FROM BC TO WAIST LENGTH! Natural growth and health CHALLENGE. Spinoff for 09 BC.

fabbodbobbi

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hey ladies!!!
I'm so glad this thread was easy to find. it's bn a while. still wearing braids and will continue throughout this summer. following the crown & glory method. moisturize every other day with essential oils and castor oil.
I've added silk powder in my shampoo as well.

not sure if it's a bad thing or not. but I do not wash my hair that often when my hair is in braids. i wash every 2 or 4 wks. what do ur opinion?

how's everyone doing so far?!
HHG.
BObbie
 

natalie20121

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Just checking in ladies. I haven't posted in forever. Life has definitely taken over. But anyway I have definitely had some set backs. I lost a lot of length do some color damage that I got from highlights. I said I would never do it but did it anyway and that set me back. I also did a BKT which I regret and so i have been nursing my hair back to health. I started out with 5 inches and I just measured at 10.5 inches so although I had set backs I still grew a nice amount of hair. I have 10 more inches until I reach waist length and I can't wait! So I think I'm still on track for July 2013 however I may cut off about 5 inches when I reach my goal to get rid of the Bkt'd hair. although its still curly the texture to me feels to silky and I much rather my kinky texture better. Stay tuned for pics.
 

moore.1506

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Hi ladies! Ive been MIA for a long time. But i'd like to catch up. I've been a little down on my natural hair lately. I love the look of twist outs that have some hang to them, but my hair isn't long enough (as a natural) to have hang yet. I was itching for a relaxer but being overseas has helped me stay away from it. I did a length check im about collar bone length right now. I put in braids about 1 month and 3 weeks ago. I am keeping them in for one more week then I gotta get rid of these things! I will soon be back in the US and I am going to try to start a more natural regimine and see if that makes me more happy with my hair.

  • I plan to find some shampoo to use from Whole Foods
  • Use natural conditioners, try some different homemade recipes
  • Jojoba, EVOO, coconut oil
  • Water, glycerin, and aloe vera as a moisturizer
  • Twists all week, twist out on the weekends
  • Maybe change up the style once a month
  • Possibly use some heat to stretch my fro once every 2 months
  • July is my one year BC anniversary! (Nappiversary?)
Here are some pictures


 

MyAngelEyez~C~U

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Checking in, just enjoying my hair and all the moisture giving humidity... My hair is happy n growing wonderfully. I think I have about 2" to go in the back till I get to apl. Hoping I can get there by October/December. HHG!


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ZkittyKurls

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i did get a chance to do a quick measure of the front and i noticed that when i first posted in the beggining the front of my hair was 5.5 inches...now its about 7.5 inches!!! so from nov til now with two trims, ive retained 2 inches! not too bad bein that the front grows slower for me. i definetly took down one of my mini twists just to do a length check in the front. lol!! its twisted back up and will do a real length check after the summer.
 

ZkittyKurls

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i did get a chance to do a quick measure of the front and i noticed that when i first posted in the beggining the front of my hair was 5.5 inches...now its about 7.5 inches!!! so from nov til now with two trims, ive retained 2 inches! not too bad bein that the front grows slower for me. i definetly took down one of my mini twists just to do a length check in the front. lol!! its twisted back up and will do a real length check after the summer.

quoted myself because i did a quick length check and i am actually 8.5 inches in the front, 8 inches on the sides and 9 inches in the back...im guessing when i did my mini trims, i evened some of the hair all around, or maybe the layers are just growing put on its own. i dunno. but im excited!!! so im guessing with another trim between now and november, i should have around 10 or 11 inches of hair which would make me APL! :drunk:
 

ZkittyKurls

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Hi ladies! i currently have my yarn braids in and i like them...its alot tho. but i dont have to worry about my hair for two months. i actually miss when i was transitioning and i would always have my hair in some protective style for months at a time. so im getting back into the swing of things, besides i am not the type that likes doing my hair on an everyday basis anyways so this should be good for me.

I will be trying at least 1 or 2 new styles with these braids every week and once they are out, i will be doing a trim...about a 1/2 inch or so. And then November will be my one yr! so until next time

HHG!!
 

winona

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Update will be doing a length check on Thursday. I cant post results bc I am in the HYH challenge but I will let you ladies know how it goes:)
 

fabbodbobbi

New Member
Hello Ladies,

I know its been a while. Although Ive been out of site I have always kept this challenge and all you ladies in mind.

I see some great progress among everyone. This is so encouraging. Keep it up!!!
Im happy to say that I finally have mastered my hair care. Unfortunately I have not taken photos. The reason because Im trying to change my way of thinking. By focusing on taking care of my care as if its a natural process just like walking with one foot in front of the other. Earlier in the challenge I drove myself crazy...yes I can get obsessed with wanting to see results. So I had to step away to enjoy the journey.
So far my current regi since I have taken the braids out in Aug 2011. I wear my hair in protective styles and use the green house effect method (or baggy) every other night. This method keeps my from getting dry and brittle. I teach dance and work out 5 days a week; this method has worked well with my lifestyle and hair.
I reduced shampooing my hair to once a month along with a deep protien and moisture condish.

Hopefully I find the courage to post some pic next month.

HHG!

Bobbie
 

NikkiQ

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I think for winter, I'm gonna stick with twists and braids under wigs during the week and then outs for a week. Its working GREAT so far :)
 

ZkittyKurls

New Member
Im an inch away from apl in the back! I think i will trim every 3 months starting in january. I am hoping to be full apl by may. So i will be putting in temporary locs from the end of january-april. I straightened my hair andleft it for 3 wks...loved it although i do believe my curls were slightly loosened...not worried tho because its still just as kinky as ever..so i will be able to get one more protein treatmentin before my ps. Happy holidays! :)

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manter26

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I'm hoping to finally have 12" of hair in 2012 and make BSL...maybe even MBL! I'm excited for my 3rd year of natural hair. :yep:


I'm in!!! Do I need to send a PM?

I BC'd last summer and have about 7" of hair.

Just to update my status update... (quoted post is from 6/2010) I now have about 9" at the bottom layers and 11-12" at the top. I was unwillingly cut blunt in Sept so the back is pretty short...I think I lost 2-3" but gained them back. I'm a slllloooooowwww grower as well so I average about 1/3 inch per month.

Pics are in my fotki which is in my profile here.
 
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coolsista-paris

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I even forgot this thread. Im wondering if it is really possible for be to obtain wl in 2013!!! My longest layers have reached apl not long ago.
 

manter26

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The other thread got going again and I got jealous. :giggle: tagged everyone- I guess the deactivated didn't get tagged. Still 24 of us in it. Please post updates and if there's enough interest, I'd be happy to take over the challenge. :grin:
 
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winona

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Hi Ladies:) I am about 3 inches from BSL. WOoohoo:) The more I think about it I am not sure if I want to handle WL hair:/ but I think I will grow my hair just to see. The longer my hair gets the easier it is to keep it in a style. I think I just like the look of longer hair in PS. At least for my hair type (4a in back, straight-ish in front, 4b in the middle:/). I am in the hide your hair challenge so I can't post a length check but here are two bun comparisons:)

First one is with stuffing the second is just me:)
 

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manter26

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^thanks for your update! I'm at about the same. 2-3 inches to BSL. I'm also hiding my hair but I may post an update in June anyway.
 

Shay72

Natural, 4A
Couple weeks after bc

February 25, 2011

December 27, 2011. Didn't slick my edges down :nono:. This is the pic that made me go Curly Girl. Did a detox with Terressentials Mud wash and I have been CG for about 8 weeks now.

I am happy with my length. I am APL stretched.
 
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Aggie

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Wow this thread is a little old but anyway, I am back to neck length because of a major setback from a stylist that butchered my hair while taking out a weave in January. I have literally started all over again this year. I have about 4 inches of hair on my head now and can't wait to get back to shoulder and APL again.
 

nikki2229

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Hey ladies. I have to take some pics but I have hovered at or around BSL for the last year due to SSK knots. I have decided to straighten my hair more often then the 2-4 times per yr due to non length retention. I will post a pic.
 

coolsista-paris

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nikki2229 said:
Hey ladies. I have to take some pics but I have hovered at or around BSL for the last year due to SSK knots. I have decided to straighten my hair more often then the 2-4 times per yr due to non length retention. I will post a pic.

Ive also decided to straighten more...due to.ssk and no retention .
 

coolsista-paris

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Aggie said:
Wow this thread is a little old but anyway, I am back to neck length because of a major setback from a stylist that butchered my hair while taking out a weave in January. I have literally started all over again this year. I have about 4 inches of hair on my head now and can't wait to get back to shoulder and APL again.

Sometimes i wonder if some stylists know their job,what they are doing.... Anyway keep on doing good.stuff and make that hair beautifuly come back. ;-)
 

manter26

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[ This is the pic that made me go Curly Girl. Did a detox with Terressentials Mud wash and I have been CG for about 8 weeks now.

I am happy with my length. I am APL stretched.

I'm thinking about doing the same thing. After I finish all my stuff with cones (Aussie Moist, etc) I think I'm going to purchase the Mud Wash and adopt CG from then on out.

Keep us updated on how it goes. I would love to see before and after pics.

Wow this thread is a little old but anyway, I am back to neck length because of a major setback from a stylist that butchered my hair while taking out a weave in January. I have literally started all over again this year. I have about 4 inches of hair on my head now and can't wait to get back to shoulder and APL again.

Yes, the thread it old. It is meant to be a 4 year minimum challenge giving the class of '09 BC'er support getting to WL. Thanks for the update and good luck with your HHJ. Weave take down can be tricky, I cut a few tufts myself...but idk if I would trust someone else...

Hey ladies. I have to take some pics but I have hovered at or around BSL for the last year due to SSK knots. I have decided to straighten my hair more often then the 2-4 times per yr due to non length retention. I will post a pic.

Thanks for the update. Be sure to keep us posted on the heat usage, etc.

Keeping my hair stretched helps tremendously with SSK. I usually have less than 10 at any given time and that's no big deal to me. I just cut them and keep it moving.
 

winona

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Last night got about an inch cut by my hubby using creaclip:) so now I am 3 inches away from BSL:)
 

moore.1506

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[IMG]http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad196/moore1506/110.jpg[/IMG]

My hair has reached right bellow the shoulder blades so its growing but i don't feel like im closer to waist length :nono:
 

moore.1506

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Looking good moore.1506 ! You'll be WL in no time. Do you mind sharing your reggie with us? TIA

Sure! I don't always follow this exactly but this is basically what it is.

Once a week: Wash with Jason's Organics dandruff shampoo. If my hair is fairly detangled then I use my home made conditioner after I shampoo and I leave it on about 1 hour. If my hair is very tangled I use my conditioner as a prepoo, for 1 to 2 hours then wash with my shampoo and condition with Treasme natural conditoner for about 15 minutes.
Homemade conditioner: Treasme natural conditioner, coconut milk, couple of spoons of coconut oil, 1 spoon full of plain full fat yogurt. (This concoction cut my detangling time down to about 30 min)
Leave in: Kinky Curly leave in, seal with Jojoba oil.

Try to put on a bonnet or scarf nightly. Try to take a daily multivitamin, fish oil vit, and biotin vit. Drink only water with every meal and throughout the day.

In a perfect world I would wet it daily with water and seal with jojoba, but I don't always do this.

Right now I am in a sew in but I will be taking it out in about 2 weeks and putting in some kinky twists. I am doing a lot of weave right now cause I want length and I haven't been doing the things I need to do nightly to my hair.

Thanks for the encouragement manter26
 

winona

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O No the cutting bug caught me in a dark ally last night. I was taking out so twists last night to freshen them up and I got a few tangles that I couldn't untangle so I grabbed the scissors and started cutting:/ O Well I guess I am just going to try and grow super healthy hair. I have no idea the damage I have done because it was in the middle of my head and I just used some activator gel to twist hair without adding the fake hair. I don't have any time to check out all the damage until next week after finals.
 
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