Oh, you poor thing.  So many people don't realize how hard small braids can be on your hair.

I think my free Ultimate Guide to Growing Long Hair might be of some help.  You can find it at the URL below:

http://www.longlocks.com/how-to-grow-long-hair.htm

Please keep us updated on your progress!  :)

When I started growing my hair after the *big cut*, it was only shoulder length. Now it's 1-2 inches past the bottom of my bra strap. I don't usually look at my ends, because I tie my hair up a lot especially in the hot weather, but I noticed today as I was combing my hair out tonight that my ends are very dry. I don't know why! I trim my hair often and I deep condition it every week, and condition it for 5 minutes every time I wash it. My conditioner is very strong and leaves most of my hair moisturized... except the ends! The dye is not on the ends anymore so it can't be that. When my hair was hip-length it was never dry and I didn't even use conditioner... ever! I don't know what to do  !

I heard somewhere that if your hair is frizzy, you can put your normal conditioner (not leave-in) on the frizzy bits and it will help control frizz. My hair frizzes only when it's damaged so the bottom is a bit frizzy, and today I put the conditioner. I'm hoping if I do this often it will help the dry ends (thank goodness they're not splitting! Keeping my fingers crossed), but does anyone else have any other suggestions?

I use clarifying shampoo every time I wash my hair, because I only wash my hair once a week now and it tends to get slightly oily. Also since I am washing it once a week I am leaving the conditioner overnight on that day. I'm not sure what the ingredients of my conditioner are because they are all in Thai  ! Anyway, what exactly does vinegar rinse do, and do I mix the vinegar with anything? Or pour some on my head and then wash it out with shampoo?