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nice to see hair grow back in for everyone

29 days PFC

Octogirl, hair!! Look at all of that coming in!!

El_Tigre, you are going to have to change your profile pic soon.

Kate, I've already decided that today is the last day that I'm wearing my headwraps/bandanas to work. Monday, I'm walking in with whatever hair is on my head. I'm going to take Sloan's advice and slick it down a bit along with wearing long earrings and just deal with it.

The pictures are GREAT! Hair! YAY!

Kate- It's okay to check it every 10 minutes. I think it does make it grow faster. haha

Dee - I couldn't agree more!!!!

All-- So, I bought some styling cream and some wraps for keeping my hair smooth and laying down for a pixie cut. I have always had naturally curly hair, but never this short! So, I bought some stuff on Amazon --my local sally's beauty supply didn't carry this stuff, but some do-- and I'll post pictures of how to do it to get a frizzy cut to lay into a smooth pixie cut. Give my products a few days to get here, and I'll post pictures for those of you wondering how to tame your curly hair. (You ladies just getting hair, I know your response, "Hey, I'm just happy to have hair!" haha)

El Tigre, that's a pretty terrific amount of hair for only 29 days PFC!

Here is 8 weeks, 10 weeks, and 12 weeks, all without makeup. These would make such great blackmail shots! I will be wearing a wig for a long time, though am happy that my eyebrows and lashes are back so I don't need to apply a drag queen level of makeup before going out of the house anymore. RevitaLash is the best!

El Tigre wow you have hair! Cool.

octo I had them too. It's the hair pushing thru. I just put cortisone cream on them to get them to shrink up. It took about a day or two to resolve.I use a deep conditioner when I shampoo to make my fuzzy hair smooth. Plus I was going bareheaded at home to "air out " my head as much as possible. I think too much time in a hat and sweating made my head bumpier.

Sloan... Please update with your tips when you can! I had some wave to my hair before, but it was also long and I knew what to do with it.

Now it seems straighter on top, but curly in the sides/back. And I need a good color job. I'm used to being blond. Blonde no longer! I don't recognize myself at all, even with growing hair. I'm happy to have hair for sure! But this is still weird....

coconut oil helped my scalp bumps a ton. I had a hard time not scratching and picking. Sometimes an oral antibiotic helps too, ask your doctor

Just popping in to say.....check out Juice Beauty products. All Organic! I love their shampoo, even though my hair is only an inch and a half so far. I use all their products and LOVE them.

Shopgal-I have been using a colored conditioner on it. I put it on and leave for An hour and then rinse it off. It works quite well. I use it every few days.

Sorry this is a long pist, but it has pics!

Okay, let me help some of you ladies who are struggling with your new curls and want a more sleek style. I have always had curly hair, so I can give you tips! If your hair starts to get unruly, there are ways to tame it!

You'll need 1) foaming wrap lotion (I used Motions, but any kind is good), 2) something to wrap it tight and flat in like a bandana, foam tape, or wrap strips (I like Wrap It strips), 3) scarf or velcro wrap cap to hold it in place.

I'm ready in 30 min. My hair is really soft if I use this method. It's wirey if I let it dry naturally or blow it dry. I choose this!

This is what my hair is like if I don't tame it:

...and the untamed back...

So, I'm washing with baby shampoo, conditioning with kerastase, and then wraping it to straighten it. You put 3-4 pumps of a foaming wrap lotion on clean conditioned hair. I used a foaming wrap lotion by Motions, but you can get some at any store in the multicultural hair products section. If you do have really dry hair, you might consider a leave in conditioner before the foam.

Here's the picture when I slicked down my hair with the foam. Actually, I put more on and got it really straight. Flatten it so it's really straight.

Next, I used wrap strips. You can get a box of them for $5 or you can use a bandana or velcro wrap. You have to wrap it REALLY flat and snug to get it to dry flat.

Then, I put a scarf on to hold it (or a velcro wrap cap or satin cap).

It takes my hair about 20 min to dry, so I go get dressed and put on eye make, whatever. Then, you remove the wraps and it's really slicked down.

I brush it with my finger tips to give it a little volume, add a little Crew pomade or Biosilk to make it shinny, add big earings. Done in 30 minutes. Tah dah!

Sloan, you are just so cute! These are fantastic instructions. Love your Hotel Del jacket too.

Sloan you are adorable. Great tips on taming the mane