OleanderTime
March 8th, 2010, 12:04 PM
My hair has barely grown at all since early November (so a little over 4 months). Lately, my partner has made a few comments wondering whether this isn't my terminal length (my hair is not long yet, so this would be a pathetic terminal length). I'm starting to wonder (read: worry) about that, too, and would love someone who knows what s/he's talking about to weigh in:
Could be terminal length because...
*My hair has barely grown in 4 months.
*The longest my hair has ever been is a couple inches longer than it is now (but I believe this is due to impatience... in the past, I never managed to go more than a few months without chopping).
*I haven't trimmed at all.
Could be winter stall because:
*I live in Michigan and it's cloudy and freezing from mid-November through mid-April without fail.
*My hair did seem to be growing more quickly this past summer.
*My hair isn't even APL! This would be a truly ridiculous terminal length.
Some mediating factors and additional variables to consider:
*I shampoo about every 3rd day, I condition every day (only organic SLS-free stuff).
*I use a bit of organic leave-in conditioner and/or coconut oil on my ends most days.
*I wear my hair up whenever I'm outside, usually at work, and sometimes at night (combs and ficcares, no elastics).
*I occasionally blow dry my hair from sopping to damp before I leave my house in the morning (otherwise it would quite literally turn into icicles).
*I have S&D sessions and have never found more than a couple split ends.
*I take a multi-vitamin, a hair vitamin, occasionally do Monistat on my scalp, exercise a few times a week, and generally eat well.
:confused: So what's going on? Has this happened to you? If so, what do you think caused it --- and what has helped fix it? Thank you!
Could be terminal length because...
*My hair has barely grown in 4 months.
*The longest my hair has ever been is a couple inches longer than it is now (but I believe this is due to impatience... in the past, I never managed to go more than a few months without chopping).
*I haven't trimmed at all.
Could be winter stall because:
*I live in Michigan and it's cloudy and freezing from mid-November through mid-April without fail.
*My hair did seem to be growing more quickly this past summer.
*My hair isn't even APL! This would be a truly ridiculous terminal length.
Some mediating factors and additional variables to consider:
*I shampoo about every 3rd day, I condition every day (only organic SLS-free stuff).
*I use a bit of organic leave-in conditioner and/or coconut oil on my ends most days.
*I wear my hair up whenever I'm outside, usually at work, and sometimes at night (combs and ficcares, no elastics).
*I occasionally blow dry my hair from sopping to damp before I leave my house in the morning (otherwise it would quite literally turn into icicles).
*I have S&D sessions and have never found more than a couple split ends.
*I take a multi-vitamin, a hair vitamin, occasionally do Monistat on my scalp, exercise a few times a week, and generally eat well.
:confused: So what's going on? Has this happened to you? If so, what do you think caused it --- and what has helped fix it? Thank you!