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Chayah Amethyst Offline Starting from scratch Posts: 4 Gender:	Starting from Scratch - .5 inches Feb 22^nd, 2007 at 1:39pm I just cut my beloved dreadlocks off and have decided to allow my hair to grow naturally (and not locked) so I need plenty of help in keeping my hair healthy and happy. I am glad to be surrounded by women who obviously know what they are talking about as evidenced by the beautiful healthy hair I see here!
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Debr Diamond Offline LongLocks Rocks! Posts: 549 Gender:	Re: Starting from Scratch - .5 inches Reply #1 - Feb 22^nd, 2007 at 2:14pm Hi and welcome . Debr
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Angel Spun

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Re: Starting from Scratch - .5 inches
Reply #2 - Feb 22^nd, 2007 at 2:42pm

Greetings, Chayah. What a lovely name.

Nice to have you along. Wow, starting with just ½"? You are a brave woman!

This site has a wealth of information for growing your hair long and keeping it healthy, so feel free to poke around and familiarize yourself with everything. The long-haired ladies and lords here can likely answer any questions that you may have.

Best of luck and happy growing.

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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Starting from Scratch - .5 inches Reply #3 - Feb 22^nd, 2007 at 4:43pm A fresh start! You won't have to deal with the damaged ends that so many of us have from subjecting our hair to many damaging practices. Welcome and I hope we can help you grow out your hair to be extra lovely.
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Sakina Stardust Offline August 2O1O @ the Louvre Posts: 3399 Arizona Gender:	Re: Starting from Scratch - .5 inches Reply #4 - Feb 22^nd, 2007 at 4:58pm Welcome to longlocks!!
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Rainbow Sapphire Offline Jesus is my Lord and Saviour Posts: 231 England Gender:	Re: Starting from Scratch - .5 inches Reply #5 - Feb 22^nd, 2007 at 6:14pm Hello and welcome, i to am in the same boat as you and have just hacked off the last off the dye i had, i now have almost 6 inches of hair all over in layers. We are here for you through all your growing out trials, so please feel free to share with us.
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Chayah

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Re: Starting from Scratch - .5 inches
Reply #6 - Feb 23^rd, 2007 at 9:58am

Thank you all for the kind wishes and Angel for the compliment. I hope to learn a lot here and more importantly learn patience in this process. Rainbow - you do have a head start on me, but not by a whole lot. Have you thought about what styles you might transition into while it is still layered and short or are you just going to let it grow and leave it alone? I have an additional issue - I am soon going back into the air force so I can not let it pass my collar - so I either have to keep cutting the bottom layers until the top/sides are long enough to put back in a bun/ponytail OR look a little funny with the bottom layers in a ponytail while the top sides are sticking out. I would appreciate your plans and thoughts (or anyone else's who has gone from ultra short to long) about what to do and how to do it.

I can't figure out how to insert a picture.......... Lips Sealed

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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Starting from Scratch - .5 inches Reply #7 - Feb 23^rd, 2007 at 11:14am Chayah wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2007 at 9:58am: I can't figure out how to insert a picture.......... Here's a topic for insterting a picture.
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Angel Spun

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Re: Starting from Scratch - .5 inches
Reply #8 - Feb 23^rd, 2007 at 5:01pm

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Thank you all for the kind wishes and Angel for the compliment.

hehe You're welcome. Wink

Were it me, I would probably keep trimming until my hair was all at one length. This should look the least awkward and would probably be best while you have to keep your hair above collar level. When your hair is all one length, you should be able to pull it back or pin it up.

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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: Starting from Scratch - .5 inches Reply #9 - Feb 23^rd, 2007 at 7:15pm Welcome Chayah!
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Chayah Amethyst Offline Starting from scratch Posts: 4 Gender:	Re: Starting from Scratch - .5 inches Reply #10 - Feb 23^rd, 2007 at 8:31pm I definitely think keeping it trimmed maybe at chin length will be good until most of the layers are out. Here is a picture I took on Feb 1, 2007 the day I cut my dreadlocks off. Oh, so sad it is.
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Sakina Stardust Offline August 2O1O @ the Louvre Posts: 3399 Arizona Gender:	Re: Starting from Scratch - .5 inches Reply #11 - Feb 23^rd, 2007 at 11:50pm Beautiful hair color!!!
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Starting from Scratch - .5 inches Reply #12 - Feb 24^th, 2007 at 1:58pm Your hair looks very nice with your new cut. Thanks for sharing your picture.
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Rainbow Sapphire Offline Jesus is my Lord and Saviour Posts: 231 England Gender:	Re: Starting from Scratch - .5 inches Reply #13 - Feb 24^th, 2007 at 4:07pm Your hair looks great!! A new start is your hair best friend!! At this length things are really easy!! Personally i am just going to let mine grow with a trim of about 1.5 inches per year to keep it healthier than ever
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