Not yet...I'm going to try a little and see.
Okay, ya'll.
I'm a believer.
I've been growing hair for a little less than 2 years (I count May 2006 as the start, as I dyed my hair platinum blond - and I ended up cutting it all off, so I might as well have shaved my head), and I have roughly 6 inches of hair. Miserably, that means that my hair only grows about 1/4 inch a month - on average. I suspect it grows a little faster in the summer time, but it slows down a lot in the winter. Anyhow. 1/4 inch a month is the growth rate I was assuming I had.
I started at barely a 1/4 inch below my nose. By the 15th, I was almost to my upper lip - maybe at the 1/3 of an inch mark. Today, though, I'm WELL at my lip crease (ignoring the two or three strands I was holding onto to hold the braid down) which would be the inch mark. That would mean that I grew 3/4 of an inch in a MONTH. Three. quarters. of. AN. INCH!!! *faint*
Thats three times normal, ya'll. And that's AVERAGED out normal, not summer normal, which is MUCH faster than the normal I'm working with right now (the weather hasn't shifted fully here yet).
I'm truly a believer. I don't know HOW it works - but - :bouncegre:bouncegre :bouncegre :bouncegre I'm SO sold. The only thing I shifted was that out of the last - 6 or 7 days before I took the last set of pics I've used it maybe 4 times, instead of previously, where I might have only used it twice every 7 days.
AND! We aren't even going to TALK about the amount of breakage I had this time. Hardly none. Nor - nor - are we going to talk about how EASY my hair was to detangle - EVEN though I actually wore a twist-out this weekend (which, I haven't done in months, because the last time I did - and much less SLEPT on it - I was nearly in tears at the end of my detangling session). I think I'm in
One thing I did notice - there seemed to be a wee bit more shedding. Not that I really MIND, as I'd rather a hair shed (natural death) vs. break (hair homicide), but I'm wondering if the increased growth rate is booting those hairs that were near the end of their life out a little early?
Has anyone else noticed more shedding?
I'm a lil giddy, ya'll.
Some areas of my hairline & nape were sparse before but I can see baby hairs coming in around my hairline and little bedebees at my nape LOL!!!
KIYA!!!!! Congratulations girl! That is amazing. Bet you keep using more than 2xweek wontcha??? Uhhhn huuhhhnnn! Good Job!:2cool:
Hey Girls!!
We are about to enter our second month of the challenge. So far we have 47 pledges in our challenge. I am so excited about the progress that some of you have reported already. Keep up the good work! Its a testimony that even the girls who are just beginning or came after the start can definitely catch up and show growth in less than the recommended 45-60 days. You guys are doing an excellent job. Try to up your game and take notes from the fellow success stories so we can all be greatful and satisfied by our results at the end of the challenge and hopefully make a life change:crossfingers:.
Ovación,
tt8
ps... make sure you take/post beginning pix!!!
KIYA!!!!! Congratulations girl! That is amazing. Bet you keep using more than 2xweek wontcha??? Uhhhn huuhhhnnn! Good Job!:2cool:
Girl, you KNOW I will!!! I'm on a daily kick for right now - if I have to redo my twists a little more often, that's okay, too - for this kinda growth, it's worth it.
We were only asking for the beginning and ending shot. But you are more than welcome to update us on your progress here in the thread.question?....are we adding our progress to this thread every month, or should everything be posted to our fotki page?
Ah! The other thing I did different after the 15th, I mixed in SAA, Castor Oil, and Vitamin E oil into it. I put my Mega-Tek in a 2 oz container, and I used about 1/8 teaspoon of each mixed in with it. That might have made a difference, as well.....
Neither - I'm using the Mega-Tek Rebuilder - the horsey (aka cheapest) stuff.
Okay, ya'll.
I'm a believer.
I've been growing hair for a little less than 2 years (I count May 2006 as the start, as I dyed my hair platinum blond - and I ended up cutting it all off, so I might as well have shaved my head), and I have roughly 6 inches of hair. Miserably, that means that my hair only grows about 1/4 inch a month - on average. I suspect it grows a little faster in the summer time, but it slows down a lot in the winter. Anyhow. 1/4 inch a month is the growth rate I was assuming I had.
I started at barely a 1/4 inch below my nose. By the 15th, I was almost to my upper lip - maybe at the 1/3 of an inch mark. Today, though, I'm WELL at my lip crease (ignoring the two or three strands I was holding onto to hold the braid down) which would be the inch mark. That would mean that I grew 3/4 of an inch in a MONTH. Three. quarters. of. AN. INCH!!! *faint*
Thats three times normal, ya'll. And that's AVERAGED out normal, not summer normal, which is MUCH faster than the normal I'm working with right now (the weather hasn't shifted fully here yet).
I'm truly a believer. I don't know HOW it works - but - :bouncegre:bouncegre :bouncegre :bouncegre I'm SO sold. The only thing I shifted was that out of the last - 6 or 7 days before I took the last set of pics I've used it maybe 4 times, instead of previously, where I might have only used it twice every 7 days.
AND! We aren't even going to TALK about the amount of breakage I had this time. Hardly none. Nor - nor - are we going to talk about how EASY my hair was to detangle - EVEN though I actually wore a twist-out this weekend (which, I haven't done in months, because the last time I did - and much less SLEPT on it - I was nearly in tears at the end of my detangling session). I think I'm in
One thing I did notice - there seemed to be a wee bit more shedding. Not that I really MIND, as I'd rather a hair shed (natural death) vs. break (hair homicide), but I'm wondering if the increased growth rate is booting those hairs that were near the end of their life out a little early?
Has anyone else noticed more shedding?
I'm a lil giddy, ya'll.
JustKiya have you mixed yours with anything. I mixed mine with Castor OIl to make it more moisturising as I find it too dry on the scalp. Correct me if I'm wrong but another poster said you mixed in SAA. Ijust received my order from Lotioncrafters...YAY or NAY to the Mega Tek Rebuilder girl?? You seem to be the queen of ingredients round here
LEt ME GET THIS STRAIGHT!
lol
are the ingredients in the mega-tek exactly the same as the OCT?
because i have noticed that many more ladies have purchased the oct than the megatek
What SAA did you use? I am thinking of atleast once a week putting a steam cap on with it on my head to help it marinate while my scalp pores are open and or excersing with a plastic cap under my wig. Dayum that was alot just typin it out.::
HEY SARECA!!!!
Gotta question for ya. Do you think we can add SAA to the treatment and make it more effective like Kiya. I'm only asking not that I doubt Kiya's process, its cause I know you did a mix once and it curdled in your hair. And, we trying to fiure out which part of her mix might have helped her get over the hump. Please let us know your thoughts.
What is SAA?