Count me in

by Mary
(Clinton, MD)

Hi Nina -- I found your website in April/May. I was so thrilled. I had stopped using relaxers for some time but washed my hair infrequently because the time to do a press and curl was so time consuming. When I found your website, I was liberated by the roller set instructions. I haven't gone back to direct heat. In fact, I plan to make it the exception rather than the rule when it comes to caring for my hair from this point forward.

Sometimes I do feel tempted to use direct heat again though. I never thought the infrequent washes coupled with the direct heat I was applying to my hair was as damaging as it appears that it was. The back of my hair seems to have suffered most from my ill treatment. The back of my hair frizzes easily. My hair broke off really badly about two years ago. I thought then that it was primarily the result of color treatment. I switched to using only hennas that do not contain any peroxide. My hair did regrow. However, my hair was not regrowing at the pace I had expected. And it appeared that I was still getting more breakage than I would have thought. I thought maybe the damage was further up the hair shaft than I had originally thought.

I now believe the continued breakage was a product of the infrequent washes and direct heat styling. It's only June so it's too soon to tell. But, your story about your own transition from damaged hair to long healthy hair gives me hope that I, too, can in the near future have the shiny, healthy managable hair I've always wanted and always believed was possible.

So, count me in on the no direct heat challenge. But, my challenge necessarily will last for many more months.