http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/ joined a BHM challenge! i will not show my true hair length! meaning no straight styles! i hear that aloe stimulates growth. (Google "Aloe Vera research hair growth") Aloe Vera is known to balance out the PH and stimulate the production of enzymes on your scalp which helps stimulate hair growth. how cool is that lol! i'm going to give it a try, and do an experiment :) i will be making a fresh batch of aloe vera juice every 10days (it lasts 10-12days in the fridge before it starts to ferment!) and apply it to my scalp and massage it in every night. *i will keep it at room temp for about an hour before i use it, cus, if its cold my pores would just close up and it would not get absorbed* as usual: moisturize and seal every morning (Shea butter) and night (EVOO), **UPDATE!!! i have noticed that my hair stays moisturized longer, which is a plus! so i now moisturize and seal once a day. alternating between Shea butter and EVOO** baggy 5-6 days a week (its DRY and HOT here in Senegal) i'll co-wash 2xweek or more when needed. DC every week, alternating between protein and moisture. henna every 4 weeks i'll do this till end of the challenge. update: i trimmed my ends! i do it twice a year, but this time it was purely for esthetically "pleasing" reasons lol i love the way my curls look after a cut. nice an crisp! http://images.fotki.com/logo3.gif http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/ http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/picture019.html got these puppies done on 20th Aug. braids with out extensions
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]]> http://images47.fotki.com/v1397/photos/1/1369860/6623396/Picture024-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:27:58 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/picture034.html up close and personal!
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]]> http://images46.fotki.com/v1446/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_0294-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:28:23 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/picture036.html week 2
]]> http://images47.fotki.com/v1399/photos/1/1369860/6623396/Picture036-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:28:32 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1000864.html week 3
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]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v485/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_0866-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:29:55 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1000947.html week 3
]]> http://images41.fotki.com/v1305/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_0947-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:30:05 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001179.html quick do.
]]> http://images46.fotki.com/v1441/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1179-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:27:08 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001214.html week 4
]]> http://images47.fotki.com/v1399/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1214-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:30:28 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001286.html long break
]]> http://images41.fotki.com/v1342/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1286-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:30:54 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001287.html week 5
]]> http://images41.fotki.com/v1307/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1287-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:31:19 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001310.html finished
]]> http://images47.fotki.com/v1402/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1310-th.jpg Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:16:05 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001315.html nice and juicy!
]]> http://images39.fotki.com/v1283/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1315-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:31:43 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001323.html protien DC
]]> http://images39.fotki.com/v1290/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1323-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:49:01 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001326.html layers!
]]> http://images36.fotki.com/v1351/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1326-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:32:23 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001338.html protien DC
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v433/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1338-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:32:39 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001341.html Moisture DC
]]> http://images33.fotki.com/v1070/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1341-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:32:52 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001346.html rinsed out!
]]> http://images34.fotki.com/v1124/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1346-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:33:04 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001353.html quick solution.
]]> http://images32.fotki.com/v1090/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1353-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:33:25 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001274.html turning each braid into a twist.
]]> http://images34.fotki.com/v1149/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1274-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:33:46 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001663.html week 7
]]> http://images34.fotki.com/v1124/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1663-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:34:03 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001528.html chunky twist out. getting ready to go to school. 7:30am.
]]> http://images46.fotki.com/v1396/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1528-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:34:25 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001530.html 100 1530
]]> http://images32.fotki.com/v1047/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1530-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:34:38 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001534.html 4hrs later!! 11:30am!!!!!!!
]]> http://images39.fotki.com/v1236/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1534-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:35:16 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001536.html mad as hell!! lol!
]]> http://images46.fotki.com/v1445/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1536-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:35:27 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001799.html missed my tiny twists!
]]> http://images35.fotki.com/v1127/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1799-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:35:55 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001801.html 100 1801
]]> http://images47.fotki.com/v1397/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1801-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:40:53 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001814.html its growing!!!!!!
]]> http://images36.fotki.com/v1152/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1814-th.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:36:12 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001815.html 100 1815
]]> http://images44.fotki.com/v1405/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1815-th.jpg Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:08:55 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001832.html 100 1832
]]> http://images45.fotki.com/v1430/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1832-th.jpg Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:52:32 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001823.html snip snip!
]]> http://images46.fotki.com/v1442/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1823-th.jpg Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:53:53 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1001834.html finished
]]> http://images30.fotki.com/v485/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_1833-th.jpg Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:45:20 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002067.html right after a Moisture DC
]]> http://images47.fotki.com/v1401/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2067-th.jpg Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:45:17 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002070.html they look soooo much better :)
]]> http://images45.fotki.com/v1429/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2070-th.jpg Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:45:24 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002071.html are my twists budding? lol
]]> http://images31.fotki.com/v1083/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2071-th.jpg Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:45:33 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002072.html 100 2072
]]> http://images42.fotki.com/v1436/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2072-th.jpg Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:45:49 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002073.html my attempt at flat twists lol
]]> http://images47.fotki.com/v1399/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2073-th.jpg Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:45:57 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002076.html i was just about to sneeze! lol!
]]> http://images45.fotki.com/v1428/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2076-th.jpg Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:46:14 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002080.html it came out pretty good.
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]]> http://images34.fotki.com/v1145/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2094-th.jpg Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:46:41 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002102.html by evening it had fallen.
]]> http://images44.fotki.com/v1406/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2102-th.jpg Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:46:55 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002106.html 100 2106
]]> http://images43.fotki.com/v1438/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2106-th.jpg Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:04:49 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002372.html twist out, day 1
]]> http://images46.fotki.com/v1443/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2372-th.jpg Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:47:08 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002375.html day 1
]]> http://images44.fotki.com/v1412/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2375-th.jpg Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:47:15 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002313.html i was feeling myself too much on this day lol!
]]> http://images32.fotki.com/v1104/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2313-th.jpg Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:47:22 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002384.html day 2
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]]> http://images33.fotki.com/v1118/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2392-th.jpg Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:27:55 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002395.html day 3
]]> http://images42.fotki.com/v1435/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2395-th.jpg Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:47:38 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002401.html day 4
]]> http://images36.fotki.com/v1202/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2401-th.jpg Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:31:13 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002382.html day 5
]]> http://images45.fotki.com/v1430/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2382-th.jpg Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:59:03 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002420.html braid out
]]> http://images38.fotki.com/v1212/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2420-th.jpg Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:26:24 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002421.html 100 2421
]]> http://images42.fotki.com/v1436/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2421-th.jpg Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:59:20 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002427.html i felt guilty!!
]]> http://images36.fotki.com/v1184/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2427-th.jpg Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:26:16 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002437.html 100 2437
]]> http://images42.fotki.com/v1434/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2437-th.jpg Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:01:20 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002507.html it did not come out right!
]]> http://images45.fotki.com/v1425/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2507-th.jpg Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:45:28 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002511.html 100 2511
]]> http://images31.fotki.com/v1095/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2511-th.jpg Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:05:34 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002513.html the rooms a mess!!!
]]> http://images39.fotki.com/v1234/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2513-th.jpg Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:20:54 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002588.html cornrow out!
]]> http://images32.fotki.com/v1064/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2588-th.jpg Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:48:20 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002589.html it's 6:45am
]]> http://images47.fotki.com/v1402/photos/1/1369860/6623396/100_2589-th.jpg Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:57:11 GMT http://public.fotki.com/Nigerian-Queen/all-about-hair-1/hide-your-hair-challenge/1002590.html i loved it!!!
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