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I've been lurking on here for a while and I finally joined and started posting, and then I thought hey...it's kinda rude I didn't even introduce myself lol. Well I'm 19, I'll be 20 in December, I live in Toronto with my 7 month old and his dad, my husband and I'm crazy about hair lol. My hair is shoulder length and relaxed with an ultra violet manic panic rinse over it. I just trimmed the ends and I am trying to find an alternative to the flat iron. I usally just flat iron it once a week and then touch up my bangs if im going somewhere but I would like to add some thickness to my hair. I'm Seventh-Day Adventist, trying to maintain and stay on a righteous path to heaven with my family and loved ones and I hope to learn some valuable hair knowledge here lol and make some friends in my quest for APL or as long as my hair can grown because I very well know if it grows theres no way I'm cutting it unless its damaged lol