So frusterated I could cry...

shiverpale wrote: amber amber amberjune! Hi... i havent posted on here for a while but your topic evoked me to reply! i think your hair is lovely, your face too! youre absolutely stunning ! my tip is , to stop measuring your manes growth!...i know it can be a pain waiting for it to grow to your desired length, but watching it and checking it anddddddd wanting it to grow quick can be like watching a kettle boil. im not suggesting you dont take good care of it whilst it grows. or not to get trims....(but saying that, maybe you could back off from visiting the salon for a while, spead your visits out more, etc) as in, dont get it trimmed so often. in the meantime, just enjoy the beautiful hair and length you already have, take care of it with the products that help make you feel confident about your hair, the ones you love to use, whether natural products or not (burts bees products are yummy and always make my hair feel lushywushy!) and try not to get stressed out about it. (i read somewhere stress can cause hair loss and stun growth!)   anyway, thats my 2 cents worth over and done with.   id just like to say again, your hair in your piccy album looks beautiful, you do too....and by your chatty and friendly posts, i can tell that your personality is too!   *hugs*   Asmara x

Great post...thank you for your time in writing it AND your nice compiments!  It all sounds like great advice to me!!  I def do need cut back a lil on the visits to the salon...I just don't want it to look bad!  you know...

I'm a bit poor right now (being a college student makes you feel like you a have a hole in your pocket haha) so all the yummy products I like are a bit hard to afford right now... food has to come first ! agh!  hehe ...

Thanks for all the encouragement!

*hugz*

amber amber amberjune! Hi...

i havent posted on here for a while but your topic evoked me to reply!

i think your hair is lovely, your face too! youre absolutely stunning !

my tip is , to stop measuring your manes growth!...i know it can be a pain waiting for it to grow to your desired length, but watching it and checking it anddddddd wanting it to grow quick can be like watching a kettle boil.

im not suggesting you dont take good care of it whilst it grows. or not to get trims....(but saying that, maybe you could back off from visiting the salon for a while, spead your visits out more, etc) as in, dont get it trimmed so often. in the meantime, just enjoy the beautiful hair and length you already have, take care of it with the products that help make you feel confident about your hair, the ones you love to use, whether natural products or not (burts bees products are yummy and always make my hair feel lushywushy!) and try not to get stressed out about it. (i read somewhere stress can cause hair loss and stun growth!)

anyway, thats my 2 cents worth over and done with.

id just like to say again, your hair in your piccy album looks beautiful, you do too....and by your chatty and friendly posts, i can tell that your personality is too!

*hugs*

Asmara x

Sorry Amberjune,  bad dayyyyyyy  , and as a newbie I really want to talk about fun things too.  I really hope your hair is doing great!!! I also want to say be careful about putting your summer hair up, as those scrunchies/elastics ect can cause breakage ugh! thanx 4 being cool.......

These are supposed to be FUN boards. Everyone with a brain is sympathetic and supportive of people who lose their hair due to maladies. If we spent every second thinking about the troubles of the world, it would not help anyone, and would eventually drain the strength of people who can be of real help. It's nice to dream!

And, R Robey, I'm thrilled to hear your are planning on growing your hair back!  Good luck, Bob

Hey Amber...

I know what you mean about having to use heat on your hair every day.  I blow dry daily.  My only suggestion would be to splurge and get a good dryer (flat iron too!).  I really like the dryer I'm using now (except it's a little bulkier than I'm use to).  I hate to spend a lot of $$ on things, but I splurge on my hair stuff.  I also use the Phytodefrisant Relazing Baum (which I ordered from hairboutique.com  ).  I LOVE LOVE LOVE this stuff.  You know how humid the weather gets in WV... my hair never gets frizzy and wavy using that stuff.

My hair is in relatively good shape (dispite the attempt to perm in February only to remove the perm with another perm a week later).  I'm on the grow again after cutting in February.  I had a baby and *thought* I wanted the ease of short hair.  I'm at 16" right now with a goal of around 24".  I'm going to PM you some information that helped me and may help you. 

Becky

Renee wrote: err...i have thin hair too but it has improved a lot since biotin and MSM have also helped

I just want mine to GROOWWWWWWWWW AGGGGGGGHHH

Just as a little update... I went and got my hair trimmed on June 3rd.  The stylist said that my hair was in better condition this time around.  My last trim was March 7... so that is almost an inch and a half.  .....On March 7 I was at 20 inches..and now i'm only at 20 and a 1/2.  My hair must not grow at the normal 1/2 inch a month....because I know she did not trim off a whole inch.

 I'm not getting anywhere.

I don't know if this is much help but, I began eating lots of fruit and vegetables, and started eating healthy foods. I take a multivitamin too and drink fruit juice.  I was sick and decided to start eating healthy food.  I have noticed that lately my hair is growing much faster than before and my fingernails are thicker too.

Maybe this could work for you too?

GoldieLocks has a point when she suggests wearing your hair up. Perhaps you can make the "flatness" work for you instead of against you? Can you change "flat = ugly" to "flat = sleek and elegant"?

And I agree with everyone: your hair looks great. You have made wonderful progress.