"Get Your Hands Outta Your Hair" Challenge for 2010!

• You May Use Direct heat a maximum of once per month.
• Indirect Heat is acceptable for regular use: Ex. Heating caps, Hood dryers, Steam rollers, etc...
• No Daily Co-washing: Co-wash every other day at most.
• You are not confined to Protective Styles: Any styles that don't require direct heat or excessive manipulation is acceptable for regular use.
• Be mindful of how you treat your hair: Do not excessively groom, pull, or otherwise apply strain to your strands.

• You must post a minimum of once per month (we all have busy lives ). Every month you must fill out the monthly questionnaire.
• You may post starting pics, heat pass photos, and final reveal pics in the companion thread: "GYHOYH" Challenge 2010-Starting/Heat-pass/Final Reveal pics

1. First of all, How have you and your hair been this month?
2. How has the challenge been going for you? What has been the hardest part of the challenge?
3. Have you changed anything in your reggie or did you try something new?
4. Did you use direct heat at all this month? If so, what was the occasion (if you don't mind sharing)?
5. Anything else you would like to add or share (feelings, plans, etc...)?

blacksapphire said:

I would love to join I've been taking care of my hair and have been pleasantly surprised of how soft and managable it has become that I can't seen to leave it alone

this would be the perfect challenge plus low-mani can help me retain length

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paragonrn said:

I'd like to join!!!! I'm new to the site (been lurking for a month) and this is my first post. This will also be my first hair challenge ever so I'm very excited about it. Thanks for the invite Muffin!

Lotsa Tangles

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*Muffin* said:

Welcome! And thanks for joining .

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1. Current-Length:
   [*]Goal-Length:
   [*]Current-Hair Stats/Issues:
   [*]What's the Best Thing About your Hair:
   [*]What hair goal do you want to accomplish by the end of 2010?

1. Current-Length: APL
   [*]Goal-Length: TBL
   [*]Current hair Stats/Issues: I wash and comb my hair excessively (like, everyday), which is why I'm challenging myself to go a week between washing and combing. So far it's been a week, and I'm proud of myself. One thing I'm trying to accomplish is finding the perfect method of moisturizing my hair.
   [*]What's the best Thing About your Hair: It's manageable, it's normally quite soft and silky feeling, It's shiny.
   [*]What hair goal do you want to accomplish by the end of 2010?: Only relax my hair twice for the whole year, reach BSL/MBL .

1. Current-Length: Neck length when straightened
2. Goal-Length: I'd like to be APL by the end of 2010
3. Current-Hair Stats/Issues: Right now I am transitioning, and my only issue is just finding ways to wear it. Mostly I wear bantu knot outs or a phony pony. I get my hair flat ironed at the salon once a month.
4. What's the Best Thing About your Hair: It's very soft and manageable.
5. What hair goal do you want to accomplish by the end of 2010? Have enough length so I am comfortable doing a BC.

1. Current-Length: APL
2. Goal-Length: Full MBL
   
3. Current-Hair Stats/Issues: 7 weeks post tex-lax / thin and fine hair strands
   
4. What's the Best Thing About your Hair: It has gotten so much healthier! And due to the health of my hair, I feel for the first time that my goal is truly achieveable.
   
5. What hair goal do you want to accomplish by the end of 2010? By the end of 2010 I want my hair to be MBL and I want to have an arsenal of no heat/low manipulation styles to keep my hair healthy.