I think it's fair to say that I am on a mission to protect and nourish my new length. Here are some things that I am doing now to protect it:

• Destroying split ends: This past week, I went on a search and destroy mission, looking for any and all split ends that could possibly hurt the overall…

January 18, 2011: Stretching Relaxer and Blow Out 

Today, I washed/conditioned/and deep conditioned my hair. It really needed it because my hair felt overwhelmed with coconut oil and my scalp felt like it needed to be refreshed. After the whole washing/conditioning process, I decided not to do a braidout (I wanted a change) and did a blowout instead (without flat iron work afterwards). 

How I did it: I prepped my hair with "It's a 10 Miracle Leave In" spray. I wrapped my…