1bnii Hair Type - Length: 45 1/4" Goal: 48" Products - Currently Using:
Lush Shampoo bars (Karma,Godiva,Trichomania)
Nature's Gate Herbal Conditioner w/Jojoba
Rose/Lavender vinegar rinses
Monoi and Jojoba oil w/essential oils
Shea Butter Creamy Souffle
BB Brush rarely Hard Rubber & Horn Combs
Routine: Wash 1-2 times weekly. Deep condition with heat cap when time permits Use either Monoi, Jojoba or Shea Butter daily on ends & as pre-shampoo conditioner. I usually use a wide tooth comb but will brush with BBB now & then. Braid before bed and use oil on ends.
No growth this month. It grow an inch a month for the last 2 months so I guess it needs a rest. That's OK, I know it'll grow out eventually.
May 07 July 07
1b/F/ii
14/16/27
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
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Couldn't find my measure-in for August, but in July it was 36". (I did do a trim this past month of about 3"), so I guess I stayed about the same really. Was trying to get some healthier ends, without the fuzzies and a thicker hemline. Hopefully it'll work.
It appears to be about 13.5 to 14 inches. It's kinda hard to tell measuring myself, because the ends keep wanting to stick in my collar. LOL! Do I have the shortest hair on the Loom?
Ya know what's really sad? If I had not cut my hair, I would be in the 40 inch range now. I can't help but wonder what that would have been like. Now if I wanted to grow it that long again, it would take me a good 8 or 9 years from this length! That's a lot of lost time!! Of course, I'm probably not going to grow my hair that long again, but I can't help but wonder.
Last June, my progress picture was so very very discouraging. BUT I promised myself that I wouldn't make drastic changes (ie cutting or giving up) until Sept 1st.
Now it's Sept 1st, and I am happy to report that my hair and I have called a temporary truce. It stopped looking like something that a cat drug in, and I stopped fussing at it.
The newly discovered waves are still frustrating. They can't decide if they want to be frizz or real waves. BUT I've found that I'm more at peace with them now that I realize they are waves and not damage or nasty stuff.
Length wise, I think the waves are affecting me. Apparently, the longer my hair gets, the more it seems to wave. The more it waves, the less obvious the new growth is. And realizing that also helped me make peace with my hair and it's seeming lack of growth.
HOWEVER, I discovered last weekend that if I grab the longest racer strand and pull it straight............ IT GOES BELOW MY BRA STRAP!!!!!! Now, if only the rest of the hair would catch up. LOL
I'm anxious about measuring. heh heh. I think I'm nervous it will have not grown. I'm going to have my husband do it when he gets back - 20 minutes. Be back...
TBC
Melina Havelock
20/21/35 or Waist with fairytale ends
Chocolate Brown with some Dark Red highlights
Routine (thanks to all of you for some wonderful ideas!):
Burt's Bees Avo Butter an inch from root to ends before I lather my scalp
Scalp Wash every 3 to 4 days with different potions:
example 'poo potion: rosemary and burdock root infusion/almond oil/jojoba oil/liquid castile soap/EOs
Deep Condition once a week with different potions - mostly kitchen stuff like honey, banana, mayo, or avocado
ACV rinse or herbal rinse after every shampoo and conditioning treatment
I apparently haven't measured since May and it was 25 inch dry, 28 wet, but today my measurements are DAA DA DA DAAAA
26 1/2 DRY (not very curly today though, messed it up measuring wet)
29 1/2 wet
not much but I'll take it, after so long with no progress.
Actually I'm thinking most of my progress is with new hairs, if you act like your gathering my hair like a pony tail, you can feel 3 very distinct different thicknesses. So about a year from now I will be able to dazzle you ladies and gents with my fabutastically thick braids!! And for that reason i will also keep track of pony tail measurements, last year and a half ago or so when I first joined the loom, it measured barely 2 inches but today
3 1/2 inches!!
Let's see changes, I really haven't been happy with my curls lately, the roots look great, but the old stuff barely curls anymore, it doesnt feel that damaged so I am in the process of diagnosing the problem. I am breaking down my routine and products for just the basics, CO with no other products, and 1st experiment is cutting out protein, so I am using VO5 calming camomile for right now. It's really weird my hair feels soft and dry all at the same time, I don't get it.
This message has been edited by Cympreni on Aug 31, 2007 10:50 PM
Well, I'm still at 21" but I know my hair is loving all of this attention and will soon have a little growth spurt. I must persevere!
Melina Havelock
20/21/35 or Waist with fairytale ends
Chocolate Brown with some Dark Red highlights
Routine (thanks to all of you for some wonderful ideas!):
Burt's Bees Avo Butter an inch from root to ends before I lather my scalp
Scalp Wash every 3 to 4 days with different potions:
example 'poo potion: rosemary and burdock root infusion/almond oil/jojoba oil/liquid castile soap/EOs
Deep Condition once a week with different potions - mostly kitchen stuff like honey, banana, mayo, or avocado
ACV rinse or herbal rinse after every shampoo and conditioning treatment
love and be loved
god so loved the world he gave his only begotten son,that whosoever believes in him,shall not perish and have everlasting life
moulin rouge,princess bride,gone with the wind
suave apple shampoo and conditioner
past shoulders
goal-butt length
love and be loved
god so loved the world he gave his only begotten son,that whosoever believes in him,shall not perish and have everlasting life
moulin rouge,princess bride,gone with the wind
suave apple shampoo and conditioner
past shoulders
goal-butt length
38", which is roughly 0.5" growth in a month. Actually, I think I could just stop measuring altogether, because for as long as I can remember, my hair has never grown less or more than 0.5" in a month's time, anyway. None of those growth spurts or slowing down. So I guess I should make the big 40 on... January 1st, 2008!
Oh, and one day I'll get around to posting an updated picture. It's just that the ones I've been taking were all really, really bad. grin
Blond with natural highlights
1aFii 32/38/40
This message has been edited by Dallie on Sep 1, 2007 3:53 AM
last month I was at 32.5 and even after my trim after the swimming disisaster I at 33.5 I measured a couple of times to see if I measured the right way
hair type: 1Cnii
blond hair with blond high lights
bangs
lenght 29.1/33.5/36
first goal: waist length (reached 01 april 2007) - second goal: hip length - third goal - tailbone length
products that I use:
shampoo
conditioner
deepconditioner
kérastase serum nutri-sculpt leave in conditioner (special for the ends)
at night: a sleep tail, bun or braid.
wet hair: a wide-tooth comb.
dry hair: a normal brush
With long hair, a woman's beauty is timeless." - DR. GM
love and be loved
god so loved the world he gave his only begotten son,that whosoever believes in him,shall not perish and have everlasting life
moulin rouge,princess bride,gone with the wind
suave apple shampoo and conditioner
past shoulders
goal-butt length
I only got 1/2" last month....I'm at 22.5". BUMMER! Unless I mismeasured last month, which is entirely possible.
Lady Rymorghe of Hairesticke in the order of the Longhaired Knights
2B/M/iii
short/22.5"/Classic 42"
1st goal, APL REACHED 5-31-07!
2nd goal, BSL 24"
3rd goal, Waist 32"
4th goal, TB 36"
5th goal, Classic 42"
but decided to measure today. I am at 35 1/2". I had trimmed my hair way back to around the lower part of my waist, and am now about to tailbone again. My tangles are much more manageable when I am tailbone or shorter. I'm still debating about growing to classic again. I'll have to see . I am going to do a small trim (probably about 1/4" to 1/2") sometime this next week just to make sure my ends are healthy. I haven't posted on here in awhile. Everyone's hair is looking so lovely !
2aNiii
Favorite Products:
Giovanni Tea Tree shampoo
Giovanni Magnetic shampoo
Ida's shampoo bars
Dove Intense conditioner
Suave Humectant conditioner
Giovanni Nutrafix conditioner
Joico K-Pak
Jojoba oil
Fox's Shea Butter Conditioning Cream
Paul Mitchell Skinny serum
When I first joined the loom a couple of months ago, I measured by pulling my hair straight, and it was at 24", but I had the dh re-measure without pulling it straight, and I'm only at 23". Hopefully I'll see some progress this month, especially since I've been sooo nice to my hair!
Hairy facts of life - 23" long, type 2cciii
Color - very dark brown/black with liberal sprinkling of bright white.
Wash - Terressentials body wash and hair mud - no conditioner.
Treat daily with either Cocoa butter oil or Herbal Sea Concentrate with EO to help detangle and smooth.
Treat weekly with Ojon Hair Restorative, or jojoba with rosemary and ylang ylang eo.
MP detangling comb, no brushing, two braids for bed.
Us curlies usually pull it straight -- hair is hair, and if it curls up that doesn't mean you don't have the length! I even measure mine wet.
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. ~Author Unknown
Mermayd
2bfii
18/34/34 - with a thick, blunt hemline!
I WILL NOT TRIM 'TILL MAY 2008.
Zerran Criteria shampoo
Zerran Moisture Pak conditioner
Zerran Negate clarifying treatment
Joico K-pak reconstructor
jojoba oil as a leave-in
coconut oil deep treatments with heat
wide-tooth jumbo rake comb
wooden comb
"sleep tail" at night
So, then I haven't grown at all, since my first measurement was 24". Sigh. I guess I'm going through a rest period or something. Does stress do it? Because this move to Texas was pretty stressful!
Hairy facts of life - 23" long, type 2cciii
Color - very dark brown/black with liberal sprinkling of bright white.
Wash - Terressentials body wash and hair mud - no conditioner.
Treat daily with either Cocoa butter oil or Herbal Sea Concentrate with EO to help detangle and smooth.
Treat weekly with Ojon Hair Restorative, or jojoba with rosemary and ylang ylang eo.
MP detangling comb, no brushing, two braids for bed.
Only .25 growth. Funny, I usually get some extra growth in the summer. Not this year. Maybe in the fall? After all there is global warming and everything's all whacked out now
No regrets from not trimming yet. Love that I went back to the Zerran shampoo - my scalp is much happier as is my hair. I'm anxious to try the Omni Pak and see how it compares to the Joico K-pack, since the Omni-Pak has no mineral oil in it.
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. ~Author Unknown
Mermayd 2bfii 18/34/34 - with a thick, blunt hemline! I WILL NOT TRIM 'TILL MAY 2008. Zerran Criteria shampoo Zerran Moisture Pak conditioner Zerran Negate clarifying treatment Joico K-pak reconstructor jojoba oil as a leave-in coconut oil deep treatments with heat wide-tooth jumbo rake comb wooden comb "sleep tail" at night
This message has been edited by mermaydhair on Sep 1, 2007 3:15 PM
Wanda
35"/35.5"/48"+
light brown with lighter natural highlights
1cnii
"FOR WE WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT"
II CORINTHIANS 5:7
The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. Helen Keller
Character cannot be developed with ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambitions inspired and success achieved. Helen Keller
Go confidently in the directions of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Henry David Thoreau
And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin
Not sure how this is happening, but I'm shorter than I was last month, and haven't had it trimmed. Hm . . .
1aFi . . . presently have a perm, color and my hair is layered. Growing out bangs as well.
15/15.5/24
Ultimate Goal: As long as it will go!
Present routine: Shampoo and conditioning every day with Redken All Soft. For a leave-in conditioner I'll either use more of the All Soft or a teaspoon of reconstructor. Not using any heated styling tools, last trim was early March. Oiling with EVOO a couple times a month, wanting to experiment with different oils.
for a while. Every time I measure I get discouraged and mad at my hair. So I am just noting where it falls on my body, for now.
I am at waist length. Next mini-goal... Hip.
Happy growing, everyone.
1c/2a/n/ii
Length when I joined The Loom~~23"
Current Length~~Waist
Next Goal Length~~Hip
Hennaed Dark Intense Red Over Chemical Dye
My Current Routine:
Shampoo and Condition with a diluted sulphate shampoo and finish with Nexxus Color Ensure Conditioner. A little conditioner added to my drippy wet length and ends as a leave in. Light post wash oiling with jojoba oil. Deep pre wash oilings with unrefined coconut oil. Refined shea butter on my ends when needed. Regular applications of BAQ Henna.
Half inch of growth. Wore my hair down to the Renaissance Festival today. I almost never wear it down. I was afraid of tangles, but virtually had none, phew!
21/37/?
1BFii
Hair: All natural dark brown with silver creeping in.
Prewash: Jojoba used before washing, as a preconditioner treatment occasionally.
Washing: CWC Method twice a week. Cold as I can stand it final rinse.
Shampoo/Conditioner: Aussie Mega/Aussie Moist and Suave Naturals. Try other brands, like Nature Gate, now and then.
Comb: Bone/Bakelite, never brush.
For Sleeping: Loose bun.
Kind Regards,
lacemitts
your pictures are all a year apart in May! DUH, like it only took me how many years to figure that one out? It looks like you got a lot more growth this past year than the one before. I wonder what '08 will bring? How long are you shooting for?
I guess when I started growing back out my hair, after a 7 inch, cut, should have set a goal in 2005. It was cut to 21 inches in May 2005. It grew to 28 inches in May 2006. In May 2007 it was 35 inches. 7 inches of grow both years. Never been sure how long I will grow it. The photos can be deceptive. My husband should have stood at the same place each time! With the added growth, he has had to back up more and more, LOL. This last year had to tuck in my shirt and show my jeans.
21/37/?
1BFii
Hair: All natural dark brown with silver creeping in.
Prewash: Jojoba used before washing, as a preconditioner treatment occasionally.
Washing: CWC Method twice a week. Cold as I can stand it final rinse.
Shampoo/Conditioner: Aussie Mega/Aussie Moist and Suave Naturals. Try other brands, like Nature Gate, now and then.
Comb: Bone/Bakelite, never brush.
For Sleeping: Loose bun.
Kind Regards,
lacemitts
DH isn't here to measure me, I need to self-measure
September 2 2007, 5:22 PM
How the heck do ya self-measure again?
eta: I attempted to self measure but couldn't, so I took a pic of the tape behind my back and I'm calling it 26.5"
2c / 3A F ii
Current length: May '07 : 25.5" / Mid-August : 26.37" / Sept 2: 26.5"
Short term goal: 30"
Long term goal: until it stops?
Sun Run April 2007 - 10 km in 65:17
Weight Watchers April 2006 - down 40 lbs and trying (lol) to maintain!
This message has been edited by Arianwen on Sep 2, 2007 11:00 PM
So, for my first measure in I grew 1/4". Yeah for me!
18.75/19/29 Had almost BSL hair, then cut it SL.
Hair Type 2a/N/ii
Products:
I've been trying to stick to all natural stuff, Nature's Gate, Avalon Organics, etc.
John Master's defrizz oil
Method:
Used to S&C 6x/wk. I have been shampoo and conditioner free for 5 weeks
water only washes 5x/wk
clay wash with black tea/rosemary rinse1x/wk.
rosewater spritzes
scalp massage morning and evening
BBB morning and evening (only when dry)
absolutely no heat styling
Processes:
Home highlight kit 1yr. ago (mistake!)
Chemical dye to natural color
2 Applications henna Aug.'06, Oct.'06
This message has been edited by daisyjane23 on Sep 2, 2007 10:39 PM
Last month I was 25.75" and then I cut off 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch, so I'm glad I still managed to come out ahead.
Alexandra <'33
November 2006 - about 22" January 2007 - 19" post-haircut
2aFii Color: light brown w/ natural highlights
Current length: 26 in (BSL)
Goals:
1) waist-length
2) tailbone
Current routine:
*leave neem oil in hair for at least 30 min before washing
*CWC using Pantene Pro-V products twice a week (CO inbetween as needed)
*apply John Frieda frizz-ease serum and Pantene Anti-Breakage spray when hair is still wet
*air-dry
*apply monoi oil as needed when dry
well, I had to trim some this month, crunchy, split ends, stabby, etc... so I'm at 30" now... it still FEELS longer though, maybe because the hem is slightly thicker?
_______________________________________________________________________
Those who have abandoned their dreams will discourage yours. Without hope, we are nothing.
Lady Kyrćla Saidar and Channeler in the Order of the Long Haired Knights
I am currently at 31.75" inches after my trim a week ago. Last month I was at 33.5", so I had just under 2" trimmed off the ends. I usually get a trim every 3 months, and this time I had gone 4, and I felt the ends were getting a little straggly. I was also finding alot of split ends and my hair was getting more knotty than usual. I am currently at waistlength, and I do plan to grow a little longer as long as my ends stay blunt.
After a trim of .5" last month. Last night I trimmed another .5", so I am back to 36". Happy overall!
~Kara
24.5/36.5/?? 1aFii
Shampoo – Wednesday and Sunday nights - my homemade formula or Suave Naturals
ACV rinse - infused with mint, basil, rosemary and sage w/ lemon EO after shampooing
Conditioner - Suave Naturals as a leave-in
Deep conditioning - every weekend - shea butter, coconut oil, jojoba oil &/or Africa’s Best Herbal oil – usually left on from Saturday evening to my Sunday wash
Fruit of the Earth 100% Aloe Vera gel – glossing and setting gel
Wash once every 3 days with Lush shower jelly or shampoo bars
Condition roughly once a month, currently with Lush jungle.
I only comb my hair with occasional scalp massage with a bristle brush.
Henna whenever I think it needs it.
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May 07 
July 07
It stopped looking like something that a cat drug in, and I stopped fussing at it.
None of those growth spurts or slowing down. So I guess I should make the big 40 on... January 1st, 2008! 
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Me as of July 17, 2007. 2aMiii 
