SHOULDER LENGTH 2011 CHALLENGE!

[ZeeontheGrow]

Thank you Imani I'm really excited about it. Already planning to make another wig... my "weekend hair".. hehe!

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[Meritamen]

I have been really good at washing my hair and braiding it on a regular basis. I don't see much length (it is growing I just don't see it) but it seems to be getting thicker. I'm happy to see that my baby hair is coming back in. I'm at 4" now and have 2" more before I want to claim SL. It falls perfectly into my one year post relaxer anniversary so I'm really hoping I make it in time.

 

[faithVA]

I'm at 4" now and have 2" more before I want to claim SL.

I must have a really big head. I have 7" of hair and I'm not close to SL. I have at least 3 inches to go. smh

 

[Imani]

Thank you Imani I'm really excited about it. Already planning to make another wig... my "weekend hair".. hehe!

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Yep, I will probably make myself another wig as well. I will probably wear wigs the entire year until I make APL. If I can find some hair that I like, I MIGHT try some braids in the summer.

 

[Meritamen]

I must have a really big head. I have 7" of hair and I'm not close to SL. I have at least 3 inches to go. smh

I have a big head too. It's gonna be forever before the hair on the top of my head reaches my shoulders. (The hair near my face only reaches a little past my eyebrows right now. *sigh*) But if the hair in the nape area makes SL by May I'm claiming it!

 

[Evallusion]

I took my cornrows out tonight--I just had to see my hair. Its been hiding for too long. So I shampooed with Loreal Everstrong Sulfate Free Shampoo (that was a mouthful). It was a sample..good stuff...I'll probably purchase it when I'm out of poo. I'm attempting a rollerset tonight (I mainly want to stretch my hair so that I can cornrow it tomorrow)...and back under my wig (Juniper by Sensationnel) I shall go.

I've noticed my hair has grown a little more...maybe a quarter inch so "woot woot" for that.

 

[tori_mama]

@ZeeontheGrow, How did you make a wig? Was it easy to do? TIA

 

[Imani]

I must have a really big head. I have 7" of hair and I'm not close to SL. I have at least 3 inches to go. smh

Is your hair in the back also 7 inches? I would think at 7 inches you would be at SL or close, at least in the back anyway.

I was thinking about this last night with the inches. I think I need about 7 inches in the back to be shoulder, and about 8 to be full shoulder. And 10 to be APL; My fake hair I'm wearing right now is 10 inches long and its at APL. Thats not bad at all (I'm 5"1). I could be APL by the fall which would be super cool

 

[ZeeontheGrow]

Yep, I will probably make myself another wig as well. I will probably wear wigs the entire year until I make APL. If I can find some hair that I like, I MIGHT try some braids in the summer.

Yea, I think I'll alternate between the wigs and bunning. I used cheap bss hair this time (I think its outre super natural perfect bob for like $25), but that's bc it was my first try and I used glue. Im gonna go longer next time and try sewing so it'll last longer, so I'm trying to decide on the hair now. Are u looking for a straight or curly style?

 

[ZeeontheGrow]

@ZeeontheGrow, How did you make a wig? Was it easy to do? TIA

It was very easy. There are a ton of YouTube tutorials. I kinda combined a few techniques... But don't remember by who right now. I'm at work right now, but I'll try to find u a link or 2 later...

 

[AvaSpeaks]

Checking in! Today I took my hair down and now it's hanging loose, something it hasn't done in months and months.

I'm pretty much hovering around 8", 10", and 11" all over my head and with the 8" and 9" in the back so that's good, that part is well below my shoulders, but that's because it hangs lower Actually, the sides, front and the crown is all 11" and 12"

If I do go, then I should be FULL SL definetely June/July and when I mean full I mean the hair from my crown is pushing by my shoulders. Just keeping it moisturized and hidden. Not doing any fancy stuff this time and my hair grew like weeds in 2010 so we shall see what will happen for the first half of 2011.

 

[Imani]

Yea, I think I'll alternate between the wigs and bunning. I used cheap bss hair this time (I think its outre super natural perfect bob for like $25), but that's bc it was my first try and I used glue. Im gonna go longer next time and try sewing so it'll last longer, so I'm trying to decide on the hair now. Are u looking for a straight or curly style?

So far I like kinky straight hair the best. I'm almost all natural 4b/a. I tried the curly half wigs, just didn't like how they looked on me. And not trying to have use heat on my leave hair for straight hair. So the kinky straight is perfect so far, bc I can just slick down my leave out hair and wear a head band and not have to worry about using heat to blend.

 

[Imani]

Checking in! Today I took my hair down and now it's hanging loose, something it hasn't done in months and months.

I'm pretty much hovering around 8", 10", and 11" all over my head and with the 8" and 9" in the back so that's good, that part is well below my shoulders, but that's because it hangs lower Actually, the sides, front and the crown is all 11" and 12"

If I do go, then I should be FULL SL definetely June/July and when I mean full I mean the hair from my crown is pushing by my shoulders. Just keeping it moisturized and hidden. Not doing any fancy stuff this time and my hair grew like weeds in 2010 so we shall see what will happen for the first half of 2011.

You are better than me. I will be claiming full shoulder once the back half of my hair is well past my shoulders. I would be waiting FOREVER and a day to wait on ALL my layers to get there.

 

[faithVA]

Is your hair in the back also 7 inches? I would think at 7 inches you would be at SL or close, at least in the back anyway.

I have 6.5 inches in the back and nope its no where near my shoulders. Attached to this head I seem to have a long neck so when I said I needed 3 inches more that is for the back.

@RavenGirl - I'm claiming SL when my back gets there too.

 

[faithVA]

I took out my two strand twists tonight to wear a twists out tomorrow. It was a little scary because my roots were tangled and not sure why. I had a lot of different variables this time so not sure of the culprit. I twisted using different products and using Nonies method but my twists seemed good. I tried to keep my hair moisturized and sealed and I wrapped it. Earlier this week I did spray my hair with an mixture of oil and water. My hair isn't super crazy about water. I have a feeling that is what did it. Even with all the moisturizing, my hair feels really dry. Going to wear it in a twist out tomorrow and then prepoo for saturday. Hopefully between the prepoo and my tangle teezer I will be ok.

 

[AvaSpeaks]

Well the back of my head and the lower nape, yeah that is around my shoulders, so is the sides, but my crown is still pushing to get there so yeah if I was to straighten my hair then yeah most people would say I am SL pushing for APL

BUT I feel better when that crown and front is touching the shoulders! That's why I said FULL SL. I will post pics when I either straighten it or maybe in a couple of weeks regardless. I got "sister sledge" hair today wearing it loose so right now, I looked like an extra off the video, He's The Greatest Dancer

Here is what I am going to do differently though for the next couple of months, now that it's much longer:

Getting back in the habit of vitamins. Honestly, last year and 2009, I fell off of vitamins and my hair still grew but this time, I'm going to include Iron and a Multivitamin. It wouldn't hurt.

Less of the 2 strand twists/knots style that I had been using for years! Although I will say that they are great rentention styles if you are doing everything else you are suppossed to do like I did last year.

Trying Carrot or Coconut Oil on the ends. This is something that was really working for me last year so I am going to stay consistent with it.

Being consistent with my hair. Honestly, I could be pushing for APL by now but I am lazy, ha ha. My hair grew more last year than it ever grew in it's life. Now imagine how long it could be if I was consistent with EVERYTHING, I could be pushing for FULL APL by the end of the year

Increasing and staying consistent with the water intake. I believe THIS is the reason why my hair grew just as fast as I was able to retain it. I really think water played a great part in my hair growth/rentention cycle. I don't know I could be wrong but I drank more water last year and had more hair growth so there has to be a connection in there somewhere.

Here's to Happy Growing for February!

 

[carnivalapple]

May I join? I hope it's not too late...

What is your current length?
Neck length

What is your goal date to make SL?
Nov/Dec 2011 *like to give myself time, even if it's more than enough*

Relaxed/natural/texlaxed/transitioning?
Natural

How do you plan on getting to SL? (ie. Protective styling, no heat, stretching relaxers, growth aids, etc)
Hmm...I'm not so good at setting plans for hair growth, but what I do now and have been doing is keeping my hair in 2 cornrows sealing with Tsubaki oil (or whatever I have), take out and co-wash/DC every week since I color my hair. Ayurvedic treatments monthly. Thinking about introducing chlorella into my diet or sulfur for the hair. No heat, lots of moisture and clarifying monthly cause Germany has terribly hard water. -.-;;

Whats your long term length goal?
Hip Length

 

[TLC1020]

Still wearing braids and I'm also 24 weeks post.. Still aiming for SL this year.....

 

[destine2grow]

I am still striving for SL. I'm battling breakage right now! it is really bady when my hair is wet. I am preggo right now and I wanted my hair to grow and not break during this preganancy like it has done in the past b4 my HHJ! For what ever reason my hair breaks off! I was told b/c I dont take my prenatal vitamins like I should! I am making an effort to take them regurally! i just hate that they are so big!

 

[Phaer]

I am not sure which challenge I still need to post starting pics in so I am posting pics in all of the ones that I am in. I am sorry if I added pictures already, but you can take these as my 3 months post bc update , I can tell that I have some growth because my un-detangled (tangled?) afro his bigger than before. The first two pictures are from 10/06/10 when I BC and the other two are from yesterday.

 

[faithVA]

Just doing my bi-weekly shampoo. Shampooed with CD Sea Moss to finish it up and 2nd shampoo with a sample I got from Sally's but don't remember the name. I DCd with conditioners I combined together to get rid of and sat under the heat cap for an hour. I did an oil rinse and rinsed that out with some Pantene Conditioner I'm also trying to get rid of. I have a lot of stuff I'm trying to use up. I applied Aloe Vera, then my Paul Mitchell Leave In knock off and Taliah Waajid Mist Bodifier and put my hair into 4 sections. I separated the sections into smaller braids and applied CD balm and CD honey [?]. I can't seem to remember the name of anything tonight. Also 2 products I am trying to use up.

This is the first time I have braided my hair versus twisting it. There is much less shrinkage with the braids than with the twists. So I will wear a braid out tomorrow and see how that goes. The last few times I have tried this it has not worked out well.

Tomorrow night I will put in two strand twists on dry hair to carry me through the week. It will be the 1st time I have tried this in a long time so I hoping that they look better on stretched hair.

 

[cadi]

Hi, just checking in am still doing the same routine and my hair feels good but i stopped measuring my hair till April

 

[ksly4ever]

Hey guys, checking in again. As I have decided to transition to natural I have now put my hair in braids to stop me from using heat.

I've mixed MTG, MT and Coconut Oil and have seen some good growth. I have no breakage or shedding which was a big problem for me previously. My relaxed ends and my new growth is soooooooooo soft and managable. I seem to be on the right track for hair growth finally.

I'll update again in a month or so

 

[Imani]

I am still striving for SL. I'm battling breakage right now! it is really bady when my hair is wet. I am preggo right now and I wanted my hair to grow and not break during this preganancy like it has done in the past b4 my HHJ! For what ever reason my hair breaks off! I was told b/c I dont take my prenatal vitamins like I should! I am making an effort to take them regurally! i just hate that they are so big!

I have breakage too. Hoping it's just these heat trained/relaxed ends at the tips and that will slow down some after I get a trim in a few weeks. I have really fragile strands, so I really do wonder if I will ever be without any breakage at all, esp as a natural. I remember some long haired person on here, maybe it was Pochohontas said she always has some sort of breakage and it hasn't stopped her progress.

 

[nimmy]

Hey... do y'all mind if I slide on in here?

What is your current length?
Ear length (scissor happy at the first sign of damage)

What is your goal date to make SL?
December 2011

Relaxed/natural/texlaxed/transitioning?
Natural

How do you plan on getting to SL? (ie. Protective styling, no heat, stretching relaxers, growth aids, etc)
No idea really, my hair likes henna, coconut milk and acid so I'l go from there. Oil rinses, scalp massages, proper diet, main style will be a wash and go until it grows long enough to bun whilst still curly (braids, twists etc, cant be dealing with that. I'm lazy lol)

Oh and put down the scissors!

Whats your long term length goal?
Waist length unstretched, or however long it is when it suits me and is easy to deal with. Hopefully that length is waist length lol

ETA: Pic coming soon

 

[Imani]

Ladies! Its almost the end of January!

Hope everyone is staying consistent w/their regimens and making good solid progress! If you've already fallen off, no worries! Still 11 more months to get back on track.

 

[faithVA]

The braidout was a no go. I could wear it if I had to. So did 2 strand twists on dry hair. They do hang more but not sure if I like them more than on wet hair. Trying a new technique on my hair in the back. My hair in the back is fine and tends to dread so I have added extensions to the back 2" and cornrowed that part to try to keep it healthy while it grows out.

I will stay in the twists until they get to fuzzy and then do a twists out next week sometime. Not seeing much growth but I am learning a lot.

 

[Imani]

Was going to get my hair straightened/trimmed for my bday next week but my stylist flaked on me. So now I won't be straightening for two more weeks. Sigh. I'm getting anxious! Want to see if I'm making progress/going in the right direction. If I'm not at the length I think I should be at by now, then I know I need to step back and reevaluate my regimen.

 

[cadi]

ive started taking molasses today to increase my growth hope it will work

 

[Amazhaan]

ive started taking molasses today to increase my growth hope it will work

Taking Molasses? Please Explain....


Just checking in... I really can't tell anything yet... I am currently in the CW challenge and Megatek/OCT challenge...so I am going to try my best not to do any length checks until May.

I do feel like my hair has gotten thicker and it is much more moisturized now, so I hope this is a great start. With the CW challenge I have also added Aphoghee 2 min reconstructor to my regimen and I think this weekly light protein treatment helps alot. I'm also out of this product so I am going to try this Joico K-Pak sally version, next.