2015 APL/BSL Challenge

[traceedeebee]

Thanks! I wish it was. I believe it's almost there maybe by the summer.

You can do it!

No, I haven't tried the blue algae DC. I tried the honeysuckle rose when I first went natural and HATED IT!! It took me a couple of years to try AO again. I found out my hair hates shea butter (Cantu's the exception) when I tried the Shea Moisture line and my hair to give up on life .

I've used the Blue Chamomile, White Camellia, GPB , and the B5 and Mandarin gels . I'll be reordering all these condishes, the B5 gel, and want to try the Island Natural one, but it's got shea butter in the middle of the list, so I don't know. And I want to try a shampoo!! I'm researching which one to pick

This is so good to know. I think I was on their website and saw smaller bottles of the shampoos and conditioners. I will check out the ones you mentioned and see if they are available so I can try them out. I've been using up my stash so this is my reward. I will think over getting the DC, though. It's $14.99 for 4 ounces.erplexed

 

[HairPleezeGrow]

HairPleezeGrow what you mean 2 years to reach Apl??! If you not Apl now, you are almost there. Can we get a pull check please? By the way I love your fine curls You have hair like my mommy. Yes I still call her mommy.

Anyway she keeps her hair in protective styles like box braids or twists year round, her hair is mbl last time I check, probably wl if I was to check on it now.

Woo hoo! Tell mommy congrats on that! that news gives me so much hope

 

[HairPleezeGrow]

Yeah enough pouting. It's been 2 years and I'm not even NL. We can switch if you want.

But you will be APL next year. Don't worry. Your hair isn't growing as slow as you think.

Thanks sis...

 

[NefertariBlu]

Hairpleezegrow, I feel exactly the same as you! I've been growing my hair for 4 years now and JUST hitting APL. I've had 2 set backs, but I feel my hair grows at a snails pace.

This year I rarely manipulated my hair, but I was still struggling with split ends. I have fine hair too so I ramped up the protein treatments; I thought they worked well for my hair until i realised I was still suffering from splits.

I've just switched to a more moisturising routine and rarely use protein now and S&D often and that has been the biggest change in retaining. Moisturising and getting rid of splits. They were the devil to my hair and prevented retention.

 

[IslandMummy]

Thanks faith. I sure hope so...I just hate that my hair is so fine and thin and takes forever and a day to grow. It's frustrating seeing everyone else's hair grow like a darn weed and with them doing NOTHING to their hair. I do all the right things at least I think I do and it still in this akward stage. I give myself 2 more years to even hit APL fully. I know there's nothing I can do about the density/thickness of my hair bc it's naturally thin but at least give me length damn it lol. Okay enough pouting I'm going back to wigging it. I did a wash n go that I'll wear until Thursday and then wig it.

Omg yes I wish I had seen this in full this is my life

Plus two very stressful pregnancies and hair shedding and neglect on my part is a recipe for setback city

 

[Evolving78]

Omg yes I wish I had seen this in full this is my life Plus two very stressful pregnancies and hair shedding and neglect on my part is a recipe for setback city

pregnancy wrecked havoc on my hair! And doing dumb crap like not detangling enough, and using cheap box color dyes has created some serious setbacks. Losing a patch of hair and cutting thick knots out is not what I'm here for!

 

[Evolving78]

My mom asked who ticked me off lol I'm like I just woke up and it's my hair. She said well you could at least smile I really have to buckle down this year. I've been natural 8 years and I'm not retaining enough

girl I would beat that face to the heavens! Pretty! Mugshot and all! It was striking to me! I just don't go around giving out compliments to people! Your hair is lovely! My recent last baby took all of my edges and my hair was so thin!

 

[kupenda]

I think I read somewhere to use hair spray inside your wigs so im going to try that today. One of my bantu knots came out last night. It looks ridiculous -_-

 

[Naphy]

Hey guys I'm in

Just BC'ed 2 months ago (at 7months post relaxer) and I'm currently at SL. I aim to reach APL this summer.

1. Current hair length: SL
2. Relaxed/Natura/Texlaxed/Transitioning: Natural
3. Goal Month: End of May 2015 (Birthday Present )
4. Current Reggie and styling choices:

1x/day : Hairfinity
2x/day : M&S (Olive Oil Moisturizer + Sulfur Mix/MN)
1x/week : Prepoo / Wash / DC / GHE
1xmonth : Clarify / Protein Treatment / Inversion Method (for a week)

PS : Lace Front Wig and braids underneath


What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL/BSL? I plan to incorporate some healthy food to my diet, that promote hair growth (I'm on a smoothie lifestyle right now ^^)

1. Post a beginning picture

(profile pic )

 

[Leo24Rule]

I think I read somewhere to use hair spray inside your wigs so im going to try that today. One of my bantu knots came out last night. It looks ridiculous -_-

What does the hairspray inside wigs do?

 

[HairPleezeGrow]

Hairpleezegrow, I feel exactly the same as you! I've been growing my hair for 4 years now and JUST hitting APL. I've had 2 set backs, but I feel my hair grows at a snails pace.

This year I rarely manipulated my hair, but I was still struggling with split ends. I have fine hair too so I ramped up the protein treatments; I thought they worked well for my hair until i realised I was still suffering from splits.

I've just switched to a more moisturising routine and rarely use protein now and S&D often and that has been the biggest change in retaining. Moisturising and getting rid of splits. They were the devil to my hair and prevented retention.

That's awesome that you found something that works. I may have to up my moisture then to every other day.

 

[beauti]

hi ladies. Will be taking mini twists out tomorrow and dc overnight. Will hide my hair in extension braids next week for the month of January. Let's grow

 

[curls4daze]

I have been at the gym a lot so today I plan to co wash with hello hydration.

 

[kupenda]

What does the hairspray inside wigs do?

I think its supposed to keep the wig from roughing up your own hair. I dont wear a wig cap

 

[Babygrowth]

OK. I think I'm starting the new year off with a sew in. I've been OD'ing on versatile sew in vids on YouTube and I think I got an idea of how I'm going to do it. I usually always do a closure so all my hair is braided up but I want to do something different. I hope it doesn't affect my leave out too much.

ETA: my pp shedding has finally returned to normal after about 3 weeks of craziness! Still have some thickness more on one side than the other but by May my hair will be juicy! (Lol! I'm claiming it!)

 

[gvin89]

pregnancy wrecked havoc on my hair! And doing dumb crap like not detangling enough, and using cheap box color dyes has created some serious setbacks. Losing a patch of hair and cutting thick knots out is not what I'm here for!

Let me jump on this bandwagon too! I never recovered from post partum shedding and post partum neglect. I lost touch and my hair took a seat wwwwaaaaayyyyyy in the back. I plan to return to my regimen that was working after I take these crochet braids out.

 

[jasmyne14]

I will be washing and doing the aphogee 2 step tomorrow and braiding back my hair to go under my wig & I'm in need of a new wig it looked good while it lasted

 

[IslandMummy]

pregnancy wrecked havoc on my hair! And doing dumb crap like not detangling enough, and using cheap box color dyes has created some serious setbacks. Losing a patch of hair and cutting thick knots out is not what I'm here for!

My son made me look like a goddess and feel like poop my hair was lush well behaved and a dream. Then postpartum shedding kicked in and I was done for. I'm going to do better next year and hopefully yield some results

 

[apple_natural]

Washed, conditioned with generic Joico K-pack and l.o.c. last night

 

[charmtreese]

Trying to decide if I want to use heat for my LC or just do a pull and see. I only use heat once or twice a year, so I'm not really concerned about damage. I think what I'm really afraid of is being disappointed by my growth results.

 

[LuvlyRain3]

Okay so I'm quitting this gnc vitamins. The shedding I've been experiencing since I started taking these is crazy. Makes me scared to start the manetabolism.

 

[jasmyne14]

Just an update I never did the aphogee 2step as I didn't have enough to do my whole head so I used ors hair mayonnaise and even though I deep condotioned my hair felt really dry

 

[PerfectlyFlawed]

[*]Current hair length - Full SL
[*]Relaxed
[*]Goal Month - July(Apl) Dec (BSL)
[*]Current Reggie and styling choices
I deep condition 1-2 times a week, I oil rinse after each wash, I m&s everynight and I now strech 16 weeks instead of every 6/7 months
[*]What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL/BSL?
No heat and buns
[*]Post a beginning picture

 

[Prettymetty]

I'm sleeping in satin rollers tonight. I rolled from the roots to the ends so I can have loose waves in the morning

Eta end result

 

[kupenda]

Took down my twists/braids (that are under my wig) to detangle, moisturize, and seal. I used Darcys Shea Butter and Henna Sooq Mimosa pomade to retwist and rebraid. Looking all kinds of juicy *flips twists*

In other news...im thinking about changing my regi a bit next year. Im kinda toying with the idea of using mud/clay instead of formal shampoo. So maybe twice a month use a cleansing conditioner and twice use a mud or clay based cleanser. I love bobeam's cocoa rhassoul but I havent ordered lately and im all out. I'll pick up a few of those soon

 

[curls4daze]

Does anyone know whether shea nature's anti breakage masque is a moisturizing conditioner or a light protein? I'm thinking it is a mixture of both

 

[DarkJoy]

Does anyone know whether shea nature's anti breakage masque is a moisturizing conditioner or a light protein? I'm thinking it is a mixture of both

I love this product. Its a mild reconstructor

Looking at the ingredient list, it contains vegetable protein, bamboo extract, and pantheon plus biotin.

 

[Prettymetty]

It has been raining nonstop since last night so I will definitely have to cover my hair outdoors. My next hair appt isn't until next week and I have to look presentable at work

 

[DarkJoy]

Yes on the head coverage for rain. We've had rain about 3 weeks with little breaks. Ordered a satin lined hat to see how I like. Worse comes to worse will crochet braid a cpl weeks at a time til spring

 

[PlainJane]

Detangled with v05 tea therapy then shampooed my hair. I tried shampooing out of the shower last week but this week I did it in the shower and it was a lot easier.
DCing now with APGBP. Love this stuff. I will blow dry on cool next and I'm going to see how straight my hair can get. I might have to give in to heat tonight because I forgot I have somewhere to be in less than two hours smh