Just an Illusion

As you all know, because the damage my last relaxer caused, I am stuck with very thin hair. Luckily it has been growing back and the length is longer but the thickness is still lacking. I went to YouTube last night to see if anyone else was feeling my pain and was transitioning with thin hair. I found a video on how to create a "full bun/ponytail" on thin hair. I am a big fan of bantu knots so when I saw that it involved them I was all in.  For anyone wanting to achieve the look I am sporting today you will need the following:

• black elastic headband
• small hair ties (without the metal)- for holding bantu knots in place
• hair moisturizer of your choice
• spray water bottle ( I put very hot water in my bottle and squeeze in some KeraCare leave in conditioner and shake it up)

I did this on dry hair, that's why I needed a spray water bottle. I do recommend doing it on dry hair since your hair is more fragile when wet. I sectioned my hair into four sections and placed about 3 bantu knots in each section, the size of your knots determines how big, small, tight, or loose your curls will be when you take them out.  I sprayed each section and then knotted it up and then covered my hair with a silk bonnet. I let the knots stay in over night and took them out in the morning. Once the knots were out my hair is curly all over, and since my hair is thin the look isn't as cute as it once was :-(. But thanks to this next step things get better. Take the elastic head band preferably black and double it so it fits on the head tight. Leave it around your neck and using a moisturizing lotion, alcohol free gel, or organic root stimulator edge control to smooth over your edges brush your edges back as if you are preparing to put it in a ponytail. Then pull the headband over your head and push it back until you get the ponytail to the size you want. Now when I put mine on it slipped right off  because it was too far up, so to hold it in place I placed bobby pins on the headband.

I was very pleased with the results, especially since this was my first time giving it a try. I will definitely make this one of my hairstyles as I transition. I will THINK about doing a video the next time I do this to my hair. I hope this gave some of you another style if you haven't done this one already, remember I'm a newbie..... Until next time I will continue to give the illusion that I have beautiful thick hair!!!


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