Official: For Short Haired Ladies...APL by Dec'09!

Im doing okay.I had a trim last month and that set me back an inch. Im just past shoulder lenght now. Hopefully I'll be APL by december. My hair is in canerows now under a lace front... HHG everyone x
 
Hey ladies. Hope everyone is doing great.

Im still wearing cornrows under my wigs. Since its been cold here I have been ok. But once it starts to get hot, I am gonna be blowing in the wind
 
Kittenz, u r tooo funny!! :lachen:

SS, u and urs are in my prayers. :grouphug3:

Now, my hair I swear is not changing. But it's doing what it does and I keep pressing on with my regimine. I got some Dominican conditioners and WOW!!!! :love4: Can I tell the difference! Like Butta! I washed and dc'ed last night after cowashing on Tuesday. I guess I forgot to comb my hair all week cause the detangling last night was not cute. BUT my rollerset is super soft and bouncy and shiny! I forgot setting lotion (of course) but my curls stood up to the Chicago wind. I'm pleased. :grin:
 
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Hi Everyone here is the progress of my journey, I will post more pics April/May of 6 months post-relaxer period HHG....
 

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asummertyme said:
Update in my siggy, i have gotten some really good growth almost at full APL, update in siggy..just did a relaxer touch up..
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Are you taking supplements as well? It looks like you have a good 3-4 inches of extra length. What is your regimen other than bunning?
 
Ladies..I got a relaxer after my 12 week stretch. However I guess im having hair anorexia. I didn't even take pics. I just placed it in a bun, the day I relax. I can tell my hair is longer. So the daily bun and sealing has helped. However my hair is not where I want it to be, So im not posting pics until June, the next two months I will work on my patience. My hair is alot thicker as well. Also I realize 12 weeks is to long for me to stretch. Therefore I will not go past 10 weeks. I didn't experience any breakage and retain all that I grown. So im proud of myself.

I final realize I can grow my hair long, Im very happy. It make you feel good, once you unlock the secret to hair growth....Thanks for all yall here, on LHCF.
 
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The Princess said:
Ladies..I got a relaxer after my 12 week stretch. However I guess im having hair anorexia. I didn't even take pics. I just placed it in a bun, the day I relax. I can tell my hair is longer. So the daily bun and sealing has helped. However my hair is not where I want it to be, So im not posting pics until June, the next two months I will work on my patience. My hair is alot thicker as well. Also I realize 12 weeks is to long for me to stretch. Therefore I will not go past 10 weeks. I didn't experience any breakage and retain all that I grown. So im proud of myself.

I final realize I can grow my hair long, Im very happy. It make you feel good, once you unlock the secret to hair growth....Thanks for all yall here, on LHCF.
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I'm feeling the same way....... I'm on my third time doing a 12 wk. stretch, and I don't think I'm gonna make it. Despite all the cowashing & dc, my NG is so tight it hurts, plus it's coiled so tight, I'm constantly checking the straight ends for breakage. I would rather relax than have a setback.:nono:
 
flowinlocks said:
I'm feeling the same way....... I'm on my third time doing a 12 wk. stretch, and I don't think I'm gonna make it. Despite all the cowashing & dc, my NG is so tight it hurts, plus it's coiled so tight, I'm constantly checking the straight ends for breakage. I would rather relax than have a setback.:nono:
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Yeah I was the same way. I give props to the women whom transition and go natural. I love my relax hair. The last two weeks was the worst for me. No matter how much I co wash and use gel to lay down the edges, by the end of the day, I was a Helmet head. I couldn't deal with it. Detangling was a hassle. My coils are tight too. You have to do what works for you.
 
Ok...

A) No more trims for the rest of the year. I cut about 1 inch off last month at my touch-up.

B) I'm not to sure if I want to continue the MN/Sulfur mix only because I'm just so lazy to apply.

C) My mix of water, ORS Condish,HE DS Condish, Hollywood Carrot Oil and Castor Oil, sprayed on my braided hair under my sew-in's, keeps my hair super moisturized for two days straight. That's an accomplishment.

D) I want kinky twist like yesterday.
 
Still here. DCing 3-4x/wk. Still taking supplements and using MT on scalp 4-5x/wk and for hair treatment at least 1x/wk. Hair growing well but I need a trim, sigh. Putting it off but I know I need it.
 
I've been slacking on my Surge and Worlds of Curls since I removed my braids. I'm thinking about making a Sulfur8/MN mix. This is the first growth aid I used when I joined the site. I got good growth from it, but I'm not sure why I stopped using it.:ohwell:

Co washing every other day, DC'ing 2-3x a week. I'm starting to doubt if I will make APL by Dec but I won't give up yet. Still taking suppliments daily.
 
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CICI24 said:
Are you taking supplements as well? It looks like you have a good 3-4 inches of extra length. What is your regimen other than bunning?
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I just Dc 1x a week now due to ear infections..I used to do it 2 x weekly or more..Bunnning, no combing until wash days and daily moisturizin...that about it...:yep:
Oh ..no suppliments..altho I need to take a multi at least...
 
The Princess said:
Ladies..I got a relaxer after my 12 week stretch. However I guess im having hair anorexia. I didn't even take pics. I just placed it in a bun, the day I relax. I can tell my hair is longer. So the daily bun and sealing has helped. However my hair is not where I want it to be, So im not posting pics until June, the next two months I will work on my patience. My hair is alot thicker as well. Also I realize 12 weeks is to long for me to stretch. Therefore I will not go past 10 weeks. I didn't experience any breakage and retain all that I grown. So im proud of myself.

I final realize I can grow my hair long, Im very happy. It make you feel good, once you unlock the secret to hair growth....Thanks for all yall here, on LHCF.
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I have that too...:yep: I always feel like my hair is short..lol
 
Wow amazing progress asummertyme, you'll be rocking APL by summer, nevermind Christmas! Grow on!! :)


I've really got to step it up on my supplements. I was really good for a period and then I slacked off. Going to start dowsing that flaxseed oil and the rest tonight!

I've been using Patience's growth oil which seems quite good, but again consistency (or lack of). I only seem to do it when I remember, which kind of defeats the object really. :ohwell:
 
Check in! I've been a bit lazy but i'm still taking care of my hair DCing at least bi weekly and co washing as needed. My hair is "changing" texture constantly even though my product usage is the same IDK why it does this but it is what it is...

I just came off of a 6 week illness & although I managed to retain length I think i've lost some thickness. So perhaps i've had a bit of a setback or a setup for the next phase of my journey :)

I've decided to ignore splits. It seems that my hair rids itself of the worst ones all by itself so i'm just gonna rock that way for at least the rest of the year.
 
Checking in ...

I am still doing my steam, henna, protein, and moisture routine. I am almonst sure that will not be updating in June as I will be trying to stretch with no heat until October.

Everyone is doing so well!
 
Checking in...

I haven't checked in in awhile so here's the catchup. A couple of weeks I trimmed another .5 inches off, and couldn't be happier. My hair is already where it was before I trimmed:grin:. So I'm good.

I still deep condition and rollerset twice a week. I also cowash twice a week. Oh by the way...No More Buns. I don't know if anyone else has this problem, but my hair does not like buns.

ETA: Oh yeah I will upload a picture Saturday after I rollerset
 
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