AnitaTheLengths
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Ladies! Tomorrow marks the end of my 2nd year since I began my healthy hair journey. During this time I've discovered which products my hair responds well to and I've pretty much gotten my regimine down. I wash my hair once a week alternating between shik. poo bars and 12 en 1 all natural poo. I DC every week alternating between 12 en 1 conditioner, Infusium 23, HE Hello Hydration, Moisture Milks and Keracare Humectress (all with a dash of honey thanks LHCF). I also use PC, ORS Hair Mayo and Joico Reconstructor as needed. For moisturizing I used Cantu Shea Butter, a light version of pink lotion 
erplexed and oils but over the past several months I've switched to blending my own leave in concoctions with unrefined African shea butter, EVOO, EVCO, Argan Oil and a dash of conditioner. I used aryuvedic products biweekly during the first half of the year and will probably go back to doing henna/indigo treatments once a month. Oh, and I'm a MT gal! During this journey I also learned that not everything works for everyone. For example, I have no curls. I get these odd waves more like krinkles or zig zags, but no curls no matter how much scruching I do. Also I learned not to try everything I read online. I don't know if it was this site or another, but someone made a thread about the magical powers of oatmeal.
Yall already know where this is going ~ I had half cooked oats stuck in my hair for a week! 
Going into year three, I'm going to keep using what works for me and I'm going to try wearing twist outs and buns as my daily styles. I might even start co-washing again.
And I'm going to do my darndest to rein in my PJ habits 
I was hoping to make BSL by the end of 09 but I knew that was a tall order. :realitycheck
arn stretchy wet hair! 
I'm this close! Oh well. By my next tex-lax date I'm sure I will be there. I am pleased with the progress that I have made thus far so I'll still do my happy dance. 
This first pic is my starting point hair - Jan 1, 2008 overprocessed, almost necklength
Then ten months later in November 2008
Then fast forward to May 2009. Due to laziness at the end of 2008 and a really bad self trim in Jan 2009, I ended up getting my hair cut twice to even it out. Once in February then again in early May. This is a pic from the end of May 09:
So by this time, I have figured out that tex laxing is best for my hair and I decided to only texlax my hair 4x's a year. By now I'm fully obsessed with hair, I even paid the $6.50 to become a full fledged member
and I am hell bent to reach my goals. So I continue protective styling and baggying my ends under my lf and texlax at the end of Sept 09
I am not impressed. Sometimes it seems like my hair takes two steps forward and three steps back. I looks longer but thinner.
So now I vow to myself to take my vitamins and supplements every day AND to drink more water. A month and change later I decided to peek at my hair again to see if I notice any change.
What a difference 5 weeks can make! After a light flat iron and quick trim of the crunchiest ends my hair looks a lot better. Anyways right after a chemical service I don't feel my hair is at it's best until it's next washing. I dunno why
I just do. And all that brings us to today. Yesterday DH texlaxed and I attempted to rollerset (bad idea). I know I put too much product in my hair
but something else went left because it was 
. So after leaving it wrapped all day, I shook it out and went thru it with my Maxiglide on level 3 (Fine and thin hair). 
^^ See! I'm right there at BSB but not quite BSL. I had to put on a bra to torture myself
^^How much closer can I be to BSL! I know I have a straggler or two that has breached the strap, but I can't claim that!
And I tried to wait until the 31st to get every minute of growth that I can and I still didn't make it! Arrggh!! I'll still do my little dance because I am happy with the progress I have made over the years.
:woohoo2:
And I can claim full APL! 
Thank you so much LHCF! I couldn't have made it without your advice and support (even when I was a lurker). Wishing you all a successful HHJ!
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Length will come, but fullness is what you've achieved. Keep happy hair growing. 
