How long did it take for you to nurse your hair to health?

[amorette]

I think the ladies with the breakage issues should definately try aphogee... it stopped my breakage almost completely after a couple of treatments, and I had alot of damage done to my hair by putting in a weave last year, and then over-conditioning and not enough protien...and i had to have it cut so many times last year - from weak thin brastrap to healthy strong shoulder length...but of course this was all before I came to lhcf and got educated about proper hair care. Anyway, it strengthens the shaft, and mends the tears and bonds the hair shaft together. Just follow up with a really good deep moisturizing conditioner! I think you will love the results. If you are still that afraid of aphogee, then get a good protein deep conditioner, and use it one week, then the next week use a moisturizing conditioner. Let's keep in touch....I'm doing the same regimen right now, and I'd love to know your progress...

 

[Angelicus]

after taking care of my hair for six months I saw MAJOR improvement in thickness and health. I didn't get the length until I joined this board!

 

[Teacake]

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[carameldiva]

well i bc'ed on June 6, 2003- not because of damage i was just ready to do it. i have had a couple of setbacks- the worst was the hard water when i moved to this apartment in dec. 2004 and last year- i had breakage in the nape area due to stress- the length is back in that area- took about 4-6 months and the thickness is almost the same as the other side there now. My hair is really thick now- and i have seen length since my last trim- the only problem was the barber cut more off one side than the other. So i am nursing that( happened feb. 06) currently see a few splits in the rear so debating as to whether i am trimming in may or june. But for the most part it is healthy.

 

[MelsWifey]

I chose 6 months or less because I did a mini/big chop a few months into my journey. I just rather had cut it all off at once than to slowly watch the damage break off.

Once that damaged 3-4 inches was gone, I was well on my way to healthy hair.

 

[amy1234]

6 months or less for me!

 

[alir0x]

I just started my journy so i know it will be at least 6 months before i can say that my hair is in fair condition and probably at least a year before its healthy again. I'm so glad i found these boards, because i wanna do it right this time!

 

[sky_blu]

Still nursing it. Some months are better than others.

 

[caribeandiva]

i'll let you know when it gets there

 

[LovelyZ]

BUt Im still having a bit of breakage, which concerns me. Not shedding, but actual little broken pieces of hair. Not a lot at all, but i would love to get to a place where i have NONE at all.

I have increased the moisture in my regimen, to make sure that lack of moisture is not causing the breakage, but no change. The breakage is a few short strands of hair in the sink, on my hands, and in my wide tooth comb when i apply oils to my scalp and my moisturizers/oils to the ends.

The same thing happens to me. I suspect I need to apply a good moisturizer to my ends more often. If that doesn't work, I will try the protein.

 

[lexi84]

It took me about 6 months to see a huge improvement in thickness and length. Last June I was at neck length and by December, my hair was a couple of inches from APL. Surprised the heck out of me

 

[Amarech]

A year and a half. I had two bad perms and one hard water fiasco and lots of heat abuse and dusting in between. Presently my hair is the healthiest its been in about 3 years. Its chin length, blunt cut, shiny and has major movement. I use L'Oreal Vive and olive oil but I'm about to switch to either Paul Mitchell or Nexxus.

 

[jwhitley6]

My hair stays healthy. I have occasional setbacks, but those get cured within a wash or 2. I'm here to work on getting some length before I get tempted to cut my hair, like I usually do. I'm learning to protect my ends more and cut my hair less.

 

[WhipEffectz1]

About 5-6 months

 

[Jbirds1]

I'm still nursing my hair back to health. My problem is dryness, breakag and my temples. I'm currently using Dr. Michael's temple balm. For moiture NTM silk leave in that I seal with Kemi Oyl. For breakage I now use ORS hair mayo biweekly. So far so good.

 

[Cinnabuns]

Great topic / poll wantlonghealthyhair

For me I choose other so I will explain. My hair wasn't very healthy when I was perming it. It shed and broke allot. Even though I had great length it was not very healthy. It was not until I did my big chop when I realized that my hair could get truly healthy. Currently it is. I don't even do protein treatments anymore these days because my hair is so strong.

 

[SerenityBreeze]

I would give it a good six months to do the weekly deep conditioning treatments and clip ends.

 

[Relaxedhairchica22]

Starting to nurse my hair to health,its damaged from color,weave n relaxer

 

[Candy_C]

3 months after haircare and trimming.

 

[amorette]

3 months after haircare and trimming.

i think it was about 1-2 months after I came to lhcf, which i just came in february, so I am still nursing it back to health - i am not in the grow-out phase...ive gone through the worst of the breakage and shedding phases, and not i am focused on length retention. I have not had a trim since january, but my ends look fine. - no split ends...i hav enot used heat since early february.....

 

[amorette]

i think it was about 1-2 months after I came to lhcf, which i just came in february, so I am still nursing it back to health - i am not in the grow-out phase...ive gone through the worst of the breakage and shedding phases, and not i am focused on length retention. I have not had a trim since january, but my ends look fine. - no split ends...i hav enot used heat since early february.....

i had so many typos in that reply i had to re-type it - here is is again, in english this time: it was 1-2 months after i came to lhcf in february 2006 since ive got it healthy - but i am still nursing it back to health. I am now in the grow-out phase. I have gone through the worst of the breakage and shedding, and now i am focused on retention. i have not had a trim since january but my ends look fine - no splits - i have not used heat since early february 2006.

 

[VelvetRain]

about a years time. After that I just started a good maintenance program that included no direct heat.

 

[brooklyngal73]

I'm still nursing my hair back to health. Since I've started last October with my hair obsession lol, I've seen more length; my hair is past my shoulders now; I want it APL for starters. I've cut out blowdrying (except for the once every 3 months Dominican salon visit), cowashing 2-3x/week, and moisturizing/sealing it with oil, and this has improved my hair.

 

[~Nigeria~]

I'm still nursing my poor strands back to health. I'm gradually trimming off my overprocessed and damged ends. But, I think in about another year or so my hair will be back to full health... hopefully.

 

[jaded_faerie]

It took me about a year to nurse my hair to a partial healthy state....im still working on obtaining optimal health.

 

[MeechUK]

ummm one hour. I cut it all off. Does that count?

Same here I did the BC down to the scalp!

 

[JLove74]

lemme see - my most serious problem was shedding and dead ends.
I took care of the dead ends with a trip to the stylist - 10 min.
shedding - took about 1.5 months.

But I'm still and will continue to work on nursing it, so those problems don't return or any new ones.

 

[brickhouse]

I am continuously nursing my hair back to health. I have diabetes and when I am not eating right and exercising it takes a toll on my hair. I am now at brastrap but my hair is so dry and I also have seborrheic dermatitis which is not curable but can be managed. My scalp is so bad this month. I am going to have to get my Derma-Smoothe prescription refill b/c the Nizoral prescription strength is doing nothing for my scalp.

 

[Lucia]

It took a 6 months-1 year to get it healthy and growing again. But i'm still keeping a close watch on it and TLC all the time.

 

[KhandiB]

Still on the way.. I think for the most part is healthy...
I have some breakage issues like Kini
Im working on protien right now cuz I have been hearing snaps..
And Im on Minimum heat for the next 6 weeks to see how that goes...

I think my hair will be where I want to be by next summer
Im def gonna but an inch or two by then...