Transitioning update

This weekend it was time to take out the twists! ( I will be getting them redone in a day or two)

After having them in for over 2 months I did notice some growth but I also have enough hair that came out with the twists to make a wig for a small monkey!

My hair always got knotted up and tangled anyway but where the two textures met I had huge fat knots I had to drag out of my hair before I could do anything with it.

I tried to take a picture but it didn't come out so well - luckily someone with better skills took one on the internet so that is what this is above. This is how my hair is thick and curly at my roots and straight at the ends and then there were the big fat knots inbetween.

Hmmm this did make me consider cutting more off- not soo much that it would be a teeny weenie afro but just so I have less to tug through next time - I will have to cut it off sometime anyway.

This was also the first time I had used shampoo in a while - Certain ingredients in shampoo strip your hair and make it dry and my hair was responding well to washing it with conditioner so I was just sticking with that. Today I decided to go for a more thorough clean though and i don't think my hair was too dry as a result - phhew. Next time I might try a cleanse with apple cider vinegar and water as I have heard that gives a nice gentle cleanse.