I think I could have had success even without money to buy some of the more pricey products. When I was a single mom living in NC, I only bought cheap stuff (Tresemme b/c of the huge bottles...lol) and hair protectant for flat ironing (IC). Those were cheap. If I'd never moved overseas, I think my hair would have continued to grow with proper care, but I may have felt like the oddball on this board because I could not buy all the stuff that we rave about so frequently.
cj
LOL...6 weeks?! You were going straight Victorian weren't ya? Your hair obviously does well w/ beign neglect.
My breakdown ends up being like $5.60 per month on my hair- that includes my shampoo bar, oils, shea, conditioner, tea and herbs, and henna.
Yeah, I'm cheap like that.
Although my arsenal seems like alot to most people its way cheaper then what other ladies are spending at the salon paying so called "stylists" to keep their hair shoulder length lol
I willl say this...you might reach length goals w/ super cheap products, but how will it look? I don't think many of the super ecomony stuff is made w/ African textured hair in mind and that can make a huge diff. Much of this stuff is made for oily Cauasian scalps/hair and would be stripping to African textured hair.
I'm not saying you have to break the bank, but realistically speaking, your hair probably won't thrive to it's ultimate appearance and length using products made for a type so unlike yours.