12 inches in 12 months - 2014

[SincerelyBeautiful]

Hey y'all!! I am proud to inform you that I have been working out 5 days a week since last week. I have been doing two a day workouts and I love it. I feel so much better afterwards. It's motivation plus knowing that it helps with circulation to my scalp helps a whole lot more lol. I have been watching what I eat as well. I have cut down on how much I eat cause I was pure greedy lol. Anywho just stopped in to say that

 

[faithVA]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Made a new batch of my oil blend. It should last me for a while. I oiled my scalp and massaged for about 2 minutes. Spritzed my scalp with Giovanni Eco-Chic. It was sooo dry. That sun baked it while I was out walking today.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Hey y'all!! I am proud to inform you that I have been working out 5 days a week since last week. I have been doing two a day workouts and I love it. I feel so much better afterwards. It's motivation plus knowing that it helps with circulation to my scalp helps a whole lot more lol. I have been watching what I eat as well. I have cut down on how much I eat cause I was pure greedy lol. Anywho just stopped in to say that

Thanks for checking in. Yes, I have always loved exercising. I wish I could get motivated to do it in the AM, but I do it when I get home and sometimes due to work load, I have to miss because I get home late and I'm too lazy to do. I'm impressed that you are doing 2 a day, WOW. Keep it up because you're right, exercising increases blood circulation which means more growth/inches.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Made a new batch of my oil blend. It should last me for a while. I oiled my scalp and massaged for about 2 minutes. Spritzed my scalp with Giovanni Eco-Chic. It was sooo dry. That sun baked it while I was out walking today.

Very nice. I made some of my concoctions this morning before coming to work. I will be trying Chicoro pre protein treatment tonight, shampoo with lustrous henna shampoo powder mixed with strenghtening conditioner and then do an overnight henna gloss. I'm looking forward to doing all of this and seeing how my hair will react. I will try to put braids in either Friday PM or Saturday PM. I picked up my tofu at Giant this morning and will keep everyone posted about the Chicoro treatment.

 

[Blessed&higlyflavoured]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

faithVA

Hmmm, I love Scurl on my hair but the smell is so strong for me. I was thinking of revisiting. Does diluting it make it work better?

on a different note, i have to take out my minibraids much earlier than i expected. I have an interview and i want some fresh luscious twists, too much scalp on show with these.

 

[faithVA]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

llan[/USER];18960285]faithVA

Hmmm, I love Scurl on my hair but the smell is so strong for me. I was thinking of revisiting. Does diluting it make it work better?

on a different note, i have to take out my minibraids much earlier than i expected. I have an interview and i want some fresh luscious twists, too much scalp on show with these.

It works better diluted for my hair. Using it straight out of the bottle it is too sticky and too heavy. My hair just seems to need a little touch of it to feel moisturized. And when I dilute it, it gets rid of that stickiness.

Maybe if you dilute it, it will minimize the smell as well.

 

[nyunyu]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Heyah girlies, its been a while, i just needed to vent this evening, so here it goes:

So,
I went to the hair dresser at 8 wks post relaxer with a lil over an inch new grwoth in some areas. I wanted to do a roller set but was too exhausted to attempt i myself so i went for a wash and set really on wednesday. Now the ng is soft, but i didnt brush my hair out before going. Man oh man, the detangling i could hear them ripping out my fine strands i was like hello! Then they were sounding all frustrated. I was like, chick, from the ends pleez.

After rinsing out conditioner they attempt to roller set. I dunno what they did to my hai but the comb woldnt go through it well despite the fact that it was soft! The woman goin to look at me and tell me that the reason she cant comb out the hair (midstrand) is because of the new growth, WHAT????!!! I put my fingers in my hair and omg sooooooooooo much hair had come out, NO white bulbs, all breakage, i was ready to cry! I got up out of the chair after 5 rollers had been put in, i said " just stop, cuz alll the past 8 weeks ive been doin my own hair and ive never seen this kind of breakage, just take this nonsense out and let me go do this my damn self" so they were all frightened took me back to the sink, conditioned it again, and the second time it seemed the comb went thru better.

Now after drying and taking out the rollers i go to brush it now, tanle after tangle after tangle!!!!! What?!?! How is that even ****** possible???? Sigh my heart hurts even while im typing this. Alll my hard work.... I officially give up on hair dressers, as of today! If i even hint a ill go back any of yall have permission to come across and knock me out witha 2x4! Im soooooo sAd. The hair feels weird. Brushing i hear snap snap, my fingrs dont go thru it well and then it occured to me, the woman didnt wash out all the conditioner, hats why its stickyish and my hair is fine so yep, disaster city. I took a pair of scisssors and cut some split ends i found today and some ssks which btw i had verrrry few of prior to my salon visit. I tipped them 10 dollars, smiled and got out of there. Thats the last money a hairdresser will get from me, im done. Next time im too tired i need to find a scarf, tie this thing up and call it a day!

Im trying to revive it, nexxus poly medic emergencee, honestly my hair feels terrible :-( :-( :'-(
I hope yall are having a better week than i am.... Sigh

 

[SincerelyBeautiful]

nyunyu Im so sorry this happened to you. I really don't trust nobody in my hair since my journey. I do have one stylist that does wonders however she is now 5 hours away. I would rather do my own hair knowing I would be way more gentle than anyone else. Most women and men who does hair doesn't know the fundamentals of being gentle. Nor do they understand healthy hair practices. They will mush your hair around while shampooing, they will roughly comb without a second thought, and will heat the heck out of your hair with no protectant. I'm happy you were able to get out of there before anything else happened. I hope all gets better for you and your hair!

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Heyah girlies, its been a while, i just needed to vent this evening, so here it goes:

So,
I went to the hair dresser at 8 wks post relaxer with a lil over an inch new grwoth in some areas. I wanted to do a roller set but was too exhausted to attempt i myself so i went for a wash and set really on wednesday. Now the ng is soft, but i didnt brush my hair out before going. Man oh man, the detangling i could hear them ripping out my fine strands i was like hello! Then they were sounding all frustrated. I was like, chick, from the ends pleez.

After rinsing out conditioner they attempt to roller set. I dunno what they did to my hai but the comb woldnt go through it well despite the fact that it was soft! The woman goin to look at me and tell me that the reason she cant comb out the hair (midstrand) is because of the new growth, WHAT????!!! I put my fingers in my hair and omg sooooooooooo much hair had come out, NO white bulbs, all breakage, i was ready to cry! I got up out of the chair after 5 rollers had been put in, i said " just stop, cuz alll the past 8 weeks ive been doin my own hair and ive never seen this kind of breakage, just take this nonsense out and let me go do this my damn self" so they were all frightened took me back to the sink, conditioned it again, and the second time it seemed the comb went thru better.

Now after drying and taking out the rollers i go to brush it now, tanle after tangle after tangle!!!!! What?!?! How is that even ****** possible???? Sigh my heart hurts even while im typing this. Alll my hard work.... I officially give up on hair dressers, as of today! If i even hint a ill go back any of yall have permission to come across and knock me out witha 2x4! Im soooooo sAd. The hair feels weird. Brushing i hear snap snap, my fingrs dont go thru it well and then it occured to me, the woman didnt wash out all the conditioner, hats why its stickyish and my hair is fine so yep, disaster city. I took a pair of scisssors and cut some split ends i found today and some ssks which btw i had verrrry few of prior to my salon visit. I tipped them 10 dollars, smiled and got out of there. Thats the last money a hairdresser will get from me, im done. Next time im too tired i need to find a scarf, tie this thing up and call it a day!

Im trying to revive it, nexxus poly medic emergencee, honestly my hair feels terrible :-( :-( :'-(
I hope yall are having a better week than i am.... Sigh

This sounds like a nightmare and I am sooo sorry. But the good thing that came from it, is lesson learned...... EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN ALLOWING HAIRDRESSERS TO DO YOUR HAIR.

I think we have all been there. Not all hairdressers are this way, but unfortunately because of this type of treatment, it gives all hairdressers a bum rap. What makes me so upset, is our hair is so difficult to grow long and be healthy. It takes years of hard work and our personalized efforts to achieve what we have, and then in a second, a moment it all goes down the drain because a little mishap of not washing out all the conditioner, or raking the comb thru your hair instead of combing gently. These bad practices leads to damage and split ends, etc. Do you think a protein treatment will help? It seems like you are up on it, trimming away split ends, etc. I hope you get it under control because you worked too hard to have this mishap. Please keep us posted, I would love to hear that your hair is improving.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Heyah girlies, its been a while, i just needed to vent this evening, so here it goes:

So,
I went to the hair dresser at 8 wks post relaxer with a lil over an inch new grwoth in some areas. I wanted to do a roller set but was too exhausted to attempt i myself so i went for a wash and set really on wednesday. Now the ng is soft, but i didnt brush my hair out before going. Man oh man, the detangling i could hear them ripping out my fine strands i was like hello! Then they were sounding all frustrated. I was like, chick, from the ends pleez.

After rinsing out conditioner they attempt to roller set. I dunno what they did to my hai but the comb woldnt go through it well despite the fact that it was soft! The woman goin to look at me and tell me that the reason she cant comb out the hair (midstrand) is because of the new growth, WHAT????!!! I put my fingers in my hair and omg sooooooooooo much hair had come out, NO white bulbs, all breakage, i was ready to cry! I got up out of the chair after 5 rollers had been put in, i said " just stop, cuz alll the past 8 weeks ive been doin my own hair and ive never seen this kind of breakage, just take this nonsense out and let me go do this my damn self" so they were all frightened took me back to the sink, conditioned it again, and the second time it seemed the comb went thru better.

Now after drying and taking out the rollers i go to brush it now, tanle after tangle after tangle!!!!! What?!?! How is that even ****** possible???? Sigh my heart hurts even while im typing this. Alll my hard work.... I officially give up on hair dressers, as of today! If i even hint a ill go back any of yall have permission to come across and knock me out witha 2x4! Im soooooo sAd. The hair feels weird. Brushing i hear snap snap, my fingrs dont go thru it well and then it occured to me, the woman didnt wash out all the conditioner, hats why its stickyish and my hair is fine so yep, disaster city. I took a pair of scisssors and cut some split ends i found today and some ssks which btw i had verrrry few of prior to my salon visit. I tipped them 10 dollars, smiled and got out of there. Thats the last money a hairdresser will get from me, im done. Next time im too tired i need to find a scarf, tie this thing up and call it a day!

Im trying to revive it, nexxus poly medic emergencee, honestly my hair feels terrible :-( :-( :'-(
I hope yall are having a better week than i am.... Sigh

I forgot to mention, why did you tip them. Tipping is usually if the services were good and you were happy. Obviously you weren't. Sometimes hairdressers may wonder why they are losing business, and if we put them on notice, by telling them our complaints or dissatisfaction, then maybe they will improve. Me personally, I would not have given them a tip but I understand we are all different.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Well as I said I would report back after during the Chicoro Pre Protein treatment. Well I accomplished what I was looking for, strengthened hair. I followed her recipe and kept treatment on for 30 minutes, followed up with 10 minutes of coconut oil. As I was rinsing it out I could tell how strengthened my hair was. I proceeded to wash using shampoo powder mixed with coconut milk, coconut oil, and strenghtening conditioner and I left it on my hair for 30 minutes. I was massaging it through my hair and my hair felt so thick and strengthen. I rinsed out and then did henna gloss and left on for 2 hours and rinsed. I then applied my leave in conditioner and put in plaits and retired for the evening. I noticed that hair strands were falling just raking my hands through it. I don't know if it was one of the conditioners I used but I will take note the next time I do this whole regime in 2 weeks. I took down plaits this AM and applied more leave in conditioner because I want the balance of protein and moisture. My hair is so soft and strong. I haven't applied any oils or butters. I will be doing that to each hair section when I do my braids tonight. I literally saturate my hair with leave ins, oils, activator gel, and butter. I will give another update when I redo in 2 weeks but overall I am very pleased.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Well as I said I would report back after during the Chicoro Pre Protein treatment. Well I accomplished what I was looking for, strengthened hair. I followed her recipe and kept treatment on for 30 minutes, followed up with 10 minutes of coconut oil. As I was rinsing it out I could tell how strengthened my hair was. I proceeded to wash using shampoo powder mixed with coconut milk, coconut oil, and strenghtening conditioner and I left it on my hair for 30 minutes. I was massaging it through my hair and my hair felt so thick and strengthen. I rinsed out and then did henna gloss and left on for 2 hours and rinsed. I then applied my leave in conditioner and put in plaits and retired for the evening. I noticed that hair strands were falling just raking my hands through it. I don't know if it was one of the conditioners I used but I will take note the next time I do this whole regime in 2 weeks. I took down plaits this AM and applied more leave in conditioner because I want the balance of protein and moisture. My hair is so soft and strong. I haven't applied any oils or butters. I will be doing that to each hair section when I do my braids tonight. I literally saturate my hair with leave ins, oils, activator gel, and butter. I will give another update when I redo in 2 weeks but overall I am very pleased.

I googled why hair fall and it got me wondering.... could this be the problem. I was using my Rosy Scalp cleanser every AM to keep my scalp cleanse and I stopped using it, no reason just being lazy. Well in my google search this is what I found.....

"Vinegar can gently and safely rejuvenate your scalp and hair. It will leave your hair beautiful while purifying and removing all residue, dirt, debris and other build up that might be clogging or blocking your hair follicles.

Anyone experiencing hair loss or scalp issues should consider this vinegar rinse.

This vinegar rinse has herbal extracts and essential oils that will improve the health of your scalp, follicles and beautify your hair." They were promoting their vinegar rinse which by the way was $26.99. I can use my own version which I believe is just as effective and definitely inexpensive. Here is the website if anyone is interested. http://www.justnaturalskincare.com/hair/loss_rinse_vinegar.html?gclid=CKitgau8yLkCFehxOgodZU0ANQ

My Rosy Scalp cleanser has ACV and aloe vera. I never experienced this before and I thought perhaps it was the conditioner I was using. Now I'm thinking perhaps my scalp was not as clean, and it was just shed hair that was falling when I was massaging. Anyhow, I'm back to using my Rosy Scalp cleanser every AM. I had no problems with it and my scalp felt refreshed.

 

[nyunyu]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

SincerelyBeautiful and fancypants007
Thanx so much for your support! Gosh i was sooo down that day. Yesterday i washed it gain used he nexxus plymedic emergency washed that ou and did a moisturizing DC. I followed with a verrrrry diluted AVC rinse and then air dried. I put neutrogena triple moisture in it after towel drying for 30-40mins. Sealed with sweetalmond and castor oil. Especially the ng and ends. It feeeels better, but i still have a Ways to go i guess, i cant shock it into fullrecovery, i wish i could! Ah well. But i guess setbacks come with the territory. I sorry i didnt take a pic of the hair i lost. It was a palm-full. I exercise every other day so i have to cowash every 3 days, but we'll see cuz im cared to manipulate it too much. Waiting on the cassia to come in the mail (dont want the red colour of henna just yet, im gonna do that for christmas) maybe that will make the strands stronger.

Oh! Why did i tip them? It was kind of symbolic to me at the time (very emotional, lol) i was paying severance. Im serious about not goin to a hairdresser for a verrrrrrry long time (for now that means never). Dunno if that makes much sense but that's how i felt at the time.

On the upside my hair still growing, so ill bounce back!

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

SincerelyBeautiful and fancypants007
Thanx so much for your support! Gosh i was sooo down that day. Yesterday i washed it gain used he nexxus plymedic emergency washed that ou and did a moisturizing DC. I followed with a verrrrry diluted AVC rinse and then air dried. I put neutrogena triple moisture in it after towel drying for 30-40mins. Sealed with sweetalmond and castor oil. Especially the ng and ends. It feeeels better, but i still have a Ways to go i guess, i cant shock it into fullrecovery, i wish i could! Ah well. But i guess setbacks come with the territory. I sorry i didnt take a pic of the hair i lost. It was a palm-full. I exercise every other day so i have to cowash every 3 days, but we'll see cuz im cared to manipulate it too much. Waiting on the cassia to come in the mail (dont want the red colour of henna just yet, im gonna do that for christmas) maybe that will make the strands stronger.

Oh! Why did i tip them? It was kind of symbolic to me at the time (very emotional, lol) i was paying severance. Im serious about not goin to a hairdresser for a verrrrrrry long time (for now that means never). Dunno if that makes much sense but that's how i felt at the time.

On the upside my hair still growing, so ill bounce back!

That sounds very creative, you were paying severance pay. I'm glad your spirits are good and yes your hair will recover. Setbacks are part of the territory and something that comes along with the package, but we don't want things to happen deliberately like hairdressers do at times. Anyhow, I'm glad you are still in the running and can't wait to hear about your hair progress. Stay positive and focus and consistent and you/us will achieve our goals.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone is doing fine and is staying focus. I decided to make a change and will start wearing wigs once I take these set of braids down. I am about 10 weeks post and I have so much new growth. One of the things I do not like about braids is the buildup. I only keep my braids in 2 weeks at time to help cut down on buildup, but it is still there and I don't really like it which is why I decided to start back wearing wigs. As we speak, I'm seaching for a lace front hopefully natural looking that I can dress up or down. I also made a change to my regime and I will be using MTG as my growth aide. I had success with it some years ago. I stopped taking biotin, but I like collagen type I and III that Jewell recommended. I'm consistently trying to take my protein powders and I take gummy prenatal vitamins and hopefully it will contribute to growth. Exercising, inversion are still part of my regime too. I haven't decided if I'm going to wash/shampoo my hair every 2 weeks but I guess I'm going to allow my hair to be the judge based on if I have itches, dry hair and needs water, etc. I'm excited about this new regime because I can give attention to my hair everyday but I don't want to really manipulate it too much. I want to make my regime simple. Oil scalp, wash and condition hair, and keep hair moisturised every AM with leave in and wear wig. Anybody else making tweaks/updates to your regime?

 

[mccray689]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I thought I was going to wear braids for the rest of the year but I hate the detangling process after the takedown and feel as though im losing a lot of hair. So i've decided to bun and do curlformer sets through the rest of the year ( which was my regimen earlier in the year ) this will also me to do more deep conditioning then when i had braids in. I don't know about an inch a month though but I will try to get my three inches by the end of the year!

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I thought I was going to wear braids for the rest of the year but I hate the detangling process after the takedown and feel as though im losing a lot of hair. So i've decided to bun and do curlformer sets through the rest of the year ( which was my regimen earlier in the year ) this will also me to do more deep conditioning then when i had braids in. I don't know about an inch a month though but I will try to get my three inches by the end of the year!

That's the way I feel about braids. I only keep mine in for 2 weeks but I don't like the build up around the base of the braid. Now that the weather is getting cooler, I will start wearing lace front wigs. I want to buy a human hair one so it can last me for awhile. This will also afford me the opportunity like you stated, to take care of my hair better, i.e., washing, conditioning, etc. I'm hoping to be on point which is why I changed up my regime again. I will be doing a relaxer touchup the end of December and then I will access where I am. Hope all is doing well and staying consistent.

 

[faithVA]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I have gained so much weight So I'm back on my exercising. My eating is off because I'm feeling too lazy too cook. I am still massaging and oiling my scalp daily.

The guy in the cafe said he liked my hair Then he said I was the most beautiful woman in the world Sometimes men just don't know when to stop

 

[lana]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Ladies, I'm watching this challenge and I wish I knew about it when it started. I'm going to just do my own personal side challenge, from September to December. Your feedback is inspirational. I'm wearing twist outs until December and I hope to retain every little bit of growth. If I get three inches of new growth from using Castor oil, scalp massages, healthy eating and vitamins...I will be amazed! I usually get about a half inch a month. At this point, I would be glad to retain that, anything more is a plus.

I already do steps 1-20 on the list. The only tweeks are that I started with a positive affirmation daily and I'm trying to do a bit more exercise. Oh and instead of trims, I will try to search and destroy. Everything else is a part of my regular routine, learned on this hair board. Thanks for the great reading.

 

[faithVA]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Ladies, I'm watching this challenge and I wish I knew about it when it started. I'm going to just do my own personal side challenge, from September to December. Your feedback is inspirational. I'm wearing twist outs until December and I hope to retain every little bit of growth. If I get three inches of new growth from using Castor oil, scalp massages, healthy eating and vitamins...I will be amazed! I usually get about a half inch a month. At this point, I would be glad to retain that, anything more is a plus.

I already do steps 1-20 on the list. The only tweeks are that I started with a positive affirmation daily and I'm trying to do a bit more exercise. Oh and instead of trims, I will try to search and destroy. Everything else is a part of my regular routine, learned on this hair board. Thanks for the great reading.

You should just come on in and join us lana. I don't think this challenge ends until April or something. I would have to go back to read the first post.

 

[JustGROWwithIt]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Hey ladies!
I have been absent from this thread for quite a while now. I've been consistent with my hair care and checking in occasionally to see how you ladies are doing but I haven't been posting. I have my September length check pic that I will post in a minute too.
So far my hair is doing really well. My new regimen seems to be working very nicely, I'm happy with it! And it's not as complicated as some previous regimens that I tried and failed at with little to no real results. I made very small tweaks to my reggie this month. So here's what I have going on...
I am using Lady P's Deep Moisture Method and wearing my lace wig with my hair braided in a circle pattern underneath. My regimen:

1. Daily- Take vitamins. Drink water & exercise. Massage scalp (I use N'Joy's oil). I occasionally baggy overnight as well. (Need to be more consistent with the exercise!)

2. Every other day- Spray hair with mixture of S-Curl, Infusium 23 & water (I recently added coconut oil to this mix).

3. Cowash 2-3 times a week. (I have taken weekly shampooing out of my regimen and my hair seems to love it! I was worried about build up or itchy scalp and last month, my first month of no shampoo, I had ZERO problems!) I also occasionally cowash under my steamer. Going to try to do that once a week now.

4. Take braids out after 6 weeks and use Aphogee 2-step (I did 4 weeks previously but decided to try 6 this time so when I take them out my hair will be ready for a protein treatment). This is the only time I am using shampoo, after taking my hair out and before a protein treatment every 6 weeks. I also pre-poo with coconut oil and DC with steam after the protein treatment. Then braid hair back up for another 6 weeks.

I tried this regimen for the month of August and had about 3/4" of growth. That's the most growth I've seen in a single month since starting my hair journey. Hoping for 1" by October 28 (when my 6 weeks is up). I'm only about 2" away from my short term goal of BSL now! I'm still hoping to be there in January!

 

[candie19]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Hey ladies! Checking in as well. I've been laying low with growing my hair. I am 16 weeks post relaxer and trying to make it to 20. I have tried wigs but they just didn't look natural so now my hair is in a bun. I am seeing growth but I'm trying not to get too excited until I get my hair straightened in Oct.

For some reason I have become obsessed looking at women's hair. Particularly white women with their hair down past APL. They are giving me inspiration. "I wonder if my hair is that long, that thick...." I know it sounds crazy but I guess I'm getting excited bc I'm finally past APL. I'm just ready to finally post on the "Long haired ladies, can I live vicariously through you thread" lol..

 

[Blessed&higlyflavoured]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Hey ladies, I've been keeping up with the hair care. I need to start taking a vitamin supplement, especially around my time of month because i just found out that i'm anaemic. I've had these minibraids in for 3 weeks now. They look as good as new even though i've been washing them at least 3 times a week.
Also, I got given some joico kpak conditioner as a present and i really like it. I've found that as my hair gets healthier, I've found that my hair is less and less fussy.

I've also been considering Texlaxing on a serious level. I think It'll help with me not being overwhelmed by the thickness of my hair. I'm going to have a good think about it.

 

[felic1]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Ladies, I'm watching this challenge and I wish I knew about it when it started. I'm going to just do my own personal side challenge, from September to December. Your feedback is inspirational. I'm wearing twist outs until December and I hope to retain every little bit of growth. If I get three inches of new growth from using Castor oil, scalp massages, healthy eating and vitamins...I will be amazed! I usually get about a half inch a month. At this point, I would be glad to retain that, anything more is a plus.

I already do steps 1-20 on the list. The only tweeks are that I started with a positive affirmation daily and I'm trying to do a bit more exercise. Oh and instead of trims, I will try to search and destroy. Everything else is a part of my regular routine, learned on this hair board. Thanks for the great reading.

@faithVA is right! You do not have to have a start date or an end date to be here! You just have to want to take care of and want your hair to grow! I thought the first statement for this challenge was preposterous. 12 inches in 12 months? Is someone kidding? I did not even open the page. One day, I did. It indicates, let's retain all that is possible! That is what we want to do. Come in and grow your hair. Correct whatever you are doing to not retain and get better at caring for your beautiful hair! We want you!!!

 

[Jewell]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Hey ladies, I must first and foremost apologize for being amiss all these weeks...life has been busy and I have been rearranging my house, cleaning, and all kinds of work--leaving my hair on the back burner. She gets washed, moisturized, and oiled as needed, but thassit, lol. Now that things have calmed down a bit, I can get back to my hair and beauty hobbies.

Since late July, when I last posted here before coming back to the site a day or 2 ago, the night before wash day, I heavily oil my scalp with my EO mix, and massage it in. On wash day, I have just shampooed and conditioned (once per week) ACV rinsed after every wash, detangled, oiled while damp with sesame or mahabhringaraj oil, air dried loose using the scarf method and bunned. That has been my wash day regimen for the past 2 months. Still taking my supplements, but I kinda fell off my smoothies. Im going to start back taking those and add tea rinsing back to my regimen.

Anyway, "Jade" (my hair's name) is doing well. She aint ackin up like last month when I had a long talk with her about forming matts in the back of my head. She told me I need to use my spray moisturizer more often and a finer toothed comb to detangle and remove shed hairs (wide tooth misses a lot of shed hair for me). Those long shed hairs wrap around my other hairs that are still attached and do damage if left unattended (and in that order)

So I took her advice, and now we are both happy. All is well. Next touch-up has been moved from Oct. 3 to Nov. 3 since my ng is cooperating nicely. I am hoping to do a dusting of 1/8-1/4" on that date as well...testing this cutting hair by moon phases thing out.

Switched all my main combs to seamless ones from HairSense, and I love them.

How are you ladies doing?

 

[lana]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I've been encouraged to join this challenge! My hair is currently in moisturized twists and a bun. I plan to oil the scalp with JBCO and I've been eating really healthy but I'll add beets to my salad for the iron. I'll try to find a vitamin supplement but so far - everything - breaks my forehead out. I don't know what is breaking me out in vitamins, but if I take them - I get acne...if I stop, the acne goes away and it's smooth skin.

I upped my protein intake and I'm trying to drink more water.
Off to walk the dog and then I'll massage my scalp for the second time today.

Thanks ladies!

 

[candie19]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I've been encouraged to join this challenge! My hair is currently in moisturized twists and a bun. I plan to oil the scalp with JBCO and I've been eating really healthy but I'll add beets to my salad for the iron. I'll try to find a vitamin supplement but so far - everything - breaks my forehead out. I don't know what is breaking me out in vitamins, but if I take them - I get acne...if I stop, the acne goes away and it's smooth skin.

I upped my protein intake and I'm trying to drink more water.
Off to walk the dog and then I'll massage my scalp for the second time today.

Thanks ladies!

Welcome to the challenge! Happy growing!

 

[JustGROWwithIt]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

My computer isn't working right so I haven't been able to upload my new length check pic

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

I have gained so much weight So I'm back on my exercising. My eating is off because I'm feeling too lazy too cook. I am still massaging and oiling my scalp daily.

The guy in the cafe said he liked my hair Then he said I was the most beautiful woman in the world Sometimes men just don't know when to stop

I think oiling scalp and massaging is very important and that's what you're doing. I feel like I've picked up weight too. I have been so busy these past few weeks that I have only been exercising once or twice a week when I'm use to doing it at least 4 or 5 times a week. I have to get back on track.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: 12 inches in 12 months - 2013

Ladies, I'm watching this challenge and I wish I knew about it when it started. I'm going to just do my own personal side challenge, from September to December. Your feedback is inspirational. I'm wearing twist outs until December and I hope to retain every little bit of growth. If I get three inches of new growth from using Castor oil, scalp massages, healthy eating and vitamins...I will be amazed! I usually get about a half inch a month. At this point, I would be glad to retain that, anything more is a plus.

I already do steps 1-20 on the list. The only tweeks are that I started with a positive affirmation daily and I'm trying to do a bit more exercise. Oh and instead of trims, I will try to search and destroy. Everything else is a part of my regular routine, learned on this hair board. Thanks for the great reading.

Lana you are so very welcome and please come and join us. It doesn't matter when you join, the challenge we are all trying to get an inch a month. We are working hard to achieve it with some ups and downs and mishaps but we are still plugging along, not giving up. Everything that you have in your regime sounds good and stay focus and consistent and instead of hoping for 1/2 inch which is standard and still good, hope for one inch. I have only been getting around 3/4 inch, but it's all still good. Please join us, we would love to have you. Thanks for checking in.