Growing out an awful short cut

Awwwww ur story is sooo sad :( I really hope u can get ur hair back long and healthy. I am too growing my hair long from a very short cut even tho im a guy lol. How long do u want ur hair?

I would like it to my collar bone. I was looking at old pics of me with my long hair and although it is really pretty it is nit very flattering on me. 99% of people liked me better with short hair. Just not this ugly haircut I have now. With hair to my collar bone I can at least wear clip in extensions if I want.

pic of my hair

Wow what a story, Your poor hair gave out from the sounds of it. You said your goal was about 5"?
My first suggestion is to find out what you monthly  or weekly growth rate is by measuring your roots or a specific spot on your head like your bangs or the nape of your neck. This give you a idea of how long you need to get to your goal.
 the "average" growth  is said to be 1/2" a month. I found with vitamins and water i can get 3/4" to 1" on the regular. therfore you looking at maybe 6  months a little more or less.

Cut back on shampooing. maybe once a week. Invest in Nexxus Emergencc- it helps keep hair from snapping off and  hold back the frizzy  split ends.
 i found nexxus humcantress really helped condition my hair



if you hair has a orange or red tone try a semi dye in a ash color, or Sally's beauty supply sells a product called UNRED. It's a blue purple but helps tone done the red ( used it for my own bleachings). But the  purple shimmer or what ever they used may work, never personally used that product.

unfortunately a simple color remover in the beginning would have more then likely removed the botched color she put on and saved your locks from torture.
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Wow natorade ur hair looks amazing in the picture :) Collar bone length would be relaly good and that horse shampoo stuff u mentioned, i heard that it works. Im growing mine to mid back or lower back length, what do u think?

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[QUOTE=suicides_eve] Wow what a story, Your poor hair gave out from the sounds of it. You said your goal was about 5"?
My first suggestion is to find out what you monthly  or weekly growth rate is by measuring your roots or a specific spot on your head like your bangs or the nape of your neck. This give you a idea of how long you need to get to your goal.
 the "average" growth  is said to be 1/2" a month. I found with vitamins and water i can get 3/4" to 1" on the regular. therfore you looking at maybe 6  months a little more or less.

Cut back on shampooing. maybe once a week. Invest in Nexxus Emergencc- it helps keep hair from snapping off and  hold back the frizzy  split ends.
 i found nexxus humcantress really helped condition my hair



if you hair has a orange or red tone try a semi dye in a ash color, or Sally's beauty supply sells a product called UNRED. It's a blue purple but helps tone done the red ( used it for my own bleachings). But the  purple shimmer or what ever they used may work, never personally used that product.

unfortunately a simple color remover in the beginning would have more then likely removed the botched color she put on and saved your locks from torture.
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well i have been growing my hair out from a buzz cut since january and its around collar length right now so its still going :( any advice?

well it sounds like you got a lot of growth in 7 months buzz to collar is pretty good. As far as advice all i can do is tell you what I am doing. I am taking the hair, skin, and nail vitamin by GNC and messaging my scalp as much as possible hoping it will stimulate my circulation and just impatiently waiting for growth. I wish it was already this time next year so I can be at the length I want. Well, at least I should be at the length I want by time i celebrate my 21st birthday lol

I have to say that I am pretty excited to be seeing some dark roots right now. I usually hate my roots to show but at least now seeing them I  feel relieved that my hair is growing. I really was afraid that I might have fried my hair follicle with this last chemical and my hairs weren't going to grow. I also noticed today that when I let my hair dry naturally it has alot of it's natural wave back instead of the frizzy pouffy mess that has been sitting on my head.

I HATE my hair so much...it is so frustrating. The last trim I got was almost 2 weeks ago and I still cannot do crap with my hair. It is so flat and limp and I have pretty thick hair. I look like a boy with this cut. I feel like people are staring at me and laughing at my hair. i look at my roots everyday and I am just not seeing fast enough regrowth. I really think this last chemical mishap has stunted my growth. It seems like I usually have more root regrowth in 2 weeks then what I have right now. I can't get a job and I can't help but feel it's because my hair is so ugly. people tell me I have such a beautiful face that I can pull off bald or any color hair and still look good. Boy are they wrong. This cut I have going is sooooo ugly. All my years of confidence are going down the toilet. I can't help but think if I didn't have such small bladder I wouldn't be in this predictament. I had to pee so bad when I was in class. I just couldn't hold it. I left class to go to the bathroom and that is when I ran into the guy that sold me the stupid hair promo package that ended me in the chair of the first stylist that ruined my hair, and sent me on an almost year long quest of trying to fix my hair, which only kept getting worse. if i would have just waited till class was over to go pee my path would have never crossed with that guys. And I would still have my long beautiful hair. I am a comfort eater and I have been eating so much because i am so depressed over my hair. by time my hair grows out enough to where i like it i will be having to try and loose 200  pounds lol. I guess I shouldn't let my hair run my life but it does. And right now my hair is fighting against me lol. I tried putting my hair back in a headband but my hair underneath is more orange then my hair on top. I cannot put it in a pony it's not long enough. I just hope that within a couple of months i will see some kind of difference in my hair. Maybe I can just find a cave to hide in for the next year.

I have decided to switch back to my GNC ultra nourishair. I was taking it for a while and it seemed to help the integrity of my hair but i switched over to the GNC hair, skin, and nails vitamin because it has a higher dose of biotin. But tomorrow I am going back to nourishair and will be adding an extra 1800 mcg of biotin with it. I am also going to add flaxseed oil and horsetail (silica) with it and see what happen. The flaxseed oil might also help me with my stress and depression. Had a job interview today I am suppose to call back tomorrow and see what they say. Keeping my fingers crossed.

I am changing my poo and cond my hair is so dry today. I don't know if it is from the new vitamins I have been taking or what but It hasn't felt this dry in a few days. I am going to the beauty supply and look into kerastase products. So I did something weird tonight. I plucked out a couple of my hairs and I could really see where the regrowth was at on these individual strands. When i measured the regrowth it came out to almost 1/2 an inch. I wonder why it doesn't look like 1/2 an inch when I measure my hair while it is attached to my scalp. I came across this web site from this famous stylist in beverly hills and he said if you want to find out how much chemical you have on your hair take a couple of strands and put them in a glass of water. If the hair sinks it has way too much chemical on it if it floats then it is ok. Well, mine floated even the new regrowth part of the strand was floating. Anywho, I guess I will stop rambling about my hair tonight I am becoming way too obsessed lol. I have school in the morning

^ This is a method used to measure the porousity of the hair. Porous hair's cutical is "raised" from chemical treatments and/or damaged from heat styling, therefore the hair floods with water quickly and sinks. A healthy strand's cutical will be compact and sealed not allowing water in, so it will float.

awwww natorade i was getting caught back up on urs and i love ur hair it sounds really nice . please dont get frustrated with ur hair it will be worth it in the end i think :) have u done any cool styles?

Today was a really bad day for me. I had my picture taken for my school ID and after I saw how awful my hair looked in the picture I just broke down and cried I just cried for like an hour. It's not just the hair but all the other things that have been going worng. I called my best friend and he told me that all these bad things are just leading to something really great that is getting ready to happen in my life, and when that does happen I will be able to appreciate it more. I sure hope he is right. Then I called my mom. She starts telling me that everything, especially my hair is just a temporary thing. As much as it sucks right now and feels like it is forever it is just a temporary set back. In a few months i will look back and say "wow! that was a really bad time in life." She goes to say that it could be worse. I could have something happen that is a permanent life altering experience. Now, I am excited because I am seeing so much root regrowth so i know my hair is growing but I am not gaining any length because my hair just keeps breaking off. I don't know what to do to keep it from breaking off. Can anyone help me out here? I don't want to cut it again.

Did u ever try taking Biotin. I think it makes ur hair stronger and should really work.  im sooo sorry u were feeling down :( im sure ur hair will be back to making you happy in no time

yes iam taking nourishair by gnc it has 1200 mcg of biotin. itried taking 3000 mcg but it broke me out real bad. iam also taking flaxseed but i think i might swith to the fish oil. iam impatiently waiting for about more then an inch of regrowth so i can have my hair dyed back to it's natural color which is a dirty blonde. i just hope it will hold the color

I hope it holds the color as well because I think itll look really cute :) Have u had any experience with biotin or know anyone that did. does it really work?

Awwwww great I really want to try biotin too to see if it works. is it okay for guys to take it and where do u get it at?

i am sure that biotin would be ok for guys. you could always google it and do some research on it. i have seen the biotin 5000 mcg at walmart but you can also get at any vitamin store. i am going to do that water fast next week that suicides was talking about. then after the fast i am going to take the biotin 5000 for a couple of weeks and see if i might get a hair growth boost.

awwww that sounds like a really good idea. please post and let me know how it goes for u. I really need a hairgrowth boost myself. I am at my collar now and i am just longing for that shoulder length look so i can have my first ponytail :)

i didn't have school on friday so i have had evoo in my hair since friday. i will wash it out sunday night. i really am starting to see a lot of root. by the looks of my roots though it looks like iam only going to get 1/2 an inch of growth for the first month of my grow out. kind of sad i was hoping that taking the nourishair would give me more growth. i am still going to take the vitamins and see if i might get more growth for next month. i have a soccer game on monday so tuesday i am going to do the water fast then after the fast i am going to take 5000 mcg of biotin and see what happens.