2006 Shoulder Length Challenge

Count me in, I'm sorry the crown and Glory method didn't work for you deexox, it did for me I've been braided since August 2005 my hair went from earlobe length with severe shedding on the side to thick base of neck length, I do my own braids cause I'm scared of braiders, some of them rip your hair out. Good luck with your new method. That's how it is if one thing doesn't work keep going until you find what works for you anyway here's my regimine:

  1. Keep Hair braided for two months at a time before taking down and deep conditioning

2.Wash with tresemme anti-breakage shampoo once a week

3. Massage scalp for 3-5 minutes every night

4. One Centrum multi-vitamin a day

 

5. 6 glasses of water a day(I was trying for eight but I only weigh 100 pounds and eight make me wanna bust. So I do half my body weight in ounces 100lbs=50 oz or 6 glasses.

 

7. Moisturize braids once or twice a day with mixture of Infusium 23 and African pride braid spray.

 

8. Eat foods with essential fatty acids such as(the dreaded oatmeal and sardines) learning to love them.

I've been doing this since January but I need the challenge to keep me motivated, and having healthy shoulder length or armpit length hair is my Christmas wish for this year.

Count me in too

i cowash 5 days a week and pre-poo/shampoo/deep condition twice a week

i'm natural so i just wash n go

Fave conditioners

Trader Joe's essential

Trader Joe's refresh

Saloncare Conditioner

Rich creamy conditioner base and hemp conditioner(www.wellnaturally.com)

DDTA/DDWL

Alberto V05

Lush jungle conditioner bar

Fave shampoos

Lush hard water shampoo bar

liquid castile soap(www.thechemistrystore.com)

Trader joe's liquid castile soap (peppermint)

Saloncare Shampoos(sally's bss)

Grandpa's soap bars(www.myvitanet.com)

Neem shampoo and hemp shampoo(www.wellnaturally.com)

Protein

Jherri rhedding's 100% natural protein conditioner

Deep condish

Queen helene's super cholesterol treatment

Dominican c*cktail mix of miss keys 10 en 1, rivas silicon mix and emergencia

Leave-ins

911 emergency for dry/damaged hair

aussie hair insurance

homemade spritz- glycerin, water, honey, liquid aloe vera and lil eo

Surge 14 hair revitalizer

oils

castor, palm, coconut, sweet almond, rosemary, safflower, apricot kernel , corn and soybean

Also- i do oil scalp and hair nitely- apply a thin plastic bag and go to sleep.

Edited by carameldiva

I would like to join a challenge, too! I'm actually debating whether I should hack away the damaged relaxed hair I'm currently sporting. I would like to wear box braid extensions again for another 2 years. I may wear braids for a few months and then cut, though. I have only about an inch of new growth and I will have to subtract about 8 inches from any progress I make.

count me in, i started my regimen on April 17th. My regime is not finalized yet there's so much products out there, i want to keep it simple. my hair is in a weave but i will do the crown n glory tech. with singles and inter loc weave.

Hairlenght: 3" in the back, 6" in the front and, 1-2" in the center

Goal: neck to shoulder length

Regimen: plenty of condition, avoid too much build up from oils; co 3x/week with suave daily clarifying conditioner, deepco with garnier fructis 3-minute mask 1x/week, queen helene goodtogro oil, cantu,

MRS angel28, i could relate: so i will try 40oz of water a day...oh iwill also try to put on some lbs w/ with the challenge deadline: May 12-dec. 12 before my b-day febuary 13th.

I only weigh 100 pounds and eight make me wanna bust. So I do half my body weight in ounces 100lbs=50 oz or 6 glasses.

 

May I join in on the festivities? Every summer I make it my goal to grow my hair out. I've always had shoulder length hair, but i cut it off a year or two ago to my ear and it grew back... but its still shoulder lengthed. I REALLY want to get it two inches below my bra strap but don't have a clue how nor do i have the support I need to do so... can any one help me out? Last summer I reached my shoulder length goal, but in the process I damaged my hair more than you could imagine. I've tried the crown and glory techniqe but I can't afford to get braids nor do I know ne one who can do them. (excuse me if I'm rambling) I just don't know where to turn... I've found this "Wild hair Growth" stuff, is it any good? Let me know! Mkay, thanks guys...May I join in on the festivities? Every summer I make it my goal to grow my hair out. I've always had shoulder length hair, but i cut it off a year or two ago to my ear and it grew back... but its still shoulder lengthed. I REALLY want to get it two inches below my bra strap but don't have a clue how nor do i have the support I need to do so... can any one help me out? Last summer I reached my shoulder length goal, but in the process I damaged my hair more than you could imagine. I've tried the crown and glory techniqe but I can't afford to get braids nor do I know ne one who can do them. (excuse me if I'm rambling) I just don't know where to turn... I've found this "Wild hair Growth" stuff, is it any good? Let me know! Mkay, thanks guys...

Well mealncholymonie I've heard of wild growth some people say it works, maybe one of the experts will jump in and help you out, the ladies on here know their stuff,

anyway I pulled out three rows at the back of my head, to check in on whats happening, the sides are at shoulder when stretched but the middle still has an inch to go it grows slower than the sides but its speeding up with scalp massages, anyway I trimmed the sides so now all around I only have 1.5 inches, (it could be less before shoulder length,) I was tempted to run to my hairdresser up the street to get a relaxer to see for sure but I haven't had a relaxer since January and don't want to until christmas anyway hoping to get to shoulder by July. By the way has anyone tried mixing cayenne powder with olive oil for faster growth I've heard people are doing it and getting an inch a month.

Natural Beauty wrote: I bought the Wild Growth Oil today. Hopefully it will do something. I just relaxed my hair with phyto 2 over the weekend after being natural for a year and a half and my ends are breaking like crazy! Does anyone have any suggestions on what to use to stop the breakage?

cantu leave-in repair cream stopped my sister's hair from breaking off! You should also try some wild-growth or castor oil on your ends to keep them strong and moisturized

mealncholymonie wrote: May I join in on the festivities? Every summer I make it my goal to grow my hair out. I've always had shoulder length hair, but i cut it off a year or two ago to my ear and it grew back... but its still shoulder lengthed. I REALLY want to get it two inches below my bra strap but don't have a clue how nor do i have the support I need to do so... can any one help me out? Last summer I reached my shoulder length goal, but in the process I damaged my hair more than you could imagine. I've tried the crown and glory techniqe but I can't afford to get braids nor do I know ne one who can do them. (excuse me if I'm rambling) I just don't know where to turn... I've found this "Wild hair Growth" stuff, is it any good? Let me know! Mkay, thanks guys...May I join in on the festivities? Every summer I make it my goal to grow my hair out. I've always had shoulder length hair, but i cut it off a year or two ago to my ear and it grew back... but its still shoulder lengthed. I REALLY want to get it two inches below my bra strap but don't have a clue how nor do i have the support I need to do so... can any one help me out? Last summer I reached my shoulder length goal, but in the process I damaged my hair more than you could imagine. I've tried the crown and glory techniqe but I can't afford to get braids nor do I know ne one who can do them. (excuse me if I'm rambling) I just don't know where to turn... I've found this "Wild hair Growth" stuff, is it any good? Let me know! Mkay, thanks guys...

Well, what can I say.. "THIS STUFF IS AMAZING!!!!". I have been using it for about three months now, and it's the only way I can comb my hair without ripping it all out, and everyone has been saying how much my hair is growing. I use it both on wet amd dry hair and it makes my hair soooo soft! When I use  it on my wet hair over my leave-ins and moisturizers I notice I have more defined curls. When I use it on my edges and tie it down with a scarf it get them straight and they stay neat all day. I also used it while I was straightening my sisters hair and it turned out beautifully! Now I use it on all my clients! My only complaints is that the darn bottles is soo small!. I go throught it like water. Does anyone know if they have it in a bigger size?

TWINKLETOES,

Hey yall, I joined the Challenge on May 13th, a month and a day late, but I'm still pretty excited. I'm actually past my shoulders now (achieved around September 2005) and trying for the bra-strap. I just needed some support so I figured I'd join in on ya'lls group.
My regimine
Wash and condition once a week
Add WGHO every other day
Use Surge Hair Revitalizer Plus 14 Daily
Use Pantene Pro-V Oil cream moisturizer Daily
Moisturize hair with Infusiom 23 (in the brown bottle)
Tie up hair in "growth cap" each night
Drink plenty of water

Does any one know what Pre-poo means?