2007 TWA Grow Out Check In

[glamazon386]

Bringing this Challenge back from last year... Let's check in every 3 months. Post your regimens ladies!

next check-ins:
-4/1/07
-7/1/07
-10/1/07
-1/1/08

 

[jaded_faerie]

Im in!!

My regimen is basically...
CW daily
NO SHAMPOO
protective styles ALL day(FALL OR WIG), and scarfed up at home
moisturize with braid spray or shea butter, and seal with kemi oyl
just keeping it SIMPLE.
oh and I do take vitamins...

 

[jaded_faerie]

Are we the only ones with TWA's Ms. Bmore

 

[glamazon386]

I seriously doubt it but it sure seems like it doesnt it?

 

[scorpian]

I'm in but I don't have a set regimen so I'll just list the basics

occasionally cowashing at night
deep conditioning prepoo weekly w/hollywood beauty carrot oil mixed
Shampooing weekly/biweekly (finally have poo bars so I will be experimenting with these)
Moisturizing daily
ACV rinses weekly
Aphogee treatment for damaged hair every 6 weeks
I am wearing hats and scarves daily so my hair is covered all day

 

[Dee Raven]

I'm in too.

My regimen:
Daily or every other day co-washes
Shampoo twice a week
No heat
Low maintenance styling

 

[miss Congeniality]

Okay, I am back in.

My Plan of Action:

Wear protective styles for the next 6 months erplexed
Take vitamins
Daily scalp massages
Baggie Daily
Trim hair when needed
increase water intake
shampoo/deep condition/ detangle bi-weekly

 

[chica_canella]

I think I'm in but I can't find my camera with the old film in it to show pics of where I started.

 

[glamazon386]

Oh I just realized I didn't post my regimen. I'll be in weaves and braids again this year. I wash and DC once a week. I cowash sometimes during the week. That's about it.

 

[Incredible1ne]

Hey I want to be in. I'm in the Hide Your Hair challenge. I've been using falls and wigs. Regimen is pretty simple, wash and deep condition weekly and moisturize daily with braid spray or S Curl.

 

[facets]

me too! as much as it hurts my feelings, i need to do new photos to update my Fotki. those extensions are long gone ...

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2x week washes (1 cowash with Finesse Conditioner, Moisturizing For Dry, Coarse Hair
and 1 reg poo with Ouidad Water Works (hard water... haven't got a filter yet))

Lemon water rinse(i haven't been consistent enough lately but it seems to help with the water)

Every other week deep condition with unsalted butter & baggie or Davines Nounou Nourishing Repairing Mask

EVOO

Spray with Ouidad Botanical Boost

Scalp massage

Scarves for protection/style (considering wigs but i dunno..i have a huge headerplexed )

Prenatal vits

Drinking lots of water

No caffeine & sodas

Very little sugar & sweets

Lots of veggie, fruit, & protein

 

[growthbyforce]

whats TWA?

 

[facets]

whats TWA?

teeny weeny afro

 

[SSBD]

Im in...

CW
Falls/Wigs
Deep conditioning
and when it gets long enough im gonna get it french braided every week
i want to henna so well see how that goes

 

[cutiebe2]

In in!
My regimen is:
1.DC twice a week once with Nexxuss Humectress, the other with any other con I have
2. moisturize with braid spray
3. seal with EVOO

 

[miss Congeniality]

Ok, I plan to deep condition tonight and redo my twist. I am so bored with my hair. I can not wait til it warms up so I can do my daily condition washes.

 

[tiffers]

What is TWA? What do you have to do?

 

[Ms_Twana]

I want in!!! I want in!!! I want in!!!

Right now I have braids. I am actually taking some of them out now. I will have them out completely this weekend. Before I put the braids in, I co-washed every 2-3 days; spritzing with a conditioner/oil mix in between washes. I would do mini DC's with a shower cap while I bathed for every wash. And at night I would baggie my entire head with a shower cap. I'm sure I will just continue that.

 

[hothair]

Hi, I'm new (that's a lie-) I'm a new poster but older lurker (about 4 months) I'm in what do we have to do? I bc-ed early Feb to about 4 inches.

I'm currently in twists with extensions which i plan to have till end of march. I'm taking vitamins-biotin, MSM, Viviscal, Flaxseed Oil, How could I forget-Acerola C & Perfectil, Skin Hair Nails. I cw once a week, spray diluted MNT conditioner on hair everyday and MTG replica on scalp and baggie every night....will try and sort starting pics

ETA: Actually I did an additional "trim" down to 2 inches....

 

[glamazon386]

What is TWA? What do you have to do?

Teeny Weeny Afro... Most of us recently BCed and have short fros. We don't have to do much for thsi challenge. Just keep track of your growth and post on the check in dates. Oh yeah and post your regimen.

 

[Ms_Twana]

OT: What's up Bmore??? I tried to send you a birthday wish, but you mailbox was full.

 

[morehairplease]

ladies how did I miss this thread......count me in ladies . I posted what I thought would be my regimen in the crown & glory thread but I have decided to change it. Once I write it down, I will come back and post it here. I am getting braids tommorrow so I will not be checking in on April 1st but I will check in on the other dates though.

 

[Mystic]

I am SO in this challenge. I am struggling to gro out my .5" TWA so my regimen will be:

micro for the first 4 months
Take my usual vitamins
When I am not in braids, daily co-wash.

 

[glamazon386]

Damn I forgot the update on April 1st. Forgive me ladies! How's everybody coming along?

 

[glamazon386]

OT: What's up Bmore??? I tried to send you a birthday wish, but you mailbox was full.

Thanks Twana! Sorry I'm just seeing this.

 

[SignatureBeauty]

I am In & I too don't know how I missed this Thread, Thanks to bemoreflygirl I can join LOL!! Okay I have had my Twa for 3 months and I am so excited to grow it out. Okay so far this is what my Routine Looks Like: Well I am Sorry I don't have a Routine, I was sitting here thinking do I have one?Hmmmmm!
Well when I get One Down I will post it LOL!!!!!
But I am looking for a New Conditioner Suave Coconut is Great but I need one that is more Moisturizing, I Might Go Back to Hello Hydration that one was pretty Good!

 

[dlove]

Hey... Dlove is in the house!!

I BC'd on Saturday, April 7, 2007. I have maybe 1/4 of an inch of hair on my head. I love the feel of my natural hair. I haven't felt it in 25 years . I don't like the fact that I look like masculine . I want my natural hair to grow like crazy. People say that I have the "face" for this close cropped hair but I don't like it.

Here's my simple regimen:

Weekly:
Shampoo 2 x a week
Deep conditon for moisture with every wash
Deep protein 1 once a month

Daily
Moisturize and seal with UBH, oyin whipped pudding, or oyin hemp leave in and kemi oyl in the am.
Moisturize and seal with any one of the above mositurizers and seal with Boundless Tressess every night.

 

[Ms_Twana]

Bmore, I am sooo hatin' on your puff. Man, I want one. Did you manipulate it at all to show so much length?? I have MAJOR shrinkage, so I won't have a puff like that for a while!!

Anyway. I'm doing well. I just started trying the Bohemian Routine from Tffy2004. This is my second day. I think my hair is growing at the average rate of a half inch/month. So, one of these days I'm going to have a HUGE, GORGEOUS coily fro.

 

[glamazon386]

Bmore, I am sooo hatin' on your puff. Man, I want one. Did you manipulate it at all to show so much length?? I have MAJOR shrinkage, so I won't have a puff like that for a while!!

Anyway. I'm doing well. I just started trying the Bohemian Routine from Tffy2004. This is my second day. I think my hair is growing at the average rate of a half inch/month. So, one of these days I'm going to have a HUGE, GORGEOUS coily fro.

I didn't do anything to it. I think it was still wet in that picture. I just tied a scarf around it. I have massive shrinkage too. I think it just looks bigger bc my head was down a little bit. The shrinkage is keeping me from wearing my hair out. I have quite a bit of hair but it shrinks down to only a few inches. I hate it! That's okay though bc one day we're gonna have huge gorgeous hair and people are gonna be looking like

 

[miss Congeniality]

I am doing a deep condition right now. I am going to get two strand twists tomorrow. I am hoping to keep my hair in twist for at least a month. I have been working out really hard, so I think that has helped some. Next week, I plan to start taking vitamins again.