My Hair Story – Kristi

Introduce yourself . . .

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Instructional Technology at the University of Alabama. I have over 12 years of IT consulting experience in corporate but currently merging that experience within K-12 and higher education environments.

Are you relaxed, natural, texturized or texlaxed?

I have been natural since May 2007. I didn’t get my first perm until 1999.

What’s your hair story, how did you get to where you are?

When I first entered corporate America, I thought my press & curl wasn’t good enough; more so from listening to females with perms.

Needless to say, I got a perm in 1999. However, I could only get touch ups every 3-4 months because even with the stylist “tex-laxing” the new growth, my hair would get BONE STRAIGHT in a matter of minutes.

I have extremely thick hair, but the perm dwindled that thickness down to limp hair. Maintaining the perm was much harder than just straightening my hair with a straightening comb, so I decided to go back to what I knew. I didn’t do the BIG CHOP, instead I gradually cut the perm off over the course of 16 months.

At that point I had shoulder length hair, so I started playing around and discovered the wonders of wash-n-goes from watching YouTube videos.

I am very physically active at the gym, so straightening my hair on a frequent basis would be time consuming. Wash-n-goes and twist outs have been my more frequents styles to date.

What is your typical weekly regimen?

My regimen is pretty simple these days. I have been using Alba Botanica Coconut* Milk Shampoo & Conditioner (the new formula).

Next, I apply either Castor oil* or liquid Lanolin to my hair while still wet….