Hair Update + Minor stuff: Hair Update No. II

Hey there!

So I've been playing around with blog names because I've decided to create another blog where I blog about any and everything. The name "All Things Gibbie Gibbie" suits that one just fine so I've changed this one to "Le Hair Chronicles" and I'll be using the old name for my new blog. You can check that blog out here. 

As predicted in my Braided Up Post, my hair has been itching and the Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) rinse did little to stop it. I did the rinse, cleansed my scalp with a cotton ball of ACV and water mix and after 5 minutes my hair was driving me up the wall..and I started tapping my head (unconsciously) to relieve the itch. It would appear I have severe itchy scalp and braids only fueled the itching. I took some pictures this morning to show a one week update:

Yep. That's how it is now. I'm sure they could've looked better after a week but the itching has taken over, regardless how often I use an ACV Rinse. I'd love any suggestions on how to stop the itching. Lol I'd appreciate it greatly. In the meantime, I'll be doing either an ACV Rinse, Co-wash or shampoo wash day tomorrow (yes, mid-week) to see if it will help and do another ACV RInse + Cowash wash on the weekend and re-twist braids that look most fuzzy.

I'll try to keep the style in for at least another 2 weeks and thereafter either relax or do another protective style based on how I feel about my hair then.

Again, if there are any suggestions to relieve itching I'd LOVE to hear from you. 

Lata!

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Braided Up! - Hair Update No. I

I've been feeling overwhelmed by my new growth of late (currently 14 weeks post) and didn't want to deal with doing anything with it. I also was not ready to relax my hair..so I got..you guessed it, braids :). I got Senegalese Twists or what we Jamaicans call "rope twists". I did it in big sections and it runs down mid-back. Here are some pictures:

 

When my hair is braided I tend to touch up my edges for a more "clean" look but I'm trying stay strong and move away from that with the help of my trusty Ecostyler gel.

I hope to keep this in for at least 3 weeks but my past experience with braids is by mid-week of it being done, it itches like crazy or starts to look furry. To combat this, I used ACV to remove the alkaline base off the braids and do ACV rinses once per week and tie my hair down with a satin scarf and bonnet. I'll try my best but I have a low-key feeling I'll be unconsciously tapping my head top stop the itching (._. ).

I like it and I LOVE the fact that I won't have to be doing much to my hair while this style is in. I'll do another post on what I'll be using as braid spray to moisturize my hair and wash day challenges (if any) while this style is in.

Lata!

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Hair Rebound!

So I've made a rebound after my hair flop mid-week and it actually turned out well! I went back to the drawing board, finger-combed then dry combed my hair (hopefully never again) and put in 3 flat twists. Now I'm no Flat Twist Queen but it did turn out well if I do say so myself. Here are some pictures of how it turned out:

I did 3 in all because if I didn't I'd have sprigs of hair out in the middle (a row in the middle of my hair is short..weave track removal accident :( ) and secured the ends with hair pins.

The aim is to let this style stay in my hair until wash day (Saturday or Sunday) and I think that's achievable. 

Wearing my hair in perm rods gave me the impression that this time around my hair was more manageable. Wrong! I was on the brink of giving up and just putting a scarf around it and letting HR write me up for deportment or something! I HAVE to be a 4d type hair because wooo!! Never again I say!

Ok. rant's over :)

All in all the hair was tamed and made a rebound. Hair of the Mid-Week I'll call it!

Lata!

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