12 inches in 12 months - 2014

[caliscurls]

Checking in, things are going well. Washed, Dc'd etc, Saturday and then rollerset. It came out decent. Supplements are going well as is my workout, but I'm traveling this week starting today so not sure if I'll be able to do my full workout with weights until I get back this weekend. That's okay though, I have my gear and YouTube! I can always just do one of Jillian Michaels 30day shreds. Water may be a challenge this week too, so I'll try to hydrate first thing in the morning and at night.

 

[Jewell]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I'll join! I'm 25" as of Monday, 5/13 which is just 2" shy of HL on me (I'm short, 5'2"). I do all the other things and take good supplements. I'm going for another 10-12" at least in the next 1-1.5 years. At that point, I should be almost mid-thigh length (it is 35-37" on me). I've upped my co-washes to increase growth ans will try to be faithful with more scalp massages. I baggy the ends, but I cant do GHE overnight. Maybe for a couple hours I can manage but those plastic caps annoy me if I keep them on too long.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I'm still here. The weekend was hectic so not sure what I did and didn't do.
I know I used NJoy's growth oil Saturday as I DCd under heat. um, I think I did inversion I can't remember.

Monday was hectic so didn't get in anything. I got back to it yesterday.
Got my water, inversion, oiling, baggying, vitamins and supplements in.

On track so far to get it in today. I tried to do inversion this morning but I was so sleeping I was pretty much just standing up with my head resting on top of the bed.

You are so funny.... sleeping standing up with head resting on top of bed. We all are going to have hectic moments that we need to take into consideration. But the important thing is getting back on track. I also have been slacking this week doing exercises and my headstands but I still have my eyes focused on the goal and will get back on track. I'm hoping my new hair vitamins will come today. I want to start taking them. I'm going to take your suggestion and dilute my NJoy oil with other oils since I've already bought it, it's not going to go to waste. I'm going to use diluted MTG twice a week and the other days use the diluted NJoy oil mix. I have mixed emotions about cowashes, but I'm going to try them starting next week.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Checking in, things are going well. Washed, Dc'd etc, Saturday and then rollerset. It came out decent. Supplements are going well as is my workout, but I'm traveling this week starting today so not sure if I'll be able to do my full workout with weights until I get back this weekend. That's okay though, I have my gear and YouTube! I can always just do one of Jillian Michaels 30day shreds. Water may be a challenge this week too, so I'll try to hydrate first thing in the morning and at night.

Sounds like you have it all figured out. It's hard when we are away from home to continue with our regime, but you seem like you have it together. I personally have slacked too this week, but I keep reminding myself that this is fun and I want to enjoy this challenge. I don't want to become overwhelmed and stressed out, nor do I want to put pressure on myself because I didn't do this or that. We do what we can do, and just pick up again where we've left off. This way we stay motivated and consistent which is to achieve +++ inches in 12 months.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I'll join! I'm 25" as of Monday, 5/13 which is just 2" shy of HL on me (I'm short, 5'2"). I do all the other things and take good supplements. I'm going for another 10-12" at least in the next 1-1.5 years. At that point, I should be almost mid-thigh length (it is 35-37" on me). I've upped my co-washes to increase growth ans will try to be faithful with more scalp massages. I baggy the ends, but I cant do GHE overnight. Maybe for a couple hours I can manage but those plastic caps annoy me if I keep them on too long.

Jewel I have always admired your hair. May I ask what supplements are you taking? Since I'm new to cowashes, can you give me your method as to how you cowash your hair? My hair strands are fine and I don't want to get alot of buildup.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I'll join! I'm 25" as of Monday, 5/13 which is just 2" shy of HL on me (I'm short, 5'2"). I do all the other things and take good supplements. I'm going for another 10-12" at least in the next 1-1.5 years. At that point, I should be almost mid-thigh length (it is 35-37" on me). I've upped my co-washes to increase growth ans will try to be faithful with more scalp massages. I baggy the ends, but I cant do GHE overnight. Maybe for a couple hours I can manage but those plastic caps annoy me if I keep them on too long.

Jewel - I forgot to say Welcome! I'm glad you decided to join us. Please share any tips/suggestions that can help us all to achieve this goal.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I have another tip/suggestion to share. I found this recipe on the website some years ago and I have used it once or twice. When I put my plaits/braids back in I'm going to use this recipe at least once a week. The recipe is as follows:

Coffee Hair Tonic

1) Cold brew the coffee by placing 3 tablespoons of coffee in 1 cup of water. Cover and let sit overnight.
2) Strain coffee into a bowl and mix in 1 cup vinegar and 1/2 cup mayonnaise. Blend well, and place in a jar or container with a lid. Refrigerate until ready to use.
3) After shampooing, pour a generous amount into your hair and massage.
4) Then, wrap your hair with a towel and let the coffee hair care treatment sit for 15 minutes to 2 hours.
5) Rinse and towel dry.

Coffee will stimulate the hair follicles, while giving it shine. This is also what the vinegar does. Apply this hair care treatment after every wash, or even instead of shampooing, since the vinegar will break down oily residues. This restoration is so necessary because it is very easy to damage hair.
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I will use this once a week instead of conditioner or shampoo and leave on for 2 hours. I will rinse thoroughly and then apply my scalp oil and moisturising leave in spray. I know that vinegar, mayo and coffee is good for hair. It's liquidy and I will just pour all over plaits and massage in.

 

[OriginalCrownandGlory]

I wish I could do overnight treatments with a shower cap. I trend to end up with an aggravated scalp and mushy hair. Thank goodness for the net of my sew in. After my Sunday wash routine my nape was acting up. I put some aloe vera juice back there. I couldn't mess with that neem oil. Funny thing is my dh doesn't think it stinks. I think I will give myself a hot oil treatment with it after I take out this install.

Eta...I have been consistent with the basics. I have been adding more moisture to my routine but I have to be careful about mush hair so I am upping the protein as well. I have been in this install for four weeks and judging by my base braid I confident I got an inch. Based on the past 8 weeks my leave out grew a little over 2 inches. I went from 5 inches to 7.25 inches. I will be pampering the ends of my leave out so I won't need to trim away my progress.

 

[SincerelyBeautiful]

Im still doing ok. My water intake is going much better. Still on my supplements daily. I have been doing scalp massages while moisturizing my NG. I cant work out just yet until cleared by a physician since i injured my knee. So maybe i could add light walking to my regimen since it shouldnt do much harm until cleared. I havent baggied this week but I have been cowashing and DCing regularly.

 

[QueenAmaka]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

After you posted about liquid gold, I went to their website and read some of the testimonials and they raved about it. I ordered 2 bottles of NJoy's and I got a reaction from it. Someone here suggested I dilute NJoy's with other oils which I'm planning on doing because I don't want it to go to waste. Right now I'm using MTG and I have no reaction. Do you have any reaction to the liquid gold?

I have never had any negative reactions with the Liquid gold only increased growth

I am thinking about getting my hair braided so I can start wearing wigs again. I get the most retention when my hair is under wigs. As soon as I mentioned it to my dh he was like "not the wigs again" LOL

ETA: I wanted to add that I tried the inversion this month and while I did not measure my new growth, I have never had this much new growth at just 1 month post relaxer

 

[HoneyA]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

How is everybody doing with keeping consistent. I know sometimes we forget. I forgot this morning to take my brewers yeast and msm drink. I will get back on track though. I will be taking down my plaits/braids tonight. I won't be washing and putting back into braids until next weekend. What I'm going to do after washing, protein treatment, henna gloss, and moisturising conditioner, I will spray my hair with leave in moisturising spray, add little of neutrogena silk leave in and seal with vitamin e oil. I keep going back and forth about conditioner washes. I've never did them before and I'm so afraid of getting buildup with my braids. I have the list of cone free conditioners and I've always loved White Rain, so perhaps I start using it at least 2-3 times a week. Like everything, I guess I'm going to have to test it out to see how my hair responds.

fancypants007 This week is shaping up much better than last week. I don't feel like I'm in a race against time. I'm supposed to be doing a quick co-wash later but I'll see how I feel after I work out. Tonight I'm oiling and then I may try that inversion technique just before bed. Still working on my water intake. That's a work in progress.

 

[Jewell]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

fancypants007

Sorry, duplicate post ^^^ my BB Playbook is trippin this afternoon.




creating this challenge for 2013. I am glad to share. My hair is fine in texture of individual strands, but normal to thick in overall density. I take a bunch of supplements...not all at once, but I alternate quite a few. See list below. As for cw'ing...I was shampooing and dc'ing once a week up until 2 wks ago. Then, I began washing twice a week. Now, since I noticed my hair was a bit dry last wk, I'll be cw'ing every 2-3 days. I will only comb to detangle when I shampoo once a week to remove buildup. (My hair does not tangle combing once weekly as I finger comb in between).

I just get in the shower, rinse my hair with warm water and massage my scalp really well. Then, I slather on whatever conditioner I will use...and I have a huge stash. I let it stay on under a plastic cap while I finish showering. Cool to lukewarm water rinse. Squeeze out excess water. Apply a second conditioner as my leave-in. Apply plastic cap and wrap a towel over that, get out of the shower. After drying off, getting dressed, etc., I remove the cap and squeeze out the excess water, apply a butter or cream to the ends, seal my whole head with an oil or serum, then put it up in a modified French twist using 2 Good Day Hair Pins.

I let it air dry like that, though it is still usually damp on the ends the next day since I wear and keep a scarf over my hair while at home. I let it down briefly to hang loose the next day to let it dry some. The I twist it back up. This method keeps my ends moist for days even if I dont cw on schedule or baggy.

Here are my supplements, which I alternate but most I take daily (marked with *):

Calcium/zinc/magnesium*
Calcium with vit. D*
Organic chlorella*
Omega 3-6-9 fish oil with flaxseed oil*
Cod liver oil*
Acai 2,000 mg *
Diatomaceous earth (1 heaping tsp in juice)
Bamboo extract*
Biotin*
B-complex*
MSM 1500 mg*
Folic Acid 1200mg*
Prenatal multivitamin* (by Rx)
Garlic 2000mg*
Moringa* (not sure of dose but I take a brand called Tree of Life sold on Ebay...I take 2 daily). I think they are 500mg each.
Fenugreek* 1000mg
Sea Kelp with Bioperine & Black Pepper extract*

Sorry so long, ladies. I take most as health, immune support since Im chronically anemic.

 

[Jewell]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

fancypants007 thank you! And thank you for creating this challenge for 2013. I am glad to share. My hair is fine in texture of individual strands, but normal to thick in overall density. I take a bunch of supplements...not all at once, but I alternate quite a few. See list below. As for cw'ing...I was shampooing and dc'ing once a week up until 2 wks ago. Then, I began washing twice a week. Now, since I noticed my hair was a bit dry last wk, I'll be cw'ing every 2-3 days. I will only comb to detangle when I shampoo once a week to remove buildup. (My hair does not tangle combing once weekly as I finger comb in between).

I just get in the shower, rinse my hair with warm water and massage my scalp really well. Then, I slather on whatever conditioner I will use...and I have a huge stash. I let it stay on under a plastic cap while I finish showering. Cool to lukewarm water rinse. Squeeze out excess water. Apply a second conditioner as my leave-in. Apply plastic cap and wrap a towel over that, get out of the shower. After drying off, getting dressed, etc., I remove the cap and squeeze out the excess water, apply a butter or cream to the ends, seal my whole head with an oil or serum, then put it up in a modified French twist using 2 Good Day Hair Pins.

I let it air dry like that, though it is still usually damp on the ends the next day since I wear and keep a scarf over my hair while at home. I let it down briefly to hang loose the next day to let it dry some. The I twist it back up. This method keeps my ends moist for days even if I dont cw on schedule or baggy.

Here are my supplements, which I alternate but most I take daily (marked with *):

Calcium/zinc/magnesium*
Calcium with vit. D*
Organic chlorella*
Omega 3-6-9 fish oil with flaxseed oil*
Cod liver oil*
Acai 2,000 mg *
Diatomaceous earth (1 heaping tsp in juice)
Bamboo extract*
Biotin*
B-complex*
MSM 1500 mg*
Folic Acid 1200mg*
Prenatal multivitamin* (by Rx)
Garlic 2000mg*
Moringa* (not sure of dose but I take a brand called Tree of Life sold on Ebay...I take 2 daily). I think they are 500mg each.
Fenugreek* 1000mg
Sea Kelp with Bioperine & Black Pepper extract*

Sorry so long, ladies. I take most as health, immune support since Im chronically anemic.

 

[Jewell]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

P.S. I will be trying the inversion technique tonight before bed. I will try to be faithful and do it nightly for one month to see if it makes a difference. That and the scalp massages I will do my best to do every day. Well my eyes need a break from this tablet so I guess I'll sit here and do a scalp massage now while I'm up to it.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I wish I could do overnight treatments with a shower cap. I trend to end up with an aggravated scalp and mushy hair. Thank goodness for the net of my sew in. After my Sunday wash routine my nape was acting up. I put some aloe vera juice back there. I couldn't mess with that neem oil. Funny thing is my dh doesn't think it stinks. I think I will give myself a hot oil treatment with it after I take out this install.

Eta...I have been consistent with the basics. I have been adding more moisture to my routine but I have to be careful about mush hair so I am upping the protein as well. I have been in this install for four weeks and judging by my base braid I confident I got an inch. Based on the past 8 weeks my leave out grew a little over 2 inches. I went from 5 inches to 7.25 inches. I will be pampering the ends of my leave out so I won't need to trim away my progress.

Thanks for update. Good job, congratulations are in order......(applauding you). Can't wait to see pic at end of June.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Im still doing ok. My water intake is going much better. Still on my supplements daily. I have been doing scalp massages while moisturizing my NG. I cant work out just yet until cleared by a physician since i injured my knee. So maybe i could add light walking to my regimen since it shouldnt do much harm until cleared. I havent baggied this week but I have been cowashing and DCing regularly.

Thanks for input in helping to keep us all on track. Be careful with knee injury, don't want to aggrevate it further. So often I injury myself while exercising and it knocks me out for awhile. You be the judge and determine what you can do.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I have never had any negative reactions with the Liquid gold only increased growth

I am thinking about getting my hair braided so I can start wearing wigs again. I get the most retention when my hair is under wigs. As soon as I mentioned it to my dh he was like "not the wigs again" LOL

ETA: I wanted to add that I tried the inversion this month and while I did not measure my new growth, I have never had this much new growth at just 1 month post relaxer

You too are funny..... DH oh no not the wigs again. It sounds very familiar because my husband feels the same way. I like the plaits/braids because I do them myself and I take them down in a month. I style them basically in the same style, high bun which I like. I'm going to have to try this liquid gold when my other oils run out, and yes inversion is the rave. It's one of those unconventional methods that can contribute to hair growth. We are going all the way to meet the goal. Inversion/headstand is good for overall health, period. The pollen was bothering my sinuses so I took a little break from it, but I will start up again soon because I love the way it relaxes me and it appears that I'm sleeping deeper. Love the inverstion/headstands.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

fancypants007 This week is shaping up much better than last week. I don't feel like I'm in a race against time. I'm supposed to be doing a quick co-wash later but I'll see how I feel after I work out. Tonight I'm oiling and then I may try that inversion technique just before bed. Still working on my water intake. That's a work in progress.

All sounds good. Add some of those deep breaths too. It helps to relax you. I'm still working on water intake too. I try to add extra liquids such as juice in morning with my brewers yeast and then perhaps a cup of tea in the evening before retiring. It all adds up, right.

 

[caliscurls]

fancypants007you are such an attentive thread host! So glad I joined! We will make this fun and not stress for sure. That's part of the reason I'm a pretty much a bun nut these days...no fuss.

By the way, I've been doing the inversion too. Curiosity took hold and I said why not?!

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

fancypants007 thank you! And thank you for creating this challenge for 2013. I am glad to share. My hair is fine in texture of individual strands, but normal to thick in overall density. I take a bunch of supplements...not all at once, but I alternate quite a few. See list below. As for cw'ing...I was shampooing and dc'ing once a week up until 2 wks ago. Then, I began washing twice a week. Now, since I noticed my hair was a bit dry last wk, I'll be cw'ing every 2-3 days. I will only comb to detangle when I shampoo once a week to remove buildup. (My hair does not tangle combing once weekly as I finger comb in between).

I just get in the shower, rinse my hair with warm water and massage my scalp really well. Then, I slather on whatever conditioner I will use...and I have a huge stash. I let it stay on under a plastic cap while I finish showering. Cool to lukewarm water rinse. Squeeze out excess water. Apply a second conditioner as my leave-in. Apply plastic cap and wrap a towel over that, get out of the shower. After drying off, getting dressed, etc., I remove the cap and squeeze out the excess water, apply a butter or cream to the ends, seal my whole head with an oil or serum, then put it up in a modified French twist using 2 Good Day Hair Pins.

I let it air dry like that, though it is still usually damp on the ends the next day since I wear and keep a scarf over my hair while at home. I let it down briefly to hang loose the next day to let it dry some. The I twist it back up. This method keeps my ends moist for days even if I dont cw on schedule or baggy.

Here are my supplements, which I alternate but most I take daily (marked with *):

Calcium/zinc/magnesium*
Calcium with vit. D*
Organic chlorella*
Omega 3-6-9 fish oil with flaxseed oil*
Cod liver oil*
Acai 2,000 mg *
Diatomaceous earth (1 heaping tsp in juice)
Bamboo extract*
Biotin*
B-complex*
MSM 1500 mg*
Folic Acid 1200mg*
Prenatal multivitamin* (by Rx)
Garlic 2000mg*
Moringa* (not sure of dose but I take a brand called Tree of Life sold on Ebay...I take 2 daily). I think they are 500mg each.
Fenugreek* 1000mg
Sea Kelp with Bioperine & Black Pepper extract*

Sorry so long, ladies. I take most as health, immune support since Im chronically anemic.

Thank you for being so thorough. Wow, you do take alot of supplements, but I appreciate that. I'm going to try cowashing after I put my plaits/braids back in. I try to keep my plaits/braids moist by spraying with moisturising spray every PM, but I want to see if cowashing 2-3 times a week will increase my hair growth since I've never done it before. If you start doing inversion/headstands now, the next check in is end of June so it will be over a month and you have to let us know, how you like it, and if it increased your hair growth. Can't wait to hear. I'm so excited being on this challenge and want the best for us all.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

P.S. I will be trying the inversion technique tonight before bed. I will try to be faithful and do it nightly for one month to see if it makes a difference. That and the scalp massages I will do my best to do every day. Well my eyes need a break from this tablet so I guess I'll sit here and do a scalp massage now while I'm up to it.

I love the inversion/headstand because I can't do alot of scalp massaging. I apply my oil and then massage for about a minute. Then I do headstand for 5 minutes and that's a wrap. I know the oil got where it suppose to be and it lubricated and stimulated my scalp which is good. Try it and let's us know how you like.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

fancypants007you are such an attentive thread host! So glad I joined! We will make this fun and not stress for sure. That's part of the reason I'm a pretty much a bun nut these days...no fuss.

By the way, I've been doing the inversion too. Curiosity took hold and I said why not?!

I got to keep us motivated, right. We want to achieve this goal and stress just adds to setbacks. I enjoy my headstands and will consistently do everyday. Right now I'm being a little cautious because the pollen is killing my sinuses, but can't wait to get back on track. Thanks for the encouragement.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I wanted to post what I found about inversion methods. Just a word of caution. We're trying to grow hair, not develop other physcial conditions. Listen to your body when doing the inversion method and by all means if you have any of the conditions listed below, do not attempt. The article stated slantboard which is an inversion method, but headstands, lying on a slantboard and other inversion methods still apply.

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"Do not do slant board if you have glaucoma, heart disease or high blood pressure. According to the Mayo Clinic, this upside-down position can be risky, since it increases your blood pressure, slows down your heartbeat and increases pressure in your eyes. If you have health issues, consult your doctor first before doing any of the inversion methods".
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Stay safe!

 

[SincerelyBeautiful]

Cowashed and tea rinsed today. Also DCed and moisturized and sealed. Drank about 4 bottles of water and incorporated scalp massages. Now a lil cardio and im good lol.

 

[faithVA]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Got my water in. Completed my vitamins and supplements. Baggying now. Will do 4 minutes of inversion/stretches before bed. Need to do some exercise. Will get at least a walk in tomorrow.

My hair is definitely growing. I colored my hair on April 30th and the grays are already making their appearance. Growth is a mixed blessing

 

[faithVA]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I'm on a Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday schedule so starting to get some consistency. Doctored my 2nd bottle and put it in my root only applicator. It worked so well. And I feel like I didn't over use. Oiled my scalp tonight and now baggying.

I hope I get 1" this month. I know I just colored my hair at the end of last month and they are already trying to take over the world

On point with my agenda today
--vitamins
--water
--smoothie
--no junk food
--short walk
--inversion
--oiled scalp
--baggying

 

[OriginalCrownandGlory]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I finally got a sulfur oil mix together. I will begin using it on Sunday. I hope it is the right mix for me. I wonder if I made a sulfur mix with Aloe Vera Juice as opposed to so many oils. I just have to figure out a way to keep the mix fresh at room temperature or will I be forced to refrigerate the mix because of the Aloe Vera Juice.

 

[candie19]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I finally got a sulfur oil mix together. I will begin using it on Sunday. I hope it is the right mix for me. I wonder if I made a sulfur mix with Aloe Vera Juice as opposed to so many oils. I just have to figure out a way to keep the mix fresh at room temperature or will I be forced to refrigerate the mix because of the Aloe Vera Juice.

Let us know how it works. I'm sure it will be good. From reading about sulfur it works with pretty much anything for hair growth.

 

[QueenAmaka]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

TGIF! I've got to work on my water intake. Goal for today is 64 oz

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Cowashed and tea rinsed today. Also DCed and moisturized and sealed. Drank about 4 bottles of water and incorporated scalp massages. Now a lil cardio and im good lol.

I'm going to start doing cowashes to see how it assists in helping my hair to grow. You seem to be on track. Keep doing what you're doing. Stay focused.