MAJOR SETBACK! ...at least to me it is. See post #1932
I kept those cornrows for about 10 days and then felt the need to wash (not just rinse as I had been doing). Well, my whole front hairline had broken off AND (just an estimate) I lost about 3-4 inches of length throughout my entire head!
I blame it on the gel. I had been piling gel on top of gel to tame my hair line DAILY!! It wasn't even my usual plain ol Aloe Vera it was Ecostyler Olive Oil gel chock full of HYDROLIZED PROTEIN!!
Several things went wrong with my braids from the GIT.
1. After being on my HHJ grind for 3+ yrs and NEVER letting anybody touch my hair..I let cousin Ingrid braid it.
2. After being unconcerned about friz and flyaways for-like-EVER I suddenly became insane about taming my hair line (WTH??)
3. GEL...Why did I use it? I KNOW the evils of gel.
So all this to say: I was so close to my goal and now with one hairdo I have jeopardized it! I am now apologizing to my hair profusely by way of lot's of Dcing ( I repurchased my beloved Alter Ego) and extremely gentle care. We'll see just how much I have accomplished or lost at my year end length check.