Relaxed hair

Hi! So I am one of the many women out there who couldn't handle their natural hair anymore and decided to relax it. I accepted the challenge of having to maintain it more than I did my natural hair. My hair has been relaxed for 4 years now. At first I struggled with the maintaining and I always used to have my hair in weaves. Then last year one of my friends set me a challenge to see how long my hair can grow in one year. So out came the weave in February 2013 and I got a re-touch.

Thats the current length and i am aiming to get it so BSL (bra strap level) not sure how long that will take but i have started the journey. I use Bare Naturels products to moisturise and seal my hair which i do every night. Castor oil i use on my scalp once every week and on my hairline and nape every night. i use the shea butter mixed with the oils to moisture and then i seal with jojoba or coconut oil which i ever i choose on that particular day. I love the oils because they keep my hair moisturised without weighing it down. i used to use hair grease but this was not for everyday use so my hair always used to be dry. My ends used to be so frizzy, it would look like i had never relaxed them. So i started wrapping and moisturising and sealing every night and now i have ends that listen. Now i can afford not to wrap it for a night or two and still have it in a comb and go condition (which never used to happen) .

i am stretching out my relaxers, so i have not re-touched since February. The re growth is getting a bit much, i am still learning with a lot of help from youtube how to handle it. I still moisturise and seal every night but because of the regrowth, i do more protective styling for bed . Right now my favourite is the two braids which I sometimes rock out to work, lol. They are not always neat, they don't have to be.

then when you take it out, it looks like this,

 i am still learning and hopefully soon i will reach my BSL goal. i will let you know how my next re-touch goes, not sure when i will do that yet...i am currently 9 weeks post relaxer.....