Inversion Challenge November 2013-November 2014

[newgrowth15]

I wasn't able to post a picture on Day 8 like I planned. If I get a chance, I'll take a picture and post it tomorrow.

PureSilver, your new growth is incredible for a week's time. By the way I love that bun in your siggy.
LaNecia, you definitely got good growth.
HairPleezeGrow, although the second picture isn't as clear as the first, the little hand is further down past the 2, so don't discount your growth.

Everyone try to remember, this is after only ONE (1) week of inverting. It usually takes us a whole month to get just 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch of growth. I think we all need to celebrate our successes no matter how small they may seem to us individually.

Okay, I'm stepping down from my soapbox now.

 

[PureSilver]

What is inversion? I read the first few posts to figure it out the other day but I couldn't figure it out.

I wasn't able to post a picture on Day 8 like I planned. If I get a chance, I'll take a picture and post it tomorrow.

PureSilver, your new growth is incredible for a week's time. By the way I love that bun in your siggy.
LaNecia, you definitely got good growth.
HairPleezeGrow, although the second picture isn't as clear as the first, the little hand is further down past the 2, so don't discount your growth.

Everyone try to remember, this is after only ONE (1) week of inverting. It usually takes us a whole month to get just 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch of growth. I think we all need to celebrate our successes no matter how small they may seem to us individually.

Okay, I'm stepping down from my soapbox now.

@ the bolded, great minds think alike. I meant to post this but got so tied up with so much to do. I think its incredible that we can get so much in a short period and usually it takes a whole month. Having proved this more than once i am willing to continue inverting for the rest of the challenge.

I did say that i would post before and after. I will post again in this wkend and the following week and them finally at the end of the month.

Thanks for posting that newgrowth15

 

[lovely_locks]

I did not realize this challenge existed. I have been doing this for three weeks with awesome results. I will start today and be back in a few weeks with pics.

 

[Evolving78]

I did not realize this challenge existed. I have been doing this for three weeks with awesome results. I will start today and be back in a few weeks with pics.

Guess ill start back today. I have been so focused on my body, my hair has taken a backseat. So this will be day one.

 

[PureSilver]

Okay so ive finished all of my inversion trial woop first one down bring on the rest. I did miss the last couple of days I won't lie. First pic is from the day I started second is today. I will all also take a pic at the end of the month see if I've had any significant growth. I don't see much through the pics but hopeful with my fitness workouts I'll get another boost

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Looking forward to seeing everyone else's progress

Eta does anyone know how I can rotate those pics

First let me say you got some good growth kinky curlygenie congrats. Now to rotate your pics, you should open them first in whatever programme you use to view your pictures, i use windows picture media and at the bottom of the window there are little arrows that allows you to rotate the pics until they face the direction which you want. Hope that helps.

Ok, there it is. I blurred my face cause I looked rough! Very tired...anyway, not sure what to make of it. My hair seems straighter In the second pic though styled in a twist as well.
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Looks like your half inch more from where you started, congrats lady LaNecia

These are my results for November. I got about half an inch.

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How long are you guys waiting in between rounds?

PinkyPromise Welcome to the challenge, i don't remember listing you name. I hope this challenge brings much results for you. Congrats on your progress and feel free to ask all your questions. The challenge continues every new month the 1st to the 7th. Some persons have started a little later than others which is ok. Wait time is usually 3 weeks and then we invert again. Hopefully there will be many more persons starting on Jan 1st.

Here's my results. Don't think I got much of anything. The first pic was from the first week in November and the 2nd is today.

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HPG

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HairPleezeGrow are you kidding me.....If i got that much in seven days of lying upside down.....shoot i'd be sleeping upside down only thing is i'm bending over LOL. Congrats and be grateful

I did not realize this challenge existed. I have been doing this for three weeks with awesome results. I will start today and be back in a few weeks with pics.

lovely_locks Yes there is a challenge for the method. Yes many of us have been getting results. Welcome to the challenge and i hope that your results will be impressive. The next round of inverting starts Jan 1st so there's no need to rush. The more the merrier and we'll be happy to have you join us.

 

[Kerryann]

My lazy butt just started my inversion last night let's see how this works while gheing.... No before pic because my hair is braided for my wig

 

[Saga]

Day 2 completed.
Keeping my hair in this bun for work so no length checks shall be occurring. Honestly I did one length check before clipping my ends and after, I'm not gonna check my month-to-month growth anymore because its a bit discouraging to see my lil 1/4 inch. Lol.

This year I'm focusing on ends because for the year of 2013 I didn't retain anything because I neglected my ends sooo much.

 

[PureSilver]

My lazy butt just started my inversion last night let's see how this works while gheing.... No before pic because my hair is braided for my wig

the GHE method seems to produce good results too. Your growth this round should be fantastic.

Day 2 completed.
Keeping my hair in this bun for work so no length checks shall be occurring. Honestly I did one length check before clipping my ends and after, I'm not gonna check my month-to-month growth anymore because its a bit discouraging to see my lil 1/4 inch. Lol.
This year I'm focusing on ends because for the year of 2013 I didn't retain anything because I neglected my ends sooo much.

You could try scalp massages to increase your growth rate ot try taking vitamins if you aren't already doing these to boost your growth.

HHG ladies

 

[FollicleFanatic]

PureSilver

Girrrl I haven't done any of those things! I'm off early tmrw so I will make the effort to rectify my shortcomings lol

 

[PureSilver]

FollicleFanatic I'll PM you to remind you

 

[newgrowth15]

Ok, here's my new picture as promised. I don't see any change from the December 1st picture until now. I guess I'll take another picture at the end of the month to see if there's any change.

1) First picture is December 1, 2013
2) Second picture is December 12, 2013

 

[PureSilver]

newgrowth15 i see what you are saying. I hope it doesn't discourage you too much and you'll continue to invert with us. As with all things there are good days and bad days ups and downs. I pray for 1 inch for you next month and i mean that i am going to pray so keep your fingers crossed, keep PStyling and babying your ends till Jan 1st we meet again.

hhg dear

 

[faithVA]

Completed Day 4 last night.

 

[nrock]

I've been lurking for the last two months with you ladies. I plan to stick with you for the year. I won't be checking my length until spring. I'll see you in January.

 

[newgrowth15]

@newgrowth15 i see what you are saying. I hope it doesn't discourage you too much and you'll continue to invert with us. As with all things there are good days and bad days ups and downs. I pray for 1 inch for you next month and i mean that i am going to pray so keep your fingers crossed, keep PStyling and babying your ends till Jan 1st we meet again.

hhg dear

PureSilver, thanks for the words of encouragement. I'm not disappointed. I cut 4-5 inches off on November 1st and had a full inch back by the end of November, so I know the inversion method works. This time of year is when my growth slows down, so anything I get is appreciated. I'm just wondering if I should skip January and come back to it in February to see if that makes a difference inside my body. I'll see where I am at the end of December before I make any further decisions.

 

[Dayjoy]

I think I'm a horrible one to be in this challenge with. I didn't post pics and didn't do measurements at the beginning or end of this month's round. NOW I'm going to mess up my results because I can't resist trimming. Even without quantifiable results I'm still going to keep this up every month. I enjoy it.

 

[newgrowth15]

Ladies, I forgot to post my daughter's results for December.
The first picture is from December 1, 2013.
The second picture is from December 13, 2013.
She is relaxed and it looks like she got an inch this month.

 

[faithVA]

I thought I had updated. I completed day 6 this morning. It's too soon to tell whether I will get an inch but I can see my grays coming in with a fury.

 

[PureSilver]

I think I'm a horrible one to be in this challenge with. I didn't post pics and didn't do measurements at the beginning or end of this month's round. NOW I'm going to mess up my results because I can't resist trimming. Even without quantifiable results I'm still going to keep this up every month. I enjoy it.

Dayjoy, we're not mad at you for not taking pics but the scissors on the other hand; you need a Please post pics to share with us, no matter the amount of growth its still something and you should not be discouraged. Now lady PLEASE PUT AWAY THE SCISSORS.

Ladies, I forgot to post my daughter's results for December.
The first picture is from December 1, 2013.
The second picture is from December 13, 2013.
She is relaxed and it looks like she got an inch this month.

I'm happy your daughter has been getting good results. The difference is clear too

 

[Duchess007]

Gah! Forgot to invert this week AND last week. And I forgot to henna! Sigh. Gonna henna this weekend and invert starting tomorrow. :-/

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FINALLY did my henna treatment!























Since my hair is still wet from just rinsing out my all-day DC, I'm going to do a pull-down LC tomorrow and after that I'll start inverting.

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[Dayjoy]

Dayjoy, we're not mad at you for not taking pics but the scissors on the other hand; you need a Please post pics to share with us, no matter the amount of growth its still something and you should not be discouraged. Now lady PLEASE PUT AWAY THE SCISSORS.



I'm happy your daughter has been getting good results. The difference is clear too

I ended up not trimming this last wash day. I'm going to try to wait until January after I do my three month measurements. I'll play around with the camera too so I can figure put how to even take the pics--stretching my hair with one hand, holding the measuring tape with the other hand, and snapping the photo with my third hand.

 

[faithVA]

I finished day 7 today. I'm proud of myself that I am actually completed it. Since I color my grays it will be easy to see what growth I get.

Besides the growth benefits that it may bring, inversion is definitely helping my back. I can feel my muscles stretching in my back when I hang. This month I am just going to stick to the 7 days to see how it works on my hair. But next month I am going to invert more often just to keep my back muscles stretched out. I sit all day at work and my back needs the extra stretching.

I put my hair in extensions today. I will be back after Christmas to report on any results. I guess my official 30 days will be Jan 9th.

 

[FollicleFanatic]

Sorry these are so late! Just took these with my hair soaking wet with TJ Nourish Spa and sealed with grapeseed oil.

Notice how my left side looks straighter/thinner than the right? I have some heat damage from an unfortunate flat ironing incident that affected my left and front hair. Because of this I'm growing it out since I can't wear my hair curly/wavy b/c it's very noticeable once it dries. Once I get to my goal length I'll start cutting off the damaged ends.

However you can also see the difference in thickness from my roots to ends all over and that's due to INVERSION woot woot!

 

[Duchess007]

FINALLY did my henna treatment!

Since my hair is still wet from just rinsing out my all-day DC, I'm going to do a pull-down LC tomorrow and after that I'll start inverting.

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I'm still at line six, so that's my staring point (I henna'd this weekend and my hair is DRY. Don't be alarmed).









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[Saga]

Did Day 3 yesterday. Forgot to check in.

 

[NowIAmNappy]

I'm all late but my week was up on Friday and as usual, I really didnt get anything but my normal growth rate for my hair. I will post pics tonight because I realize I'm not wearing the same shirt as my initial test, but I maybe got 1/4 of an inch in the back and maybe 1/8 in the front. Generally I get 1/2 a month so I dont think I'll be doing inversion anymore.

 

[Pennefeather]

I'm joining late. Today was day 3. I have to stop massaging so aggressively, my roots are all messed up.

I'm not using oil since I am only washing every two weeks, but I am massaging for 4 -5 minutes. Also using my exercise ball, so I get to stretch my back at the same time!

 

[Lilmama1011]

January I will have to have some pics, most of us don't post pics but my hair is even or evenish and I will be relaxing a little before Christmas so I will be able to take some good pics. Right now I am between shoulder length and apl now. I thought when I was going to cut my hair even it was going to be shorter, glad it's not, now time to focus in some big time length retention

 

[PinkyPromise]

Day 2 of December done!

 

[paishens]

Hey ladies. In excited to be back on!!! I was researching the inversion technique and its no surprise its been a hot topic on this site. I just started yesterday I see some have better results than others and just a thought but it could be due to the time of month. Not "that time of the month" lol but the moon cycle! Hair does actually grow faster during the full moon. Next month I'll start when its in the later waxing phase prob jan 12 the week of the full moon! It cant hurt to try right!