butterfly_wings
New Member
Hi I'm a newbie from London and this is my first post
I used to wear my hair in a sewn in weave for a long time about 3 years, I took it out for a couple of months then put it in again for a year. In September 2007 I decided I have enough and wanted to be able to feel my scalp again properly so I took it out, my hair grew loads and I had about 5-6 inches of new natural hair so my hair was just passed my shoulders. I relaxed it myself as I was a bit broke at the time until payday and I couldn't bear to walk around with so much fluffy hair out as some was straight and some wasn't it looked odd.
I relaxed it and it looked really good, however I don't think I smoothed it enough as it was still so I decided to relax the whole new growth again the next time. Well you guessed it; it started to break I lost about 1 inches to breakage, and a three of weeks ago I faced up to it and thought there is no point hanging on to the dry split ends so I gave myself a good trim approx 1-2 inches.
So over the last 4 months I have lost 3 inches!!!!
I want to get my hair back to being thick and healthy and grow 3 inches by April; is this realistic? Also I am quite attached to my GHD Straightening irons but I realise I will have to let them go a bit but once or twice a week should be ok right?
So now I am 2 weeks in to my new routine, I clarified/ chelated my hair a week before my relax on the 15th February and I have been wearing it up in a baggie last week with a mix of EVOO Nexxus Humectress Conditioner or sometimes ORS Hair Mayonnaise with a squirt of Vitamin E Oil, this week I am not bagging it but I am still wearing the ponytail/bun with Keracare essential oils on the end with a bit in EQP Mango Butter.
My hair is quite thick but I noticed that quite a bit of hair comes out when I comb my conditioner through?!
I'll keep you posted, Thanks!!
I used to wear my hair in a sewn in weave for a long time about 3 years, I took it out for a couple of months then put it in again for a year. In September 2007 I decided I have enough and wanted to be able to feel my scalp again properly so I took it out, my hair grew loads and I had about 5-6 inches of new natural hair so my hair was just passed my shoulders. I relaxed it myself as I was a bit broke at the time until payday and I couldn't bear to walk around with so much fluffy hair out as some was straight and some wasn't it looked odd.
I relaxed it and it looked really good, however I don't think I smoothed it enough as it was still so I decided to relax the whole new growth again the next time. Well you guessed it; it started to break I lost about 1 inches to breakage, and a three of weeks ago I faced up to it and thought there is no point hanging on to the dry split ends so I gave myself a good trim approx 1-2 inches.
So over the last 4 months I have lost 3 inches!!!!
I want to get my hair back to being thick and healthy and grow 3 inches by April; is this realistic? Also I am quite attached to my GHD Straightening irons but I realise I will have to let them go a bit but once or twice a week should be ok right?
So now I am 2 weeks in to my new routine, I clarified/ chelated my hair a week before my relax on the 15th February and I have been wearing it up in a baggie last week with a mix of EVOO Nexxus Humectress Conditioner or sometimes ORS Hair Mayonnaise with a squirt of Vitamin E Oil, this week I am not bagging it but I am still wearing the ponytail/bun with Keracare essential oils on the end with a bit in EQP Mango Butter.
My hair is quite thick but I noticed that quite a bit of hair comes out when I comb my conditioner through?!
I'll keep you posted, Thanks!!
Happy hair growing! 
! It sounds like you're on the right track with baggying.
