Waist Length 2013

hisboo911 said:
i want to be waist length curly/unstretched!!! my hair shrinks up to the same length (earlobe length, usually) no matter how long it grows. i am not sure, but i think it is waist length stretched. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS SHRINKAGE. Please help. Give me some suggestions!
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hisboo911 you know I love your curls and it does shrink a lot. I think you will have to do what naptural85 and the rest of them do and stretch your hair. that is why they twist their hair every night and pull the twist over the head and pin them down so they will stretch out more. let me see if I can find her link for that one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT2dt6fG8yQ
 
oooh. i'm gonna go lookey!

usually when i want to stretch my hair, i make two plaits on either side of my head. my hair dries out VERY QUICKLY when i braid my hair. i dont know what to do about that, because when i dont braid, my moisture level is fine. also, oil (by itself) dries out my hair badly. does this happen to anyone else?
 
Hey, I'm still in. lol. school, work and kids right now, is keeping me busy. Anyways I hope you ladies are doing well. I'm still in my boring bun. Lol. Still co-washing every day or two.. using aussie 3 min, Vo5's and ORS Replenishing conditioner. I've probably grown an inch since last year on Dec 22. I'm still taking my vitamins and green drink. Next length check will be in April when I get a touch up, I'm doing a 16 week stretch!
 
Ive been bunning it for the last 4 days and my hair is so moisturized and happy. Last Saturday I finally got to washing my hair after 2 weeks of wearing it out. But for the next 2 months I plan on only bunning with 3 cheat days.
 
SmilingElephant said:
Any naturals have a fear that the next time they straighten their hair that they'll need a two inch trim? Thats what i fear. Am i the only one?

Idk why i just have that fear.
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The last time i straightened my hair i had to cut off 3 inches from some of my hair :nono:

Put the flat iron on the hottest temp.
 
Ok, so I finally got myself together...refocused...recommitted....ready to grow some hair again!

I'm pretty sure I had my first real set back last year...my growth seemed to stall and on top of that, I cut off a couple of inches because I wasn't happy with my ends. I wore my hair out WAY too much last year. I'm back on my grind though!

I plan to keep my same regimen - using the DMM to cornrow my hair up under wigs for 4 weeks at a time. MT to my scalp every other night. Cowash every other night. Light PT and DC weekly. Shampoo and henna at braid take down.

I plan to be grazing MBL by my 3 year nappiversary in June, and WL by December. Whoa....that was craaaaaazy to write :drunk: :grin:

My starting pic (taken last week) is below:

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yesterday i mixed castor oil to s curl.....my hair is very moisturized but felt greasy some how. on the next day (today) it felt great and no longer greasy. i feel as if my hair is thicker (castor oil effect i guess).

i need very low manipulation on my thick strands.
when i moosturize and try sealing...hair remaining in my hands...breakage i thing. so fragile.

thats why i tried castor with scurl and i dont need to seal . its like 2 in 1.
im gonna finish up the mini mix i made then do it next time with less castor oil.

ps:usually castor is too heavy for my strands but this seems to work Well.
ill be expérimenting ,cool.
 
Hey everyone! Just been busy. Went on a mini vacation with my friend so i ended up skipping my DC last week.

Ive just been mainly co washing almost daily.

I tried the Loreal Evercurl conditioner and i like it, i love the smell of it.

Ive been working bogus hours so, that's why I've been gone. I'm so tired!
 
I do washed with the As I Am Coconut Cowash and them used VO5 moisture Milk after... My hair feels surprisingly great. If I took it out of these braids it would tangle... But still feels good at the roots. I like it!

I think I might use the As I Am more often!
 
Refound my love for coconut oil, my hair has a lovely sheen.
I really want to wash my hair though, so thinks I'm going to only stretch my wash day two weeks this time. Which will bring me to next Wednesday.

Found worlds biggest tangle around my nape which I've managed to get out my hair now.
Currently debating trimming my hair, how do I know if I should trim my hair?
My hair breaks, but when I look at my ends they mostly look blunt.. What to do?
 
MixedGirl have you tried doing a protein treatment?

I have found a new line that I am using now and this shea butter melts right in my hand. It is called Rawdah. I love the smell.
 
My hair has gotten pretty long in the back (still shocked it is almost WL and I didn't know until a few days ago!), so I'm on a mission to jump start growth for the sake of the front. It's somewhere between BSL and MBL. It doesn't need to be perfectly even, but I'd like the front section be no more than 3 inches shorter than the back. Since bunning, sulfate free shampoos, and wild growth oil for sealing apparently served my hair quite well, I'm going to keep that up. I'm adding:

A commitment to taking my maxi-hair faithfully instead of once in a while
Going back to weekly DC with heat
Making sure I meet my daily recommended intake of protein
Adding an amino acid supplements
 
Enyo it is so great to see everyone almost graduating, and sad to see you go.

I am hoping to hold off until june for a length ck. I am excited that there are strands of my hair is hanging at mbl. I can feel that in the shower when I wash it.
 
My hair is at the bottom of my bra strap but I'm in desperate need of a trim...I'm trying to wait until I'm WSL then cut it back to MBL...We shall see..
 
Shadiyah I am almost to WL in the back, but not in the front. I feel like I should stay in the challenge until my hair is closer to be even!!
 
nothing much going on. i will be cowashing and deep conditioning Wed. trying not to dust and trim much. i will be dusting around relaxer time. i believe i am 5 weeks posts now.
 
Enyo said:
Shadiyah I am almost to WL in the back, but not in the front. I feel like I should stay in the challenge until my hair is closer to be even!!
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I feel you, I really don't care about being even. I love layers because it gives you the fullest curls and every curly I like that hair looks georgous. they all have great layers and told me how they got it to look like that. I don't plan on cutting my hair in anymore layers until I get to my goals which I don't know what it is because I want my curls to hang a certain length but I don't know what it has to be stretch yet. playing that by ear.
 
Shadiyah said:
I feel you, I really don't care about being even. I love layers because it gives you the fullest curls and every curly I like that hair looks georgous. they all have great layers and told me how they got it to look like that. I don't plan on cutting my hair in anymore layers until I get to my goals which I don't know what it is because I want my curls to hang a certain length but I don't know what it has to be stretch yet. playing that by ear.
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A little layering is cool, but my front is lagging by about 4-5 inches. I'd like to get that to about 2-3.

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I hope to be surprised in a few months by being able to be almost WL like Enyo.

I have like two inch pieces of straight ends on my front curls that im trying not to hack off just yet, but they're so annoying!

I think im gonna invest in more of the soft wide headbands to keep my hair out my face.

Off to co wash with the amazing EverCurl cleansing conditioner! That stuff is awesome!
 
I am going to give Wen one more try since they were giving so many things away lol. I did like it when I had it before I just didn't feel like buying it again. Talking about slip omg it has great slip. well I will keep you all posted. I know I will be spraying my hair today because I just washed yesterday, but I am not sure if I am up yet. I am still so sleepy.
 
Enyo see that is how I want my hair to hang too and I don't know how long mines have to be for it. You have to think of your shrinkage.
 
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