I am brastrap length (again)

[cherricola]

After nearly 3 years of dry, damaged ends, weak, breaking hair, major hair cuts, under processing and jacked hair in the nape area from stylist not rinsing relaxer from hair properly and/or relaxer left on the shampoo chair where my head rested, I discovered I am back at horizontal brastrap length again!!!!

Thank you LongHair Care Forum members. This would not have been possible without your help. I have learned how to stretch out my relaxers with minimal breakage, how to protect and moisturize my ends (thanks for the baggie technique Adrienne). I lost a lot of length due to dry ends and my stylist was always cutting/trimming.

I am now 11 1/2 wks past my last retouch. My ends have not been trimmed in several months, they do not look dry and a split end is rare. What a great Christmas present for me!!!!!!!!

 

[skegeesmb]

Congratulations Cherricola. Are you now aiming for waistlength?

 

[JenniferMD]

That is wonderful Cherricola, I'm currently recovering in the nape area from similar issues you had. Glad to see you're back at brastrap!

 

[amy1234]

congratulations..what a nice present!

 

[Nessa]

congrats, gurl, that is so wonderful

 

[cherricola]

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skegeesmb said:
Congratulations Cherricola. Are you now aiming for waistlength?

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Hi Skegesmb and thanks for the congrats. I do plan to aim for waistlength now.

 

[cherricola]

Thanks Nessa, JenniferMD, and Curlybun.

 

[Nessa]

Your welcome, someday, I wish to reach that length, cuase my hair is ear length, and has split ends, thick and dry.

 

[DahomeyAhosi]

Congrats Cherri!

 

[Nyambura]

Congratulations, cherricola, that's wonderful news!

Yeah, this board is a great source for hair care info.

 

[caralexis2005]

how do you do the baggie method? what is your regimen/products?

 

[starz]

Congrats cherricola. Please post some pictures of your progress.

 

[pebbles]

Congratulations!!

 

[SingingStar12]

Congratulations!!

 

[perfectpeace]

I bet that's a good feeling. Congratulations.

 

[cherricola]

Thanks everybody.
Caralexis,
I do a kind of modified baggie method. I pull my hair into a ponytail with a satin centered scrunchie, then I spray the ponytail with Rosewater (today I plan to start using surge to spray with). Next I apply gingelly oil. It is a watery type oil green in color that I found at an Indian grocery store. It has a slightly strong odor which fades away. I plan to try CDHHB in place of the gingelly oil tonight.

I smooth my pony tail which is moist, not dripping wet and then slide it into a fold over sandwich bag, twist the top closed and secure it with a scruncii super bobby pin.

I don't have to worry about excess oil dripping out. After a few hours or when I get up the next morning I have nice moisturized ends which are straight and easy to comb through and my hair is not wet.

The products I use vary according to how long it's been since my last touchup. Right now at more than 11 weeks I am using KeraCare detangling shampoo. Last week when I shampooed, I used Kera Care, rinsed, applied gingelly oil, then Joico K-Pak over the oil for 5 min covered with a plastic cap. Then rinsed and used the Humecto and rinsed it out. My hair was so easy to comb. Most of the time after towel drying I apply Liquid Hair Mayo and it gives lots of slip. Surge Lotion is good also even though it does contain mineral oil.

I just used CDHHB after washing and conditioning and it is wonderful on my new growth.

I plan to post pictures as soon as my 10 yr old son gives me a "how to" lesson and I get my retouch. Last time I held out for 13 weeks. I hope to go for 16 weeks this time.

If I'd had this great information years ago, I could have easily been waistlength.

Oh, how could I forget! My seamless comb has been a hair saver.

 

[Allandra]

Congratulations.

 

[shinyblackhair]

Wow!! That sounds like a success story if I ever heard one

You must be so proud!!!

Keep up the good work, you'll be a waist lenght in no time flat!

 

[inthepink]

Congrats!

 

[dontspeakdefeat]

Congratulations!

 

[Spagirl]

Congratulations on your come back!

I hear you on the Christmas present thing. After all the money I spend on hair care I'm going to start looking at my hair as my present to me for Christmas and my B'day.

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