and support. i'm sorry i dont have a pic right now but i will try to up something soon. yeah i have been busy with school and all, i dont have a hair regime yet which i did before but since cutting my hair, nothing seems to work. i just order my coconut oil by spectrum which arrivesd last night and i also order this shampoo and conditioner called KEmi. i did a lot of research on them and i found out that they are good. in addition i would like to try carol's daughter but she's expensive and right now im a a low budget.

The hair industry is booming. Wigs, drugs for hair loss, sprays, shampoos, conditioners and so on are daily fixtures in our lives. This is why natural, organic products are the way to go.

Well my hair had grown a lot since I took out my Kinky Twist in May '09...and now im thinking my hair has hit a roadblock i guess i want to do a pre-poo and i really dont know what products to use I have been watching youtube but I am still not sure about the Pre-Poo products to use. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know...Thanks Ladies...

Ok so I did my big chop 7mo ago and I am loving my hair. When I first cut my hair I put a color in it. Well I decided that the colr made my hair look dry and no matter  how much I moisturized it still looked dry. Well so I decide that I was not going to color it any longer and I have not had it done in about 5mo. So now I noticed that my hair is shedding a lot. I spoke to a girl that I know who is also natural and she said that it is normal because it is winter time and I shouldnt worry. Well I am. I have been deep conditioning like a maniac. I dont know if I should cut my hair or should expect this breakage because it is winter. Also if I cut my hair how much should I cut off.   Maybe I should try changing products. I currently use Cream of  Nature Rosemary and Lemongrass cream leave in deep conditioner and I use cholesterol to deep condition and VO5 to cowash. Please give me any suggestion that you can. Thanks in advance for your help.

hola people its about to be 3 months since my BC......still loving my hair....not as many rude remarks lately lol.....but I'm goin to enjoy my twa while I can before I get my humangroid fro to shake at the haters.......peace guys....and  love your self and everything that comes along with it

So wednesday will mark two weeks since my bc. I just donned it out in public this past weekend. A lot of people were shocked I cut my hair and I got a lot of " it looks good on you though" which I think was their way of trying not to hurt my feelings. I also have concluded that those who just didn't like it, didn't comment at all but was just like oh wow you cut your hair and left it at that.  Two compliments I appreciated were from a fellow natural and a stranger. While most were positive, some ignorance had to creep in there too. Someone told me that they like it and they believe that style only looks good on dark skin women. Then this same person started in with jokes. I just don't care anymore. I need that the men were probably going to hate it because all of their wives/gfs have long hair. Well thankfully I'm not married to them and mines doesn't have a problem with my hair or letting me be me. I'm glad I made the decision to cut it. I most certainly don't need anyones approval and I'm starting to appreciate that I look different than everyone else. Come to think of it, I guess I simply broke out of the Stepford Wives Club and it feels good to be an individual. My only concern now is making sure it grows out healthy. 

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I am so excited to begin this new journey in life...its one of my several towards total oneness with myself and God, and what better way to do it than by getting to know the natural hair that he blessed me to have!!  So i am only about 3-4 months into my transition and believe me, I KNOW that i have a loooonnnggg ways to go...but so far so good!  I must admit...i have been down this road a couple times before (sigghhinng) but became impatient and frustrated, and ended up returning to the ol lye laxer...but for some reason i believe this time is going to be different (third time's a charm right?!?!).  Well, i believe that i'm in a new place in life...God's GRACE and MERCY has allowed me to see life in a totally different light and i've never been more excited about being free from the many chains that wldnt let me go for many years.  So with this new state of mind...and a greener (healthier) way of living, i'm tired of relaxing my hair with damaging chemicals.  I want nothing more than to feed my hair with the same kind of rejuvenation that my soul has been fed.  I have no horror stories about my hair....in fact, i consider my hair to be fairly healthy.  And i've actually taken care of my own hair over the last 4 years or so, due to lack of money and time to go into a salon...and although these are really no longer an issue, i would still rather be able to do this on my own (but we'll see lol).  This change is for myself...and i'm happy about it!  i look forward to sharing my journey and learning from those of you that are on the same path...I wish you blessings and patience as we learn our true roots (hair that is...lol)  i've included some pics of my hair with a relaxer and will continually update with pics of my transitioning and natural hair.  Happy Growing!!

Last night I made the decision to cut my hair. I had been researching going natural for a few weeks and decided that it was for the best. I have been stuck in a cycle of relaxers to heavy breakage to cutting it short to braids and then to relaxers again. My beloved stylist told me I could no longer get relaxers and I need to just texturize and have her blow it out in between. Well this worked up until Dec. It had been about 4 months from my last text. and I went to get a touch up. Well she all cut about 5-6 inches off to even my hair out. Well last week my hubby said "why does it look like you're going bald in the back?" I need it just didn't feel right back there but because all of it was short, I just talked myself out of the idea it was breaking off. Well the breakage went all up the left side of my head. I have had enough of the damage and decided to cut it off without any transitioning. So my husband got the clippers and went to town. I asked him to leave me about an inch thinking I would get to cut that after it grew out but he just kept cutting. So I don't have a twa, its faded in the back with probably half inch on top. I think I'm still in shock. I don't hate it but I can't wait for it to grow out some and i'm torn if I can go out with it this short. I hate that I'm sooo self concious because I really shouldn't care what people think. I knew this was something I needed to do, not just for the sake of my hair but also because I need to accept myself as God created me, and work on inner beauty rather than outer. This is the hair He gave me and I need to find the beauty in it, because He doesn't make mistakes. This has been a struggle for me my entire life and I hope now I will begin a journey of true acceptance. I have no idea what to do with it, because I've never had it like this before and its too short to style. So if anyone reads this and has suggestions please share. I hope to get the courage to post a pic, soon. Peace and Love