New member here!

[Brunette_Barbie]

Hi! I'm Brunette_Barbie, and I'm a 20 something theatre major in Orange County, California. I have always been growing my hair out since I have curly hair that grows at a very slow pace. I would like to get it to at least hip or tailbone length when it is not straight. I can’t upload a photo just yet. It’s in a v cut about to my waist. I usually wear it down, or in pigtails (braided or not). Due to some financial issues, I haven’t gotten my hair trimmed since about 2006 or so and I have been using my own variation of the no-poo method since February 2014. I think I may have reached my terminal length but I’m not sure! Thanks for reading!

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Welcome! :)

[Brunette_Barbie]

Thank you!

[Arctic]

Welcome! Sounds like you'll fit right in here! You might be interested in self trimming, many here use methods documented by our member Feye (Feye's self trimming).

[Brunette_Barbie]

I don't trust myself enough with self trimming. I'm much too clumsy with my hands to even think of it.

[lapushka]

Welcome. We were all a bit "careful" and apprehensive with self-trimming at first. But it's still way better making a tiny mistake than going to a salon to have it hacked off (for lack of a better word).

[gthlvrmx]

Welcome! You probably got a false terminal length right now which means your hair looks like it's not growing because it's breaking off. That's just an idea, you can do more searching through this website to find how to help your hair. Wearing your hair in a protective updo more often helps a lot!

[Brunette_Barbie]

Updos are not flattering on me, since I have bald spots on the fronts sides of my head and that would draw attention to them.