12 inches in 12 months - 2014

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Just wanted to update, I finally diluted my NJoy's hair oil with some other hair oils and when I applied after my cowash yesterday, I did not get any reaction. I stopped using NJoy's for over 2 weeks now because I got some sort of reaction from it. I was just using other hair oils on my scalp. I will use this concoction the whole month of June to see what it will bring.

 

[candie19]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013


I've grown another inch ladies!!!



I measure my hair by each row of colleges on my HBCU shirt. When I checked my hair in May it grew 3 lines which equaled to a little over an inch. When I checked June 6, I grew another 3 lines. My goal for July is to get another 3 lines which will put me on "Spelman College"

Please don't get discouraged. We can do this! I read this thread daily especially when I'm too lazy to do my daily routine because it gives me life!
Still doing:
-LOC Method
-corn rolling hair
-drinking lots of water
-castor oil on my ends daily
-juicing
-Perfectil vitamins

Changes in Reggie.......
-Didn't do the greenhouse effect last month ....so that didn't contribute to my growth
-I've realized that my MSM spray really didn't contribute to my hair growth,it just made my scalp tingly. I just only did the castor oil last month and now I'm trying Kaminomoto.

 

[Jewell]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I've grown another inch ladies!!!
Please don't get discouraged. We can do this! I read this thread daily especially when I'm too lazy to do my daily routine because it gives me life!
Still doing:
-LOC Method
-corn rolling hair
-drinking lots of water
-castor oil on my ends daily
-juicing
-Perfectil vitamins

Changes in Reggie.......
-Didn't do the greenhouse effect last month ....so that didn't contribute to my growth
-I've realized that my MSM spray really didn't contribute to my hair growth,it just made my scalp tingly. I just only did the castor oil last month and now I'm trying Kaminomoto.

Congratulations!! Woot woot!! Ain't it...doesn't just reading the thread make a difference?! I've noticed it has kept me encouraged and focused even on days I slack and don't apply my growth oil or take my vits like I should. I swear, and I generally dont, but fancypants007 and IDareT'sHair deserve Thread Leader of the Year awards.

 

[Jewell]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I never got my seaweed chips. On a mission this weekend. Is there any particular brand? How do you eat, just plain?

I forgot about picking them up last week during grocery shopping. This week, I don't care if I don't leave the house, I will get them somehow, even if I need to order them online. I do a lot of that since there are days I'm chronically fatigued, and may not leave the house. The brand was written in Korean, but I do remember back then the Korean lady who bought them for me told me to keep them in the freezer to keep them fresh.

That way she said they will last a year or longer. I just ate them plain out of the bag, or with a little sea salt sprinkled on it and ate it with rice....that's how I saw the Koreans eating them...with rice, kimchi, or soup. They also ate them plain. I remember really liking it. Some people put it on their salad I hear.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I've grown another inch ladies!!!
Please don't get discouraged. We can do this! I read this thread daily especially when I'm too lazy to do my daily routine because it gives me life!
Still doing:
-LOC Method
-corn rolling hair
-drinking lots of water
-castor oil on my ends daily
-juicing
-Perfectil vitamins

Changes in Reggie.......
-Didn't do the greenhouse effect last month ....so that didn't contribute to my growth
-I've realized that my MSM spray really didn't contribute to my hair growth,it just made my scalp tingly. I just only did the castor oil last month and now I'm trying Kaminomoto.

That is awesome! You also tweaked your regime and can clearly see what is contributing to your growth, that too is good! I'm trying some new things like using MSM in my moisturising spray, cowashing which I've never done before, and I'm trying this new hair vitamin Hair Accel to see what it will do. My hair really grew when I had cornrolls years ago. I can't do myself which is why I haven't had them in awhile. The braiders are toooo rough and tough and I'm trying to keep my hair on my head. Anyhow, congratulations on your success!

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Congratulations!! Woot woot!! Ain't it...doesn't just reading the thread make a difference?! I've noticed it has kept me encouraged and focused even on days I slack and don't apply my growth oil or take my vits like I should. I swear, and I generally dont, but fancypants007 and IDareT'sHair deserve Thread Leader of the Year awards.

Oh Jewell you are so kind, but I'm also encouraged by all the support here too! We are acting together as a whole unit in sharing tips, giving encouragement and sharing our success which in turn motivates us to keep focus and on track. We need to keep reminding ourselves and make it personal..... YOU only get out what YOU put in. Remember however, we don't want to become stressed and overwhelmed while on this challenge. If we miss a day, or just don't feel like it, its OK, just get back on track. Our hard work and efforts will pay off, so stay positive not stressed.

 

[HoneyA]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I agree with HoneyA...an inch a month is definitely feasible, and even .75" a month is excellent growth to aim for consistently. I've noticed in the past year that my hair grows an average of 0.75-1.0" + each month. I say the "+" because the least I've noticed in the past year (May 2012-June 2013) is 0.75". However, I was with child from 03/12-12/12, and we all know pregnancy can increase growth and thickness dramatically since blood flow in the body increases by a good 50% by the last trimester.

My goal last year was WL by Dec 2012 or Jan 2013, but I made it late Oct. I went from BSL to WL from Jan to Oct, so 10 months. On me, that is nearly a 10" difference in length. My goal this year was HL by 12/2013, but I'm 2" or less from that as of mid-May. I tend to give myself extra time to reach a goal in case of setbacks and to avoid disappointment. I have a good 5" from where i am now to be considered tailbone length. I'm hoping with the changes I'm making mentioned in previous posts, I will be TBL by Dec 2013/Jan 2014.

I measured at 27.5" in early May, and I'm short and petite at 5'2". TBL (also known as booty crease length or BCL) on me is 32". I'll be working at being more consistent, and might begin an exercise regimen, as currently I do not exercise much. We can do it!!!

Jewell thank you for sharing your growth experiences. Your length is awesome! Were you actually striving for an inch a month before your pregnancy? How has your growth rate been after the pregnancy?

You know, until now, I had never bothered about growth rate or tried to get an inch a month. I just accepted the 0.5" a month as a given until this year when I noticed that my hair seemed to be growing faster. This was around January. I noticed because I was a bit disappointed that it wasn't longer when I BCed in October last year so I kept it tucked away and stuck to my regimen so I was able to easily see the difference in length from month to month. Of course, I started to pay more attention.

Then I started to actually measure and realised I got an inch in April and another in May. I'm not quite sure what my growth rate was between October 2012 and March 2013 but my last two inches definitely came in April and May this year. So the way I figure it, I'll just keep doing what I did in April and May and strive for an inch a month until year end. That way I'll see if the growth sustainable and how many inches I can rack up by the end of the challenge It's an exciting experiment since I've never really paid attention to growth rate before.

 

[TamaraShaniece]

Jewell

Which brand of Royal Jelly do you take?

 

[polished07]

I'm so in! We have 6 months left and I need 6 inches to make my goal of MBL I'm currently APL at 10 inches! I'm also doing mini goals BSL by Dec and MBL by my wedding in June 2014!

I will be continuing my scalp massages w castor oil/peppermint oil, have a healthy fit lifestyle and ps at all times I don't plan to use heat on my hair till Christmas break

Eta starting pic

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Jewell thank you for sharing your growth experiences. Your length is awesome! Were you actually striving for an inch a month before your pregnancy? How has your growth rate been after the pregnancy?

You know, until now, I had never bothered about growth rate or tried to get an inch a month. I just accepted the 0.5" a month as a given until this year when I noticed that my hair seemed to be growing faster. This was around January. I noticed because I was a bit disappointed that it wasn't longer when I BCed in October last year so I kept it tucked away and stuck to my regimen so I was able to easily see the difference in length from month to month. Of course, I started to pay more attention.

Then I started to actually measure and realised I got an inch in April and another in May. I'm not quite sure what my growth rate was between October 2012 and March 2013 but my last two inches definitely came in April and May this year. So the way I figure it, I'll just keep doing what I did in April and May and strive for an inch a month until year end. That way I'll see if the growth sustainable and how many inches I can rack up by the end of the challenge It's an exciting experiment since I've never really paid attention to growth rate before.

Yes I was encouraged by her words too. The custom is we think of 6" in a year, when clearly its obtainable to get more than that in a year. I'm happy that you acquired 1 inch in April and May. I can't wait to see what I have achieved. I see growth, but haven't measured yet. Looking forward to progress pics in June.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I'm so in! We have 6 months left and I need 6 inches to make my goal of MBL I'm currently APL at 10 inches! I'm also doing mini goals BSL by Dec and MBL by my wedding in June 2014!

I will be continuing my scalp massages w castor oil/peppermint oil, have a healthy fit lifestyle and ps at all times I don't plan to use heat on my hair till Christmas break

Eta starting pic

Welcome to the challenge, glad that you joined us. I try to check in every week to see how everyone is doing. Please share any tips/suggestions you may have. Thanks

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I thought of another tip. Does anyone drink tea for hair growth? There are so many different kinds. I bought some herbal tea and will drink a cup at the end of the day while relaxing and collecting my thoughts. It helps to keep stress away which is so beneficial for hair growth.

 

[footsie]

I thought of another tip. Does anyone drink tea for hair growth? There are so many different kinds. I bought some herbal tea and will drink a cup at the end of the day while relaxing and collecting my thoughts. It helps to keep stress away which is so beneficial for hair growth.

Are there teas that contain herbs good for hair growth? I'm a tea drinker so this would work for me. . . Off to google. . .

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Are there teas that contain herbs good for hair growth? I'm a tea drinker so this would work for me. . . Off to google. . .

Yes there are many, however the brand I purchased is called Hair Regeneration Tea. This is what it says....

"Hair Regeneration Herb Tea is made of wild privet, flowery knotweed (he shou wu), eleuthero, black sesame and Solomon seal. Chinese medicine uses their blood circulation promoting, internal secretion regulating, liver and kidney nurturing, bacteria and fungus inhibiting properties to maintain healthy hair growth and to fend off premature grey hair."

Ingredients: privet, Chinese cornbind, eleuthero, black sesame, and Solomon seal

I had some last night with 1 tsp of raw sugar and it was soooooo good!

 

[faithVA]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Just wanted to update, I finally diluted my NJoy's hair oil with some other hair oils and when I applied after my cowash yesterday, I did not get any reaction. I stopped using NJoy's for over 2 weeks now because I got some sort of reaction from it. I was just using other hair oils on my scalp. I will use this concoction the whole month of June to see what it will bring.

I'm glad it worked. Let me know what schedule you are on. I took a break from it and switched over to the Stinky Stuff. I was taking biotin at the same time. I couldn't tell which one was causing the problem.

 

[faithVA]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I've grown another inch ladies!!!
Please don't get discouraged. We can do this! I read this thread daily especially when I'm too lazy to do my daily routine because it gives me life!
Still doing:
-LOC Method
-corn rolling hair
-drinking lots of water
-castor oil on my ends daily
-juicing
-Perfectil vitamins

Changes in Reggie.......
-Didn't do the greenhouse effect last month ....so that didn't contribute to my growth
-I've realized that my MSM spray really didn't contribute to my hair growth,it just made my scalp tingly. I just only did the castor oil last month and now I'm trying Kaminomoto.

Congratulations. That's fabulous!

 

[faithVA]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Yes there are many, however the brand I purchased is called Hair Regeneration Tea. This is what it says....

"Hair Regeneration Herb Tea is made of wild privet, flowery knotweed (he shou wu), eleuthero, black sesame and Solomon seal. Chinese medicine uses their blood circulation promoting, internal secretion regulating, liver and kidney nurturing, bacteria and fungus inhibiting properties to maintain healthy hair growth and to fend off premature grey hair."

Ingredients: privet, Chinese cornbind, eleuthero, black sesame, and Solomon seal

I had some last night with 1 tsp of raw sugar and it was soooooo good!

Where did you buy it?

 

[faithVA]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Checking In. My hair growth seems to be taking a hiatus since I am under stress. I also have been quite busy and doing nothing on the list. I will slowly start to reincorporate things a day at a time.

 

[footsie]

Yes there are many, however the brand I purchased is called Hair Regeneration Tea. This is what it says....

"Hair Regeneration Herb Tea is made of wild privet, flowery knotweed (he shou wu), eleuthero, black sesame and Solomon seal. Chinese medicine uses their blood circulation promoting, internal secretion regulating, liver and kidney nurturing, bacteria and fungus inhibiting properties to maintain healthy hair growth and to fend off premature grey hair."

Ingredients: privet, Chinese cornbind, eleuthero, black sesame, and Solomon seal

I had some last night with 1 tsp of raw sugar and it was soooooo good!

Thanks for the info. I also found info on the effectiveness of nettle and lavender teas for growth.

 

[HoneyA]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

faithVA take it easy. Hope your mom gets better soon.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I'm glad it worked. Let me know what schedule you are on. I took a break from it and switched over to the Stinky Stuff. I was taking biotin at the same time. I couldn't tell which one was causing the problem.

FaithVA, nice to hear from you. I hope all is well with you and yours. If I understand correctly, I'm applying the oil to my scalp every PM. I massage in for a few minutes and then do headstand for blood circulation. I just started using the diluted version yesterday, so I will keep track and report back if I'm having any reaction or not.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Where did you buy it?

You can google and find places that sell it, but the cheapest was here:

http://www.luckyvitamin.com/buy/pro...g-hair-regeneration-herb-tea-20-tea-bags.html

I have always been interested in purchasing this tea and I finally did so. It doesn't taste that bad, but when I added the raw sugar it was very pleasant.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Checking In. My hair growth seems to be taking a hiatus since I am under stress. I also have been quite busy and doing nothing on the list. I will slowly start to reincorporate things a day at a time.

Start slow and very soon you will be back on track. Don't overstress over what you haven't done, just do what you can do.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

The end of June is approaching and will be here before you know it. I decided to make a Hair Length T-shirt before I check in to see how much my hair has grown. I will be using this for upcoming length checks too. I found this website that explains it very clearly. Hopefully I will be able to do so this weekend. If anyone is interested here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGT11SB1Tsw

Made by shirt on Sunday and it is good to go. It's nice the best, but it will serve the purpose in documenting my hair growth.

 

[Jewell]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Jewell

Which brand of Royal Jelly do you take?

TheEspressoHair

I haven't purchased any yet...I'm looking online for some. I will come back and post the brand as soon as I settle on some!

 

[Jewell]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I thought of another tip. Does anyone drink tea for hair growth? There are so many different kinds. I bought some herbal tea and will drink a cup at the end of the day while relaxing and collecting my thoughts. It helps to keep stress away which is so beneficial for hair growth.

I drink tea just for health and because I like to drink hot tea (not much of an iced tea kind of gal). I drink several by Lipton...green tea with goji and raspberry, green tea with orange blossom and passion fruit, Lipton green tea decaf with honey and lemon, Badia hibiscus tea (this one I brew hot and drink with ice), Bigelow mint herb tea, celestial seasonings country peach tea, celestial seasonings honey chamomile tea, plain chamomile tea by Badia. They have some good herbs in them...but I would like to build up a larger collection of herbal teas that benefit both body and hair. Oh and ETA I also drink and use Lipton Black Pearl tea on my hair/scalp.

All the teas I drink get double duty as tea rinses...I add fresh or dried herbs to hot water sometimes and make an infusion like thyme and rosemary plus lavender, for example.

Thanks fancypants007 for posting info on that Hair Regeneration Tea.

 

[Jewell]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Jewell thank you for sharing your growth experiences. Your length is awesome! Were you actually striving for an inch a month before your pregnancy? How has your growth rate been after the pregnancy?

You know, until now, I had never bothered about growth rate or tried to get an inch a month. I just accepted the 0.5" a month as a given until this year when I noticed that my hair seemed to be growing faster. This was around January. I noticed because I was a bit disappointed that it wasn't longer when I BCed in October last year so I kept it tucked away and stuck to my regimen so I was able to easily see the difference in length from month to month. Of course, I started to pay more attention.

Then I started to actually measure and realised I got an inch in April and another in May. I'm not quite sure what my growth rate was between October 2012 and March 2013 but my last two inches definitely came in April and May this year. So the way I figure it, I'll just keep doing what I did in April and May and strive for an inch a month until year end. That way I'll see if the growth sustainable and how many inches I can rack up by the end of the challenge It's an exciting experiment since I've never really paid attention to growth rate before.

Thanks HoneyA! That is wonderful that you are Now consciously aiming for at least an inch a month. I think it can make a difference in the results (where you set your goals). I never really paid much attention to monthly growth rate either as I was too busy or lazy to be bothered with measuring. Now that I have passed wL, I am paying attention to see how long it might take to reach the next goal, and the next.

I was not really aiming for any particular growth rate...I was moreso worried about the shedding (horrendous) that some women can get even during pregnancy, and of course I was fearful of the notorious postpartum shed that has left many ladies' hair and edges on the scrap heap. Darn hormones. During pregnancy, I was just taking my necessary vitamins and trying to keep my stress low. I found I was extremely fatigued all the time, so I didn't do much to my hair during the 4-9 month period.

I did have a virgin relaxer applied at 3 mos since my natural hair had become too much work. Other than that, I mainly washed once a week and bunned my hair the entire pregnancy. I took my RX prenatals, which made me nauseated...so I bought a gummy prenatal by VitaFusion and took that instead. I also took my msm, acai, chlorella, and folic acid by RX (1.2 mg) daily.

Other than that, I ate a ton, and not particularly healthy, either. I just ate what I was craving at the time, which was often chicken noodle soup, sushi, fried chicken, potato chips, and basically a lot of high protein and high fat meals. I forgot to mention that I stopped taking fish oil and had to dramatically decrease my consumption of the usual types of fish I eat due to those types being high in mercury. But I did eat more salmon and salads as a replacement. I ate a ton of sushi first trimester (not raw), and then 2nd trimester I was craving something else and ate that all the time. I think it was Bojangle's fried chicken.

My SO and his friend went and caught some fresh white bass, fried it up in the kitchen, and I was TOO MAD I couldn't have any. And because SO loves to fish, he made sure to memorize what types I couldn't have. I had to leave the house i was wanting to eat some so bad, chyle I went and got some fried chicken instead. I told him he needs to go and buy me some tilapia or smthn if he is going to catch fish I can't eat and I'm walking around looking like I have a basketball under my shirt.

After pregnancy, I started to shed a little more than usual about 2 months postpartum. And I just got the shedding back down to low to very low levels in the past 2 weeks (Im almost 6.5 months postpartum, so the shedding was higher than normal for almost 4 full months) by upping my protein conditioners and cowashes. My hair can't get enough protein and it never seems to mind even if I use protein based conditioners several times a week.

I also resumed using my sulfur growth oil frequently in the last 2 weeks, which I kinda slacked on using in the past 3 mos or so. That sulfur oil helped curb shedding, no doubt. I used it during my whole pregnancy here and there. I was very hair lazy at the time of being pregnant...and physically tired...no make that exhausted since I'm anemic as it is. I had to get several blood transfusions. I'm thankful I didn't experience a terrible period of postpartum shedding, mine went from low to the so-called normal 100 or so hairs a day, which definitely looked like a lot since I was not used to that.

I'm not actually aiming for a particular growth amount a month...I so hate to be disappointed after putting in so much work and effort, so I just do the basics and sometimes a little more and see what happens. I have been pleasantly surprised at the results though. Sorry so long! I wanted to thoroughly explain. Oh, and thank God my son was born 100% healthy despite all the junk I ate and the low blood counts here and there.

 

[koolkittychick]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I'm a little late to the party, but since I've proven to myself that I can better my half-inch per month growth rate in the last few months, I figured I can give this a serious shot. Will come back and post a starting pic when I finish doing my hair today, along with any other stats I need.

 

[caliscurls]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Not sure how much my hair grew in the last 3 weeks since it's braided back but I can tell there is progress by how loose each row is all of a sudden. This past week I incorporated 5 - 10 min scalp messages nightly while watching TV. I figure if nothing else just the soothing effect is worth it.

On the teas, I have a garden full of rosemary, 2 types of mint, and thyme. I love to drink them in the winter but need to make it a year round thing because of the health benefits.

 

[Blessed&higlyflavoured]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

hey ladies checking in
i ended my stint in minibraids early because i saw the bf this weekend and wanted to look extra special. before i took them out i did a clarifying shampoo with herbal essences balancing shampoo and a deep condition with tigi dumb blonde and an oil rinse with sunflower oil. I let them dry completely before taking down the plaits and twisting three or four minibraids together with elasta qp mango butter and olive oil curly pudding in preparation for a dry twist out. (worst product ever. smells great no hold little moisture). i could tell my hair had grown because the twists were the same thickness from root to tip, which hasn't happened since i was a child. also my little sister, bf, mum and older sister all commented (without prompting ) that my hair had grown. I don't know about longer but its definately thicker for sure. My afro was catching some wind this weekend. this weekend was super hot so in the end i ended up wearing a scarf to shield it from the sun anyway. after the sun frolicking i twisted it into chunky twists for the next 3.5 weeks. still taking vitamins and doing scalp massages. I need to replenish my smoothie stocks and up the ante on the salad front too. I have however been exercising much more. idk if its doing anything for my hair but it helps with mood management so i'll keep it up.

what about you ladies? any impromptu compliments? looking forward to seeing your progress at the end of this month