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    Hey all. In the past two years, as seen by my posts here, I've gone through a lot of long hair transitions. A hairdresser made a mistake and cut off about a foot of my hair, taking my hair from half way down my back, to just under my chin. Well, my hair was the only thing that I felt made me pretty, and combined with a bad breakup, I compensated my going through color extremes...platinum blond, jet black, honey brown, red, and back again...this meant I had very damaged hair I could never grow out, because I had to constantly cut off the damaged ends.

    Well I finally got fed up and decided I wanted to grow my hair out...but for some reason, my hair grew obscenely slow (never more than a 1/4 inch a month...and even then i considered myself lucky). And the hair was frizzy, coarse, and completely unmanageable.

    I did some research and made a few changes, and quite literally have more than doubled my hair growth. I now average between 1/2-3/4 inch a month. Here is what I do:

    The first thing I addressed was my nutrition and vitamin intake. I read the Turbo hair thread and went to GNC to pick up the supplements, but the girl who worked there (who had waist length, perfect condition, gorgeous hair) made a few modifications. She said Nourishair was not recommended, because when combined with a complete multivitamin, it flushed out the needed B vitamins. She instead recommended taking the Women's Complete Multivitamin (you take 2 a day) in the morning, and 2 of 2500mg Biotin at night. I also take an iron supplement in the morning (I am very anemic, and I read that can cause trouble growing hair) as well as 2 of the Walmart hair pills, one in th emorning, and one at night.

    I never wash my hair more than two or three times a week. A hairdresser recommended I only use shampoo sparingly, like once a week at the most because most shampoos contain silicione and other -cones which can damage hair and extract too much of hair's needed moisture. Instead, she recommended washing only using conditioner, that did not contain cones. Once a week, I also use Aphogee's Reconstructor, put a shower cap on it, and let it sit for 15 minutes, to help maintain my hair's condition.

    I've really cut down on heat styling. I used to blowdry, then curl or straighten daily. I've found alternatives to heating products, such as wet setting hair in velcro rollers for straight hair, pillow curlers or rags curlers instead of curling iron, etc. I also will douse my hair with leave-in conditioner, and then will pin my hair up.

    For special occasions I will heat style my hair (maybe veery 2 weeks), but to make the style last, I'll use Pssst Spray shampoo. It really makes my hair look and feel squeaky clean, and it gives it great volume.

    Just this week, I've returned my hair to my natural color (first time in over a decade), so I can cut back on dying as well.

    My hair is so much better. Besides the length change, it feels so silky. I find myself just petting it constantly, I never knew hair could feel like this! It's texture is also a lot more manageable.

    I just thought I'd shar ein case anyone else was having trouble growing their hair.

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    YES, some actually reccommended those multi vitamin pills to me also. Sweet!

    My hair looks like shit. I lost lots of it and it got thin due to a medication I took. Hair pills alone ain't cutting it.


    I'm gonna try this. Thanks for sharing!

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    Cool post. What do you mean by "wet setting hair" in velcro rollers? Do you do it after the shower before you go to sleep? How does your hair dry?

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    By wet set I mean after a shower, I'll towel dry and let my hair air until its just very damp rather than soaking. Then I'll roll it into jumbo velcro rollers, and go about taking care of my hosue, surfing the net,e tc, until it's fully dry. Mind you, that can mean a couple of hours, if your hair is long. Mine is about shoulder length, and if I thoroughly towel dry first, it takes about an hour.

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    I gotta say, I took 2 months off from heat styling my hair (or actually brushing it at all), and it's looking fantastic. It's grown and is shiny. I think I'm getting rid of my flat iron.

    Feature costumes for sale!

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    I still love my heat products for going out, but when at all possible I allow my hair to air dry and the condition has definitely improved!

    Thanks for all the hair tips!

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    Thanks for the tips! I am going to try it. 2 questions - Who makes the Psst hair refresher? Can you link to the Turbo hair thread? I can't find it.

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    Default Re: I doubled my hair growth!

    What are some shampoos and conditioners that don't have silicone in them?

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    Quote Originally Posted by LatinaRose View Post
    Thanks for the tips! I am going to try it. 2 questions - Who makes the Psst hair refresher? Can you link to the Turbo hair thread? I can't find it.
    http://www.stripperweb.com/forum/sho...ighlight=turbo

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    Default Re: I doubled my hair growth!

    Thanks hun!

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    The Suave Naturals conditioners have no silicones. Washing with conditioner really does work...there's a book out by a stylist on the subject: Curly Girl.

    Ever since I stopped using 'cones my hair is so much softer, in a different way. It feels like the moisture is really getting into my hair, whereas with silicones my hair was shiny but never truly hydrated.


    Big list of silicone free conditioners:

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    The only info I could find about Pssst is that its made by Woodridge Labs. It's usually on the bottom shelf next t bargain shampoo products at places like CVS or Walgreens. http://www.amerimark.com/cgi-bin/ame...00798&days=XVQ

    ^Thats what it looks like.

    A lot of people have good results with Suave Naturals. I should warn you though, your hair WILL feel different for about two weeks during the switch from comes to no cones. Your hair will inititally feel dryer, but that's because many people are used to the coating cones put on hair, which makes hair shiny, but removes its natural moisture. If you wash only with conditioner, your hair will initially look crappy/oily, but after 2 or three weeks, your scalp will adjust, and you'll have softer, better moisturized hair without it looking oily.

    Other brands with no cones are Burt's Bee and Giovanni (at whole foods stores)

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    Default Re: I doubled my hair growth!

    Those are some great ideas. I really need to get some Biotin.

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