2018 Progress Photos

[growbaby]

I looove looking at progress pics! Post your hair porn/comparison photos here please. I’ll start, my hair has grown a lot this 2nd year of being natural and I am proud

Edit to add: Regimen

Wash once every week or 2 weeks depending on the style.
NO HEAT WHATSOEVER.
Aloe leaf mask once a month.
Hot oil treatments 2x a month.
Deep condition once a week.
Spray 2x a day w water and evoo mix.
Low manipulation/protective styles only.

That’s it I haven’t trimmed/cut since my big chop 5/26/2017

 

[Chicoro]

@growbaby ,
Congratulations on your wonderful progress!!!! Pictures!!! And you have comparisons, too!
Can you please share your routine with us?

I love threads like these!

 

[lesedi]

Beautiful hair! Well done

 

[growbaby]

@growbaby ,
Congratulations on your wonderful progress!!!! Pictures!!! And you have comparisons, too!
Can you please share your routine with us?

I love threads like these!

Thank youuuuu .. Yes I’ll edit my regimen in my original post right now

 

[TamaraShaniece]

Congratulations. Beautiful befores and afters

 

[sunflora]

Here are some of mine:



Starting pic (after a big haircut in April)



6 months in



End of November

No length check for the year yet... I still have a week, it might happen. >.< lol

 

[growbaby]

Here are some of mine:

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Starting pic (after a big haircut in April)

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6 months in

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End of November

No length check for the year yet... I still have a week, it might happen. >.< lol

Congrats!!! That’s some good growth there

 

[Rozlewis]

I looove looking at progress pics! Post your hair porn/comparison photos here please. I’ll start, my hair has grown a lot this 2nd year of being natural and I am proud

Edit to add: Regimen

Wash once every week or 2 weeks depending on the style.
NO HEAT WHATSOEVER.
Aloe leaf mask once a month.
Hot oil treatments 2x a month.
Deep condition once a week.
Spray 2x a day w water and evoo mix.
Low manipulation/protective styles only.

That’s it I haven’t trimmed/cut since my big chop 5/26/2017

Your hair is beautiful!!

 

[growbaby]

Your hair is beautiful!!

Thank you!

 

[Pygmy_puff]

Oooh what a fun thread idea! Here is mine. Top row is December 2017, bottom is from the end of November 2018. Yes, I did a lazy job flat ironing in November haha my ends were so poofy.


My regimen varies, but when I’m not protective styling (probably about 75% of the time), I wash 1X per week and try to DC weekly as well. I stretch my hair in braids with Shea butter and wear roll/tuck/pin styles, ponytails, buns, or just down. I also like to wash and go here and there. I flat iron maybe 3-5 times per year.

I want to do more protective styling this year. I also need a good trim/shape up.

Edit: yikes!! Sorry about the dirty mirror, I promise we don’t always live like that

2nd edit: here’s some bonus pics from this year

Stretched hair


Roll/tuck/pin style for work


Failed flat iron (check the dew point before you go outside, kids!!)


Kind of a “meh” twist out


Wash n go with purple/blue hair paint wax. I had a lot of fun with this one, can’t wait to try again!

 

[Chicoro]

Here are some of mine:

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Starting pic (after a big haircut in April)

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6 months in

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End of November

No length check for the year yet... I still have a week, it might happen. >.< lol

Ya'll need to quit playing. You can't be posting these fabulous progress photos without an accompanying regimen to go with it. These are teaching posts that will last until perpetuity. Well, you know what I mean.

 

[Chicoro]

Oooh what a fun thread idea! Here is mine. Top row is December 2017, bottom is from the end of November 2018. Yes, I did a lazy job flat ironing in November haha my ends were so poofy.

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My regimen varies, but when I’m not protective styling (probably about 75% of the time), I wash 1X per week and try to DC weekly as well. I stretch my hair in braids with Shea butter and wear roll/tuck/pin styles, ponytails, buns, or just down. I also like to wash and go here and there. I flat iron maybe 3-5 times per year.

I want to do more protective styling this year. I also need a good trim/shape up.

Edit: yikes!! Sorry about the dirty mirror, I promise we don’t always live like that

WAIT ONE MINUTE!!!!!!!!!

"I stretch my hair in braids with Shea butter and wear roll/tuck/pin styles, ponytails, buns, or just down."

Ahm, how long have you been using Shea butter?

 

[Pygmy_puff]

WAIT ONE MINUTE!!!!!!!!!

"I stretch my hair in braids with Shea butter and wear roll/tuck/pin styles, ponytails, buns, or just down."

Ahm, how long have you been using Shea butter?

LOL!! That .gif!! I’ve been using shea butter probably about 3 years now. Almost as long as I’ve been natural. I LOVE it. It’s the one thing I don’t think I’ll ever completely eliminate from my regimen.

 

[Chicoro]

@Pygmy_puff
Looks like you retained about 4-5 inches minimum in 12 months. Great progress!

 

[Pygmy_puff]

@Pygmy_puff
Looks like you retained about 4-5 inches minimum in 12 months. Great progress!

Thank you!! I’m slowly making my way to WL. Fingers crossed I make it this year. I think I’ll have to step up my protective styling game.

 

[Chicoro]

Thank you!! I’m slowly making my way to WL. Fingers crossed I make it this year. I think I’ll have to step up my protective styling game.

You will DEFINITELY be at waist length by December 2019, or even sooner! Just keep on doing what you are doing.

 

[sunflora]

Ya'll need to quit playing. You can't be posting these fabulous progress photos without an accompanying regimen to go with it. These are teaching posts that will last until perpetuity. Well, you know what I mean.

Lol!! Well I was still learning a regimen this year. For that first six months, I was wetting my hair every morning and applying a leave in and an oil, then a gel and slicking it back in a bun. It worked great for retention, but let to a lot of ssks. My new regimen only started in October, so my progress pics can't speak for any benefits there yet. I need a couple more months to get some visual references and see if it works as well as I think it does.

ETA: Wetting as in rinsing with a conditioner in the shower every morning. Shampoo and DC 1x a week.

 

[sunflora]

@Pygmy_puff great progress and I do love that color wax!!

 

[Chicoro]

Lol!! Well I was still learning a regimen this year. For that first six months, I was wetting my hair every morning and applying a leave in and an oil, then a gel and slicking it back in a bun. It worked great for retention, but let to a lot of ssks. My new regimen only started in October, so my progress pics can't speak for any benefits there yet. I need a couple more months to get some visual references and see if it works as well as I think it does.

ETA: Wetting as in rinsing with a conditioner in the shower every morning. Shampoo and DC 1x a week.

Were your ends loose or in a bun or braid?

 

[sunflora]

Were your ends loose or in a bun or braid?

They were in a donut/sock bun, like so:

 

[Chicoro]

They were in a donut/sock bun, like so:

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Okay, thank you!

 

[Pygmy_puff]

@Pygmy_puff great progress and I do love that color wax!!

Thank you! I’ve always wanted to dye my hair a funky color but never had the guts to do it. I love that I can rinse out the wax instantly.

 

[Anewme2019]

Here are some of mine:

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Starting pic (after a big haircut in April)

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6 months in

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End of November

No length check for the year yet... I still have a week, it might happen. >.< lol

nice growth

 

[sunflora]

nice growth

thanks!!