Getting Nervous

More and more of my relaxed ends are disappearing. I am not nervous because of the loss of permed hair. I am nervous about having really short hair, because my natural hair hasn't grown out as much as I would have liked before I lose all of my relaxed ends. Up until now I have worn twist outs and roller sets, however recently I have begun to lean more towards roller sets rather than the twist outs because my hair looks really thin and scraggly in comparison to the natural hair. I've found at this point that roller sets work best because the curled relaxed ends kind of mask the natural hair and the natural hair underneath kind of hides the thinning of the relaxed ends. My plan was to transition a year or at least until my natural hair was about shoulder length....

Roller Set 11-20-11

This roller set was created using magnetic rollers and the kinky curly setting lotion/gel.

I love these riotous curls.

Really fluffy.

Henna'd My Hair

On 11-26-11 I henna'd my hair and used my natural laxer by Baka. The henna really could have been broken up into to two or more applications. There was so much that I couldn't use it all. It looks like poo and smells like spinach. It was really runny and my hair didn't feel particularly moisturized when I finished. The henna was messy and runny. It may have been because I used so much. If I henna'd my hair again I would only use about a third of the jar rather than the whole jar. I also had to add ever so much more water than the jar recommended to get it smooth and creamy because it was really thick.

Rainbow brand henna purchased from my local health food store. About $7

Mixing it up with boiling water and spatula. Kind of lumpy at first.

Added plain full fat yogurt for extra moisture and ease of application.

Applied to my hair, really thick. (This stuff was kind of runny)

See my wavy natural hair coming in?

I used most of it.

I did a twist out with the Kinky Curly setting lotion and rod rollers and sat under the dryer.

I pulled the curls apart.

As you can see henna acts kind of like a rinse. It sits on top of the hair.
The henna was supposed to be red.

My hair gained a red sheen that shows up really well in the light.