2 INCHES in 4 MONTHS (end of 2011 challenge) REVEAL PICS HERE !!!!!!!!!!!

[Krystle~Hime]

We arrived at end of challenge !!!
After 4 months of pampering ends, DCing, scalp massages, protective styling, eating/drinking all the vits you can lol !! now ..

LET'S REVEAL THE RESULTS of your hair retention !!!!!!!!!!
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[Krystle~Hime]

Please, don't forget to also post your before pics, without its kinda useless for seeing the progress you made !
Sesi marta9227 nappystorm coyacoy frizzy DAChsies_rule belldandy
iri9109 AwesomelyNappy aishasoleil manter26 HauteHipppie HanaKuroi naturalTAN @PrinkyPromise charmtreese mEmYSELFaNDj greenandchic Mom23 DanceOnTheSkylines cheerrette tiffjust2002 NitaChantell chelleypie810 Imani TeeSGee Charla Damaged but not out g.lo lushcoils missjones Sensual~Beauty Nat1984 Seamonster PJaye TeeMBL faithVA newnyer nisemac judy4all brownsugarbaby jenaccess Nix08 jerseygurl PYTiara89 ScorpioBeauty09 @bcd09 Sianna KandyCurls Radianthealth SUNSHINE BABY Jewell prettybyrd lovestarr MsBizness song_of_serenity LadyViola youwillrise tiffers BreeNique workingonme Rocky91 gvin89 Lexsmarie Evallusion KumakoXsd jeweltone jaded_faerie NewHairWOWeave lamaria211 Dee Raven PlainJane Katherina luvovcandy trendsetta25 esi.adokowa Nat1984 PaigeJessica sapphire18 MaraWithLove tiffjust2002 basketballbabe03 @Majestye AyannaDivine ericajoy fivetimestwo Gemini350z QueenAmaka liteskinshowdy Softerlove sj10460 prettyhair73 SunySydeofLyfe Ravengirl iamtan what about you Iamtan =D !!!!

damn we were a lot !!!!!

 

[JudithO]

Hey girls... Fotki and YT has been updated with length check... I definitely retained . Thanks guys.. Youtube video has comparison shots since august.

http://public.fotki.com/judy4all/december-22nd-2011/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjU_BCWE46Ihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjU_B...ature=youtu.be

 

[Radianthealth]

I am in braids. I probably will have them in until the end of January. Once they are out I will provide an update

 

[Krystle~Hime]

judy4all, link doesn't work :/

 

[fivetimestwo]

I'm riding this challenge to the last possible minute I have a hair appointment scheduled for 12/30 so I'll be updating then. I *think* I got my 2 inches though so we shall see then

 

[JudithO]

Krystle~Hime Fixed it!!

 

[Krystle~Hime]

lol fivetimestwo, I also want to wait until the last minute of the 31st lol, ridiculous, but I know my hair won't grow one inch for the next seven months so that's why im craving to do a length check now !

 

[youwillrise]

I posted a picture in the other thread, but like I said...ill also post pics wearing the shirt I wore in the starting pic and will post a comparison when my computer is back up....which will probably be this coming weekendish.

 

[Damaged but not out]

i will post im just real lazy

at home on vacation, will put up for xmas.

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

alriiiight! Now we're talking! Can't wait! I love this challenge! The only easy one that I can actually do. LOL! I already posted my update in your original thread. My bad. I'm hard headed. I know.

For those who didn't see it though, you can see my big arse siggy.

Now waiting for pics!!!!! looooove pics!!!!!

 

[ScorpioBeauty09]

I just got my hair done, so I'm looking over my pics and ready to reveal my progress. I may wait a couple days and take more pics when my ends are straighter since their curled right now. We'll see.

 

[Seamonster]

Gotta figure this out, lol.

 

[Nix08]

Great thread management Krystle~Hime I probably would have forgotten to come back and post...I'm going to do a TU/corrective next week and will be sure to post

 

[nisemac]

will try to post my pics no later than the 30th. I can say that this challenge helped me a lot--i have a regime/routine and learned a lot about my hair in 4 months that I have in 15 years of being natural.

 

[Gemini350z]

I will def post when I take out my sew-in..lol even though I do not feel like taking it out!

 

[sj10460]

I fell off this challenge like I do all others, my name should be "I_suck_at_challenges

 

[Saga]

krystal~Hime:Sorry, during these four months I have crossed over to the dark...ahem, loced side. So there will be no progress report from me ^^;
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/member.php?u=89499

 

[jerseygurl]

I straightened my hair today but didn't take pics, I'll be sure to post this weekend

 

[TeeMBL]

Well I have reached my goal for the year to reach APL here's my progress for the year (the last two pics represent the 2in. in 4mo. challenge).......



12/28/10

5/30/11

9/24/11 (Couldn't find a pic with my hair straightened in early September, but this is close enough)

12/22/11

 

[Charla]

Krystle~Hime Thanks for the notice!

 

[tiffers]

Almost exactly four months passed between these two pictures.

In the second, it looks like my head is tilted back, but I swear it's not! Dh said I'm being paranoid, but ya'll know I would pull no sht like that... right?

Beginning:

Today:

 

[PJaye]

I perjured myself and it stunted my progress.


I did not:
- Use all of the shampoos listed (only the Elasta and the Quantum; I had to heavily dilute the Elasta)
- Detangle with any of the products listed (instead, I detangled in the shower while rinsing shampoo from my hair)
- Co-wash (which caused me to stay too close to the protein side of the equation...leading to some breakage)
- Use any of the moisturizers listed (I didn’t see a need)
- Use the sealant mentioned (wheat germ oil makes my hair hard, so I made a new oil mixture using castor, camellia, rice bran, flax seed, apricot kernel and almond)
- DC on a weekly basis (I opted to up my DC’ing sessions to twice a week (¡Soy un idiota!)
- DC with heat (sitting under the dryer is so torturous – I can’t take the heat, so I avoided it in favor of extended DC’ing)
- Refrain from experimenting (I’m a PJ and an admitted sucker for thick, creamy DCs *unapologetic crack head stare*)


I did:
- DC regularly
- Apply castor oil to my hair line (I did it to lay down my edges for a smoother ponytail and received a bonus for my efforts)
- Significantly decrease the amount of time spent during each session by unearthing a better, more effective detangling method


Outcomes:
- My hair line thickened
- I did not retain much growth due to over-manipulation
- My hair received insufficient amounts of moisture
- I experienced unnecessary breakage


Lessons Learned:
- Leaving my hair alone produces optimal results (it doesn’t need to be fiddled with on a daily basis to flourish)
- DC’ing every 7 to 10 days is more than satisfactory
- I must DC with heat in order to garner the most benefit from my conditioners
- An extra moisturizer is unnecessary (using a creamy leave-in and a sealant are quite enough)
- A diluted shampoo is just as effective as its full strength counterpart
- Detangling in the shower IS possible (I can stop looking at people like they’re aliens when they say they do this)
- Regular use of ceramide-laden oils has reduced my need for protein treatments
- I need to give my hair more moisture (I continually exist too far on the protein side of the spectrum; it’s always one treatment shy of an overload)
- My hair may love oil, but not every oil
- My undying love for castor oil is fully warranted (I feel like handing out free bottles to passersby on the street)



Before (left, taken in August) and after (right, taken today)

 

[Dee Raven]

I perjured myself and it stunted my progress.


I did not:
- Use all of the shampoos listed (only the Elasta and the Quantum; I had to heavily dilute the Elasta)
- Detangle with any of the products listed (instead, I detangled in the shower while rinsing shampoo from my hair)
- Co-wash (which caused me to stay too close to the protein side of the equation...leading to some breakage)
- Use any of the moisturizers listed (I didn’t see a need)
- Use the sealant mentioned (wheat germ oil makes my hair hard, so I made a new oil mixture using castor, camellia, rice bran, flax seed, apricot kernel and almond)
- DC on a weekly basis (I opted to up my DC’ing sessions to twice a week (¡Soy un idiota!)
- DC with heat (sitting under the dryer is so torturous – I can’t take the heat, so I avoided it in favor of extended DC’ing)
- Refrain from experimenting (I’m a PJ and an admitted sucker for thick, creamy DCs *unapologetic crack head stare*)


I did:
- DC regularly
- Apply castor oil to my hair line (I did it to lay down my edges for a smoother ponytail and received a bonus for my efforts)
- Significantly decrease the amount of time spent during each session by unearthing a better, more effective detangling method


Outcomes:
- My hair line thickened
- I did not retain much growth due to over-manipulation
- My hair received insufficient amounts of moisture
- I experienced unnecessary breakage


Lessons Learned:
- Leaving my hair alone produces optimal results (it doesn’t need to be fiddled with on a daily basis to flourish)
- DC’ing every 7 to 10 days is more than satisfactory
- I must DC with heat in order to garner the most benefit from my conditioners
- An extra moisturizer is unnecessary (using a creamy leave-in and a sealant are quite enough)
- A diluted shampoo is just as effective as its full strength counterpart
- Detangling in the shower IS possible (I can stop looking at people like they’re aliens when they say they do this)
- Regular use of ceramide-laden oils has reduced my need for protein treatments
- I need to give my hair more moisture (I continually exist too far on the protein side of the spectrum; it’s always one treatment shy of an overload)
- My hair may love oil, but not every oil
- My undying love for castor oil is fully warranted (I feel like handing out free bottles to passersby on the street)



Before (left, taken in August) and after (right, taken today)

PJaye , Even still, it looks like you got a curly inch, so that should be like 2 inches right. Great job

 

[Krystle~Hime]

Bump thisthread!!!!!

 

[Krystle~Hime]

bump !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[coyacoy]

i think i joined this challenge in Sept.......don't think i retained the full two inches but pretty close to it. i did a good and much needed trim in November, but all in all i am very pleased with progress of the top half of my hair, which i would really like to catch up with the bottom half. happy new year!

first and third pics from Sept.......second and fourth from yesterday 12/22

 

[coyacoy]

i know how we lurve pictures around here ladies so here's a few more! first one is from sept, second 12/22.....the last two are from Nov

 

[iamtan]

ok Progress from October through December which is 2 months. I've kept the same regimen. Keeping it super simple. Although I have to admit, I have been wearing half-wigs alot and I braided my hair in four plaits.

 

[Krystle~Hime]

Here are mine ladiiiiiiiiiiiies !!

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