Waist | Hip | BCL | Tailbone

[Aunty Miki]

Yes, it is. Thank you for the comforting reminder.

[Wreckinbelle]

Past tailbone almost classic should I continue. This is long as I've ever had it. I love the idea of growing to knee.

If you never have then I say " it wouldn't hurt to try!" Give it a go :)

[samanthaa]

Been a while since I checked in here. Hi everyone!

The stretch between hip and TBL has been my most grueling milestone so far, largely because I seem to have a long torso, making it a good 6" inches between the two. BCL and TBL are less than an inch apart!

My most recent progress pic:

http://i.imgur.com/3WDD2Az.jpg

The other reason for the seemingly long journey between these two milestones is that I'm getting a lot of tapering, which fuels my desire to trim. I can't decide if I want to take an inch to 1.5" off at the end of this month.

For funsies I tried a crown braid just to see how far away I am:

http://i350.photobucket.com/albums/q439/samanthaa1/Braids/crownbraid_zpsy21cj228.jpg

Not too shabby, but the taper is awful. My tassel needs a good 3-4" chopped off for decent thickness.

[Cg]

Been a while since I checked in here. Hi everyone!

The stretch between hip and TBL has been my most grueling milestone so far, largely because I seem to have a long torso, making it a good 6" inches between the two. BCL and TBL are less than an inch apart!

My most recent progress pic:

http://i.imgur.com/3WDD2Az.jpg

The other reason for the seemingly long journey between these two milestones is that I'm getting a lot of tapering, which fuels my desire to trim. I can't decide if I want to take an inch to 1.5" off at the end of this month.

For funsies I tried a crown braid just to see how far away I am:

http://i350.photobucket.com/albums/q439/samanthaa1/Braids/crownbraid_zpsy21cj228.jpg

Not too shabby, but the taper is awful. My tassel needs a good 3-4" chopped off for decent thickness.

Looking good, taper or no. Glad you showed your crown braid progress. Since my hair is about the same length as yours, I know how far we have to go now.

Did you pancake your braid?

[PixieP]

My hair is now BCL stretched :D I'm not calling a new milestone before I can easily see my hemline there myself, but still! Progress!

[Chamomile]

That's great, congratulations PixieP!

[lucid]

Looks great Samanthaa! I like your ends as well, I don't see any point in trimming unless they're actually damaged. Personal choice of course, and a thicker hemline is pretty as well. I can't decide what to do with my own hair either, to let it taper or try to keep a full hemline. I'm not trimming for a year, so I'll see by then what I want I guess :)

[samanthaa]

Looking good, taper or no. Glad you showed your crown braid progress. Since my hair is about the same length as yours, I know how far we have to go now.

Did you pancake your braid?

Thank you! There's some pancaking going on there, but not too much. My hair doesn't pancake well because of how silky it is, and I don't really use any products to help with grip.


My hair is now BCL stretched :D I'm not calling a new milestone before I can easily see my hemline there myself, but still! Progress!

Congrats, PixieP! I feels like only recently that you chopped back to waist!


Looks great Samanthaa! I like your ends as well, I don't see any point in trimming unless they're actually damaged. Personal choice of course, and a thicker hemline is pretty as well. I can't decide what to do with my own hair either, to let it taper or try to keep a full hemline. I'm not trimming for a year, so I'll see by then what I want I guess :)

Thanks, lucid. You're right, they're not actually damaged, just thin, so that is something to keep in mind. It's not really taper, I guess, because I have layer(s) (you can kinda see it from about BSL to waist) that, when it catches up to my hem, will make my hair em thicker. I was supposed to be microtrimming this year to slowly rectify the layers and the hem, but I skipped my last couple microtrims...oops...

[PixieP]

Congrats, PixieP! I feels like only recently that you chopped back to waist!
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It's actually almost a year ago! I'm very happy with my growth rate ^_^ I'll be at TBL next summer!

[Chamomile]

I'm really sorry, but what does it mean to pancake a braid?

[PixieP]

I'm really sorry, but what does it mean to pancake a braid?

Never be sorry for asking questions! :) Pancaking is when you fluff out the braid, when it's done, and you pull on it to make it look bigger.

[Larki]

Hmmmm....tailbone again, perhaps? What do you guys think??

http://i63.tinypic.com/2crxbep.jpg

My newest length shots - straight is pre-1/2 inch trim, braid waves is post-trim:

http://i65.tinypic.com/zssl95.jpg http://i63.tinypic.com/2dum551.jpg

[lucid]

Looks like BCL to me, but it's hard to tell from pics. Beautiful hair ^_^

[Xan]

I'm at BCL! :tmi::happydance::cheese:

https://cdn1.cdnme.se/1263465/9-3/1_59200abd2a6b226bbd79a4b5.jpg

Looks gorgeous TatsuOni keep up the good work.:)

[rachdun]

Your hair looks beautiful TatsuOni

[rachdun]

Wow - I love the colour of your hair Larki. It's a great length and looks stunning:)

[Crystawni]

Welcome back, gthlvrmx, and welcome, Aunt Rapunzel. You have beautiful hair!

Yay for cracking another milestone, PixieP! And Larki, is does look a tad shy of TBL to me, but only you can call that one! :)


Been a while since I checked in here. Hi everyone!

The stretch between hip and TBL has been my most grueling milestone so far, largely because I seem to have a long torso, making it a good 6" inches between the two. BCL and TBL are less than an inch apart! :scissors:

I had mine at almost 6.5" between the two, but re-measured to find it's only 5.5", with 2.5" of that being between BCL and TBL. It really has been a big gap, but with my new measurement I should be at TBL around August, which is also about the time I'd be looking at trimming. Bah. Your hair is looking so long and swishy-good, with bonus points for the crown braid!

[TatsuOni]

Looks gorgeous TatsuOni keep up the good work.:)


Your hair looks beautiful TatsuOni

Thank you! :flower:

The only way to know if you're at taibone Larki, is for you to "dig in" and see where your taibone is :p

[PixieP]

Yay for cracking another milestone, PixieP!


Bwahahaha this had me gigglesnort out loud XD

[cat11]

Its been awhile since Ive been to LHC and checked in here, but I think Im finally at tailbone now... I think its time to try some new buns again and see if I can do some new stuff. i definitely have a bit more damage on my right side from too many gibraltar and lwb. Lately Ive been doing milkmaid braids, double buns and caterpillar "braids" to mix stuff up.

Its cool to come on here and see how people's hair has gotten so much longer...

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27605&d=1497145031

[TatsuOni]

Its been awhile since Ive been to LHC and checked in here, but I think Im finally at tailbone now... I think its time to try some new buns again and see if I can do some new stuff. i definitely have a bit more damage on my right side from too many gibraltar and lwb. Lately Ive been doing milkmaid braids, double buns and caterpillar "braids" to mix stuff up.

Its cool to come on here and see how people's hair has gotten so much longer...

Congrats! Your hair looks great! :)

[-Fern]

It's good to see you again, Cat11!! Your hair looks beautiful!

[lucid]

Love your hair cat11, but I think it's BCL not TBL? It depends on your anatomy ofc, but most peoples tailbone ends mid-but like the image below shows :p

http://www.healthline.com/hlcmsresource/images/topic_centers/Fitness-Exercise/5StretchesToSootheASoreTailbone_388x210_Thumbnail. jpg

[lucid]

I'm half an inch from bcl now, super exited. BCL is the longest my hair has ever been, so I can't wait till I pass that milestone :D

Here is a recent pic, failed toilet paper-curls, but it gave me some waves and my hair appeared much thicker than what it does straight. So it wasn't a total disaster even though I originally was going for curls :p

https://s26.postimg.org/bia0baeix/juni11-2.jpg

[cat11]

I'm half an inch from bcl now, super exited. BCL is the longest my hair has ever been, so I can't wait till I pass that milestone :D

Here is a recent pic, failed toilet paper-curls, but it gave me some waves and my hair appeared much thicker than what it does straight. So it wasn't a total disaster even though I originally was going for curls :p

https://s26.postimg.org/bia0baeix/juni11-2.jpg

Looks awesome!

ThanksTatsuOni, Fern, and & lucid :) It's nice to be back and nice to see you again too, Fern :)

Lucid i totally see what you're saying. I called it because when i look straight ahead and put a finger on the spot where my tailbone is i feel my ends there. That picture really isnt the best either because I was trying to snap a shot with my webcam using the 3 second timer and I was accidentally looking down. I tried to get one from straight on but it kept getting glare or my hair was moving and not straight. I've also begun to be able to sit on it (ugh) depending on how im sitting. I guess there's still the possibility I could be confused about exactly which bone is the tailbone and what I feel could be another vertebra sticking out but IDK? Its like that little bump right above/at the beginning of your....crack. No elegant way to refer to that, lol.

[lucid]

That bump you feel over the crack (lol) is the lowest vertebra. The tailbone point inwards after that, so it is difficult to feel the last part of the tailbone without sticking your fingers between your ... ehm... cheeks... :lol: On me, TBL is about mid but. In reality, it's about 2.5 inches that differs, so not much. :)

You can see it really well in this schematic (http://slideplayer.com/slide/9980701/32/images/63/Coccyx+Lowest+part+of+the+vertebral+column.jpg), tailbone length is approximately at the middle of the but. :)


Thank you for the compliment as well :D

[rachdun]

Your hair looks lovely lucid

[Medievalmaniac]

Beautiful length shot, Lucid!

[browneyedsusan]

Thanks for clearing that up, Lucid. :) -- Clarification of TBL --

Nice length shot! Love the "failed" curls. My hair isn't super thick, either.

[TatsuOni]

Your hair is beautiful lucid!

[gthlvrmx]

Thank you Crystawni and everyone else for the welcomings :)

Is tailbone length considered at the very tippy end of the bone?

[Crystawni]

I believe so, or for practicality, where the hard stuff stops and the padding takes over. The idea of finding it... Well, that's where the alternative label of TMI comes into it. :lol:

Good to see you back, Cat! As always, I'm loving your hair! And yours too, lucid! Mine's also at the longest ever, and I'm really enjoying the play of it now. That said, I also know I want it a fair bit longer so it pools into my lap and has more end value (does that make sense?). Probably somewhere where it wraps around my hands? It's definitely a feel thing moreso than visual length, even though I'm after visual balance. :rolling:

[Wreckinbelle]

I feel like I'm sooo close! My thumb is pretty well at BCL. "I think I can, I think I can" :-D heh heh

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f304/wreckinbelle/bb3c1902-306c-4e48-812e-1c4396e1fe88_zpsy3u2rgul.jpg (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/wreckinbelle/media/bb3c1902-306c-4e48-812e-1c4396e1fe88_zpsy3u2rgul.jpg.html)

You all inspire me soooo very much! <3 <3 <3

[Crystawni]

Hey, I think your butt crack is a little tip...sy all the way over there. :wigtongue Looking good, Wreckinbelle! And you'd never know your hair was so dark not so long ago!

[rachdun]

Your hair looks gorgeous Wreckinbelle:)

[TatsuOni]

Your hair is beautiful Wreckinbelle! :)

[Wreckinbelle]

Hey, I think your butt crack is a little tip...sy all the way over there. :wigtongue Looking good, Wreckinbelle! And you'd never know your hair was so dark not so long ago!


Your hair looks gorgeous Wreckinbelle:)


Your hair is beautiful Wreckinbelle! :)

Hahaha...My BC is where it should be! I assure you :-P

Yes, I'm so glad the dye is out!

Thank you ladies for all the love! Being here sure makes like my hair more...and Take better care of it!

[cat11]

lucid, I have a better idea of it now, thanks!

Crystawni it's nice to see you again, too! Your hair looks awesome and so long. The pooling in your lap thing is definately nice... I dont always have the best posture so it happens to me a lot at this length and its cool. Makes me glad I've stuck with it and not cut.

[gthlvrmx]

I believe so, or for practicality, where the hard stuff stops and the padding takes over. The idea of finding it... Well, that's where the alternative label of TMI comes into it. :lol:

Good to see you back, Cat! As always, I'm loving your hair! And yours too, lucid! Mine's also at the longest ever, and I'm really enjoying the play of it now. That said, I also know I want it a fair bit longer so it pools into my lap and has more end value (does that make sense?). Probably somewhere where it wraps around my hands? It's definitely a feel thing moreso than visual length, even though I'm after visual balance. :rolling:

Haha alright thank you!

[Nebulae]

Oh my goodness, I haven't been here in 20 months.. :bigeyes:
Apparently that's what it took for me to get past hip!

I just took a shower and to my surprise my hair is now down to my buttcrack when wet! :cheese:
And here I was thinking about trimming.. I might have to reconsider..

[Wreckinbelle]

Oh my goodness, I haven't been here in 20 months.. :bigeyes:
Apparently that's what it took for me to get past hip!

I just took a shower and to my surprise my hair is now down to my buttcrack when wet! :cheese:
And here I was thinking about trimming.. I might have to reconsider..

Woohoo!! Congratulations! Are you going to post pics *nudge nudge ;)

[Nebulae]

Woohoo!! Congratulations! Are you going to post pics *nudge nudge ;)

If I have a good hair day soon I might snap a pic :lol:

[TatsuOni]

Congrats Nebulae! :applause

[Aunt Rapunzel]

I feel like I'm sooo close! My thumb is pretty well at BCL. "I think I can, I think I can" :-D heh heh

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f304/wreckinbelle/bb3c1902-306c-4e48-812e-1c4396e1fe88_zpsy3u2rgul.jpg (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/wreckinbelle/media/bb3c1902-306c-4e48-812e-1c4396e1fe88_zpsy3u2rgul.jpg.html)

You all inspire me soooo very much! <3 <3 <3

Wow, your hair is beautiful!

Nebulae, I'm new here, but congratulations!! :)

[Aunt Rapunzel]

My hair is in a growth spurt right now. WOO! The first pic was on June 4th, the second picture is this afternoon. If only it would keep up this pace! Haha!

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg138/littlehousesavannah/small6_zps0iddenn9.jpg

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg138/littlehousesavannah/small7_zps9bu9n0ec.jpg

[Wreckinbelle]

My hair is in a growth spurt right now. WOO! The first pic was on June 4th, the second picture is this afternoon. If only it would keep up this pace! Haha!

Woah! What's your secret? ;) ;)

Gorgeous!

[Chamomile]

My hair is in a growth spurt right now. WOO! The first pic was on June 4th, the second picture is this afternoon. If only it would keep up this pace! Haha!

What on Earth? You must have given your scalp jet fuel or something. Nice!

[rachdun]

Wow - it's growing really fast. It looks lovely

[TatsuOni]

My hair is in a growth spurt right now. WOO! The first pic was on June 4th, the second picture is this afternoon. If only it would keep up this pace! Haha!

Amazing growth and beautiful hair!

[Aunt Rapunzel]

Woah! What's your secret? ;) ;)

Gorgeous!

:) Thank you so much! And I wish I knew! My hair usually does grow quickly, but not THAT fast!




What on Earth? You must have given your scalp jet fuel or something. Nice!

Thank you! :)


Wow - it's growing really fast. It looks lovely

:) Thank you! :)



Amazing growth and beautiful hair!

:) Thank you so much!

[spirals]

Aunt Rapunzel, it's beautiful. Wow.

[s-a-m-a-r-k-a-n]

Hello again, after a "back-to-BSL" cut last May. I've greatly enjoyed shorter lengths, but it's time to be back with longer hair. I'm on my way to hip length, two inches and I'm there. Or maybe it is one inch? Not sure ;p

http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae358/samarkan13/20170618_20492701_zpspzyo4izm.jpg (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/samarkan13/media/20170618_20492701_zpspzyo4izm.jpg.html)

[Stub]

I seem to have a menopausal-related hormone hair stall/super slow growth. I've been at waist since last November, its grown possibly 1/2" since then. At this rate its going to take me like 12 years to get to tailbone! All I want is a braid to my jeans waist!! Someday perhaps.


Meanwhile I am worried about how thin is my hair going to get?! Without new growth replacing the sheds it can't possibly stay the little bit of thickness it is. I usually get 1/2" per month not per 6-8 momths!! :(

[TatsuOni]

Hello again, after a "back-to-BSL" cut last May. I've greatly enjoyed shorter lengths, but it's time to be back with longer hair. I'm on my way to hip length, two inches and I'm there. Or maybe it is one inch? Not sure ;p

Welcome back and beautiful hair! :)

[Cg]

s-a-m-a-r-k-a-n, beautiful hair!

[lisamt]

hello i'm new here! :applause my hair is currently just hovering above hip length due to a recent cut since i had a lot of split ends. i'm aiming for tailbone length which is about 4-5 more inches or me :flower:

[TatsuOni]

hello i'm new here! :applause my hair is currently just hovering above hip length due to a recent cut since i had a lot of split ends. i'm aiming for tailbone length which is about 4-5 more inches or me :flower:

Welcome! :)

[lisamt]

thank you!:bounce:

[s-a-m-a-r-k-a-n]

Welcome back and beautiful hair! :)


s-a-m-a-r-k-a-n, beautiful hair!

Thank you so much, it's good to be back! :cheer:

[lucid]

I'm so close, but yet so far... :p Posting my seasonal progress here as well. TBL is about where the pockets on my pants starts. So I think I will reach TBL in 5 months time if I keep the same growth rate. Fingers crossed :D

https://s26.postimg.org/csy227ea1/Progress2.jpg

[Ezusthold]

Wow, so nice&healthy hair, lucid! And the color... :magic:
Really encouraging to see how beautiful and thick can be an 6.2cm circumference hair even at (almost) tailbone! :crush:

[Wreckinbelle]

Oo la la! Such silkiness Lucid! I think you'll be to TBL even sooner! ;)

[Aunt Rapunzel]

Aunt Rapunzel, it's beautiful. Wow.

Thank you, Spirals! :)

s-a-m-a-r-k-a-n, your hair is lovely!

Stub, here's hoping for a growth spurt soon! Looking at your avatar, you have beautiful hair! And your dog is aDORable!

TatsuOni, your hair is beautiful, too! I know you didn't post a picture lately, but your signature pic is gorgeous!

Lucid, what beautiful hair! You are SO close to TBL!!

[Magalo]

Haven't posted in a year maybe... Today my ponytail tickled my... derriere! I've been maintening at hips for two years maybe? I'm ready for longer length. :) Will take a pic soon?

[Wreckinbelle]

Haven't posted in a year maybe... Today my ponytail tickled my... derriere! I've been maintening at hips for two years maybe? I'm ready for longer length. :) Will take a pic soon?

Welcome back! I can't wait to see pics!

[spirals]

Look, I like my curls but when I see a head of super-shiny, long, straight hair like lucid's I am amazed. I really like that dark blonde color, too.

[TatsuOni]

I'm so close, but yet so far... :p Posting my seasonal progress here as well. TBL is about where the pockets on my pants starts. So I think I will reach TBL in 5 months time if I keep the same growth rate. Fingers crossed :D

It's so beautiful! :)


Thank you, Spirals! :)


s-a-m-a-r-k-a-n, your hair is lovely!

Stub, here's hoping for a growth spurt soon! Looking at your avatar, you have beautiful hair! And your dog is aDORable!

TatsuOni, your hair is beautiful, too! I know you didn't post a picture lately, but your signature pic is gorgeous!

Lucid, what beautiful hair! You are SO close to TBL!!


Thank you! :flower:


Haven't posted in a year maybe... Today my ponytail tickled my... derriere! I've been maintening at hips for two years maybe? I'm ready for longer length. :) Will take a pic soon?

Welcome back! I'd love to see pictures :popcorn:

[s-a-m-a-r-k-a-n]

:flower::flower::flower:


s-a-m-a-r-k-a-n, your hair is lovely!




You are so kind Aunt Rapunzel :flower:

[Cg]

I'm so close, but yet so far... :p Posting my seasonal progress here as well. TBL is about where the pockets on my pants starts. So I think I will reach TBL in 5 months time if I keep the same growth rate. Fingers crossed :D

https://s26.postimg.org/csy227ea1/Progress2.jpg

Absolutely swoonworthy!

[JennyPenny]

Your hair is beautiful! You don't have very far to go. It looks like the tip of your hemline might actually be at hip.

[JennyPenny]

Your hair is so sleek and shiny. It looks so healthy!

[lucid]

Ezusthold, Wreckinbelle, Aunt Rapunzel, spirals, TatsuOni, Cg and JennyPenny: Thank you all so much! Such lovely comments, it means a lot <3 And wreckinbelle, I hope you're right - I'm hoping for 4 months, but I'm not suuuper confident about that, my hair seems to grow slow compared to lots of people here :p

Aunt Rapunzel, your hair is gorgeous! And I can't believe how much it's grown in that short period - it looks about equal to how much my hair has grown the past 3 months :lol:

[SparrowWings]

So much gorgeous hair! And Lucid, I can't get over how much thicker yours looks, even with the extra length!

It's been a while since I've posted a picture here myself. In fact, I'm so overdue that even with the longest growth stall that I've ever had (I swear, it didn't budge for a good nine months, but apparently it flew after that to make up for lost time), it's actually time for me to be moving out of this thread! I had been wondering about that a month or so ago, but it took so long to get a picture that there's definitely no question now, even with my refusal to call a milestone until a substantial portion of my hair reaches it. Just a few runners don't count for me!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27729&d=1498091702

My left hand is around my tailbone, my right is where I felt the bottom ends of hair. It looks like the runners are actually approaching classic when stretched (which is somewhere around the bottom edge of the picture), though the bulk is still a fair distance away. It's also pretty obvious that I can no longer claim blonde hair, either, which is a bit sad. But at least the summer highlights still form as well as ever, and stand out all the better!

[Aunt Rapunzel]

Ezusthold, Wreckinbelle, Aunt Rapunzel, spirals, TatsuOni, Cg and JennyPenny: Thank you all so much! Such lovely comments, it means a lot <3 And wreckinbelle, I hope you're right - I'm hoping for 4 months, but I'm not suuuper confident about that, my hair seems to grow slow compared to lots of people here :p

Aunt Rapunzel, your hair is gorgeous! And I can't believe how much it's grown in that short period - it looks about equal to how much my hair has grown the past 3 months :lol:


♥ Thank you so much, Lucid!

SparrowWings, your hair is beautiful!

Both of you make me look forward to longer hair! :)

[Crystawni]

Aunt Rapunzel, not only did your hair spurt, but it spurted beautifully!
s-a-m-a-r-k-a-n, welcome back to the backbutt zone. You're close to hip, that's for sure, and looking great!
Stub, I hope your follicles wake up again soon. Here, I'll give them a hand... :slap: :rolling:
lisamt, now that you've trimmed, I hope your ends get their groove on past the hipster zone soon. Welcome!
lucid, again I'm oogling your river of shine. Just a stitch or three to TBL, and it already looks soooooooooo long!
Magalo, welcome back from your hiatus! Is it soon yet? Pics..! :p
SparrowWings, congrats on the shift in stallness, and your lovely lengths!

[Stub]

Thank you Aunt Rapunzel and Crystawni! And hey, if SparrowWings can have a 9-month stall, maybe I won't have to wait several years for my hair to wake back up. Maybe it's really still 'just' in a stall! Here's hoping.... :D

[TatsuOni]

Congrats SparrowWings and beuatiful hair! :)

[s-a-m-a-r-k-a-n]

s-a-m-a-r-k-a-n, welcome back to the backbutt zone. You're close to hip, that's for sure, and looking great!

Thank you :o I've got the whole lot of a butt to reach my ultimate goal, which is FTL. It's certainly a fun trip among such lovely co-travellers :o

[Aunt Rapunzel]

Aunt Rapunzel, not only did your hair spurt, but it spurted beautifully!


:) Thank you very much!

s-a-m-a-r-k-a-n, your signature photo is fantastic! I love it!

[papayatree]

May I join in?

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg138/littlehousesavannah/hair_june4_17_zpselxpxxri.jpg

I'm looking forward to tracking progress! There is some seriously gorgeous hair in this thread! You ladies inspire me!




Wow! Your hair is so gorgeous!

[Aunt Rapunzel]

Wow! Your hair is so gorgeous!

:flower: Thank you!

[Magalo]

http://i.imgur.com/tZM4q9D.jpg

Hope it's working!

[Wreckinbelle]

Hope it's working!
Wooh! You're probably out of this thread then hey? Very cool!

[Magalo]

It does look like it on this photo right?! But if I sit on the floor I still have 1.5/2 inches before my hair touch the floor. I'd say I'm at "can I call this TBL"... This is so exciting!! My ultimate goal has always been full hemline at TBL. Step one almost achieved!!

[Crystawni]

Looking good and long, Magalo! And I love the play of fiery colour that warms the length.

[Princessmom77]

Hi everyone I had my 4th child on thanksgiving my baby girl, my hair has been shedding a lot. I been growing out my hair. I colored only once in past two years which is a huge change for me I hardly use heat and wash twice a week. What else can I do to get better hair? I'm I at waist?

https://thumb.ibb.co/eO9pA5/IMG_7354.jpg (https://ibb.co/eO9pA5)

[LizzyGrant]

Hi! Can I join here growing with you? :) I'm new here, so nice to meet you all :flower: I've been lurking around for awhile and now I finally joined. I'm currently at waist. I was at hip in March, but I cut it back to BSL/MBL for a thicker hemline. I'm growing out "layers" from my old bangs and a terrible shed I had because of medication. Maybe someday I'll be back where I was before with a nice hemline :popcorn: Happy growing to you all!

[lucid]

So much gorgeous hair! And Lucid, I can't get over how much thicker yours looks, even with the extra length!
Thank you! It's just the way my hair lies though, my overall thickness is the same. But I do think my ends look a bit fuller, so maybe some of the layers have been catching a bit up with the rest. Or it could just have been a good hair day. :)

And your hair looks wonderful, congrats on reaching this milestone. :D


Magalo: Beautiful hair, looks like TBL already? How did you get that texture (your profile says 1a), looks really good and natural!

Princessmom77: Gorgeous and it looks to be in great condition as well. If your hair feels nice I would just stick to the routine you have. I don't think there is much you can do to stop the postpartum shedding(?), but remember to eat and drink enough :) It's a bit difficult to tell from the picture, but it looks like solid waist maybe closing in on hips?

[Magalo]

Thank you guys! You made me feel good. :)

My hair was unwashed, worn loose during the day so it was leftover braidwaves from the previous night. :) It really is pin straight if freshly washed and air dried.

[spirals]

Crystawni, I pop in here from time to time and happened to see your name. I don't think I've told you but you have gorgeous hair. I love the color variation.

[Crystawni]

Crystawni, I pop in here from time to time and happened to see your name. I don't think I've told you but you have gorgeous hair. I love the color variation.

:smooch: Thank you, oh one of many twists and turns! Your own beautiful halo of soft ringlets has always caught my eye. :crush:

[spirals]

:crush: It's a tradeoff if you consider the frizz, I guess. :D

[leayellena]

Hi everyone.
It took me a while to find this thread :rolleyes: I have waist to hip deep v-cut, I think I will stop at hip for a while to get rid of layers. Anyway I wanted to ask you: how do you wear your hair at this length? When do you actually wear your hair down? Am I paranoid about damaging my hair if I only feel good with a braided Nautilus?

[lisamt]

Welcome to the thread! I love braids so most days I just wear some sort of braid or braided bun. My hair is usually only down once a week at the most. I like to keep it out of my face and protect it :agree: I'm not sure if that's weird or excessive I just really love braids :hmm:

[browneyedsusan]

I've got to be closing in on it. DD20 is home from college, and took June's siggy pic for me. (She's sweet. She finger combs, and primps my ends! :) )

I maintained for 10 months to thicken up the ends, and it worked! It took a LONG time, but I'd bet I have more than doubled the thickness at the ends. The first time I only trimmed a few dozen hairs. (I couldn't bear to remove enough length to get the thickness where I wanted it. It took so long to grow from that pixie!) It still isn't quite as nice as I'd like it, so I'll probably maintain again. Maybe when I call "Tailbone!".

[Cg]

Hi everyone.
It took me a while to find this thread :rolleyes: I have waist to hip deep v-cut, I think I will stop at hip for a while to get rid of layers. Anyway I wanted to ask you: how do you wear your hair at this length? When do you actually wear your hair down? Am I paranoid about damaging my hair if I only feel good with a braided Nautilus?

Mine is down to dry, and also for about an hour every night before bed if I'm reading or otherwise not fanning around. Always else, bunned.

[browneyedsusan]

I wear mine down sometimes, because it's what I want. I grew it out so I could mess with it: wear it different every day or whatever. Wearing it down is worth the damage for me. I wouldn't enjoy wearing my hair bunned up all the time. But, that's just me. You do what makes you happiesy.

[kganihanova]

I used to wear more ponytails or down at waist. At hip, my favored style is either a bun or a french braid.

[megthehennahead]

http://i.imgur.com/hqgGtvx.jpg

Making progress! I scrunched my hair a little as it was air drying rather than letting it dry overnight and I love how the curl came to life!

[lithostoic]

megthehennahead it looks beautiful!

[-Fern]

90% of the time I wear either a cinnabun or a French braid transitioning to a cinnabun. LWB's just don't hold as well for me, and a Nautilus bun is still a little out of reach. I don't wear it down in public, but that's just a personal preference. For working out, French braid.

[samanthaa]

It's been a while since I last checked in, so I'm playing catch-up with all the beautiful hair photos!

Lucid, you hair is so beautiful! I am envious of that straightness. Mine is neither straight nor wavy!

SparrowWings, whatever your length, whatever your color, your hair is just beautiful!Wow, Magalo, congrats on nearly hitting what you say is your ultimate goal! I have always wanted TBL with a blunt hemline as well.

browneyedsusan, it's very encouraging to hear that maintaining worked for you! I was supposed to be maintaining this year with microtrims but I was bad and started skipping trims because I liked the length I was gaining. From your signature picture is does appear that you are closing in!

Here's my update:

http://i.imgur.com/2K1kpop.jpg

I just trimmed about 2.5", maybe slightly less, for what is becoming my "annual trim." My hair was just about at BCL when wet/stretched! But it was only a few hairs so I wasn't sad to see them go.

As I've mentioned before, BCL and TBL are very close together on me, so I think I should be able to make it to BCL by year's end, and TBL shortly after. Although that doesn't include the microtrimming that I keep telling myself I'm going to do...

ETA: Oh, I also wanted to throw in a picture of my progress growing out my henna! Yesterday was exactly once year since my last root touch-up:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27825&d=1499268174

[lisamt]

I just measured my hair and I'm just about reaching 32 inches now! :happydance: 3 more inches to tailbone!

[lucid]

Thank you so much samanthaa :) Your hair is really pretty, and I adore your natural color.

I'm one year into growing out my natural color as well. I have highlights/balayage, but no real demarcation line since my natural color is pretty close to what I have now. I have started seeing more breakage/white dots and spit ends in the bleached parts of my hair lately, and I'm getting worried that the condition of my hair will progressively deteriorate until all the bleach is grown out... :( I'm only seeing split ends and white dots in the bottom of the bleached parts, so fingers crossed that the hair will last, and that I don't have to sacrifice any length.

I'm planning on growing to tailbone, and then maintain until the bleach is out. But I'm also thinking of buying good scissors and S&D as well.


megthehennahead, gorgeous waves!

[Magalo]

https://m.imgur.com/ceU4GJ6

Another photo update :)

[JennyPenny]

Megthehennahead, wow, your hair is gorgeous! That red is fantastic!!

[leayellena]

when I finish this current haul I can start a new whole organic, bio haul from Balea recommended by hartraum in her video. oops! my ... I am such a poor baby when it comes to hair care on a budget. I can´t believe I´ll spend like 10 euro for my new haul: shampoo without sodium lauryl sulfate, conditioner, hair mask and leave-in. I think I´ll buy also the hair oil... maybe on special ocasions or so...
then I´ll mictrotrim my uneven growth.
let my hair journey trully begin!

[leayellena]

[QUOTE=samanthaa;3431518]It's been a while since I last checked in, so I'm playing catch-up with all the beautiful hair photos![B]


Here's my update:

http://i.imgur.com/2K1kpop.jpg

that´s how my hair is now. I thought my last comb really destroyed my hair, but I always kept the splits at bay (S&D). there´s a lot of taper which need mictrotrim, but healthy hair doesn´t grow without good care products so... preparing 10 next month for my new haul. yay! just 10 euro! :happydance:

[Ingrid]

So I haven't been paying that much attention to my hair because of general busy-ness, and I've already passed TBL by about 2cm... Eek! Looks like it's time for me to graduate from this thread!

[Crystawni]

Congrats, Ingrid! :cake: I'm about a centimetre from TBL myself, so will be joining you in the graduation migration in about a month. :)

[Ingrid]

Congrats, Ingrid! :cake: I'm about a centimetre from TBL myself, so will be joining you in the graduation migration in about a month. :)

Thank you!! Wow, your hair has grown so fast! Well done :) For me it seemed like it took ages to reach TBL once it reached hip :D

[Dark40]

I'm so close, but yet so far... :p Posting my seasonal progress here as well. TBL is about where the pockets on my pants starts. So I think I will reach TBL in 5 months time if I keep the same growth rate. Fingers crossed :D

https://s26.postimg.org/csy227ea1/Progress2.jpg

Hi, your hair is so amazingly gorgeous!!! I love the length and color!!!

[Of the Fae]

Hi guys :)
I've been absent for some time, but my hair grew quite a bit in those months!
Where would you say I am at right now?

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4314/35317775204_6b23175fde_c.jpg

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4319/35988703552_703ef1e591_c.jpg

[Jo Ann]

Fae, I would say thisclose to BCL when stretched! :joy:

Well done! Love the colour :)

[lucid]

Gorgeous, Of the Fae! I would say almost BCL ^_^


Hi, your hair is so amazingly gorgeous!!! I love the length and color!!!

Thank you so much <3

[Reyn127]

Of the Fae, I"m gonna agree and say you're within a few inches of BCL. You and I are just about neck and neck (or butt and butt, I guess)!

[Of the Fae]

Thanks a lot people :)
And Reyn127, that's awesome! How long do you think it will take us to reach TBL?

[leayellena]

waist - when mv hair is freshly washed, conditioned, air drying, wanting to curl itself for 10-15 cm
trousers´s belt when combed (I wear high hip trousers)

[Reyn127]

Fae, according to my hair length chart, I have 6 and a half months to the day until I reach tailbone. So, mid-February next year. It would be cool if we had similar growth rates!

[Seraphim]

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4302/36250585225_85e8f3189c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4322/36082848412_40eea65fa0.jpg

So close yet so far :D

[enting]

I'm at midbutt! That's where I figured TBL is on me, and I'm there! Well, when wet in the shower, at least. Do I graduate to the next thread yet?
Maybe I need to figure out a length shot first. :hmm:

:cheese: :cheese: :cheese:

[animetor7]

I'm at midbutt! That's where I figured TBL is on me, and I'm there! Well, when wet in the shower, at least. Do I graduate to the next thread yet?
Maybe I need to figure out a length shot first. :hmm:

:cheese: :cheese: :cheese:

It's up to you, I know that some curlies sometimes claim landmarks twice, once when stretched or wet and once when they reach there with shrinkage. In any case, congratulations!!!

[megthehennahead]

I checked my hair growth tracking chart and I should hit tailbone just in time for my wedding! I'm so excited! It's several months off, but it's nice that they'll coincide.

[enting]

Thanks animetor7! I'm somewhere between hip and BCL, closer to BCL with shrinkage. I don't get very much of it somehow. (My underlayers are much straighter, and I'm beginning to suspect my hair of sneaking into the 2b/c category rather than 2c/3a.)

Yay megthehennahead! Hitting a milestone in time for a milestone :)

[megthehennahead]

Thanks enting! and congratulations to you too!

[animetor7]

I checked my hair growth tracking chart and I should hit tailbone just in time for my wedding! I'm so excited! It's several months off, but it's nice that they'll coincide.

Congrats!! That is nice that a milestone coincides with an important day. :)

[Crystawni]

Congrats on midbuttness, enting! :happydance: And meg, that's awesome!

I did my monthly measurement today, and according to my chart I'm 11 days from tailbone (mid-August). I'm due to trim at the end of the month, but will still be TBL for my 50th in September. Wooooo! :disco:

[leayellena]

how do you wavies out there measure your hair length? mine goes to already hip when wet but always on waist when dry. it confuses me and I´d need some help. thx in advance.

[enting]

Crystawni I'm still going to have to stick around in this thread though, just for your BCL jokes :D

[megthehennahead]

how do you wavies out there measure your hair length? mine goes to already hip when wet but always on waist when dry. it confuses me and I´d need some help. thx in advance.

Leayellena I use my stretched or wet length as kind of a motivator for myself, but I don't call the length until I hit it dry. I look at it as what length do other people see my hair at.

[browneyedsusan]

Took advantage of DD20's last day home to have her update my signature picture. (She fusses with the ends, and fingercombs it to lay nice. :) Tomorrow, were driving 940 miles to Florida to her college, so it isn't like she'll be home in the next few months.

She commented: "Mom, your hair is in your buttcrack."
I'm all: "Really?!?"

How in thunder did that happen? lol!

Please note: I left my bottom and crotch in the pic. Usually, I crop it higher. Seems so wierd to have all my junk "out". lol!

[Crystawni]

Crystawni I'm still going to have to stick around in this thread though, just for your BCL jokes :D

I wanna keep cracking up in this thread, but mah hair's getting cheekier than my posts. 10 daze! Then it's all downhill from there. :p

leayellena, I measure from my forehead LHC style, and grab my hair and tape together (kinda like how Of the Fae is holding her hair in this post (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=5483&p=3439523&viewfull=1#post3439523)) and, keeping both taught and as central as I can, run my thumb nail gently down until there's no more hair. Nail on tape marks the spot. I do it a few times to make sure, but variations in measurements are rare for me this way.

Susan, thunder and junk in one post! :rollin: Congrats on so much length you need a crotch-crop (soooo not going there). Looking good! Hair! Hair is looking good! Oh, who am I kidding, you have a rocking bod to go with it. Flaunt it, sistah!

[leayellena]

leayellena, I measure from my forehead LHC style, and grab my hair and tape together (kinda like how Of the Fae is holding her hair in this post (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=5483&p=3439523&viewfull=1#post3439523)) and, keeping both taught and as central as I can, run my thumb nail gently down until there's no more hair. Nail on tape marks the spot. I do it a few times to make sure, but variations in measurements are rare for me this way.
yay! that´s how I measured it too just right before I saw your post. cool! I already hit hip length even with microtrims. ;)

[Zesty]

I maaay be able to graduate from this thread? In very ladylike fashion, I "dig" for my tailbone, and I think I'm there. I am here to defer to the wisdom of the thread.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28360&d=1502044460 http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28361&d=1502044469

Enjoy this closeup of my butt.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28362&d=1502044478

[Crystawni]

Oh, gawd, another one butts out! It's like a mass evacuation from this thread all of a sudden. (ewwwwwwwwww! :poot:) Congrats, Zesty! :cheese: So pretty, and looooooooooong!

[enting]

I still have one foot wedged in this door! (or is that one cheek? also ewww! no wedgies, please!) I double checked today after my hair dried post-wash and dry it's still hovering around BCL. Or, as the minions would say: butt butt BUUUUTT!

Zesty, that definitely looks like you're at the level your hand is at. Yay! The spot you are indicating seems to be about halfway between your hip and classic, if I'm seeing things right. That seems about right for this milestone.

[Jas]

Hi guys, joining this thread as back to hip length so travelling towards BCL next :D

[lucid]

The longest strands have reached BCL, yay! My hair will be solid BCL next month. I'm super exited, because that will be a big milestone for me. Until now, I've always cut back to hip before reaching BCL, to get rid of layers and old bleach damage. But now, I won't cut my hair until TBL, and then I'll maintain until I feel that my ends have thickened up a bit :)

[lucid]

Zesty, gorgeous hair! On me, TBL is about mid butt length :p It's difficult to tell when you're wearing a dress, but I would say TBL needs another inch or so?

[enting]

Unless she's calling BCL which as I understand was historically referred to as TBL for politeness's sake. (But then they would have missed all the bawdy humor!)
I'm pretty sure it's at least there?
That's it, we need an LHC x-ray machine. We must seeee the tailbone!

ETA: I didn't even go to the effort of a ladylike "dig" myself. I just assumed midbuttedness on my anatomy.

ETA2: Congratulations on getting to BCL without old damage, Lucid! That's exciting!

[Crystawni]

enting, :rollin: Now you're cracking ME up!

Welcome back to longer lengths, Jas! Your hair is looking great!

Congrats, lucid! Your patience is rewarding you beautifully!

[Zesty]

Oh, gawd, another one butts out! It's like a mass evacuation from this thread all of a sudden. (ewwwwwwwwww! :poot:) Congrats, Zesty! :cheese: So pretty, and looooooooooong!
Thanks very much for the compliment! :)


Zesty, that definitely looks like you're at the level your hand is at. Yay! The spot you are indicating seems to be about halfway between your hip and classic, if I'm seeing things right. That seems about right for this milestone.
I wish there was a more standard marker for TBL, but as it is I like calling for morale so might do it at the earliest option. :p


Zesty, gorgeous hair! On me, TBL is about mid butt length :p It's difficult to tell when you're wearing a dress, but I would say TBL needs another inch or so?
If we're going by "hair touches the seat of a chair," which I've also heard, then that's spot on. I'm around an inch from that milestone, as far as I can tell.


Unless she's calling BCL which as I understand was historically referred to as TBL for politeness's sake. (But then they would have missed all the bawdy humor!)
I'm pretty sure it's at least there?
That's it, we need an LHC x-ray machine. We must seeee the tailbone!

ETA: I didn't even go to the effort of a ladylike "dig" myself. I just assumed midbuttedness on my anatomy.
I love the x-ray idea. :lol: I passed BCL earlier this year and had no qualms about using the term haha because I am no lady. I'm not sure how far past it I am, maybe like 2 inches?

[enting]

Crystawni if I've managed to crack you up, then yay! Success!

Could we term this length "can I call it TBL" and count it as passing the marker? Or maybe wait for another inch and then consult with the crowd again?

As far as external markers, everyone has a slightly different arrangement of gluteus muscles that may deceive the eye.

Between BCL and CL is a short enough distance on me that I'm okay with it all being a bit vague. (Though I should try seeing if my hair hits the chair-seat, I hadn't thought to use that measure.)

[Crystawni]

TBL is about halfway between hip and classic in terms of time for me. It was a year ago that I reached hip, and it will be a year or so until I reach classic (milestones include triannual trims). And it's about halfbuttlength, so it's really squeezed in there... :wannabe: I'm still a bit away from hair hitting chair, but I blame mah butt and its extra padding that's lifting me higher. :o The actual tailbone hasn't shifted, though, so next Monday is boner day for meeeee!

Yup. Yup. That sounds wrong. Can I evah get my mind out of the gutter?

Nope.

[enting]

TBL is about halfway between hip and classic in terms of time for me. It was a year ago that I reached hip, and it will be a year or so until I reach classic (milestones include triannual trims). And it's about halfbuttlength, so it's really squeezed in there... :wannabe: I'm still a bit away from hair hitting chair, but I blame mah butt and its extra padding that's lifting me higher. :o The actual tailbone hasn't shifted, though, so next Monday is boner day for meeeee!

Yup. Yup. That sounds wrong. Can I evah get my mind out of the gutter?

Nope.

And do we want you to?
Nope.
:D

[leayellena]

huh! I forgot about the micro trim this month. it was too humid outside and my hair was fuzzing too much to have control on it. I could do it now because I have greasy hair that falls almost straigth (it will be deep conditioned and washed tomorrow) and an idea crossed to my mind that could help protecting my hair from eventual breakage while braiding: a beebutt bun! wow! the first time I did a beebutt bun in 2 years and my beebutt looks really big hihi. I am happy I could take 20 hairs since the comb damage.

[Zesty]

Crystawni, your hair has just gotten more and more thudworthy as it gets longer. :) TBL is exciting!

Another picture of my butt, because this thread has got me thinking and I haven't taken a hair picture in jeans in a long time.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28395&d=1502401226

Excuse my completely uncombed hair. :lol:

[lucid]

Zesty, your hair is beautiful! It looks longer in jeans, maybe you should graduate from this thread after all :D

[animetor7]

Beautiful hair everyone!! Zesty, I do think you have a good couple of inches before tailbone, but people do call it at different points. I have a question for you all. When my hair was a bit longer (say BCL or so, maybe approaching TBL) I used to do scalp washes keeping my length dry, but now that I'm back at hip I find that it gets about half of my hair wet if I do a scalp wash and it doesn't seem worth it. I'm going back and forth on whether or not to go back to scalp washing. So I was wondering if anyone else at these "shorter" lengths do scalp washes. Thanks guys!!

[Crystawni]

Naw, thanks, Zesty! TBL really is exciting--it's beginning to look long and kinda feel long, but not? Will it ever feel long?

We're having a heatwave here. In winter. I've been washing my hair daily just to enjoy a fresher scalp and the wet blanket of hair cooling me down. :p

[enting]

animetor7 I find that it's still worth it to do scalp washes if your length prefers less frequent washing. Mine still manages to get damp all the way down, but it's not soaking, sopping wet the same way as it would be with a full wash. Half your length getting wet is still leaving half of it dry, after all!

Crystawni I started feeling like my hair was long when it started hitting my lower back. I'm actually worried that if I grow much longer my hair will lay on my shoulders and butt and skip lower back entirely and then maybe I won't feel like it's long anymore. :(
And goodness, a heat wave in winter? Go home, weather, you're drunk.

[lucid]

Send some of that heatwave over here. I miss real summer. :p

My hair still doesn't feel long. I wonder when will...or if it ever will? It's virtually weightless and without volume, so it doesn't take up much space. :p I don't know if that's playing a part or not, maybe I'm just having the "not long enough" syndrome. :D

[animetor7]

My hair feels short right now because it's about 4-6 inches shorter than I'm used to due to a chop that was supposed to be a trim. But I think it strangely feels longer sometimes in a braid than left down. So maybe experiment with different styles to see if that makes your hair feel longer Crystawni and lucid. Length pictures can also help to convince oneself that your hair is as long as it actually is. :)

Thank you for the responses about scalp washes. I'll try my old method sometime this week and see if it still works. If I'm not happy with it I can always just wait it out, my hair will eventually reach it's old length again. That's the nice thing about hair, it grows back! :)

[lisamt]

animetor7, my hair always feels longer in a braid too! I thought I was the only one :laugh:

[Crystawni]

I get back-whipped with a braid--it feels like a rope thunking along! So yeah, I feel my hair then! Containment of some kind helps with heft for me--either braids, a ponytail, twirling it for a bun, etc. But on its own it's too wispy, fine and flyaway to make its presence known unless it's doing spider crawly antics on my arm or elsewhere. And yeah, my length shots floor me! I mean, what? How? Huh? That's mine? All that? But, but, but...

I reckon we had 2 days of winter this year when I put something warm on my feet for a maximum of 5 minutes before I was boiled again. It's been strappy tops, fans and airconditioning all the way, though. *waves hands in a fanning, frantic go-away-heat dance that makes me look like a demented butterfly*

I know. Go home, Crystawni, you're as drunk as the weather. (I wish!!! Tis another beautiful day in paradise, and a drink or two may be on the cards later.)

[WavyWannabe]

Hi everyone ! I just hit hip length and am now growing toward tailbone. I'm quite excited since I'm just starting to discover lengths that I've never experienced before. (It hovered around waist, perhaps between midback and hip length, for a very long time).
I think I have a good 3 inches to grow until BCL, and then maybe 1.5 inch to tailbone ?
Anyway, good growing (or maintaining, or whatever you're doing right now) to all of you :)

[Reyn127]

Oh my goodness, you guys and all the butt comments the other day, you're all so silly :bigeyes: :)

And Zesty, it does look like you're at tailbone, your ends are for sure where your finger is!

[Crystawni]

psst, oi, you lot. It's Monday, and I measured...

Believe it or not my hair is spot on track with my hair growth chart! :blueeek:

95cm = TAILBONE! :cheese:

And here's a different kind of length shot--my graph from APL+ (24") in 2014 to TBL (37.5") in 2017, with all the trims included.

http://i.imgur.com/ahFDzce.jpg

Congrats on reaching hip, WavyWannabe! Onwards and downwards!

[Zesty]

Crystawni, congratulations! Maybe a weird question, but how tall are you? Just wondering since your measurement for TBL (37.5") is the exact same as what I've determined on me.

[Crystawni]

Thanks, Zesty! And I did notice our measurements are very similar in another thread, although I've got classic at 43" (ta, padded butt :rolleyes:)! For now, we're length twins! :hifive: I'm 167cm, aka 5'5.5" (I round up to 5'6"). How tall are you?

[Zesty]

Thanks, Zesty! And I did notice our measurements are very similar in another thread, although I've got classic at 43" (ta, padded butt :rolleyes:)! For now, we're length twins! :hifive: I'm 167cm, aka 5'5.5" (I round up to 5'6"). How tall are you?

Thanks for humoring me with the answer. :o I am indeed at 37.5" exactly as of the other day, with CL around 42" last I measured. (I am also fairly blessed with "padding." :lol:) I'm about 5'6.5" and generally round up to 5'7"! Funny that we're so similar. :) I'm sure you'll pull ahead, you seem to have a great growth rate to go with that glorious head of hair.

[Crystawni]

I will always look up to you, Zesty! Slightly. :wigtongue Thank you, oh one with hair I've always admired!

[animetor7]

Congratulations Crystawni! And I'll have to look up to both you and Zesty, about half the time I get measured at the doctor's they say 5'4" and the other half of the time they say 5'5", so I split the difference and say I'm 5'4.5". I'm exactly at hip now, but I might catch up with you guys considering my slightly shorter way to go and also my limited amount of padding. ;) See you in the next thread.

[Crystawni]

*props bent arm on animetor7's shoulder* :D Thank you! There will be a comfy spot waiting for you in the next thread when you're ready!

It's kinda sad leaving this thread, really. It's like a second home! I first posted in here when I reached waist on February 20, 2015--that's two and a half years ago. It didn't help progress that I mucked around with my hemline and layers so much in the middle of '15, but I've since gained more by just trimming a centimetre or so three times a year to freshen and thicken things up now that my ends are needing length-buddies.

Happy growing to longness, guys! :smooch:

[enting]

Oh my goodness Crystawni, you have a chart. An actual chart. This is amazing!
I haven't measured where my body markers are, but I'm 5' 5.5"! Funny how the lot of us heading to the next thread are all around the same height, too :laugh:

Zesty yours is one of the heads of hair I always remember a visual of. Your hair seems particularly rich and heavy looking. I had no idea we were near the same length, I always thought of you as being far ahead of me :)

[Jas]

Oh my god I am so jealous of that chart!! I think I need to make one for myself.
I just need to find that tape measure..

[Crystawni]

The chart is part of the Hair Growth Data spreadsheet (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=36275). If you can't use the initial links in the thread, check out the links in wispe's post (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=36275&p=3397454&viewfull=1#post3397454) towards the end of it.

enting, get out of this thread already. :p Actually, I'll probably grab you and Zesty and drag you both awaaaaaaaaaaay. I really do think it's funny we're all about the same height, have similar length hair, aaaaaaaand the three of us were BCLing it around the same time in March, too. :wethree:

[Zesty]

Thank you for the lovely compliment, enting. It really means a lot.

I'm going to go ahead and be the tie breaker re my milestone status and graduate myself/let Crystawni drag me away. :p Positive vibes to everyone making their way to TBL. :)

[Crystawni]

Mwahahahahahha*cough* um... Yay, Zesty! A trio of tailboners we be! :D

[Stub]

Dear people, please please please tell me that you have had super long stalls before, and that your hair started growing again eventually! I've been at waist since last November, perhaps I have grown an inch since then with NO trims. It's getting depressing!!

[Reyn127]

Love your chart Crystawni! It's so cool to see your hair growth like that. I've been measuring my hair, but not long enough to have my chart look like much, yet.

[Crystawni]

stub, :grouphug: I can't say I've had any stalls, but know some on the boards have and often say put it up and forget it. That's always easier said than done as it must weigh on your heart. I can only hope your hair wakes up soon to reward your patience.


Thank you, Reyn! It doesn't take long before some kind of pattern emerges, and then one day it looks like a ski slope, trees and all! :lol:

Here's my going away (from this thread) pic of me at TBL:

http://i.imgur.com/YhL60X1.jpg

:waving:

[bunzfan]

What do you reckon

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28469&d=1502880451

Hip?

[draysmir]

stub, :grouphug: I can't say I've had any stalls, but know some on the boards have and often say put it up and forget it. That's always easier said than done as it must weigh on your heart. I can only hope your hair wakes up soon to reward your patience.


Thank you, Reyn! It doesn't take long before some kind of pattern emerges, and then one day it looks like a ski slope, trees and all! :lol:

Here's my going away (from this thread) pic of me at TBL:

http://i.imgur.com/YhL60X1.jpg

:waving:

Congrats on reaching tailbone length :) Your waves are really pretty!


What do you reckon

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28469&d=1502880451

Hip?

I agree it's hip, maybe a bit past? I don't know exactly where your hips are so it's a bit hard to tell, but I think it's at least hip. :)

[bunzfan]

Congrats on reaching tailbone length :) Your waves are really pretty!



I agree it's hip, maybe a bit past? I don't know exactly where your hips are so it's a bit hard to tell, but I think it's at least hip. :)

Thank you I got a better shot with behaving ends

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28470&d=1502885131

[bparnell75]

Thank you I got a better shot with behaving ends

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28470&d=1502885131

Really nice bunzfan. Also, when I first started doing buns your videos were helpful. I watched them all a couple of times. The one on sticks and forks was good as I was just coming into this arena.

[Crystawni]

:blossom: Thank you, draysmir!

bunzfan, looking sooooooo good, you hipster, you!

[animetor7]

What do you reckon

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28469&d=1502880451

Hip?

It looks like hip to me, but it's a bit hard to tell where your hips in that picture. Congrats. :) Do you use henna or some other color on your hair? It's a very interesting and pretty maroon sort of color. :)

[Dark40]

I have been missing from the forum for a while -- I have just been really busy with work. The good thing is that while I was busy my hair grew ... it is now hip and edging down towards tailbone. I had it micro-trimmed today by my amazing hairstylist and am attaching a picture:

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj211/Rachellejoychadwick/68a06dd5-c4f2-4bcb-8ad5-7e7e71810cfc_zpscilbrx4n.jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/Rachellejoychadwick/media/68a06dd5-c4f2-4bcb-8ad5-7e7e71810cfc_zpscilbrx4n.jpg.html)

Hi! Congratulations on reaching hip length! I hope you reach tailbone soon. I was wondering why you haven't you responded to any of my posts? Welcome back to the forum! Yeah, I can understand being very busy with life. I'm glad you're back!

[Crystawni]

Hi! Congratulations on reaching hip length! I hope you reach tailbone soon. I was wondering why you haven't you responded to any of my posts? Welcome back to the forum! Yeah, I can understand being very busy with life. I'm glad you're back!

Selkie (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/member.php?u=61455)- may not have responded as she hasn't been on the forum since February, Dark40, and hasn't posted since May 2015. Even the post you quoted was from April 2015, so a fair time ago.

[raemarthe]

Congrats on reaching TBL Crystawni!

Bunzfan, that looks past hip to me, very pretty!

I took a break from this thread when I trimmed my hair in April, but I'm pretty sure I've made it back to waist now so I'm going to start posting again.

[Crystawni]

Thank you, raemarthe, and happy growing to you! I'm eager to see how your gorgeous hair morphs to longer lengths!

[raemarthe]

Thank you, I'm excited to reach never before experienced lengths!

[HeartofHaleth]

Congratulations Crystawni! Your hair is beautiful as always! :D

I think....I THINK....I finally feel good about calling BCL! It's been an uphill climb, between rrrreeeeeaaaaalllllly slooooowwww growth and a couple emergency (paint-related) trims of an inch+ each, but I really do think it's there! Phew!! I don't know if my goal of "classic before 20th birthday" is going to pan out (I have just over a year to do it), but I am gaining length, however slowly, which is enough for me!

[Crystawni]

Thank you, HeartofHaleth, and congrats on finally falling into the crevice of buttdom! :disco:

[HeartofHaleth]

Thank you, HeartofHaleth, and congrats on finally falling into the crevice of buttdom! :disco:

What a magical kingdom it is...:eyebrows::magic:

[Crystawni]

Just beware of the dreaded dungeon. I've heard it's a bit of a hole, and some longhairs have been flossed for merely bending over.

[bunzfan]

http://i68.tinypic.com/9hm4n7.jpg

Think I can claim hip wavy :D

[bunzfan]

Congrats on reaching TBL Crystawni!

Bunzfan, that looks past hip to me, very pretty!

I took a break from this thread when I trimmed my hair in April, but I'm pretty sure I've made it back to waist now so I'm going to start posting again.

Thank you :D

[HeartofHaleth]

Just beware of the dreaded dungeon. I've heard it's a bit of a hole, and some longhairs have been flossed for merely bending over.

:rolling::rolling::rolling:

Such a beautiful color and texture, bunzfan!

[bunzfan]

:rolling::rolling::rolling:

Such a beautiful color and texture, bunzfan!

Thank you :flowers:

[lapushka]

Dear people, please please please tell me that you have had super long stalls before, and that your hair started growing again eventually! I've been at waist since last November, perhaps I have grown an inch since then with NO trims. It's getting depressing!!

I've had a few stalls, no longer than a few months, but it happens sometimes. Is your diet still the same, have you made major changes there? Anything else? Medication? Were you ill at some point? All things to look out for.

[animetor7]

Congrats on reaching TBL Crystawni!

Bunzfan, that looks past hip to me, very pretty!

I took a break from this thread when I trimmed my hair in April, but I'm pretty sure I've made it back to waist now so I'm going to start posting again.

Welcome back raemarthe!


http://i68.tinypic.com/9hm4n7.jpg

Think I can claim hip wavy :D

I think so in this picture, looks like hip to me. :) Congratulations!! :) Do you dye or henna your hair? It's such a pretty and interesting berry sort of color. Whatever it is, it's very beautiful as is the texture. :)

[enting]

bunzfan your hair is gorgeous! I'd even call that curly at the hem.

Stub I think we have a few members that have had stalls of years and then their hair grew more. It is entirely possible to have a long stall and then continue growing. Are the ends by any chance getting broken off? If that's possible, maybe a dusting now and then would help, along with avoiding whatever might be causing damage to the ends? Otherwise, I echo lapushka's questions.

[Dark40]

Selkie (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/member.php?u=61455)- may not have responded as she hasn't been on the forum since February, Dark40, and hasn't posted since May 2015. Even the post you quoted was from April 2015, so a fair time ago.

Ok, thanks Crystawni! Yeah, I've noticed that it has been a while since Selkie has posted on here.

[Dark40]

bunzfan, I love your hair! It is gorgeous! The color and texture is gorgeous! I was also wondering if you dye or henna your hair as well?

[Reyn127]

Amazing, Crystawni! Hopefully we will all see you soon, too, in the next thread.
I don't know if you'l still be around this one to read this, but is that dress going to be your new one for length shots? Just curious, it looks pretty good.

And bunzfan, I think you can call hip! It sure looks like it to me. :)

[Crystawni]

Thank you, Reyn! :blossom: I'm looking forward to you guys moving on down! :D As for the dress, it may be good for future length shots, but I do lose the white ends in it (which is why I normally use a dark background that shows all the hair).

[Stub]

I've had a few stalls, no longer than a few months, but it happens sometimes. Is your diet still the same, have you made major changes there? Anything else? Medication? Were you ill at some point? All things to look out for.




Stub I think we have a few members that have had stalls of years and then their hair grew more. It is entirely possible to have a long stall and then continue growing. Are the ends by any chance getting broken off? If that's possible, maybe a dusting now and then would help, along with avoiding whatever might be causing damage to the ends? Otherwise, I echo lapushka's questions.

Oh sorry, I haven't been online in a few days, working my second job. Thanks for the replies Lapushka and enting! To answer questions: Nothing has changed about my diet. I take no medications at all. I have not been ill. I do not believe the ends are getting broken, because they LOOK fine. No splits or dots or other obvious damage like that. I use senna (cassia) every 2-3 weeks because it drastically reduces sheds for me and I think it makes my hair stronger as well. I usually braid and then bun my hair for both my jobs so it is contained 90% of the time.

However, this line of questioning has made me realize that I did start my second job at the end of November last year! I wonder if that has anything to do with it? It's by no means a stressful job (I started out washing dishes in a restaurant for 6 months, then moved into the kitchen to learn cooking) but, it DOES mean that I never have a day off to simply rest. In fact my last day in which I did not work either job was February 28th. I get lots of sleep, mostly 8 hours a night. So it's not a lack of sleep, but perhaps the lack of anything like relaxation in my life could account for some of it? At any rate, I appreciate knowing that other members have had stalls of longer duration than mine, thus far. It definitely gives me hope!!

[enting]

Stub maybe you could squeeze in a nice scalp massage one of these days. It could give you a little taste of relaxation while stimulating your scalp at the same time. Lack of downtime can definitely have an effect on the body. Do you get any vacation days at all?

[Stub]

Well, my 1st job is actually my own business (pet sitter) so not really. I do about every 2-3 years take a couple weeks off and go away on vacation. My second job is only part time so there is no vacation accrued, but I CAN request days off. I am actually taking 5 days off both jobs in October just to get a break. But mostly, I simply cannot afford to take days off!

A scalp massage sounds nice. I should try that sometime. :)

[bandicoot]

Hi new to here my hair is between waist and tailbone. I'm small so its on 27 inches on me. i was wondering if anyone has used rapeseed oil or canola oil on their hair I've had a look and can't see much about it anywhere. Everyone's hair is so beautiful :)

[spirals]

I'm at hip curly now and if I stretch it out I'm a half inch from BCL. Progress!

[spirals]

However, this line of questioning has made me realize that I did start my second job at the end of November last year! I wonder if that has anything to do with it? I think it might. I work two jobs and it is very stressful. I have to schedule flex time just to do nothing, but then I end up doing stuff like doctor appointments. I'm grateful for paid holidays. I've gotten very lazy with my hair. Most days it's a braid and I don't even bother to tie it off.

[draysmir]

Hi new to here my hair is between waist and tailbone. I'm small so its on 27 inches on me. i was wondering if anyone has used rapeseed oil or canola oil on their hair I've had a look and can't see much about it anywhere. Everyone's hair is so beautiful :)

Hello :) I haven't tried rapeseed or canola oil on my hair, I've heard of people using canola oil on hair before though. Have you tried looking on youtube for reviews or masks with those oils?


I'm at hip curly now and if I stretch it out I'm a half inch from BCL. Progress!

Wow, congrats! :D How far away is BCL on you from hip?

[bunzfan]

I took this just now,feel like I'm finally getting somewhere

http://i67.tinypic.com/29px56v.jpg

[diddiedaisy]

I took this just now,feel like I'm finally getting somewhere

http://i67.tinypic.com/29px56v.jpg

IT looks really healthy and glossy. Lucky you :)

[bandicoot]

[QUOTE=draysmir;3452352]Hello :) I haven't tried rapeseed or canola oil on my hair, I've heard of people using canola oil on hair before though. Have you tried looking on youtube for reviews or masks with those oils?



Will have a look thank you :)

[martyna_22]

I've posted it elsewhere already, so why not here? I'm seriously considering growing my hair to TBL, but no longer. I keep it down most of the time I'm out because I feel prettier this way. My hair is rather not damaged, yet my growth has stalled a little. I hope I'll get to TBL reasonably soon (I'm close to BCL when not wavy - my hair is naturally straight rather than wavy, here are just bun waves).

https://image.ibb.co/b3ZNhQ/IMG_20170826_175417.jpg

[pailin]

martyna_22, you do have beautiful hair! And it doesn't look like far for you to go to get to tailbone.

I don't have any pictures (and not sure how soon I'll get another done) to post, but I'm calling tailbone!

[martyna_22]

pailin, congrats!

[TatsuOni]

martyna_22, you do have beautiful hair! And it doesn't look like far for you to go to get to tailbone.

I don't have any pictures (and not sure how soon I'll get another done) to post, but I'm calling tailbone!

Congrats! :cheer:

[pailin]

Thanks, Martyna_22 and TatsuOni !

[TatsuOni]

I haven't been active in this thread for a while, but I'm still at BCL. A little closer to TBL now. My hair hit a grow spurt so it's 1 cm longer now than I'd counted on :) It happened at exactly the same time last year... I might be because I once again was unable to avoid the sun? I really feel like making a growth chart now to see if I can discover a pattern during the coming years :) But then I can't be lazy with measuring my hair anymore :P

[Jas]

I'm considering doing a growth chart too, try and get a feel for how much length I gain on average per month (then see if my goal for next year is possible using that!)

[TatsuOni]

I'm considering doing a growth chart too, try and get a feel for how much length I gain on average per month (then see if my goal for next year is possible using that!)

Do it :)

[potsie]

hopping on board- currently at hip length, don't know when my next milestone will be reached though.

[badslipper1981]

i'm at hip!

https://imgur.com/a/He3GJ

[badslipper1981]

https://www.mupload.nl/img/yaicbx6o2wvmz.jpg

[CindyOfTheOaks]

i'm at hip!

https://imgur.com/a/He3GJ



You sure are !
Congratulations !

[TatsuOni]

i'm at hip!

https://imgur.com/a/He3GJ

Congrats! :)

[raemarthe]

Congrats badslipper! I love your hair color and it looks so soft too.

[browneyedsusan]

I'm considering doing a growth chart too, try and get a feel for how much length I gain on average per month (then see if my goal for next year is possible using that!)

Umm, I just go by how often I need to touch up my roots! lol!

Judging from your siggy, it looks like you have a fantastic growth rate! So nice and shiny, too. :)

------------
Trimmed a little -- 1/4" or so -- , a few days ago. The ends were looking bent up, even after washing and oiling.
Went away for the Labor Day weekend, and the hotel water faded the last of the Vampire Red from my ends. I'll probably dye my underlayer as we get closer to winter. I like how it looks bunned up with a bright color in it.

ETA:
Define TBL, please. I think I'm closing in on it, but it's a little nebulous. (Tempted to take 30 minutes and scroll back to the memes. Those were priceless!)

[megthehennahead]

I've got some really nice bun waves after wearing a figure 8 bun all day. I think I'm still going to wait to call hip until October; it seems like only some thin ends are there but the bulk will soon follow (my thumb is on my hipbone)!

https://i.imgur.com/yXisN0h.jpg

[raemarthe]

That's awesome, Megthehennahead! So close!

[Dark40]

Hi all! Now I can join this thread! I have graduated from MBL to WL!!! Yay!!!:D

[HeartofHaleth]

I might actually be able to call TBL really soon, if not right now :bigeyes:

[HeartofHaleth]

Aaaaaand I'M THERE!!!! I can't take pictures because my phone is toast, but I was pretty much there a week ago, I can feel where my ends land when I stretch them (yeah, I'm a cheater :p), and I've received confirmation from my eagle-eyed mother! I'm finally leaving the thread I've belonged to for the duration of my LHC membership! :joy::cheese::happydance: Best of luck to all of you, I hope to see you over on TBL to Cl soon (unless TBL is your goal length, of course)!! :cheer::cheer::cheer:

[draysmir]

Aaaaaand I'M THERE!!!! I can't take pictures because my phone is toast, but I was pretty much there a week ago, I can feel where my ends land when I stretch them (yeah, I'm a cheater :p), and I've received confirmation from my eagle-eyed mother! I'm finally leaving the thread I've belonged to for the duration of my LHC membership! :joy::cheese::happydance: Best of luck to all of you, I hope to see you over on TBL to Cl soon (unless TBL is your goal length, of course)!! :cheer::cheer::cheer:

Yay congrats! :joy: How far is BCL to TBL on you? I thought you reached BCL not too long ago, but I could be mistaken :)

[Dendra]

Aaaaaand I'M THERE!!!! I can't take pictures because my phone is toast, but I was pretty much there a week ago, I can feel where my ends land when I stretch them (yeah, I'm a cheater :p), and I've received confirmation from my eagle-eyed mother! I'm finally leaving the thread I've belonged to for the duration of my LHC membership! :joy::cheese::happydance: Best of luck to all of you, I hope to see you over on TBL to Cl soon (unless TBL is your goal length, of course)!! :cheer::cheer::cheer:

Congrats HeartofHaleth :toast: Judging from your join date it seems like it's been a long time coming! Looking now at how far apart waist and tailbone are on me I can see it'll take me a looong time to get there.

[TatsuOni]

Aaaaaand I'M THERE!!!! I can't take pictures because my phone is toast, but I was pretty much there a week ago, I can feel where my ends land when I stretch them (yeah, I'm a cheater :p), and I've received confirmation from my eagle-eyed mother! I'm finally leaving the thread I've belonged to for the duration of my LHC membership! :joy::cheese::happydance: Best of luck to all of you, I hope to see you over on TBL to Cl soon (unless TBL is your goal length, of course)!! :cheer::cheer::cheer:

Congrats! :joy: :joy: I should see you soon, as I don't have long to go before reaching TBL now :)

[HeartofHaleth]

Yay congrats! :joy: How far is BCL to TBL on you? I thought you reached BCL not too long ago, but I could be mistaken :)

Thank you! Yep, it's a really short distance, like an inch and a half at most, and I waited a while to call BCL because it's kinda nebulous (on me at least).


Congrats HeartofHaleth :toast: Judging from your join date it seems like it's been a long time coming! Looking now at how far apart waist and tailbone are on me I can see it'll take me a looong time to get there.

Thanks!! Yeah, last year I hit a serious stall/slowdown, and I'm high-waisted and low-butted anyway :justy: But hey, now it's one marker right after another until FTL! Less than 6 inches to classic, and an inch or two from that to my fingertips (short arms)!


Congrats! :joy: :joy: I should see you soon, as I don't have long to go before reaching TBL now :)

Hooray!! :cheer::cheer:

[browneyedsusan]

It's close enough!
I'm calling it.

[Reyn127]

HeartofHaleth and browneyedsusan, congrats to you both!! :disco::magic:

I've pretty much just reached BCL myself, so I'm still a few months behind you guys for now. This is one time I wish my butt was a little smaller!

[TatsuOni]

It's close enough!
I'm calling it.

Congrats! :cheer: :cheer:

[Rebeccalaurenxx]

Hello, new to this forum. I hit waist this week, but I suspect that come October my ends will look thicker and it will look a bit more solid!
I decided to call it anyway though because I am so tired of waiting for the taper to go!
I need to trim still and will probably be microtrimming for the next year or two, but I look forward to eventually hitting tailbone! Even HBL will be difficult.
But with my growth pattern I see myself hitting it in about 2 years.

[Jas]

I'm really hoping to make BCL by christmas - One can hope! Then I'll be back at my longest ever and onto uncharted territory :D

I'm really hoping I don't have too much taper by then - want to do a micro trim to even the ends up in December then try no trimming 2018. I'm still surprised I've managed no trimming for the majority of this year, it's definitely paid off though. My ends were terrible last time I reached BCL (See first pic in my siggy, when I first joined LHC) so I've definitely been overcompensating - have a satin pillowcase, sleep cap, hair towel and a ton of products.. LHC hasn't been very good for my bank account :P

Also, I did do that growth chart.... apart from LHC, nobody is to know about it! :P It's only been a month but I like having that visual that I am making good progress.

Grats on waist rebeccalauren! Taper is the worst bit it'll be worth it when you get to your goal length and have healthy ends.

Also grats Reyn, HeartofHaleth (I ALWAYS put spaces between those words and have to go back and take them away) and browneyedsusan :D

[Dendra]

I'm really hoping to make BCL by christmas - One can hope! Then I'll be back at my longest ever and onto uncharted territory :D

I'm really hoping I don't have too much taper by then - want to do a micro trim to even the ends up in December then try no trimming 2018. I'm still surprised I've managed no trimming for the majority of this year, it's definitely paid off though. My ends were terrible last time I reached BCL (See first pic in my siggy, when I first joined LHC) so I've definitely been overcompensating - have a satin pillowcase, sleep cap, hair towel and a ton of products.. LHC hasn't been very good for my bank account :P

Also, I did do that growth chart.... apart from LHC, nobody is to know about it! :P It's only been a month but I like having that visual that I am making good progress.

Grats on waist rebeccalauren! Taper is the worst bit it'll be worth it when you get to your goal length and have healthy ends.

Also grats Reyn, HeartofHaleth (I ALWAYS put spaces between those words and have to go back and take them away) and browneyedsusan :D

Mine neither! It's been terrible actually. Also is the growth chart you're talking about the excel spreadsheet?

Good luck on reaching BCL by Christmas!

[Jas]

It might be an excel spreadsheet. Is there a "the" ?? I just made my own.

Thanks!

[lucid]

Cross posting my progress from the seasonal growth thread.

My has been acting weird the last 3 weeks. I have tried clarifying - no help. I have tried deep conditioning, which made it even softer. The problem is velcro-like tangles, like the hair sticks to itself. So I can't run my fingers through my hair smoothly. It doesn't feel sticky though. It's all of my hair, not only the lengths. I think my scalp has been getting a tiny bit more "waxy" than oily lately (still oily, but more towards waxy than what I normally get), so I guess that could be a reason?

Maybe the clarifying shampoo isn't good enough?


https://s26.postimg.org/q4p48yia1/Progress.jpg

[lithostoic]

Lovely hair, Lucid. Have you tried oiling? I find that when my hair gets extra tangly and velcro-y, it's time to use some coconut oil. Not loads, just a bit in my hands smoothed through my hair.

[Aredhel]

Cross posting my progress from the seasonal growth thread.

My has been acting weird the last 3 weeks. I have tried clarifying - no help. I have tried deep conditioning, which made it even softer. The problem is velcro-like tangles, like the hair sticks to itself. So I can't run my fingers through my hair smoothly. It doesn't feel sticky though. It's all of my hair, not only the lengths. I think my scalp has been getting a tiny bit more "waxy" than oily lately (still oily, but more towards waxy than what I normally get), so I guess that could be a reason?

Maybe the clarifying shampoo isn't good enough?


https://s26.postimg.org/q4p48yia1/Progress.jpg
Beautiful, Lucid! Your hair is so shiny and smooth. :)

Have you ever tried a chelating shampoo? I'm not entirely sure if it would fix your issue, but I find that clarifying shampoos are just like regular shampoo for me and don't do squat in terms of deep cleansing.
If I recall correctly, you do use cones don't you? Cuz my hair impossible to detangle when I don't use any. How bout a leave-in? Lately I've incorporated a light and moisturizing leave-in into my routine and that's really helped me a lot!

[lucid]

Lithostoic, thanks :) my hair doesn't like oil that much, but I may try some lighter oils. It's a while since I've done that.

Aredhel, thank you! Usually, clarifying gets rid of this feeling, but not now. We don't have hard water, so I don't really know if there is anything to chelate? But at this point its worth a try. I have started showering 2 times a week at uni, and the building is old, so there may be some minerals in the water even though the water is soft?

I use lighter cones with almost every wash, the ones that doesn't build up. Sometimes heavier cones at the ends. But I never use conditioner or cones near the scalp, and the tangeling starts just 2" from my scalp. It's so weird...

Maybe I need to switch up the shampoo? I've seen people sometimes having to do that.

What kind of leave in do you use?

[Dark40]

Hello, new to this forum. I hit waist this week, but I suspect that come October my ends will look thicker and it will look a bit more solid!
I decided to call it anyway though because I am so tired of waiting for the taper to go!
I need to trim still and will probably be microtrimming for the next year or two, but I look forward to eventually hitting tailbone! Even HBL will be difficult.
But with my growth pattern I see myself hitting it in about 2 years.

Hello and welcome to the forum!:) I've hit waist length a couple of weeks ago when I did my relaxer, and whenever I do my relaxers to straighten my hair it always stretches the length! Yayyy!!!:cheese:

[Dark40]

Gorgeous, Of the Fae! I would say almost BCL ^_^



Thank you so much <3

You're welcome very much <3

[divinedobbie]

Your hair is gorgeous lucid! This might sound counter-inuitive but have you actually tried to switch to a heavier cone-y conditioner? Especially now that winter is coming.

[Dendra]

Lithostoic, thanks :) my hair doesn't like oil that much, but I may try some lighter oils. It's a while since I've done that.

Aredhel, thank you! Usually, clarifying gets rid of this feeling, but not now. We don't have hard water, so I don't really know if there is anything to chelate? But at this point its worth a try. I have started showering 2 times a week at uni, and the building is old, so there may be some minerals in the water even though the water is soft?

I use lighter cones with almost every wash, the ones that doesn't build up. Sometimes heavier cones at the ends. But I never use conditioner or cones near the scalp, and the tangeling starts just 2" from my scalp. It's so weird...

Maybe I need to switch up the shampoo? I've seen people sometimes having to do that.

What kind of leave in do you use?

To me it sounds like it could be the water at your uni building. Did the tangling start right after that?

[Aredhel]

Lithostoic, thanks :) my hair doesn't like oil that much, but I may try some lighter oils. It's a while since I've done that.

Aredhel, thank you! Usually, clarifying gets rid of this feeling, but not now. We don't have hard water, so I don't really know if there is anything to chelate? But at this point its worth a try. I have started showering 2 times a week at uni, and the building is old, so there may be some minerals in the water even though the water is soft?

I use lighter cones with almost every wash, the ones that doesn't build up. Sometimes heavier cones at the ends. But I never use conditioner or cones near the scalp, and the tangeling starts just 2" from my scalp. It's so weird...

Maybe I need to switch up the shampoo? I've seen people sometimes having to do that.

What kind of leave in do you use?

I don't know how old your school's plumbing system if but if they have older piping, there could be rust from iron/steel lingering in the water. Reason I'm guessing this could be the case is because my workplace has older plumbing too and I get a bit sick whenever I drink any unfiltered water.

I started using Andalou Naturals Argan Oil+ leave-in (http://andalou.com/argan-oil-shea-moisture-rich-leave-in-conditioner), it was recommended to me by AspenSong and so far I'm really liking it. I use the Nightblooming Panacea salve too but I'm pretty sure I remember you using one of their salves already.

[lucid]

To me it sounds like it could be the water at your uni building. Did the tangling start right after that?


I don't know how old your school's plumbing system if but if they have older piping, there could be rust from iron/steel lingering in the water. Reason I'm guessing this could be the case is because my workplace has older plumbing too and I get a bit sick whenever I drink any unfiltered water.

I started using Andalou Naturals Argan Oil+ leave-in (http://andalou.com/argan-oil-shea-moisture-rich-leave-in-conditioner), it was recommended to me by AspenSong and so far I'm really liking it. I use the Nightblooming Panacea salve too but I'm pretty sure I remember you using one of their salves already.

I actually think so, I think it started a couple of weeks after. The building is from 1961, so I'm guessing old pipes could be the reason. Thanks for the input on that both of you. A chelating shampoo should help for this right? In that case I could shower at uni mon, wedn (and use a more coney conditioner and/or leave in conditioner those days), and chelate and deep condition at home Friday. (I work out 3 times a week, high intensity, and have lectures after my workout Monday and Wednesday, so I have to shower and wash my hair).

I kind of like how my hair looks now, a bit more messy and a little bit more volume. But I'm afraid that it's damaging to my hair...


I'll give that product a try, the ingredients looked like something my hair could like at least. And I also have the other Panacea salve, which I like, so I should probably start using that a bit more regularly :p



Your hair is gorgeous lucid! This might sound counter-inuitive but have you actually tried to switch to a heavier cone-y conditioner? Especially now that winter is coming.
Thank you so much :) My hair is super prone to build up, and my 1a hair looks veeeery flat, stringy and weighed down with heavy cones, so that's why I've stayed away from them. But I'm usually braiding my hair anyway, so it really doesn't matter that much. So I'm going to give heavier cones a try again. I have a huuuge bottle of Joico Moisture Recovery Conditioner for Dry Hair, that I sometimes use in the bottom of my hair, so I could give that one a try as last conditioner in CWC.

And as long as I chelate/clarifies my hair regularly, that should take care of the build up before it gets unmanageable.


Can I deep condition hair that have coney conditioner in it, or do I have to strip the hair first? Noob question :p

[Dendra]

I actually think so, I think it started a couple of weeks after. The building is from 1961, so I'm guessing old pipes could be the reason. Thanks for the input on that both of you. A chelating shampoo should help for this right? In that case I could shower at uni mon, wedn (and use a more coney conditioner and/or leave in conditioner those days), and chelate and deep condition at home Friday. (I work out 3 times a week, high intensity, and have lectures after my workout Monday and Wednesday, so I have to shower and wash my hair).

I kind of like how my hair looks now, a bit more messy and a little bit more volume. But I'm afraid that it's damaging to my hair...


I would give that a go and see if you see a change. At least then you can eliminate that and move on to the next theory if it doesn't help :)

Saying that, most of my life has been spent washing my hair in buildings with pipes that old, and 100/200 years older, so maybe it's not that. Though maybe my hair's used to it. I have actually never been able to run my fingers through my hair without them catching, but maybe that's my slightly wavy texture.

One last thought: are the workouts a new thing?