Patience when growing

**Dark40** · June 5th, 2023, 12:39 PM

When I have patience while growing out my hair I try my best not obsess about growth. I try to find other things to think about and do. In 2010 I've started at chin length, and now I'm at waist length.

**xxjlgxx** · June 5th, 2023, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by Dark40

When I have patience while growing out my hair I try my best not obsess about growth. I try to find other things to think about and do. In 2010 I've started at chin length, and now I'm at waist length.

Thank you dark40 I am trying to take my mind off my hair! Waist length is my goal 💗

**patchoulilove** · June 5th, 2023, 03:21 PM

Back when I had very short hair, I would spend time doing Jojoba oil scalp massages and focused a lot of energy on eating quality foods for hair growth. Focusing on eating for my hair helped with patience because I felt like I was doing something proactive while I waited for the results

patchoulilove

**dancedance** · June 5th, 2023, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by patchoulilove

Back when I had very short hair, I would spend time doing Jojoba oil scalp massages and focused a lot of energy on eating quality foods for hair growth. Focusing on eating for my hair helped with patience because I felt like I was doing something proactive while I waited for the results

patchoulilove

Oh that is a great idea! My hair is so short now that it's maintenance free besides washing and touching up the style in the morning. I wanted low maintenance when I cut it but I kind of miss oiling and brushing my hair now, I will definitely start doing oil scalp massages asap.

**Aunt Rapunzel** · June 5th, 2023, 09:40 PM

One of the times I donated my hair, I had a stylist who had never cut wavy hair before. So she didn't know to take into account the shrinkage that would take place. I was supposed to have hair just below my shoulders, and when it dried, it barely graced my chin. It was just under my earlobe. I hated it. My sister-in-law suggested that for a while, I could try to wear light-weight scarves so that I wouldn't have to see the distance between my hair and my shoulders. That actually did help me! I don't know if it would help you as well, but I thought I'd share that. :-)

**xxjlgxx** · June 7th, 2023, 03:43 PM

So since posting this I have finally found a hair style I can get my hair up into … French braids. Which I am loving. Other suggestions that have really helped me find my patience are starting a length and goal journal and nurturing my hair with oils and leave ins 🥰 I’m much more enjoying the journey now

**Reyn127** · June 7th, 2023, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by xxjlgxx

So since posting this I have finally found a hair style I can get my hair up into … French braids. Which I am loving. Other suggestions that have really helped me find my patience are starting a length and goal journal and nurturing my hair with oils and leave ins �� I’m much more enjoying the journey now

Yay! I'm glad you're enjoying it a bit more now.

Like other have mentioned, my biggest advice also is to just try and enjoy the process, and enjoy where you're at. Growing your hair is a loooong journey and takes a lot of patience, but it doesn't have to be boring and frustrating - now is the time to experiment with different styles, teach yourself how to do all the fancy braids, buy/make some fun clips and accessories, etc. After I shaved my head, I used a lot of gel and did weird/fun hairstyles with it as it grew back out from a buzz cut that I could definitely not manage to do now, and I really wish I had taught myself to do more complicated braids before it got too long to be manageable to do so. Also, taking progress photos can really help you see your growth as you go, especially at the shorter lengths.

**xxjlgxx** · June 8th, 2023, 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by Reyn127

Yay! I'm glad you're enjoying it a bit more now.

Like other have mentioned, my biggest advice also is to just try and enjoy the process, and enjoy where you're at. Growing your hair is a loooong journey and takes a lot of patience, but it doesn't have to be boring and frustrating - now is the time to experiment with different styles, teach yourself how to do all the fancy braids, buy/make some fun clips and accessories, etc. After I shaved my head, I used a lot of gel and did weird/fun hairstyles with it as it grew back out from a buzz cut that I could definitely not manage to do now, and I really wish I had taught myself to do more complicated braids before it got too long to be manageable to do so. Also, taking progress photos can really help you see your growth as you go, especially at the shorter lengths.

Thanks Reyn127… it’s really inspiring coming from yourself when you’ve gone from buzz to the length you are now!! 💗

**cowgirllong** · June 9th, 2023, 10:38 PM

Having patience with growing out never ends. I am at tailbone now, but wish it was at classic. I see a ton of great advice here. If you really want to get it long you have learn to ignore urges to give up and cut it off. But you also have to have trims to keep the split ends at bay.

Years ago, my hair was getting shorter because I wouldn't trim at all. I finally went to the salon and got about 1 1/2 inches cut off and my 'grew' in leaps and bounds. I think we all have those moments when we wish we had done things differently with our hair!

**xxjlgxx** · June 10th, 2023, 12:15 PM

I defo need to ignore those urges !! Tbh in the past I’ve never lost length from split ends 🤨 and I even used to bleach my hair. It’s quite coarse though ?? So maybe that’s why