1 year anniversary

[Blueneko]

2007:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/rogue12/Miscellaneous/16inches.jpg


2008:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/rogue12/Miscellaneous/070608.jpg

One year and two trims later. My hair is darker because of infrequent molasses soaks. My hair is brushed in both photos, but I have acquired a nice wave since joining LHC.

Wheeeee! :D

[Ciel]

Wow that is so great progress. Your hair looks great. Congratulations :flower:

[HalcyonDays]

wow - that's pretty impressive. Congrats - You're hair is looking lovely.

[maskedrose]

I love your hair, I must say. Great progress and I think the color is fantastic!

[suicides_eve]

:cheer: it looks fantastic!! that is alot of growth for one year great job

[DavidN]

Congratulations on your one year LHc anniversary, Bluneko, and what wonderful growth in your hair! It is so thick, shiny, and healthy.

[GlennaGirl]

That's only ONE year? Holy cow! Do you generally get fast growth?

Your hair is thick, shiny and beautiful!

[Starr]

Your hair looks beautiful! It looks like you've some wonderful progress- the color is great!

[SweetPea88]

That's some amazing progress! I love you hair Blueneko! :flower:

I'm actually planning on trying an adapted version of your molasses treatment this weekend!

[Arctic]

Congratulations Blueneko! I joined around the same time as you did (a little later) and I've been following your progress with interest! Your hair looks wonderful and healthy, you've done a great job! :happydance:

[Crysania]

great progress ! I like your darker hair color, its really pretty:smile:

[MeMyselfandI]

Looks great.

I did not realize molasses makes such a difference to hair colour.

[tomm]

Congratulations, Blueneko!! Your hair is looking stunning! I am really looking forward to seeing it when it reaches waist length (and at the rate it grows, I won't have long to wait).

:blossom:

[feralnature]

Beautiful! I can only hope mine grows that fast! :)

[Blueneko]

Thank you for the positive and kind comments, everyone! It is really wild that a year has already come and gone. I think it is exciting to see progress and I am glad you liked mine.

For the molasses experimenters: I only soak for about an hour then skip a wash if I can (like on a weekend). I think just rinsing allows the temporary colour to soak in. It only lasts a week or so (infrequent washes).

Now, if only I could update my photo album more often!

[yogachic]

Great color! You have really nice hair.

[DecafJane]

Wow, your hair looks fantastic! Congratulations on the growth. :)

[jojo]

Oh my goodness, your hair is beautiful and you have grown loads too!

[Fee]

I just love your hair, seriously, it's so healthy! Your progress is wonderful, congrats :flowers:

[janaana]

Your hair looks great. I had no idea that molasses could give such a nice colour result.

[morningstar]

Your hair looks great and I love the color. Molasses soaks? Hmmmm? interesting.

[lilalong]

Your hair looks great!
Good job!

[manderly]

Awesome progress!!

And you still need to tell me how to do those molasses soaks, I love the darkening.

[Siava]

Beautiful!

[jel]

Congrats on your anniversary! :cheese: Great growth and gorgeous colour!

[sipnsun]

WOW! That's some amazing growth for 1 year! I love the dark color, I wonder what molasses would do to blonde hair? It looks very healthy and shiny.

[paper]

Happy Anniversary :flowers: Your hair looks beautiful!

[Sakura07]

Your hair looks wonderful. Congrats on a year of good growth!

[morgwn]

Congrats on the growth and good health and length after one year! :flower:

[FrannyG]

Stunning progress and simply lovely hair. :cloud9: Congratulations on your one year anniversary. I'm so happy that you're a member here. :flowers:

[Indigo Girl]

Congratulations on your progress to date! :flower:

I love the rich brown color of your hair - it's a beautiful tone. :bluesmile

[squiggyflop]

great progress.. very nice hemline

[girlcat36]

I have been a fan of your hair since joining LHC. It looks fantastic, and the color is gorgeous.

[EvaSimone]

Congratulations on your one year anniversary!!:flower:

I've always thought your hair was so pretty and thick, as it's gotten longer I only think so more! :D

BTW this is a bit off topic but exactly how do you do your molasses soaks?? I would love to darken my hair a bit and it seems like it worked great on yours. You say that you soak it for about an hour and then skip a wash. So do you put molasses and water in a tub and then dip your hair in it for an hour? Also how much molasses do you use per water... inquiring minds want to know lol.

[Angellen]

I really love your second pic. The color is so rich and lovely. :)

Congrats on a one-year-anniversary! Your progress is very visible.

[Silver & Gold]

OMG, so thick and lovely. This gives me courage . . . some day . . .

[Xandergrammy]

Congratulations!! Your hair is gorgeous!

[janaana]

It looks great; you have such a lovely colur & shine.

[Alaskanheart]

CongratS on the great growth!I love love love your color and thickness.Thanks for sharing.Good job!

[Blueneko]

Thank you again, everyone. I am tickled that so many of my fave long hairs showed up to praise my hair. :)

The molasses secret! Basically, I use molasses, olive oil and conditioner to make a thick brown paste. It will be drippy, so I commit to plastic bags and old towels, or I do something constructive in the tub - like scrub it. I tend to over use oils in this mix since molasses is so sticky and drying. I have added EOs and shea oil in the past, all with good results.

After an hour long soak, I rinse my hair thoroughly and do not wash/condition/ACV. I smell like molasses, but it isn't so bad. About 2 days later I wash normally. The colour is only temporary. If I skip the treament for, say, 5 weeks, I am back to a less rich brown. I am not sure how my few greys are reacting. I forget I have them.

I am not sure how blond or red hair would react to this soak. This is a brunette experiment at this point. It does, however, fade gracefully.

[Patrycja]

yea!!! :cheer: you've got some great growth going on.Before you know it-you're going to be at your personal goal,whatever that may be.I'm very envious of your soft hair.Mine looks rough even though I treat it with gentle hands....:rolleyes: