Pygmy_puff
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Very nice growth. Your curls are so pretty and shiny!My forehead is almost covered:
Do you use anything special To get it that shiny? Or are you just naturally gifted ? 
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Do you use anything special To get it that shiny? Or are you just naturally gifted ? 
Sharpened
A fleck on His Sword
Oil rinsing made the coils clump, then I ditched conditioner and got better hair, somehow. It did not look like this in the past, believe me.Very nice growth. Your curls are so pretty and shiny!
Chicoro
5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
@Sharpened,
At what point do you oil rinse? As the last step in your wash regimen? Prior to washing? Could you elaborate a bit, please? Your hair progress is nice.
Sharpened
A fleck on His Sword
Thank you!
That is most of what I do, castor oil and water in the shower, finger-detangling preserves my coils. No shampoo, no conditioner... conditioner gives me flakes because most fatty alcohols come from coconut oil, which I am allergic to. I do coffee (shedding), oat (cleansing & protein), and fermented rice water (elasticity) rinses, Terressentials clay wash after I do a major detangle to revive the coils. I am testing other oils for more options.
I wish I would have known this years ago, maybe I would have stopped buzzing my hair off.
Bibliophile
Hair toy Aficionado
Progress pics! The first one is from August 7th, 2016, the second, December 30, 2016 before I washed it. My neck is now covered:
It might actually touch my shoulders in a couple of years, LOL!
Here is the back without that stupid flash. Five days without watering, scab patch sticking up, random finger detangling causing frizz... I need to leave my hair alone.
Your hair has a lovely sheen, like velvet. @Sharpened
Chicoro
5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
flyygirlll2
Lioness mane
@stephanie75miller Nice puff 
and the color looks great.
and the color looks great.
Coilystep
@imperial_acquisitions
Thanks @flyygirlll2
Vshanell
FKA Pokahontas
Looks so soft! Very prettyGot my hair dyed jet black yesterday. I haven't styled it yet. Put it in a puff this morning before the gym. I'll probably wash tomorrow it feels pretty greasy from the products the hair dresser used. Loving the height of my puffView attachment 389323
Pygmy_puff
Well-Known Member
Finally got my hair straightened for my bridal shower. I was shocked at how long it is now. This is the healthiest my hair has been that I can remember. Wore it like this for a week then washed it and praise the Lord, it reverted! 
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Prettymetty
Natural/4b/medium-coarse
I love the way my hair looks in this snap. I straightened with one pass after I air dried overnight 
Chicoro
5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
@Pygmy_puff,
Your hair looks great! Congratulations on arriving at your healthiest hair ever. That is always a good feeling to have one's effort pay off positively. What is your regimen? How is it different to what you used to do?
Pygmy_puff
Well-Known Member
Thank you!!!
Back in the "bad old days" I used to relax my hair every 4-6 weeks and I knew nothing about proper moisturization. As a teen my hair grew long, but when I went to college I discovered the flat iron so it broke off a LOT. It was thin and scraggly (but still about BSB) for most of my adult life. I wish I could post some pictures from my phone to show you how bad it was. It even started to look about two shades lighter, it was so damaged and dry. Then in my late 20s I got tired of the struggle ends and started trimming my hair short, keeping it between SL and NL. I wanted my hair to grow, but it just kept breaking. In 2014, I learned about stretching relaxers for healthy hair, so I tried doing that. About four months into my first stretch I saw my texture coming in and decided to go natural instead. I big chopped in 2015 and haven't looked back since.
After I chopped, I used to wear a lot of wash and goes and wigs. When I got better at braiding my own hair, I started wearing kinky curly crochet styles for about a month at a time. I still wear crochet occasionally.
My regimen in between protective styles has changed many times since I went natural. My current regimen involves washing with sulfate free shampoo, deep conditioning in the shower, then doing a three strand twist with leave in conditioner. In the morning before work, I undo the twists, fluff/separate, then roll, tuck and pin my hair up and off my shoulders. I wear it like that for 2-3 days before I wash again. I usually wash and go on the weekend so I can enjoy my hair out a little bit. If I get itchy in between washes, I spritz my scalp with a little water then massage a small amount of oil wherever it is itchy. Works like a charm every time.
This is my favorite regimen so far because it's super easy and keeps my hair and scalp feeling great. Allowing my hair to air dry in twists keeps my hair stretched and helps to minimize tangles and SSKs. Keeping it pinned up also helps retain moisture throughout the week. And since I'm not wearing the twist-out "down" it doesn't have to be perfect so it takes very little time to do (I do about 6-8 twists).
Whew sorry for the long post! My train was late this morning because of the snow so I had a long time to type out this personal hair history!
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Chicoro
5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
Thank you!!!
Back in the "bad old days" I used to relax my hair every 4-6 weeks and I knew nothing about proper moisturization. As a teen my hair grew long, but when I went to college I discovered the flat iron so it broke off a LOT. It was thin and scraggly (but still about BSB) for most of my adult life. I wish I could post some pictures from my phone to show you how bad it was. It even started to look about two shades lighter, it was so damaged and dry. Then in my late 20s I got tired of the struggle ends and started trimming my hair short, keeping it between SL and NL. I wanted my hair to grow, but it just kept breaking. In 2014, I learned about stretching relaxers for healthy hair, so I tried doing that. About four months into my first stretch I saw my texture coming in and decided to go natural instead. I big chopped in 2015 and haven't looked back since.
After I chopped, I used to wear a lot of wash and goes and wigs. When I got better at braiding my own hair, I started wearing kinky curly crochet styles for about a month at a time. I still wear crochet occasionally.
My regimen in between protective styles has changed many times since I went natural. My current regimen involves washing with sulfate free shampoo, deep conditioning in the shower, then doing a three strand twist with leave in conditioner. In the morning before work, I undo the twists, fluff/separate, then roll, tuck and pin my hair up and off my shoulders. I wear it like that for 2-3 days before I wash again. I usually wash and go on the weekend so I can enjoy my hair out a little bit. If I get itchy in between washes, I spritz my scalp with a little water then massage a small amount of oil wherever it is itchy. Works like a charm every time.
This is my favorite regimen so far because it's super easy and keeps my hair and scalp feeling great. Allowing my hair to air dry in twists keeps my hair stretched and helps to minimize tangles and SSKs. Keeping it pinned up also helps retain moisture throughout the week. And since I'm not wearing the twist-out "down" it doesn't have to be perfect so it takes very little time to do (I do about 6-8 twists).
Whew sorry for the long post! My train was late this morning because of the snow so I had a long time to type out this personal hair history!
I love detailed, posts that address thoroughly what was asked. Thank you for taking the time to type this out and to explain your process. Based on my understanding of your current regimen, and if you continue with this regimen, you will likely end up with waist length, if not tailbone length hair. Your current regimen is very similar to the ones I have seen women using and doing, who have waist length + hair. The waist length and tailbone length regimes differ ever so slightly, with the tailbone regimens being a bit more rigid and controlled. Your process is closer to the one I've seen for women who reach tailbone. So, I guess we will see you at tailbone length. Congratulations on your wonderful progress! It is great when one is solidly on the path to healthy, longer hair and when one has the RESULTS to prove it!
Are you at about armpit length? If so, that's about a 3-4 year journey to waist length and about a 5-6 year journey to tailbone- barring no major set-backs or extensive cutting.
Pygmy_puff
Well-Known Member
Yay!!! You just made my DAY @Chicoro! I really really would love to reach tailbone length. This regimen is so enjoyable and sustainable for me right now and I'm so glad you think it will help me reach my goals.
Yes I am about armpit length. 3-4 years sounds like forever but looking back now, the first two years of my journey flew by. Hopefully the next few years will as well. Patience is key!
Chicoro
5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
Yay!!! You just made my DAY @Chicoro! I really really would love to reach tailbone length. This regimen is so enjoyable and sustainable for me right now and I'm so glad you think it will help me reach my goals.
Yes I am about armpit length. 3-4 years sounds like forever but looking back now, the first two years of my journey flew by. Hopefully the next few years will as well. Patience is key!
@Pygmy_puff,
If there is one thing I know, it's hair, especially afro-textured hair. It sounds like your regimen has all the hallmarks of something you can continue to do for the next 6 + years. It really is about wash, rinse, repeat, once you've found the right process for YOU! The hard part is the patience and sticking with it. Gaining super long lengths are gorgeous to have and see. But getting there, once the trial and error part has been overcome, is not about excitement and drama. It can be rather anticlimactic and boring. But once that mane of hair is unfurled and it hits your tailbone, the EXCITEMENT BEGINS and CONTINUES ALL DAY LONG!!!
@Vshanell,
First off, Congratulations for using your preferred style AND gaining lots of length! Well, done!
Wow!
I am so glad to get this feedback. 
Thank you for letting me know that the information is helpful. Guess what? The observations I wrote and shared here on LHCF were just the top of the iceburg. There is a lot of science that substantiates and correlates with the observations. I'm researching and developing the information as we speak.When did you self trim, the date? What do you do with your ends when you have them braided ? Are they tucked, saturated in butter? How many inches have you grown since the self trim? Please share with us how YOU implemented the observations and got a lot of growth!
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Vshanell
FKA Pokahontas
I actually just trimmed 2 weeks ago but I know better what I am doing now vs last year when I was experimenting with different methods trying to get better at it and I got scissor happy. I didn't even realize I had cut so much.@Pygmy_puff,
If there is one thing I know, it's hair, especially afro-textured hair. It sounds like your regimen has all the hallmarks of something you can continue to do for the next 6 + years. It really is about wash, rinse, repeat, once you've found the right process for YOU! The hard part is the patience and sticking with it. Gaining super long lengths are gorgeous to have and see. But getting there, once the trial and error part has been overcome, is not about excitement and drama. It can be rather anticlimactic and boring. But once that mane of hair is unfurled and it hits your tailbone, the EXCITEMENT BEGINS and CONTINUES ALL DAY LONG!!!
@Vshanell,
First off, Congratulations for using your preferred style AND gaining lots of length! Well, done!
Wow!
When did you self trim, the date? What do you do with your ends when you have them braided ? Are they tucked, saturated in butter? How many inches have you grown since the self trim? Please share with us how YOU implemented the observations and got a lot of growth!
When I put the braids in I keep them in for a few days since I'm home a lot more now. I put them in and pull them back similar to how Ambrosia does in this video
I moisturize or butter the ends and take them out whenever I go out or whenever I'm ready to.
I'm not sure how many inches. I've never been one to measure I just go by what I see in the mirror or in pics. I shared a growth pic of my hair in its curly state in my braid out thread.
https://longhaircareforum.com/threads/fall-winter-braid-out-twist-out-routines.801543/
@Chicoro Where are most of your observations written? I know I saw you write some about it in a thread with some tailbone length ladies that I'm forgetting the name of. It was very interesting to read.
LynnieB
Well-Known Member
From the past couple hours to right now:
After wash detangling session and prepping for sections to blowdry. Btw, don't let these cute waves and curls fool you, these are AFRO textured waves and curlies and they don't play once dry. No wash n goes for me, newp.
Sections ALWAYS ALWAYS.
Still in sections LOL.
It's a process on wash day but I'm so used to just getting it done. I've been on maintenance mode for the past 5-6 years. Did my yearly good deep trim (2-3 inches of spiderwebs and for evenness)
Not sure how I'll wear this blow dried hair after tonight so for now this is it!
After wash detangling session and prepping for sections to blowdry. Btw, don't let these cute waves and curls fool you, these are AFRO textured waves and curlies and they don't play once dry. No wash n goes for me, newp.
Sections ALWAYS ALWAYS.
Still in sections LOL.
It's a process on wash day but I'm so used to just getting it done. I've been on maintenance mode for the past 5-6 years. Did my yearly good deep trim (2-3 inches of spiderwebs and for evenness)
Not sure how I'll wear this blow dried hair after tonight so for now this is it!
faithVA
Well-Known Member
Such beautiful thick braidsFrom the past couple hours to right now:
After wash detangling session and prepping for sections to blowdry. Btw, don't let these cute waves and curls fool you, these are AFRO textured waves and curlies and they don't play once dry. No wash n goes for me, newp.
Sections ALWAYS ALWAYS.
Still in sections LOL.
It's a process on wash day but I'm so used to just getting it done. I've been on maintenance mode for the past 5-6 years. Did my yearly good deep trim (2-3 inches of spiderwebs and for evenness)
Not sure how I'll wear this blow dried hair after tonight so for now this is it!
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