Do You Remember Surge 14 Hair Revitalizer?????

flyygirlll2

Lioness mane
@Chicoro Thank you. You can get the shirt from this site https://www.2curls-1mission.com/
It comes in white and black. Thanks to @MileHighDiva for letting me know about that shirt:). Makes it a bit easier to see the growth.

I was pretty surprised, especially since I've trimmed my hair due to ssk's. I won't claim MBL yet but I'll take BSL. I forgot to mention that I was also using the cream as an overnight treatment at times as well.
 

PJaye

Well-Known Member
@flyygirlll2,
I love your shirt. It looks like it actually has the inches clearly marked. Where can I get one of those, please?

You went from armpit to mid back length in less than four (4) months! Excellent!!! If I'm counting those inches on your shirt correctly, from the armpit line to the end of the hair at mid back as marked on the shirt, that is almost (8) inches of growth for that section! :eek: That averages two (2) inches per month of growth! :bouncy::clap::clapping:
:flahssssss:And you recorded it for posterity! Great photos:click: once again.

:cup:This is some champion hair growth up in this thread!!!! :happydance:


You are always so positive, upbeat, encouraging and supportive. You must be a pleasure to be around.:yep:
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
@Chicoro Thank you. You can get the shirt from this site https://www.2curls-1mission.com/
It comes in white and black. Thanks to @MileHighDiva for letting me know about that shirt:). Makes it a bit easier to see the growth.

I was pretty surprised, especially since I've trimmed my hair due to ssk's. I won't claim MBL yet but I'll take BSL. I forgot to mention that I was also using the cream as an overnight treatment at times as well.

Purchases for the week of January 1st:
  1. T-shirt like flyygirlll2
  2. XCEL-21 cream formula
 

Daina

Well-Known Member
Well, I decided to do a impromptu length check just to see where I'm at before the new year. I was pleasantly surprised. I BC'd in August and trimmed in September.

I started NW21 sometime in September. The pic from September is before I started it. I honestly was spritzing my hair on and off between then and now. I also did inversion last month as well so maybe that helped too. Anyway, I'm happy with the progress. I've been under a lot of stress for the past few months, so to still have hair on my head right now is a miracle.

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@flyygirlll2, that is amazing growth and after a BC - go girl!!!!! I have the same shirt as well because of @MileHighDiva and will be trying for the first time in about 2 hours.
 

Pygmy_puff

Well-Known Member
@Daina Thank you. I also have another tshirt with just the numbers on it but I like this tshirt better.

@Chicoro Are they OOS for both the white and black ones? I have the small but it's very fitted on me, I could have just gone with a medium.

I just ordered the white shirt in size large this morning. :look: I usually take a medium but since it said that it fits snug, I went a size up. I hope it fits because I can't stand super tight fitting shirts. $15 is a good price. Most of the other LC shirts I have seen online are more like $20 each. :D
 

Pygmy_puff

Well-Known Member
Ok so I just spritzed my scalp. I have been on this challenge for a while but I have been TERRIBLE about spritzing consistently. For a while I was wearing my hair in blowouts because I started a new job in a rather conservative office setting and I wasn't sure what I could get away with. Now that I have my crochet style in, I have no excuse not to spritz more consistently. I will try to do it once every other day because I don't want too much buildup on my scalp in this protective style. :bdance:
 

yodie

Well-Known Member
This has really helped my nape. I've always had short hair in my nape that quickly breaks or rubs out unless I keep it twisted and clipped down. I haven't measured it, but my nape and edges are doing. Long way to go, but I'm optimistic.

I initially concentrated on my nape and edges, but I brought that funny looking dispenser bottle from Sally's and now I use it on my entire head.

My dream is to be able to wear my hair up and not worry about a chewed up nape. Last night when i pressed my nape and put my hair in a bun, I said, I can wear my hair like this and not stress. I smiled ;)
 
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LavenderMint

Well-Known Member
I ordered three jars of the cream yesterday morning. They arrived today before noon. :toocool: I can't wait to start using it. I noticed that I wasn't using the spray as consistently mainly because I didn't want to leave the house in the morning with a damp scalp, even if it's just from front door to car to work door.
 

SweetestChick

Long hair fanatic
@flyygirlll2 thanks a bunch for backing me! I had a few ups and downs with this growth stuff last year whenever I went to get a trim. Very frustrating to make good progress and then get your efforts cut off (I don't wanna imagine the number my hair could've been at without setbacks). :boxing: But God is good and I'm still at a longer length than I was this time last year.

Since I'm using other growth aids that work better than Xcel in my case, I'll be sparse with my progress pics and only post once a year.
 
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Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
@SweetestChick,
You are too modest. I count 3 inches of growth retained! I see the hair curled up on the ends, touching 9 inches on that shirt from the 6 inches on the starting picture. You say you had setbacks, too? Congratulations on the progress!

You know somebody was going to ask, so let it be me, would you mind sharing what growth aids are you using that are working for you? Lastly, I hope you do post more than sparingly. What you are doing could serve as an inspiration to countless people.

You just never know who you help and encourage with your success. The pictures you have posted are very inspiring. Too many of us give up when we have setbacks. You did not. Set-back or not, I say you and your lovely hair are winning.
 

ItsMeLilLucky

NotLucky no mo' just blessed.
@SweetestChick
Yes please let us in on the goodies :biggrin::happydance:

Your hair is still brutiful. Heck I've been having setbacks since the very first time after I went natural in '07 (I'm relaxed now). It's due to laziness, and at first, ignorance. I didn't keep up with my trims,kept shaving my hair off, blah blah blah lol I'm JUST now getting back into my hair after a couple of years of not really caring. We'll get it together babe. Alright, bring it in:grouphug3:
 

DarkJoy

Bent. Not Broken.
So I got and used the excel shampoo yesterday since it was wash day. It has all the same ingredients as the spray for growth (biotin and that muco... whatever).. It is not for non SLS users as its the 2nd ingredient. I DC before shampoo so was mildly concerned it would dry out all the good stuff I put in prior. it smells strongly of menthol.

Luckily im used to strong shampoos. It opened the cuticles all the way up so the hair felt matted and stripped. Not an issue for me as experience proves that the cuticles go down after 15 min. I just take the time to put good stuff in there while they're open without manipulating it too much. so on went a moisturizing liquid leave spray in and ceramides oil mix.

after an hour it felt normal and strong so I detangled, plaited, xcel sprayed, put on my slap. Looks good today. Perfectly moisturized. no residual menthol smell.
 
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