Hip–Tailbone Length (HL–TBL) 2015-2016 Challenge!
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Leo24Rule
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Those are also my goals. I'm not in this challenge, but should. Can you please tell me what your regimen is? There's times I THINK I know what I'm doing but often I have absolutely no clue.
Leo24Rule
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Our current & future hair goals are similar. I'm not in this challenge but should be. Times I think I know my hair but often more confused than not. If you don't mind my asking what's your leave-in product?
Leo24Rule
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@Dee Raven what's an elasticity treatment?
Hey @Leo24Rule , I'm still not 100% sure what it is but it's supposed to return elasticity to the strands. It's not a protein, but I do feel like it adds strength back to the hair. Mo Knows Hair recommends it on several of her videos and I tried the Ouidad Curl Meltdown Recovery and it is amazing. I just used it last night and my hair feels great. The hair feels strong, the curls pop more, but it is still moisturized. I love it. I was originally using it once a month as Mo recommended, but I noticed that my hair likes it more often, so now I'm using as needed, which is more like once every three weeks.
Lucia
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@Dee Raven
Sounds interesting I most try this but I don't like any OUIdads products so maybe I can find something in another brand.
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ElevatedEnergy
Rooted Yet Flowing
@Leo24Rule
Up until this April I was a faithful roller setter. I washed, DC'd & roller set my hair every 10-14 days and that got me from neck to hip length in about 3 years. Now a day's I save setting for special occasions as I simply don't have the time since I now have a 1 year old who requires my undivided attention.
So my regimen for the last 4 months and going forward has been and will be:
I deep condition twice a week on dry, old hair. I always use a Shea Moisture conditioner for this. If my hair has tangles, I'll use one of their rinse out conditioners (they have more slip for me) and sit under my steamer for 20 mins. If my hair is tangle free, I'll use one of their masques (they have less slip) and sit under my hooded dryer for 30 mins. Sometimes I'll just use my body heat and let the conditioner sit on for a few hours while I do stuff around the house.
Rinse deep conditioner out in the shower. Apply Herbal Essences Hello Hydration conditioner and let it sit for a few minutes while I wash up. Rinse and finger detangle under running water. T-shirt dry while I get dressed.
Apply Camille Rose Coconut water leave in OR KBB Sweet Ambrosia then put my hair in 2 big braids to air dry. My hair will remain in the same 2 braids until the next wash day. If I need to get jazzy or look cute, I'll take the braids out and wear a fluffy braidout.
Other notes:
If I want to re-style on dry hair or do a flexi rod set, I use CR aloe whip butter
I lay my edges down with Jamaican black castor oil OR Eco argan oil gel after putting in my 2 braids.
I spritz my hair daily with watered down Camille Rose Moisture Milk.
I shampoo every 2 weeks with a Shea Moisture shampoo. However if my hair feels yucky before 2 weeks, I will use a cleansing conditioner. Right now I'm using Curl Junkie Daily Fix but once it's used up, I'll be searching for a cheaper cleanser that I can find on the ground.
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I do like to straighten my hair when the mood strikes (which is not often...maybe 3 or so times a year) For that I always clarify and do an Aphogee protein treatment a week prior. When I am ready to straighten, I deep condition with MoroccanOil Hydrating Masque, apply it's a 10 leave in. Roller set to dry, then flat iron with MoroccanOil Treatment. I take the opportunity to examine my ends while my hair is straight and IF NEEDED, I will trim. If not, I'll snip off just knots or splits.
That's a long winded answer but it's EVERYTHING I do to my hair and all the products I use. Oh and I do also use a jet black permanent hair color every 6 months by Shea Moisture. You can tell I love Shea Moisture products. I stock up during the BOGO sales and use whatever my hair needs at the time.
*Edited to update products
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Beachy
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Putting positive thoughts out into the universe!!! So what it's going to be 87 degrees tomorrow the humidity is supposed to be 40% or less. I have never had a problem with my hair reverting too soon, even got caught in a October rain shower and all I had to do was wrap my hair overnight and it was as straight as before!! I have an important function tonight and I WILL HAVE STRAIGHT HAIR!!!!
Plus this is my first time straightening since Christmas last year...Wish me luck ladies!!!
Plus this is my first time straightening since Christmas last year...Wish me luck ladies!!!
ElevatedEnergy
Rooted Yet Flowing
Went hair product shopping at Target last night. It's been months since I purchased or tried something new so thought I'd switch it up a bit. Picked up:Karen's Body Beautiful sweet ambrosia leave in
Camille Rose coconut water detangling leave in
Argan oil Eco gel (edges only)
I tried both leave in's and they were amazing. Divided hair in half and put one on each side. Both had awesome slip and moisture. Def re-purchases.
Lucia
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pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
Checking InRemoved braids after 14 weeks
Preparing for relaxer this weekend
Then back in braids November
almond eyes
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Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best,
Almond Eyes
Best,
Almond Eyes
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
Lol thank you
Lucia
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pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
Lol girl believe it or not, no one is trying to weave check this bird's nest but thank you
Aireen
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@Lucia, yeah I didn't end up doing anything but giving myself trims, I was just having a moment because my hair has been so dry with this weather. I knew in the back of my mind going would mean my hair would get trimmed to APL or just below SL. Glad I got to vent it out.@Aireen
I have agree don't go to them. If you don't know how learn how to give your self a trim its worth it not to have another major set back.
But if you do go
Don't drink the kool aid
You've been warned.
LaVgirl
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Update! This summer I've been trying to wash my hair more often. I remember a couple summers ago, I would rinse my twists in the shower almost every day and my hair grew sooo much. Anyway, I started co-washing every 2-3 days, shampoo once a week. Can't tell if it's made a difference though. I've been feeling like I'm at an in between stage again, not super long but not short either. Hopefully I'll be closer to super long at the end of the year.
My friend put in some box braids for me so I haven't washed in a couple of weeks. I'm trying to wait until they are kinda old to start washing because once I do, that's it for appearance lol. It took a total of 25 hours (not counting breaks!!), we did it over the course of a week or so. I'm loving the length of them though...
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My friend put in some box braids for me so I haven't washed in a couple of weeks. I'm trying to wait until they are kinda old to start washing because once I do, that's it for appearance lol. It took a total of 25 hours (not counting breaks!!), we did it over the course of a week or so. I'm loving the length of them though...
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LaVgirl
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I saw family that I havent seen in a long time over these last few weeks. My hair has been a major topic in a good way. I've been asked if my hair was real, what do I use in it, how do I get it curly, how did I get it to grow so long and it's straight up been groped and molested. lol I've popped and swatted a few hands along the way. Only person with a weird response was an older in-law who told me my hair was too wideand proceeded to try and flatten it
I'm really loving my hair Ladies.
This cracked me up! A couple of times this summer, I wore my hair to church in a variation of Naptural85's deconstructed flexi rod set. Very, very big! Which is not my usual, I usually do more long stretched styles like braid outs, etc. I think I shocked a couple of the older folk. One of them called me over and she says "Why did you let your hair out ?? So unruly! Pin it DOWN! " All I could do was shrug and nod, I mean she is 99 years old.
#oldschool
Beachy
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Just unsatisfied and not sure exactly why. I flat ironed my hair as planned it was actually the easiest blow dry and flat iron I have had since being natural. It held up well for my event, even with all the dancing I had little to no reversion in some spots. I got compliments and comments all night actually all week (I did love that part). I estimate (because I don't actually use a measuring tape) that my back grew about 2-2.5 inches, the sides and top grew 3-3.5 inches easy since December. That leaves me at 2-2.5 inches until hip length but I don't feel satisfied. I don't know if it is because I really just want to cut it or what???
So my plan is to install some Marley twists this weekend to give myself somewhat of a break but I will still deep condition at least every 2 weeks and touch up the twist as necessary. Hoping to keep these in for about 6-8weeks. I also noticed I have strayed away from or in some instances changed the frequency and duration of which I use what used to be my staple products. I can't even think of the last time I used my Kimmaytube mixture and Tresemme Natural used to be my 1 stop shopping for cowashing/deep conditioning/and occasionally in my leave-in mix.....that's crazy to me!!! I'm incorporating my Kimmaytube mixture back into my regimen today but I'm going to use the 10-n-1 Superfruit rinse out conditioner as the base.
Hopefully I will feel a little bit enthused once I install my twist at the very least I won't have to worry too much about my hair for the next 2 months!!!
So my plan is to install some Marley twists this weekend to give myself somewhat of a break but I will still deep condition at least every 2 weeks and touch up the twist as necessary. Hoping to keep these in for about 6-8weeks. I also noticed I have strayed away from or in some instances changed the frequency and duration of which I use what used to be my staple products. I can't even think of the last time I used my Kimmaytube mixture and Tresemme Natural used to be my 1 stop shopping for cowashing/deep conditioning/and occasionally in my leave-in mix.....that's crazy to me!!! I'm incorporating my Kimmaytube mixture back into my regimen today but I'm going to use the 10-n-1 Superfruit rinse out conditioner as the base.
Hopefully I will feel a little bit enthused once I install my twist at the very least I won't have to worry too much about my hair for the next 2 months!!!
faithVA
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How do you put Marley twists in hair that long? You do mean that your adding extension hair right?
Beachy
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Yes adding extension hair. For me it's all about the way you grab the hair instead of in half 50/50 it's more like a 20/80 so it is really a twist that is 1 part Marley hair and the other part my hair. Plus I feather/stretch the hair. I don't know if that makes sense lol I'm not even sure I would know what I meant if I was reading this.
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
I washed my hair and flat ironed so I can trim. Omgeee my hair just won't stop shedding!!! It's just sliding out like water. Smh the damage is real!!! Oh welp! Damage control in full effect. I got this.
davisbr88
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I just recently hit WL, so I am going to begin trimming slowly for a slightly blunter hemline. My hair is thin so I need to keep some layers but I would also like my ends to look a bit fuller. I still hope to hit W'hip length by the end of this year and TBL by the end of next year.
I am planning on trying out Longhairdontcare's (RIP) regimen of wearing cornrows for a month at a time, but I would wear mine under a head wrap. And I plan to use the CWK plates to stretch instead of blowdrying. Has anyone else followed her regimen with success? I know there was a thread about it a few years ago but I don't think it's been updated.
I am planning on trying out Longhairdontcare's (RIP) regimen of wearing cornrows for a month at a time, but I would wear mine under a head wrap. And I plan to use the CWK plates to stretch instead of blowdrying. Has anyone else followed her regimen with success? I know there was a thread about it a few years ago but I don't think it's been updated.
Leo24Rule
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I deecided to stop using gel for a while at least not for everyday. See if I can boost growth retention
So here it is my new
All Butta Regimen
Before I started this I clarified my hair and removed any silicones or gels thoroughly I used diluted clarifying shampoo 1 cap to 20oz of water my hair still hated it and I did get some tangleS. De tangling time doubled to 20m ugh!!!
Deep condition weekly or bi weekly
Co wash 1/ week water wash or rinse inbetween if needed
I like daily rinses when warm out I don't co wash daily.
I condition and de tangle usually 10-15m max then rinse squeeze excess water out with my hands no towels no t shirts.
Mist with aloe Vera then
Camille Rose Naturals. CRN leave in hair milk, some my homemade ayurvedic all purpose oil on length and ends a little goes a long way, and then CRN moisture butter or if I will braid or twist twisting butter
Paste or pomade for edges. Air dry for 10m then I wrap my hair with an old soft tee shirt for 10m then let air dry again.
I'm looking into micro fiber towels still. Some products are marketed as micro fiber but there just regular terry cloth towels.
This routine works wether I'm doing a wash n go braid/twist out or ponytail whatever style.
What is your ayurvedic oil consist of?
ElevatedEnergy
Rooted Yet Flowing
Steamed this morning with MoroccanOil Intense Hydrating Masque. Covered with a plastic cap and a scarf and I'mma let it just marinate all day. Thinking of doing a cheat perm rod set.
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
Tell me more about this cheat perm rod set please. Lol
Lucia
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@pre_medicalrulz
Garlic chopped in some oil on your scalp for 10 m then wash out really good and deep condition
Garlic helps stop shedding. Hth
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