intro - refugee from LHC ;)

hi, I was really enjoying all I learned over at LHC, too bad it's gone for us "mere mortals!"

Anyway thought I would introduce myself. I am 33 years old and live in northern Germany. I have wanted long hair for several years now, but didn't think it was possible for my hair type. Also, I started bleaching/dying/sun-in/highlighting at age 13, so I had been chemically damaging my hair for 30 years (!) I also blowdried and sometimes used a curling iron.

As a kid I had white-blonde totally straight hair. But somewhere around age 11-12 it went dark and wavier. I didn't even know it was wavy at the time - I just thought it was "weird" and "flipped out" and "didn't behave"!

Last December I learned about Rhassoul (moroccan clay) from a long-haired male friend, and started washing my hair with it and oiling it (thanks to the instructions on the long hair site). Then I found the Long Hair Forum and started experimenting with all kinds of things.

Gradually I was washing my hair less and less which seemed to suit it fine, so I moved to a modified "water only" method in November - occasional washing with conditioner or my Snowy's Moisture Treatment made with an all-natural deep conditioner (Lavera brand).

My hair seems to be happier the more natural it is, and the less handling. I am still trying to find a way to put it up, quickly, for bike riding in a way that doesn't damage it (Ficcarrees are too expensive for me, and I hate buns) when I get where I am going and take it back down again.

I'm currently holding at 23 inches after my first self-trim, which is hovering just at the top of BSL if I stretch it.

My ponytail was 1 inch in diameter when I started; it's now 1.25 inches!

Oh yeah, dark blonde/ash brown "hair colored hair" - 2a, F(ine), i in thickness but hoping for ii by summer!

and that's me, Katze.

I love rhassoul clay!!  Although, I think it's too harsh to use on a regular basis in place of shampoo.  I use it every couple months as a clarifying wash.  And it makes my skin feel so amazingly soft and smooth when I do a "mud bath".

Nice introduction Katze

Welcome! Sounds like you are well on your way to your goal.