Shoulder Length 2012 Challenge

Hello ladies,
Checking in today. I've been wearing wigs, half wigs, and braid outs. I joined the Summer 2012 no Heat challenge. I'm claiming SL with my next relaxer in August.:grin:
 
Rinsed out my oil pre-poo from yesterday. Spritzed with Vitale Porosity, then Black Tea, then applied a light protein mask with 4 additional drops of HyProteins for 10 minutes (no egg this week!). Rinsed, then applied moisturizing condition of:

AVG
Hollywood Beauty Argan Conditioner
Honey (above ingredients in equal amounts)
Jojoba Oil
Avocado Oil

Left to sit for about an hour then sealed with Soy/Coconut/EVOO before rinsing out three 2 hours later.

Hair feels exceptionally strong, only had 3 tiny breakages through whole wash/rinse process. I will keep doing a light protein treatment weekly as long as my hair continues to feel strong and moisturized, it really seems to like this routine.
 
Maybe it's wishful thinking but I feel that my hair is stronger after my first MT DC yesterday.

claud-uk, I think my hair looks like your avatar length-wise, except my shorter hair is at my crown rather than on the side.
 
afroette said:
Maybe it's wishful thinking but I feel that my hair is stronger after my first MT DC yesterday.

claud-uk, I think my hair looks like your avatar length-wise, except my shorter hair is at my crown rather than on the side.
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If it feels stronger then it must be - if you use a new product and your hair feels different (whether good or bad) then it's the new product that has made that difference. If you found something you think you like, stick to it - no need to window shop when you've found Mr. Right!

My avatar is from my April length check progress pic. Next length check is in June... 13 days to go! I think my sides have caught up a bit, not sure how the back is doing but not long to wait! I'm in this challenge for the back of my hair and I'm in the Shoulder Length Challenge for the front and sides of my hair - are you the opposite?
 
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Braids before going to bed.

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claud-uk, I got a trim the last time I relaxed 8 weeks ago and this past weekend I dusted the ends. I have some damaged ends, especially in the back, that I need to get rid of. I don't really care about it being the same length. I had my hair cut before so that it was all the she length, which made my hair so short, and now my hair has grown back unevenly anyway.
 
afroette said:
claud-uk, I got a trim the last time I relaxed 8 weeks ago and this past weekend I dusted the ends. I have some damaged ends, especially in the back, that I need to get rid of. I don't really care about it being the same length. I had my hair cut before so that it was all the she length, which made my hair so short, and now my hair has grown back unevenly anyway.
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Wanna join up? I really don't care about being one length or anything either, at least until I'm full SL which won't be at least until December. I only use heat for a length check. My hair is kept braided under my scarf 24/7 so I really focus on cutting off splits/damage as soon as they appear and not on my appearance!

My front and crown is EL, back is only just SL. Hoping to have had a little progress since April when I do my next length check in 10 days time. I won't be using heat or checking again for a further three months till September, then a final Challenge Length Check in December.

My growth aides are Biotin and MSM daily without fail.
 
whoops. I thought collar bone was shorter after reading another thread.

I M&S today. My hair seemed dry despite daily M&S. I think I need to cowash at least once a week from the sweating I do during workout. I also saw some hair breaking off the ends. There were some medium length ones and I so hope that was shed hair. Sigh. From my braids in the back, I might be SL at the nape. Last relaxer, the right side was hitting my collar bone. The left side is shorter, approximately neck length, because I went bald in the left crown area almost two years ago. That patch has struggled to catch up. The crown area is maybe neck length.

claud-uk, are you asking me if I want to be your relaxed buddy? If so, sure!

Eta: I say the lengths knowing full well I need to trim some crusty ends!
 
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took my braids down and was too excited to even wash my hair before i did a length check :lachen:

the hair at the back of my head is well bellow sl, sitting on my collar. i will not allow myself to graduate until at least 75% of my hair is at sl. the first column of pics was today, the second was last november and i am pleased with my results.

HHG yall!

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Did a homemade carrot oil pre-poo last night;
Washed this morning with HB AO Poo;
Egg white + Lustrasilk Keratin 5 minute protein treatment;
Spritzed scalp with tea;
Applied ICF Deep Moisturizing Treatment immediately while still in shower, wrapped hair in film and left for 30 mins, rinsed and ran AVG through blotted hair.

Hair now wrapped in film with leave in of equal amounts of

HB AO Con
Argan Oil
Egg Yolk
Honey
Glycerine

plus 2 tsp each of Avocado Oil and Jojoba Oil

Only did my last protein treatment on five days ago on Sunday but needed to wash today and my hair seems to do well on protein so wanted to keep this part of my regi in place.

Length check in 9 days!
 
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Today was my trim day. I noticed more split and scraggly ends so I chopped those off. i used to be so attached to the "length" of my hair I was scared of trimming, now I have no problem and will reach for the scissors in a heartbeat. My hair is growing nicely and almost no tangling while washing today.
 
still have yet to wash my hair. been feeling under the weather all day today. im about to go wash/clarify then put on some dc goodies and tie it up for the night. tomorrow i will do some dusting and keep my hair in a phony bun until i can get it braided again.
 
claud-uk said:
Did a homemade carrot oil pre-poo last night;
Washed this morning with HB AO Poo;
Egg white + Lustrasilk Keratin 5 minute protein treatment;
Spritzed scalp with tea;
Applied ICF Deep Moisturizing Treatment immediately while still in shower, wrapped hair in film and left for 30 mins, rinsed and ran AVG through blotted hair.

Hair now wrapped in film with leave in of equal amounts of

HB AO Con
Argan Oil
Egg Yolk
Honey
Glycerine

plus 2 tsp each of Avocado Oil and Jojoba Oil

Only did my last protein treatment on five days ago on Sunday but needed to wash today and my hair seems to do well on protein so wanted to keep this part of my regi in place.

Length check in 9 days!
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claud-uk,you hair has really grown! i don't even think mine has grown an inch in two months since my last relaxer.
 
afroette - thanks, i didn't notice a lot of difference so I was really glad to have the comparison photos for reassurance.



Did a huge S&D session this morning - I cut 1/4" - 1/2" overall and some pieces were an inch or longer!!! My top was a hairy mess when I finished! But it was so worth doing - pulling my hair back into a pony felt completely different to usual, really soft and fluffy like baby hair.

Back into the usual 4 braids, wrapped in film and under my scarf till tomorrow.
 
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I've been so negligent with my challenges since I started my full time job :( but he'res some update pics since I took out my sew in (Ive had two back to back for the last few months)
 

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Ebonybunny said:
I've been so negligent with my challenges since I started my full time job :( but he'res some update pics since I took out my sew in (Ive had two back to back for the last few months)
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Looks SL to me!
 
Another question ladies!! (I feel like that's all I post lol)

So as I've been going through my hhj, I have realized that I actually like air drying my relaxed hair. Now that I've found the right products, my hair air dries and feels soooooo soft :) So my question now is, since I air dry my hair, is it ok to flat iron my hair once (and only once) per week? I would blowdry and flat iron my hair every week or two, but now that I've laid off of the blow dryer I was thinking maybe my hair will be ok and healthy if the flat iron is the only heat I put on it once per week? I know some people roller set and flat iron the roots, but I would prefer just to air dry and flat iron. It makes it easier for me to deal with. Less time consuming
 
cutiepiesensei said:
Another question ladies!! (I feel like that's all I post lol)

So as I've been going through my hhj, I have realized that I actually like air drying my relaxed hair. Now that I've found the right products, my hair air dries and feels soooooo soft :) So my question now is, since I air dry my hair, is it ok to flat iron my hair once (and only once) per week? I would blowdry and flat iron my hair every week or two, but now that I've laid off of the blow dryer I was thinking maybe my hair will be ok and healthy if the flat iron is the only heat I put on it once per week? I know some people roller set and flat iron the roots, but I would prefer just to air dry and flat iron. It makes it easier for me to deal with. Less time consuming
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Personally, I would keep "listening" to your hair. It airdries beautifully now that you've laid off the blowdrier, so it obviously prefers heat as least often as possible.

I think you gotta decide what you want to compromise on at this stage of your HHJ - your hair or your time?
 
Only thing is, there isn't anything I can do with my hair if I don't flat iron it. I figured at least cutting off part of the heat I typically used in my routine would help since even with blowdrying it was doing better. I flat iron on 250 Fahrenheit, which is pretty low.
 
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