- I started this blog. I know it's not directly related to having good hair, but I was able to document my journey and I read old entries all the time to see which routines worked well for me. I wish I had done it when I started CG!- The year started out with some pretty weird hair. Oblivious to my porosity and what it meant product-wise, I had done a lot of damage in December by using shampoo bars and not giving my hair enough moisture. I was also recovering from sinus surgery and unable to give my hair the care it needed. There were nowhere to go but up!
- I got a Sedusa for Christmas and was totally unable to conquer it! I gave up after a few tries and getting into a fight with it. It's still sitting in my bathroom, waiting to be used. Now that I'm motivated, my hair is too short!
- I bought a jar of Pink Boots from a curly traveling abroad and discovered my new love! I don't use it as often as I would like (mostly because I shower at night and it makes my hair too soft to carry a curl the next day - maybe that can be my new challenge?), but when I do, my hair is soft, curly, and complimented on all the time!- Had a lightbulb moment and finally figured out my texture/porosity and how that plays into my product choices, thanks to the great discussions on Tiffany's blog and over at nc.com.
- Developed the Modified Pineapple. I use this every night when I'm not planning on bun-ing it the next day. I've modified this a bit since my hair is shorter (and have been meaning to update that post! I guess I can do that now that my laptop has been fixed!) and it works great, especially since I'm at the point where I get multiple-day hair regularly.
- Finally mastered the art of flax seed gel (both making it and using it successfully)! For some reason it only works well during the colder months. We broke up in the spring. Here's another thing I need to try again now that it's colder!
- Following my break-up with FSG, I decided to try KCCC again. I had tried it in the fall with limited success. This time I knew more about porosity and hit the jackpot with this stuff! I tried it in mid-March and have used it almost every time I've washed my hair since then! It is the ultimate HG and I use so little of it that it is also my cheapest! I bought a new jar in May, thinking I would run out soon. Haven't even finished my first jar yet! Can't live without this stuff.
- Figured out that my hair HATES oils (with the exception of my beloved coconut oil). More than it hates protein. I think this was one of the most important things I learned this year, right up there with the texture/porosity lesson. It was after figuring this out that I was able to find my HGs.- Things have been pretty mellow for my hair after finding my HGs, but I did learn how short is too short for my hair in terms of curl-age. My cut in March rode that line, but my September cut totally crossed it. Almost four months later, I don't feel like it's grown that much and I'm just barely starting to get my spirals back. I don't think I'll ever cut it that short again.
Well that was exciting! My 1-year blog anniversary is coming up as well - crazy! Here's to a great hair year in 2010! Thanks to everyone for reading and giving input on the important curly issues!
