Luscious Healthy Ends Challenge 2026

[Angel of the North]

How are you progressing? What are those ends looking like?
My ends are looking good, less has definitely been more.

Have you had any epiphanies?
No

Have you set bolder goals?
No still hoping for a minimum of HL by the end of the year.

Have you pulled back on some goals?
No

Have you had any realizations about your hair or your hair care practices?
It's just dawned on me that I've been using water as the first to styling my hair for my whole life. Never really thought about it, just do it automatically, my hair is thankful for this step.

How is your consistency?
It's been terrible but this week I'm getting back on track.

Extending grace to you?
Definitely! I haven't beaten myself up for not being able to take care of my hair in the ways I would have liked. As always, my hair has remained kind to me, I feel my ends have improved, they actually seem like they've gone back to normal and I feel like my hair has grown.

 

[i4ani]

Hola ladies, I'm peeking out from the lurker's curtain because I have questions about root/mid/end care and long hair care philosophies in general, and I think y'all are the ones to ask.

If you're anticipating a haircut or trim, how does that impact how you care for your mids? Have you already mentally "let go" of your current ends and started to pay extra attention to the mids which will soon become your ends? Or something else?

Is end damage is inevitable over time? Why or why not?

I've seen people in the natural haircare space say that the energy/intention/attitude you give to your hair is what you get out of it. Has this been your experience?

Long shot and kinda unrelated, but does anyone have a philosophy of not cutting their hair (outside of trims for health)? I know that there are some cultures which consider the hair to be an integral part of the body/the body's expression and don't believe in removing it for that reason. Wondering if anyone here is in that boat.