Mine are doing fine...
I'm surprised at how well they are doing, though.
I just washed them last night. Here is my regimen:
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[*]Wash once a week. (Usually Sunday)
[*]Rinse once a week. (Usually Wednesday)
[*]Oil my scalp lightly every other day with my homemade WGO (dip my fingertips in to the a few drops and massage it in)
[*]Spray daily with a mixture of braid spray, leave in conditioner (both African Royale brand), clary sage eo, rosemary eo, and lavender eo.
[*]I have tightened up a row in my nape. Once actually had the nerve to fall out, well my 16-month old pulled it really hard.
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This week(end) I am tightening up the front couple of rows. They are really loose. I don't think they grew that much, but my technique is a work in progress.
I am still getting compliments, and it's becoming much easier to deal with them. I wear it back in a bun. My only concern would be my hairline. That is why I am doing the hairline again this weekend. To add some length and take the stress off of being pulled so tight. Mine still shine. And no hair funk.
I plan to keep these in until at least after Thanksgiving. I hope to have some more done before Christmas.
How many times I will do this, I don't know. But the next time I do it, I am definitely going to make each braid bigger.
I am considering doing my daughter's hair in bigger braids, about 30 to 50 all over her head. Maybe about 8-10 inches long. She is in Kindergarten and I'd rather do braids than the relaxer that most other girls have.
Sorry to hear yours are not working out well Tonia. But I tell my hubby every day, with all the time I put in these braids, I am going to get at least 2 months out of it. This is week 3, with 5 more to go. And I mean it.
rosie