Hip Length Challenge 2010

Wow, that's awesome!
Does Sabino Moisture Block work with rollersets?
(not that I do them, but I would be hopeful :yep: )

I haven't tried it with a real (as in, magnetic rollers under a hard bonnet dryer) rollerset yet. So far as rollersetting goes, I still haven't found the energy to do more than a ponytail rollerset with sponge rollers airdried overnight, :lol:. I don't worry as much about reversion with rollersets since it still is curly. Eventually I should try it though.
 
I haven't tried it with a real (as in, magnetic rollers under a hard bonnet dryer) rollerset yet. So far as rollersetting goes, I still haven't found the energy to do more than a ponytail rollerset with sponge rollers airdried overnight, :lol:. I don't worry as much about reversion with rollersets since it still is curly. Eventually I should try it though.

Cool, I will be watching for when you do.
 
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I finally tried RPCC=Roux Porosity Control Conditioner, cause I had seen so many raves about it, and I've been battling some dryness b/c I braided back to back last year and since winter hit really hard.

So 1st I did my usual pre-wash by massaging into my scalp brahmi and bringraj oils and then saturating my length and ends with olive oil. I left that in for 30 minutes, then I rinsed and poured my pre-made and cooled to room temp ayurveda rinse made of yeah you guessed it-brahmi, bringraj and amla powders=Ayurvedic Double Whammy! Let that sit for 10 minutes (the box says to make a paste and let that sit for 20 min, I've done that and it works great too) then rinsed that out, used some RPCC <----I :love: this stuff.

My hair was already feeling good after the ayurveda after the roux it was like butter, it's going to be a staple now. Then I co-washed with WEN CC Fig, then did another 30 min DC with WEN Re-Moist. My hair wasn't tangled, I didn't even feel the comb going through it, it was great, only shed hairs, I haven't detangled in 4 days, just finger-combed.

I put it into 14 med braids all over my head, I didn't add a little bit of WEN CC as a leave-in, no oils, nothing, let air dry for 10 min then just put a turbie around it and went to bed. This morning I woke up with well moisturized super soft hair.


http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=450850
 
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Just sitting back watching your progress ladies, im so impressed, keep up the good work and keep posting pics!!
 
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I finally tried RPCC=Roux Porosity Control Conditioner, cause I had seen so many raves about it, and I've been battling some dryness b/c I braided back to back last year and since winter hit really hard.

So 1st I did my usual pre-wash by massaging into my scalp brahmi and bringraj oils and then saturating my length and ends with olive oil. I left that in for 30 minutes, then I rinsed and poured my pre-made and cooled to room temp ayurveda rinse made of yeah you guessed it-brahmi, bringraj and amla powders=Ayurvedic Double Whammy! Let that sit for 10 minutes (the box says to make a paste and let that sit for 20 min, I've done that and it works great too) then rinsed that out, used some RPCC <----I :love: this stuff.

My hair was already feeling good after the ayurveda after the roux it was like butter, it's going to be a staple now. Then I co-washed with WEN CC Fig, then did another 30 min DC with WEN Re-Moist. My hair wasn't tangled, I didn't even feel the comb going through it, it was great, only shed hairs, I haven't detangled in 4 days, just finger-combed.

I put it into 14 med braids all over my head, I didn't add a little bit of WEN CC as a leave-in, no oils, nothing, let air dry for 10 min then just put a turbie around it and went to bed. This morning I woke up with well moisturized super soft hair.


http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=450850

Lucia,That stuff is great i use it once a week now and my hair has never felt & looked better.:grin::grin: Glad u liked it
 
Lucia,That stuff is great i use it once a week now and my hair has never felt & looked better.:grin::grin: Glad u liked it

You're hair looks great, nice and thick, I thought you were already HL going for full HL.
 
You're hair looks great, nice and thick, I thought you were already HL going for full HL.


Thank you so much you making me smile from Ear to Ear,to be truthfully honest with you i cant tell you what length i am... this stuff drives me crazy i might be i dont know.:hide:
 
Hi AngelDoll! What is your current length now? Are you hip length yet?

Hi BM!
I believe I have reached HL, but the right side of my hair definitely grows faster than the left:wallbash:. I will not straighten my hair again until May, then I will know for sure.

Your hair is certainly growing like a weed. You should be HL in no time :yep:.
 
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Hi BM!
I believe I have reached HL, but the right side of my hair definitely grows faster than the left:wallbash:. I will not straighten my hair again until May, then I will know for sure.

Your hair is certainly growing like a weed. You should be HL in no time :yep:.

I have this same problem. The right side of my hair grows faster than the left. I discovered along the way that my scalp has three different types. The right side is oily, the center is dry, and the left side is normal. This cause my hair to grow uneven and it doesn't have what I call "show quality". I use to get so frustrated and just trim my hair so I could show it off. But I stop doing that because I needed to figure out how to resolve the problem if I was ever going to have extremely long hair. So I have set out to prove my theory.... I oil the center scalp a lot and the left side only a little. But I still massage my entire head. The right side does not need oil. This process has started my hair to fill in evenly. I have before pictures and I am looking forward to showing the after pictures because I definetly see results without having to trim my hair. I only do my S&D.

By the way..... Your hair is GORGEOUS!!!!!:yep: Keep up the good work!:clapping:
 
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Hi BM!
I believe I have reached HL, but the right side of my hair definitely grows faster than the left:wallbash:. I will not straighten my hair again until May, then I will know for sure.

Your hair is certainly growing like a weed. You should be HL in no time :yep:.

I'm sure by May you'll be HL or really close to it, your hairs growing like a weed. what's your reggie like these days and what's your everyday PS? TIA
 
Thank you so much you making me smile from Ear to Ear,to be truthfully honest with you i cant tell you what length i am... this stuff drives me crazy i might be i dont know.:hide:


This chart should help whith the confusion, it's easy to get confused with certain lengths. Also WSL is 1 inch above the belly button at the smallest part of your body above the hip and below the chest. BTW are you measuring your low-ponytail or loose hair?
Cause in your siggy pics your wearing ponytails.

PG13hairchart-vi.jpg

http://images42.fotki.com/v1380/photos/1/1312335/7047993/PG13hairchart-vi.jpg


http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100223110618AAMAnsx
 
I'm measuring by my ponytail... I will figure it out the next time i relax around the 24th of March Thank you!!
 
I have the same problem of my left side growing slower than the right. I'm trying to find out why this is and if there is anything I can do to stop this.

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I have this same problem. The right side of my hair grows faster than the left. I discovered along the way that my scalp has three different types. The right side is oily, the center is dry, and the left side is normal. This cause my hair to grow uneven and it doesn't have what I call "show quality". I use to get so frustrated and just trim my hair so I could show it off. But I stop doing that because I needed to figure out how to resolve the problem if I was ever going to have extremely long hair. So I have set out to prove my theory.... I oil the center scalp a lot and the left side only a little. But I still massage my entire head. The right side does not need oil. This process has started my hair to fill in evenly. I have before pictures and I am looking forward to showing the after pictures because I definetly see results without having to trim my hair. I only do my S&D.

By the way..... Your hair is GORGEOUS!!!!!:yep: Keep up the good work!:clapping:
 
Those of you having one side grow faster than the other, which side do you sleep on most? Maybe that's causing it
 
Those of you having one side grow faster than the other, which side do you sleep on most? Maybe that's causing it

At first I thought this was the cause.... but I sleep on both sides. Then thats when I discovered my scalp skin types. The middle of my hair is dry and it grows the slowest, then the left side, then the right side which is the fastest. Now that I have started proving out my theory the center of my hair has caught up with the left side and both the center and left side is almost the same length as the right side. Also the center and some of the left side use to experience breakage when the right side did not. But I don't have that problem anymore. My hair today is much healthier, fuller, and filling in nicely. So I am happy about that!:yep:
 
I have the same problem of my left side growing slower than the right. I'm trying to find out why this is and if there is anything I can do to stop this.

BostonMaria - Do you know your scalp skin type or types.... Start there. You might have multiple scalp skin types like I did. The method I am using is working very nicely. When I do my next length check... I will show you before and after.... Then as it hit its ultimate fullness, I'll post that picture too.
 
BostonMaria - Do you know your scalp skin type or types.... Start there. You might have multiple scalp skin types like I did. The method I am using is working very nicely. When I do my next length check... I will show you before and after.... Then as it hit its ultimate fullness, I'll post that picture too.

Lucia you might be on to something because I do sleep laying on the left.
Candy how do I figure out the scalp type? I never thought about this concept, thank you for bringing it up. I did use a growth serum on my left side (Texture Playground) for 7 weeks and it helped alot since I only applied it to the problem area. I also trimmed a little on the right to even it up. I'll try to make a conscious effort to sleep on the right side. Or alternate.
 
Lucia you might be on to something because I do sleep laying on the left.
Candy how do I figure out the scalp type? I never thought about this concept, thank you for bringing it up. I did use a growth serum on my left side (Texture Playground) for 7 weeks and it helped alot since I only applied it to the problem area. I also trimmed a little on the right to even it up. I'll try to make a conscious effort to sleep on the right side. Or alternate.

The way to figure out your scalp skin type.... After you wash and condition your hair, let it dry over night. At the end of the next day, before appling oil, run your fingers across your scalp. See which parts produce oil on your fingers(wipe your fingers clean after each pass). Also feel the hair. The hair is smoother on the oily parts, extremely dry on the dry parts, feels ok on the normal parts(not dry and not smooth). Once I discovered this, like you, I only treated the problem areas and this worked for me. Every month I had more and more fill in and less and less breakage. Now it's almost completely filled in and it is such a relief to not have to trim off an inch or more just to have it look even and be of "show quality". I can hold on to that hair and finally get past waist length!

One other thing.... If you have a side of your hair that behaves better than the other.... chances are that side has more moisture.

The reason I knew my problem was not a side I slept on, is because of the middle of my scalp. There was no way I was going to be sleeping on that.... it's kind of impossible to accomplish!:drunk: :grin:

Also ladies.... Your heart is on your left side. When you sleep on your left side, you are reducing your blood circulation. I learned this from my doctor when I was having surgery in the past....
 
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Thank you Candy, I'm going to do that over the weekend and do a thorough scalp assessment. BTW I didn't know about the heart on the left side thing. Might explain why I'm always so tired.

I was on Traycee's website yesterday and was admiring her hip length hair
http://keepitsimplesista.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-2010.html

I'm using that page as an inspiration picture

BostonMaria, Thanks for the Link! :yep: She has a very nice healthy head of hair! and yes. That is a good inspiration. I will include it in my list of inspirers!:yep:

If you find you have multiple scalp skin types, you will allways have to treat your hair and scalp so you don't repeat the same problems.... It's like your face having dry and oily skin... It never gets corrected you just know how to treat it.

Just fyi...I would watch that being tired thing.... If you are taking your vitamins, eating well, and exercising.... and still feel tired.... that might require a doctor's visit....:yep: But it will be healthier for you to avoid sleeping on the left side as much as possible. I try to sleep on the right side as much as I can and still toss to the left and this is years after I found out about it!:yep: Old habits die hard!!!:grin:
 
This thread is filled with an abundance of great information. I am loving it! Keep it coming ladies.

I don't know how I am going to fair with the upcoming length check, I know I have had growth, but I have to figure out a way to get a good stretched picture. No heat or straightening. I band my ponytail from time to time, but when I take that out, my hair returns to it's fur like state soon after ;0)
 
1st off, i want to say how happy i am that this thread is soooo active! i'm also in the hl challenge on BHM and its not so active. there is maybe 4 of us that post regularly. we have people posting to join and then we never hear from them again lol. but here there are several of us here who post and update on a regular basis! i love my BHM hl homies, but yall keep me in the game!

also, since i posted an update pic last month, would it be ok if i skipped the march update? i just found with my feb update only being about a month after the previous update i was a little discouraged and i think its because my updates were too close to each other.

if i happen to take pix any way (cause several challenges i'm in have an update this month that i'm trying to skip on lol) i'll update here too. but i would prefer to wait until next month at least
 
MzMomo, I don't see why that would be a problem. Plus it'll give you a chance to grow another 1/2 inch of hair.

I love this thread! I have you guys to inspire me to keep going.
 
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I have this same problem. The right side of my hair grows faster than the left. I discovered along the way that my scalp has three different types. The right side is oily, the center is dry, and the left side is normal. This cause my hair to grow uneven and it doesn't have what I call "show quality". I use to get so frustrated and just trim my hair so I could show it off. But I stop doing that because I needed to figure out how to resolve the problem if I was ever going to have extremely long hair. So I have set out to prove my theory.... I oil the center scalp a lot and the left side only a little. But I still massage my entire head. The right side does not need oil. This process has started my hair to fill in evenly. I have before pictures and I am looking forward to showing the after pictures because I definetly see results without having to trim my hair. I only do my S&D.

By the way..... Your hair is GORGEOUS!!!!!:yep: Keep up the good work!:clapping:

Thank you so much Candy, I never thought about my scalp having three different types. I know my hair texture has at least three types and the right side is the silkiest, the back/center is the driest, and the left side is "normal". I will try your theory and see how it goes because I am trying my best not to trim my hair at this time.

I'm sure by May you'll be HL or really close to it, your hairs growing like a weed. what's your reggie like these days and what's your everyday PS? TIA

Hi Lucia, my reggie has changed somewhat. I still use ayurvedic powders and oils; but I no longer pre-poo with the oils because I oil my hair every day. I combine my powders with conditioner to co-wash instead of using the tea rinses. I co-wash every week to two weeks and I shampoo with my shikakai bar once a month. I still oil my scalp with amla oil and two days a week I use castor oil (I am in the castor oil challenge).

I still wear a bun most days, but sometimes I wear my hair in a ponytail.

Also, thank you for bringing it to my attention about sleeping on one side. Well, my favorite side to sleep on is my left side; and that is the side where my hair is the shortest. From now on I will make an effort to switch sides. Along with switching sides and oiling my scalp differently, you ladies may have just given me the key to getting my hair to grow in more evenly and maybe my ends will thicken up.

Thank you all so much.:grouphug2:
 
Thank you so much Candy, I never thought about my scalp having three different types. I know my hair texture has at least three types and the right side is the silkiest, the back/center is the driest, and the left side is "normal". I will try your theory and see how it goes because I am trying my best not to trim my hair at this time.



Hi Lucia, my reggie has changed somewhat. I still use ayurvedic powders and oils; but I no longer pre-poo with the oils because I oil my hair every day. I combine my powders with conditioner to co-wash instead of using the tea rinses. I co-wash every week to two weeks and I shampoo with my shikakai bar once a month. I still oil my scalp with amla oil and two days a week I use castor oil (I am in the castor oil challenge).

I still wear a bun most days, but sometimes I wear my hair in a ponytail.

Also, thank you for bringing it to my attention about sleeping on one side. Well, my favorite side to sleep on is my left side; and that is the side where my hair is the shortest. From now on I will make an effort to switch sides. Along with switching sides and oiling my scalp differently, you ladies may have just given me the key to getting my hair to grow in more evenly and maybe my ends will thicken up.

Thank you all so much.:grouphug2:

I've been stepping up my ayurveda since I slacked end of last year and it showed.
Do you still get the same benefits combining the powders with conditioner as you did using them straight? TIA
 
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