My dillemna: I go horribly bald every few years. Usually the hair falls out in the front so I can't have a bang for maore than a month. I have always been bald in the back. The hair back there is a different texture and it is hard and has always been short. My last bout with breakage made the front, sides and back fall out really short and then to top it off it also broke down the middle. So it was only like an inch down the middle and everywhere else. I don't particularly get bald spots but my hair is all over the house. I have got to find a way to be able be able to grow some hair and have some hair that is healthy. I may have to seriously get a regimen and try to stick to it. I am really bad at that sort of thing. I get bored far too easily. I usually can only do something for 3 days and then its a wrap. I need help. Actually right now I am braiding my hair so that I can get a weave. I will try to keep that up for a while since I am used to wearing fake hair anyway. I live in Los Angeles and bald headedness is not popular.

I took some shots of my damaged hair and how it had grown back in but still in bad shape. Those pics are better than my hair was but it has got to get better. Really. Are you kidding me. Anyway, I braided my hair and weaved it up. I know my edges look horrible & bald so I might undo the part in front and braid front to back. I'll see how this holds up first. I still have to come up with a regimen but I know I should moisturize often since I drink and smoke. I only know that I have a lot of oils and vitamins. I'll come up with something definite and get back to you. Just wanna know if my side part is too deep or if the part with more hair is too tall? Didn't show back shots because I need to add two more tracks back there but my hands got tired. lol

In case you don't have myspace access here are the pics I have on there.

I have only been able to get a few pics in right now. I have been wearing a wig since I took out my weave whenever I go out. I will add them when I wash and jazz up the wigs. I am trying to keep my hair in braids underneath to try to gain some growth and strength. sadly it appears to be too short to stay braided. I am also losing hair but I think it will be alright because it is breakage that I will have to cut whenever I get some length anyway. I also think I may have come up with a regimen but I can't start until I get my MTG. I know everybody is doing MT now but I can't afford it.
I will try to take my vitamins whenever I can remember. I mixed my sulful 8 with Miconazole Nitrate yesterday and applied that to my scalp. I cant wait to see what thats gonna do. It seems soft but that might be cause I baggied all night. I ordered MTG in the middle of the night. I will put regimen in the About me section once I figure out a wash/condition, dc, co-washing, moisturizing/sealing schedule. I am excited about getting serious with this. No real growth yet.

Here are some pictures since the last time I posted. My hair doesn't look like this now. I tried to braid for protective styling and keeping my hair in phony ponies. It was not good. I lost a lot of hair in the front although it grew it had bald spots. ( I didnt get any pictures of that.) I will be taking pictures shortly of the back. It is even shorter than in this album. I'll take pictures of the front too. I stretched my relaxer longer than ever. From September 19, 2008 to December 31, 2008. Maybe it was too long a stretch for me. New updates in a few days.

Well here are the long awaited results of the last 6 months. It has been a long and horrible journey. My hair has been falling out like it wanted to get away from me. Actually it breaks alot. It is always stuck to my hands and all over the sink. I had been wearing my phony pony and I think that it breaks my hair. The rubbing might be the problem. Also with it being short I had to pull it tight and smooth it out. I use Let's Jam ultra hold. I have just recently moved to Sportin waves which is like really thick and petroleum but it seems to make my hair thicker. I had a bottle of Mega tek for a few months. I was afraid to use it because I had heard about shedding and a balding chick don't want no parts of that.. I am finally gonna use it. I have mixed it with Sweet almond oil, avocado and castor oils. For scalp stimulation I am thinking of adding some eucalyptus oil because I am broke as all get out and it's the only skin stimulating oil that I have. I do happen to have some sulphur 8 that might do the trick but I am unsure. Let me know if you have any ideas about it.. I am off to wash my hair. I will be braiding the back in individual braids again. I didn't post any pictures of them but during my recent breakage fest I tied hair onto hair that was too short to catch and then braided it up. I will be doing that again to have lower manipulation and also when I have to wear the pony it will let the hair go farther into the ponytail without it having to actually reach it. I also wonder if the long relaxer stretch may have been the problem. I have never stretched as long as I did the last time (Sept. 19th to Dec. 31st). I will probably relax pretty soon. My roots are looking pretty good and thick but I think my hair falls out from being too nappy. So all and all I think that I have issues with stretching too long and I may actually need petroleum products for thickness and staying power. It's a journey and a learning one at that so we'll all see.

I got my last relaxer on March 9th 2009. I wasn't trying to go natural. I just never got another relaxer. My hair didn't like that at all. It just continued to fall out all the time as usual. After 8 months I finally cut off the relaxed ends that continued to rip out. My natural hair is SUPER hard and nappy and you can hear it ripping when I comb it. That is until I started using Sta Sof Fro comb out conditioner. Yay. I don't like my hair texture's look or feel so I keep it covered but my hair finally grew in the back. I have to wait on my edges and everything should just start growing together. Big chop was first week of December. Wish me continued luck on my growth journey.

I realized that I haven't updated in a while. Here are a few shots from the last few months and the ones in burgundy robe I took today. I took out my braid to take some growth length shots to see if my hair can make a ponytail. It most certainly can. Yay me! I also made a video which can be seen on my youtube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGePBdYgNM8

Here is my hair for my 1 year Nappyversary from the last few days of December 2010. The hair has definitely grown and I am so happy. I didn't expect this much growth because I had been experiencing SO much breakage. I am so pleased. I have since clipped the hair about and inch in most places to get rid of split ends. It is amazing what being natural has done for my hair. You can see comparison shots on my nappyversary video.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVJU6Op9PKo
I started a Natural Hair and Natural Living Blog a few months ago. Please stop by and check it out Fotki family. I am looking for women to feature their natural hair as well.http://www.4usnaturals.com

These are the hairstyles that I've worn since being natural. Some of them are wigs and hairpieces.