New Hair Journey?
Yes, I’m starting a new
hair journey because there were so many things going on and I just wanted to
start all over. My full year was going to be on July 13 but I felt as if it
wasn’t a really good year for me so why not start all over?
If you’re thinking
about beginning a hair journey, here is a simple definition of what a hair
journey is all about. A hair journey is making the decision to start taking
care of your tresses the right way from heat abuse or neglecting the hair.
Everyone who makes the decision to start a hair journey does not have to come
from a bad hair experience; some people just want to promote healthy hair or to
make their hair longer.
If you’re beginning a
hair journey, it does not mean you have to go natural. A hair journey is
promoting healthy hair either if your hair is relaxed or natural.
I began my hair journey
because I never knew how to take care of my hair. I knew what a flat iron was
until I was in high school. I really wish that people actually told me not to
flat iron my hair all the time because it was damaged. It was actually sad because
I went to a technology high school and students who were in Cosmetology never
told me that excessive heat use would cause damage. Anyways, my hair was always
the same length and never grew. I finally went on YouTube and I got so many
HAIR crushes. My first thought was, “I have to get my hair like this!” That’s
when I discovered a hair journey.
What were your setbacks? Well, when I decided to do my hair
journey, I noticed that my hair was really thin so I transitioned to texlaxed.
Texlaxed is when people relax their hair but keep it on their new growth for a
short period of time. It’s mainly to keep texture in your hair.
My set backs were
chronic dryness, thinning ends, a bald spot, no moisture retention, a lot of
shedding and breakage. At times, I actually wanted to give up and there were
times where I didn’t do anything to my hair. But, I got motivated again and
decided to start all over.
I decided to get a huge
trim due to my ends that were thinning. SO, I went from shoulder length back to
neck length. Since this cut, my hair is getting back to normal and I decided to
take advantage of this time to start all over.
This is a picture of
what my hair looks like now. One of the pictures is from my last relaxer when I
was growing to my shoulder blade. But, don’t let the picture fool you, my hair
needed a trim badly and it was uneven. The other two are from my graduation,
the day after my hair cut/trim. Also, make sure you look at my new regimen
posted here.
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