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Reply #30 - Jan 16^th, 2008 at 9:10pm

Thanks for the comments on my hair pic everyone

Today I start Bottle #2 of Hair, skin & nails vitamins... i bought Nature's Bounty with 3000 mcg of biotin (3 vitamins a day .. 1 with every meal). We'll see how my hair looks in 40 days when i finish this bottle.. I'll post another pic then. It should be right around the time of my next trim.

Just shampoo'ed & conditioned with mane & tail & now air drying... I'm kind of starting to like this stuff Grin

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Reply #31 - Jan 16^th, 2008 at 9:20pm

just saw this on the straight arrow website (the people that make mane & tail) under FAQ.

"Q. Does Mane‘n Tail Shampoo and/or Conditioner make hair grow or grow faster?

This is our number one asked question! We have had many people contact us with reports of hair growth and faster growing hair.

Our answer is that when hair is naturally strong it does not break or create split ends, which hinders most people from achieving their goal of longer, stronger, healthier more fuller looking hair.

Mane‘n Tail products were originally developed for horses. Horses' hair is three times thicker than people hair. People started using the products to achieve the beautiful results they saw with their own horses' manes and tails. This is where the legend of Mane‘n Tail products comes from, by nourishing, conditioning and fortifying the hair and scalp to aid healthier hair growth. Mane‘n Tail shampoo and conditioner maintains and helps to achieve longer, stronger, healthier more fuller looking hair. The results can be seen and felt after the first application."

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Reply #32 - Jan 17^th, 2008 at 3:39pm

Today my hair is up & tied away in a bun Shocked

Straightening my hair earlier this week was enough, now its time to let it rest as I always say! Something I noticed today is that all my friends came home from break with dark hair! It must be a trend.. or we are ALL just SICK of constantly having to touch up high-lights & cover up roots! Grin

But now that I saw how dark everyone else's hair is.... I want to go darker Roll Eyes

My hair has faded a lot.. but a still have a little life left in it before i have to touch-up.

Thats about it for today.. going to go take my vitamins!! Cool

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Re: waiting4longlocks hair journal!!
Reply #34 - Jan 19^th, 2008 at 9:59am

That is how I felt through school, I thought it would never end Roll Eyes

But now I have been out of school for 25 years this month (I graduated from high school early) Shocked

As you probably know the saying 'Good things come to those that wait'

And then Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers had to contradict that by doing the song The Waiting (the waiting is the hardest part).

Anyway, your hair will be as long as you want it sooner or later and unless that is all you think about all the time it will probably be at the length you want before you know it Wink

Good luck and keep coming here for encouragement and support

Jerry

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Reply #35 - Jan 19^th, 2008 at 5:06pm

Thanks Jerry! I'm SO impatient Shocked

but your post was very

encouraging

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I'm trying out a new hair routine right now, this is what I did:

Step 1: Applied Got 2 b Leave-in Instant Mender through hair
Step 2: Applied Beyond The Zone Noodle Head Curl Cream (especially to ends)
Step 3: Divided hair into 4 sections and worked Pantene Mousse through-out
Step 4: Air dry (The step I am currently at Wink

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Guess we will see what happens.. Oh, and I washed with Mane & Tail Tongue

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Jerry Diamond Offline LongLocks Rocks! Posts: 662 Montana Gender:	Re: waiting4longlocks hair journal!! Reply #36 - Jan 19^th, 2008 at 5:24pm You are very welcome Jerry
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waiting4longlocks Emerald Offline ;) Posts: 367 Gender:	Re: waiting4longlocks hair journal!! Reply #37 - Jan 20^th, 2008 at 7:27pm Earlier I had thought about wearing my hair up for a few weeks to not put any styling stress & let it go.. but I really didn't stick to it. Today I am making a commitment not to wear my hair down until Valentines Day. Disclaimer: Unless absolutely necessary i.e. a special occasion, date, etc.
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Reply #38 - Jan 21^st, 2008 at 11:38pm

today i conditioned with mane & tail and used the same leave-in I have been using.
I've been reading about the morroccan method & the lunar charts and thinking about postponing my next trim by a few weeks to follow the chart for beneficial hair cut dates....
that means I have to change my ticker.. blahh.

I also saw that I had made a mistake on one of my first posts.. I said I was almost BSL... BSL is my short-term goal but I am APL (arm-pit length).. you could probably tell this by my pic anyways though, but I just thought I would clear that up.

I measured at clean 21 inches today...
my next measurement will be the 31st at the end of the month.. I want to check how fast my hair is growing Wink

I know i really shouldn't micromanage this situation, but I can't help it. But I guess that is the point of a hair journal, right? Shocked

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Reply #39 - Jan 22^nd, 2008 at 11:55am

this wearing hair up all the time is kind of a drag.. but it's entertaining my mind a bit (or at least taking my focus away from growing) Roll Eyes

and I'm trying to get creative.
Today for my first class at 9:30 I wore my hair up with an elastic hair band. I got ready in about 5 minutes... and I looked sort of like Britney when she had that headband/weave contraption going on circa early 2007...... not very pretty!

Goal: Try not to make my hair look as messy as Miss Britney's when wearing it up for the next few weeks! Cheesy

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Reply #41 - Jan 23^rd, 2008 at 7:56pm

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!          No, no, no, honey! Please!

Last year, I Nair-ed my arms and sustained such intense chemical burn, it gave me fever symptoms!! I was in total agony for weeks! All I could do was lay in bed with my arms stretched out crucifix-style and try to sleep...but I was in too much pain to sleep! I had to take Advil nonstop. Oh please, Waiting4longlocks, don't do this to yourself!!! 
    My arms were covered in scabs for what seemed like forever and I'm pretty sure that I have permanent nerve damage from it. Definitely one of the stupidest things I have ever done in my life!
    Please, if you are bent on having the hair removed from your arms, have them professionally waxed!!

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Reply #42 - Jan 23^rd, 2008 at 9:27pm

don't worry angel spun I nixed the Nair idea because I hate the smell.. I ran to walgreens and bought VEET though.. and I also bought this spray that was on sale.
But now I might just leave my arms alone altogether and maybe just save the veet and spray on my legs. Maybe I should start a topic about arm hair. My mom tells me to wax them all the time (i have a low threshold for pain though.. i dont wax ANYTHING anymore), but my dad tells me not to listen and leave them alone. He's probably just saying that bc hes my dad though... Wink

I'll let u know if i use the Veet or the spray, thanks for the heads up on the Nair again Angel Spun Cool

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Reply #43 - Jan 26^th, 2008 at 12:17pm

Yesterday I had HUGE beautiful hair and curls!! My routine was pretty much the same as always, Leave-in conditioner, curl cream, mousse, air dry. But after it was dry I used a new product: Shagg Spray by Sally Hershberger. It is supposed to add piece-y texture to layered hair and really made all the difference! It is a light-weight spray (not waxy or anything) and really held my layers in place for the whole day!
Successfully wearing my hair curly yesterday made me very excited, I'm sort of starting to see results Grin

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Reply #44 - Jan 26^th, 2008 at 7:43pm

Creating Soft, Tame Waves Trial #1: Just conditioned with Mane & tail conditioner, and applied leave in conditioner. Twisted my hair and put it in a big clip for a little, now it is down, very damp and I am letting it air dry.

I'm going to try to let my hair completely air-dry and then try using my new Sally Hershberger product that I mentioned in my previous post. The directions on the back say to use it on dry hair and then blast with a blow dryer for a minute to create soft toussled waves.......
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I'll post the results later...
(maybe even with a pic if it looks good Tongue

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