gnome
May 11th, 2009, 02:06 AM
hello all!
i am new to the longhair forums. i'm really excited about the amount of knowledge and resources gathered on here!
as a child i had very long hair, which was constantly commented upon. my terminal length was much longer than other little girls', and my mom insisted that i keep it long (tailbone length).
when i hit 12, she finally let me cut it to BS length. then, at 15, i cut it to about 1 inch. two years later i buzzed it all off, before keeping it "boy cut" for a few more years.
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1754/217/102/9219379/n9219379_36888252_9377.jpg
^trimmed to waist length before the first real cut.
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1754/217/102/9219379/n9219379_36889829_2837.jpg
^before the big chop
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1754/217/102/9219379/n9219379_36889811_6895.jpg
^the basic haircut i kept for 5 years
i always toyed with the idea of growing it long again, but was afraid of the awkward grow-out time. however, last summer i toughed it out and started growing it out again! yay!
i think that i have 3b/3c f/m iii hair?
it is now fully shoulder length
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/spiritxlake/MyPicture-7-4.jpg
my current regimen is:
scrub scalp and roots once or twice a week with baking soda paste. rinse with diluted white vinegar (about 1 tbsp per cup), finger comb and then cold water rinse.
i am very lucky in that
- it grows at quite a decent rate!
- it's fairly healthy now, no split ends
so here are the areas in which i'm needing help:
- i have some mild breakage, but not bad
- it is quite curly and tends to frizz? not really bad now that i'm doing the baking soda / vinegar on it, and it doesn't frizz really at all if i let it dry at night or wrapped.
- it tends to be quite dry and dull. i know this is partially due to the curl, but there's got to be something i can do about it.
- it's a medium dark brown, and i've always wanted fiery copper red hair.
- i have celiac's disease and adrenal problems, so i absorb very little nutrition. while my hair still grows quite quickly (about 3/4" per month) that's much slower than it grew while i was healthier. i also tended to shed quite a bit when i was very ill, but that's gotten less. usually now it is quick growing / low shedding unless i get exposed to gluten, which makes it (along with my fingernails!) completely stop growing and start shedding like crazy.
- i also have very dry skin and had a very dry / flaky scalp before baking soda / vinegar
what i'd like to work on:
- growing out very full, thick, soft, HEALTHY hair
(i.e. not dry, broken or frizzy)
- controlling the frizz on a daily basis
- lightening and eventually hennaing my hair
- getting manageable, consistent curl and SHINE! i would so love to have shiny hair!
right now i have a honey/distilled water/cinnamon/cardamum/olive oil treatment on my hair under a "process cap" (handily found in the "ethnic hair care" section of the grocery, like everything else that works for me!)
if that works, i'm going to lighten my hair as much as i can, then maybe start cassia treatments, and then maybe do treatments of primarily cassia with some henna in it, to get a bright red colour. i really don't want a burgundy / cherry colour :( any thoughts on this are super appreciated!
i'm going to start trying fenugreek treatments for shine?
any and all advice / suggestions are SUPER welcome!
i am new to the longhair forums. i'm really excited about the amount of knowledge and resources gathered on here!
as a child i had very long hair, which was constantly commented upon. my terminal length was much longer than other little girls', and my mom insisted that i keep it long (tailbone length).
when i hit 12, she finally let me cut it to BS length. then, at 15, i cut it to about 1 inch. two years later i buzzed it all off, before keeping it "boy cut" for a few more years.
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1754/217/102/9219379/n9219379_36888252_9377.jpg
^trimmed to waist length before the first real cut.
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1754/217/102/9219379/n9219379_36889829_2837.jpg
^before the big chop
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1754/217/102/9219379/n9219379_36889811_6895.jpg
^the basic haircut i kept for 5 years
i always toyed with the idea of growing it long again, but was afraid of the awkward grow-out time. however, last summer i toughed it out and started growing it out again! yay!
i think that i have 3b/3c f/m iii hair?
it is now fully shoulder length
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/spiritxlake/MyPicture-7-4.jpg
my current regimen is:
scrub scalp and roots once or twice a week with baking soda paste. rinse with diluted white vinegar (about 1 tbsp per cup), finger comb and then cold water rinse.
i am very lucky in that
- it grows at quite a decent rate!
- it's fairly healthy now, no split ends
so here are the areas in which i'm needing help:
- i have some mild breakage, but not bad
- it is quite curly and tends to frizz? not really bad now that i'm doing the baking soda / vinegar on it, and it doesn't frizz really at all if i let it dry at night or wrapped.
- it tends to be quite dry and dull. i know this is partially due to the curl, but there's got to be something i can do about it.
- it's a medium dark brown, and i've always wanted fiery copper red hair.
- i have celiac's disease and adrenal problems, so i absorb very little nutrition. while my hair still grows quite quickly (about 3/4" per month) that's much slower than it grew while i was healthier. i also tended to shed quite a bit when i was very ill, but that's gotten less. usually now it is quick growing / low shedding unless i get exposed to gluten, which makes it (along with my fingernails!) completely stop growing and start shedding like crazy.
- i also have very dry skin and had a very dry / flaky scalp before baking soda / vinegar
what i'd like to work on:
- growing out very full, thick, soft, HEALTHY hair
(i.e. not dry, broken or frizzy)
- controlling the frizz on a daily basis
- lightening and eventually hennaing my hair
- getting manageable, consistent curl and SHINE! i would so love to have shiny hair!
right now i have a honey/distilled water/cinnamon/cardamum/olive oil treatment on my hair under a "process cap" (handily found in the "ethnic hair care" section of the grocery, like everything else that works for me!)
if that works, i'm going to lighten my hair as much as i can, then maybe start cassia treatments, and then maybe do treatments of primarily cassia with some henna in it, to get a bright red colour. i really don't want a burgundy / cherry colour :( any thoughts on this are super appreciated!
i'm going to start trying fenugreek treatments for shine?
any and all advice / suggestions are SUPER welcome!