Super Growout Challenge **Update Month 3**

[dontspeakdefeat]

Hi Ladies! We are pressing on and have mad it to month 3. Yay! It really seems like the end of this challenge is far off but hang in there.

My update! I am really loving my hair right now. It's growing it's vibrant and healthy!

It's time to check in ladies! Lets hear your stories.

 

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Aalize*
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Alli77***
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Auntybe*
Arabianprincess
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Ayeshia*
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Ballet Bun*
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Beloved1*
BklynHeart
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Blackrapunzel
Bluewatersoul**
Boadicea*
Bocagirl***
Bronxchic
Bronzegoddess*
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Brownhaired Bonanza
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Bronwsugarbabe***
Camille429*
Candibaby**
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Caramel
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Caramelty**
Carletta
Carlie***
Catsuga**
Cece22
Chakira*
Champagne Wishes*
CharUK
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Chicomorena**
Chicoro***
Chipmunk
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Chocolat79
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Cowgirl**
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Dangerouslyshy***
DatJerseyDyme***
Daughter**
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Destinee***
Dion**
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Erica78*
EssentialGrowth*
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Faith*
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Growingitlong**
Hairlover**
Hair2day**
Hiza
HondaHoney007*
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Hotshot*
Hottopic***
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Jaded Faerie***
Jasmin**
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Joi
JusticeWifey
Kaddy
Kammie
Kedra70*
Keen
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Kinikini2
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Labett**
LadyChe**
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LadyZ**
Laina7777
Laketta*
LaNecia**
LeggyLana
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Lili**
Lindy*
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Londondiva**
Lonsomedove
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Lovelymissyoli*
Lovelyness***
Lshevonne**
Luvlonghair
Lveurslf
Lynxdiva*

 

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Mahogany329
Maibabie**
Mariaat40***
MeccaMedinah
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Melodee***
MelsWifey
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Miss Jetsetter
Missdiva**
Missenm*
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Misspriss
MizAvalon**
Mochalolita
Monalisa***
Monister***
Mrslee**
Msincognito**
Mytialpn
Mz Complexity**
MzJones**
MzLatisha
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Natalie76**
Natalied**
Needmyhairtogrow
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Poohbear***
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RachelL**
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Sengschick
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Sharee***
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Shawnee66**
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SpicedT*
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SVT**
Swannie
Sweetcakes14***
Sweetest Honey
Sweetpeadst***
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Tai*
Taij
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Tamika*
Tene***
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Tigerlily
Topazz
Tracy
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Victory1
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[sugaplum]

Hey DSD,

I'm doing great. I'm still taking my vitamins and I've uped my washes to 3 times a week instead of two and I hot oil my hair on Thursday nights and wash out Friday night. I no longer oil my scalp every other day anymore. My scalp stays nice and clean.

I wear my hair in the buns Monday-Friday for work and on the weekends it's wig time Baby.

 

[DatJerseyDyme]

Dong great..got a relaxer about a week ago and planning to get my next one in June at 12 weeks (give or take a week). Hair is bottom of b/s...but I'm giving myself until July 1st to be GOOD and there. That was the goal I set for myself last July..I've found that by setting small goals, I feel GREAT about myself because I reach them in a good amount of time! I updated my album with some crappy pics, but they give you an idea of my length. Also, I'm having some scalp issues, but this is the first time in a couple of years, so I can't be too upset about it..Ciao Bellas!

 

[Shawnee66]

My hair has been doing really well. I'm on week 13 since my last relaxer. My hair is breaking just a little bit, I'm trying to find a conditioner that might help or maybe a good moisturizer. Today I tired Salerm Wheat conditioner mixed with Alter Ego garlic treatment. I also started a hair album that I'm still trying to set-up.

I also hope plan on getting a wash and set at a Dominican salon this month after my touch-up.

 

[brownsugarbabe]

Hi Ladies,

I've been consistent with my routine. Washing, deep-conditioning, rollersetting once per week and taking my vitamins. I even visited a Dominican Salon for the first time in the past month. I really enjoyed my experience there and I think I will include that as part of my regime closer to the time a need a touch-up.

I got a relaxer and rollerwrap on Wednesday and I was a little disappointed. I had a few inches of new growth but didn't achieve as much length as I wanted to overall. It seems to be about an inch and a half.

I still am experiencing a little shedding. I'm starting to think it's the nature of my hair. I do the protein and the deep conditioning, so I'm not exactly sure what it could be.

Brownsugarbabe

 

[chicamorena]

My hair is doing good. I'm 10 weeks post relaxer and am scheduled for a touchup at 12 weeks. I've got a insane amount of new growth that I've been dealing with by doing daily conditioner washes. At my last relaxer I was toward the top middle of brastrap. Hopefully after this next relaxer, I'll be at the bottom of brastrap.

 

[monister]

still following my regimen... nothing else much to report...

monister

 

[Mitre]

I got a relaxer in march for 10 minutes, with affirm mild made sure she used the 5-1 condition. my hair is now at my shoulders. I cut it back in october to my chin to get rid of relax end. Next time I want to try phyto but am afraid maybe another lye relaxer. I will try to post my hair in my avatar soon.

 

[DangerouslyShy]

Im going good....

Surging daily, moisturizing daily, and co-washing every other day..Im on a 1 month baggie challenge for my ends...
Taking a little break from weaves...

I had a texturizer I believe March 16 or around there...I have some newgrowth already ...

Oh Im starting my vits again...NOOOOO HEAT except for deep conditioning, and protien treatments....

I have pics in my growth progress album...of my last texturizer to this one...

 

[MomofThreeBoys]

I'm still rockin the tree braids. I will take them out for a week and then put them back in for another 6 weeks. Then relax. Since my relaxer 6 weeks ago, I have about 1 inch of new growth when I pull the cornow up from the scalp!

 

[SandySea]

Well, I am doing okay on the challenge. I don't see much progress--nothing drastic. I've been slowly trimming the last of my thin hair (about the last inch and a quarter). Other than a lack of drastic progress, my hair is continuing to fill in and it is soft and bouncy now that I'm doing my "back to basics" regimen.

Also a friend of mine noticed that my ponytail was thicker a couple of days ago. I was really shocked because she doesn't even know about my secret hair obsession. It was a real compliment, especially coming from someone with thick, waste length hair.

Keep growin' ladies.

 

[LondonDiva]

I've been both good and bad.

Ok I'm using Minoval in the back section only and have been doing so for the past 3 days. This is where I had a lot of breakage from a perm color, I'm trying to get this section to play catch up with the rest of my hair. I have every faith that it will in due time. I'm still surging, now twice a day. I've got back onto daily washes which I love and will attempt a deep conditioning treatment this weekend. I've really fallen off the wagon with DC treatments. I must moisturise a lot more though.

As for supplements still on the Freeda 1 x 10mg Biotin, I now take 700-1411mg of Alfafa daily and have gotten back on the Liquid amino acid supplement by Twinlabs. I consume more water these days, avoid caffine and carbonated beverages, drink soy milk,prune juice and carrot juice.

 

[BronzedGoddess]

I haven't been the very consistent with my regimine, still trying to find out what works for me. I'm 12 weeks post relaxer hoping to make it to 26 weeks. I have 2 pictures in my fotki album. One was New Years Even, the next is 13 March. I've had some growth, not exactly sure how much because I'm not measuring.

http://public.fotki.com/BronzedGoddess/hair_progress/

 

[bocagirl]

Got a relaxer last Sunday and my breakage has reduced from 10-20 hairs daily to just 2 or 3. I made the switch to lye so I'm thinking that it definately helped, I also got a tiny trim so now my ends are nice and thick.

I plan to shampoo twice weekly, deep conditioning each time and follow with a rollerset. My hair is looking really healthy and I want it to continue that way. Nightly I plan to alternate rollersetting and wrapping.

For now all I've been using for moisture is the Wild Growth Oil, I use it on my scalp and hair every other night.

 

[Tene]

My hair is doing wonderful, I'm getting so many compliments. People asking what am I doing to get my hair to grow like it is. Some were asking did I have weave in my hair. I got wait to get a camera so I can take pics. I just got a relaxer tuesday and my hair is growing. I had a lot of new growth and I didn't use any surge or my hairever tonic at all. I haven't trimmed my hair in 5 or 6 months and my ends are still in pretty good shape. I just continue to be consistent with my co washes, no heat, deep conditionings, vitamins, protein treatments, etc.

 

[GodsPromises]

I'm doing good here, for the first time in a long while I have gone a month without breakage. I'm surging everynight and doing CO washes every other night if not daily. I didn't join the bun/surge challenge, but I am doing the baggie method/phonytail/bun for a while to give my hair a break. Right now I am concertaiting on my crown area which is the weakes and the shortest point. I realized that no matter how good my rollerset came out because my crown is so short my set doesn't fell good and doesn't have the bounce that it should.

 

[whosthatgurl]

my hair is FINALLY growing out! yes! i think the braids helped a lot. i wonder what would of happenned if i left them in there for 4 weeks. but anyway. i saw the results of my new press. it's so greasy! ah i hate it, but i know that it's growing now. i think i'm going to do a little snipping next month,, or, i'll just keep it trimmed at shoulder length until it grows out.

i promise i'm workign on getting to walmart for a new camera. my friend has my rinky-dink one. and the cd won't load onto my computer (grr) i thoguht i was going to go today, but i wasn't. one of my friends recommended on geting a samsung. that's all i have to report for now

 

[sharee]

Well I failed the no length check challenge last month because I just had to cut some of my scraggley ends off (1 1/2 inches). I still have more than 2 or 3 inches to go!! Overall, I am really pleased. I don't think it is growing but now that I am 27 weeks post, it is getting thicker. I am considering braiding it because I want to relax it so badly!!!!

 

[good2uuuu]

I think my hair is doing pretty good. I haven't measured in a while. I'm ticked that my daily defense is discontinued, so that makes conditioner washes harder for me.I hope to have some good growth next time I roller set. We'll see.

 

[CORBINS]

Doing good on my end. As long as I continue to see an increase and no decrease in progress I'm happy.

 

[Miz_Complexity]

Hey Ladies I just want to say that the progress is going great. I am not sure what my length is because I have micro braids in. I have had the braids since the 11 of March. I have about a half in. of new growth. I am very excited. I am maintaining length.

I have changed my vitamin regimen. I have added GNC’s Ultra Nourishair, and Hair energizer.So I hope to have happy growing.

I switched moisturizers from the carefree curl to s-curl. I am still using my Pantene leave in conditioner. I also want to add surge to my regimen. The surge will be added on the 8th because I am getting my braids touched up for a fashion show.

 

[jaded_faerie]

It is going alright so far....i am having breakage though so i will be relaxing my hair next month... this month i will be putting my hair in corn rows for thee rest of the month, so thats basically it!

 

[babyblue]

My ends feel good. no breakage or shedding to report. I havent measured since december and probably wont measure again till the end of spring. currently i'm wearing my hair braided. So far i've had them for 2 weeks and im hoping to keep them for another two. Lets see how long they last.

 

[Poohbear]

DSD, you are SOOOO organized and very encouraging!!!

Anyway, I'm not sure how much growth I have gotten since the start of this year since I've decided not to use heat while I transition to natural. But I know I have a lot of curly new growth (almost 7 months!).

I finally have a regime! My current regime and products I use can be found here in my journal: http://www.longhaircareforum.com/journal.php?do=showjournal&j=133

Edited to add: I just bought a wig today. I'm going to start wearing it too so I don't have to fool with my hair AT ALL!!!

 

[sweetcakes14]

So far so good! I am very excited about the health of my hair. I got a relaxer in March (I made it to 12 weeks) and my hair grew since my last touch-up back in December. My regimen is still the same, I continue to moisturize twice daily. The only change is that since I'm working out more, I'm washing 3 times a week and rollersetting. I did try airdrying and I just dont' like the way my ends look when I air dry.

 

[Rachel]

I've continued braiding my hair at night and have started adding a bit of elasta qp mango butter (love it!). I've also started adding coconut cream and shea butter after every wash. Not sure how I feel about this stuff yet - it leaves a residue I'm not used to and I don't like the smell of unrefined shea butter. I've tried to cover it up with EOs but it hasn't helped that much.

For the next month I think I'm going to try straightening my hair once a week. I hear the horror! But it's just another step for me to understand how my hair reacts to different things, like constant to moderate heat.

Happy growing everyone.

 

[Nenah]

I'm Hanging in there I have been really lazy doing my own hair and have been going to the salon to let them do it Dominican Blow outs and I must say I don't see any damage but I'm going to give myself a deeep condition today. My touch up is not due till June so I'm hanging.

 

[Mariaat40]

Things are pretty consistent. Still wearing my hair in protective styles 5 days a week and down on weekends. I only measure and take pics every 12 weeks to 3 months when I get my touch up so I won't know how much length I've gained for another two months. But my ends are still looking healthy and even, which is great.