APL`13 Challenge

[yuhlovevybz]

Ugh!! I went a week without washing and now it's a disaster. Dry hair and my ends are snapping off. I thought it would be good to manipulate my hair less bit not so much. I'm gonna need another henna treatment ASAP.

 

[pearlific1]

Ugh!! I went a week without washing and now it's a disaster. Dry hair and my ends are snapping off. I thought it would be good to manipulate my hair less bit not so much. I'm gonna need another henna treatment ASAP.

It is good to manipulate less but don't skip on the moisturizer throughout the week.

 

[OceanEyes]

Thinking about buying a wig to use for the next few months to help me retain...

 

[Froreal3]

Ugh!! I went a week without washing and now it's a disaster. Dry hair and my ends are snapping off. I thought it would be good to manipulate my hair less bit not so much. I'm gonna need another henna treatment ASAP.

Were you spritzing or moisturizing and sealing every other day or so?

OceanEyes I think that will be my move from April on.

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[yuhlovevybz]

^ I would add a creamy leave in to the ends and some coconut oil. I probably need a better moisturizer.

 

[Froreal3]

^ What moisturizer are you using?

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[hnntrr]

Slow and steady progress. 10 weeks of NG (not sure how much) but i feel good about it. Having mom check it later tonight. I think i will be grazing APL by winter.

 

[Aggie]

I'm believing that I will be APL before the end of this year even though I'm not officially a part of this challenge. I need to keep stalking, I mean keep track of this thread just in case .

 

[BEAUTYU2U]

My hair is taking a backseat these days. I need to get myself together lol. Glad to hear all the progress, ladies!

 

[yuhlovevybz]

^ What moisturizer are you using?

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Garnier Fructise or Giovanni direct

 

[Froreal3]

Garnier Fructise or Giovanni direct

The sleek and shine in the green bottle? That smells really good but was just meh for me. I like to use a thicker cream w/the lock method every other day on my ends. I also don't mind kind of oily ends since my hair is pinned up 99% of the time.

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[pearlific1]

I'm believing that I will be APL before the end of this year even though I'm not officially a part of this challenge. I need to keep stalking, I mean keep track of this thread just in case .

Aggie

Congrats...you are now OFFICIALLY part of the challenge lol

 

[Froreal3]

Aggie I saw your pics in the Sl thread. You will def make it. Your hair looks so shiny and bouncy. Are you natural or relaxed?

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[Ann0804]

Five deep conditioning treatments later and I finally have my hair back to its normal moisture level. It feels so much better.

 

[yuhlovevybz]

The sleek and shine in the green bottle? That smells really good but was just meh for me. I like to use a thicker cream w/the lock method every other day on my ends. I also don't mind kind of oily ends since my hair is pinned up 99% of the time.

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Yes. What cream do you use?

 

[Froreal3]

I've been using Darcy's Cocoa bean Moisturizing Hair Whip. I like the way it keeps my ends soft.

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[Ntrlmystik]

1. I have included a picture but will say that my hair is about 10" mostly in the front 12 " inches to middle and about 8-10'" inches towards the back.

2. I am currently natural.

3. Would like to reach my goal by the third check in on Sept 30, 2013, even though I think that the hair on the lower quadrants will be close by June check in I think a full ( my hair all around) armpit length would realistically be on the last check in.

4. So I challenged myself to protective styling and have been wearing chunky Marley twists since November 2012. Daily I spritz the length of my real hair with water/aloe juice mix, followed by a spritz of Moisture max Keratin amino acid conditioning spray, followed by a spritz of Yaki Honey Almond braid oil, topped with Cantu Conditioning cream. I got the idea from reading about the LOC method (Leave-In, Oil, Cream). it has been working. When I take down my twists, my hair is soft and moisturized and not dry and brittle and my ends aren't breaking off. I take down my twists every three to four weeks. I pre poo with an avocado/egg white/olive oil/aloe juice mix, shampoo with Elucence clarifying shampoo then I deep conditioning with a mix of cholesterol and whatever conditioner I have in the house under a steamer. I think I am going to start taking down my hair every two weeks so I can get more deep conditioning in. In between washes, I clean my scalp with witch hazel and use Virgin Hair Fertilizer. I have sebhorric dermatitis and the Virgin has been a miracle in preventing the major scaling I usually have without it.

5. I didn't retain any length last year because I did not maintain a regimen so I have implemented one and sticking to it. Also I will limit my processed food intake and increase whole foods/veggies into my diet while adding regular exercise schedule.

Below are two pics. One of my current length as of Saturday 2/23/2013 and the other is my protective style. Can't wait to see what happens!!!

 

[Shalay11]

I'm really trying to get to apl this year but seems like my hair just gets stuck at currently length between 8-9 inches and almost 10 inches other areas... I just removed braids I had in for 3 1/2 months got good growth but just trimmed a full inch because ends always look raggedy .. I did a deep condtion with Aubrey gbp yesterday and early last week deep condtioned with design essentials.... After I Trimmed I lathered my ends with a heavy butter.. I plan on getting a sew in Wednesday and only using castor oil and brx braid spray between the sections on my sew in.. I'm going to leave in for 3 months and only shampoo an condition 1 time a month..

I purchased some hair nails skin pills and biotin and plan on taking those to see if I notice a difference after I remove sew in..

Why the heck does my 4c hair ends always look raggedy..? It's like all of tr hair doesn't lay flat so it makes me want to cut.. And when I see split ends or single strands I usually cut all the way across the entire section of hair am I suppose to be cutting individual strands of hair ?

 

[hnntrr]

Nearing CBL in the longest layers ( I think about 2 more inches...anticipating hitting partial CBL by June. Then another 4 inches to APL...hopefully hitting APL Dec (at least I hope. My hair grows fastish I think) . Givin myself pleeeeenty of time.

 

[Froreal3]

I'm really trying to get to apl this year but seems like my hair just gets stuck at currently length between 8-9 inches and almost 10 inches other areas... I just removed braids I had in for 3 1/2 months got good growth but just trimmed a full inch because ends always look raggedy .. I did a deep condtion with Aubrey gbp yesterday and early last week deep condtioned with design essentials.... After I Trimmed I lathered my ends with a heavy butter.. I plan on getting a sew in Wednesday and only using castor oil and brx braid spray between the sections on my sew in.. I'm going to leave in for 3 months and only shampoo an condition 1 time a month..

I purchased some hair nails skin pills and biotin and plan on taking those to see if I notice a difference after I remove sew in..

Why the heck does my 4c hair ends always look raggedy..? It's like all of tr hair doesn't lay flat so it makes me want to cut.. And when I see split ends or single strands I usually cut all the way across the entire section of hair am I suppose to be cutting individual strands of hair ?

Shalay11 sounds like you are cutting waaay too much. Why are you cutting across a whole section for a few ssks? Just stick to a dusting schedule of quarterly or something. How often are you moisturizing and sealing ur ends? What is your reggie? Maybe chill on the braids for a bit. Sometimes the synthetic can be drying.

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[Shalay11]

I tend to do that because they only way to make my ends looks a little better is that even cut across...I know I probably shouldnt do that but why the heck want it stay like that after 3 months..I hate the look of my ends..

I mostly protective style braids, sews ins, two strand twist etc...I moisturize all of my hair and seal every day when in braids or twists, and every others day when wearing a sew in.....

 

[hnntrr]

I tend to do that because they only way to make my ends looks a little better is that even cut across...I know I probably shouldnt do that but why the heck want it stay like that after 3 months..I hate the look of my ends..

I mostly protective style braids, sews ins, two strand twist etc...I moisturize all of my hair and seal every day when in braids or twists, and every others day when wearing a sew in.....

I dont braid or twist my hair often but when I do my ends ALWAYS looks frazzled and gross, but otherwise they are fine if they are curly on purpose or straight. Your ends may not like being braided all the way down, mine sure don't. The only time they look okay is bantu knotting (I dont two strand twist it though).

I agree with the last person though, maybe the synthetic hair is drying out your ends?

 

[Shalay11]

Maybe I should put myself on a no cutting challenge :-/ ... I'm exited about getting the sew in and plan on making sure hair is moisturized underneath every other day... I'm going to see if I can go 6 months in between trims seeing that I use to only trim 1 time year in the beginning of my natural hair journey.

 

[NicciNaturale]

It's official. I have some heat damage. My hair was so straight I knew it was bound to happen. I'm glad it's not a lot, however, it is in the front and on the left side in the front. I decided to get color and flat iron my hair for my one year anniversary. Big mistake. I did a Aphogee protein treatment and I liked the results. I followed with a deep condition and a braid out. My braid out didn't look bad but I did have to roll some of the ends with bobby pins. I wanted to cry because my hair would just curl on its own so nice. So I put it in a bun. I'll be bunning the rest of the year and doing protein Aphogee every 6-8 week. For now I can't even fathom cutting the heat damage especially since some is all the way to the root. I'll just continue my normal routine because my hair did great with growth and length retention. I'll be ready to chop it hopefully by my two year anniversary. The flatiron is NOT my friend. NEVER AGAIN!

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[Deziyah]

I'm believing that I will be APL before the end of this year even though I'm not officially a part of this challenge. I need to keep stalking, I mean keep track of this thread just in case .

Girl you need to just make it official!! You already here!!
Come join us!!!

 

[Deziyah]

Sorry for the dup post but also wanted to check in...... I have realized that the Denman brush is NOT my friend.... perhaps when I get more new growth it will be better but it just breaks my relaxed ends no matter how gentle I am, whether its dry or damp..... My widetooth works well but sometimes I need somthing a bit smaller to smooth out my hair when doing the flat twists..... I thought this transition would get easier but it is getting harder for me......

On another note: I tried the Kimmaytube leave in and I think that with the SM and oil is doing ok in terms of keeping my hair mositurized (as you all know that has been my problem!!) I only used it this past wash day, and my hair is still soft and not crunchy or dry feeling.... I m&s with the SM curl smoothie and oil mix last night and I am liking the results of how my hair feels..... I am going to try bunning for the next few weeks because I dont think these culy styles are doing too good for my ends (duh!).... I don't have much hair for a high bun without going crazy with bobby pins so I will just be bunning it back.... Hope you all are haing good hair days!!!

 

[JosieLynn]

So I noticed at work that some of my havana twists were getting loose in the back so I figured I would take them out and redo them when I got home.....well since I had my hair out I figured I might do a baby length check.....soooo I don't want to get too excited but is it close?!?!?

excited! can't wait until the official length check!

 

[Ann0804]

I've decided to pull out my rods so I can roller set the ends of my twisted hawk do. This will save me from having to bobby pin the ends.

 

[quirkydimples]

I haven't posted in a while. I think my hair is APL in the back, but not on the sides. Although, it doesn't matter because I think I'm going to finally take the plunge and get some bangs cut today. If nothing else, I'll get a trim.

 

[gvin89]

Only a few inches away!! Protective styling helps my ends and retention.