Grow It Long 2025 Challenge!

[SmilingElephant]

@yaya24, congratulations on such amazing growth in less than a year and a half.

I need to go to bed. I read this wrong and thought it was directed at me

Yes, congratulations @yaya24

 

[yaya24]

Yes, congratulations @yaya24

Thank you soo much!!

 

[25InchesStarting'25]

Wednesday Check In

1. Workout + Massage
2. Co-Wash with homemade mix
3. Straighten
4. Hair Oiling

Liking the new reggie so far, thank you for the inspiration @SmilingElephant

 

[25InchesStarting'25]

I just misted my hair today with water, and put it in a bun with a satin scrunchie. I also used my Wild Growth hair oil. I wasn't in the mood to wash but I will tomorrow

In other news, I went through some old threads and found this pic. This is my goal to reach Hip Length again...but thicker. (Edit: this pic is from 2016)

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Nice growth! You'll get back there before you know it

I do not know my average hair growth; It would be nice to be able to claim 0.75 inches per month like you!

How long did it take from your hair cut to get to shoulder length? I'm trying to see what I should aim for by the end of summer

 

[SmilingElephant]

Thank you soo much!!

You're welcome

 

[SmilingElephant]

Nice growth! You'll get back there before you know it

I do not know my average hair growth; It would be nice to be able to claim 0.75 inches per month like you!

How long did it take from your hair cut to get to shoulder length? I'm trying to see what I should aim for by the end of summer

I wanna say it took me around 6 months to reach SL. I know I made it to APL in about a year.

From the last time I grew my hair out, from what I can remember, once I reached APL...each milestone after that took me around 6 months to reach at the most. That's with trims.

 

[25InchesStarting'25]

I wanna say it took me around 6 months to reach SL. I know I made it to APL in about a year.

From the last time I grew my hair out, from what I can remember, once I reached APL...each milestone after that took me around 6 months to reach at the most. That's with trims.

Thank you!

 

[newgrowth15]

I need to go to bed. I read this wrong and thought it was directed at me

Yes, congratulations @yaya24

No worries @SmilingElephant. You have amazingly fast hair growth as well.

 

[GettingKinky]

I was half asleep when I cowashed my hair this morning. I forgot to detangle before I rinsed out the conditioner so I had to detangle with my Cecred leave-in. It is not slippy enough to be good for detangling. :-(

 

[SmilingElephant]

My mood has been kinda low these past couple of days. Along with grief, I also have Bipolar and other mental neurodiversities and it's a struggle to keep up with my regimen. I also just lost my job Tuesday and am putting the energy I have left into job hunting.

I'll see if I get in here this evening and do my hair. I just don't feel like it

 

[SmilingElephant]

I did it!

I did my routine! Today I used:

Mixed Chicks Clarifying Shampoo (double cleansed)
Mixed Chicks Deep Conditioner
Mixed Chicks Leave In
Vatika Hibiscus Oil

I put my hair up in a wet bun with a satin scrunchie.

 

[SmilingElephant]

So I don't regularly get to see the back of my head; therefore, I didn't know my bun was actually this big! I was thinking it would look small in the scrunchie, but I've been mistaken!

 

[Chicoro]

My mood has been kinda low these past couple of days. Along with grief, I also have Bipolar and other mental neurodiversities and it's a struggle to keep up with my regimen. I also just lost my job Tuesday and am putting the energy I have left into job hunting.

I'll see if I get in here this evening and do my hair. I just don't feel like it

Sending you hugs of support. Sending you supporting hugs.

 

[snoop]

@SmilingElephant I'm sorry that you're going through all of this.

 

[SmilingElephant]

Sending you hugs of support. Sending you supporting hugs.

Thank you

 

[SmilingElephant]

@SmilingElephant I'm sorry that you're going through all of this.

Thank you...it's definitely a lot but I'm determined to overcome it. Everyone, including my therapist, is telling me to rest. But that's so hard for me to do...and then I end up feeling burned out.

 

[faithVA]

My mood has been kinda low these past couple of days. Along with grief, I also have Bipolar and other mental neurodiversities and it's a struggle to keep up with my regimen. I also just lost my job Tuesday and am putting the energy I have left into job hunting.

I'll see if I get in here this evening and do my hair. I just don't feel like it

Sorry you are going through so much. I saw you said it's hard for you to rest. Maybe throughout the day you can say a little affirmation like I deserve to be good to myself or I deserve to care for myself. And just let your own words sink in over time.

 

[SmilingElephant]

Sorry you are going through so much. I saw you said it's hard for you to rest. Maybe throughout the day you can say a little affirmation like I deserve to be good to myself or I deserve to care for myself. And just let your own words sink in over time.

I will start doing that thank you for that

 

[GettingKinky]

Hugs to you @SmilingElephant

 

[newgrowth15]

@SmilingElephant, God will keep you in perfect peace when you keep your mind on Him. Focus on the positive, true and lovely things in your life. Grief takes time and you will eventually get through it. I'm sending love and hugs through the ether.

 

[yaya24]

Yesterday I decided to make some clove water to re-up my scalp/hair tonic that I really like.

What I use-
1 cup water with 2 tablespoons of dried whole cloves and let sit for 12 hrs.
*I don't boil this.

This morning I poured the clove water into smaller spray bottles and added some EOs (tea tree, frankensence, peppermint & rosemary oil).

 

[SmilingElephant]

Yesterday I decided to make some clove water to re-up my scalp/hair tonic that I really like.

What I use-
1 cup water with 2 tablespoons of dried whole cloves and let sit for 12 hrs.
*I don't boil this.

This morning I poured the clove water into smaller spray bottles and added some EOs (tea tree, frankensence, peppermint & rosemary oil).

It's funny you mentioned this because I just came in here to share a hair growth tonic that I've been using sporadically. You're supposed to use it after washing your hair, but I always forget



So today I misted my hair with water (no wash day) and I went throughout my scalp and sprayed this and applied my Wild Growth Oil all throughout my head (I'm now on my second bottle)

Now I smell like herbal peppermints


Edit: Why don't you boil the mixture?

 

[yaya24]

Edit: Why don't you boil the mixture?

I boiled them once (back in 2021) and every time after, I've just skipped boiling & let them sit and soak instead for 10-12hrs. The potency was the same.

IIRC with boiling, there were tiny clove particles that would clog up my spray nozzle so I tried it w/o boiling and liked that better.

 

[snoop]

It's funny you mentioned this because I just came in here to share a hair growth tonic that I've been using sporadically. You're supposed to use it after washing your hair, but I always forget

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So today I misted my hair with water (no wash day) and I went throughout my scalp and sprayed this and applied my Wild Growth Oil all throughout my head (I'm now on my second bottle)

Now I smell like herbal peppermints


Edit: Why don't you boil the mixture?

Do you know the ingredients?

 

[SmilingElephant]

I boiled them once (back in 2021) and every time after, I've just skipped boiling & let them sit and soak instead for 10-12hrs. The potency was the same.

IIRC with boiling, there were tiny clove particles that would clog up my spray nozzle so I tried it w/o boiling and liked that better.

Interesting, I need to check that out! I'm just trying to get my thickness back.

 

[SmilingElephant]

Do you know the ingredients?

The writing is really tiny so I tried hard to get this picture

There are a lot of extracts!

 

[snoop]

Thanks!

I've listed the ingredients with common names in case anyone is interested in a DIY experiment

Water
Alcohol
Stinging nettle extract
Arnica flower extract
Caffine
Menthol
Comfrey leaf extract
Rosemary leaf extract
Ginger root extract
Ginkgo biloba leaf extract
Sage leaf extract
Pitanga fruit extract
Lactic acid
Jaborandi leaf extract
Soap bark extract
Sarsaparilla root extract
Ziziphus bark extract
Propylene glycol
Glycerin
Guaraná seed extract
Phenoxythenol and Caprylyl Glycol

 

[SmilingElephant]

Thanks!

I've listed the ingredients with common names in case anyone is interested in a DIY experiment

Water
Alcohol
Stinging nettle extract
Arnica flower extract
Caffine
Menthol
Comfrey leaf extract
Rosemary leaf extract
Ginger root extract
Ginkgo biloba leaf extract
Sage leaf extract
Pitanga fruit extract
Lactic acid
Jaborandi leaf extract
Soap bark extract
Sarsaparilla root extract
Ziziphus bark extract
Propylene glycol
Glycerin
Guaraná seed extract
Phenoxythenol and Caprylyl Glycol

Wow that's awesome!

It's a Brazilian product. I love Brazilian and Dominican products. In fact, when I finish my current stash, I plan to replace everything with products from Brazil and DR. Their products work so well on my hair.

 

[snoop]

Wow that's awesome!

It's a Brazilian product. I love Brazilian and Dominican products. In fact, when I finish my current stash, I plan to replace everything with products from Brazil and DR. Their products work so well on my hair.

I haven't tried Brazilian products, but I love Brazilian butters. Now that you mention it, I need to see if I can find some herbs that are native to their so that I can try them on my hair.

 

[SmilingElephant]

I haven't tried Brazilian products, but I love Brazilian butters. Now that you mention it, I need to see if I can find some herbs that are native to their so that I can try them on my hair.

This is my favorite line from Novex! It has a super clean scent and it's also SUPER moisturizing! The leave in is everything! I used it when I was first growing my hair out and I didn't need a gel on top of it because it has its own hold.

Excuse me for all the exclamation points