Since I under processed to about the texture of my toots to that of my 6-8 week hair, now at 8 weeks things feel rough. My hair is unruly and a little difficult to manage. It's going to be a long 5 weeks, but I'm determined to see it through. I am not sure I will do this again, but if I do, I'll have to change my relaxer schedule.
Below is a picture of a shed strand from this week. I examined it carefully and noticed the distinct change in texture at about 5 inches. The bottom 5 inches is thin and pin straight. Ths I attribute to my prior relaxer habits of over processing. The top 6 inches make me happy. It's definitely thicker and still has a wave. This shows that as my hair is growing... It's stronger than the bottom. All because I changed how and when I relax my hair. Very cool to see evidence of focus. Very cool.
I'm still taking supplements and have some success with Ayurveda, specifically bhringraj oil and supplements. Not all over , but the the front and sides are thick and growing faster than it was prior to adding this to my line up. Its so thick it mskes the back look stringy. Funny how some products work differently on some parts of the same head than others.
I trimmed off about 1.5 inches of the back to remove the pin straight ends. They were dry and frizzy, but weren't split. They just wouldn't cooperate. I felt I needed about a three inch trim for some time now. Ill trim sgain in the spring. Hopefully I'm on my way to healthier ends now.
Feeling ok about things this week!
Later~
