How many inches do you get?

[Prettymetty]

Besides dyeing the hair, how can a natural measure growth?

I have been dyeing my hair once a year, but next year I will just use a tape measure. Im switching to demi permanent color (no roots).

 

[PinkSunshine77]

I BC'd to less than an inch of hair all around a year ago. My hair is neck length now. I guess...1 in a month

 

[regina07]

My growth seems 1/4-1/2 a month based on my grey roots. I'm currently taking hair vitamins to see if they help strengthen my hair for retention.

 

[almond eyes]

I get about 1.5 inches per month (or six inches a year) which is the average for most people the extreme cases get an inch or 1/4 a month. If you are natural then you also know that with shrinkage what actually looks like 2 inches can easily be 5 inches when stretched out. So many of us underestimate our hair growth. But I don't think it's healthy to be tugging and pulling at your hair everyday to assess it's growth.

Best,
Almond Eyes

 

[iheartcouture]

I get 6 inches a year of growth. I wore sew-ins back to back for an entire year and measured my new growth--right at 6 inches.

 

[kandake]

I've always thought I was a slow grower but I got a 2inch trim at the beginning of June and I've grown all that hair back. So that leads me to believe that growth is average or I had some sort of growth spurt over the summer.

 

[flyygirlll2]

I get 6 inches a year or more depending if I take vitamins ect.

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[bronxsoloist]

October 2013 to October 2014 my nape grew from Line 4.5 to 12 on my length check shirt
I attribute it to scalp massages and positive affirmations. Oh yea, and my KISS Method.
Hopefully it wasn't a fluke, or bad length checking and I can acquire another 7+ by October 2015 :: fingers crossed::

 

[Prettymetty]

I grew 4.5 inches this year! That is a big improvement, because last year I only grew 3. I started using Liquid gold oil in September and that helped a lot.

 

[trclemons]

Now that I have a length check t-shirt, I will track my growth and answer this question in December 2016.

 

[GGsKin]

I'd guestimate between 5-6 inches in a year. I had a patch that was bald in Jan (skin smooth) and hadn't grown for two years. It now has 5 inches of hair. I measured my hair with a tape measure for the first time the other day. I plan to record the inches this year.

 

[Prettymetty]

I'd guestimate between 5-6 inches in a year. I had a patch that was bald in Jan (skin smooth) and hadn't grown for two years. It now has 5 inches of hair. I measured my hair with a tape measure for the first time the other day. I plan to record the inches this year.

I just measured my hair too. Even with trims I should be able to retain 2-3 inches this year

 

[GGsKin]

I just measured my hair too. Even with trims I should be able to retain 2-3 inches this year

I've seen your hair this year and I have a feeling that is doable. Especially if you're only taking off what is needed.

 

[SmilingElephant]

From what I've calculated from the past couple of months...

Naturally I grow about 6 to 8 inches a year. I grow about 0.7 inches a month.

With vitamins...I could grow at least 9. But I just started taking them and have found my hair grew about 1.5 inches while on them.

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

@Prettymetty My brain always goes in a different direction when I read this thread's title. I was tempted to say "None, if I'm celibate".
But to answer your question, I'm not quite sure since I frequently get the hair lazies. I do know that in the past I've went from a brush cut to neck length in a years' time.

 

[Prettymetty]

@Prettymetty My brain always goes in a different direction when I read this thread's title. I was tempted to say "None, if I'm celibate".
But to answer your question, I'm not quite sure since I frequently get the hair lazies. I do know that in the past I've went from a brush cut to neck length in a years' time.

Haha! I should've been more specific

 

[TwistedRoots]

I shaved my head Mid February and now I have a bout 4 1/4 inches of hair. I used hair vitamins for about 6 1/2 out of the 10 months. I've seem to have noticed the most growth over the last 3 months of vitamins.

 

[nothidden]

Good question. My guess is 4-6 depending on the area. My crown is slow, my nape grows like weed, but I'm experiencing really good growth all over.

 

[Prettymetty]

Good question. My guess is 4-6 depending on the area. My crown is slow, my nape grows like weed, but I'm experiencing really good growth all over.

What are you doing differently for faster growth?

 

[nothidden]

What are you doing differently for faster growth?

You know today it occurred to me that the only new item I introduced was adding spirulina powder to my smoothies. It's a microalgae high in protein so maybe it gave me the boost my hair needed. @pelohello mentioned chlorella, another algae.

 

[Guinan]

You know today it occurred to me that the only new item I introduced was adding spirulina powder to my smoothies. It's a microalgae high in protein so maybe it gave me the boost my hair needed. @pelohello mentioned chlorella, another algae.

Yup I swear by that stuff. I mentioned it in the 12in12 thread but I recently started using a powder superfood, which has EVERYTHING, including spirulina and chorella. It has helped improve my skin, mood and hair.

 

[fifigirl]

Yup I swear by that stuff. I mentioned it in the 12in12 thread but I recently started using a powder superfood, which has EVERYTHING, including spirulina and chorella. It has helped improve my skin, mood and hair.

What Superfood are you taking @pelohello ? I'm very much interested

 

[Guinan]

What Superfood are you taking @pelohello ? I'm very much interested

It's alittle pricey (22.00). I put 2tsbs in my breakfast smoothie. Some people do not like the taste of chorella, so you might want to start off with the tablets if you do decide to give this a try. I believe there is a thread about Sprilina Chrorella. That's how I began taking it.

 

[SpicyPisces]

I grow 6 inches a year; I measured my hair every 2 months from 2013-2014 and would retain one inch at every measurement.

 

[fifigirl]

It's alittle pricey (22.00). I put 2tsbs in my breakfast smoothie. Some people do not like the taste of chorella, so you might want to start off with the tablets if you do decide to give this a try. I believe there is a thread about Sprilina Chrorella. That's how I began taking it.

Thanks so much! Will be on the lookout for this tomorrow

 

[Sanity]

My Hair grows 7 inches in a year. I have a Growth spurt in the Spring and Summer

 

[DarkJoy]

Slow grower. 4". I suspect i could get 5 to 6"if im really on the vitamins and water.

 

[PlainJane]

I didn't start paying attention to growth until I transitioned because I always felt my measurements weren't right. 1st year of transition I barely had 5 inches of growth and this year I had a little over 6 inches. I didn't do anything different this year so I'm not sure why I had more growth this year.

 

[divachyk]

I average about 1/2" monthly.

 

[PinkSunshine77]

about 7 or so a year