***Get an inch every month 2010 challenge anyone?***
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NJoy
Here I grow again!
My hair is doing great this month. I've decided to start baggying my bun and wearing a phonytail for ps, daily scalp massage, mn/bt mix or mn/mtg mix (depending on whether I have to be around people during the day. Co-wash 2-3x/wk, clarify monthly, DC weekly (in DC challenge) and trying to stretch through Feb. We'll see how it goes.
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Chaosbutterfly
Transition Over
Here's my monthly check in!
As far as my external measures go, I've been pretty faithful. I moisturize and baggy nightly, seal my hair in morning, and bun it. I've been keeping up with the oiling of my scalp with JBCO, although I don't always put it in twice a week. Sometimes, I only do it once a week. I've also been keeping up with my weekly regimen of protein treatment, DCing and rollersetting.
I did fall off the water wagon for like two weeks, but I'm back on it. And I did fall off my vitamin regimen for a week at the beginning of January, but I've been on it ever since, with the exception of chlorella, spirulina and acai. I just don't feel like taking them any more. I plan on finishing the bottles, but I don't know if I will continue with them. I may keep up with the acai, and replace the other two with silica. But I do take my biotin, garlic, and HS&N vitamins.
My eating has been pretty good too...I ate red meat three times this month, but for the most part, I've been eating turkey and chicken. Not fried either!
I think where I really failed was my exercise...I'm just too lazy. ;_;
I did buy a jump rope though, and for the past week, I've been doing that, crunches, and lunges in intervals. I did it three days this week, for thirty minutes a day. So not quite two hours, but oh well. I plan to continue with this, because I can jump rope in my room away from the eyes of others, and it's a really great workout. I also plan to incorporate some pilates tapes.
Now for the pitchas:
Here is my comparison from December 26, 2009 to January 31, 2010:
So as you can see, nothing has happened really. Whomp whomp.
Here's what the new growth situation is looking like:
That's the front and center...one lonely wave.
That's the side.
And zee back.
On the upside, I think I'll be APL by my February check, since my tail is just grazing the top of my towel, and I don't have much to go in order to pass it.
I think if I do everything right, I may make full APL by April-Mayish.
But anyway, going forward this month, I'm going to try to focus heavily on my internal regimen. I'm comfortable enough with my external stuff that I kind of do it automatically now, so I think I can stop focusing on it so hard. So I will work on drinking enough water, eating more vegetables, finishing this damn chlorella and spirulina, and most of all, ON EXERCISING!
Sorry for the novel and hopefully the pictures aren't too big.
As far as my external measures go, I've been pretty faithful. I moisturize and baggy nightly, seal my hair in morning, and bun it. I've been keeping up with the oiling of my scalp with JBCO, although I don't always put it in twice a week. Sometimes, I only do it once a week. I've also been keeping up with my weekly regimen of protein treatment, DCing and rollersetting.
I did fall off the water wagon for like two weeks, but I'm back on it. And I did fall off my vitamin regimen for a week at the beginning of January, but I've been on it ever since, with the exception of chlorella, spirulina and acai. I just don't feel like taking them any more. I plan on finishing the bottles, but I don't know if I will continue with them. I may keep up with the acai, and replace the other two with silica. But I do take my biotin, garlic, and HS&N vitamins.
My eating has been pretty good too...I ate red meat three times this month, but for the most part, I've been eating turkey and chicken. Not fried either!
I think where I really failed was my exercise...I'm just too lazy. ;_;
I did buy a jump rope though, and for the past week, I've been doing that, crunches, and lunges in intervals. I did it three days this week, for thirty minutes a day. So not quite two hours, but oh well. I plan to continue with this, because I can jump rope in my room away from the eyes of others, and it's a really great workout. I also plan to incorporate some pilates tapes.
Now for the pitchas:
Here is my comparison from December 26, 2009 to January 31, 2010:
So as you can see, nothing has happened really. Whomp whomp.
Here's what the new growth situation is looking like:
That's the front and center...one lonely wave.
That's the side.
And zee back.
On the upside, I think I'll be APL by my February check, since my tail is just grazing the top of my towel, and I don't have much to go in order to pass it.
I think if I do everything right, I may make full APL by April-Mayish.
But anyway, going forward this month, I'm going to try to focus heavily on my internal regimen. I'm comfortable enough with my external stuff that I kind of do it automatically now, so I think I can stop focusing on it so hard. So I will work on drinking enough water, eating more vegetables, finishing this damn chlorella and spirulina, and most of all, ON EXERCISING!
Sorry for the novel and hopefully the pictures aren't too big.
Forever in Bloom
Well-Known Member
Once I find my cell phone 
I'll try to take a pic of my hair. I got it braided on 1/10 and weaved up on 1/16. It looks like I got a pretty good amount of growth; my weave is definitely loose!
Only now since it's February, I'll actually see the growth from the beginning. I can only lift the front weft of the weave to get a good indication, but it's still kind of hard.
As I mentioned before, I took Cardio Kickboxing on Monday, Total Conditioning (ow!) on Tuesday, Endurance Ride on Wednesday (1.5 hours of cycling - loved it!), and Fluid Strength on Thursday (the coolest yoga class I've ever taken
)
I took a break Friday-Sunday because I couldn't move (and I was snowed in and there was too much ice on the streets for me to even drive), but I am planning on picking back up today.
I have been on again off again with chlorella and Diatomaceous Earth, but I plan on being more consistent with both.
As for supplements, I take vitamin c, BioSil, MSM, Nioxin, and biotin.
I'll try to take a pic of my hair. I got it braided on 1/10 and weaved up on 1/16. It looks like I got a pretty good amount of growth; my weave is definitely loose!Only now since it's February, I'll actually see the growth from the beginning. I can only lift the front weft of the weave to get a good indication, but it's still kind of hard.
As I mentioned before, I took Cardio Kickboxing on Monday, Total Conditioning (ow!) on Tuesday, Endurance Ride on Wednesday (1.5 hours of cycling - loved it!), and Fluid Strength on Thursday (the coolest yoga class I've ever taken
)I took a break Friday-Sunday because I couldn't move (and I was snowed in and there was too much ice on the streets for me to even drive), but I am planning on picking back up today.
I have been on again off again with chlorella and Diatomaceous Earth, but I plan on being more consistent with both.
As for supplements, I take vitamin c, BioSil, MSM, Nioxin, and biotin.
Mz.Shug
New Member
Sorry ladies like an idiot I didn't take any back shots of my hair
but here are some front shots.I look ruff and the lighting sucks don't laugh.I want you to know that my hair is different lengths on each side due to a "stylist" giving me an uneven cut.It's only uneven by a bit. You'll see.I don't know if I achieved an inch but I'm fighting to keep every little bit that I grow so it's been fun.
Also my hair is in layers.When I started the left side of my hair was at CBL and the right side was a smidge below that.By smidge I mean put your index finger where mine is in the pic and then put your pinky underneath that.Sounds silly but I HTH.Again sorry for not taking pics of the back. I promise you'll have it next month.
Umm......here ya go.3rd from the left is my starting pic @ CBL.
but here are some front shots.I look ruff and the lighting sucks don't laugh.I want you to know that my hair is different lengths on each side due to a "stylist" giving me an uneven cut.It's only uneven by a bit. You'll see.I don't know if I achieved an inch but I'm fighting to keep every little bit that I grow so it's been fun.Also my hair is in layers.When I started the left side of my hair was at CBL and the right side was a smidge below that.By smidge I mean put your index finger where mine is in the pic and then put your pinky underneath that.Sounds silly but I HTH.Again sorry for not taking pics of the back. I promise you'll have it next month.
Umm......here ya go.3rd from the left is my starting pic @ CBL.
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ladysaraii
Well-Known Member
I'm currently w/o a comp to dl my pics so I'll try to use the cell phone tonight
VictoriousBrownFlower
Well-Known Member
Ok so I am pretty sure I got an inch this month at the very least This is a two wk comparison
Then I cut it
Heres updates of the front. 12/05
I know its closer to a 2 month comparison 1/26
Then I cut it
Heres updates of the front. 12/05
I know its closer to a 2 month comparison 1/26
nakialovesshoes
Well-Known Member
I don't have exact measurements. However, I took a picture on January 4th & then again today when I took my cornrows down. I was approximately 2 inches from my brastrap in January. Now I'm an inch or less away. What do y'all think?
Forever in Bloom
Well-Known Member
As of 1/31/10, I have had these cornrows (underneath my weave) in for 3 weeks (since 1/10/10)
This is the growth from that time period. It looks like it's around 3/4 inches in 21 full days. I stretched it as far as I could and held a ruler up to it
This is the growth from that time period. It looks like it's around 3/4 inches in 21 full days. I stretched it as far as I could and held a ruler up to it
Mz.Shug
New Member
Ohhhh....I pray so! I'm home sick for the week and I don't have a ruler.I'm just glad that it grew and I retained!
I'm seeing that the other ladies have done the same!Congrats!! New month new challenge....let's put our mean faces on.LondonDiva
New Member
it's hard to measure my hair as when I started the challenge I had NG and hadnt relaxed since October 2009. I'm still not intending to relax for a while yet, but may just take a pic of my hair in big twists to check on my progress. I definitely know it's growing though as the twists are getting longer even with NG and a little shrinkage from that.
I'm keeping it simple.
Wash & condition 1x a week
Using Mega Tek mixed with a lil Vatika Oil to cut the dryness.
Scalp massages/scritching
Wearing a half wig/instant weave so there is no daily manipulation of the hair.
Upping my protein (organic eggs/smoked salmon/tuna)
I'm keeping it simple.
Wash & condition 1x a week
Using Mega Tek mixed with a lil Vatika Oil to cut the dryness.
Scalp massages/scritching
Wearing a half wig/instant weave so there is no daily manipulation of the hair.
Upping my protein (organic eggs/smoked salmon/tuna)
LaidBak
New Member
I'm discouraged. I didn't retain anything this month. I live overseas now and have super hard water. I am struggling to combat it. My hair tangles every time I wash it and I am back to shedding. My hair broke off something horrible and I had to trim. I am barely CBL when I started this year below CBL.
I bought some garlic shampoo and I am going shopping for a water softner on Saturday. *sigh*
I bought some garlic shampoo and I am going shopping for a water softner on Saturday. *sigh*
virgo_chinwe
Well-Known Member
LaidBak
New Member
-Soap doesn't lather as easily
-Your clothes take on a dingy appearance after a few washes no matter what detergent you use
-your water company tells you you do
-Your hair tangles when wet or appears lifeless or dull after washing
- and the real obvious sign is when you have mineral deposits on your tub, toilet, faucets, etc.
pureebony
New Member
Ok my week late update, basically i have had major set backs.
I did a full head weave 2 weeks ago and before that i think i had braids!?!?! anyways my hair for the past two weeks has been snapping and breaking everywhere, i did a aphogee recon last night and a deep, and i have been co washing too, but my hair just feels so week, i dont know what to do?
i think i need to incorporate more protien, and do a trim soon, but i think i over used my roux porosity control too!?!?!
but this my hair 1/1/10
http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/90_218/29_27/DSC03237.jpg
and this is now
http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/90_218/29_27/DSC03419.jpg
an inch or less?!?!
I did a full head weave 2 weeks ago and before that i think i had braids!?!?! anyways my hair for the past two weeks has been snapping and breaking everywhere, i did a aphogee recon last night and a deep, and i have been co washing too, but my hair just feels so week, i dont know what to do?
i think i need to incorporate more protien, and do a trim soon, but i think i over used my roux porosity control too!?!?!
but this my hair 1/1/10
http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/90_218/29_27/DSC03237.jpg
and this is now
http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/90_218/29_27/DSC03419.jpg
an inch or less?!?!
grow
Well-Known Member
well, i didn't even want to go near a measuring tape because it just kept "looking" like my hair was at the same place all the time. but now, i'm glad i got the courage to measure because my tape told me that my hair has grown an inch since jan.11th.!!!
i'm so happy i don't know what to do! (besides every challenge, in which i'm already participating!)
however, i have really lofty hair goals for this year, so i'm keeping myself grounded.
LaidBak: i am so sad to hear of your predicament! aren't you doing the jbco challenge, as well? i live over here, too, and know too well how hard our water is.....we even had to replace a dishwasher cuz the water had broken the pipes down so badly....now we even use a water softener in our dishwasher! if that hard water can break machinery, just imagine what it can do to our precious locks?!
one thing i've learned on here is that WE MUST KEEP A GOOD PROTEIN-MOISTURE BALANCE. i had been using alot of protein, but i had to diminish my applications of conditioners with protein for this VERY SAME REASON, LaidBak. we need to read the labels really well to know what's going in our hair.
please try adding more moisture to your routine before you get too down about it because this simple step can dramatically change the future of your hair.
it can be as simple as adding olive oil to your conditioner AND shampoo.
have you tried overnight hot oil treatments?
i'm also dc'ing TWICE A WEEK with moisturizing conditioners to which i actually add panthenol and olive oil.
also, cones might be the culprit. i've read that they only coat our hair with moisture, but block the good moisture from entering our hair shaft. the silky feel they give is nice, but if that means breakage, why bother?
i'm weaning my hair off of cones and my hair is thanking me for it.
another good thing you might like to try is what they call baggying (spelling?).
in my version, i sleep with my wrapped head in a satin scarf, then over that scarf, i place a plastic cap. that creates a moisture bind on the inside and i wake up with damp, but straight hair. my hair is also alot softer since i've been doing this and i know my hair appreciates the overnight moisture its getting.
i really hope you arrive at the solution to this problem as i relate only too well to how it is to have a hard time growing our hair!
hhg ladies!
i'm so happy i don't know what to do! (besides every challenge, in which i'm already participating!)
however, i have really lofty hair goals for this year, so i'm keeping myself grounded.
LaidBak: i am so sad to hear of your predicament! aren't you doing the jbco challenge, as well? i live over here, too, and know too well how hard our water is.....we even had to replace a dishwasher cuz the water had broken the pipes down so badly....now we even use a water softener in our dishwasher! if that hard water can break machinery, just imagine what it can do to our precious locks?!
one thing i've learned on here is that WE MUST KEEP A GOOD PROTEIN-MOISTURE BALANCE. i had been using alot of protein, but i had to diminish my applications of conditioners with protein for this VERY SAME REASON, LaidBak. we need to read the labels really well to know what's going in our hair.
please try adding more moisture to your routine before you get too down about it because this simple step can dramatically change the future of your hair.
it can be as simple as adding olive oil to your conditioner AND shampoo.
have you tried overnight hot oil treatments?
i'm also dc'ing TWICE A WEEK with moisturizing conditioners to which i actually add panthenol and olive oil.
also, cones might be the culprit. i've read that they only coat our hair with moisture, but block the good moisture from entering our hair shaft. the silky feel they give is nice, but if that means breakage, why bother?
i'm weaning my hair off of cones and my hair is thanking me for it.
another good thing you might like to try is what they call baggying (spelling?).
in my version, i sleep with my wrapped head in a satin scarf, then over that scarf, i place a plastic cap. that creates a moisture bind on the inside and i wake up with damp, but straight hair. my hair is also alot softer since i've been doing this and i know my hair appreciates the overnight moisture its getting.
i really hope you arrive at the solution to this problem as i relate only too well to how it is to have a hard time growing our hair!
hhg ladies!
LaidBak
New Member
We are of the same mind! I just got finished ordering an intense moisture treatment from Mizani. I bought this really high grade EVOO (the stuff that has the acid content on the bottle). I am gonna start using that in my DCs and oil mixes. I had totally forgotten about mixing it in with my shampoos, thanks for reminding me. I went today to buy a water softner but the store where I saw them before didn't have them today. And it makes it that much harder to ask for because I don't speak the language. So I guess I'll be ordering online.
I should probably drop out of this challenge because I am too worried about not losing an inch next month as opposed to gaining a new inch. *sigh*
grow
Well-Known Member
LaidBak, another thing that this board has taught me (can't stop singing the praises, can i?) if that for all of us,
doing a final rinse of water with acv is essential.
this is particularly true for those of us who love in hard water areas. LaidBak, and i've been doing it for 3 months now. it cleans off all that junk which, if left on, can cause our hair to break.
could you fill us in on what you've found about the "acid content in evoo"?
i've never heard of that before, but now, i think i would like to check my evoo and know what to look for just to be sure it's the best i can find.
btw, personally, imho, i would stay in this challenge. setbacks can be normal and what's important is to just stick with it!
other ladies will be able to benifit from your experience by reading how you solved this problem and your fellow challengers, like myself, will want to know that you are doing better.
once you've tried these new things, THAT EXPERIENCE IS VALUABLE, so if you stick with it, you'll have a key to a solution that just might save some other ladies' hair.
besides, we can only encourage you and assist you....if you are here!!!
LaidBak
New Member
Thanks for the encouragement Ladies. I'll stick around. I'm hopeful that once everything I ordered arrives I'll be back on track.
As for the EVOO, the listing of the acid content is just what premium olive oils brands do to distinguish themselves. I just figured the purer my oil the better it would be for my hair. But then again, I could just be trying to justify my impluse purchase
http://www.palestineoliveoil.org/faq/nutrition.htm
Grades of Olive Oil
As with wine, olive oil comes in a wide range of flavours, aromas and colours due to the differing climates, soils and harvesting methods of cultivating countries. No two olive oils will taste exactly the same. There are no additives in olive oil. It is graded according to its flavour and acidity level into several categories.
The four most popular ones are:
Extra Virgin Olive Oil ~ This is a premium grade of olive oil that comes from the very finest olives. Needing no purification, it has perfect flavour, aroma and colour and a maximum acid content of 1%.
Virgin Olive Oil ~ This too is a premium product since the olive oil has not undergone any purification, meets equally high standards of aroma, colour and flavour and has an acidity content of not more than 2%.
Olive Oil ~ Oil with too high a percentage of acidity or with naturally occurring impurities is refined and blended with virgin olive oils to produce a quality oil suitable for all culinary purposes. It has an acid content of not more than 1.5%. Olive oil is the most widely sold and is less expensive than the virgin oils.
Olive-Pomace ~ Oil Within the European Community, a fourth category of olive oil is being sold, olive-pomace oil. This is an oil which is obtained by blending refined olive-pomace oil and virgin olive oil. It has a maximum acid content of 1.5%.
As for the EVOO, the listing of the acid content is just what premium olive oils brands do to distinguish themselves. I just figured the purer my oil the better it would be for my hair. But then again, I could just be trying to justify my impluse purchase
http://www.palestineoliveoil.org/faq/nutrition.htm
Grades of Olive Oil
As with wine, olive oil comes in a wide range of flavours, aromas and colours due to the differing climates, soils and harvesting methods of cultivating countries. No two olive oils will taste exactly the same. There are no additives in olive oil. It is graded according to its flavour and acidity level into several categories.
The four most popular ones are:
Extra Virgin Olive Oil ~ This is a premium grade of olive oil that comes from the very finest olives. Needing no purification, it has perfect flavour, aroma and colour and a maximum acid content of 1%.
Virgin Olive Oil ~ This too is a premium product since the olive oil has not undergone any purification, meets equally high standards of aroma, colour and flavour and has an acidity content of not more than 2%.
Olive Oil ~ Oil with too high a percentage of acidity or with naturally occurring impurities is refined and blended with virgin olive oils to produce a quality oil suitable for all culinary purposes. It has an acid content of not more than 1.5%. Olive oil is the most widely sold and is less expensive than the virgin oils.
Olive-Pomace ~ Oil Within the European Community, a fourth category of olive oil is being sold, olive-pomace oil. This is an oil which is obtained by blending refined olive-pomace oil and virgin olive oil. It has a maximum acid content of 1.5%.
JJamiah
Well-Known Member
Thanks for the encouragement Ladies. I'll stick around. I'm hopeful that once everything I ordered arrives I'll be back on track.
As for the EVOO, the listing of the acid content is just what premium olive oils brands do to distinguish themselves. I just figured the purer my oil the better it would be for my hair. But then again, I could just be trying to justify my impluse purchase
http://www.palestineoliveoil.org/faq/nutrition.htm
Grades of Olive Oil
As with wine, olive oil comes in a wide range of flavours, aromas and colours due to the differing climates, soils and harvesting methods of cultivating countries. No two olive oils will taste exactly the same. There are no additives in olive oil. It is graded according to its flavour and acidity level into several categories.
The four most popular ones are:
Extra Virgin Olive Oil ~ This is a premium grade of olive oil that comes from the very finest olives. Needing no purification, it has perfect flavour, aroma and colour and a maximum acid content of 1%.
Virgin Olive Oil ~ This too is a premium product since the olive oil has not undergone any purification, meets equally high standards of aroma, colour and flavour and has an acidity content of not more than 2%.
Olive Oil ~ Oil with too high a percentage of acidity or with naturally occurring impurities is refined and blended with virgin olive oils to produce a quality oil suitable for all culinary purposes. It has an acid content of not more than 1.5%. Olive oil is the most widely sold and is less expensive than the virgin oils.
Olive-Pomace ~ Oil Within the European Community, a fourth category of olive oil is being sold, olive-pomace oil. This is an oil which is obtained by blending refined olive-pomace oil and virgin olive oil. It has a maximum acid content of 1.5%.
Laidback I am not in this challenge but I don't know if you read a while back where I went on vacation and got in the pool to where it was over powered with chlorine, sons' eyes' were blood red, all four of them. I didn't wash my hair for the week I was there, the one time I co-washed I didn't feel a real improvement.
needless to say my hair was a wreck, I thought I'd be bald by the time I was done detangling, it felt worse than dead.
I came home and within 10 minutes I washed it out with my ion clarifying shampoo, Nexxus Therapee and then I sat down with Amla oil and Silk Elements on for 3 hours, took a nap actually and woke up left it in to complete the 3 hours and rinsed it out. No tangles but I still lost a bit 3 handfuls of hair
My hair still didn't feel the same, it took 3 more weeks of washing and deep conditioning for 2 hours. My hair is now back to the pre days but it took a few weeks. When I tried the MT it took about 5 months to get my hair back to the pre days of shedding maybe 5 hairs a day.
It's to say don't give up. Your going to learn what your hair likes and doesn't like. Maybe longer conditioning, deeper moisture or protein. You'll find the knack.
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