14 Month Hair Progress ***LONG and PIC HEAVY***

[caramelma]

I always loved your hair. Its so thick and pretty.

ITA! You have one of those heads of hair that makes me pause for a minute every time I see it.

 

[AnitaTheLengths]

Your hair is so thick and gorgeous! Excellent job! You will be a full thick BSL in no time!

 

[lovenharmony]

You should've said in the title...HAIR PORN ALERT!!! Just amazing! keep up the good work!

 

[isabella09]

Congratulations on your progress, you’ve done a great job! Your hair looks beautiful, healthy and gorgeously thick.

 

[MA2010]

I love the thickness and bounce!!! Beautiful hair girl!

 

[Ganjababy]

AMAZING HAIR!

 

[Vintageglam]

By the way Mai-Tai that DC mix is SUPER intelligent as its got all your hair needs: Moisture/ Protein/ Natural Oils/ Silk Amino acids and Ceramides (via the Oilve Oil I think).

I am going to give this a try with my current stash !

1/2-cup Silk Elements Megasilk Moisturizing Treatment
1/3-cup Joico K-Pak Reconstructor
1-tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1-tbsp Unrefined Coconut Oil
1/2-tbsp Pure Silk Amino Acids

I then DC with heat for 30-45 minutes, rinse, apply Roux Porosity Control for 30-45 seconds, rinse, towel dry and proceed with adding leave-ins and detangling.

For leave-ins I use (in order of usage):
Chi Keratin Mist
Jane Carter's Solution Hair Nourishing Cream
Chi Silk infusion


Finished product...

 

[taz007]

Your hair is amazingly THICK! Very, very pretty. Thanks for posting!

 

[camilla]

great progress

 

[vainღ♥♡jane]

ooh i'm glad you did an update cuz you know i love your hair! ♥

 

[vainღ♥♡jane]

Oh, one more thing where can I purchase the silk elements megasilk moisturizing conditioner???? TIA

you can get it at Sally's. ♥

 

[mswright00]

I joined LHCF in late 2008 and you ladies have all been an inspiration and a great help in me figuring out how to take care of my hair, and develop a regimen. My ultimate goal is BSL and I hope to accomplish this by December 2010.

A little more about me:
Hair Type: Thick, dense, mostly 4b
Relaxed or Natural: Relaxed (usually about every 10-12 weeks)

October 2008
I started out between SL and APL. My hair actually doesn't look bad in this pic, but the reality was it was dry, breaking, and shedding. At this time I was shampooing weekly, not DCing or moisturizing or anything, and relaxing and trimming every 6 weeks religiously.

December 2009
My current regimen has done wonders for my hair in times of health. Shedding and breakage have decreased drastically, and I am finally starting to see growth and progress.

I shampoo weekly with Abba Pure Moisture Shampoo, and clarify every 4-6 weeks with Kenra Clarifying Shampoo.

My freshly washed hair before applying DC...

I then DC with my own special conditioner mixture, and MAN-O-MAN! Talk about major slip, moisture and strength. The recipe is as follows (all measurements are approximate)

1/2-cup Silk Elements Megasilk Moisturizing Treatment
1/3-cup Joico K-Pak Reconstructor
1-tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1-tbsp Unrefined Coconut Oil
1/2-tbsp Pure Silk Amino Acids

I then DC with heat for 30-45 minutes, rinse, apply Roux Porosity Control for 30-45 seconds, rinse, towel dry and proceed with adding leave-ins and detangling.

For leave-ins I use (in order of usage):
Chi Keratin Mist
Jane Carter's Solution Hair Nourishing Cream
Chi Silk infusion

My hair after adding leave-ins and detangling...

I sit under my drier for 30-45 minutes, apply a little more Chi Silk Infusion then blowdry my hair.

Blowdried hair...

I flat iron my hair with my Chi Ceramic Flat iron using Redkin Smoothdown Heat Glide...

Finished product...

Comparison...

I am grazing APL! My first goal has been realized, and I'm ready for BSL.


Improvements/Changes for 2010
- I am going to get serious about my vitamin regimen. I plan on taking a multivitamin daily, and 2000 mcg of Biotin daily.

That's about it. I love the regimen I'm currently doing, and am a huge believer in keeping it simple.

Thank you all so much for your support, and I look forward to BSL in 2010!

Are you relaxed or natural?

 

[wannabelong]

I love the thickness of your hair, it looks so healthy. You are doing a great job, keep up the good work!!!!

 

[flowinlocks]

Your hair looks so healthy. I love it!! Congrats!

 

[tenderheaded]

Gorgeous, thick, healthy hair!

You've done a marvelous job!!!

 

[Day Dreamer]

OMG! Your hair is so beautiful and so healthy looking.Keep up all the good work.

 

[SuchMagnificent]

Keep up the good work! It looks great!

 

[andromeda]

You and Taz kill me with that thickness. I swear...Absolutely breathtaking!

Congrats on your progress!!

 

[ebonimama]

Great post! Lovely hair!

 

[jazzyto]

very pretty

 

[MsWowFactor]

Great Progress. Your hair looks very healthy. I just started keeping track of my hair journey and I am looking forward to seeing great results in 2010. My hair is about the length your hair was when you started but my hair is finer. I hope i can achieve some of the thickness you naturally have. Good luck with your hair journey in 2010

 

[Rocky91]

your hair is just so gorgeous!!! i'm jealous of the thickness!!
just one question: what do you usually do with it at night? wrap? pincurls?

 

[PDub]

So thick and gorgeous!! Beautiful hair!!!

 

[momoftrips]

Gorgeous, thick hair ...great job!

 

[Mai Tai]

OMG!!! Thank all of you ladies for your kind words, compliments, and encouragement. You all just do not know how much I have learned from your post.

I came up with that conditioner mix out of pure trial and error. First of all, I was tired of hopping in and out the shower so that's why I mixed the moisturizing and protein conditioner. Then one day when my stylist was relaxing my hair, I overheard her tell a client that every head of black hair needs olive oil because it helps with elasticity. The coconut oil, and SAA came in because so many of you ladies raved about it.

Your hair looks amazing!!! I am so going to borrow your condish! Where do you get the pure silk amino acids? And do you think your conidsh would be good for natural hair?

I got the SAA from Lotion Crafters. You can order it in bulk and it lasts forever. I also use the SAA on my new growth before relaxing and that has made a world of difference. I think this conditioner is great for natural hair because the slip it provides on my hair and newgrowth is .

Oh, one more thing where can I purchase the silk elements megasilk moisturizing conditioner???? TIA

Sally's Beauty Supply

Are you relaxed or natural?

I am relaxed, usually every 10-12 weeks.

your hair is just so gorgeous!!! i'm jealous of the thickness!!
just one question: what do you usually do with it at night? wrap? pincurls?

I usually wrap it. Every blue moon, I will pin curl it.

 

[mkd]

Your hair is so pretty.

 

[~*~ShopAholic~*~]

You have nice hair, Congrats on making APL!

 

[naturalpride]

Your hair is beautiful, full and shiney

 

[topnotch1010]

Girl, your hair looks like a WIG!! Great progress!

 

[destine2grow]

I love how thick your hair is! Great progress!