Stretch With Me (3) The Realization !!

I am 24.5 weeks post. Yes that's 6months and 5 days, WoW!! During this stretch i have learned a lot.

1. I can stretch for longer than i thought
2. I can stretch without adding extensions (never stretched this long without extensions before
3. I can make waistlength !!!

The last statement is a realization that waistlength is possible, because i now know what i've been doing wrong. I've had waistlength hair before, so i should be able to achieve it again, right :o) This stretch has showed me that my hair is growing at the normal rate, but i have not been retaining the length. I now know that i must go back to some of the things that got me to waistlength before. I know that hair can and does change over time, but some things remain the same. I am encouraged because i see a lot of growth and i am determined to keep it. How?

The biggest change is gonna be protecting my ends and moisturizing & sealing. In the past moisturizing and sealing was not consistently done because i have fine hair, but i now know it is what i really need to get me to my goal !!!

I don't know how much longer i will stretch. I've had a very itchy scalp from a reaction to a conditioner, but i'll update when i can safely relax.

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Aussie Moist !!! Wow!!

Product Review

Product Features

• Conditions to quench dry, thirsty hair.
• Moist Conditioner, with splashes of natural Aloe, replenishes natural moisture for healthy locks worth gushing about.
• Contains Natural Australian Ingredients
• Made in USA of US and/or imported ingredients

Ingredients
Water, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Glutamic Acid, Fragrance, BIS Aminopropyl Dimethicone, Benzyl Alcohol, EDTA, Ecklonia Radiata Extract (Australian Sea Kelp), Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil (Jojoba), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Extract, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone.

Directions:

Work conditioner through clean, damp hair. Rinse.

My Results:

I am 20 weeks post. My new growth is almost impossible to comb. Detangling has been getting harder as the weeks go by. My strands are coiling and twisting around each other. Making detangling at least 2 hours long. I think i have gone thru just about every conditioner that there is. The two textures are battling each other. I get tired and don't have the patience to deal with my hair 2x a week. I asked Letha, the moderator on MyHairSistas what can i use on my new growth to soften it and make it easy to detangle. Letha is transitioning and has no problem with handling her new growth. Letha recommended i try the aussie moist. Since i tried everything else, lol. I said okay let me give it a try. I really wasn't expecting much. Girls, let me tell you!!! Aussie Moist is the business. I couldn't believe it. I slathered on this creamy, great smelling conditioner for 1 hour.  When i rinsed, the tangles just melted and the new growth was so soft. I had no problems detangling and lost only a few hairs. Why did i wait so long to try this conditioner. Really it works better than anything i've tried. It's now a staple. Thanks so very much Letha. This time i will make it to 6 months. The stretch continues :o)

 My Method :

Pre-poo with grapeseed oil (overnight)

Apply conditioner (roots first. Like when applying relaxer touch up)

Apply to length

put on plastic cap (condition on dry hair, no heat)

wrap hair in towel for 1 hour

rinse in shower 

detangled (my hair was so soft i didn't apply a leave-in)

air-dried

twisited up my hair with clips

I will add Chi keratin Mist later (leave-in) MN and grapeseed oil for growth, M&S

I love this conditioner!!