Wear hair up for a month/few months/year challenge!

**Hairy-Fairy** · February 22nd, 2024, 01:31 PM

Makes sense to me, Nitagurl. I wish I could do crochet styles on my hair but I have a sensitive scalp and any cornrowing hurts. I've always wanted to do a crochet bob so I didn't have to cut my own hair haha.

**nitagurl** · February 25th, 2024, 04:59 AM

Originally Posted by Hairy-Fairy

Makes sense to me, Nitagurl. I wish I could do crochet styles on my hair but I have a sensitive scalp and any cornrowing hurts. I've always wanted to do a crochet bob so I didn't have to cut my own hair haha.

I should have thought of this before I dyed it (AND cut layers)! lol.

**Hairy-Fairy** · February 26th, 2024, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by nitagurl

I should have thought of this before I dyed it (AND cut layers)! lol.

At least it will grow back out.

I keep getting the urge to dye my hair. Just the ends or my bangs but the amount of bleaching I imagine I would have to do to get bright blue gives my pause.

**nitagurl** · February 27th, 2024, 06:11 PM

The crochet style turned out great and I honestly loved the results. But I had an allergic reaction to the hair itself

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Apparently there is some sort of...I don't know, material (?) that's coating the hair to prevent the growth of weird things. From what I've read, it's not entirely uncommon for certain manufacturers to use this protective coating. It's also not uncommon for it to make your scalp so itchy that you want to tear your entire head off and punt it out the front door. I thought that maybe I'd simply braided my hair too tightly so I expected it to loosen after a time. But my scalp was itching incessantly. It was driving me crazy. All I could think about was scratching what felt like ants biting me all over my head.

I don't know how I lasted a full week but I did. I took them all out on Sunday and the relief was immediate. My boyfriend rubbed my scalp until I fell asleep and I swear I could have cried lol. I almost resigned myself to just wearing a bun for the rest of the damn year but I really want to commit myself to wearing crochet styles this year, so that's what I'm still going to do.

I was going to wait until the summer to do a trim but the whole itchy hair fiasco kind of motivated me to 'start fresh'. So today I washed, deep conditioned, blow dried, and then cut my hair from WL to APL. I decided to get rid of my layers in one fell swoop instead of slowly growing them out of the course of the next 2-3 years so, there. I did it.

I put my hair back up into a fresh set of scalp braids and then installed a new set of long crochet twists. (I thoroughly soaked this batch of hair in water and ACV. Then shampooed and conditioned it, before sitting it in front of a fan to dry.) All of this took the entire day, I just finished 15 minutes ago and I'm dog tired. BUT... my scalp doesn't itch one bit

.

Sucks to have short hair. But I'm glad to have a thick hemline again and be at a clean start.

**Hairy-Fairy** · February 28th, 2024, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by nitagurl

The crochet style turned out great and I honestly loved the results. But I had an allergic reaction to the hair itself

.

Apparently there is some sort of...I don't know, material (?) that's coating the hair to prevent the growth of weird things. From what I've read, it's not entirely uncommon for certain manufacturers to use this protective coating. It's also not uncommon for it to make your scalp so itchy that you want to tear your entire head off and punt it out the front door. I thought that maybe I'd simply braided my hair too tightly so I expected it to loosen after a time. But my scalp was itching incessantly. It was driving me crazy. All I could think about was scratching what felt like ants biting me all over my head.

I don't know how I lasted a full week but I did. I took them all out on Sunday and the relief was immediate. My boyfriend rubbed my scalp until I fell asleep and I swear I could have cried lol. I almost resigned myself to just wearing a bun for the rest of the damn year but I really want to commit myself to wearing crochet styles this year, so that's what I'm still going to do.

I was going to wait until the summer to do a trim but the whole itchy hair fiasco kind of motivated me to 'start fresh'. So today I washed, deep conditioned, blow dried, and then cut my hair from WL to APL. I decided to get rid of my layers in one fell swoop instead of slowly growing them out of the course of the next 2-3 years so, there. I did it.

I put my hair back up into a fresh set of scalp braids and then installed a new set of long crochet twists. (I thoroughly soaked this batch of hair in water and ACV. Then shampooed and conditioned it, before sitting it in front of a fan to dry.) All of this took the entire day, I just finished 15 minutes ago and I'm dog tired. BUT... my scalp doesn't itch one bit

.

Sucks to have short hair. But I'm glad to have a thick hemline again and be at a clean start.

I'm so sorry you had the allergic reaction! But I'm glad it's going better the second go around!

**nitagurl** · March 1st, 2024, 04:57 AM

Originally Posted by Hairy-Fairy

I'm so sorry you had the allergic reaction! But I'm glad it's going better the second go around!

Thank you! It was so disheartening at first but I’m glad everything was figured out

**Hairy-Fairy** · March 31st, 2024, 10:09 PM

Even though I don't want to, I'm pulling myself from the challenge. I've been getting headaches now when I put my hair up sometimes and I don't always have the energy to fight with my hair to find a comfortable updo. I've been finding myself wearing my hair down, in a ponytail, or in a single braid a lot. I don't really think wearing my hair up is causing the headaches. It's just the straw that breaks the camel's back, I guess. I just didn't really feel like I qualified for this thread since I'm now wearing my hair down often.

**bparnell75** · April 1st, 2024, 01:41 PM

I have been gone from this thread for over a year. My life as care giver to my daughter took its toll, but I kept my hair even though some days I never got it combed. I do have a current count on days worn up.
5,842 that is 16 years today and counting!!

**embee** · April 1st, 2024, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by bparnell75

I have been gone from this thread for over a year. My life as care giver to my daughter took its toll, but I kept my hair even though some days I never got it combed. I do have a current count on days worn up.
5,842 that is 16 years today and counting!!

Dang, that's pretty cool! Sorry about your DD, that must be tough. Nice to see a post from you and that you're here and ok. If you were gone I think I'd be "The Eldest LHCer" and I'm not quite ready for that.

**bparnell75** · April 2nd, 2024, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by embee

Dang, that's pretty cool! Sorry about your DD, that must be tough. Nice to see a post from you and that you're here and ok. If you were gone I think I'd be "The Eldest LHCer" and I'm not quite ready for that.

i have missed the older ones as it seems only Sarah L is still around. Nice to hear from you.