2016 A P L/b S L Challenge

Here are my pics, the one in the blue length shirt is my starting pic and the red is today after co-washing, DC, blow dry and curl. I'm about 2.5 inches from BSL, praying to get there by June. Need to take about an inch off the ends.
 

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Daina said:
Here are my pics, the one in the blue length shirt is my starting pic and the red is today after co-washing, DC, blow dry and curl. I'm about 2.5 inches from BSL, praying to get there by June. Need to take about an inch off the ends.
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You'll make it. From your pull length check, it seems like in four months you'll be there but I guess that depends on your growth rate and retention.
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I gave up LOL
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Why did you give up? What happened?
 
  1. Current hair length: SL (finally. shoot.)
  2. Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Transitioning: Natural
  3. Goal Month: June for back, September for sides, my bangs and crown can just go along for the ride into MBL
  4. Current Reggie and styling choices: I hindigo'd twice this year. I believe that and protective styling kept my hair relatively healthy as I retained length. I do quick weaves with that hard black gel for two weeks with a curl pattern that matches mine so I don't have to straighten. After it takes itself out by dang near sliding off, I rinse with warm water, pre-poo with Aussie Moist and grapeseed oil to get rid of hard chunks of gel and glue for a lil bit and then plop some ORS chelating shampoo on top of that and rinse and rinse and rinse. I do an oil rinse using an oil appropriate for the season-coconut and castor for winter, grapeseed for other seasons, olive oil if my hair is still sticky. I mix each of these oils with jojoba and argon. Rinse oils out with hot water. Follow with ORS conditioner with lemon juice, jojoba and argon mixed in. I put a bowl of water and a microfiber towel in the microwave and put in on under a cap and wrap it in a towel until I feel cold. I rinse with cool water and let air dry to damp. Then I either put on a little jojoba and a leave in conditioner and massage it through or put on some amla oil and flatiron to search and destroy my ends.
  5. What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL/BSL?: I want to hindigo again this year to cover grays and strengthen my strands. I'm going to research how the APL girls retain length because I can't keep throwing black gel and glue on it if I want to get my edges back. Continue low manipulation and protective styles and really keep it simple.
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Finally my update for the challenge:

  • Current hair length = I think I'm APL now but a month ago I wasn't so I guess I'm going for BSB/BSL for 2016.
  • Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Transitioning = Mildly Texlaxed once every 10-12 months
  • Goal Month = My birth month - October 2016
  • Current Reggie and styling choices - Wigs, half wigs, buns alternately.
  • Regimen: Wash and DC once a week to every 10 days depending on time available. Prepoo and oil rinse when I color/henna my hair - once a month. Inversion - 1 week a month for 5 minutes each day. Scalp massages for 3-5 minutes before inversions with hair potion/castor oil, MN and essential oils.
  • What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL/BSL? I am 3.5 inches from BSL and I will be exercising, drinking lots of water, keeping up with my vitamin intake and very little manipulation of my hair. My hair does not like to be excessively touched anyway - I learned this the hard way.
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Current length: about shoulder

Currently natural

Goal: to be apl by August and bsl by the end of December

Current reggie: wash and DC weekly and wear it in a pony or bun (have to wear my hair out of my face for work)

What i plan on changing: well I've fallen off when it comes to my hair and I recently went natural in October so figuring out a good regimen and product's for my natural hair and work schedule, being consistent, and probably protective styles a lot so I can achieve healthy hair.

I'll be back with a starting picture
 
Im so happy we have a lot of starting photos in here!!! You ladies have beautiful hair!!! We look like serious challengers!!!

I clipped my ends Saturday 12/26/15. I prefer to clip them April and September, but I noticed they were in need of a clip before I twisted my hair up. I'll check them again in April still.
I don't have anything to do today. I may finally put those twists in.

Welcome everyone!!!!! Lets go!! 2016 APL BSL... actually it looks like this is a BSL for most of you ladies....I'm ridiculously excited. I can't wait to see our progress
 
I'll post a pic later, but I'm in!

  1. Current hair length
Grazing APL
  1. Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Transitioning
Natural for 1.5 years
  1. Goal Month
I would feel fine if I reached full BSL by the summer, so from June to August. I'm here to be accountable for my hair health, so strict deadlines aren't necessary for me.
  1. Current Reggie and styling choices
I never have my hair out and unstretched for more than 4 days at a time. Most months I'll wear wigs and head wraps for 3 weeks, deep conditioning my hair dry in the braids and even rinsing weekly to keep my scalp clean but not stripped and dry. And then on the 4th week, I take my hair down, let it breathe and then do it all over again. When I can afford it, I get cornrows (they last up to 6 weeks sometimes)
But yeah I'm a heavy protective styler.
  1. What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL/BSL?
I recently introduced henna into my regimen and it's been amazing, so I'm really interested in adding more Ayurvedic powders and oils into my regimen. Plus, my hair LOVES amla oil.
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Happy New Year Ladies!!!

I decided to kick off the year with a bang:

1. Pre-poo'd overnight with an AVJ mix
2. Mixed Soultanicals Scalp Detox with ORS DC and sat under a heat cap for 1 hour
3. Cowashed with Jakeala Flax Mallow Conditioner
4. Used SSI Reconstructor
5. Rinsed out 80% of Shea Moisture African Black Balancing Conditioner
6. LCOB'd with Siamese Twist Bamboo Spritzer, Mission Condition Arabian Nights, Entwine Argan Oil on length, Kyra Shea Medley Growth & Restore on scalp, Kreyol Essence Lemon HBCO on edges & KJ Naturals Milk & Honey Sealing Butter on ends.
 
@apple_natural I couldn't agree more when I saw all of the pictures this morning. I definitely got my hair fix. What kind of shears do you have? We have a similar trim schedule. Mine is April and October. I've been debating whether to do it myself or pay someone else. I like controlling how much comes off but I get lazy and don't finish.

@Adiatasha I tried inversion last month too. I forgot to measure before putting my twists in. I won't invert again until the 20th. I set a timer but couldn't remember to massage my scalp. I also need to get some jojoba oil for scalp massages. I have JBCO and castor oil though.
 
@alex114 :welcome4:Welcome to the challenge! You are very disciplined with your protective styling. I'm not a big fan of hard deadlines either. The body is unpredictable. I'd rather be proud that I did the best I could than disappointed because I didn't meet a hair goal. Sometimes I wonder if the stress of the deadline can impede progress but many people find it helpful. Let us know what Ayurvedic mixes you come up with and how they helped.

@trclemons Happy New Year, lady!:yahoo:You had a nice spa day. Does your SSI Reconstructor contain okra? I was watching a video about making okra gel. I have been researching the properties of it on the forum. I may try to make a batch.
 
@trclemons Happy New Year, lady!:yahoo:You had a nice spa day. Does your SSI Reconstructor contain okra? I was watching a video about making okra gel. I have been researching the properties of it on the forum. I may try to make a batch.[/QUOTE]

Yes, it was the okra reconstructor.
 
alex114 said:
Thank you! @traceedeebee
And I think it's more a matter of having thick, tangly 4C hair that takes over my life when it's out and unstretched (hello 2 hour detangling and even more product use!) than me being disciplined :lachen::lachen::lachen:
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I completely understand. I have had my detangling nightmares and learned why I need to keep my wig stretched. And you have lovely hair too.
 
@trclemons how do you like it? This is video I saw. I want to compare flaxseed gel to okra gel. So far my flaxseed gel has a soft hold and doesn't dry my hair out. I have a preservative in it so I'm hoping it'll last three weeks. I want to do something similar with okra and see how my scalp and hair reacts.
 
traceedeebee said:
@trclemons how do you like it? This is video I saw. I want to compare flaxseed gel to okra gel. So far my flaxseed gel has a soft hold and doesn't dry my hair out. I have a preservative in it so I'm hoping it'll last three weeks. I want to do something similar with okra and see how my scalp and hair reacts.
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It definitely strengthened my hair because only a few hairs hit the floor as I detangled and that is not normal. So this will be one of my staples.
 
Current hair length:
Neck. . . barely:lachen:
Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Transitioning
Natural
Goal Length/ Month
APL/ December
Current Reggie and styling choices
Cleanse w/ bentonite clay 2x a month
DC 1x a week w/ AO GPB
Leave-in/Styler: homemade flaxseed cream :lick: or conditioner
Put hair in 4 pineapple at night
What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL/BSL?
I want to see if washing my hair once a week, moisturizing in between wash days. Hopefully it will help me retain more length, and FINALLY teach me how to style my wash n'go.
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So anytime my hair doesn't come out pretty much perfect, I just slick it back in a bun and give up until next wash day. But today the frizz and fluff looked like it was going to take way too long to style so I just wore it as is.
I got THREE compliments from strangers on my hair today. I say this just to say embrace the frizz and little imperfections because your hair never looks as bad as you might think it does.
 
Current hair length:
BSB
Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Transitioning:
Relaxed
Goal Length/ Month
APL in December
Current Reggie and styling choices
Clarify & shampoo every 2 weeks
DC 1x a week w/ beautiful rapid repair or ors dc
Heavy protein treatment every 6 weeks
Currently in canerows as using wigs

What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL/BSL?
Started bagging again every 2-3 days
Starting taking hairfinity again and multi-vitamins
I'm back on my a-game last year I slacked sometimes I didn't moisturise for 7days due to work and being lazy
 
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