Shoulder | Armpit

[Begemot]

Hi everyone. I had a good amount of hair chopped off in April due to bleach damage & now my hair is halfway between SL & APL but I have annoying thin layers in the top sections, mainly on 1 side (due to bleach breakage) which are somewhere between my neck & shoulders. However the good news is that after a few months of babying, no heat, cut the bleach since I noticed the problem of damage had got really bad around November, my hair is growing. My question is please would you share your routines & everything you do to look after your hair & help it grow as I’d love a bit of inspiration? Thanks.

I'll share my routine

- Washing twice a week (CWC)
- I do LCO irregularly
- Weekly deep conditioning
- Clarifying shampoo and Olaplex no. 3 once a month
- Scalp products once or twice a week nigh before wash day (+ massaging)
- I wear my hair up majority of the time
- Minimal brushing (twice a day maybe) and touching, no heat

Thank you! I thought it was rare. But I have, also, never had my hair this long before. And I’ve always gotten it cut every 4-5 weeks, too! Haha!

Rarely trimming clearly works for your hair, it looks so pretty in your avatar

Congrats, AshtangiPNW! It's your turn to graduate

[Star_fish]

[QUOTE=Begemot;3696008]I'll share my routine

- Washing twice a week (CWC)
- I do LCO irregularly
- Weekly deep conditioning
- Clarifying shampoo and Olaplex no. 3 once a month
- Scalp products once or twice a week nigh before wash day (+ massaging)
- I wear my hair up majority of the time
- Minimal brushing (twice a day maybe) and touching, no heat

Thanks Begemot. That’s really interesting. I’ve already changed my routine quite a bit since joining. Can I ask which scalp products you use please?

[Ylva]

Laura, I would suggest giving ROO a shot if you haven't yet. It can make a big difference for the ends.

[ReadingRenee]

Hi everyone. I had a good amount of hair chopped off in April due to bleach damage & now my hair is halfway between SL & APL but I have annoying thin layers in the top sections, mainly on 1 side (due to bleach breakage) which are somewhere between my neck & shoulders. However the good news is that after a few months of babying, no heat, cut the bleach since I noticed the problem of damage had got really bad around November, my hair is growing. My question is please would you share your routines & everything you do to look after your hair & help it grow as I’d love a bit of inspiration? Thanks.

Hi Starfish!

My routine is not much of a routine. For the summer I feel like I wash my hair less, probably because I don't go out in public much. Staying home with the kids. So I wash my hair about twice a week and vary between a sulfate free shampoo, a sulfate shampoo or just washing with conditioner, depending on what my hair seems to need. I clarify every couple of months. My hair has no dye or bleach damage anymore though. When I did have really bad bleach damage I was growing out something that really helped me was to alternate a protein pak with a deep conditioning pak overnight a couple times a week. I did that a few times and really noticed the difference.

Everyone's hair looks really beautiful. I think I'm at solid APL now! It's about an inch or two past the towel when wet. See you all in the next thread

Laura, have you tried spritzing the ends with some water in between washes? I spritz with water every other day or so but only wash once or twice a week. Occasionally, I'll add one drop of oil to the ends after I spritz with water. I use Camelia because it's so light. I add 2-3 drops of the same oil after showering while it's still damp. If that doesn't work, maybe try the SMT deep treatment on occasion? Hope this helps!

Congratulations AshtangiPNW! I think I will probably be over in the APL to BSL thread pretty soon to join you!

My hair is definitely APL when wet and stretched but dry and wavy it still just barely doesn't reach the towel. I am probably going to call it in July.

[Begemot]

Thanks Begemot. That’s really interesting. I’ve already changed my routine quite a bit since joining. Can I ask which scalp products you use please?

No problem! I usually use Sim System 4 Scalp lotion and diluted Daktarin, sometimes hydro gel and aloe vera gel. Hopefully you can find the products and methods that work best for your hair asap

[Waveurly]

Hi everyone. I had a good amount of hair chopped off in April due to bleach damage & now my hair is halfway between SL & APL but I have annoying thin layers in the top sections, mainly on 1 side (due to bleach breakage) which are somewhere between my neck & shoulders. However the good news is that after a few months of babying, no heat, cut the bleach since I noticed the problem of damage had got really bad around November, my hair is growing. My question is please would you share your routines & everything you do to look after your hair & help it grow as I’d love a bit of inspiration? Thanks.

Hi!
My routine is really simple as I needed a routine that would take as less time as possible. I shampoo with a sulfate free shampoo, now OGX biotin and collagen and then use a white vinegar rinse. Sometimes I use a conditioner before the vinegar rinsez at the moment this is one from whole blends with oats. That's it!

[Knittink]

This humidity is killing me. My hair keeps getting bigger and bigger which makes it look shorter and shorter. If this keeps up I may not even look like I belong in this thread anymore. 😂

[Begemot]

This humidity is killing me. My hair keeps getting bigger and bigger which makes it look shorter and shorter. If this keeps up I may not even look like I belong in this thread anymore. ��

[Stray_mind]

wrong thread

[Lexzelia]

Hi everyone! I'm just coming off a chop to start fresh after years of bleaching and dying and damaging. This is my second time starting from shoulder length, and last time it took a little more than a year to hit BSL, so hopefully I can get some good length in the next 5 or 6 months...

I just got my first bb brush and bought some argan oil to massage into my scalp. Wish me luck!