Head Scarves

My cornrows are sooooooooooooo FUZZY right now, and this was expected since I wash my hair twice a week for now. So to cover up my mess, I will be wearing a satin scarf on my head. I really like how they look on me! :) All I did was fold my large square scarf into a rectangle and then tie it down to my head. I went out and bought a couple rectangle-shaped scarves today but I'm not too sure about them because they're not satin or silk. They're not cotton niether; the fabric just feels a little rough. If I wear these ones, I'll apply some type of moisturizer and oil to my hair where the scarf will be applied. Also, I put the rest of my braids in a bun to cover up the rest of that mess on top of my head.

Random (texture, bun & hair plans)

Texture shot...

This isn't a really good shot of my texture but my hair texture has definitely changed :/ My hair use to get spiral curls (3c) when I'd wash it; now it's just wavy (2b, 2c). Not really upset but just trying to figure out why this is happening. Maybe it's Nioxin?

This is a bun I'd been wearing on my hair for a while. I thought it was cute because it's so crinkly and full, and that happened by accident lol. After my wash, I'd detangled, applied Curls Creme and did about 20 twists in my hair. I'd left them in for a few days, untwisted the twists and my hair was crinkly :) Didn't really have any shape when I wore it down so I just bunned it by putting my hair into a ponytail with a thin ouchless hair tie, tucked my ends under, used one jumbo sized bobby pin to pin that down.

I got my hair cornrowed again (the style that I normally receive a massive amount of growth). I will be washing my hair more often using a medicated shampoo my doctor prescribed me for my scalp issues, deep conditioning more, moisturizing my hair daily, moisturizing & sealing my ends daily, massaging my mix (castor oil, Gro Aut oil, peppermint oil, rosemary oil) into my scalp on my temples to thicken the hair. And I plan on wearing cornrows until the end of next month around Christmas time

Curl Creme Brule

I was looking for an all natural leave-in conditioner to leave in my hair after I wash and condition it. I couldn't really find one that I liked (I have probably tried almost all of the leave-in conditioners that contain all natural ingredients). i was browsing through the store & i found this moisturizer called Curl Creme Brule. i am EXTREMELY picky when it comes to my daily moisturizer & I'd finally found something that fit my requirements :) It's a creamy moisturizer with all natural ingredients and I really like it. It keeps my hair moist. Nothing TOO exciting but I am content with this. It smells like coconut :)

Thee BEST detangler: Extra Virgin Olive Oil

YES I'm talking about the olive oil you buy in the grocery store! :) This stuff is probably the best thing that's ever happened to my hair. Detangling my hair after I wash it can be such a NIGHTMARE!!!! I've been trying different products to detangle but EVOO is the BEST!!!
I did my regular wash routing but this time , instead of prepooing in coconut oil, I used evoo.. after I shampood, I was about to start using a conditioner to detangle but my fingers were already just running through my hair so easily!! I didn't even have to use any other product to detangle !!!

Nioxin results already? :)

I've been taking Nioxin for about 30 days now & I am surprised that I'm already seeing positive results :) Since taking Nioxin, my eyebrows have grown in WAAAAYYY faster than usual!!!!My nails are much stronger and have grown MUCH faster than before. I can't SURELY tell if it did anything to my hair or not but I do see that my new growth is AT LEAST a bit more than 1/2" from 1 month ago.

I think my normal growth rate is 1/2" a month.. not quite sure but like I said, a bit more than 1/2" is the LEAST my hair has grown & I'm sure my hair grew more than that but its hard to tell with this measuring tape I have been using. I will continue taking these vitamins :)

**3/10/12 UPDATE: Stopped using Nioxin because it gave me the WORST breakouts :( Took a while for those pimples to go away. I think it really was making my hair grow very quickly but I couldn't stand the breakouts (yes I was already drinking LOTS of water)

1st Flat Iron Since June!!!

Ahhhh how I've missed this straight, SOFT hair... I love it!
I got my hair done professionally at the salon. I am just disappointed at the fact that my hair did not grow out as much as I'd expected. I've been wearing protective styles and haven't been using any heat on my hair since the beginning of June.

Last year when I wore protective style for only 2 months, my hair had gotten SOOO LONG, and this time I've been doing pretty much the same thing plus more for a longer duration of time; I believe Hairdrenalin stunted my growth.
My ends are a LITTLE see through (nothing drastic) and that's strange to me, since I've been protecting my ends for the last 4 months. I've been researching and came to the conclusion that I need to make sure I MOISTURIZE my ends OFTEN!!!! There were times that I would just keep a protective style in for a whole week without manipulating my hair AT ALL; that was a mistake because I should have been taking my hair out to moisturize my ends.
BUT I am happy that my hair is still healthy and it is still growing :)




I left my hair down (wrapping it at night) for about 4 days after I'd got it flat ironed, then I started loose bunning.. Making sure my ends are tucked under my bun. I moisturize my ends every other day with Roots of Nature Strengthening Oil Moisturizer (hair lotion). I really likes this stuff because there's no harsh ingredients, it keeps my ends moist and it smells fresh :)

August Updates

Got my hair put into some extension cornrows at the beginning of this month.
I stopped using Hairdrenalin because I saw NO results and that stuff was just tooooo too oily!! I gave it a full month and NOTHING.
At the end of this month, I took my cornrows out and WOW!!!!!!! My hair is soooo much more THICKER & BIG!!!!! I haven't been doing anything different to my hair so I'm sure it's MillsCreek Biotin Shampoo. I'm The shampoo bottle says "thicker fuller hair" but I payed it no mind because nothing ever really works on my hair. BEYOND shocked because nothing EVER works on my hair!!! I'd bought the shampoo in hopes when it comes to growth products, hair thickening products, etc. I'd bought this shampoo to combat my itchy, flaky scalp; did it help? No not really. But the thickness is so ridiculous. My hair was already thick before I started using this product so I don't think I want to even use this shampoo anymore.

Patience & Determination

I measured with measuring tape from armpit (my current length)to bra strap length and it's technically 3 more inches to go, but if I want all hair hanging over my boobs, its 4" (plus, left side is slightly shorter than right side because of a bad self trim).

*PATIENCE & DETERMINATION*

Hairdrenalin & MillsCreek Biotin Shampoo

Two main products I'll be starting to use regularly: Hairdrenalin Potion & MillsCreek Shampoo.

During this month, I started using a growth aid called Hairdrenalin to speed up my hair growth. This stuff smelled like chicken grease (no joke)! It's a mix of castor oil, cayenne pepper, black tea, onion seed oil, garlic seed oil & biotin all strained together in an oven (or something like that). I will be massaging this into my scalp and shampooing my scalp more than often (at least once a week) to make sure this product doesn't clog my pores.

I have had a scalp problem for quite some time now. Only a few days after my wash, my scalp is back itchy and starts flaking :( I went in Vitamin Shoppe and told one of the workers about it & he recommended MillsCreek Biotene Shampoo. We'll see how this goes.

Flat French Braid

I wore this style for a little over a month . I applied Cantu Shea Butter and then started braiding. I tuck my ends in by rolling them up my hair shafts and securing with a thin hairtie. Re-did braids every week or every 3-4 days. Wasn't applying moisture to my ends (big mistake).

I've been using Cantu Shea Butter even before I started my hhj. I really like this stuff!! I use it as a leave-in. It smells so good & makes my hair very soft. I stopped using it though because I found out it has protein in the ingredients. Protein left in hair can cause trouble but it never did anything bad to my hair, so I may start using it again.

"Curl Out"

Wore this style at the very beginning of my hair journey as a low manipulation style for two weeks. All I did was "shirley temple" curl big pieces and them let the curls fall. Slept with a bonnet at night. In the morning, I just remove the bonnet and go. but sometimes I'd have to shape the style with my hands or just do a rocker's headbang real quick (lol) & that's it :)