my hur

Length Check

The following are pictures of new growth as well as permed hair. 09, March 2009.

This is the centre of my head. It measures at 10" in length, and 2 3/4" of au naturale hair. (3/4th of an inch in growth)

Nape of my neck. It measures at 4 1/2" in length. 2 3/4" in au naturale hair.
(3/4th of an inch in growth)


This is the front of my head (hairline area). It measures at just over 2 1/2" in length. All au naturale hair.
(just over 1/2 inch in new growth)

This is the side of my head. It's still 2 1/2" in Length and 2" in au naturale hair.

(I don't think it grew at all, but it is thicker.)

I deep conditioned my hair on Saturday, and it in two french braids for the weekend. This is a full picture of my head to give you a sense of the growth and over all health of my hair so far. My hair feels stronger, softer and the curls are more defined. (i took some pictures of my hair after 4 days of not combing or brushing it. I've given my hair a trim (about 1/2'). I have noticed an exceedingly less amount of breakage of my permed hair since caring for my hair.

My Hair line.

I guess my next update is April 9th.

I've been slacking recently on the caring of my hair and sticking to my regimen. (condition 4 days a week, deep condition on weekend etc.) Well i have been deep conditioning, but i haven't been co-washing as often as i had planned to. I've just been too darn busy. Anyway, I'll try and get back into the swing of things, but my hair definitely felt different when i was co-washing daily.

Length Check coming up soon!

I'm really excited about my upcoming length check. I've been measuring recently, and the crown of my head has seen a lot of growth. but the back of my head and hairline haven't. I don't think anyway. I'm starting to think i cheated a bit on the first growth check. lol. I hope not. I guess the pictures will help me figure that out.

I think my Glycerine Soap bar made my hair Shinny!

So I'm going to retrace my steps.

Okay. So last week, I was so busy that I wasn't able to wash my hair for the entire week. Friday when I returned home I decided I had to make up for the neglect and deep condition my hair.

I used Elasta QP DPR 11 (I think I blogged about it in my last post).

It left my hair feeling very thick and healthy. Not necessarily soft, but definitely full and voluminous (as if I didn't have that feeling already), and just very strong. After this deep condition (that I mixed with Suave Naturals Conditioner - Strawberry), I messaged some Suave Natural Conditioner - Tropical Coconut on my hair and let it soak into the strands. I then finished with my regular ritual of Coconut oil and Shea butter.

While my hair was damp I plait it into cornrows and let it dry.

On Sunday (yesterday) I was bored so I decided to shampoo my hair. (I never shampoo after a deep condition, but I usually shampoo once a week, and I felt like I needed to, seeing as I was bored etc. So I took out the plaits and detangled my hair with a wide tooth comb and Kids Organics Shea butter detangler and moisturiser (smells so good). Once my hair was detangled I sectioned it off into 4 parts. I popped into the shower and proceeded to rinse, Shampoo and condition each section.

I risned, shampooed one section, rinsed, then conditioned it and braided it back with the conditioner still in the hair.

When I finished I rinsed all of the conditioner out and put some more in there, and had planned to leave the shower like that. Until I remembered that I had bought a glycerine and Vitamin E bar of soap from the market. So I thought. Hmmmm, I've heard good things about glycerine and hair on the forums, maybe I should try this.

So I took the bar of soap and started to rub it into my head (yes people. I did this). I messaged it into a nice soapy lather with the conditioner in there as well. And rinsed it out. My hair felt squeaky clean and very fragile so I took extra care to be gentle. I then proceeded to smear my hair with MORE conditioner lol. rinsed off my skin and got out of the shower. (with the conditioner still in there)

When I was out of shower I let my hair air dry a bit with the conditioner in there (as I always do) Then put some Coconut oil in the hair along with some Shea butter (natural organic of both). Rubbed it into my hair and made sure to coat the ends and the new growth. I then Plait my hair into cornrows again, and put some more coconut oil on my scalp and put a plastic bag over my head for an hour.

At the time my hair felt the way it always does after a shower so I didn't pay to much attention, or take notice of any great changes...

BUT TODAY! OH-MY-GAWWWWWWD!

I don't know if it was the glycerine, or If it was the bizarre routine that I did this weekend. But my hair is SOOOO SOFT, SOOOO SHINY, SOOO HEALTHY LOOKING.

My permed ends have never looked so Amazingly strong and healthy. They are soft and moisturised without any greasy feeling or any residue on the hands. The new growth is just has shiny and soft. It's just AMAZING. I don't know what to say, but I had to blog about it so that I can remember to try it again and see If I can achieve the same results.

I'm so Happy.

Lazy Week

So I'm back at uni after my 5 days off (of which I accomplished nada). I Didn't take care of my hair AT ALL this week. I had it in cornrows for the majority of the week, then i just had it out. I moisturized it one on Wednesday, but that's about it.

I bought the Elasta QP DPR-11 deep conditioner today as well as the organic kids shea butter moisturizer which both came highly recommended by Marand313. So I'll see how that goes. I've got the deep conditioner in my hair right now, have to go wash it out and go to bed. It's 7:30, but I'm SO tired, I was up so early this morning packing, raiding the fridge and getting ready to head back to school *yawn*.

Peace

SOO TIRED

This week has been so intense. I had a theses due, grad portfolio due and two mid terms coming up. I've been up working on my portfolio website and haven't slept in almost two day. I just got off a 3 hour bus ride from London to Toronto for reading week and I'm sitting here blogging. lol. Man i need to go to sleep.

Anyway, i thought I'd post an update on my hair.

So i've been deep conditioning every weekend and co-washing mon-thurs. My hair seems to be liking it. it's feeling soft and seems to be growing (ever so slowly).

Now that i'm in Toronto i'm goning to see if i can get the products on my wish list. woo hoo.

i need to stop stressing about my hair

Since I began this journey, (well I began it unwittingly back in June, but since I committed to going natural), I have become OBSESSED with hair care and reading up about hair care and forums etc.... and it couldn't have come at a worse time. I'm in my final year of uni, in the midst of midterm exams, essays and portfolios and here I am blogging about hair.

This is not good. lol.