My hair grows slow but I still appreciate it

[SweetNic_JA]

My hair hasn't made a world of progress in 2 years but it's inching a long. I haven't had any major setbacks up until recently with the shedding. However, I'm still encouraged that I can reach even longer lengths in due time.

Here's my starting point : July 2004
Excuse the pic but this is all I have.
pixie

Current length
My current lenth is a little longer than the side pics but I've lost some thickness. Nothing, this bun challenge can't handle though!

I have to admit, I get a little disappointed when I see people shoot past my lenght in a 5 month time period!

it's all good though. Here's to past, current, and future lengths.

 

[carrie]

Its moving along nicely! My hair grows slow too, it may not be long but it is WAY healthier and fuller than when I started.

 

[Victorian]

I'm a slow grower too

Next month it'll be a year since my last relaxer, and as of today I have about 4 to 4.5 inches of growth for the year. And I retained maybe an inch and a half

Unless I get 2 inches of growth in the next 3 or 4 weeks

that means I'm under the average of 6 inches a year

I need to do something about this, especially if I'm ever going to make it to brastrap (let alone by 2005) *popping biotin like candy*

 

[SweetNic_JA]

Carrie,
I'm definitely thankful that my hair is a lot healthier. I wouldn't mind the double threat though!

BC, I experienced the same thing last year. I felt so jipped you wouldn't believe. At one point I had every vitamin in the book, did daily rinses, conditioned AND I had in braids so the slow growth wasn't justifiable at all.

I noticed you're popping the Biotin. I would give it another shot but I made me break-out in the past and I don't want to risk my skin at all

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Have you tried surge? I doubt it will help but I'm willing to give it a shot.

 

[Leslie_C]

Sweetnic, your hair is coming along just fine. Mine is the same at times...it goes through phases where it grows like a weed and then where it doesnt seem to grow at all.

My hair is like the little engine that could though and I just have to keep giving it all the encouragement(through a good regimen) I can

I really hope that this time next year I have made consideral progress but if nothing else I know it will be healthier! Ive never taken as good of care of my hair as I have since I joined here and plan to keep it up.

 

[Victorian]

I have only just started using surge, but I'm just using it on my front edges (for the front edges challenge). I had the bottle for a long time but was afraid of having a reaction. So far it's okay, but I don't wash my hair every day anymore, so I don't use the surge every day.
Maybe I'll start using it on my whole head just a couple times a week.

I've never had problems with biotin breaking me out. I try to drink a lot of water with it. I drink about a liter a day of water on average--sometimes less sometimes more. I have a water bottle that I fill up in the morning and I try to have it gone by the time I go to bed. I'm also taking Solgar's Skin, Nails, and Hair formula. It's not one of those super vitamins with a whole bunch of stuff, but I'm taking it mainly for the MSM (it has 1g of MSM in it). I can't really tell if it's doing anything because when I tried it the first time last summer I wasn't very consistent. Right now I'm just using up the last bottle of it, which is one month's supply. I'm in the process of scoping out vitamins for a new, more complete regimen to start when I run out of this in 17 days--that'll be just in time for when I head back to school (I've got it all planned out

) What vitamins have you tried? Did you notice any results? I never knew my growth rate before so I can't say quantitatively what biotin is doing, but I know I feel "action" at the scalp

I think once I get to school I'm also going to try to take in more protein. That seems to be something that people have had a lot of success with

 

[sassygirl125]

My hair grows slowly,too. Maybe I should use Surge 2x per day all over my scalp as directed?

But the horror stories really scared me...

Even though my hair grows at a snail's pace, it's 10x stronger and healthier than it was this time last year.

 

[cutebajangirl]

My growth seems to have slowed down alot. I got only 1.5 inches in the last 5 months. On top of that I had a major tangling disaster that took away some of the ends. Thank goodness for the Tangle Tamer or I would be at ear length now.

 

[Tracy]

I'm a terribly slow grower.

I've accepted it, but I don't like it.

 

[lovelymissyoli]

Without my braids my hair has been growing slow as well. I'm thinking about changing my goals because I don't think I'm going to be where I hope to be at by the end of this year.

 

[Mahalialee4]

Same here. I have started putting it up in a bun everyday and "fagitaboutit!"till wash time. Bonjour

 

[SweetNic_JA]

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Leslie_C said:
Sweetnic, your hair is coming along just fine. Mine is the same at times...it goes through phases where it grows like a weed and then where it doesnt seem to grow at all.

My hair is like the little engine that could though and I just have to keep giving it all the encouragement(through a good regimen) I can

I really hope that this time next year I have made consideral progress but if nothing else I know it will be healthier! Ive never taken as good of care of my hair as I have since I joined here and plan to keep it up.

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I adopted that same philosophy. I'm doing my scalp massages at night & throwing my hair in a damp bun in the day all while thinking " I think I can". It's just soooo slow sometimes and the slowness & occasional breakage puts me at a high risk of not meeting my goal. Braiding seems to be the only answer to that lethal combo and that's what I've been doing until recently.

 

[SweetNic_JA]

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BlackCardinal said:
I have only just started using surge, but I'm just using it on my front edges (for the front edges challenge). I had the bottle for a long time but was afraid of having a reaction. So far it's okay, but I don't wash my hair every day anymore, so I don't use the surge every day.
Maybe I'll start using it on my whole head just a couple times a week.

I've never had problems with biotin breaking me out. I try to drink a lot of water with it. I drink about a liter a day of water on average--sometimes less sometimes more. I have a water bottle that I fill up in the morning and I try to have it gone by the time I go to bed. I'm also taking Solgar's Skin, Nails, and Hair formula. It's not one of those super vitamins with a whole bunch of stuff, but I'm taking it mainly for the MSM (it has 1g of MSM in it). I can't really tell if it's doing anything because when I tried it the first time last summer I wasn't very consistent. Right now I'm just using up the last bottle of it, which is one month's supply. I'm in the process of scoping out vitamins for a new, more complete regimen to start when I run out of this in 17 days--that'll be just in time for when I head back to school (I've got it all planned out

) What vitamins have you tried? Did you notice any results? I never knew my growth rate before so I can't say quantitatively what biotin is doing, but I know I feel "action" at the scalp

I think once I get to school I'm also going to try to take in more protein. That seems to be something that people have had a lot of success with

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I used to wash/rinse everyday too but I stopped. I've been Surging that spot everyday for almost 2 weeks now and I don't have any irritation (crossing fingers).

The water trick is a good one. I bring a gallon of water to work and store in one of my cabinets. That way, my laziness won't stop me from walking to the water dispenser for water...It's right here

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I was on Solgar for the longest but I stopped once I started my accutane. I've been taking the Vitamin Shoppe brand of multi-V's and B5. It's not as potent as the Solgar but I don't even know if potency ever really made a difference.

I think the vitamins are making a change but I wonder if it's really the vitamins or the Placebo Effect. Who knows? I'm not complaining though

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Let's not even talk about protein

I have a gallon (or more) jug of 30g protein powder sitting on my fridge. I haven't kept a steady protein regimen in a long time but I"m working on it. I'm taking baby steps with my 3g yogurts.

One thing I need to do is get active! That may actually be the key!

 

[Healthb4Length]

I agree with you! I used to get disappointed because it seemed that my hair never grew fast enough but now I am taking a day at a time, I know I will eventually reach my goals!

 

[SweetNic_JA]

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My hair grows slowly,too. Maybe I should use Surge 2x per day all over my scalp as directed? But the horror stories really scared me...

Even though my hair grows at a snail's pace, it's 10x stronger and healthier than it was this time last year.

[/ QUOTE ] Same here. I noticed that my hair is much more moist. I can't complain about that !

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My growth seems to have slowed down alot. I got only 1.5 inches in the last 5 months. On top of that I had a major tangling disaster that took away some of the ends. Thank goodness for the Tangle Tamer or I would be at ear length now.


[/ QUOTE ] Sometimes that happens to me! I can't figure out the cause of that. I was getting .65 to .875 inches consitently each month (yeah I used to measure). Now, everything is just down the drain. Can't figure it out.

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I'm a terribly slow grower.

I've accepted it, but I don't like it.

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Same here, afterall, what can we do?


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I feel you, I feel like my hair is growing slower too, I used to grow so fast when I was younger. But you've gotten a nice amount of growth. Lately (for the past few years) I'll let my hair get to shoulder length, then I'll cut it because of frustration.

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I used to be the same way. My hair would grow to a certain length and I would get too frustrated to wait so I'd whip up a pixie cut w/o hesitation. I vowed to stop doing that though. It took ALOT of discipline...especially since I love the blunt look of freshly cut hair

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Same here. I have started putting it up in a bun everyday and "fagitaboutit!"till wash time. Bonjour


[/ QUOTE ] same here.I've embraced the bun.