May Relaxer Update!

I've been keeping my schedule and relaxing on a 60 day time period and this month was no exception.  My relaxer date was May 29 and here are my results:

I continue to use ORS and after rinsing and shampooing I follow up with ApHogee Kertain 2 Min Reconstructor.  There are still some sections around the nape that I need to find some way to address, but overall I'm very happy with my results. 

2012 Comparison

I'll go ahead and admit it -- I've been pretty horrible with posting my comparison pictures and I'm probably not going to get any better at it.  It's just not really something I care about or am interested in capturing, however, I do take a moment from time to time and now I'd like to share.

I'd also like to introduce a new term to the hair care world - Tattoo Length Hair (TLH), LOL.  I don't know how scientific this is, but I tried to aline my pictures up at the tattoo line as my point of reference for how much change as occurred over the past 12 months.  Take a look:

I think now, I'm a lot thicker and fuller than a year ago, in addition to being longer.  I will also note that the hair on the 2011 picture looks flat ironed, while the 2012 picture is not.  So I'm at APL, but not a "full APL".  I am on my Jamaican Black Castor Oil challenge, so I expect big changes in the next 32 days before I relax again.

And since I had it, I wanted to throw in bonus long lost picture from July 2011.  It's a wet hair pic (which I now feel like is cheating),  but I wanted to throw it in anyway.  Maybe I'll do a wet hair comparison from then till now...?

July 2011 - Wet Hair

Cheers!

January Comparison

I hate to speak too soon, but I saw a ton of growth in January. Below are wet hair pictures from the beginning of the month and the end of the month.

Whooooooooo!

I think the restoration of balance to my hair allowed it to thrive.  It's not dry and shriveled like it used to be.  It's back to being in a healthy state.  

Lesson Learned: Fix the root cause of your hair problems and you'll go far!