Waist Length Challenge 2015

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Girl you better lc after 7 days!
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LOL. And of course I had to...


I made it to the next line on my LC shirt.

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I'm a believer. :-) Inversion is getting added to my routine, every henna week!



A failed attempt. My hubby is still learning. :-)

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Hi all,
After 5 years of trials, sucess and set backs, going from relaxed hair,then texlaxed to finally natural, I convinced myself that if I can grow my hair to BSL, I can grow it to WL too. So girls, Im definately in.

Ultimate Goal : WL
Regimen :
>Prepoo once a week with a special home made treatment that I leave for 1 to 3 hours:
avocado oil, castor oil,Tesu Beej Powder, Amla Powder, Bheda Powder, Hara Powder, bael Powder, Jatamansi Powder, Bhringraj Powder, Kikar Gond, geranium EO, Salvia sclarea Linnaeus EO, Pimenta racemosa EO, Daucus carota EO, water, maca extract.

>Wash my hair twice a week (I usually did it only once but since I swim every week) with Shea Moisture retention

>Deep condition once a week with a special home made mixture :
FRO HER Moroccan Magic Wash-Out Conditioner

>Condition once a week after the pool with
BEE•U•Ti• FUL Moisturizing Deep Conditioner

>moisturize every day :
Luscious Balanced Cream Moisturizer (+ honeyquat + pure keratine+ panthenol after shampoo)

How many inches do you have to go to get to WL: my hair is between 15 to 12 inches so I have about 8 to 5 inches to go.

Natural/Relaxed/Other: 12 months post texlaxed, 3 years post relaxed

Issues or difficulties you're having: Retain my hair now that I swim once a week.
 
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Even though I'm incorporating Shea butter back into my regimen (just for extra softness),my hair is still shrinking up. Though maybe the dew points are still high, even though it feels cooler outside.
 
Wow look how many people have joined yaay. I've been experimenting with henna and I like I really want a reddish tint to my hair so for the next couple of months I will be using red henna. Other than that my regimen is pretty slack. I did try the inversion but forgot after a couple of days :(.

Hair is feeling quite healthy atm and I'm loving it - I can wear a nice big puff :). I know sorry I have no pics as of yet. I think I will do a length check at the end of the month
 
kinky curlygenie said:
Wow look how many people have joined yaay. I've been experimenting with henna and I like I really want a reddish tint to my hair so for the next couple of months I will be using red henna. Other than that my regimen is pretty slack. I did try the inversion but forgot after a couple of days :(.

Hair is feeling quite healthy atm and I'm loving it - I can wear a nice big puff :). I know sorry I have no pics as of yet. I think I will do a length check at the end of the month
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You should definitely try the henna. I'm loving how my hair is feeling so good right now. I plan to henna for the next two weeks but I am going to mix in coconut milk. I can't wait.

I forgot to mention that I Dc'ed with a mix from the minimalistbeauty blog. I blended a banana, avocado, honey, and glycerin and the moisture was awesome.
 
Whew!!! Just got done messaging some coconut oil into my scalp followed with my sulfur mix and then sealed my ends with Shea butter. Flipped my big ol' head over the edge of my bed for about 5 mins (inversion method).

I am really worried about my ends though. I hate hate HATE clipping my ends and they aren't that thick but when I do go to a hair dresser, she tells me that my ends are good. Haven't gotten them clipped since last year I think or since April of this year.

I did look at them earlier and there are only a few spilt ends and they aren't all that spilt. Minor splits. Any suggestions??? The pictures are of my first attempt at braids without hair : p
 

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Deep condition my hair today back in a bun. I'm going to see if I can keep this bun in for 2wks without having to comb it. I know Dh about to give me all kinds of sideeyes:lol:
 
Oh my I pushed send to soon, this phone can make me frustrated sometimes! But I braided my hair and twisted the ends last night to wash it today. I really enjoy wash days, just not when I get out of the shower and have to actually do my hair. But washing my hair in braids has truly saved time and detangling for me.
 
I oiled my hair last night with my homemade amla oil and let it sit over night. Washed my hair this morning with my rhassoul mud wash. My hair slipped apart I could literally run my fingers through my hair :) I was very happy. Since doing the henna treatment last week I noticed I have less shed hair then usual. I also have less ssk's.
After washing I added some shea moisture as my leave in. I think I should have skipped that, because I didn't need the added moisture... feels like it's kinda sitting on my hair. Since using the mud wash I haven't had any scalp issues. No flaking, no build up. So my new regimen consists of.....

Henna when needed
Oil hair every 2 weeks with Amla oil
Weekly massage with acv followed by Rhassoul Mud wash

Sounds pretty simple when I write it down :ohwell:
 
I'm sure I will be getting the side eye from some for joining this and only being SL lol but I've had literally every single setback possible and I can finally say I feel like I know my hair and I don't plan on having anymore setbacks! I'm also very petite and don't have that many inches between SL and WL.


Ultimate Goal: MBL (but I'd love to make WL just to say I did)
Regimen: low manipulation everything. Wash and DC weekly. Protein weekly. Bunning. M&S Daily. Viviscal pro.
How many inches do you have to go to get to WL: 10 inches (26 months should be enough time)
Natural/Relaxed/Other: Bonelaxed

Tips/Tricks: don't get lazy. Do what I can now to protect my ends because it will add up later on. I don't own a flat iron so I'm forced to improvise and not use direct heat.

Issues or difficulties you're having: the only time I lose a significant amount of hair is on relaxer day at the salon. After trying 4 different stylists that don't listen, I've decided to learn to self relax in order to retain more. Also, as soon as I reach a new length I always get distracted and stop taking care of my hair. A long term challenge should keep me focused.
 
PlainJane said:
I'm sure I will be getting the side eye from some for joining this and only being SL lol but I've had literally every single setback possible and I can finally say I feel like I know my hair and I don't plan on having anymore setbacks! I'm also very petite and don't have that many inches between SL and WL.QUOTE]

I'm SL also. I'm not even full SL, yet I joined the challenge anyway :look:. We may only make it by the skin of our teeth, but I believe we will if we stay diligent and motivated. Also, being able to lean on each other in this forum doesn't hurt. HHJ
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So the rhassoul mudwash really clarified my hair. As you can tell I am really happy with this stuff. I have some good definition, so I decided to wear my hair loose tonight.
 

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kinky curlygenie said:
Wow look how many people have joined yaay. I've been experimenting with henna and I like I really want a reddish tint to my hair so for the next couple of months I will be using red henna. Other than that my regimen is pretty slack. I did try the inversion but forgot after a couple of days :(.

Hair is feeling quite healthy atm and I'm loving it - I can wear a nice big puff :). I know sorry I have no pics as of yet. I think I will do a length check at the end of the month
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Yay to henna! The mess is the only drawback.

And try the one-week-a-month inversion program too. I have done it once so far and it worked for me. Excited to see if I get good results next month too.

Good luck-- keep us posted!

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Celesti said:
Wow that does sound nice, I've never used straight dimethicone, just lesser variations, how does it feel on your hair? I think I might give this conditioner a shot :)
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Celesti
It feels smooth and gives magnificent slip. My hair behaves. I've been cowashing with it for about two weeks now and my hair just loves it.
My staple conditioner is usually Aussie Moist 3 minute deep conditioner, but this one is taking the cake. Maybe I need to switch to full silicones.
 
I'm going to join in on this group! I'm currently between shoulder length and apl. I haven't really been documenting my growth but I have pics here and there. This past year I don't thing I've had enough growth mainly because I started applying heat more than I ever have (on my entire life) I don't actually measure my inches so.... I'll try to do that later. But I think I have about 10 inches.

My regimen:
No heat until Aug 28, 2014 or if I can make it no heat until Aug of 2015
I'll be using Aut gro oil mix with msm and monistat every other day
I'm also going to do inversions for one week a month and won't do my oil mix during this I'll just use virgin olive oil
Detangling once every week. But alternating one week finger comb the next week denman brush
Mostly wearing my puff but also wearing a marley hair bun off and on ( when I'm at home I always wear a satan wrap though)
I'll do the green house method at night
Lastly I'll be taking one biotin per day
Not sure about trims yet might just do dusting

I'm completely natural no perms, no color... Etc
Don't want to do anything that might hinder my growth that I can't undo through lifestyle change. I'll get color when I done and as thick as my hair is I might need a s curl by the end of this.

My biggest challenge is going to be not using heat. I got addicted to it this year but my hair is still extremely heathy because I only had a blow out once a month.

This is the last time I applied heat to it
 

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Style this week.


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I will lay off sulfur and revisit MN for the remainder of the year. I need two inches to be at a good starting point for 2014.

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So I'm still in these homemade box braids of mine and I must admit, they are looking a little rough now. I have been wearing a headband from Walmart ....nothing to spectacular. I do have a business meeting to go to today and don't want to go looking rough so I am trying to spritz my braids up somehow.
 

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I finally bought curlformers! I've been wanting to for awhile but, you know how money is lol. I'm truly wanting to change my hair style and have something to experiment on. So we'll see how this goes lol
 
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I finally bought curlformers! I've been wanting to for awhile but, you know how money is lol. I'm truly wanting to change my hair style and have something to experiment on. So we'll see how this goes lol
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I wish I could have sent you mine!!! I only used them about twice. My sister gave them to me bc she didn't like them. I need someone to pass the torch (my curlformers) onto!
 
kinky curlygenie said:
Wow look how many people have joined yaay. I've been experimenting with henna and I like I really want a reddish tint to my hair so for the next couple of months I will be using red henna. Other than that my regimen is pretty slack. I did try the inversion but forgot after a couple of days :(. Hair is feeling quite healthy atm and I'm loving it - I can wear a nice big puff :). I know sorry I have no pics as of yet. I think I will do a length check at the end of the month
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I already have a reddish tint to my hair, I wonder what would happen if I get red henna and use it???
 
I love curlformers. I have two kits and absolutely love to style my hair with them. Gives me an option to have a hair style that has a formed curl that is still bouncy.
 
It took me awhile to get a technique going for these curlformers, but my boyfriend helped me figure it out in the end. Lol that's so sad he gets them better than me! Though I think I might need to buy one more set! So the top of my head is just in twists. I was hoping to use all of them on my head, but o well. One more set won't kill me I guess. But it's a trial run. Can't wait to see results.
 
Well it didn't turn out. For some reason my hair didn't take the form of the curlformers. Maybe I just used to much Shea butter? I used a lot so i could get good hold. Not sure, but this is definitely going to take a few tries to get it right.
 
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