3 years hairaversary!

**FuzzyBlackWaves** · February 17th, 2016, 03:24 PM

Time flies!

Left to right: The 'before', 1 year in, 2 years in, today.

In the first year I made a lot of progress by giving up heat and the blow dryer, tying it up for bed, using a wide tooth comb to detangle from the bottom-up, introducing daily scalp massages and using coconut oil treatments. I overcame a false terminal of BSL and was over the moon to be in mid-back territory.

In the second year I started to use chemical dye on my roots only rather than my full head as I had done previously. I didn't gain much growth but the condition of my length continued to improve. I noticed my ends filling out quite a lot from what they were and that most of my layers grew out.

During this third year I honestly thought my hair hadn't grown any but looking at the photo it has. I've recently given up chemical dyes and made the switch to hendigo as well as wearing a headscarf to bed every night instead of the loose braid I used to use. I plan on trimming a lot this year to get rid of the final bits of layers and to start working on evening out my hemline. I honestly don't know if it'll ever get thicker but I'm hoping that the ends are just the result of my old damaging habits and not genetic.

Thanks for looking!

**bunneh.** · February 17th, 2016, 03:34 PM

Congratz! Nice progress and lovely hair, love the waves/curls.

**copperlites** · February 17th, 2016, 03:39 PM

Congratulations your hair is beautiful. You have a great figure too btw! I'm about two years behind you in both letting go of damaging practise and embracing my natural texture but I hope it turns out as pretty as yours.

**arr** · February 17th, 2016, 04:21 PM

Your hair is beautiful! May I ask for some details about how exactly you use the headscarf for sleep? Do you bun or braid it first or how exactly do you contain your hair in the scarf? I always braid my hair but I don't always want braid waves. It would be nice to have an alternative.