2016 Milestone Challenge...(not A Length Challenge. No Length Goals)

KammyGirl said:

What are you doing that you think is contributing to thicker hair and your crown and edges filling in. That would be helpful to my milestones as well.

I haven't worn a headband since my last post. Is that 2 weeks yet? The back of my hair looks nice and thick. I'm not sure if it actually looks thick or if I'm getting used to wearing my hair with no headband.

Still working on thickening up my hair. I feel like I'm going in the opposite direction and my hair is thinning. I have been stressed lately and eating like crap. Have to fix this.

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trclemons said:

What about attempting some styles you've never done before.

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destinyseeker said:

@KammyGirl
Sorry I've taken so long to answer. I never saw this. What's thickening my hair is:
Jamaican black castor oil, nightly scalp massages and spraying a moisturizing mist on my crown mid-day as well as the morning and evening (its super dry)

I have stopped wearing headbands since I rarely pull my hair back in a bun now so the edges and nape have filled in nicely. and finally I've continued wearing a two strand twist ) one on each side, I'd say 90% of the time so it keeps my hands out of my hair.

How are you doing with your goals? Eating at least semi healthy and exercising even modestly both really help with stimulating the circulation and encourages growth
HHG

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• Regular scalp massages to help with thickning hair
• Complete decent Bantu knot set in 30-45 minutes (these have been taking me a long time and since I mastered the perm rod set in under an hour thought to give this a shot - could be because I make them too small)
• Get hair into a bun without the front and top sticking out. Enough just to smooth with a tiny bit of gel
• Stick to the shampoo every other week regimen. My hair doesn't need it every week since I don't use heavy products much anymore
• Trim only once in December but still try to maintain decent ends by being gentle when detangling, no tugging on the ends when I'm setting my hair and moisturizing my ends with a cream. The cream will most likely be my taliah waajid curly curl cream. Perfect thickness for me and almost like a moisturizer and sealant put together for my hair.

Janet' said:

Okay...so, my 4th quarter goals:

1. Consistently invert (especially since I'm in the Inversion Challenge)
2. Keep up with coloring my greys (every 3 months instead of 6 months)
3. Continue with my dusting/trimming schedule (when needed)

Thanks for letting me join ladies!!!

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KammyGirl said:

Ohhh maybe I'll add the inversion to my list. So we're supposed to do this once a month for 7 days straight right. I've tried this before and always forgot so I gave up.

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trclemons said:

I'm in with the following style goals:


2nd Quarter

Do a roller set

Do a twist out

Do a wash n' go

Do a bantu knot out


4th Quarter

Do a flat twist

Do a braid out

Do a perm rod set

Do finger coils

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KammyGirl said:

Got an idea from the twist out thread on how to do my hair faster. There is a video posted in there where the girl parts her hair in four sections. 2 in front, one in the middle and one in back. Then she she takes those sections and parts them in 3 and does 3 twists each section. I think I can cut my time in half doing this. Now, how will it turn out since my hair is short is the question.

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faithVA said:

It depends on density as well. The length will work and probably give a good twist out. For my hair I need a certain number of twirls or twist nodes for my twist out to look good. The larger my twist the fewer nodes in have.

Do a test. Do a regular twist and count the number of twist nodes after letting the twist go. Then when you do her method see if you have enough nodes. If not do 4 per section instead.

Hope that makes sense. I know I can't do 4 sections. I don't even think I can do 6.

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KammyGirl said:

Makes perfect sense. Didn't even think of that. Because if I don't have enough nodes I'll just have stretched hair and the style won't look good. I was going to try this weekend but since I'm anxious and impatient and can never wait for anything I'll cowash and try tomorrow.

Eta: oh and I think my regular twist has about 5 or 6 nodes when I unravel the twists but I also do a Bantu knot after I twist and maybe that helps? It definitely helps my definition.

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KammyGirl said:

Just read through this thread again and I have to say I am very proud of myself. I struggled quite a bit at the beginning if the year and then found a decent rhythm. By 6 months in I had started to make progress on some milestones. I couldn't have done it without all the help, tips and support in this thread. My hair is overall happier and I think I know what I'm doing now. I did my update in August so here are some 4th quarter goals I came up with.

• Regular scalp massages to help with thickening hair - Don't think I've gotten any closer to this although scalp massages have been more often.
• Complete decent Bantu knot set in 30-45 minutes (these have been taking me a long time and since I mastered the perm rod set in under an hour thought to give this a shot - could be because I make them too small) - Goal achieved! I can do this. I can do a decent set in about 35 minutes. I've realized I'm just lazy and don't want to be bothered which is why sometimes it takes me longer. Haha Goal achieved!
• Get hair into a bun without the front and top sticking out. Enough just to smooth with a tiny bit of gel - Almost there. This past weekend I put my hair into a bun while soaking wet in the shower. When I looked in the mirror the top was only sticking up a little. I put some gel and I didn't have to use a hair pin to keep it down. Still have to work on the sides a little more.
• Stick to the shampoo every other week regimen. My hair doesn't need it every week since I don't use heavy products much anymore - I've totally gone off the rails on this one. I've been using shampoo 'as needed'. I wash often but I feel like I've only used shampoo maybe twice since I last posted in here which would be about right I guess.
• Trim only once in December but still try to maintain decent ends by being gentle when detangling, no tugging on the ends when I'm setting my hair and moisturizing my ends with a cream. The cream will most likely be my taliah waajid curly curl cream. Perfect thickness for me and almost like a moisturizer and sealant put together for my hair. - Not sure I will even bother trimming in December. May end up just doing a search and destroy. My ends look pretty decent so far but I remember what not trimming anything at all last time.

Glad I came up with something.

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caliscurls said:

Checking in - I've been sporting thicker loose twists for about a month now and with that change have been able to take down and re twist my hair in 4 hours. It's a nice change and I'm enjoying the thicker look

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• 1-2 times per month with Shea Moisture JBCO or Manuka Honey Shampoo.

• Condition with Elucence MB or Shea Moisture JBCO Leave-In.
• Steam with the above conditioners or African Royale Braid Spray at least twice per month.

• I use Shea Moisture JBCO Leave-in AND the Curl Enhancing Smoothie on each medi-twist.
• I take down and retwist every two weeks.

• I use African Royale Braid Spray/JBCO Leave-In/Hair Milk as needed at NIGHT, and then I put on a satin scarf.
• At night I also braid my twists into two large braids. I like the crinkles and my twists are stretched, last longer and look neater when I do this.