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I would love to join.

OP I sent you a PM please add me.

MINI ASSESSMENT:

  • What are you doing for growth?
I would like to twist my hair more often in the next few months
I will continue to DC once a week and maybe more in the summer
Make sure I moisturize my hair night
Seal more often
Braid my hair after washing and detangling-this stretches.
Take care of my ends
Dust my ends whenever they start to look chewed up.
Stick to my K.I.S.S regimen
Stick to my staple products
Use mostly natural products

  • What are you not going to do?
I will try to blowdry less often
Try to avoid touching my hair so often
  • What length are you now?
Shoulder length.
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Yay!!! I'm in:grin:

MINI ASSESSMENT:

1. What are you doing for growth
*I plan on FAITHFULLY washing (pre-poo, shampoo, deep condition) my hair once a week. I will co-wash once a week also.

*Moisturizing and sealing with an oil daily.

*Gently comb and brush my hair.

*ALWAYS Sleep with satin scarf.

*Be faithful with my vitamin and water intake

*Find a good growth oil to oil my scalp with every other day.

*Trim ONLY at 6 month mark from the day I BC'ed (Jan. 30th and July 30, 2010).

2. What are you not going to do
*Jump on bandwagons:nono:

*Continue on with my hand-in-hair disease.

*Be rough/neglect my hair.

3. What length are you now?
The front when stretched touches my top lip. The back when stretched is just below my neck.

** I will be back later to post a starting pic:grin:
 
Back view as of June 3rd 09.jpg

back view as of Oct 31st 09.jpgWhat are you doing for growth
-Weekly DC's
-Daily Moisturizing and sealing
-Protective Styling (bunning) ETA: w/ pins, etc.

What are you not going to do
- Trim more than 4 times in the year
- Direct heat more than........10 times (probably a lot less, but who knows)

What length are you now?
Full Shoulder Length
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until the cold months are over i decided to stick with a strict low manipulation reggy. I can't take the shedding anymore here it is...

Pre-Poo, Wash, DC, Moisturize seal and cornrow(well french braid b/c i cant cornrow) my hair into 10-12 braids. Once a week.

Spray my aloe, glycerin and rose water spritz nightly

in the AM put on my wig and go.

I am hoping this allows me to retain most of my length, but we will see
 
I want to join ...OP I sent a PM.

MINI ASSESSMENT:

What are you doing for growth?
~Wash and DC 1xweek
~Co-wash 2xweek
~Protective styling (buns)
~Moisturize & seal daily
~Scalp massages w/JBCO 3xweek

What are you not going to do?
~No cutting just trims

What length are you now?
~SL
 
Pleeeaasseee count me in! :)

What are you doing for growth
Deep conditioning (with steam) at least once weekly, ensuring I keep on top of my protein/moisture balance.
Protective styling
Ensure my hair is moisturised
Stretching relaxers, only relaxing every 5/6 months

What are you not going to do
Start getting happy with flat and curling irons. In fact I'll just avoid them as much as possible. Avoiding direct heat has helped give me the progress I've gained.

What length are you now?
Between SL and APL
 
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I'm in....... I must have a giraffe neck. Really. :rolleyes:

MINI ASSESSMENT:

What are you doing for growth? Just keeping it simple
What are you not going to do? Nothing outrageous. No jumping on bandwagons.
What length are you now? A little past SL.
 
Is anyone taking supplements for their growth? I decided to take GNC's HSN vits. I've never taken vitamins before (other than fish oil for like 3 days...and then it broke me out bad :nono:) so hopefully these'll work better for me :)
 
What are you doing for growth?
Letting it be and using up the growth aides that I do have.
What are you not going to do?
I am not going to straighten besides having a relaxer
What length are you now?
Maybe an inch or an half from APL. LOL I hope I can still join....
 
curlydrea said:
What are you doing for growth? Weekly Aphogee. Bunning. Twist extensions. Finger combing.


What are you not going to do? Touch the Scissors:look:


What length are you now? Layered Neck/Shoulder length


ETA: Should we be posting starting pics??
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The fro as of November 2009:
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Hey I requested to join this challenge but don't see my name on the list? Please add me ???:perplexed

ETA : Here is the link to my online album for my starting pics - TIA !!!

http://public.fotki.com/stellagirl76/

stellagirl76 said:
Count me in !

What are you doing for growth?
Taking part in the "Weave it up challenge" for 2010 as a low manipulation /protective style
Deep conditioning once a week
Massaging scalp Twice a week for at least 10 minutes with Ayurvedic/ Essential Oils
Massaging oils into edges 3/4 times a week
Start making/ Mixing up my own natural hair products/ Use more natural products
Continue Vits - Multi + MSM + Fish Oils + Probiotics


What are you not going to do?
Relax (transitioning)
Use direct heat (I already don't do this)


What length are you now?
Neck length (grazing shoulder length)
I plan to reach APL by 31 December 2010
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:grin:
 
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What are you doing for growth?
No direct heat, rollersetting, air drying when I can, learning to bun/baggy, keeping ends well oiled and protected.

What are you not going to do?
No trimming (dusting as needed), will not fall asleep without oiling and tying down hair. I get very lazy with this at times.

What length are you now?
Neck length
 
What are you doing for growth?
-i'm going to wear my hair in braids and only relax it once this year.

What are you not going to do?
-no direct heat other than my once quarterly pass from bootcamp.

What length are you now?
between sl & apl
 

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What are you doing for growth
Mn
DC'ing weekly
Protein bi-weekly
Keeping my hair braided and covered
Trimming when needed

What are you not going to do
Getting frustrated and texlaxing to early going for 12 wks.
Using to many products
Get lazy about my hair.

What length are you now?
Just past shoulder
 
Olaysha said:
What are you doing for growth?
No direct heat, rollersetting, air drying when I can, learning to bun/baggy, keeping ends well oiled and protected.

What are you not going to do?
No trimming (dusting as needed), will not fall asleep without oiling and tying down hair. I get very lazy with this at times.

What length are you now?
Neck length
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Yeah I've been a bit slack with this too this year. :ohwell: I've started preparing my hair just as soon as I get back from work that way it's done. The irony is it doesn't exactly take long to do!!
 
I'm In...


What are you doing for growth
transitioning, protective styling...cowashing...KISS

What are you not going to do
No cutting, no jumping on new bandwagons

What length are you now?
neck length
 
MINI ASSESSMENT:

* What are you doing for growth
Wash and DC weekly with a mild protein and moisturizing conditioner with heat
Moisturize and seal nightly
Keep hair strecthed with straightening or twists/twist-outs to avoid single strand knots
Sleep with satin scarf
Step up vitamin and water intake, Exercise more
Protective styling
* What are you not going to do
Use 50-11 products
Avoiding needed trims
* What length are you now?
Full neck length

Starting pic in siggy...Hope to be SL by BC anniversary and APL by Dec '10
 
Cream Tee,

So true, only takes a quick second or two to wrap for the evening...and still there are nights when I just don't git 'er done. None of that in 2010!
 
I'm scared! But I'm in!



What are you doing for growth
Moisturize and seal nightly
Sleep with satin scarf
Increase water intake, Exercise more
Protective styling
Stick with one product line.
What are you not going to do
No trim till Feb. (Already getting scraggly though!) Twice a year.
Wash my hair more than once a week. (Trying to stay out of it as much as I have in the past.)
What length are you now?
Not sure. See pic.
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What are you doing for growth
Hiding my hair!!! I've been doing so for the past six months and it's worked for me


What are you not going to do?
No heat!!!

What length are you now?
SL baby!

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I'm in, this is my first challenge!!

* What are you doing for growth
Buns, moisturize daily, bagging, and growth aids (OCT, WGO), increase
water intake
* What are you not going to do
Minimize heat
* What length are you now?
SL
 
What are you doing for growth
DC-ing every week
Using MT nightly
Eating healthier, exercising
Taking my vitamins
Wearing protective styles

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

What length are you now?
Just hitting shoulder length

Here is a starting pic that I took yesterday:
 

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