gogirlanime
April 11th, 2012, 11:00 PM
:happydance: I'm happy to announce today April 11th 2012 is my one year anniversary! :happydance:
I have learned so much from everyone here so a big thank you to everyone/anyone who has helped me.
User Honorable mentions:
-Signe (for showing me how to find my hair type)
-rosieex3 (for showing me how to hair wrap with a video)
-Alvrodul (for showing me how to use cassia)
-BrightEyes7 (for educating me on the proper honey to use for lightening)
-Springlets, pinkbunny, and jojo (for honey-lightening tips)
-sun-kissed, and Joribear (for regiment suggestions)
-whitestiletto (for letting me know that kool-aid doesn't damage your hair)
My Hair in April 2011
Dark brown, 16.5 inches, all chemically dyed and damaged
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b307/gogirlanime/before_wrap_curls.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b307/gogirlanime/hair_straightened.jpg
My Hair in April 2012
Dark red / red, 18 inches, 1/2 hair damaged ends 1/2 hair virgin hair with henna, honey-lightening, lemon-lightening and kool-aid dye only
You can see the darker areas is my new growth and the damage at the ends my hair has gone from a dark brown to a bright red and the new growth is coming in as my natural color a medium brown
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b307/gogirlanime/lhc_1_year_anniversary_1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b307/gogirlanime/lhc_1_year_anniversary_2.jpg
Some Threads of mine Experiments/Information
-Heat-free Hair-strightening Success with a Wrap (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=69319)
-Dying hair with Kool Aid (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=73258)
-Gogirlanime's Green House Effect With Oil For Fast Growth Technique (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=84887)
-Gogirlanime's Shed Less Journey (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=71626)
-Gogirlanime's Hair Lightening Journey (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=70677)
What I Accomplished
-9 inches of growth and 7.5 inches of damage trimmed off
-New almost-virgin healthy, shiny hair that is damage-free (not heat, dye, cones, etc)
-Shedding has dropped from 100 hairs to 50-60 hairs a day from black tea rinses
-Hair grew up to 1 1/4 a month with M-T-G and Monistat
-A better sense of education, pride, and care for my hair
What I did
-Shampooed every 3 days (except when I used my M-T-G mix, then everyday)
-Conditioned everyday
-Washed and rinsed hair in cold (not ice cold) water only
-Only dyed hair with henna and kool-aid
-Only bleached hair with honey, cinnamon, and lemon juice/sun
-Air-dryed hair
-Sprayed on scalp or rinsed hair with black tea to reduce shedding
-Did apple cider vinegar rinses often
-Went cone-free
-Shampooed hair with Lush's "New" shampoo bar
-Conditioned with V05 or Lush's "Jungle" conditioner bar
-Applied off-brand Monistat directly on scalp when hair was wet every 2-3 days every other month
-For 3 months this year (one month at a time) used a mixture of castor oil, M-T-G oil and essential oils every night each month
-Oiled tips and length of hair over night most of the time through the year with jojoba, avocado, coconut, olive, castor, and other oils, chosen at random and done randomly
-Ate a balanced vegan diet with plenty of healthy oils
-Supplemented with 2,000mcg biotin, 200mg hyularonic acid, 500mg vitamin C, 4 grams MSM, 2 grams fish oil, 6 grams collagen, 500mg inositol, and vitamin-enriched soy drinks almost every day over the year. Also, took silica sometimes.
-Wore hair up in a bun everyday for either most of the day or all day
-Wore hair down only once, maybe twice a week for a few hours to look nice for my boyfriend, otherwise hair was always up
-Wore hair in a front bun over night almost every night
-Slept on a satin pillow case
-Kept hair out of sun by wearing a hoodie or going outside during lower light.
-Used a bamboo comb only
-Did scalp massages sometimes
What I Plan on Doing this Year
-Moon trimming
-Wearing a short bob wig during the summer to protect my hair (and so I can wear a shorter and cooler (as in heat) style).
-Oil my hair with camellia oil (when I can afford to buy some)
-Try to reach a goal length of one inch every month for 12 inches by April 11th 2013
-Drink more water
-Do cassia, catnip, and rooibus treatments
-If I get 1 inch a month that means have my length now of 18 all virgin plus 3 inches of length for 21 inches of virgin hair by April 11 2013. If 1 inch a month doesn't happen then the runner-up goal is to have this length of 18 inches all virgin by my 2nd anniversary.
I have learned so much from everyone here so a big thank you to everyone/anyone who has helped me.
User Honorable mentions:
-Signe (for showing me how to find my hair type)
-rosieex3 (for showing me how to hair wrap with a video)
-Alvrodul (for showing me how to use cassia)
-BrightEyes7 (for educating me on the proper honey to use for lightening)
-Springlets, pinkbunny, and jojo (for honey-lightening tips)
-sun-kissed, and Joribear (for regiment suggestions)
-whitestiletto (for letting me know that kool-aid doesn't damage your hair)
My Hair in April 2011
Dark brown, 16.5 inches, all chemically dyed and damaged
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b307/gogirlanime/before_wrap_curls.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b307/gogirlanime/hair_straightened.jpg
My Hair in April 2012
Dark red / red, 18 inches, 1/2 hair damaged ends 1/2 hair virgin hair with henna, honey-lightening, lemon-lightening and kool-aid dye only
You can see the darker areas is my new growth and the damage at the ends my hair has gone from a dark brown to a bright red and the new growth is coming in as my natural color a medium brown
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b307/gogirlanime/lhc_1_year_anniversary_1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b307/gogirlanime/lhc_1_year_anniversary_2.jpg
Some Threads of mine Experiments/Information
-Heat-free Hair-strightening Success with a Wrap (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=69319)
-Dying hair with Kool Aid (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=73258)
-Gogirlanime's Green House Effect With Oil For Fast Growth Technique (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=84887)
-Gogirlanime's Shed Less Journey (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=71626)
-Gogirlanime's Hair Lightening Journey (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=70677)
What I Accomplished
-9 inches of growth and 7.5 inches of damage trimmed off
-New almost-virgin healthy, shiny hair that is damage-free (not heat, dye, cones, etc)
-Shedding has dropped from 100 hairs to 50-60 hairs a day from black tea rinses
-Hair grew up to 1 1/4 a month with M-T-G and Monistat
-A better sense of education, pride, and care for my hair
What I did
-Shampooed every 3 days (except when I used my M-T-G mix, then everyday)
-Conditioned everyday
-Washed and rinsed hair in cold (not ice cold) water only
-Only dyed hair with henna and kool-aid
-Only bleached hair with honey, cinnamon, and lemon juice/sun
-Air-dryed hair
-Sprayed on scalp or rinsed hair with black tea to reduce shedding
-Did apple cider vinegar rinses often
-Went cone-free
-Shampooed hair with Lush's "New" shampoo bar
-Conditioned with V05 or Lush's "Jungle" conditioner bar
-Applied off-brand Monistat directly on scalp when hair was wet every 2-3 days every other month
-For 3 months this year (one month at a time) used a mixture of castor oil, M-T-G oil and essential oils every night each month
-Oiled tips and length of hair over night most of the time through the year with jojoba, avocado, coconut, olive, castor, and other oils, chosen at random and done randomly
-Ate a balanced vegan diet with plenty of healthy oils
-Supplemented with 2,000mcg biotin, 200mg hyularonic acid, 500mg vitamin C, 4 grams MSM, 2 grams fish oil, 6 grams collagen, 500mg inositol, and vitamin-enriched soy drinks almost every day over the year. Also, took silica sometimes.
-Wore hair up in a bun everyday for either most of the day or all day
-Wore hair down only once, maybe twice a week for a few hours to look nice for my boyfriend, otherwise hair was always up
-Wore hair in a front bun over night almost every night
-Slept on a satin pillow case
-Kept hair out of sun by wearing a hoodie or going outside during lower light.
-Used a bamboo comb only
-Did scalp massages sometimes
What I Plan on Doing this Year
-Moon trimming
-Wearing a short bob wig during the summer to protect my hair (and so I can wear a shorter and cooler (as in heat) style).
-Oil my hair with camellia oil (when I can afford to buy some)
-Try to reach a goal length of one inch every month for 12 inches by April 11th 2013
-Drink more water
-Do cassia, catnip, and rooibus treatments
-If I get 1 inch a month that means have my length now of 18 all virgin plus 3 inches of length for 21 inches of virgin hair by April 11 2013. If 1 inch a month doesn't happen then the runner-up goal is to have this length of 18 inches all virgin by my 2nd anniversary.