Length Check!! (One month progress)

I am so happy to say that my hair grew 3/4 of an inch in the last month.  My hair was braided under a weave the first two weeks and in cornrows under a wig the last two weeks.  I washed bi-weekly and moisturized my scalp every other day with wild growth oil with drops of castor oil and rosemary oil in it.  I also sprayed my hair daily with african pride braid sheen and sealed my ends with castor oil.  I am pretty consistant with my Nioxin vitamins.  I've been taking 2 daily.  I relaxed my hair on September 30th and then did my length check.

I am 2 inches away from APL which is my goal for the end of the year.  I am really aiming for an inch a month.  I will continue with my Nioxin and my wild growth mix regimen.  I bought some Sulfur8 and added a few scoops to my wild growth mix. I will do another length check the end of this month.  Lets hope to see an inch of new growth!

I can still braid my TWA!!

Yay!  I can still braid my hair!!

So I bought a new wig and could not get my freshly washed hair to lay flat so that I can see the beauty of my wig. I decided to cornrow my hair. I braced myself for a frustrating task but no...the process was so easy!

I applied some Ms. Jessie's Stretch Silkening Creme to each parted section and then braided. 

I was amazed that after chopping off 2 inches from my hair, I still have decent length! Sorry, I didnt take a pic.  I will next time.

After braiding my hair, I continued with my wig wearing regi:

Apply some braid spray

Apply some S Curl

Put on my wig cap

Put on my durag and pull the back to tight to flatten my braids

Then on goes my beautiful wig!

I usually take out my braids and wash my hair every weekend to get rid of the product build-up but I'm going to see how long I can keep these braids clean and neat. Hopefully 3-4 weeks...pretending I'm wearing a weave. Plus I'll be able to see the progress of my new hair-growth vitamin called Hairfinity. 

My New Easy Regimen!

Wearing wigs is a great way to grow and maintain healthy hair.  Now that my hair is long enough to braid, I have been keeping it cornrowed underneath my wigs to keep it safe from damage. 

Here is my new regi:

Every Weekend
Wash hair with Nexxus Humectress
Deep condition with Organic Root Stimulator Hair Mayo and Pearl Collection Avocado conditioner
Spray hair with African Royale BRX Braid Spray
Detangle with wide tooth comb
Cornrow my hair straight back (about 10 rows)
Pin up the ends of my braids with hair pins
Oil scalp with mixture of rosemary, jojoba, castor oil, and peppermint oil
Spray (saturate) hair with S Curl moisturizer
Tie down with wig cap and/or du rag

Daily
Spray my braids with S Curl moisturizer

Every other day
Apply mega-tek to my scalp

This low maintenance regi is very quick and simple providing moisture and promoting healthy ends which is key to growing and maintaining healthy hair.  I hope to see nice progress in the coming months.

Its Growing!!

Here are some comparison pics:

Looks like almost 2 inches of growth in 4 months; guess my hair grows 1/2 an inch a month.

Hopefully my bangs will touch my lips by November.

I've been keeping up with my regimen, oiling my scalp and keeping my hair well moisturized every day.  I moisturize and wear wigs during the day and moisturize again at night before bed.  I baggy some nights with my megatek/oil mix on my scalp and conditioner in my hair.  Here are more progress pics:

Looks like Im retaining every bit of length!  Yay!

Now for the moment of truth...my length after hot combing

I used a lot of heat to get it straight and it wont happen again any time soon.  I'll most likely do it again in 3 months (end of October) for my next length check. I hope to gain another inch by then!  I also hope to be APL by May 2011 and BSL by December 2011.  Lets see!

I LUV wearing wigs!

I have never been so happy with wearing wigs as I am now that I am taking care of my hair.  Today I was able to baggy my hair under my wig!  Last night I oiled my scalp with my mixture of jamaican black castor oil, jojoba oil, peppermint oil, rosemary oil and vitamin E.  I moisturized my hair with the castor oil, coconut oil and a palm full of avocado cholestorol conditioner.

I put my shower cap over my head and went to bed as I do every night. This morning I decided to leave the cap on thoughout the day. I just put my wig cap over the shower cap and then I put on my lacefront.

My wig looked fabulous as always and nobody knew that I was deep conditioning.

Gotta luv wigs! Great way to take care of and grow your hair!