Anyway, May 3, 2015 made 4 years since a relaxer has touched my hair and 3 years since I cut off all of my relaxed hair ("big chopped"-- or bc). I am sooo happy to have made it this far. Who would've thought that me, the girl who had been relaxed since about 7 years old would "go natural"? Well the journey has been rough, but, even with all the ups and downs I wouldn't change my decision for the world.
I will go more into my natural hair journey, products, regiment, etc. in another post, but, as I reflect on these last three years, I feel sort of underwhelmed at the growth of my natural hair. I definitely expected to have longer hair than I do now come year three. I know that the past year or two I haven't treated my hair the best and quite frankly I got lazy with truly caring for my hair. I haven't been washing it as often, I haven't been covering it when I sleep and I pretty much resorted to wear my signature "puff" style, 24/7. That's all going to change!
This year, I will focus on health but also length retention. I know my hair is growing, but I want to focus on retaining the length. This means more washing, less manipulating, more moisturizing, more trimming, more stretching and more protective styling. I have found a few product staples that have helped me to keep my hair super moisturized in the last two months and I've already trimmed twice this year.
Length-wise, i'd like to be at least APL (armpit length) by next May.
I'd like to hear from you guys in the comments! I'm so excited to bring you all along on this journey to healthy, LONG natural hair. Let me know if you're natural. If so, how long have you been growing your natural hair? I hope you guys have a great week! :)
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