2024 - SL/APL Challenge/Support Thread

It is Monday again and I didn't get to my hair this weekend. This more I rinsed, conditioned, applied leave-in and put my hair in a twisted bun. This won't last so I will try get my hair done by Wednesday night and put it into something that will last a week.
 
Finally got around to really doing my hair.

Used a protein treatment before I shampooed. Shampooed twice. Then I used K18 and followed that with a balanced moisturizing conditioner. I applied leave-in in the shower. Then I applied Kkcc, added a little water and put my hair in 5 bantus.

I finally got around to putting in 2 strand twists which took about 2 hours. I have definitely retained some length since last time which by my pics seem to be January.

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Ladies, ladies, ladies!!! 2 years and 4 months ago a beautician gave me a protein treatment and it caused my hair to know and tangle. I went from nearly HL to a buzz cut. 2.4 years later it is 2" from BSL! OMG I am so excited at the growth and will not ever touch protein again! I am so so excited!!!
 

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Blessedwithabundance14 said:
Ladies, ladies, ladies!!! 2 years and 4 months ago a beautician gave me a protein treatment and it caused my hair to know and tangle. I went from nearly HL to a buzz cut. 2.4 years later it is 2" from BSL! OMG I am so excited at the growth and will not ever touch protein again! I am so so excited!!!
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I'm so happy for you! Your hair looks amazing!
 
made my oil mix for my scalp. I don't straighten my hair anymore and decided to keep things simple

I alternate between different cornrow styles. my braider includes the hair.

I wash and condition biweekly.
spray braids 2x/day. Oil scalp daily
trim only as needed
 
Blessedwithabundance14 said:
Ladies, ladies, ladies!!! 2 years and 4 months ago a beautician gave me a protein treatment and it caused my hair to know and tangle. I went from nearly HL to a buzz cut. 2.4 years later it is 2" from BSL! OMG I am so excited at the growth and will not ever touch protein again! I am so so excited!!!
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Congratulations. I'm so glad you made a comeback. That is fabulous growth and retention. You should bottle that and sell it :lol:
 
Blessedwithabundance14 said:
Ladies, ladies, ladies!!! 2 years and 4 months ago a beautician gave me a protein treatment and it caused my hair to know and tangle. I went from nearly HL to a buzz cut. 2.4 years later it is 2" from BSL! OMG I am so excited at the growth and will not ever touch protein again! I am so so excited!!!
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WOW!! I'm so sorry to hear about that experience. I can't imagine how you must've felt! I would've been so scared and angry. But your progress in almost 2.5 years is so inspirational!! Congratulations!!

Please, drop that regi for us to learn from! :notworthy:
 
MzSwift said:
WOW!! I'm so sorry to hear about that experience. I can't imagine how you must've felt! I would've been so scared and angry. But your progress in almost 2.5 years is so inspirational!! Congratulations!!

Please, drop that regi for us to learn from! :notworthy:
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Thank you lady!

For most of the year I have kept my hair in twists but also get flat irons to trim my ends (new hairdresser of course.) Honestly I have had more flat irons this year than twists. What I think really did it is taking supplements and eating more protein along with consistent light trims. This is what my hair looked like before the protein tore it up. When my hair was WL/near HL I kept it in twists, but should have trimmed a little more. I am truly so excited to see this much progress in 2 years!
 

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Hi ladies. I had already started thinking about the 2025 challenge. However with the ad situation, I don't know that I will renew my membership. Today, I logged in on my laptop and there are so many ads I can barely see the thread or where I need to post. Just wanted to give you a heads up. December may be it for me. I've had a long run here.
 
I got my new SplitEnder over the weekend. I flat ironed my hair last night and will trim my ends to night. Definitely made some progress since June and hope to have good results in December. I don't know that I will be full SL but sections of my hair should at least reach the top of my shoulders. This may be the longest my hair has been in a very, very long time.

Sorry they are a bit dark. Was trying to get rid of the glare.

I plan to trim off about 1/2" tonight and then do a search and destroy for any knots.

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faithVA said:
Hi ladies. I had already started thinking about the 2025 challenge. However with the ad situation, I don't know that I will renew my membership. Today, I logged in on my laptop and there are so many ads I can barely see the thread or where I need to post. Just wanted to give you a heads up. December may be it for me. I've had a long run here.
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Try the 1Blocker app. So far it’s working been working for me

@yaya24
 
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faithVA said:
Hi ladies. I had already started thinking about the 2025 challenge. However with the ad situation, I don't know that I will renew my membership. Today, I logged in on my laptop and there are so many ads I can barely see the thread or where I need to post. Just wanted to give you a heads up. December may be it for me. I've had a long run here.
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I have AdGuard on my phone and I don’t have any problems with the site. I hope you can find something that works for you, we would miss you here.
 
faithVA said:
Hi ladies. I had already started thinking about the 2025 challenge. However with the ad situation, I don't know that I will renew my membership. Today, I logged in on my laptop and there are so many ads I can barely see the thread or where I need to post. Just wanted to give you a heads up. December may be it for me. I've had a long run here.
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I feel you on the ad situation. It is beyond ridiculous at this point. I would rather pay a higher fee to avoid the ads.
 
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