This is my first online hair journal. My ultimate goal is classic. I have always loved long hair. I thought for a while there I could not have it. I had friends who always had long hair, but mine never seemed to grow. However, I have learned a few things and am now well on my way.

I kept records of my growth since I started growing my hair out:

2006 Hair Length Measurements:
October '06
- 19

November '06
- 19.5"

December '06
- 20"

2007 Hair Length Measurements:
January '07
- 20.5"

February '07
- 21.5"
- trimmed back to 20.5"

March '07
- 20.5"

April '07
- 21"

May '07
- 21"

June '07
- 21"

July '07
- 22"

August '07
- 22.5"

September '07
- 23"

October '07
- 23.75"

November '07
-24"

December '07
- 24"

2008 Hair Length Measurements:
January '08
- 24.5"
- Trimmed to 24"

February '08
- 24.125"

March '08
- 24.5"

April '08
- 25"
- Trimmed to 24"

May '08
- 24.5"

June '08
- 24"

July '08
- 24"

August '08
- 24.5"

September '08
- 24.5"
- Trimmed to 22"

October '08
- 22
- Trimmed to 21"

November '08
- 21"

December '08
- 21.25

2009 Hair Length Measurements:
January '09
- 21.5

February '09
- 21.75

March '09
- 22
- Trimmed to 21

April '09
- 22

May '09
- 22.5
- Trimmed to 22

June '09
- 22

July '09
- 22.25

August '09
- 22.5
- Trimmed to 21

September '09
- 21
- Trimmed to 17

October '09
- 17.5

November '09
- 18

December '09
- 18.25

2010 Hair Length Measurements:
January '10
- 18.5
- Trimmed to 18

February '10
- 19

March '10
- 20

April '10
- 19.5 - Curly
- 21 - Stretched

Hair journals are a great place to record your progress towards your hair goals and keep track of products and styles that work or don't work.  And..... if a few off topic posts show up - don't worry - we don't police for staying on topic! 

I think it's a good plan! A couple of things I would suggest would be wearing your hair up most of the time, and doing S&D missions... which is where you take sharp scissors, preferrably ones used only for hair... and trim off any split ends you see. you only need to trim maybe 1/8th of an inch above the split, if that, and only the split hairs. other than that, just care for your  hair like you usually would. HTH!

k.

hi all,

i must be entering a new stage of my hair growth journey. lately i have noticed my ends are curling ringlets just at the ends though. my mothers hair does this. so i guess she is being portrayed through my hair. thats one way to live on through someone else...lol.

i know its a little early but i just measured my hair and it grew. i am now officially 24" 1 inch from BSL. then onto waist.  i havnt had the money or the time to buy my normal jojoba oil for my hair. good thing i still have some left from the last time i bought some.

last year i ended up having to wash and oil twice a week because  my hair was so dry due to the weather. im watching my hair and seeing what it does as the months progress. im hoping to not have to do more oiling than neccessary. i will if i have to though. theres nothing wrong with it. i wouold just prefere to do it once a week. less to worry about you know?

well i just thought id share this with you since it is my hair journal i cant belive how much progress ive made since i started growing!! long hair in the making what a beautiful thing!

today i decided i needed to buy more jojoba hot oil treatments for my hair so i went to sally beauty supply. when i got there i went over toward the hot oils and started looking. i noticed that they do not carry any of the natural jojoba oils anymore. i was looking at all the things on the shelves around and noticed they had deep conditioning treatments. this is something that i have been wanting to do  for a while, i just havnt had the time...

so i started looking at the different ones they had and i noticed they had one that catered to my hair needs. so i looked a the price and it was $4.39 but with the sallys card it was $3.89. however this week it was on sale for$2.61 including tax! i had to get it i couldnt beat that price!

its called Silk Elements Mega Cholesteral Conditioning Treatment. has anyone used this before? did you like it or would you recomend another?  well im going to go try it and see how it works. ill keep you posted...

well as i said i would keep you all posted....


all i can say is my hair feels amazing. i did my normal washing routine. then i put the deep conditioning throughout my hair including my scalp. then i put my shower cap over it and let it sit in for a hour. then i rinsed it out and used my regular conditioner and rinsed that out. i let my hair air dry. my results were shine and the feeling of silk.


this was only my first time using it so my hair is not used to it yet. i figure i will use the entire container. once a week i will use it when i wash my hair and hot oil it and make a definate decison after that if i will continue use or try another. so far though i like it.

for the past couple of days ive been trying the S&D method. but i wonder if that just causes the hair to split anyway. could just be my scissors t hough. i used my deep conditioner again and my hair felt so airy and light. i think when im done with this container, if everything goes well, i will buy the large one next time.

does anyone ever fell like thier hair seems shorter on some days?
i look in the mirror some days and think wow my hair is getting long. and other days i look and my hair seems shorter. i know that my hair looks long, but most of the time it feels short. haha, probably just me wanting to be longer and hoping it willhappen over night.

are there any oils or anything that i could use in my hair to make it smell pretty that isnt harmful?

happy growing....