Have been trying to grow my hair. . .

Thanks Dave, Susan and Rainfrogg!

I have a terrible time with tangling, because my hair is naturally curly/wavy.  My hair in the avatar was just air dried the day before when I washed it, which I try to do most of the time to eliminate any heat styling damage (if I blow dry, curl or straighten, I tend to have quite a bit of breakage).

Thanks a bunch for the information on warm/cool tones - I didn't realize that and it will help me pick colors (makeup, clothes, etc.) for the future.  (the underside of my wrist looks more green, so I would say I'm a warm tone).  :)

Kris

I have to agree with norskygrl that I thought you looked like a warm tone too, and the shirt color and hair color you had chosen (in your old avatar) was very flattering on your golden tones.   Your hair looks great in your new avatar too, love the curls!

norskygrl, thanks for clearing that up!  I was told I had "cool" undertones by a makeup consultant and to look for the cooler shades of colors when choosing hair colors, etc. and to also use colors in the ash spectrum as opposed to golden, etc. 

Hi Starfighter. :)  Thanks!  I also used HF37 for awhile and it works great, but I decided to switch over to HairTopia since the capsules seem to give me no problems with my stomach (I have an ulcer which occasionally bothers me).  I notice the aminos really make the hair grow FAST.  I also am using Viviscal - I stopped taking them for awhile and noticed a marked difference in my hair...it did not seem as healthy at all, and my husband even noticed, so I started taking them again, but one per day instead of two.  It can become quite pricey. 

I also want my hair about waist length, so I'd be interested in hearing how your hair growth goes.  Please let me know.   I'm noticing that the longer it gets, the more I really have to care for the ends, i.e. I started using a deep leave in conditioner for just the ends, and this has really helped with tangles which I tend to get at the ends of my hair.  I'm hoping I can get the length without cutting, as I've done so many times before.

Kris :)

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Hi Kristine and Rainfrogg-

Just so you know, if you do not have pink undertones you are actually a warm skintone. Warms are yellow and gold/orange based. Cools are blue and red/pink based.

Kinda off topic but I was just wondering what haircolor your dyed hair is? I absolutely love the color, it looks really good! Are you a cool skin tone?

Though eKatherine is likely right, that it was the stress that made you shed hair last time, do you bring your own shampoo and conditioner or use what the hotel provides?  You may benefit from bringing your own stuff in small bottles if you don't already.

Hi Kris!

Welcome back!  Your hair is looking good!   Whatever you've been doing to it, keep it up.

(good to hear you've discovered the secret to actually growing your hair longer )

Hi Katja!  I remember you too I believe, and I agree about the stylists because the proof was in the results.

I do have a question.  Is it possible to color your hair (not re-color over already colored hair) as long as it's low ammonia, fairly gentle and doesn't leave my hair in any weakened condition (that is obvious to the eye) and still grow it long?  My goal is to grow my hair to my waist, or just above. 

This is my past, and looking at my hair, it is definitely not as thick or healthy looking as most everyone on this site's, but taking into account I used to have severe hair loss and breakage where I could not grow my hair past my chin, or just to my shoulders.  It would break off, and then there were definite signs of severe thinning.  This was caused by stress, nutritional deficiencies and anemia.  I had been told I had Androgenetic Alopecia, but I have not lost any hair in 9 years, my hair growing longer and longer and not falling anymore, as well as tripling in the thickness department.  I don't blow dry, use heat appliances, and put it up in a loose ponytail/bun after it's been air dried for several hours (it's still damp, but then it's time for bed).  I will blow dry and use a Ceramic Pro Straightener on only special occasions, maybe 1-2 times a month (I think I'm repeating myself here), but I have noticed that my hair is growing wildly now.  Just several months ago it would not grow because of the hair trimming - this just caused my hair to split at the ends and the length remained the same.  Now that I've stopped cutting it, there is none of that.

I have dark blonde/light brown hair and have gone prematurely gray at 25, but only about 20-30%, so I really feel as if I need to color my hair.  I have been told that Natural Instincts is gentle, but it doesn't do much for helping with shine or the way I like the color to be.  If I had a darker brown or lighter color, not the color I have now (which is just mousy), I would not color or think of it.  I am going to try the conditioning for shampoo method with vinegar rinse (I used to do this about 4 years ago) for clarification.

We're going to Jamaica in 2 weeks, and I'm worried that my hair will fall out.  I went to a beach house 2 years ago, and I had hundreds of hair fall out after ever shampoo, so I'm concerned.  I came home from vacation with terrible looking and feeling hair.  As soon as I got home, however, my hair stopped falling out immediately.  I don't know if I need to use a vinegar rinse to help avoid this, or if the water was the culprit? 

Sorry this was so long.  You all are such a wealth of information.  Thanks!

Kris

Hi all!

I've been a member here, but haven't visited the forums for a long time, so I had to re-register.

I've been trying to grow out my hair for several years now, and it's naturally just almost to the middle of my back.  I don't blow dry except on special occasions (2x a month) or straighten either, but I do use Clairol Herbal Essences XL4 on my roots as my natural hair color grows out (medium/dark blonde).

I've been taking HairTopia for about 2 years, Viviscal, and other nutrients not found in the HairTopia and have found that it has just encouraged hair growth (after experimenting with not using them). 

I just recently stopped trimming my hair, and have found that this seems to be the only way to get my hair to grow longer.  I was told by a stylist I need to trim, but it never grows past a certain point when I do that?  Anyway, just wanted to stop in and say hi again to all of you who have been so helpful to me!!

Kris