Yet another 1 year anniversary :) pics included, of course!

**maskedrose** · September 25th, 2008, 05:29 PM

I want to start out by thanking all of the wonderful people that frequent this forum. You are all so helpful and I have made quite a few friends as well as learned a bunch about hair care!!

My actual 1 year anniversary was in August, but since I didn't take my first hair picture until October, I thought I'd wait until now to post pictures.

I have tried many different things over the last year and I'm sure I will experiment much, much more in the years to come with the multitude of recipes, herbs and alternative washing methods that are discussed on this forum.

However, I have learned that my hair and scalp love CO for the most part, although I do have to wash once a week with diluted shampoo for best results. I went the no-cone route for about 8 months but have switched back to lightly coned products (Dove Intensive Therapy) in order to control my tangly ends. I have discovered that my hair adores coconut oil, especially when I apply it to damp hair.

I'm somewhat surprised at how much it has grown in the last year - there were times when I thought I was never going to push past BSL! Due to being on some nasty medication for 3 years that seriously affected my hair, all but the top 8 inches is quite brittle and many of the individual strands vary in thickness down their length. It splits and breaks a lot easier that it ever used to, so I have been trimming fairly regularily over the last year. Between the two pictures I trimmed approximately 3 1/2 - 4" off, so I'm glad that I gained what length I did.

My eventual goal is waist, and I hope to be there by next summer! I am then going to maintain until all the yucky bits are gone, and then I might grow down to hip or tailbone - who knows?

Enjoy the pics and thanks again for all your help!

October 2007:

End of September 2008:

I know its kind of difficult to see where the length hits me right now, but I'm about 1 1/2 inches bast BSL (28.5")

**FrannyG** · September 25th, 2008, 05:40 PM

*sigh* Such beautiful hair, maskedrose, and what wonderful progress in only a year. Just lovely.

**Rini** · September 25th, 2008, 05:46 PM

Oh it's just gorgeous

The colour, the waves, the length......dream hair!!!

I can't wait to see more pics as it gets longer....

**Silver & Gold** · September 25th, 2008, 06:13 PM

Just beautiful! You have some lovely waves going there. I hope that when mine begins to get about this length that I will have similar waves going on. Congrats!

**cindy58** · September 25th, 2008, 06:18 PM

Your hair looks great, maskedrose! The progress is very evident.

**AmselJoey** · September 25th, 2008, 06:20 PM

Gorgeous hair!

The length, texture, and color are ALL amazing. I think I have a SERIOUS case of hair envy!

**Nat242** · September 25th, 2008, 06:23 PM

You have gorgeous hair - despite what you say, it certainly *looks* very healthy. I love the body and colour, just beautiful!

Congratulations on your anniversary