teen summer growth challenge!!!!

[ineedmoney]

kamilla-
from what i'm gettin' you don't wanna do to much to hair so it won't break off. but you can do "twisties" in front or put your hair in braids to switch it up. my niece does this thing where she parts her hair in sections and put rubber bands on the sectiosn to make block patterns. it's real cute when your rubber bands match what you are wearing.

try not to get to dependet on heat though. it will cause split ends. i did that this winter and i got all the straight strands in my afro. it's a hot mess let me tell ya

 

[ngaa]

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jus joinin this challenge as well and am already in all the other challenges that are goin on lik the summer growout, 365day and the one for not buyin nothin for a month and am copin quite well already

i'm 17 by the way and for a list of vits and goals check my signature...am currently doin the no poo and have cornrows which i hope to keep in for 8months

wish me luck!!

[/ QUOTE ] omg i was thinkin' you were older!

good luck with your goals, but how much growth a month do you get with you viatmins? i'm gonna investigate these things before i start anything new.




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what made u think i was older?? surely not my mature responce to everything

oh and 'm gettin bout 3/4 an inch i think but its kinda hard to figure out coz my hair aint even so other parts are 3.5 inches wen the others are lik 4 so now wen i take these cornrows out ima measure usin the shortest length coz i kno now my shortest length is 3.5 so anything above four is growth for my

p.s. will keep ya'll updated coz i'm tryna up my biotin to 7 coz i'm one of them impatient kinda sisters here!!

 

[Kamilla16]

Yeah I know what your talkin about ineedmoney,
we call em' connecters. (the style your niece uses) thanks for the suggestions. I think I'm gonna get some cornrows next week. I like on week 3 since my last relaxer. I'm tryin to wait atleast 3 more weeks till I get some micro braids.

 

[ngaa]

good luck on waitin for them three weeks kamilla coz i kno how hard it can be, i'm tryna go 4 and a half more weeks wit my hair still in cornrows but i wanna see how long my hair is

 

[licutiexx]

hey ladies!!! I'm new 2 dis board. I'm trying to grow my hair out to about bra strap lenght by my graduation in '05. So I think I can reach that goal. Hope to get atleast 2 inches by Sept. Wish me luck oh yea I'm 16

 

[Kamilla16]

Good luck lilcutie on growin out your hair!

Okay, I have a ?. What color will look better in Micro's.

Black/Red
Black/Light Brown

Like, I'll have two colors mixed. Kinda like highlites, so which combo do yall like? let me know asap!!!!

 

[ineedmoney]

welcome girl!

lol good luck

 

[EgyptianSand16]

guys i'm in tooooo!!!!!!!!!(New Member ) I'm 16(getting permit in 2wks

Like KookysnKream i too had long big curly hair when i was litte..till my young mother(she was 20 at the time) wanted to see if her baby's hair will be easier to play with if it was straight. She put a relaxer in my hair at age 5

I have been transitioning for about a yr with about 5inches of natural hair maybe longer (u know how shrinkage is) and 6 inches of relaxed hair.. My routine is braids for about 6wks, use Infuisium 23 leave-in treatment on edges daily, clean scalp with witch hazel every week, and saturate braids with African Royale braid spray. Take them out, shampoo, deep condition. Wear it in a ponytail/puff via a old cutoff pantyhose with front gelled(alcohol free of course) and scarfed down..When i take the scarf off after 2 hours i have shiny smooth waves. then proceed to set the ends with small spiral rods.. when i take the rods out and fluff out the curls it looks soooooooooooooo cute, like a curly puff.IT LASTS ABOUT A WK.About every 5 days i rinsed and wash with conditioner mix with lemon juice and start the set again..Then about 5wks into doing this, go back to braids..It's great so far but i wanna try the wanakee method using a phonytail or a another method, I'm scared that braids will take out my edges..I want to have BIG, FLUFFY, SOFT Scary Spice collar bone length hair(with shrinkage)

I would stand out at school! (ALL the girls are sportin a FLAT greasy looking wrap with ends and edges looking mad trif)

. My hair would be even lonnnnnnnnnnnger when pressed

How are you guys going about your hair goals(list products used, and hair routine, growth strategy)

 

[sasha]

Ineedmoney this little thing u started is tight

. I'm

just another girl tryin to grow her hair long by sept.

Antways I'm 17 and my hair is like 3or4in below my shoulders

but I want it brastrap length. This summer imma wash deep

condition once a week, wear cornrows, exercise, take

vitamins, and drink all the water. I want atleast

3in.HOLLA

 

[sasha]

Re: teen summer growth challenge!!!!

Egytiansands you said something about braids making u lose

yo hairline right? Is that only when u wear em xtra tight or

wearing them a lot period cause that was my plan this

summer. But if I might lose my hairline and end up lookin

crazy Imma have to come up wit somethin else.

 

[elite_chiq]

Ima stay weaved up till the end of this yr. Its better and the hair stays protected..and hell im lazy. With thebrads. All of this aily rinsing/every other days washing making my hair look barb wire. ATLEAST with the weave its protected from all the elements, ruffness and can't fray. I can maintain so much legnth that way.

hth

 

[EgyptianSand16]

Sasha i think it was a combination of both...For one, the lady who did my hair did them smaller and tighter than i wanted. I think small braids are dangerous

look at Brandy's hairline(its GONE)And also the weight and stress the braids put on my hair line might have been the cause..If you are gonna get braids i suggest get them medium size and not too tightly..and also 4 the first 3wks or so wear the braids in a bun or partly up..Because i think if you let the front hang, the weight might be pulling at your hairline..I for one do not like the braiding method anymore -itching, thinning temples, infrequent shampooing(human hair used, they slip out if wet) Despite you being extremely careful with braids, sooner or later u will experience thinning edges, from the constant stress i guess!I might be trying Adrienne's method soon..I don't recommend u get a sewn in weave either..here's why..Yes your hair might grow a little with them, but it would be incredibly thin since lack of oxygen to your scalp(it happened to my sister) what u want is thick, healthy hair right? But like i said if u gonna get braids just use my suggestions, and don't wear them longer than 6wks(that's my personal opinion) I might be 16, but i think i know alot about hair care probably more than most grown women do...I have read soooooooooooooooooo many hair care books its sickening

That's why I'm going natural, i think its better!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[elite_chiq]

Naw im think weaves are better. My mom use to perm and curly perm alot and that took her hair from the root and ish. Her hair was very short (bout 3 inches) after weaving for the yr her hair was about 14" long. And everyone ive seen who weave(d) have long hair.

 

[EgyptianSand16]

it wasn't thin looking?

 

[ineedmoney]

sup girl welcome to the board. good luck with your transition. i feel u on being diffrent. i want a big afro by the end of senior year. but i'm soo scared of those viatmins! so i don't know. but welcome and good luck

 

[ineedmoney]

good luck girl!

 

[EgyptianSand16]

Thanks "Ineedmoney" (that should be my screen name too, cuz i need MONEY! so how are u transitioning? with what products

 

[ineedmoney]

i have a funny transitioning story. i got my hair permed in the 7th grade. and it was horrible. please belive my pantene pro-v so-healthy-it-shines dreams were shatered. already being damaged my hair slowly but surly broke off and fell out till i had a halle barry cut, but this was she even had it! now (11th grade)i'm natural. when i press, my hair is a chin length bob, but i have some tore up lenghth. i want to get to my shoulders then grow out my lengths, then continue growing.

 

[ngaa]

hie Egyptioan16 welcome to the board and the challenge!! hope that yo transition goes well. I feel u on the being different thing coz i tried the transition thing and got impatient of dealin wit the 2 textures so i went natural instead

p.s. ppl ima be postin my pics hopefully tonite coz i had my hair did on sunday last week