Rio040113
October 6th, 2013, 09:01 AM
I'm a long time lurker turned newbie here, so I'm slightly scared of starting my very own thread but here I go...
As a child I had reasonably thick (high ii/possibly low iii) hair, which through years of dye/heat/back combing etc ended up as mid ii but I was still very happy with it, people still commented on it's thickness and it looked totally fine. Due to a very stressful period I ended up with Trich, I've had it for about 3 years but it's been significantly worse this past year or so. I'm 99% pull free at the moment (it's hard but it's possible!). Over the last ~19 months however I've lost just over 1 inch of my thickness, officially taking me from mid ii (a comfortable 3 inches as measured in March 2012) to just teetering into i (a smidge under 2 inches as of today).
My worst areas are my front hairline and my crown, they both show quite a lot of scalp. After catching sight of myself on a cctv camera in a shop the other day and being upset to the point of considering a wig (hey, it's not often I see my head from that angle, it was a wee shock), I've decided to be as proactive as I can and start using Castor oil! I've read a lot of good things on this forum about it, with a few neutral comments and a sprinkle of bad thrown in as well, so I don't expect a miracle but I am cautiously hopeful :)
I've just ordered my supplies today -
1x 250ml Pukka cold pressed organic Castor oil
1x 118ml Miaroma pure Avocado oil
1x 200g Biona Coconut oil (raw, organic and virgin)
A few plastic shower caps (I intend to leave the oil on overnight)
1x 'Turbie' (To help keep things warm and secure during the night)
After a bit of research it seems cutting the Castor oil with another oil is wise, although I'm not sure how thick the Pukka one is compared to the commonly used Hollywood Beauty one. I went with the Pukka due to the Mink oil in the Hollywood brand. Avocado and Coconut seemed to be the most recommended oils for the mix so I went with both, having already used and loved the Biona Coconut oil for a long time previously.
My plan is to apply the mix 1-2 times a week giving myself a nice scalp massage in the process, before keeping it on overnight. I will take 'before' pictures of my scalp today as it's (shampoo) wash day, then take monthly 'update' pictures as I go along. I'll take a length picture today as well but won't bother with length thickness updates for a few months at least, until any new growth starts to hit ponytail length.
So that's it, I'm pretty hopeful, wish me luck please guys? :D
Also, if anyone is interested in seeing my progress, I'll happily post my update pictures in this thread once a month for people to see, plus share anything I learn along the way..?
As a child I had reasonably thick (high ii/possibly low iii) hair, which through years of dye/heat/back combing etc ended up as mid ii but I was still very happy with it, people still commented on it's thickness and it looked totally fine. Due to a very stressful period I ended up with Trich, I've had it for about 3 years but it's been significantly worse this past year or so. I'm 99% pull free at the moment (it's hard but it's possible!). Over the last ~19 months however I've lost just over 1 inch of my thickness, officially taking me from mid ii (a comfortable 3 inches as measured in March 2012) to just teetering into i (a smidge under 2 inches as of today).
My worst areas are my front hairline and my crown, they both show quite a lot of scalp. After catching sight of myself on a cctv camera in a shop the other day and being upset to the point of considering a wig (hey, it's not often I see my head from that angle, it was a wee shock), I've decided to be as proactive as I can and start using Castor oil! I've read a lot of good things on this forum about it, with a few neutral comments and a sprinkle of bad thrown in as well, so I don't expect a miracle but I am cautiously hopeful :)
I've just ordered my supplies today -
1x 250ml Pukka cold pressed organic Castor oil
1x 118ml Miaroma pure Avocado oil
1x 200g Biona Coconut oil (raw, organic and virgin)
A few plastic shower caps (I intend to leave the oil on overnight)
1x 'Turbie' (To help keep things warm and secure during the night)
After a bit of research it seems cutting the Castor oil with another oil is wise, although I'm not sure how thick the Pukka one is compared to the commonly used Hollywood Beauty one. I went with the Pukka due to the Mink oil in the Hollywood brand. Avocado and Coconut seemed to be the most recommended oils for the mix so I went with both, having already used and loved the Biona Coconut oil for a long time previously.
My plan is to apply the mix 1-2 times a week giving myself a nice scalp massage in the process, before keeping it on overnight. I will take 'before' pictures of my scalp today as it's (shampoo) wash day, then take monthly 'update' pictures as I go along. I'll take a length picture today as well but won't bother with length thickness updates for a few months at least, until any new growth starts to hit ponytail length.
So that's it, I'm pretty hopeful, wish me luck please guys? :D
Also, if anyone is interested in seeing my progress, I'll happily post my update pictures in this thread once a month for people to see, plus share anything I learn along the way..?