Grow It Long 2024 Challenge!

[pikkonoloidlee]

Can somebody get me the link, too, please? If it is against the rules to post the link, can I get a private message, please?

Maybe long hair community?

Show me your buns...

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[GettingKinky]

I last washed my hair on Saturday and today it still feels hydrated/moistured. But on my previous wash day my hair was really dry 2 days after I washed. I think the mistake I made that time was not using enough gel. I thought that since I was wearing a bun I could skimp on the gel, but the gel is what holds the moisture in my hair.

 

[VarieYvette]

Maybe long hair community?

Show me your buns...

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That's the one I was thinking about

 

[VarieYvette]

Ooo, can we see the inspiration style, please?

Let me see if I can find the link


Edit to add:
Found it. My hair is still short so I need to add braiding hair like she did to have the twists long enough to reach the bun in the back, as well as to do the bun. But this was a low manipulation style, and lasted me a week.

 

[Chicoro]

Let me see if I can find the link


Edit to add:
Found it. My hair is still short so I need to add braiding hair like she did to have the twists long enough to reach the bun in the back, as well as to do the bun. But this was a low manipulation style, and lasted me a week.

Thank you so much! My nosiness is so liberating. I get to be in everyone’s business with no shame.

 

[GettingKinky]

Despite being very depressed by current events this morning, I still did my mid week wash.

 

[Chicoro]

Despite being very depressed by current events this morning, I still did my mid week wash.

How did your hair turn out?

 

[snoop]

Goody doesn’t show spin pins on their website so I’ve been stocking up on them from Amazon just in case they discontinue them.

There are plenty of them from other brands, but I want the ones from Goody.

When I check the Wal.ma.rt website, I found them listed there. Mind you it was .ca not .com but you might want to check there.

 

[snoop]

I took this picture right after my install last month (Oct 19). I hate feeling like my hair isn't really retaining any length even though my twists are obviously getting longer.




My goal is to keep these in until December.

I've not been doing a great job with taking care of myself or my hair and for the first time since maybe the 90s, I now have a flaky scalp. So, I'm washing, eating, drinking, sleeping, moisturizing, and massaging my way to a healthier scalp.

 

[snoop]

My hair has gone through so many changes since January 2023 and since the start of 2024. I've mostly noticed that the sides that have gained the most length and I've gained a bit on the back (since the start of this year). That divot in the back centre has started to fill in.

I'm still confused on how that is created in the first place. I hear it's possible through bunning, but why that specific back portion and not all of the back or even the sides? Maybe that's just how my hair grows. I've noticed that my hair alternates left and right in terms of growth. I'll get a growth spurt so that the back left looks longer than the rest, then the right will catch up, then the next year the right will have a growth spurt then the left will catch up.

 

[Chicoro]

My hair has gone through so many changes since January 2023 and since the start of 2024. I've mostly noticed that the sides that have gained the most length and I've gained a bit on the back (since the start of this year). That divot in the back centre has started to fill in.

I'm still confused on how that is created in the first place. I hear it's possible through bunning, but why that specific back portion and not all of the back or even the sides? Maybe that's just how my hair grows. I've noticed that my hair alternates left and right in terms of growth. I'll get a growth spurt so that the back left looks longer than the rest, then the right will catch up, then the next year the right will have a growth spurt then the left will catch up.


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That's your growth pattern! That knowledge is worth a million dollars in the afro-textured hair care world! You've hit the jackpot!

You've just mined some real Gold dust!!!

 

[GettingKinky]

How did your hair turn out?

I put it back in a bun, so it looks pretty much the same as always

 

[Chicoro]

I put it back in a bun, so it looks pretty much the same as always

Super cute?

 

[GettingKinky]

Super cute?

I hope so

 

[snoop]

New growth achievement unlocked!

I'd have to check the year to find out when I started dabbling in water only washes, but there was a yt'er who talked about putting her hair in a top knot after water washing her hair. I remember how excited I was about wanting to reach that level. When I finally did, I was like

Recently -- probably last month, but September at the latest -- a couple of neighbours were talking about hair. They're Middle Eastern. One mentioned that she was talking to an Indian lady about hair and the lady mentioned that she (and others) would tie their hair into a knot [as a form of protective styling].

Earlier this week, I decided to give it a try, just to see if I could. My hair is much more stretched and complying while in the shower. Guess what?! I was able to do it!



I'm scarred to take it down because I'm not sure if I can do it on "dry" hair, but I'm so happy that I can do it at all. It's so comfortable and didn't require any pins or elastics so I'm assuming that this will be less tension on my hair overall. I don't have to worry about poky bits breaking my hair. I've slept with it without a second thought because there is no tension or pulling on my scalp.

I'll play around with the position and see if I can tie it into a higher bun and also if I can do it on freshly moisturized hair. I think that this is better for my nape hair than the non-pinned updo that I usually do on my hair.

 

[GettingKinky]

5 weeks down of washing 2x a week and bunning. So far it’s all going well. My only concern is the possibility of my bun stretching out my curls.

I don’t know if this routine is helping me retain length, but it’s easy and I like the way I look wearing a bun. And eventually my hair will be long enough to do cool elaborate buns.

 

[snoop]

It turns out that I can't really do the hair knot after taking it out. I can get the hair back in part way but it falls out after a few minutes. Solution: Grow my hair longer.

It did give me a nice stretch so I'll add this to my toolkit of styles that I can use to stretch my mini twists.

 

[GettingKinky]

I’ve never had a steam treatment before and today my stylist gave me one. She said when she removes the steamer from people’s hair water always drips out of it, but when she took it off mine nothing dripped out. I guess my hair was super thirsty. I wonder if I should look for a steamer so I can do my own treatments at home.

 

[GettingKinky]

Since I’ve started bunning the short hairs at the front edge of my hair have been bothering because they aren’t long enough to reach the base of my bun and they frizz. When I wear wash n gos they aren’t really an issue.

After my stream treatment I noticed that they didn’t hold moisture like the rest of my hair. I think I need to give them extra attention when I’m conditioning and applying leave in. This area of my hair needs some serious TLC.