BSL 2012 Challenge!!!

[youwillrise]

For me...protein is essential in my regimen...frequent protein, I mean. I spray diluted hydrolyzed keratin on my hair every week right before I put my dc on...then I dc overnight. I immediately noticed a positive difference when I started using protein in my regimen again. My hair had elasticity, my dc's took better, definitely had less breakage etc. I also have high porosity hair so the protein helps to fill in the gaps in my hair so it's able to hold onto moisture for longer periods of time. Without it, my hair loses moisture pretty quickly. Some people have less tolerance for protein and can't take it as often as I do it...but my hair craves, needs it...can't live without ittt.

 

[sajjy]

For me...protein is essential in my regimen...frequent protein, I mean. I spray diluted hydrolyzed keratin on my hair every week right before I put my dc on...then I dc overnight. I immediately noticed a positive difference when I started using protein in my regimen again. My hair had elasticity, my dc's took better, definitely had less breakage etc. I also have high porosity hair so the protein helps to fill in the gaps in my hair so it's able to hold onto moisture for longer periods of time. Without it, my hair loses moisture pretty quickly. Some people have less tolerance for protein and can't take it as often as I do it...but my hair craves, needs it...can't live without ittt.

youwillrise,myhair is the exact same when it comes to protein and honestly hydrolyzed keratin is god sent. I put it in everything... even stuff for my skin and have seen improvement with no protein overload. If you don't mind me asking... what is your hair texture?and it's thickness? I'm trying to gage what has worked for ladies of similar hair texture?

 

[MsKikiStar]

Welp...I'm out.
Got the cut last night. I can definitely say there are still great stylists out there that want what's best for your hair. The stylist I went to did not want to put scissors to my hair. She'd rather I get a layered bob like Imani suggested, but when she combed the front she realized it'd have to be cut (with about 2.5" left) because of the breakage. My crown & nape was right above APL. So for the rest of the year, I will enjoy the short cut and grow it out. Good luck to you ladies. I will pop in from time to time to give my support on your journey.

**please excuse the dirty mirror in the attached photo **

 

[faithVA]

Welp...I'm out.
Got the cut last night. I can definitely say there are still great stylists out there that want what's best for your hair. The stylist I went to did not want to put scissors to my hair. She'd rather I get a layered bob like Imani suggested, but when she combed the front she realized it'd have to be cut (with about 2.5" left) because of the breakage. My crown 7 nape was right above APL. So for the rest of the year, I will enjoy the short cut and grow it out. Good luck to you ladies. I will pop in from time to time to give my support on your journey.

**please excuse the dirty mirror in the attached photo **

ahh, the beauty of short cuts. Enjoy the ease of your new hair. Love the color.

 

[manter26]

For me...protein is essential in my regimen...frequent protein, I mean. I spray diluted hydrolyzed keratin on my hair every week right before I put my dc on...then I dc overnight. I immediately noticed a positive difference when I started using protein in my regimen again. My hair had elasticity, my dc's took better, definitely had less breakage etc. I also have high porosity hair so the protein helps to fill in the gaps in my hair so it's able to hold onto moisture for longer periods of time. Without it, my hair loses moisture pretty quickly. Some people have less tolerance for protein and can't take it as often as I do it...but my hair craves, needs it...can't live without ittt.

My hair is the same way. I have to use way more protein than moisture. My DC is LeKair cholesterol, which acts as a protein and my regular cowash conditioner is Giovanni Nutrafix which is actually their protein DC. I use ACV to close my cuticles when needed but lots of protein is a must.

My hair is fine without moisture though...it tends to be over-moisturized quickly.

I'm 4A, extremely fine strands but very dense hair and very porous as well.

 

[youwillrise]

i'm a 4a (for the most part)...fine strands with...i'd say medium density.

ya know, i told myself i would do an acv rinse today, but i completely forgot!

 

[RegaLady]

Welp...I'm out.
Got the cut last night. I can definitely say there are still great stylists out there that want what's best for your hair. The stylist I went to did not want to put scissors to my hair. She'd rather I get a layered bob like Imani suggested, but when she combed the front she realized it'd have to be cut (with about 2.5" left) because of the breakage. My crown & nape was right above APL. So for the rest of the year, I will enjoy the short cut and grow it out. Good luck to you ladies. I will pop in from time to time to give my support on your journey.

**please excuse the dirty mirror in the attached photo **

Have fun and enjoy your new cut!

 

[RegaLady]

Still in twists and buns. Nothing new to report

 

[GreenEyedJen]

Hey ladies!

I need protein as well. My hair shines and bounces so much better when I use protein regularly. I honestly think that everyone needs some type of protein in their regimen, and those that don't use some must just not have found the right protein yet.

Anyway, I got my hair braided yesterday. Since Tuesday is my last week of classes and then I'm in finals mode, I wanted to do something that would help me focus on school and not my hair. I'll probably be in these braids until after our length check time, so my update might be a few weeks late.

Oh, and MsKikiStar, I LOVE your hair! I love short cuts. Good luck to you on whatever your new goals are.

 

[bride91501]

Do u do this before or after you wash your hair.

I like to make sure my hair is as clean as possible before I do a protein treatment.

I mainly co-wash my hair, so on my PT/DC day I use a clarifying co-wash. If my hair needs a more thorough cleaning, I'll sometimes mix a little bit of moisturizing shampoo or sulfate free shampoo in with my clarifying condish.

HTH!

 

[youwillrise]

Still got my baggy on from last night. Been whole head baggying about 6 days a week. Hair is in a new protective style for the week...a couple weeks before our picture updates. Remember, my new pictures will be shorter than my original because I cut. I do still believe I can make it to bsl by year's end. Not giving up!

 

[CurlsBazillion]

Feeling more confident these days, I'm back at APL and I believe I can get to BSL by the end of the year. YAY!!

 

[Evolving78]

Imani unfortunately I'm not a fan of a bob (or layers...it tok forever to get rid of the layers I had). Plus, there's a 12" difference between my crown/nape and the broken areas in the front. In the previous post, the pic attached only showed one side of my head. The breakage is pretty much sporadic across the front . I guess I'll see what the stylist suggests and make a decision then.

Thank you for the suggestion though.

MsKikiStar you are better than me! i would be sporting a mullet style. i would just cut the front and keep the back long!

 

[Imani]

Welp...I'm out.
Got the cut last night. I can definitely say there are still great stylists out there that want what's best for your hair. The stylist I went to did not want to put scissors to my hair. She'd rather I get a layered bob like Imani suggested, but when she combed the front she realized it'd have to be cut (with about 2.5" left) because of the breakage. My crown & nape was right above APL. So for the rest of the year, I will enjoy the short cut and grow it out. Good luck to you ladies. I will pop in from time to time to give my support on your journey.

**please excuse the dirty mirror in the attached photo **

MsKikiStar Looks nice! Enjoy your new cut

 

[Imani]

Getting my hair done this Friday! Getting super nervous about how much will have to be trimmed/cut. My ends have been super shady lately.

 

[Adonia1987]

I sewed in a U part wig and will keep it in for two weeks. This will make one month of protective styling. After I take this style down, I will take care of my hair for two weeks and go back in a sew in. This way I can DC more frequently and use some stuff up. I bought VO5 Shea cashmere today and I can't wait to use it!

 

[MsKikiStar]

MsKikiStar you are better than me! i would be sporting a mullet style. i would just cut the front and keep the back long!

I thought about that when I got there . But I felt like it'd be better to grow it all out together.

 

[kinky curlygenie]

i will be taking my hair out on friday i am soo excited to see the growth i cant believe i held out for 5 weeks im normally terrible - olaying in my hair in all sorts well done me lol - it was hard work

 

[winona]

O No the cutting bug caught me in a dark ally last night. I was taking out so twists last night to freshen them up and I got a few tangles that I couldn't untangle so I grabbed the scissors and started cutting:/ O Well I guess I am just going to try and grow super healthy hair. I have no idea the damage I have done because it was in the middle of my head and I just used some activator gel to twist hair without adding the fake hair. I don't have any time to check out all the damage until next week after finals.

 

[naturalagain2]

I haven't done much. I DC'd all day Saturday then cowashed Saturday night. I've been in a bun since....I may cowash tomorrow night...

 

[MzSwift]

Oooooh winona , I'm telling!

Update:
I'm not feeling too well today. So it's given me time to convert my mini braids into medium-small twists.

 

[ImanAdero]

Hair is in small twists for now.

No matter how tight I do my twists, if I braid at the top, sleep with a scarf... Whatever... I still end up with fuzzy twists. It's only when I do it myself though. Let someone else do it and they stay fresh!

Argh!

I still like my hair right now though, so I'm good. Marching towards BSL!

 

[youwillrise]

Been dc'ing since last night...decided to try raw manuka honey for my dc. I've read people say how good raw honey is for the hair, so we will see. It definitely felt good going on. It was slipperier (is that a word? Haha). I tried regular ol honey years back and my hair hated it. We'll see how this one does.

My style this week will definitely be the two flat twists. I want quick. This style usually lasts me for half a week, so I'll probably re-do on Wednesday.

Just over a week until pictures. Dun dun dunnnn. I'm sure a lot of you are doing well. : )

 

[Evolving78]

MzSwift
get better soon!

Imani i cut off about 2 inches, so i know i won't be making BSB/BSL until the end of the year. now i gotta figure out how to keep my ends healthy.

 

[MzSwift]

@shortdub78
Thanks girl! I feel better now. I think both my health and hair will be better once I lower my stress at work.

 

[Imani]

So I made my goal of apl. It's def not full apl, I wasn't expecting that anyway plus I have layers.

Not really feeling my hair tho, it's really really straight and I hate bone straight hair bc my hair is fine and it makes it look thinner like i have a relaxer. I think she used a heavy conditioner on it bc it feels kinda weighed down. I think sometimes stylists see my hair in its natural state which is pretty rough and kinky and think it needs aggressive products. I'd love to be able to do it myself but I'm scared, I've practiced before on small sections of hair and I always end up damaging it. But I may try to do it myself for our next length check.

She says my hair is growing really well and she doesnt see me reaching my max length anytime soon. She seemed surprised when I told her this was the longest it's ever been in my life.

Its only been one day and I'm glad I made my goal but I'm over the straight hair and ready to wash it lol. I'd probably be more into it if it werent so straight but I'm like eh

Even after the trim I have some shady ends. So I will do a search and destroy. If I keep at the rate I'm going I should be able to make barely bsl by year end. At that point I will just maintain it there and work on getting my ends on point/thickness and maybe reshape my layers.

 

[MzSwift]

Congrats Imani !!

 

[SmilingElephant]

I think I may be closer to BSL than I think! I stretched it last nite from the back out of curiosity and I'm like half an inch to one inch away! I hope to be able to claim it by June!

 

[growbaby]

I really hope to join you ladies permanantly sooner than later only 1.5 inches to go until Apl then im here!

 

[MyAngelEyez~C~U]

Here's my update pic a lil early please excuse the vast amounts of back fat.

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