Full & Healthy Crown & Edges Challenge 2012

[IDareT'sHair]

I've recently been using Strong Roots Pimento Oil. (I haven't been washing it out). I will wash tomorrow.

I'll try to just use it twice a week tho'. I don't want any problems

 

[IDareT'sHair]

gvin89

You should try JBCO and/or Claudie Hairline & Temple Balm Hair Revitalizer and Claudie Iman Hair Butter.

 

[faithVA]

Oiled my scalp and edges twice this week with my coffee castor oil. Plan to do it again tomorrow or Sunday and sit under my heat cap. My scalp feels pretty good this week.

Will also try to do a good scalp massage tomorrow.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Massaged in a bit of Pumpkin Oil in the Crown Area.

I put the Strong Roots Pimento Oil away, because I didn't want to overdo it.

 

[discodumpling]

TOM has left the building! AND he didn't take much my hair with him this time!! Each cycle brings a new understanding and we're finally beginning to wrok together instead of against eachother for the good of my hair

My crown was minimally sore. But I kept my moisture up with daily (mostly water only) rinsing & moisturizing.
I did a henna treatment yesterday & of course followed up with a moisturizing (in shower) DC. My hair & scalp feel great!

 

[gvin89]

I got lil sprouts budding

 

[IDareT'sHair]

gvin89

Little Sprouts are good.

Moisturized with Claudie's Quinoa & Coffee Hair Creme

 

[faithVA]

I got lil sprouts budding

That is fabulous!

 

[faithVA]

I am still using my coffee castor oil blend on my edges and crown several times a week. I have been skimping on the massages. Maybe tonight.

I think my crown is recovering. It feels less dry and itchy. I don't know if it will completely recover and fill in. It still is less dense than the rest of my hair. I will have to wait until the end of the year to really know if I will have a full head of hair.

But I do know it is better. I think by summer there is the potential to wear my twists down and not feel like I have a big bald spot in the middle of my head.

Can't wait until its time to take update pics

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Sitting here thinking about what I'll pull out to use. Maybe somethng by Hairitage Hydrations.

I may pull out the Coconut Yuzu Hair Creme.

 

[PrettyinPink001]

So I'm not seeing any results???? I need something else. I was using JBCO, mioconazole and temple balm. I got no result after 4 weeks!! I need suggestions?

 

[faithVA]

So I'm not seeing any results???? I need something else. I was using JBCO, mioconazole and temple balm. I got no result after 4 weeks!! I need suggestions?

Hi PrettyinPink001,

Are you taking pictures? I am asking because pictures often show us what we can not see with our eyes on a day to day basis.

Secondly, I would say simplify. You are using 3 different things which may or may not be good for your hair. The temple balm I am particularly skeptical off. I would stick with the JBCO. You can put some EOs in it but that is all I would do.

Please share with us more about your regimen (wash day and during the week). When you apply your JBCO what do you do after that?

I will ask the other ladies if 4 weeks is long enough to see results. For me it is not. I have been working on my crown for at least 9 months. I can see progress but it is very slow.

 

[gvin89]

I agree that time is all we have with regrowing edges, napes, and crowns. I was completely bald and it took me a year to get some progress. My nape is completely filled in, but the edges are taking even longer. I jumped on a lot of bandwagons and that didn't help as much as I thought it would. Now I'm on castor oil, sulfur, and just continuous moisture.

 

[faithVA]

I agree that time is all we have with regrowing edges, napes, and crowns. I was completely bald and it took me a year to get some progress. My nape is completely filled in, but the edges are taking even longer. I jumped on a lot of bandwagons and that didn't help as much as I thought it would. Now I'm on castor oil, sulfur, and just continuous moisture.

Yes, I haven't found that switching from product to product helps. Sticking with my regimen, using an oil with EOs and being consistent with scalp massages is what seems to work for me.

I have noticed that for my crown I will feel a difference way before I will see a difference. Fortunately or unfortunately my crown has a tendency to burn and feel dry. Over time I feel less and less of that. I am hoping that is a sign it is healing.

It has taken me years to damage my scalp, so I am willing to give it adequate time to heal itself.

 

[HanaKuroi]

I noticed my edges problem in October. I started using weleda Rosemary hair oil and then switched to Jbco. I felt the jcbo was too thick to smooth on my frail edges. So in November I started using the weleda hair oil only. It was lighter and more convenient. I have seen more progress.

My edges are long enough to press. Probably an inch or so. I had to stop slicking my edges down or back. I had to apply it between my thumb and index finger sort of lightly pinching.

My nape is getting a little better. I have to be more diligent about my nape.

I still like Jbco as a sealer. My fine edges can't take anything too thick or that requires rubbing or smoothing.

 

[faithVA]

I noticed my edges problem in October. I started using weleda Rosemary hair oil and then switched to Jbco. I felt the jcbo was too thick to smooth on my frail edges. So in November I started using the weleda hair oil only. It was lighter and more convenient. I have seen more progress.

My edges are long enough to press. Probably an inch or so. I had to stop slicking my edges down or back. I had to apply it between my thumb and index finger sort of lightly pinching.

My nape is getting a little better. I have to be more diligent about my nape.

I still like Jbco as a sealer. My fine edges can't take anything too thick or that requires rubbing or smoothing.

You can always try mixing them together HanaKuroi. But if the Weleda is working fine for you just keep going with it. I mixed my castor oil with thinner oils to make it work for me.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

I'm using Hairitage Hydrations Castor Oil Infusion on Nape, Crown, Edges.

It's a nice creamy butter and it smells really good too.

faithVA Thanks for this thread. It's been very inspirational.

 

[faithVA]

I'm using Hairitage Hydrations Castor Oil Infusion on Nape, Crown, Edges.

It's a nice creamy butter and it smells really good too.

@faithVA Thanks for this thread. It's been very inspirational.

Aw shucks - thanks. But hopefully next year I won't have this thread

Hopefully next year I won't have any problem area threads.

So let's enjoy it this year and get it done with.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Aw shucks - thanks. But hopefully next year I won't have this thread

Hopefully next year I won't have any problem area threads.

So let's enjoy it this year and get it done with.

faithVA

Yes Jeeesus! Let's Get it Done.

 

[AKA-Tude]

I had a slight setback!

I had to have a Sleep Study done
(I have Sleep Apnea need a new CPAP).

Anyways,she had to place all the electrodes throughout
my head/hair and had to use a water-soluble glue
plus had to rub the areas with alcohol first.

Well, my poor little area on the right thinned out a bit
from all of this!!!

Y'all KNOW I was PISSED to the highest PISSTIVITY!!!:210::heated:

So I'm kinda starting over...
Gonna combine pimento oil + Glovers...:crossfingers:

Lawd!!!!

 

[faithVA]

I had a slight setback!

I had to have a Sleep Study done
(I have Sleep Apnea need a new CPAP).

Anyways,she had to place all the electrodes throughout
my head/hair and had to use a water-soluble glue
plus had to rub the areas with alcohol first.

Well, my poor little area on the right thinned out a bit
from all of this!!!

Y'all KNOW I was PISSED to the highest PISSTIVITY!!!:210::heated:

So I'm kinda starting over...
Gonna combine pimento oil + Glovers...:crossfingers:

Lawd!!!!

Sorry for your set-back. But hopefully its only temporary. It may not be so hard to fix unlike thinning due to physical changes.

Well its only February and most of us will be hanging out for a long time, so we are here to support you.

 

[sheanu]

So I'm not seeing any results???? I need something else. I was using JBCO, mioconazole and temple balm. I got no result after 4 weeks!! I need suggestions?

Yeah 4 weeks is definitely not enough time. A couple months a3 least is necessity and monitor with pics!

 

[sky035]

I desperately need this challenge. I suffer from PCOS and each time this year my hair really suffers...

1. Describe the current state of your crown and/or edges.
I am experiencing breakage in my nape area. Happens every year. Using a mixture of glycerine and jojoba oil at night on my nape and moisturizing that area daily.


2. What is your initial plan to start restoring these areas?
Stop straightening/blow drying. Co-wash more often. Bun and hide my hair for several months so that there is no heat/minimum heat. Concentrate on these areas nightly. To help with my PCOS issues, it was recommended that I use spearmint tea. Hoping to give that a try.

3. What products do you plan on using?
Moisturizing conditioners, leave in, glycerine, jojoba oil, vitamine E oil mix on problem areas.

4. These areas need to be loved regularly. How often will you check in with us?
Weekly. I would like to receive support and offer support. I always feel so self-conscious about my thinning hair in these areas each year. It is so frustrating for me. I plan to stop this cycle once and for all this year.

5. Are you willing to commit to yourself and to support your fellow LHCF sisters?
Yes, Mami...thanks for starting this challenge !!

 

[discodumpling]

The fine hairs in my crown are FINALLY feeling stronger! Instead of the soft fine fuzz that's been coming in it's starting to feel like real honest to goodness nappy hair up there! I'm so PSYCHED! The possibility of a full crown has me cheesing from ear to ear!

Today is DC day so i'm gonna oil my scalp with my growth oil. Oil my length with my castor blend and mix up something with tons of moisture and a little protein.

ETA todays DC:

3TBLSP Greek Yogurt (Protein)
A Drizzle of Honey (Moisture)
3 TSP Rhassoul Powder (Moisture)
2 TSP Brhami Powder
2 TSP Amla
Aloe Vera Juice (Moisture)

 

[faithVA]

The fine hairs in my crown are FINALLY feeling stronger! Instead of the soft fine fuzz that's been coming in it's starting to feel like real honest to goodness nappy hair up there! I'm so PSYCHED! The possibility of a full crown has me cheesing from ear to ear!

Today is DC day so i'm gonna oil my scalp with my growth oil. Oil my length with my castor blend and mix up something with tons of moisture and a little protein.

It is good to see progress.

 

[hair4romheaven]

Have any of you ladies tried medicuticals? I read on CN that has helped a few with crown & edges thinning.
Hth

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Yes! Progress is Guuuud

Still babying everything along.

 

[faithVA]

Hey Ladies,

I finally organized my pictures. It has taken me months. So I just wanted to post some progress pics. Hopefully it will encourage those that have been on this journey a while. Fortunately I take pictures because I would swear I'm not making any progress. But the pictures show that my scalp is getting better and my hair is filling in.

This only shows my crown. Because I didn't get the brilliant idea to work on my edges until December

April 2011 - Hair was holding on by a strand.



July 2011 - Not really seeing much progress.



September 2011


I don't know how to add more than 5 pics, so will include the current ones in the next post.

 

[faithVA]

January 2012
My crown is starting to look more normal. It is still thinner than the rest of my hair but I am not having to pull hair across sections to twist and braid.

My progress started slowly. I definitely was not consistent. My scalp had a lot of healing to do. But I definitely see progress. It will be a year at the end of April. I will continue to take pictures and post.

 

[hair4romheaven]

Omgosh faithVA I see ALOT of progress!!! Keep it up!