Hi,

I wrote a blog about how to care for your hair with great tips and products if you want to check it out

http://ericabookandmovie.blogspot.com/2012/02/hair-care-101.html -

I am also trying to grow my hair very long, hopefully to waist length but the most important thing is the health of my hair, hair won’t grow very much if it isn’t healthy and properly maintained.

You can also keep a journal and post pictures to track your progress. I haven’t posted a journal on here but I do have one in a word document.

In my journal I started by listing my start date, the reasons I am participating in a hair journey, I added some photos of when my hair was at its best, some photos of my hair when it wasn’t at its best, and then the goals I want to achieve overall. Then I listed all the things I am going to do to achieve those goals.

Then every month I write down the steps I am currently taking to get where I want to be, such as deep conditioning, scalp massages ect, I also list the products that I purchase, the improvements I saw and then any mistakes I made. I also post updated photos every month and write out a list of goals for the following month. So I do this for every month. It is a pretty thorough journal but I have always been rather organized I want to see the progress that I am making to motivate myself to keep going, and I have to say my hair looks really good so far.

Good luck on your hair growth journey.

Keratin is found naturally in our hair and it helps protect and smooth the hair. Some treatments can eliminate frizz repair shine and help with damage. If you do a keratin treatment it may help strengthen your hair and smooth it out which may help with the tangles. I use a leave in keratin treatment by Chi it’s called the Chi Keratin mist. I found that this helped soften up my hair some but it isn’t the best Keratin treatment out there. I also found that no matter how many treatments I use in my hair and how expensive and top of the line they were, nothing helped improve the overall health and stopped damage better than keeping my hair from drying out. So I make sure to use serums or oils on my ends to keep them healthy and stop them from breaking.

Try keeping your ends healthy and moisturized, there are oils that can help with this such as Moroccan oil or coconut oil, not every oil works the same for everyone so you can try a few to see which ones helps you the most .

Make sure you check to see if there are any split ends that could be causing the damage now since your hair seems to have changed a lot. If you do have unhealthy ends trimming your hair can help with the tangles and help add some thickness if your ends are stringy and unhealthy.

Also try using a boar bristle brush to brush your hair, this brush is excellent for making the hair soft and spreading the natural oils throughout.

Also since your hair has gone through such dramatic changes keep in mind that it could also be due to hormonal issues or other medical factors.

Good luck.