getting frustrated...

Are you sure you havnt cut it?  it doesnt look like its grown at all maybe you have split ends ... are you taking any vitamins if not I would start taking them now...

Give it time you may just have a growth spurts every now and then ...whens the last time you had it trimmed? and whats the longest length you have had your hair? do you blowdry or straighten your hair because that will damage it and it will grow slower..

Edited by stargazer026 - May 22 2007 at 11:09pm

Your hairdresser just wants to make some money and she is full of it... dont let her touch your hair again she is wrecking it... just keep doing your conditioning teatments also I found its good to change products every now and again as your hair gets kind of immune to the same product and you get what you pay for, redken is one of my favorites it has a range for all different hair types Ive also been using charles worthington results leave in conditioner and try not to wash it too often as it strips the hair of natural oils I only use shampoo once or twice a week and on the days i dont use shampoo ill use just conditioner and massage through and leave for 5 mins

Edited by stargazer026 - May 22 2007 at 11:29pm

Wendy Kim wrote: Got it trimmed a few months ago, the longest I had it was when I was 16 (I'm 22 now) and it was about mid-back length. The stylist my mom goes to swears that thinning out my hair will make it grow but I think she's full of it. My mother has the same hair type and problems I do. We both have extremely dry hair, even after conditioning treatments.   blow dry occasionally when I'm in a hurry and I use the straightner on my bangs only.

Hi Wendy Kim,

I agree with Stargazer -- your stylist is not being honest with you.  Thinning hair only removes hair you have -- and you are wanting more hair, not less.  (Furthermore, haircuts don't affect the rate at which your hair follicles pump out the strands.)

My suggestion is to avoid salons completely until after the big event... unless it is a visit without scissors to style your hair.

I think we are vunerable going into a hairdresser with the hope that they will fix it when in reality they just wreck it so you have to go back again....

Hi There......Biotin daily and exercise is what kicked my hair into a "growing" spurt. Problem now is I just went in for snip off my ends and stylist un-did my progress. Decided I'm not going in for a long while and I am NOT going to her when I do go. I too have thick hair that likes to grow out and get poofy.....but when it gains the length the weight of it pulls it downwards.

Thanks everyone for your advice and input. I haven't let ANYONE thin my hair since January and I think it has taken this long to recover because the last time it was thinned there was barely any left! I have just been stressing over the wedding and stuff that I'm probably making it worse. I am just going to accept that my hair doesn't grow as fast as it did when I was little  But I have decided that if it does not reach a length that I can use for the wedding then I will purchase one of those Jessica Simpson pieces on the marketplace to wear instead  I think I've learned that hair does not like to be on a time limit and just accept it for what it is 

OK, this may sound funny, but I noticed that my hair grows faster when I eat alot of veggies.  I don;t know why, but it works for me.  I eat a whole bagged salad kit for lunch everyday and I've gotten a couple of inches in the last month or so.

Do you eat very much protein? Protein is essential to hair. IF you don't get it in your diet, make sure you are at least taking a protein supplement like a shake.  Have you tried fish oil, or flax seed oil? they are all great for your hair. Also, how long did you take the hairtopia? It won't work overnight, but it will work.I have not tried the hairtopia but, I take HF37 and it has done wonders for me. They are both similar in nature to each other. Sometimes it takes some time for supplements to work.