I. AM. IN. I hope to grow out these layers, and be full APL (after a trim) by December 30, 2011, God willing. I'll post a starting picture on October 1, 2010.
-Wash every 2 weeks. Shampoo with Aphogee Deep Moisture Shampoo.
-Apply Aphogee Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor for 5 minutes in shower.
-Deep condition with heat for 20 minutes with Aphogee Balancing Moisturizer.
-Apply a cocktail of stuff as a leave-in.
-Rollerset under Pibbs 514 for 60 minutes with 2 inch rollers (purple).
What Products are you using?
-All I use between washes is Homocrin Natural Nourishing Conditioner For Dry and Brittle Hair, only a dab on my ends every couple days.
What are you specifically doing to achieve BSL in 2011?
External
-Wear my hair up in between washes.
-Deep condition with heat and rollerset with every wash.
-Only use direct heat (flat iron) when I get a touch-up (4/1/11, 7/1/11, 10/1/11, 12/30/11).
Internal
-Drink 2 liters of water a day, with MSM.
-Eating lots of fruits and veges, and eat healthy.
-Exercise at least 4 days a week.
-Get at least 7 hours of sleep each night.
-Pray
I know this plan is pretty simple, but it is feasbile for me. I anticipate growing 1/4 of an inch each month. That's 3.75 in the next 15 months. I think my hair grows faster than that, but I want to account for my trims.
I may be getting kinky twists from October to November. It's hurricane season here in FL and I don't feel like fighting against the weather! I will post a pic before I get that done.