FemmeCreole
Island Gyal
Looks good!
Love this!Very cute!
Thank you!!!
FROM BC TO WAIST LENGTH! Natural growth and health CHALLENGE.
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Thank you!!!
SweetNproper
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Im a newbie i want to join as well. 100% natural. I BC'd December 10, 2010. I currently have 3.5 to 4 inches of hair...the front is very short barely 3 inches. I dont really know what to do with my hair so im going to get kinky twist.
SherylsTresses
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I've recently BC'd and will be perusing this thread. I'm very hair lazy with about 8" of natural hair. So, I've been wearing my hair in Kimmaytube's tuck and pin style. Thankfully, I have just enough hair for this style.Masters2013
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60. Masters2013 @ 5inches
MyAngelEyez~C~U
Well-Known Member
Currently in braids till april...missing my hair Though.
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Evallusion
LiloLombardi
^^You got married? If so, congratulations!!
Mini update: I was getting tired of dealing with my hair so I am now in my first weave. Can you say "itchy"? lol
Today officially makes one week with this weave...1 week down...7 to go!
Mini update: I was getting tired of dealing with my hair so I am now in my first weave. Can you say "itchy"? lol
Today officially makes one week with this weave...1 week down...7 to go!
BananaClipQueen
New Member
I would also like to join. I am a 4a Natural. Please add me to this challenge. Okay I just deleted my enire post because I took my extensions out. I am wearing a 5 inch curly fro now. Noe extensions , I am just going to go with the flow. My big chop was at the end of May of last year. Chopped unevenly. Please add
BananaClipQueen
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^^^^^I am texting from my phone. Excuse the typos. That word is : method and those g's are supposed to be h's...lol
pookaloo83
New Member
How's everybody doing?
pookaloo83
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MyAngelEyez~C~U
Well-Known Member
Still hanging in there, getting more & more excited about my hair growth. Left some pics in the daily hairstyle thread ;-)
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SunnyHoney
Active Member
Just checkin' in...
I went on vacay 2 weeks ago and for a week and a half straight I wore WnG's. They were really cute, but the thing is, I can't get second day hair, so I had to do a new WnG each day which means LOTS of manipulation and tanglin' and detanglin' and therefore shedding! I hope I didn't do too much damage!
Well, I guess we'll see at June check in!
I went on vacay 2 weeks ago and for a week and a half straight I wore WnG's. They were really cute, but the thing is, I can't get second day hair, so I had to do a new WnG each day which means LOTS of manipulation and tanglin' and detanglin' and therefore shedding! I hope I didn't do too much damage!
Well, I guess we'll see at June check in!
Meritamen
On a happy hair journey
Hi ladies!
I haven't posted here since the beginning of February. I'm at a little over 5 inches now. Unless I have a major setback I should make SL this summer - maybe even in the middle of May (my post relaxer anniversary!)
I like my stretched afro a lot more with the added length but still don't like how my hair looks in twists.
Started working out this past week so I will returning to cowashing mid-week since I cannot allow sweat to sit on my scalp (it causes me to itch like crazy.)
My plan is to braid my hair up and wig it for 2 to 4 weeks at a time if I can.
I haven't posted here since the beginning of February. I'm at a little over 5 inches now. Unless I have a major setback I should make SL this summer - maybe even in the middle of May (my post relaxer anniversary!)
I like my stretched afro a lot more with the added length but still don't like how my hair looks in twists.Started working out this past week so I will returning to cowashing mid-week since I cannot allow sweat to sit on my scalp (it causes me to itch like crazy.)
My plan is to braid my hair up and wig it for 2 to 4 weeks at a time if I can.
EclecticMaybe
New Member
I want to join! I bc'd kind of spur of the moment back in Sept 2010.
My story: I was b/t SL and APL when I texturized my hair and cut it very short (the "rihanna" cut) back in August of 09'. I wasn't consistent with texturizing the new growth since A) it was too expensive and B) I saw it as being unnecessary since I had my CHI and figured that it would be enough to maintain the straight look. Come Sept 30 my hair grew out to NL grazing SL and I was fed up with having to constantly flat iron to maintain the straight look which didn't last long especially with the humidity so I spontaneously bc'd one night and put my hair in crochet braids. When I bc'd I had about 6" natural hair. Since then I've retained 3-4 inches of new growth (I'll do a proper length check later this month) and I'm sure I'll make SL very soon. I'm crossing my fingers that I make APL by the end of the year.
My story: I was b/t SL and APL when I texturized my hair and cut it very short (the "rihanna" cut) back in August of 09'. I wasn't consistent with texturizing the new growth since A) it was too expensive and B) I saw it as being unnecessary since I had my CHI and figured that it would be enough to maintain the straight look. Come Sept 30 my hair grew out to NL grazing SL and I was fed up with having to constantly flat iron to maintain the straight look which didn't last long especially with the humidity so I spontaneously bc'd one night and put my hair in crochet braids. When I bc'd I had about 6" natural hair. Since then I've retained 3-4 inches of new growth (I'll do a proper length check later this month) and I'm sure I'll make SL very soon. I'm crossing my fingers that I make APL by the end of the year.
lp318lp
Active Member
Hey everyone!!
Sorry for the delay in posting! I've been SO busy and haven't been on the boards in a minute, but I have been keeping my hair in twists since about September of last year. I've retained a lot, and finally have a pic for y'all. Not sure the inches, but will check soon.
I'm posting from my phone, so I hope it posts!
Give Christ a chance ...
Sorry for the delay in posting! I've been SO busy and haven't been on the boards in a minute, but I have been keeping my hair in twists since about September of last year. I've retained a lot, and finally have a pic for y'all. Not sure the inches, but will check soon.
I'm posting from my phone, so I hope it posts!
Give Christ a chance ...
lamaria211
Well-Known Member
i made sl i dont really even nowhen since ive been wearing this wig so long but i updated my photobucket this past weekend and im sl
MyAngelEyez~C~U
Well-Known Member
Discovered two things today.
1. I can make a pony puff outta my stretched hair
2. I have a very odd-shaped head...my styles look flat cuz I have no hook. I have a flat head. I want a hook...
1. I can make a pony puff outta my stretched hair
2. I have a very odd-shaped head...my styles look flat cuz I have no hook. I have a flat head. I want a hook...
apple_natural
Well-Known Member
hi! *waves like a dork*
i know im a little later than everyone else
but can i join?? i joined this forum long time ago, technically, but i was practically never here because i couldn't comment. i only got a subscription recently. im more active on bhm, but now that i have a subscription i may as well use it....
anywho...
i basically bc'd last year in jan, and again in july, and i trimmed a good deal this january, but i think i've worked out what hinders my hair growth and i should be able to avoid having to cut it very much
i'm a 4a, though i think all the edges are about 3c if that. they are very different from the rest of my hair. i have no idea how that is. i'm natural. the cut in july of last year was to get rid of my color, so i don't even have color... yet. i think i'll henna instead of dying it, though.
right now, i'm in a sew in, which is sort of bad because i haven't cowashed or anything since i've had it now for a week and a few days i think. i guess its not that bad. i really have to do it twice a week, though. usually my cowashes become dc's, so i dc twice a week really.
i wash my hair once a week generally. i don't know what people think about it, but i use a neutralizing shampoo either once a week or every other. it really helps my hair because of the 5.5 pH... i guess that's why. it feels better and retains moisture when i do that. otherwise, it will not at all and the ends get crunchy. i acv rinse on occasions... probably once a month is what it happens to be. i do it whenever i feel like it. it makes my hair a little more manageable.
my hair is very protein sensitive, but i usually put an aphogee 2 step treatment on every two months. i don't really know if this does anything for me. i don't remember when i did it last, but my hair is fine right now, so i may not continue with it. idk...
my hair really reacts well to ceramides, which i learned when i used Skala from Big Lots. now, they don't carry it where i live. boooo. i have wheat germ oil, though. i've added it to my conditioner along with aloe vera juice that i have in the house, though i think i will not buy that again. maybe the gel instead.
i use some 'henna' conditioner from the health food store. they didn't have the kind i was looking for, so i got this. it doesn't have cones or parabens, so i thought i'd try it. i don't know if i care for it. i will try it without adding anything to it to see what i think of it by itself.
i really love V05 and castor oil, and really i'm fine only using this as a conditioner. it works for me. i don't really need to do anything else to my hair whether this is a deep conditioner or not. i do, however, need to seal with shea butter and coconut oil a lot to prevent single strand knots. these mostly happen when i'm not co-washing enough or when i sleep without tying my hair up in a silk scarf.
so, i think this is it. my hair is about to my eyebrows on top to grazing shoulder length on the bottom. i have a problem with constantly cutting my hair, but i think i'm getting over it now that i know how to work with it. i take a multivitamin (should anyway) because i'm deficient in many of them and it happens to help my hair growth. i get about an inch or two every three months (ETA i get about an inch when i don't take a vitamin and about two inches when i do). i hope to retain as much as i can and see where i end up
sorry this was so long hope i can join!!!
i know im a little later than everyone else
but can i join?? i joined this forum long time ago, technically, but i was practically never here because i couldn't comment. i only got a subscription recently. im more active on bhm, but now that i have a subscription i may as well use it....anywho...
i basically bc'd last year in jan, and again in july, and i trimmed a good deal this january, but i think i've worked out what hinders my hair growth and i should be able to avoid having to cut it very much
i'm a 4a, though i think all the edges are about 3c if that. they are very different from the rest of my hair. i have no idea how that is. i'm natural. the cut in july of last year was to get rid of my color, so i don't even have color... yet. i think i'll henna instead of dying it, though.
right now, i'm in a sew in, which is sort of bad because i haven't cowashed or anything since i've had it now for a week and a few days i think. i guess its not that bad. i really have to do it twice a week, though. usually my cowashes become dc's, so i dc twice a week really.
i wash my hair once a week generally. i don't know what people think about it, but i use a neutralizing shampoo either once a week or every other. it really helps my hair because of the 5.5 pH... i guess that's why. it feels better and retains moisture when i do that. otherwise, it will not at all and the ends get crunchy. i acv rinse on occasions... probably once a month is what it happens to be. i do it whenever i feel like it. it makes my hair a little more manageable.
my hair is very protein sensitive, but i usually put an aphogee 2 step treatment on every two months. i don't really know if this does anything for me. i don't remember when i did it last, but my hair is fine right now, so i may not continue with it. idk...
my hair really reacts well to ceramides, which i learned when i used Skala from Big Lots. now, they don't carry it where i live. boooo. i have wheat germ oil, though. i've added it to my conditioner along with aloe vera juice that i have in the house, though i think i will not buy that again. maybe the gel instead.
i use some 'henna' conditioner from the health food store. they didn't have the kind i was looking for, so i got this. it doesn't have cones or parabens, so i thought i'd try it. i don't know if i care for it. i will try it without adding anything to it to see what i think of it by itself.
i really love V05 and castor oil, and really i'm fine only using this as a conditioner. it works for me. i don't really need to do anything else to my hair whether this is a deep conditioner or not. i do, however, need to seal with shea butter and coconut oil a lot to prevent single strand knots. these mostly happen when i'm not co-washing enough or when i sleep without tying my hair up in a silk scarf.
so, i think this is it. my hair is about to my eyebrows on top to grazing shoulder length on the bottom. i have a problem with constantly cutting my hair, but i think i'm getting over it now that i know how to work with it. i take a multivitamin (should anyway) because i'm deficient in many of them and it happens to help my hair growth. i get about an inch or two every three months (ETA i get about an inch when i don't take a vitamin and about two inches when i do). i hope to retain as much as i can and see where i end up
sorry this was so long
hope i can join!!!
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pookaloo83
New Member
How's everybody?
KaramelDiva1978
Well-Known Member
Same here with everyone else as far as hanging in there. I have a HUGE puff now and I LOVE IT!! I also recently colored my hair -- I couldn't take the ridiculous gray hairs anymore, they were driving me NUTS. So I am truly loving my hair even more so nowadays. I keep my hair either in two strand twists for gorgeous, wild twistout 'fros or a scalp braided hairstyle with some hair left out to two strand twist. The longer my hair gets the more I love the flexibility and creativeness I can try.
I cannot believe its almost been a YEAR already. This time last year which seems like it was a few weeks ago, I couldn't wait to be "puffalicious" and be able to have hair from my BC and 11 months later on tomorrow, I have more than enough and am taking on other hair goals. Like I would love to have a huge curly afro by July, August timeframe.
I have nailed my regimen down to a science and it only includes SheaMoisture products, DE curl stretching cream and coconut oil for twists, Yes to Carrots conditioner and ORS and GPB for protein treatments. That's it!! My hair loves SheaMoisture and I'm loving the effects on my hair.
I'll be updating with pics next month!! Grow baby grow!!
I cannot believe its almost been a YEAR already. This time last year which seems like it was a few weeks ago, I couldn't wait to be "puffalicious" and be able to have hair from my BC and 11 months later on tomorrow, I have more than enough and am taking on other hair goals. Like I would love to have a huge curly afro by July, August timeframe.
I have nailed my regimen down to a science and it only includes SheaMoisture products, DE curl stretching cream and coconut oil for twists, Yes to Carrots conditioner and ORS and GPB for protein treatments. That's it!! My hair loves SheaMoisture and I'm loving the effects on my hair.
I'll be updating with pics next month!! Grow baby grow!!
Sprinkl3s
Well-Known Member
Things that I have learned:
-As easy as wash and go's are I cannot do them because of tangles and SSK
-My hair needs to be stretched when airdrying
-Blow drying isn't for everyone
-I always need to sleep with my bonnet
-My hair is not the protien sensitive as I thought it was
-My hair LOVES AO HRS shampoo and conditioner, Shea moisture smoothie, and olive oil.
-Deep conditioning is a MUST at lease once a week.
I think that is it for now but I'm still learning.
Keep growing ladies
-As easy as wash and go's are I cannot do them because of tangles and SSK
-My hair needs to be stretched when airdrying
-Blow drying isn't for everyone
-I always need to sleep with my bonnet
-My hair is not the protien sensitive as I thought it was
-My hair LOVES AO HRS shampoo and conditioner, Shea moisture smoothie, and olive oil.
-Deep conditioning is a MUST at lease once a week.
I think that is it for now but I'm still learning.
Keep growing ladies
hair4romheaven
Well-Known Member
Never posted in this thread but I BC in june 2010 I remember this thread floating around that time. I will start posting more often. I will make full APL this year I am claiming it. ;-)
MyAngelEyez~C~U
Well-Known Member
I've been doing wash n go's , and enjoying all the moisture in the air. Most recent wash n go in my siggy.
SunnyHoney
Active Member
SunnyHoney
Active Member
Howdy all! Just checking in, nothing new with me, but just hoping the thread picks up soon!
Welcome to all the new posters!!! Aleemah, you look like a younger Janet Jackson, cute siggy pic!
Welcome to all the new posters!!! Aleemah, you look like a younger Janet Jackson, cute siggy pic!
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