Betty Chambers Has Spoken: Hair at End of Year: Did I Make Progress?

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Hair at End of Year: Did I Make Progress?
Saturday, December 15, 2007

I suppose these are pictures of progress. I don't see much of it.

I blow dry to get a little stretch. That's the case in all of the pictures. Going by the rule of half an inch a month, I thought that by December I'd gain at least 4 inches.

Well, if I did, I don't see it. However, it's not that serious with me. (Liar!) Taking care of my hair for health and length is a hobby. Some people body build, I hair build.

As for the weight, I'm running in place. I don't like getting my head wet during this season.

Stinky Sinuses

I just got over a head cold that wouldn't quit, or was it a sinus infection? It was one of those cases where everything smelled funky; my breath was foul most of the time. Not a fun problem to have.

I saw a doctor: You know what they like to do? Have me take two antibiotics plus another drug for the next two weeks, and pretend that's a remedy. Turns out that castor or coconut oil in the scalp is better.

Hair Recipe

I've been experimenting with a new hair concoction:
• shea butter (the gritty stuff),
• aloe vera or curl activator,
• castor oil,
• carrot creme,
• and a few drops of ylang ylang.
• Stir and saturate hair.

Does it make a difference? I use castor oil for the winter. It makes my knotty hair so smooth I can run a fine tooth comb and brush through it - while damp - like it is straight. Wow! And I'm the Queen of Knotty Strands.

I want my hair longer. I'm not satisfied. I'll stop having issues with it when it reaches my elbow, bra-strap, or I get bored. Whichever comes first.

Labels: castor oil, hair, nappy, natural hair

posted by GoldenAh

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