APL 2012 Challenge

[NikkiQ]

Did a quick pull test. Almost there!!



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[lamaria211]

Ill do my length check tomorrow after I wash out my DC

 

[lamaria211]

Did a quick pull test. Almost there!!

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Your soooooo close

 

[livinthevida]

I sill be doing my official length check on 6/30 as well.

YAAAAAAY!! jprayze & LoveArianna!!!

Omg!!! I'm on board I'm on board!!! After two years of being natural I decided to throw in the towel becausr I missed my length and versatility ssssooooo much. I am ecstatic right now because my hair is waaaayyy longer than I thought!!!!

My stylist still has to trim it but APL is still in my near future!!! Add me to this list ladies I am on the GROW!!!

My excitement is beyond words!!!!

Welcome KaramelDiva1978! You are joining a great thread here! & you have great length in these pictures how much are you planning to trim?

 

[pookaloo83]

Oh i thought check in was June 1st. Lol. I'll check back in June 30th for good measure.

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[livinthevida]

Welcome @KaramelDiva1978!

@bajandoc86 I am loving your new siggie pic great style and color

@faithVA

I joined the summer haircut club too; us healthy shoulder length girls gotta stick together. But I left the edges for the challenge. My tree and my hair looks alike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOYN47WYsxc

Heeeeelaaaarious @Seamonster! Now all you need are a few ornaments

But I think your hair looks better than that tree

Did a quick pull test. Almost there!!

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@NikkiQ Congratulations! You look APL here even if with a pull test remember when you were just above that APL line? Now you're there

 

[Beautifulwildflower]

I'm just checking in to see others progress. I have mine in senegalese twists right now so I won't mess with it. I went from long cassmas braids to braid out to twist in 2 months plus cellophane color. So I'm trying to not touch my hair for at least a month in a half (that's tough). Hoping to be APL by then. I'll post pics of my current twist soon.

 

[Seamonster]

Beautifulwildflower those braids are gorgeous

faithVA I think it is easier for me to have short hair because I was bald, and didn't know if I would ever have three inches of hair, so to have some thick hair of any length is nice. Still I am a little embarrassed by how short my hair is. I feel naked with my TWA. At the same time I like my hair :skitzo:

I made up my mind that I am going to work with it. No extensions, I need to accept me for how I look, and that includes the length of my hair.

Livinthediva thanks

 

[Mjon912]

bajandoc86 you hair looks good, so thick, I'm kinda jealous! You'll be APL soon...Seamonster your curls look pretty...I've always been scared of those type of rollers, I heard you have to be careful taking them down or you'll rip out our hair, I'm to impatient...have you had any problems with yours? livinthevida I'll be length checking on July 1, even though I just did one june1 that one sucked, plus I'm getting a relaxer on the first and will have been using MN for a month so i Kind of wanna se my mn results...if I'm past APL then this stuff is boss and I'm going to use it until I at least make my way to MBL, if not I'll use it until the challenge is over and then let it go... KaramelDiva1978 Welcime and congrats on coming back over to the dark side =)... I think natural hair is so pretty, on other people! I just ant get with it, I think it take way to much time now to do my hair and I love my sleek straight looks, nothing makes me feel more like the ish then a fresh wash n set lol...your starting at a great length! You'll be at your goals before you know it, just keep up your healthy hair practices =) NikkiQ yay your almost there! You could definitely make it in July, weren't you shooting for sept? You should be past it by then, on your way to BSL!!! Wooo Hooo Beautifulwildflower love your chunky blue braids!

 

[Guinan]

I think ur at APL. I would claim it! Ur pics r nice

 

[claud-uk]

livinthevida
longhairdreaming

Thank you very much for your support!

Morning ladies,

This is my official June length check result - I FORGOT to take photos of my hair after it was flat ironed yesterday afternoon and by the time we got back last night the light was so bad that we couldn't get any decent photos. I was desperate to get some moisture back into my hair after straightening it so I M&S and put my scarf on and of course my hair has reverted this morning after sleeping on it. I'm not straightening again till next check in September so this one photo will have to suffice.

I'm delighted with my progress. After trims/S&D I retained just over 3" between April and June

February to April I gained about 1.5" total. During those two months I did nothing other than M&S twice daily. In April I made a lot of changes to my lifestyle:

• I GAVE UP SMOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 months and 1 day today
  
• I started taking vitamins in April. I am taking 3mg MSM and 10mg Biotin religiously every day without fail.
  
• I do not eat meat/eggs/fish very often so prior to April my protein intake was near zero. I am now taking 25g protein shake every day.
  
• April to June I drank more water than I have drank in the last 5 years, maybe longer. Before this date I cannot remember the last time I drank any water.
  
• I gave up 4-6 cups brown tea every day with 2.5 white sugars in each. I now drink 1-2 cups green tea every day with only half a teaspoon of brown sugar.
  
• I gave up refined sugar, sweets and biscuits. 4 muffins, 1 packet biscuits and 1x family bag of sweets every day... no wonder I've had 14 teeth removed I figure that the time and effort/energy my body spends processing that **** is taking away from my hair.
  
• I started exercising for the first time in 17 years. I run hard at least 3x per week to get my blood circulating, and on the days I don't I hang upside down for five minutes to get the blood rushing to my head.

April to June was hard hard work - no ciggies, no beloved tea, sweets or sugar, only drinking water... yes I did a complete 360 degree turnaround in a lot of aspects in my life but I was determined to stick to it as I wanted to see if/how much difference it made to my hair growth, if any. I can confirm that for me the extra efforts paid off - the front of my hair went from eyebrow to nosetip, the sides went from EL to just scraping SL and the back has gone from barely SL to less than 1" from APL.

1.5" per month is achievable for me if I stick to the above lifestyle changes and I now have the motivation I need to keep my HHJ going. I will also start taking extra vits (Fish Oils, Iron, maybe Chorella) I hope that this will help motivate some of you too. Sorry again for no pics (I can post but they're orange/yellow and waaaay fuzzy) but no way I'm restraightening again so soon. My sisters at LHCF taught me better than that

...

I should also add that this journey might be a lot easier for me than for others:

A) I work from home so no need to wear my hair in any particular way.

B) I am agoraphobic and rarely leave the house (max 1-2x per month) so my hair is ALWAYS braided in 4 plaits with the length of the plait wrapped in film, and then covered with my satin scarf. This is a 24/7 "style" for me, I take protective styling to the Max!!!

 

[NikkiQ]

Starting tomorrow...I'm back on my hair game. I'm doing the last of my errand running today. We bought furniture yesterday and buying paint and groceries today. That's it. No more. My hair needs me!!

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[lamaria211]

I'm just checking in to see others progress. I have mine in senegalese twists right now so I won't mess with it. I went from long cassmas braids to braid out to twist in 2 months plus cellophane color. So I'm trying to not touch my hair for at least a month in a half (that's tough). Hoping to be APL by then. I'll post pics of my current twist soon.

Umm congrats you look like your pretty much there

 

[Guinan]

Hi Everyone!!

I went to a natural food market yesterday & bought gylercin. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to mix it or could I just use it by itself.

Hair Update:
* Still rocking the mini braids (pics in my siggie)
*I've been M&S w/ QP elasta mango butter & argon oil split end remedy
*I'm not co-washing my hair until it's close to me getting my perm
*I've updated my siggie. The short hair pic is from July 2011. It will be 1yr since I've cut my hair and I have to say if it wasn't for this board, youtube and doing research I really don't think I would have retained alot of length. For the rest of this month I'm going to continue to maintain the mini braids and just M&S.

I really hope I make it to APL by July 1st.

Good Luck Ladies!!

 

[ManiiSweetheart]

What the he j does M & S mean?!! I've been trying to figure it out but I can't!

 

[lamaria211]

What the he j does M & S mean?!! I've been trying to figure it out but I can't!

Moisturize & Seal!

 

[KiWiStyle]

M&S = moisturize & Seal

 

[ManiiSweetheart]

Moisturize & Seal!

Ohhhh hahaha I feel dumb now

 

[KaramelDiva1978]

YAAAAAAY!! @jprayze & @LoveArianna!!!

Welcome @KaramelDiva1978! You are joining a great thread here! & you have great length in these pictures how much are you planning to trim?

I will post pics from the link from my phone. He cut off about an inch to even it and it take away some rough ends from the color that's growing out. My regimen is so important now to keep my hair in check. I've been seeing a lot of ladies do the Aphogee protein poo & reconstructor every two weeks. I want to do that alternating with a conditioning poo and conditioner and rollersetting. I have enough hair to really play with my protective styling, now that's what I'm really happy about!!

Thank you ladies for the warm welcome!! Much love!!

 

[Angela4769]

I'm delighted with my progress. After trims/S&D I retained just over 3" between April and June

February to April I gained about 1.5" total. During those two months I did nothing other than M&S twice daily. In April I made a lot of changes to my lifestyle:

• I GAVE UP SMOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 months and 1 day today
  
• I started taking vitamins in April. I am taking 3mg MSM and 10mg Biotin religiously every day without fail.
  
• I do not eat meat/eggs/fish very often so prior to April my protein intake was near zero. I am now taking 25g protein shake every day.
  
• April to June I drank more water than I have drank in the last 5 years, maybe longer. Before this date I cannot remember the last time I drank any water.
  
• I gave up 4-6 cups brown tea every day with 2.5 white sugars in each. I now drink 1-2 cups green tea every day with only half a teaspoon of brown sugar.
  
• I gave up refined sugar, sweets and biscuits. 4 muffins, 1 packet biscuits and 1x family bag of sweets every day... no wonder I've had 14 teeth removed I figure that the time and effort/energy my body spends processing that **** is taking away from my hair.
  
• I started exercising for the first time in 17 years. I run hard at least 3x per week to get my blood circulating, and on the days I don't I hang upside down for five minutes to get the blood rushing to my head.

I should also add that this journey might be a lot easier for me than for others:

A) I work from home so no need to wear my hair in any particular way.

B) I am agoraphobic and rarely leave the house (max 1-2x per month) so my hair is ALWAYS braided in 4 plaits with the length of the plait wrapped in film, and then covered with my satin scarf. This is a 24/7 "style" for me, I take protective styling to the Max!!!

Wow! Thanks for sharing! That is amazing progress! Congratulations on giving up smoking and on your other lifestyle changes.

 

[claud-uk]

Wow! Thanks for sharing! That is amazing progress! Congratulations on giving up smoking and on your other lifestyle changes.

Hi Angela, thank you very much for your kind words, you know I wouldn't (not even couldn't!) have done this without my LHCF sisters x

 

[KaramelDiva1978]

Ok so here are pics after styling















I have this ducktail thing going on but I like it for now. If I hit MBL in a year I may even it up then. Happy hair growing ladies we're are looking SO GOOD right now!!!

 

[livinthevida]

I'm just checking in to see others progress. I have mine in senegalese twists right now so I won't mess with it. I went from long cassmas braids to braid out to twist in 2 months plus cellophane color. So I'm trying to not touch my hair for at least a month in a half (that's tough). Hoping to be APL by then. I'll post pics of my current twist soon.

Beautifulwildflower one of your longest layers in the April pic is passing the APL line! You will reach APL

Nice hair color too! I've GOOGLED cellophane there's YouTube videos on it yet what is cellophane color?

 

[livinthevida]

@bajandoc86 you hair looks good, so thick, I'm kinda jealous! You'll be APL soon...@Seamonster your curls look pretty...I've always been scared of those type of rollers, I heard you have to be careful taking them down or you'll rip out our hair, I'm to impatient...have you had any problems with yours? @livinthevida I'll be length checking on July 1, even though I just did one june1 that one sucked, plus I'm getting a relaxer on the first and will have been using MN for a month so i Kind of wanna se my mn results...if I'm past APL then this stuff is boss and I'm going to use it until I at least make my way to MBL, if not I'll use it until the challenge is over and then let it go... @KaramelDiva1978 Welcime and congrats on coming back over to the dark side =)... I think natural hair is so pretty, on other people! I just ant get with it, I think it take way to much time now to do my hair and I love my sleek straight looks, nothing makes me feel more like the ish then a fresh wash n set lol...your starting at a great length! You'll be at your goals before you know it, just keep up your healthy hair practices =) @NikkiQ yay your almost there! You could definitely make it in July, weren't you shooting for sept? You should be past it by then, on your way to BSL!!! Wooo Hooo @Beautifulwildflower love your chunky blue braids!

I'll be looking out for your MN results too @Mjon912! When I reach my 6 month Healthy Hair Journey (HHJ) Anniversary this Summer I am thinking of joining the MN challenge I'd like to see what lengths I reach by July

I hope the Challenge's not over by the time I decide to join!!

 

[livinthevida]

@livinthevida
@longhairdreaming

Thank you very much for your support!

Morning ladies,

This is my official June length check result - I FORGOT to take photos of my hair after it was flat ironed yesterday afternoon and by the time we got back last night the light was so bad that we couldn't get any decent photos. I was desperate to get some moisture back into my hair after straightening it so I M&S and put my scarf on and of course my hair has reverted this morning after sleeping on it. I'm not straightening again till next check in September so this one photo will have to suffice.

I'm delighted with my progress. After trims/S&D I retained just over 3" between April and June

February to April I gained about 1.5" total. During those two months I did nothing other than M&S twice daily. In April I made a lot of changes to my lifestyle:

• I GAVE UP SMOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 months and 1 day today
• I started taking vitamins in April. I am taking 3mg MSM and 10mg Biotin religiously every day without fail.
• I do not eat meat/eggs/fish very often so prior to April my protein intake was near zero. I am now taking 25g protein shake every day.
• April to June I drank more water than I have drank in the last 5 years, maybe longer. Before this date I cannot remember the last time I drank any water.
• I gave up 4-6 cups brown tea every day with 2.5 white sugars in each. I now drink 1-2 cups green tea every day with only half a teaspoon of brown sugar.
• I gave up refined sugar, sweets and biscuits. 4 muffins, 1 packet biscuits and 1x family bag of sweets every day... no wonder I've had 14 teeth removed I figure that the time and effort/energy my body spends processing that **** is taking away from my hair.
• I started exercising for the first time in 17 years. I run hard at least 3x per week to get my blood circulating, and on the days I don't I hang upside down for five minutes to get the blood rushing to my head.

April to June was hard hard work - no ciggies, no beloved tea, sweets or sugar, only drinking water... yes I did a complete 360 degree turnaround in a lot of aspects in my life but I was determined to stick to it as I wanted to see if/how much difference it made to my hair growth, if any. I can confirm that for me the extra efforts paid off - the front of my hair went from eyebrow to nosetip, the sides went from EL to just scraping SL and the back has gone from barely SL to less than 1" from APL.

1.5" per month is achievable for me if I stick to the above lifestyle changes and I now have the motivation I need to keep my HHJ going. I will also start taking extra vits (Fish Oils, Iron, maybe Chorella) I hope that this will help motivate some of you too. Sorry again for no pics (I can post but they're orange/yellow and waaaay fuzzy) but no way I'm restraightening again so soon. My sisters at LHCF taught me better than that

...

I should also add that this journey might be a lot easier for me than for others:

A) I work from home so no need to wear my hair in any particular way.

B) I am agoraphobic and rarely leave the house (max 1-2x per month) so my hair is ALWAYS braided in 4 plaits with the length of the plait wrapped in film, and then covered with my satin scarf. This is a 24/7 "style" for me, I take protective styling to the Max!!!

*double post*

 

[faithVA]

pelohello[/USER];16142431]Hi Everyone!!

I went to a natural food market yesterday & bought gylercin. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to mix it or could I just use it by itself.

Hair Update:
* Still rocking the mini braids (pics in my siggie)
*I've been M&S w/ QP elasta mango butter & argon oil split end remedy
*I'm not co-washing my hair until it's close to me getting my perm
*I've updated my siggie. The short hair pic is from July 2011. It will be 1yr since I've cut my hair and I have to say if it wasn't for this board, youtube and doing research I really don't think I would have retained alot of length. For the rest of this month I'm going to continue to maintain the mini braids and just M&S.

I really hope I make it to APL by July 1st.

Good Luck Ladies!!

This may vary based on what you are using it with but its usually 1 part glycerin to 4 or 5 parts of whatever you are mixing it with. For example if you are mixing it with water its 1 TBSP glycerin to 4 or 5 TBSP of water. But you can do less glycerin if you don't like the effects.

 

[livinthevida]

livinthevida
longhairdreaming

Thank you very much for your support!

Morning ladies,

This is my official June length check result - I FORGOT to take photos of my hair after it was flat ironed yesterday afternoon and by the time we got back last night the light was so bad that we couldn't get any decent photos. I was desperate to get some moisture back into my hair after straightening it so I M&S and put my scarf on and of course my hair has reverted this morning after sleeping on it. I'm not straightening again till next check in September so this one photo will have to suffice.

I'm delighted with my progress. After trims/S&D I retained just over 3" between April and June

February to April I gained about 1.5" total. During those two months I did nothing other than M&S twice daily. In April I made a lot of changes to my lifestyle:

• I GAVE UP SMOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 months and 1 day today
  
• I started taking vitamins in April. I am taking 3mg MSM and 10mg Biotin religiously every day without fail.
  
• I do not eat meat/eggs/fish very often so prior to April my protein intake was near zero. I am now taking 25g protein shake every day.
  
• April to June I drank more water than I have drank in the last 5 years, maybe longer. Before this date I cannot remember the last time I drank any water.
  
• I gave up 4-6 cups brown tea every day with 2.5 white sugars in each. I now drink 1-2 cups green tea every day with only half a teaspoon of brown sugar.
  
• I gave up refined sugar, sweets and biscuits. 4 muffins, 1 packet biscuits and 1x family bag of sweets every day... no wonder I've had 14 teeth removed I figure that the time and effort/energy my body spends processing that **** is taking away from my hair.
  
• I started exercising for the first time in 17 years. I run hard at least 3x per week to get my blood circulating, and on the days I don't I hang upside down for five minutes to get the blood rushing to my head.

April to June was hard hard work - no ciggies, no beloved tea, sweets or sugar, only drinking water... yes I did a complete 360 degree turnaround in a lot of aspects in my life but I was determined to stick to it as I wanted to see if/how much difference it made to my hair growth, if any. I can confirm that for me the extra efforts paid off - the front of my hair went from eyebrow to nosetip, the sides went from EL to just scraping SL and the back has gone from barely SL to less than 1" from APL.

1.5" per month is achievable for me if I stick to the above lifestyle changes and I now have the motivation I need to keep my HHJ going. I will also start taking extra vits (Fish Oils, Iron, maybe Chorella) I hope that this will help motivate some of you too. Sorry again for no pics (I can post but they're orange/yellow and waaaay fuzzy) but no way I'm restraightening again so soon. My sisters at LHCF taught me better than that

...

I should also add that this journey might be a lot easier for me than for others:

A) I work from home so no need to wear my hair in any particular way.

B) I am agoraphobic and rarely leave the house (max 1-2x per month) so my hair is ALWAYS braided in 4 plaits with the length of the plait wrapped in film, and then covered with my satin scarf. This is a 24/7 "style" for me, I take protective styling to the Max!!!

claud-uk that's the spirit! I applaud you for taking care of the inner you first to help jump start your healthy hair journey :wink2:

The wonderful ladies here and on LHCF threads shared to great lengths how important exercise, water intake, healthy eating, and a healthy lifestyle, with plenty of rest, all aid in total body wellness and a better YOU and I!

We support you 100%! :waytogo:

 

[faithVA]

Seamonster, Are you still SL? I didn't get to watch the end of your video. Depending on sections, I am between EL and NL I think. My crown I cut really short because it was in really bad shape.

 

[lovebug10]

So I did a luscious rollerset on my 3 months post hair. I washed with Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Shampoo and used the matching conditioner. Then I put the Macadamia Nut Recontructor mised with the healing treatment oil on the lengths of my hair and new growth. I sat under the dryer with a cap for 10 min and then let it cool. I rinsed and then applied Paul Mitchell leave in conditioner and super skinny serum and then rollerset.

Normally I struggle with keeping the rollers tight but I've been watching youtube videos and reading rollersetting tips so now I think I have it mastered.

My set was thick and bouncy. I put some argan oil & wrapped it and went to bed. When I woke up I applyed Hairveda Whipped Ends like a relaxer to my new growth only and applied a little bit of macadamia nut leave-in to the lengths and sealed with 2 drops of kera care essential oils. My hair was SO SHINY and bouncy!

Last night I tried my Dianne Satin Pillow Rollers for the first time. It comes with 8 in the pack. I just used thme on my whole head, tied witha scarf and then took them out this morning. It left cute curls that when combed out with my fingers gave me lots of volume. Of course I didn't enjoy it for long since I put it in a bun but I'll do it again when I want to wear my hair out.

My relaxer is going to be sometime later this week. hopefully I gained a good amount of length!

 

[The Princess]

Starting tomorrow...I'm back on my hair game. I'm doing the last of my errand running today. We bought furniture yesterday and buying paint and groceries today. That's it. No more. My hair needs me!!

Sent by me from my Android phone.Boom

Yeah my hair was on the back burner until I got my place together.