Yep, I'm in braids and it makes application hassle-free
. I put these braids in on July 3rd with intentions of taking them down in like 3-4 weeks...here it is September and I still don't want to take them down (I do re-do individual braids like once a week to prevent matting). I may try to stretch them till December bc it's helping me to retain length 
I've been using MT since mid July so I just kinda started but have been getting some results! Good thickness! I ordered OCT and should have it this week so I hope to see more length at the next update.
July
August
September
Lurker here!! I wanted to introduce myself and and thank all of the ladies here for all the information you all provide concerning haircare. I've been transitioning since Jan 18, 2008 due to missing edges and thinning in the front. I was diagnosed with a form of alopecia and recommended to start rogaine. I decided on OCT instead. I've been unofficially taking part in this challenge. I've been using OCT since the middle of June. The pics below are from my haircut in April and my last trim a few days ago. I'd say it works. Its helping my edges grow back slowly but surely and my parts in the front aren't as wide as they used to be. If that makes any sense.Now I'll use my latest pic as my starting pic as i officially join the challenge. Hopefully I can make APL and thicken up the front by December updates.
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR HAIR!!!!! YOU GO GIRL!!!!!Okay ladies, here goes nothing. This is my 2.5 months progress as of June 9th, 2008. I actually started to use my MT on June 15th I think, because I was waiting for it to arrrive in the mail when I took the June 9th pic.
My ultimate hair goal is to reach MBL by October next year (2009) for my 41st birthday (4 inches away - my upper torso is quite long) and I desperately want to reach BSL December this year. I have about 1.5 to 2 inches to go for that. Wish me luck on that.
Now on to business about my hair. As you know ladies, I cut my "V" off about 2 and half weeks ago. I mean it was an actual "V" down there. Now before you ladies start attacking me
Now that I'm looking at my hair this way, I regret having cut it but I do absolutely LOOOOOOOVE the thickness. This is what I have been striving for for soooo long. And imagine what will happen when I get my WEN hair products for my 40th birthday in October. I am so excited about JN's progress with WEN, so yes, I want to order it in time for my birthday.
Okay you fined haired ladies out there, listen up. You have to try this product. It really is awesome. I have been alternating the OCT with the MT both massaging on my scalp nightly and using on the length of my hair after pooing as a mini treatment followed by a deep moisturizing conditioning treatment about 2 - 3 times a week. I think I will have to purchase the gallon sized jug afterall because of how I'm using it now.
Anyways, sorry about the long post ladies so don't mind me....carry on
I *attempted* to do a flatiron length check.....didn't workI really think I've lost my flatironing skills over the past year.
I will try again for the december reveal. I do have a couple of progress shots I can share tho:
Taken 7/17/08
Taken 8/27/08
Since my flatiron length check was a bust I decided to put my hair in twists....much to my surprise/horror MT is giving me A LINE OF DEMARCATIONIf you want to know if a NATURAL can have a line of demarcation check out the pic below taken THIS MORNING:
I had decided to put my hair in twists...my twists are usually puny when I make them small.Those twists are getting pinned up, can't wear those down and I am NOT cutting my hair
I think I got about 1 1/2 inches of growth between July 17th (when I first started using MT) and this morning (Sept 2nd).
2 months ago
2 weeks ago
today ( a few min. ago)
Ok.. NOW I AM A TRUE BELIEVER!!! 2 weeks ago I thought my hair was sleeping on this MT think but after today, I am going to order some more!! It looks like I am just past SL in the back. How in Sam Hill did that happen!! (I havent straightened my hair in a while) but something told me to stretch it in the back today to see where I was. I am sooooo happy ladies... At this rate I think I can make it to APL by the end of this year!!
:waytogo:. Let me go megassage right quick.
I can't believe it!! CONGRATS Que!!!
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Okay I here is June 2008 I was about 10.5 on the shirt.
Here I am today and this was after my trim in Aug 2008. My daughters had to help me. One held the hair and the other snap the pic. Enjoy. Q
Okay I here is June 2008 I was about 10.5 on the shirt.
Here I am today and this was after my trim in Aug 2008. My daughters had to help me. One held the hair and the other snap the pic. Enjoy. Q
well, i am not officially on the challenge, but i have some reveal pix in my fotki after about 30 days of using MT. so for, i am not impressed with my growth but the thickness and strength of my hair has definitely improved.
i will keep using and see where it gets me...hopefully that BAM after 3 mos that N&W got
http://public.fotki.com/denvergirl/denvergirls-30-day-/
(as always, the PW is in my profile
2 months ago
2 weeks ago
today ( a few min. ago)
Ok.. NOW I AM A TRUE BELIEVER!!! 2 weeks ago I thought my hair was sleeping on this MT think but after today, I am going to order some more!! It looks like I am just past SL in the back. How in Sam Hill did that happen!! (I havent straightened my hair in a while) but something told me to stretch it in the back today to see where I was. I am sooooo happy ladies... At this rate I think I can make it to APL by the end of this year!!
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Okay I here is June 2008 I was about 10.5 on the shirt.
Here I am today and this was after my trim in Aug 2008. My daughters had to help me. One held the hair and the other snap the pic. Enjoy. Q
and of course longer 
Okay I here is June 2008 I was about 10.5 on the shirt.
Here I am today and this was after my trim in Aug 2008. My daughters had to help me. One held the hair and the other snap the pic. Enjoy. Q
Way to go Q I love ya'll, but ya'll gotta stop looking for the growth right away. Some get it fast, and others...like me, will take a little longer. My hair got thicker first and then BAM...so, just be consistent...and you will see change. Also, I use OCT along with MT so that might be the difference.
for that BAM 
That could be it. I am not breaking my pocket for the OCT, though...fast growth isn't THAT serious to me
I plan to take shots monthly to compare progress, regardless, and
) and I have been saving lots of money because I get to use only a small amount from each bottle and its been wonderful!
Okay I here is June 2008 I was about 10.5 on the shirt.
Here I am today and this was after my trim in Aug 2008. My daughters had to help me. One held the hair and the other snap the pic. Enjoy. Q
Ok I guess I can chime in and post here too. I started with the MT at the end of June, used it consistently through most of July. I was applying EVERYDAY directly to my scalp. And then I was also doing it as directed on the bottle in the shower, leaving on for 5 mins then rinsing. Then I took out applying it to my scalp everyday because it just weighed down my hair too much - despite the fact that I wash/co-wash my hair 2-3x a week sometimes (cut it back to 2x and doing a Cathy Howse like regimen).
Anyhow I kept the shower/5 min thing for a while and KIM. I'm going to go back to applying every other night to my scalp and then the shower/5 min til the end of dec. I had some growth, so I can't complain. My length in May better shows where my hair was since it was a near fresh relaxer, the second pic is in June about 5 weeks post (shrinkage like a mutha made my ends look a mess in the pic), and the final ones are from my last relaxer at the end of August.
May Relaxer
June 2008 - I HATE the way my hair looks here, but hey we share the good and the bad. My nape has grown in so much more now so that thin look toward the bottom no longer is there.
August Recent Relaxer
Ok that's all. Now I wonder where I'd be if I'd only been REALLY consistant! Oh please dont mind the TAG hanging off of my bra band
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