Full & Healthy Crown & Edges Challenge 2012

[IDareT'sHair]

Still DC'ing with Mega-Tek. Started Viviscal 07/01 will use these for 6 months. Will try to use them 1 year.

On Problem Areas still using;
M/N
Trigger Growth Elixir
Claudie Revitalizer Temple & Hairline
It's Perfectly Natural "Root Food" and Tea-Lightful Pomade

 

[Meritamen]

Sorry your hair is/has broken off. I had similar breakage but my hair certainly wasn't soft in that area

Hope you find some types of answers. Continue to baby your hair and hopefully it will come around.

Thanks. I needed to rant. I don't know how else to describe it, that part of my hair feels much softer than the rest since it much finer. Some hairs are almost baby fine which baffles me.

@Meritamen what have you been doing for that section so far?

For the most part I had been treated that section like the rest of my hair. All I have changed in the past few months was that I take more time and am more patient with that area then the rest. I always twist that area instead of braid now. It seems to be working since the section is growing in. It's now I notice all the little hairs and it irks me.

 

[naturalfinally]

Added HTGE , copper peptide (need to make more), and some stinky stuff to my crown and edges.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Still 'babying' my problem areas (from my Du-Rag mishap).

Will do an all day Mega-Tek DC'ing session tomorrow at work under my Wig.

I'm still Rotating M/N, Trigger etc (various stuff)....on that area as well.

 

[faithVA]

I really need to take an update picture but cowashing so much not sure when that will happen. Maybe I will at least do a picture of my front edges. Maybe I will do that over the weekend.

 

[naturalfinally]

I really need to take an update picture but cowashing so much not sure when that will happen. Maybe I will at least do a picture of my front edges. Maybe I will do that over the weekend.

Me too. I've been capturing pics of my crown and edges to test the stinky stuff and the HTGE. I really can see a difference in length more then thickness. I do think that my crown is filling in but it seems slow. Lawd I wish it would hurry up!!

 

[afroette]

Hey ladies, I have been applying MN daily and my crown has been growing YAY. I hope MN also gives me thickness.

 

[shortt29]

So far I've been making progress with my edges by using HTGE w/ heaping tsp sulfur. But on either side I have a really short section near my temples, it's not as good as it could be, but it's better than it was .

That's exactly the problem I have with my edges except yours look waaay better than mine! My right side is chopped up terribly

 

[HanaKuroi]

I started having results when I stopped slicking my edges and nape. I applied product but I pulled down instead of smoothing up. Changing my methods and moisturizing those areas more made all the difference. I also washed this areas more often as well. I leave those sections out while in the shower.

 

[gvin89]

Still using Claudie's but I haven't been as consistent...gotta get back on track

 

[greenandchic]

My edges are doing very well since I stopped using gel to hold them back (only use shea butter and/or a leave in tied down with a scarf and HTGE on my scalp every night. The shorter hair is coming in and I have more baby hair.

 

[Meritamen]

I now have beady beads along my edges from them growing in and curling up on themselves. I was playing with my hair today and noticed that there is a lot of fine hair growing in too. Real baby hair! I don't know what to do with myself right now. I would like to leave my edges alone so to allow them to grow in and thicken up but I wear my hair back and don't want to look completely unkempt from the halo effect and beady beads. My crown area is growing in nicely. I keep it twisted and keep my hands out of it.

 

[discodumpling]

Hey y'all I just finished washing my hair after rocking bantus for 7 days and then a 1 day out! I haven't gone that long without washing my hair since I started my HHJ in 2007! To be fair I did submerge myself a couple of times in the ocean...we were having a heatwave ya know?

The fact that I rocked the knots for SEVEN whole days is a testament to how well my thin/bald breaking crown is doing! Yeah the knot on top was smaller than the rest but it was a bonafied bantu! Tiny as hell but not so tiny as to make me self concious. So yaaaaaaay! Whoo hoo!!

I've had no itching. No abnormal excessive breakage. And i'm still not doing much. I keep my hair in a bun because i'm lazy and it fits my current active lifestyle. But I make styling efforts on special occasions. I'm happy with my mid yr progress!

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Tonight I'll use a little Hairitage Hydrations "Sprout" and some M/N on Problem Areas.

 

[NappyNelle]

I massaged my edges with castor oil. I've been bunning a lot lately, but I'm back in twists now.

 

[afroette]

Still doing MN. My crown has grown at least half an inch.

Sent from my iPad using LHCF

 

[daviine]

Not officially joining but want to be able to follow everyone's progress from my phone.

Happy hair growing!

 

[SimJam]

doing pretty well with applying liquid gold (sulphur based) growth aid.

been rotating with hair trigger and my hair has been doing well
In terms of vits I rotate between country life maxi hair and my own hair cocktail (MSM, biotin, evening primrose oil and omega 3)

 

[NappyNelle]

Oiled my scalp with my sulfur concoction.

It looks like my hairline is growing closer toward my eyebrows on the sides that massage the most; there is also tufts of short hair that I can usually catch into my braided-base twists, but it seems as if there is more than normal there now. I'm glad that I can see the rewards of my efforts. I hope I am experiencing good growth in other areas of my scalp.

 

[pinkness27]

I'm using Nexxus Pro Mend on my ends in the morning and sealing at night with castor oil.

I know Nexxus won't really mend my split ends, but it helps my ends look better and it seems pretty moisturizing.

 

[afroette]

Still doing my MN mix. I am so happy with my crown growth!

 

[NappyNelle]

Massaged sulfur oil into my edges.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Still Using M/N on problem areas along with other Pomades, Lotion, Oils, Cremes, Grease etc.....

*you get the picture*....

 

[faithVA]

Since I wear my hair in a puff several days a week, I give myself a scalp massage while I'm sitting at my desk.

I used up my HBCO. Now I need to mix my JBCO with some essential oils and start working on my scalp again. Will try to do this by Sunday. Not sure if I will add another oil to it.

Tonight I put straight JBCO on the right side of my crown and on my temples.

 

[Firstborn2]

Hi Ladies just checking in, I'm still sticking to my reggie. I have to be honest, I don't see any changes but I moisturize my edges twice a day, I don't ever want them to be dry. At first it seemed like work but now it's just second nature. I'm hoping by the time I do a comparison photo at the end of the year I will be able to see a difference.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Massaged in a little M/N with It's Perfectly Natural Tea Pomade

 

[faithVA]

Firstborn2[/USER];16431787]Hi Ladies just checking in, I'm still sticking to my reggie. I have to be honest, I don't see any changes but I moisturize my edges twice a day, I don't ever want them to be dry. At first it seemed like work but now it's just second nature. I'm hoping by the time I do a comparison photo at the end of the year I will be able to see a difference.

I looked at your beginning pics, and your edges didn't seem that bad. The only suggestion I may have is to perhaps add some EOs to your castor oil: sage, basil, thyme, lavender to increase the circulation and to give your edges a quick and gentle massage a few times a week.

But its possible that your edges don't have an issue. They may just look thin to you.

 

[NappyNelle]

Hi Ladies just checking in, I'm still sticking to my reggie. I have to be honest, I don't see any changes but I moisturize my edges twice a day, I don't ever want them to be dry. At first it seemed like work but now it's just second nature. I'm hoping by the time I do a comparison photo at the end of the year I will be able to see a difference.

I agree with Faith, plus, the growth can sneak up on you like it did for me. I was really discouraged because I felt that my efforts were going to waste, but then I noticed an increase in baby hair further down my forehead, and the 'old' baby hair increased in length. Stay encouraged Firstborn2, and you will see a difference.

 

[lovebug10]

Is it too late to join this challenge?? I have been PS in buns for the whole summer, mostly because its too hot to do anything else. I just got bangs cut as well and today I was looking at them and noticed that the hair along my hairline was thinner (Probably from the buns... I slicked those things back like no other).

1. Describe the current state of your crown and/or edges.
Hairline is intact but there seems to be less hair per area of scalp. In other words, my hair seems less dense and less thick at the hairline. Also, the hair at my edges were always shorter but now they are starting to feel like they are barely hanging on. My crown is inches shorter than the rest of my hair but I have a layer cut so it doesn't look too crazy.

2. What is your initial plan to start restoring these areas?
NO MORE BUNS/ PULLING ON MY EDGES. Like I said, I have a bang that is over my forehead now, so I won't be putting stress on my edges. For the rest of my hair, I will be using jaw clips. I will loosely clip my hair every day instead of high stress styles like bunning or ponytailing. I'll save those two high stress hair styles for when I need to look nice. For now I'm in class & studying so I have no reason to be having a slick back bun everyday. Also, I just got a relaxer in June and I will try to stretch until december. If I do relax, I will pull out my edges and ask the stylist not to relax those areas because they are weak and fragile. I will also stop wrapping my hair since thats taking a toll on my temples.

3. What products do you plan on using?
Bee Mine Sulfur every other night. I will apply it to my finger and then apply it directly to my scalp. I also asked some family to send me some real huile masketi from Haiti (basically like JBCO). It makes hair thick and long. I will apply that on my whole scalp (focusing on crown and edges) on the days I don't use Bee Mine w/ sulfur.

4. These areas need to be loved regularly. How often will you check in with us?
At least every week


5. Are you willing to commit to yourself and to support your fellow LHCF sisters?
Of course!!

Optional
1. What questions do you have?
I have bangs so in order to let them look nice I have to straighten them after a wash. I only used the hair straightener 2 times so far (when I got them cut at the salon and today after my rollerset). I will rollerset my hair every week like normal... I'll try to not use the flat iron on this area however if it looks ugly/ frizzy then I will have no choice but to use 1-2 passes on a very low setting. Is this bad?

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Still using It's Perfectly Natural Tea-Lightful Pomade & now It's Perfectly Natural's "Root Food" with M/N on problem areas.

Especially around the Periphery where tying my Du-rag snatched me BALD.