I haven't been retaining as much hair

[CarLiTa]

as I used to in the past...
it's frikkin ridiculous

why??? because my ends are just NOT getting it together, and I'm getting very upset.
I'm in my second year of college, and my first year, I trimmed around 4" gradually, meaning that I didn't retain most of what I grew.

My last trim was in late June. Granted, it's time for a trim now, but I'm just kinda mad about the idea that I'll be trimming 1"! and frankly, I don't want to, but I like nice ends, so that's what I need to do.

I've been trying to get my hair back to the length it was mid-2006, which is near waistlength, and I haven't been able to get it there since. I keep hovering at right below BSL, and with the constant trims, I just go from above BSL to right below it, back and forth, over and over.

I've HAD IT!

I think I'm going to brace it and become obsessed with my hair like I used to be when I first started this haircare journey. I think I'm going to start washing more than once a week, at least twice a week, and come with a concoction to spritz my ends with daily... this will mean keeping the hair bunned most of the time, which I do anyway because sometimes it just looks bad

sigh... i just really needed to vent.

 

[carameldiva]

You are on the right track. Just make the changes that you suggested and hopefully that will help. Other ideas- adding glycerine or honey to your conditioner. Using more moisturizing oils. Keep us posted.

as I used to in the past...
it's frikkin ridiculous

why??? because my ends are just NOT getting it together, and I'm getting very upset.
I'm in my second year of college, and my first year, I trimmed around 4" gradually, meaning that I didn't retain most of what I grew.

My last trim was in late June. Granted, it's time for a trim now, but I'm just kinda mad about the idea that I'll be trimming 1"! and frankly, I don't want to, but I like nice ends, so that's what I need to do.

I've been trying to get my hair back to the length it was mid-2006, which is near waistlength, and I haven't been able to get it there since. I keep hovering at right below BSL, and with the constant trims, I just go from above BSL to right below it, back and forth, over and over.

I've HAD IT!

I think I'm going to brace it and become obsessed with my hair like I used to be when I first started this haircare journey. I think I'm going to start washing more than once a week, at least twice a week, and come with a concoction to spritz my ends with daily... this will mean keeping the hair bunned most of the time, which I do anyway because sometimes it just looks bad

sigh... i just really needed to vent.

 

[Iluvsmuhgrass]

I lost alot of my progress in the past and I wondered why. The truth is..... I stopped using castor oil on my ends. My hair grew faster with BT and vitamins but my hair was so matted and tangled that I had to cut it. Now you won't catch me without some good ol' C.O. It makes a world of difference

 

[LovelyLionessa]

I agree, castor oil is great for ends. Also Mizani H20 Intense Nighttime treatment really helps perserve ends too. Do you keep combing to a minimum? Long hair is old hair, and ends get fragile. Definitely go into baby mode with them, deep condition regularly and you should retain more length. HTH.

 

[CarLiTa]

Thank you so much for the encouragement, ladies

see the thing is, before college, i used to wash my hair a lot more often than I do now. then I got here and was worried about getting sick, since it's colder in general, and started washing it less often.
I'm not very good with moisturizing my hair, honestly. When I was washing often, I apply my leave-ins, oils, and all that, and that whole concoction keeps my hair moisturized for about 3 days or so until I wash it again.
But now that I don't do that... you get the point.

The alternative would be to rollerset, but 1) I'm not good at it... 2) I'm not paying $45/week for a rollerset... 3)even if I were to try, it would take me a whole hour and a half to set it, then my crappy bonnet dryer that sometimes just turns off by itself would take me another 2 hours to dry the hair properly. I just can't do it

Washing more often it is... for the most part.