APL by Dec 2010!!!

[mysoon2behair]

Count me in!!!...

What are you doing for growth

PS
Taking vitamins daily
Baggying
Deep Conditioning weekly if not more


What are you not going to do
Use heat
Cut my hair

What length are you now?
SL

 

[Carrie A]

I can't believe you missed SouthernStunner's thread last year. That challenge is winding down so you're it for 2010. Many ladies are continuing from that challenge and will eventually check in here. I think SS had two threads. The first asked for participants followed by the "Official thread" complete with a roll call of participants and the promise of prizes. SS and the ladies really kept that thread active through the year.

 

[MrsWatson]

I'm braided up right now. I co wash daily and moisturize daily. Before the braids I was bunning daily for about 3 months. This should help me get these last couple of inches. I'll take the braids out on Dec. 6. If I hit APL, I'll post pics.

ETA: I was about 4 inches from APL in August. I'm also exercising daily, eating properly and taking multivitamins.

 

[hair4romheaven]

What are you doing for growth

protective styling with weaves & braids
What are you not going to do
relax or cut

What length are you now?
an inch past my collar bone

 

[blacksapphire]

What are you doing for growth?
ayurvedic powders
stretching relaxers 9wks or more
protective styling
DC twice a week
air dry or rollerset
moisturize scalp and hair 3x a week
take multivitamins and other supplements(later down in the year)


What are you not going to do?

not use direct heat more than once a month
no trimming (might dust as needed)


What length are you now?
NL

 

[My-Foolish-Heart]

What are you doing for growth
Crown and Glory (Braids, Kinky Twists)/ Protective Syles (Half Wigs, Full Wigs)
Stretching Relaxers 6 months
Growth Aids (MT, MN, JBCO)

What are you not going to do
Use Excessive Heat (only flat iron on relaxer day)

What length are you now?
SL

 

[maxineshaw]

I want in!


What are you doing for growth?

Protective styling
Keeping my hair oiled (specifically my scalp and ends)
Being consistent with products
Taking my vitamins
Low manipulation
Might take progress pics

What are you not going to do?


Wear my hair loose more than once every few weeks



What length are you now?

My hair is at the base of my neck.

 

[almond eyes]

I plan to be APL before the end of 2010 so help me God.


What are you doing for growth? I have a pretty good regiment now so I am confident that I am on the right track. I was still tweaking my regiment because I lost a few hairs here and there last year and was thrown off by a tight cornrow that spoilt a bit of my edge. Protective styling!!!!!!!!!!!Spray mist with Aloe Juice and water and sealed with olive/honey balm and jojoba oil.


What are you not going to do? No cutting!!!!!Stop washing my hair every week (will now go to three weeks)!!!!No heat!!!!!


What length are you now? The entire back is a little below SL. Waiting for the rest of the hair to catch up.

Best,
Almond Eyes

 

[tomnikids3]

What are you doing for growth?

Using and sticking with a product line that seems to be working for me, namely Joico.
Taking Biotin, and Omega 3 and 6 oil
Low manipulation
Sleep on silk pillowcases, (husband doesnt like me to wear a scarf in bed, go figure)
Using coconut oil to moisturize, especially on my ends
protective style at least 3x's a week.

What are you not going to do?
use products without SLS
wont use flat or curling iron more than 1x a week.

What length are you now?

below my neck

My routine:

Once a week, use a chaleting Shampoo then moisturizing shampoo
Hydrating conditioner every week
1x every other week use a reconstructor
I will wear it out from saturday to Tuesday and give it a rest the rest of the week in a bun or a twist.

 

[SistaSista]

I want to join.

What are you doing for growth
Stick to my regimen, wash/dc weekly; Apply castor oil weekly; Biotin; Keep hair well moisturized; protective styling

What are you not going to do
No cutting; Not too much heat

What length are you now?
SL

 

[Krymsonkween]

Since we're starting the 2010 challenges and all.



What are you doing for growth
Bun
Wash 1x wk
DC 1x wk
MTG 3x wk


What are you not going to do
Stress it when I don't stress and leave it alone and stop doing length checks it is all good


What length are you now?

SL baby

 

[KrystalClear]

For growth i am taking biotin and hair skin and nail vitamins.
I am going to wet/damp bun and leave my hair alone.
Clarify once a month to remove buildup off of my scalp.

That's pretty much it.

Keep it simple!

 

[GeauXavi]

What are you doing for growth?
-DC once a week
-co-wash once a week
-start taking a multi-vitamin, cycles of biotin/horsetail/omega 3
-try to experiment with quick-weaves and half-wigs for protective styling.

What Won't I DO?
-Stop trimming/dusting my hair...I will, however, increase the time between them...about every 12-16 weeks
-go to the salon excessively
-get my hair cut by a professional stylist
-keep cutting my hair for style purposes

Current Length
between chin length and neck length

 

[Charlie555]

What am I doing for growth:

braid outs, buns, half wigs & experiment with roller sets
vitamins: fish oil, biotin, B complex, garlic supplements
co wash when needed
MN mixture added every other day

what am I not going to do

trim more than necessary
excessive heat
salon visits

what length am I now

SL

 

[Diamond125]

What are you doing for growth?

wash, dc 2x week - no sulfates
stretch relaxer 10 - 12 weeks (or longer)
moisturize, steam, baggy
wear proctective styles like twist outs and braid outs
stick with products i like and that work for me

What are you not going to do?
no cutting, no direct heat, no PJing


What length are you now?
NL

 

[goodmorningruby]

Is this the official thread? If so..I'm in.

What are you doing for growth

• Drinking a lot of water.
• Protective styling.
• Search and destroy dusting.
• Long term stretching.
• Keep that porosity/shedding/breakage in check.

What are you not going to do

• Use frequent direct heat/over manipulate.
• Experiment often.
• Trim heavily.

What length are you now?
It's hard to say. I'd guess a little past shoulder with layers.

ETA: I am stretching until January, so I will post a starting pic after my touch up.
Happy hair growing!

 

[Nya33]

What are you doing for growth
CO washing, using my roux pc
Clarify once month
Deep condition every week with heat
Rollersetting/wrapping
Mega tekking when i remember!
Excersing

Take my biotin, iron, garlic and vit b.
Scalp massages

Using protien as needed
Be patient and stick to my regimen
Continue stretching relaxers 12+ wks

What are you not going to do
Use excessive direct heat
Trim unnecessarily
No more jumping on bandwagons.


What length are you now?
Shoulder length

 

[Foufie]

Oh yeah I am in! I not even at SL yet but i am totally aiming for APL by the end of 2010

What are you doing for growth
Crown and Glory Method (2010 Braid Challenge)
Bunning (as soon as it is long enough, in between braids)
Hair Vitamin Supplements
Protein Treatments (in between braids)
DC w/ Lekair Cholesterol (once a week)
Keeping hair moisturized

What are you not going to do

No heat (except blowdrying before braids)
No changing routines for the sake of PJism
No trimming except Jan and May

What length are you now?
Neck Length

 

[supermodelsonya]

What are you doing for growth

Hide my hair...


What are you not going to do

Stop hiding my hair

What length are you now?

Hovering around SL...not really sure. Haven't done a length check since May 09?

 

[Americka]

What are you doing for growth

• low manipulation including washing weekly or bi-weekly
• dc'ing and HOTs weekly or bi-weekly
• supplements (HNS, Biotin, Vitamin E, Horsetail, Omega 3)
• increase water intake
• increase time between relaxers

What are you not going to do

• buying products when I have proven staples
• direct heat more than weekly or bi-weekly
• trim more than 4 times a year

What length are you now?

• full shoulder length as of today, but relaxing on Wednesday...will be back to update

 

[maghreblover]

amma try to get this

What are you doing for growth- erm, braids to help retain, and other protective styles when out of braids

What are you not doing-
No cutting or trimming, probably never will

What length are you- collarbone/ somewhere between sl and apl

starting pic attached

 

[lizzyb168]

Since we're starting the 2010 challenges and all.



What are you doing for growth
Moisturising my ends night and day, adding black castor oil afterwards.
Deep conditioning every week without heat.
Steaming my hair 1-2 a month.
Brading my hair and bantu knots as well as more protective styles.
Start to wear wigs more, to protect my hair.


What are you not going to do
Planning to not use direct heat (hairdryers and flatirons) for the whole of 2010 (its gonna be so hard).
Not going to trim, unless its an SOS.


What length are you now?
Just below neck length.

Answers are above

 

[Marie_Star]

What are you doing for growth?

wash and deep condition 1xweek
moisturise every other day with shea butter
braids every other fortnight
flat ironing for the rest of the time (still can't put them down )

What are you not going to do?
be lazy


What length are you now?
shoulder length

 

[CaliDiamond]

What are you doing for growth?
Vitamins, excercise, and Scalp Massage/Health Challenge 2010, Low-Mani

What are you not doing
No trimming
Over-manipulation

What length are you?
Neck Length
http://public.fotki.com/ThickChick/october-2009/length-check-no-2/snapshot-20091030-14.html

 

[topnotch1010]

What are you doing for RETENTION:
Bunning 90% of the time (twist-outs & bantu knot-outs when I get board)
Moisturizing & sealing daily
No direct heat except for length checks every 6 months
Sticking to my reggie
Self TRIMS (<1/2") every 6 months in an attempt to maintain my blunt cut.
Co-washing

What are you not going to do:
No direct heat
No bandwagons
No stylists
No trimming in between
No Poo

What length are you now?
SL
Dec '09

 

[kandake]

What are you doing for growth?
Vitamins, excercise, and Scalp Massage/Health Challenge 2010, Low-Mani

What are you not doing
No trimming
Over-manipulation

What length are you?
Neck Length
http://public.fotki.com/ThickChick/october-2009/length-check-no-2/snapshot-20091030-14.html

Our hair is about the same length My length is in my avatar. Its curled in that pic so it looks a little shorter.

 

[CaliDiamond]

We can do it Kandake!

 

[BrownEyez22]

What are you doing for growth?
Exercising
Protective Style (bun in my ava) and wig in my siggy
Moisturizing Daily
Less Shampooing (bi weekly)


What are you not going to do
No excessive cutting/dusting
No over styling of my hair.


What length are you now?
sides are a lil past chin length the back is shoulder length

 

[Chaosbutterfly]

I need to join this, because I do not foresee myself making APL this year.

What are you doing for growth:

I'm not doing much for growth...just taking Biotin, Chlorella, Spirulina, and Acai. I'm also massaging Jamaican Black Castor Oil into my scalp about twice a week, not so much for length, but for thickness, because that's where I'm really lacking.

For retention, I'll be stretching my relaxers, keeping my ends well moisturized and sealed, protectively styling with buns and maybe senegalese twists in the future, simplifying my reggie, streamlining my products, keeping my hands out of my hair, and manipulating it less.


What are you not going to do

I am not going to worry about or stalk my hair...a watched pot never boils and all that.
I am also not going to jump onto any bandwagons, go to a stylist for a trim, try out a ton of new products, get discouraged, or become too lazy with my hair. No setbacks in 2010.

What length are you now?

I can claim full shoulder length now...I'll need about one inch to get to APL, and about 3 inches to get to full APL. I'm going to shoot for APL by March, and full APL by June.

ETA:

 

[kinkipt_85]

what are you doing for growth?

I'll braid my hair in box braids/ two strand-twists
I'll spritz with a concoction of distilled water and glycerin everyday (AM & PM).
I'll seal my hair ends with castor oil.
I'll take MSM, Biotin, Vit B, Multi, Horsetail, Flax Oil, and inositol daily.
I'll co-wash about 2 times a week with Suave.
I'll deep condition once a week with J/A/S/O/N/S.
I'll cover my hair at night with a satin scarf
I'll massage my scalp daily
I'll wear protective styles 90% of the time

what are you not going to do?

No trimming/cutting of hair
No direct heat
No Poo

What length are you now?

SL