Prettymetty
Natural/4b/medium-coarse
I'll invert tonight (day 2) and massage my scalp with sulfur oil. My LC and trim is right around the corner during the Spring Equinox. March 23...
12 Inches In 12 Months - 2016
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BrownSkinPoppin
formerly NaturallyBri87
Haven't been posting but I've been consistently taking my Manetabolism vitamins. I decided that I was doing too much with the vitamins, egg and wheat germ Shakes, carrot juice and everything else that I was doing so I'm simplifying it but just doing vitamins and carrot juice for now until I use up all my carrots. Juicing is just too much to be trying to do every day. It takes too long to clean the juicer lol.
Guinan
Re-Branding
My first LC ever!
I now see my first pic wasn't very clear. You can't see my armpits to get a good idea of growth but I think you can still see some. I think I averaged at least 1/2 to 3/4 inch a month over for the last three months. I usually grow about 1/4 to 1/2.
Fist pic was 12/6/15
Second pic 2/29/16
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YAY!!!!! I see growth and thickness in both yall LC!!!
EthansMama
Active Member
I know what you mean. During the holidays I slacked off my protein shakes and green and carrot juices too because I was too busy.
I dint juice though, I buy the Bolthouse farms veggie juices at the supermarket. It's the next best thing!
Guinan
Re-Branding
I finger detangled my hair. I'm hoping to wash my hair tonight, but I'm sooooo tired!!!! If I don't wash it today, I will wash it tomorrow. My wng lasted since Mon but it really could of lasted a whole week. I will most likely do another wng, since it was so easy. I need to re-up on some conditioner. If I can't find tressume undone conditioner then I think I'm going to try Kinky Curly conditioner. We'll see.
nothidden
TeamNatural95-Fractals/Zigzags
@EthansMama
Maybe invest in the NutriBullet. I've been using it to make daily AM smoothies for years. Clean up is a breeze.
BrownSkinPoppin
formerly NaturallyBri87
I have a nutri bullet but will it make the carrots into juice? I'll probably have to add some sort of juice to it to get the desired consistency if I put carrots in it.
nothidden
TeamNatural95-Fractals/Zigzags
Not sure how well it breaks down carrots. I would use mostly liquid and fewer fruits and veggies with carrots since they are so hard.
Ajna
Well-Known Member
I have been meaning to check in and I am not sure if I did or not.
When I started in December my hair was about 10 inches and now it is about 12 maybe 13 because it does fold over the ruler. YAY almost an inch of growth a month
I was taking the Millie Organics with the bamboo but it was way to much biotin and I had a bit of a breakout. I am going to take just the bamboo for two months then try just the Millie Organics and figure out which one I like better.
As for the regimen not much has changed. Still try to henna once every 4-6 weeks and alternate clay wash with conditioner only. I have also been having a great deal of success with using irish moss, green tea and slippery elm instead of a leave in then applying gel.
I did have a set back when I was trying to use up a bunch of stuff under the cabinet. I think it is time for me to face it I wasted money trying new stuff that my hair just does not like, but it is tough for me to let it go.
Bikram yoga has been making my hair really dry but I found a thread with some interesting ideas so I will give that a go.
Maybe next week I will put in some mini twists so I can trim my hair.
When I started in December my hair was about 10 inches and now it is about 12 maybe 13 because it does fold over the ruler. YAY almost an inch of growth a month
I was taking the Millie Organics with the bamboo but it was way to much biotin and I had a bit of a breakout. I am going to take just the bamboo for two months then try just the Millie Organics and figure out which one I like better.
As for the regimen not much has changed. Still try to henna once every 4-6 weeks and alternate clay wash with conditioner only. I have also been having a great deal of success with using irish moss, green tea and slippery elm instead of a leave in then applying gel.
I did have a set back when I was trying to use up a bunch of stuff under the cabinet. I think it is time for me to face it I wasted money trying new stuff that my hair just does not like, but it is tough for me to let it go.
Bikram yoga has been making my hair really dry but I found a thread with some interesting ideas so I will give that a go.
Maybe next week I will put in some mini twists so I can trim my hair.
Ajna
Well-Known Member
Totally feel you on the juicer!
When I was on top of my game I would make a bunch on Sunday then freeze them and thaw one the night before. Usually, it would thaw out by mid-morning completely.
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BrownSkinPoppin
formerly NaturallyBri87
I might do this! Thank you
grow
Well-Known Member
Thanks! How has that been working out, anything new you've noticed?
Rastafarai
Well-Known Member
Hi ladies, below is my March 2016 LC check in progress. I think I see growth! I didn't stretch the sides in this photo but they hit about BSL once stretched. My rat-tail is inching closer to my waist (yay!) but I won't claim waist length until all my layers hit waist length.
This is unwashed hair (21 days to be exact). I am about to go wash and do a protein treatment, deep condish.
This is unwashed hair (21 days to be exact). I am about to go wash and do a protein treatment, deep condish.
bluenvy
Well-Known Member
Totally forget about length check. Have no idea if my hair has grown.
But I have been washing and conditioning weekly.
Taken vitamins and drinking water. Eating fruits and my veggies daily.
Been on wng styles. I purchased Mop Top gentle shampoo and conditioner. It smells great, moisturize and cleanse my hair well. May become a new staple.
I will be back this week with length check.
But I have been washing and conditioning weekly.
Taken vitamins and drinking water. Eating fruits and my veggies daily.
Been on wng styles. I purchased Mop Top gentle shampoo and conditioner. It smells great, moisturize and cleanse my hair well. May become a new staple.
I will be back this week with length check.
greenandchic
Well-Known Member
@grow
I do see more growth and thickness. I am a slow grower so I am below the average 1/2 inch per month model. I think I grew a little under 1/2 inch which is great for me.
Kells
Well-Known Member
So, today was my first day washing since the LC.
I think I'll officially get off the MSM bandwagon for now because I'm over the shedding.
I'm considering lace-wigging it as my PS; the black baseball cap and headwraps have been my primary go-to in covering my hair and it's causing me to feel really frumpy and homely, so I'll be putting aside some moolah here and there to invest in a few.
Other than that, I'm still washing and DC'ing weekly, vitamins as the growth aide, and until I officially get in a wig, I'm gonna work on getting my hair back into the clumping, WNG mode.
I think I'll officially get off the MSM bandwagon for now because I'm over the shedding.
I'm considering lace-wigging it as my PS; the black baseball cap and headwraps have been my primary go-to in covering my hair and it's causing me to feel really frumpy and homely, so I'll be putting aside some moolah here and there to invest in a few.
Other than that, I'm still washing and DC'ing weekly, vitamins as the growth aide, and until I officially get in a wig, I'm gonna work on getting my hair back into the clumping, WNG mode.
Guinan
Re-Branding
I finished installing my mini twists yesterday (pics in the everyday hair thread). It was really impromptu. It took me 3 days to complete. It was either twists, relaxing my hair or cutting my hair. IDK I'm just so over my hair. I don't feel like it really growing and it's so thick that I'm tired of dealing with it; at least for now
GGsKin
Well-Known Member
I finished installing my mini twists yesterday (pics in the everyday hair thread). It was really impromptu. It took me 3 days to complete. It was either twists, relaxing my hair or cutting my hair. IDK I'm just so over my hair. I don't feel like it really growing and it's so thick that I'm tired of dealing with it; at least for now
It's growing
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Guinan
Re-Branding
It's growing
Aww, thanks sis!
Prettymetty
Natural/4b/medium-coarse
I massaged in some mn and peppermint oil tonight. My scalp feels really cool.
BrownSkinPoppin
formerly NaturallyBri87
I'll be doing my length check next week when I take my braids out. I'm hoping my manetabolism plus my garlic oil will bump me up to a full inch. I've been slacking on my carrot juice and eggs smoothies tho :-(
Prettymetty
Natural/4b/medium-coarse
I'm really starting to miss my hair. If it behaves after my dc I might run the flat iron over it on the lowest setting. I can wear my hair out on my off days (today, tomorrow and Friday), but once the weekend comes I'm back to wigging it again.
Janet'
Well-Known Member
@Janet' your set looks so good. Really cute. I don't know if you mentioned, but what size rollers did you use? I'm thinking of picking up some more of the French mesh ones
@AbsyBlvd thank you so much! The pics show the rollers that I use...a combination of different sizes of flexirods plus the cold wave rollers.
nothidden
TeamNatural95-Fractals/Zigzags
So i checked on one area, back corner which reached my collar bone, and it has only grown an inch since Jan. So I thought, this means there is something else I've stopped doing that caused my Fall growth spurt. I realized that I hadn't replaced my daily vitamin (thinking they had nothing to do with growth...sigh), and when I looked at the vitamin/mineral listing, there was biotin. I had NO idea biotin was in my daily vitamin.
Of course I've ordered a bottle and a separate vegan hair/skin/nail supplement of the same brand (Mega Foods) which I can take 3Xs a day. I took the first pill last night and will measure all over this evening after I hit the gym.
I feel like I'm starting at square one (despite the 1" of growth), so I am looking forward to much better progress at the next check in.
Of course I've ordered a bottle and a separate vegan hair/skin/nail supplement of the same brand (Mega Foods) which I can take 3Xs a day. I took the first pill last night and will measure all over this evening after I hit the gym.
I feel like I'm starting at square one (despite the 1" of growth), so I am looking forward to much better progress at the next check in.
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