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1 year Protective Styles challenge

This challenge is from December 29, 2012 to December 29, 2013. Because I did the big chop and I'm in the military going to school. I am planning on doing a protective styles for 1 year because I'm really busy. My plan is to wear wigs until September 2013 and then do braids or sew in. I want to be able to put my hair in a bun again. I can't wait for that opportunity. I got my hair braided December 29, 2012 and I will wear my wig over it for 2-3 months. I paid $20 to get my hair done into this Beehive cornrow style. 

Beehive cornrow

Big chop Dec 15, 2012

My last true relaxer was January 15, 2012; however, November 2nd 2012 I did do a relaxer using the silky hawaii no base relaxer in mild but it did not process my hair at all. I thought about going natural, but I kept pushing it off by using different treatments to cure my breakage problem. No treatment really helped my breakage problem for long term. I hated the fact that when  I wash my hair I would loose so much hair, sometimes it would make me cry just to wash my hair. December 15 I deep conditioned and wash my hair as usual. ( I did not plan on doing  a big chop at all) I felt that my hair breakage problem was not improving and I knew in my guts I had to cut my relaxed hair off. I got out my scissors and cut my relaxed ends off! I was a little nervous because my hair was grazing waist length. My long hair was beautiful when it was blow dried and flat iron. I experience little breakage when my hair is in its dry state, but the process of drying and flat ironing would let me loose so much hair.  I always get compliments when I wear my hair out straight, but I just hate my hair in its wet state because of all the breakage. I know I was really ready to go natural this time for the health of my hair. My first big chop in 2007, I never really give my hair a chance to thrive. I was really impatient with my hair and since I am military and was not in the states to get all the right products for natural hair I gave up and got a relaxer. Now I am better educated about natural hair, and have ease of access to the right products.

I measured my hair and I have at least 5 inches of  natural all around my head and some parts is 5.5 inches

After my big chop my hair is 100% better.  This is the my breakage after my first wash. I am so excited.

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I am wearing my hair in wigs now because it is easier for me to take care of my hair that way now. My plan is to keep  wearing wigs until I can put my hair in a bun.