My Hair Types (Yes, All 4 of them) Edited: Dec.5th

So, I've come to post what I believe to be my hair types, based SOLELY on Curl Pattern. I'm no expert on hair types, just going off what various websites have listed (which quite frankly, are not much help lol), and adjusting to what I believe my hair type is. I guess you have to guesstimate with this stuff because all hair is different. But regardless, there's 4 different types in my head lol. I've also come to accept that the "frizz" in my head is probably just type 4b hair, but it's not like it would neatly place itself in it's own little section, no no no, it wants to sit all over my head. *mumbles*. But at the same time I like it, it diversifies my hair, and also cooperates with braidouts, unlike my 4a hair lol. There are some parts of my head that truly refuse to partner up with the curls, but the others I believe to be type 4b. So, on to the Hair Types! Oh, and as a side note, I don't use 4c.

Type 4b

Undefined, z-shaped strands.

Type 4a

Stretched. Notice the S shape.

Several tightly coiled strands.

More Tight coils.

And more, notice that they have a small circumference, and are very tight.

More Type 4a.

Type 3c/4a
Some people may still classify this as 4a, with a larger curl. It's up to you.

Slightly looser and larger than the 4a strands.

Circular, spiral.

Type 3b

And these are the loose curls that are over the front of my hair.

And that is the end of my Hair Typing session, lol. Hope it helps someone out there. Again, I believe that hair typing is subjective, and you also shouldn't sweat it too much, though some people find it helpful as a guide to buying products. But when you have hair like mines (which many do), it doesn't matter to me! Happy growing everyone!

Wash Day

Yesterday was wash day, but I didn't start until like 10PM. I did a lot of shopping yesterday, got a food chopper to mix together some shea butter mixes. I order my shea butter today from Shea Essentials and so when I get my package I'll make an update about how it is! One last thing before I get into my wash day is that this post will be number 13. I am going to combat my superstitiousness and say that this is okay. I mean, I did B/C at 13 1/2 months. Now, onto the important stuff.

I purchased, from Sally's, Ion's Hard Water Shampoo and conditioner because I haven't clarified in a long time and felt like before I D/C I should start with a clean slate, plus I was too lazy to pick up my Joico from my mother's house. So, I shampoo'd twice since I didn't get a good lather the first time especially in the front where I applied EcoStyler. It left my hair squeaky clean, which I like. Plus just about all the shampoo's I use do that. Then I applied EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil), and I felt like it was a big waste to have just used a clarifier, but anywho, oil rinses are supposed to make hair easier to detangle, and i figured, why not try it? So I put it in and rinsed out with warm water, then applied the Ion conditioner and left it in for a few minutes, and within that time, combed through my hair with my wide toothed shower comb. I suppose it felt slightly easier to comb, but I won't  say it works until I use it a few more times in different conditions.

So after this, I rinsed the conditioner out with cool water and began to prepare my DC. I mixed Aussie Moist 3 min Deeep Conditioner with EVOO, and parted my hair, applying it all over, placed a plastic cap on and did nothing of importance for 1 1/2 hours.  After that I rinsed it out and my hair felt very soft. I feel I should get a new DC though because I'm sure Aussie formulated it to do whatever it could within 3 minutes. I do like it though.

This is where I faulted. After I rinsed the DC out I went to apply Aussie MOist conditioner as my leave in, and as I slapped it on the front It got real foamy very easily. I wondered why it won't like that, and ran to look at which bottle I picked up...the shampoo. I felt stupid for not even reading the bottle or notice the different colored tops. So I hopped back in the shower, rinsed it off, and applied the conditioner there.

So that was my wonderful day, a DC pretty much gone to waste, but nonetheless, got to try new products. That's it for now, have a good day everyone!

The Big BC! Oct. 11, 2010

So, I did my BC on October Eleventh, Twenty Ten. I feel like I should actually note this before I move forward and make new posts about what I am doing to my hair. At ~1 AM in the morning I made my first snip and took a picture of it! It was a lot of hair! I would guestimate 4 inches was cut off, but not all around. Because since cutting my hair I've noticed why one side was shorter. It's because my hair is noticeably tighter on one side, I find it very annoying. I mean, I have like 4 different textures on my head, frizz, AND hair that is shorter on one side! My hair was never uneven while I was getting relaxers, soooo I guess that's what gave me the illusion of my hair breaking on side, well, that doesn't matter anyway because now I have a head full of natural healthy hair.

I am proud to have made it to APL, the first I've been there since before my relaxers, and even if that's as far as my hair will grow, I will be happy, but I am pushing for WL lmao! At the moment my hair is SL from the back. It's weird for me to judge my hair length because it's not the same, so I just measure it from the back. Anywho, on to the photos!

Before I cut.

The first piece cut

All the hair at the end, could have made a wig!

Length of the front of my hair

First Puff!

First Braidout!

Braidout

Me messing with my hair lol

A shot of my textures.

It's Been A Year!

*throws confetti*

So, I am technically 13 (I dislike this number lol) months post-relaxer! It's been one heck of a journey. I have a few photos that I could update this with. But the picture thing is kind of annoying here. I'll try my best, but I apologize if this post gets all screwy.

Alot has changed since my last post. I've tried many new products, moisturizers and shampoos and conditioners, and at the moment Beyond The Zone (at the request of a fellow natural) is my new best friend. They're pretty affordable so I am happy with them! I have the Noodle Head leave-in but this one I'm not so sure about. I have to try other leave ins to see how a leave in should work! I hope that makes sense lol. The product doesn't spread over my head evenly so I wonder if all my hair benefits from the leave in. I also have a curling creme that is WONDERFUL. I can apply to my dry hair in the morning and my hair is revived. I would like to work on a water bottle concoction soon though.

At this time in my life, I've been kind of itching to cut my hair. I love my curls and throwing my hair in a ponytail ruins it. I end up with curls that stick up, strayed, and pissed off for being forced to lay down. I was planning to cut 2 inches in December and flat-iron it to give myself a rest (we all need breaks from everything, even good things in life). But I'm kind of thinking, why not cut it all now??

Well, I'm not really sure what else to babble on about here so I'll move on to the pictures, the third picture is where I tried to scrunch my hair... Hopefully we all still like things short, sweet and to the point.