Summer Grow-Out Check in: May 15th 2004

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While it's not exactly summer just yet, as promised, 05/15/04 is the first check up of the challenge. How is everyone making out with their growth? Has anyone accumulated any new length, yet?

As for me, I've gained a half an inch so I'm now at 21 inches. My regimen is still the same:

I give myself a deep oil/conditioning treatment consisting of EVOO and NTM Hair Mask and sit under the dryer for 30-45 minutes.
I wash my hair every Monday and Thursday with Dabur Vatika Henna Cream Conditioning shampoo.
I condition my hair with Pantene Daily Moisture Renewal.
For a leave in, I apply a dime-sized amount of NTM Serum (sometimes it's all I put on) and then a quarter-sized amount of Salerm 21.

starting length: 20 inches (had a trim)
current length: 21 inches long
wanted length: 3-4 inches longer

How about you guys? Fall in and post your progress!
 
I may end up doing my relaxer today or tomorrow because of a failed relaxer attempt two weeks ago. I have about 1 and 3/4 inch of new growth all over my head. Not that I've found the NTM line I may just wait until near the end of the month, this line makes dealing with new growth so much easier.

I don't know how many inches my hair is, I dont measure.
 
Wow. I have so much new growth that I am almost tempted to relax my hair at 9 weeks post. Nah, but I am going to have my hair braided up for the summer.
 
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Wow. I have so much new growth that I am almost tempted to relax my hair at 9 weeks post. Nah, but I am going to have my hair braided up for the summer.

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How are you getting your hair braided?
 
I'm currenty in braids got them done on the 4th of this month I've already got about 1/4 inch! " doing the crown & glory method"
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plus extra things!!!!
 
I have a lot of new growth (can't stop touching it!) but I still have several weeks before retouching. I'm experimenting with that Fantasia IC Gloss on my new growth to help soften it, as was suggested to me. I haven't measured my hair yet.
 
I've been doing pretty well at achieving my goals for the challenge. I stopped using direct heat, have a high protein diet, and exercise 4 times a week. I just need to be more consistent with taking my vitamins everyday and reaching my 64oz per day goal for water intake. :-)
 
I am doing great since I added co washes to my regimen that has been a great access.
Surging and co washes I am getting a little over a inch a month I am thinking about starting Viviscal into my regimen.
Viviscal made my hair grow like weed before I join the board and not taking care of my hair.
 
well i can't really tell cause i have my hair in weave/braids. but i have noticed that my nape area(which never grows and is always dry and brittle to the touch) has grown about 1 inch. due to constant moisture. i praticely soak the area in moisturizer but my hair just sucks it right up. guess it's really thirsty.
my sides are filling in nicely as well. been using surge for two weeks now.
 
I have my hair cornrowed...
I wash it every week though...
surge it....
I haven' taken my vitamins all week, b/c im on antibodies..
we will see though
 
Not much progress here. It seems like my hair is getting shorter.

Starting Length: 23"
Current Length: 22 1/4"
Goal length: 25"

What's going on here?
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I'm wearing braids now and will be for most of the summer. I plan to take the braids down and rebraid every three weeks. In between, I wash once a week and spray my hair with a liquid leave-in twice a day...I like to keep it simple.
 
My hair is doing ok.
The front and temples are growing -I think it is the surge. They are below chin level now. The back is aout an inch from bra strap.

I am experiencing a little breakage and for me this is weird because I am only 1 week post relaxer - I think it is either their manhandling my wet hair or the fact I tried Pantene Relaxed and Natural Oil cream moisturizer recently (the only recent add in).

Anyways the Aphogee treatment is in as I type - I usually do it every 2 months and it has been 11 weeks.
 
I have about 3/4 inch of growth my last relaxer was 4/27/04. I dont see much hair in brushes and combs... so I think that it is growing pretty well. I am still taking my vitamins.
 
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Sha76 said:
I have about 3/4 inch of growth my last relaxer was 4/27/04. I dont see much hair in brushes and combs... so I think that it is growing pretty well. I am still taking my vitamins.

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Hey! Did u see my post earlier in this thread? My last relaxer was 4/27/04 and I have had about 3/4 inches of growth!!!
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I just got my braids finished yesterday. I'm going to be away at basic training for the summer but I will be back in September and I'll report my progress then. I'm not sure what kind of computer access I will have while I'm there but this will probably be the first place I come to every single time!
 
I haven't measured my hair, but I do have a lot of new growth. It's only been 8 weeks since my last perm and I usually go 12 weeks, but I'll probably get it at week 10 this time. I'm going to measure after I get my perm.
 
Well i know my hair grew. I got a little over a half inch trim last month and its about the length that it was before I got it cut now, but its more even
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I measure today I am at 18 inchs of natural hair, I was 17 1/2 so I have gain 1/2 inch, I hope by the end of May I get another 1/2 inch that would be wonderful, am taking my biotin again, just started last night, and am going too have too make myself take my MSM, powder with just some water,
 
I gave myself a Dominican Blowout, and my hair has definately grown!!! However, I haven't measured yet.
 
My last relaxer was late March, and I have almost an inch and a half of new growth right now.

I plan on relaxing towards the end of June.

I'm doing daily Conditioner washes, and exercising as much as possible! I'm thinking about adding a protein shake in the upcoming weeks...
 
I haven't measured my hair but I got a blow out yesterday and I can tell my hair has grown.
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My last relaxer was March 6th, I am getting braids this Tuesday or Wednesday!!
 
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