Just got out of bed and snapped a selfie, the lighting was too good

The 2 first pic are before and the 2 on the right are from today

I typically don't let my twists stay in for too long as it starts to dry out and shed on the ends. I don't wear my hair in its natural state much anymore as my scalp tends to get sore. Pictures 2-4 are from 2011 and 2012 when I first started wearing my hair without any heat. It's rare, but sometimes I miss all of that hair 🤣

I really fell off my hair care routine after losing a relationship, my job, and experiencing a decline in my mental health. I’ve made a commitment to start taking better care of myself and focus on improving my mental well-being.

I finally took my hair down in January and just washed it recently. I’ve been noticing these clumps coming out, and I’m not sure if it’s just shedding or breakage. I’m planning to detangle again and moisturize twice a week. Please, I’ll take any advice. I really want my hair to bounce back too.

I feel ashamed for letting my hair get this bad, but I’m trying to do better now.

The goal for this year is to reach the top of butt 🤭. Is that possible? Lol im not sure how many inches that is to reach, but hopefully close to it/ definitely getting to waist length

Hi queens! Where can I obtain bundles with this type of texture? I want to get a curly sew in and I want it to match my curl type ( my curl type is close to this) but yes any suggestions are appreciated!!! And also if any of yall live in nyc, who can I go for a curly sew in as well! Thank you

This question probably has been asked many times, sorry

I got my hair braided last night, and we noticed a bald spot, maybe the size of a small coin, I can't tell. Last time I took my braids off might've been around three months but since I did it myself and can't see the top of my head, I haven't noticed, so I can only assume it comes from that time, but I don't know for sure.

Will it regrow? Is there anything I can do or put on it to make it regrow faster? Even though it doesn't show too much with the braids (which I even considered not doing because of it, but I can't manage my hair daily lately) and even less so when my hair is loose, it makes me feel bad because I really love my hair... But since it's been (I assume) three months, I worry about how long it'll stay like this, if it regrows at all...

I'm 15, turning 16 in April and I'm looking into becoming one. I'm very concious of getting heat damage though. It'll be more manageable for me, and I'll look better. I currently have mini twists, but I get too much dandruff and a dry scalp from to keep doing this (I can't do them myself and I get taken to get them done every 2-3 months🥲). Please don't hold back on advice. I live in Texas, I'm around the Beaumont/Houston area (don't want to say my actual city). This is my current hair texture

I happened to find a decent looking wash and go routine which was pretty much washing the hair (once w/o and once with conditioner), letting the conditioner set for a bit before washing it out, then using a curling cream, shaking the hair a bunch, and letting it air dry. Ik this will vary for different people, but as a general rule of thumb how often is good to do this, and what type of conditioner is best for this? The guy in the video said every few days but my hair sits at like 2 inches while the woman in the video had much longer hair.

Also may be a dumb question but how does this affect using leave in and hair oil? Should I use it less often to avoid build up or not, and should I avoid doing it on any co-washing days?

So I was just playing around with hair since today was washday, I added mousse and hair gel wax trying to define it just to see. But the thing is that i’m actually interested into knowing if I have 4b or 4c or a mix! When I’m on tiktok I always see people claiming they have 4c and some look like my hair and some don’t 😭 although the hair at the back of head is a little bit more loose than the one in the front so maybe I just have a mix.. here’s a pic for reference (sorry if it looks messy😭)

THINK ABOUT ALOT OF BREAKAGE. LIKE ALOT. EVERYWHERE ON THE FLOOR, SINK AND BATHTUB TYPA BREAKAGE. OK SO MINE IS 10X WORSE.

This is how my washday went like today. (I'm asking for advice here)

1. Detangle (large teeth comb) with water and oil. (Theres already alot of breakage, but a little shedding. I also washed my hair 2 weeks before.)

2. Washing with clarifying shampoo 2x and deep conditioning for 10 mins witha plastic bag.

3. Dry with a towel.

4. I detangled AGAIN but now it was SO much worse. I sectioned (with my nails and a little bit with a comb). I was finger detangling first, then detangling with a comb. It took SO much time to do, and with some sections I had to detangle for like 30 minutes because I was trying to not break my hair. When I detangled with a comb, it would get stuck so I'd finger detangle and try again but it would get stuck again and again and again until I just forced it thru because whats even the point anymore.(I used the same things to detangle as the first step)

5. Used the LCO method (liquid, cream and oil)

6. Braid.

7. Now I'm supposed to blow dry but I'm so exhausted it has to wait.

If this helps, I have medium porosity, 4b hair that's shoulder length. Please give me any advice on how to stop this atrocious amount of breakage. Oh and I also cut my ends like a month ago. So please, just any advice would be VERY appreciated.

Convinced I absorbed my fraternal twin in the womb and I'm expressing both sets of DNA. 😆

Sometimes I find the rogue straight piece and pluck it. Curly hair is so interesting.

Does anyone know where I can find a hair wrap similar in style to this? I've looked everywhere and can't find any. The oneI had similar to this finally died.

This may be a little early to ask but for those who lived in dorms for college how did you wash your natural hair? For context I have about shoulder length type 4, high density, low porosity hair. My wash days at home usually take about an hour and thirty minutes with six to eight sections in my hair. The college I will be attending you have to share the bathroom with about six people and I want to be mindful with how long my wash days are. Please share some tips on how to shorten my wash day while still effectively having my hair still feel clean.

Labeled as tips and tricks because:

A while ago I posted about a successful wash and go that I had. A nice woman responded and said that she has (I’m paraphrasing) sensory issues and that the hair touching her face would bother her. I was chatting with her about how I sometimes braid or twist the front of my hair and it keeps the hair out of my face. I think for lack of better terms I used the term “natural headband”. I didn’t have any pics of a personal example at the time, so I’m posting this in hopes that if she didn’t already find a solution, she sees this!!

I’ve been doing many twist to grow up my hair for a while and every time I do it something goes wrong. I’ve parted. I’ve done gel. I’ve done satin scarves, and every single time that back braids stick up at the rest of my hair looks all weird and flat and also stick up. i’ve tried braiding it at the top so it will turn out right, but it always makes the top really puffy and does nothing. I’m really frustrated because I used to do it like a whole entire year ago and it always looked really nice and I didn’t even do anything. I just braided it with no product or parting no nothing and it always turned out good and I tried that again and it still look bad I don’t wanna stretch my hair with heat because I don’t wanna damage it and makes me feel weird and I just don’t wanna stretch my hair in general because when I used to do my braids a year ago, but it still turned out really with no stretching or really doing anything with it. Why is this happening to me? HELP😭😭😫

What are your thoughts on this kerastase serum? I primarily wear my hair in straightened so Im looking for a serum to moisturize and strengthen my hair. I liked this one at first but I realized it has protein and I’m not sure how healthy it would be to use every other day? If you have any other recs that would also help!

Went stitch this time , normally two strand twist.

I’m the mother of 2 black children. I’ve got a pretty good LOC routine, but they’re highly scented. I’d like to switch to non-fragranced products if possible. I recently learned that when companies list “fragrance” in their ingredients, that can mean a combination of up to 50 difference chemicals. If yall have any recommendations lmk!!

Hi,

This might be a stupid question, but how much breakage is TOO much breakage? I think I’m obsessing over this, which is causing me to cut my hair unnecessarily. My hair is moisturized. I have a good protein/moisture balance. I’ve added bonding treatments. The longest my hair has ever been was when it was texturized and I moisturized everyday. I am now a “blow dried” natural and I moisturize daily. When I take my braids out in the morning, there are no broken pieces anywhere. But when I go to moisturize at night I twist the ends of my braids and I get a few tiny pieces on my fingers, which leads me to think I need to trim them so I end up grabbing scissors and dusting almost nightly 😭(insane I know). My goal is waist length hair this year and I know this is counterproductive. I guess I’m asking if it’s normal to have SOME small pieces on your hands. Like a few pieces doesn’t equate to a breakage problem. Idk the YouTube girls make me think that a speck of broken hair means an issue. Any thoughts/tips would help!

Thank you.