Helllloooooooooo Everybody!!!!!!
I have been due an update thread for.... years
!!!
I've recently returned to the hair forum (during the beginning of the year I visited the LHCF Health & Fitness threads more than anything) and I've noticed there are A LOT of new members here; so welcome to you all!!!
Some of you may know I started at SL back in 2008. At that time, I was experiencing a tremendous amount of hair issues, my hair was excessively dry and I had extreme breakage. I had actually accepted it before 2008 and thought it was something I had to live with
.
It was time for a change and wanted to see if there was any hope of my hair getting past SL. I had been stuck there all my life!
I stumbled across MaCheriAmour's YouTube videos and realised that actually, maybe I could grow longer hair.
I took her advice to create a hair diary and started taking progress pics.
I started at this length in March 2008...
Yeah! Not great!!!!
I embarked on the following regimen:
June, 2008: The condition of my hair improved and I started to gain length...
Continued to gain more length on the same regimen...
October, 2008...
I'm so annoyed that the hairdresser who did my hair that day has immigrated, lol!!!!
The longer my hair got, the simpler my regimen became, so I started to cut out the Ayurvedic element of my regimen and supplements. I stuck with the wigs as a protective style, moisturising and sealing daily, baggying and deep conditioning.
August, 2009...
And I had an ok ponytail...
June, 2010
This is around the time I got really lax with my regimen in the sense that deep conditioning was a rare occurrence (I know, terrible
). However, I was still moisturing ans sealing regularly and sticking with the wigs as a protective style.
This is what I have continued to do up until present.
So, now I think I can claim waist length. I'm not sure when I made WL, as I haven't taken any pics since June of last year, but I'm fairly sure I've been there for a year already. With a stricter regimen, I think I'd probably be hip length by now!!!
I have been doing my own trims (every 3 months) for the last year and a half or so in an attempt to get rid of the W shape in my hair. I now have a V shape, which is better but I think I want to go for the blunt shape now.
So these are my current progress pics...
November, 2011
My last relaxer was on 2nd November, 2011 and the previous was in July, 2011. Hopefully, I will be able to stretch for 5 to 6 months at a time from now on.
I'm trying get my regimen straight for January, 2012 so I've got just under 2 months to settle on something that will be realistic to stick to. I will definately stick to the moisturing/sealing daily, deep conditioning, and protective styling.
I may go back to vitamins and I think I want to incorporate ayurvedic oils in my regimen again.
When I'm set on a regimen, I will be back with an update!!!
Thank you to all the members who have given me support and advice along the way!!!
Hip length and beyond??!??!?!!!!!
I have been due an update thread for.... years
!!!I've recently returned to the hair forum (during the beginning of the year I visited the LHCF Health & Fitness threads more than anything) and I've noticed there are A LOT of new members here; so welcome to you all!!!
Some of you may know I started at SL back in 2008. At that time, I was experiencing a tremendous amount of hair issues, my hair was excessively dry and I had extreme breakage. I had actually accepted it before 2008 and thought it was something I had to live with
.It was time for a change and wanted to see if there was any hope of my hair getting past SL. I had been stuck there all my life!
I stumbled across MaCheriAmour's YouTube videos and realised that actually, maybe I could grow longer hair.
I took her advice to create a hair diary and started taking progress pics.
I started at this length in March 2008...
Yeah! Not great!!!!
I embarked on the following regimen:
- Wash hair twice a week with Ayurvedic powders and follow up with deep conditioning.
Plait hair into box braids after every wash and wear wigs as a protective style.
Moisturise and seal twice a day and baggy every night!- Flaxseed, MSM, Vitamin B, Multi vitamins and Silica.
June, 2008: The condition of my hair improved and I started to gain length...
Continued to gain more length on the same regimen...
October, 2008...
I'm so annoyed that the hairdresser who did my hair that day has immigrated, lol!!!!
The longer my hair got, the simpler my regimen became, so I started to cut out the Ayurvedic element of my regimen and supplements. I stuck with the wigs as a protective style, moisturising and sealing daily, baggying and deep conditioning.
August, 2009...
And I had an ok ponytail...
June, 2010
This is around the time I got really lax with my regimen in the sense that deep conditioning was a rare occurrence (I know, terrible
). However, I was still moisturing ans sealing regularly and sticking with the wigs as a protective style.This is what I have continued to do up until present.
So, now I think I can claim waist length. I'm not sure when I made WL, as I haven't taken any pics since June of last year, but I'm fairly sure I've been there for a year already. With a stricter regimen, I think I'd probably be hip length by now!!!
I have been doing my own trims (every 3 months) for the last year and a half or so in an attempt to get rid of the W shape in my hair. I now have a V shape, which is better but I think I want to go for the blunt shape now.
So these are my current progress pics...
November, 2011
My last relaxer was on 2nd November, 2011 and the previous was in July, 2011. Hopefully, I will be able to stretch for 5 to 6 months at a time from now on.
I'm trying get my regimen straight for January, 2012 so I've got just under 2 months to settle on something that will be realistic to stick to. I will definately stick to the moisturing/sealing daily, deep conditioning, and protective styling.
I may go back to vitamins and I think I want to incorporate ayurvedic oils in my regimen again.
When I'm set on a regimen, I will be back with an update!!!
Thank you to all the members who have given me support and advice along the way!!!
Hip length and beyond??!??!?!!!!!
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Astounding progress! Wow, that's inspiration 
