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I've been lurking the forums for a while and decided to join today! :yay: A little about my hair, it's currently at neck length which is the shortest it's probably ever been. It used to be SL and before that pass shoulder but I never properly took care of it and experienced a lot of breakage and now it's reduced to NL. I would love to be APL in 2013, but if it doesn't happen I'm totally ok with that. Healthy hair is the most important thing to me at the moment.

Current hair length:Neck length :nono
Relaxed/Natura/Texlaxed/Transitioning Natural who straightens
Goal Month: End Of July, but at the latest November
Current Reggie and styling choices:Still trying to figure it out :look:
What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL?: Moisturizing and sealing every other day, sealing my ends every day with coconut or olive oil because they need it bad. Trying more protective styles and trying more hairstyles in general.
Post a beginning picture: ( I suck at taking pictures of my hair so forgive my crappy pic)
 

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Hello ladies,

Its been awhile, sorry, ive been slacking on my posting. I took NikkiQ's advice from the last APL challenge and have been braiding my hair and wearing a wig over my braids. Ive noticed alot of growth, not sure how much, I haven't measured my hair in awhile. At first I was twisting, wearing a wig over it for a week and then wear it out. I love trader joes conditioner ive been puting it on as a leave in for twist outs. Lately ive just been braiding cillies and leaving them under my wig for 6wks, during that time Ive been washing, and dcing my hair. Ive found it better to braid my hair instead of twisting it when leaving it for weeks at a time. I get way less tangles.

I know im gonna need a trim, ive been wanting to straighten my hair so bad but im so afraid of heat damage.

HHG

Ive also been slacking on my regimen, and taking the biotin and msm. But still taking my vitamins everyday. Ill try to post pics later.
 
Ok, so I need to get back on the hair bandwagon and get myself together:lol:. APL here I come :yay:

Current hair length:Shoulder with layers
Relaxed/Natura/Texlaxed/Transitioning: Natural
Goal Month:June/July
Current Reggie and styling choices:
Bunning and PS for 100% of the time
poo/condish 3xs a week
DC once every 2 weeks
and... Idk what else:look:
What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL?: No heat:sad:

I must stay strong:lol:

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Lurker checking in :grin:

Just went for a touchup today, see attached photos - Ladies, be honest, do you think I can claim APL yet? I feel like I'm close, but not quite there yet.......
 

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I did a pre-poo w/ olive oil and TRESemme Naturals nourishing moisture conditioner and oiled my scalp w/my sulfur mix, left in overnight. In the morning, I deep conditioned w/Elasta soy deep conditioner, co-washed w/the same conditioner used to pre-poo. I applied Giovanni Hair Care direct leave-in, Elasta olive oil & mango butter moisturizer, and almond oil to seal.

My hair feels really nice.
 
Checking in: Still protective styling and being consistent with Dcing, moisturizing and sealing. Today I clarified and did an hour long moisture DC with Bee Mine Bee-u-ti-ful dcer. I've been wearing my hair in Celies under a satin cap and beanie. Now, I will switch it up and bun for the next couple weeks. Then I will probably do some smallish braids and hope they last for about four weeks.
 
Checking in on this thread: I am still protective styling, stretching my relaxers, and making progress. I am hopeful that I will reach APL by late summer.
 
Hi Ladies, checking from a long drought...it's been awhile. My ends have been breaking so I'm trying to figure it out...thought I was doing good too. However I was co-washing a lot last week so a lot of manipulation. I'm trying to listen to my hair.

Which is saying, No more co-washing!
 
I have decided to revamp my regimen to get back on using my steamer regularly.

My new gameplan is to steam at least 2xs a week (Tuesdays and Saturdays) depending on how I feel I might add a 3rd day (Thursday) to the regimen.
 
My hair is growing like a weed! I wanted to straighten it for my putting on rank ceremony this weekend, but I wanna wait it out so it can be a big surprise. Instead, I might just rollerset it and flat iron my roots since I would just put it in a bun anyways.

I didn't notice until this morning, it was too cold for me to cowash so I put some Giovanni leave in and an oil mix with some water and brushed out my hair...lawd I actually had a pretty big puff. Took a lot of willpower not to go to work with that fluff ball. And a lot of hair spray to get it into a bun. :look: I'm just happy to see progress. I think I'll put it down to silica supplements, cowashing and having a lot of protien in my diet. I think I'll be APL by late summer or early fall, and since my bra isn't much lower, BSL will only be an inch or two away from it. Just praying that terminal length doesn't exist!!
 
After 14 months, I've finally mustered up the courage to relax my hair again. I gave my hair a long break after a huge setback last year that took me from BSL/MBL to 3 or so inches past SL. I'm about an 1.5" inches or less to APL but I will prob cut a couple of inches off after my relaxer Sat.

Hopefully I'll make APL by late summer/early fall.
 
OceanEyes said:
@pearlific1

Good luck w/the relaxer!
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Thank you! I'm done with stylists so I will be attempting to texlax my own hair. :yep:

Hairtender said:
What was your regimen with 14 months new growth? My longest stretch is 5 months.
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Hairtender

Girrrrl, my entire head looks natural :lol: I make sure to shampoo and DC weekly, alternating protein and moisture. My hair is fine so it tangles and breaks easily therefore I have to make sure to do a hardcore protein treatment every 6 weeks and wash in sections. I think the key to long stretches is little to no manipulation and making sure you detangle well (I lost a ton of hair during the first 7 months because I wasn't doing a good detangling and my hair was still suffering from heat damage). Wash day is the only time I touch my hair now and after I'm finish DCing, I lightly air dry, add a leave in, topped with a creamy moisturizer and then seal with a heavy oil. I gel my hair into a top knot then cover it with a phony pony (a afro puff) or throw on a wig and I'm good to go for the week.
 
Very new at this (this is my 2nd post) but I'm jumping in with all my awkwardness.

1. Current hair length
SL at nape, EL at crown
2. Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Transitioning
relaxed or possibly texlaxed(?) -last relaxer jan 17 '13
3. Goal Month
June SL crown, Dec APL nape
4. Current Reggie and styling choices
vitamins, plaits under wig, DC 2wks, relaxer 10 wks, daily moisturizing
leave-in
-triple moisture silk touch leave in cream
-chi keratin anti snap
-oil blend
deep co
-albrey honeysuckle rose
-mizani moisturefuse
-redken extreme cat protein reconstructor
cowash
-redken extreme conditioner
5. What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL?
Hoping to perfect my regimen and get products that work for me. Also going to try washing while my hair is still braided. Still trying to figure out the pros vs cons of that.
6. Post a beginning picture
Only ones I have as of now:
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/picture.php?albumid=9339&pictureid=120985 (Sept airdry)
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/picture.php?albumid=9339&pictureid=120993 (Jan 1 unplaited)
 
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I just notice I don't get my 1/2 a inch until the last week in a full month up till a week into a new month,kind of surprising because I thought my hair grows every 3 weeks o well at least im getting my 1/2 a inch.
 
so, i had to shave a small patch in my crown (probably the area of a quarter, but not quarter shaped), because for years now it's not been growing, it was like 5 mm long. hopefully it'll grow and i won't be walking around with a shaved patch forever, lol.

also i finally received the salerm wheat germ conditioner and unfortunately i don't like it...i'm sad, cause i love love love leave in conditioner and i bought the liter tub. i guess i'm still in search of my holy grail conditioner.
 
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