I'm a week late but another month has gone by and time is flying! I was a little discouraged to do this blog post because I didn't achieve 3 of my 4 goals but disappointment is part of the journey and I am learning from all experiences, good and bad.
However!
Even though I didn't achieve most of my goals, I still had a hugely successful length check so I'm not too upset :)
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| my crazy awesome curls :) |
Do not look in look in the mirror to check for length (after washing hair). Check!
Take my vitamins everyday. Fail.
Scalp massages once a week. Fail.
Work on eliminating flakes on scalp. Fail.
Even though I failed 3/4 of my goals, I have some positive news for each! I read up on biotin and realized it won't be doing much for my hair growth. What I should be more concentrated on is eating healthy and taking vitamins in general and not hair specific. If the rest of my body is healthy, then my hair will reap the benefits! So I will take biotin here and there but won't make it a huge part of my regimen anymore.
The whole month, I suffered from flakes on my scalp and could not figure out why they weren't going away even with my ACV rinse. Then I realized that the flakes were probably product buildup from leaving my conditioner in. Today for my wash day, I rinsed all of my conditioner out thoroughly and then applied leave-in conditioner on my ends only and I am already seeing improvement! There are no more flakes! It truly was just conditioner build-up.
Since I am doing protective styles everyday, I don't need to use as much conditioner to style my curls. This might be a nice break for my scalp and will help it get clarified and healthy.
Finally scalp massages are something that I had no time or motivation for. I will make it more as a pampering activity to treat my hair with once in a while when I'm feeling stressed.
NOW onto new goals!
1) Try the inverted method for 7 days this month!
2) Continue daily protective styling.
3) Maintain healthy scalp with tea tree oil and rinsing out all of my conditioner.
I confess, I am very excited to jump on the inverted method wagon. I don't believe in the claims that it grows an inch in a week; however, I think stimulating the blood in my scalp for one week every month might help especially with the cold weather coming. The inverted method is massaging an oil into your scalp and then hanging your head upside for 4 minutes. By doing this daily for 7 days in a month, my hair might be able to reap some benefits!
Hopefully this month will go better than the last! Looking forward to my length check in February and continuing my Healthy Hair Journey!!
xoxo
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