Grow-Out Challenge 2005

WOW this is such a great Idea!!! I hev 4a/4b relaxed hair.

I have just recoverd from a thin hair point in my life I kept trimming and put medium sized extensions in my hair and I got my thickness back. I"M SO HAPPY about that!! now I have large cornrows in that have been in for two weeks. I plan on keeping them in for one more week then getting a touch up. I'll post my results of my growth then. Until then GOOD lUCK to Everyone!

P.S my length that I know of now is to my shoulder blades. We'll see how lmuch its grown by next week!

I know u didnt ask me honeydoo, but some people just do small trims as they transition. I did that for 4.5 months then i just cut everything off. But i do know people who have succesfully done it longer than me, with the small trims as the hair newgrowths arrive.

Thanks for the welcome e'erbody.

and HoneyD, I actually don't know what hennalucent is unfortuntaley, the first time i even saw the word was on the site.

like i said i wore braids all the time.
so i was wearind diff. braid styles back to back (cornrows, single braids, etc)...i'd take my hair out one night, trim my hair the next day, and get it rebraided that afternoon...(yes, i hated fussing with my hair THAT much)
so i just trimmed the relaxed part out every time i took my hair down.
i did that for a few months until i had enough new growth to braid by itself and then i cut ALL the perm out because my hair looked a hot mess with two opposite textures...
i loved it when i did that final chop, because for the first time, ever part of every strand on my head was finally healthy

when it comes to transitioning, you need some real cajones to just cut your hair off...i personally only know one woman that went that route. i think its easier to deal with (on a number of levels) to keep your hair in some type of protective style while it grows out a little bit.

Savantrice, Welcome

Sorry to hear about your hair fry. That use to happen to me when I went to the salon alot. Then I noticed that my hair does alot better when I do it myself. I have a question for you though, I was thinking about growing my relaxer out and going natural. (I have 4a relaxer hair alittle past my shoulders right now) I was researching using Hennalucent every 2 weeks to keep my hair strong and new growth managable, but I was wondering when did you finally chop of the relaxed ends.

Hey everyone...new to the board, but I want to join the challenge too!

I've had a natural for about two years , so my hair is curly/kinky as well as fine.
i just got on the no 'poo method two months ago, and i'm loving it! i wash my hair about once a week, and deep condition with 2 parts moisturizing conditioner (currently using John Frieda) and one part Virgin Olive Oil...my hair loves it. after, i grease my scalp with this shea butter and essential oil product that i get from a local guy.

i usually do two strand twists, and then maybe a twist out. but i'm still trying to learn about styling options. i'm avoiding braids, which are a crutch for me, since that's all i ever wore from the age of about seven to when i started growing out my hair a couple years back.

anyway, my current hair issues stems from having my sister blow-out my hair...(it was the first time i'd put heat to my natural hair) i forgot to put a protectant on it...and because it is kinky now, she blew it out with a round brush and blowdryer and THEN followed up with a hotcomb. so you know i fried my hair something terrible.
my split ends have splits...i'm not having an breakage tho', which is a testament to how strong my hair is now, so i've been doing a lot of cutting lately just trying to get rid of heat damage.

my goals overall are:
- to keep growing my hair (as well as eventually cut out all my splits) and
-learn some new natural styling options
-maybe get some new product recommendations (esp. conditioners)

aaannndddd, tha'ts it...sorry for the novel

How do they make it a sticky?? That's a good idea. Cmesweet, your link worked and I love the picture of you with the flower 'fro! Did you make that band yourself?


Ok, this is day 1 and I've been drinking tons of water already. I took my vitamins and I will be washing my hair later on. I'm also going to measure my strands too.

Good luck... did my link work?

Kally
Kim J
Vickyd

WELCOME!!!!

The more the merrier!! We start tomorrow so I hope you guys are ready!! I might put up a picture gallery on Fotki. I haven't been on here in a few days because my mom was in the hospital. She just got home a few hours ago, but I stayed with her there for 3 days. Let me tell you, I thought I would mess up the first day of our challenge but thankfully I'm back.

We'll be here for each other throught the bad hair days and the good ones. (Try to get pictures of the good ones!) We all need alittle inspiration from time to time. And you can share what is working for you if you're having growing success. But of course, stick to something that works for you. Like for me, braids don't work. I do twists instead. Whatever you're comfortable with. (But drink alot of water!!)

HAPPY GROWING!!!!!

Sorry about that, yes Fotki is free. After you pass a quota u may have to buy space or just get another free account.

I started my album about 2 months after I big chopped and have recent pics as well.

http://public.fotki.com/jonesrey/

How do you determine what type of hair you have?