Hello All! So glad to finally be in this thread! I've been following/reading this thread for weeks but had not posted because I needed to pay.
Well, here's my situation......
I started the MN challenge on 11/08. Unfortunately, out of excitement I did not plan very well and have made some mistakes. First off, I'm natural, so I went ahead and got my hair flat ironed on 11/07 for the sole purpose of seeing how long my hair was before I started this challenge. But...I wasn't thinking and let the hair dresser bump my ends. Then, to make matters worse, by the time I got home, I was sweating and my hair had reverted some at the roots. To make a long story short, I have not been able to tell if my hair has been growing. After a week of using the MN mixture I got the idea to thread-wrap a small piece of my hair (Why hadn't I thought of that before?). That thread-wrapped section never seemed to grow the for the rest of the month. Now at almost the 1 1/2 month mark it appears to be about 1/2 inch growth. What!!???? It is an area at the back 'kitchen' area. I was hoping that maybe that particular area grows slower than the other areas.?
I am still using the MN out of faith. LOL.
On the upside....My mother found out what I was doing and decided to use it. Now, her head was about 85% or so bald. Yes. And had been that way for some years. But she started using it and within a week or so, we were able to see small vellus hairs growing in. She has been using it for over a month now and most areas are filling in quite nicely. It is still far from completely being full, but soooooo much fuller than what it was before we started. I am very excited for her. I figure if it's working for her, it's gotta be working for me too.
- What is your current length? A little past BSL but before Waist L
- Is this your first time using MN or how long have you used in MN? This is my first time using MN and I have been using it for almost 1 1/2 months.
- How will you use your MN (directly/mixed)? The first month I mixed (1) 1.59oz tube of MN from Walmart (Equate brand) with (1) 4oz jar of Doo gro Vitilizer. For the past 2 weeks I've been using
the (1) 1.59oz tube of MN with about 1/4 of a 4oz jar of Doo gro
- What frequency will you apply it? I started out using it every day. But now, I might skip a day or two a week.
- Any other growth aids that you are using? No
- Anything else you care to add? No
- Don't forget a starting pic! I really don't want to put my before picture with my BUMPED ends. I feel embarrassed. I'll think about it tho.
I have noticed that my hair seems much thicker, and....different. I don't really like that. I washed my hair and it was like the shampoo didn't get all the product out. It still felt sort of icky. But I'll see what's up when I get it flat ironed again after the 2 month mark.
Thanks jprayz for this thread. I would love to join the 2013 challenge, but with better planning.
Oh, I was thinking about posting my before pic, not sure (embarrassed by it), but I not a forum person and was wondering how to put pics on here. Some help pls?
Thanks so much all.