My Hair Logg

Most of you are just finding out about my hair dilemmas. One issue in particular that touched me very deep with in my heart was my thinning hair line. Over the course of about eight years I have endured an extreme amount of stress coupled with a poor diet. Due to my stress levels and my eating habits my hair line had began to fall out. It got so bad to the point where my friends who knew me when my hair was full were speechless and that's saying A LOT for my close friends. I felt so ugly because I was so used to having beautiful hair that I never had to worry about. I spent many years wearing my hair with a part down the middle because I was so ashamed of the condition of my hairline.

It wasn't until I turned 21 that I decided to do something about it. I searched the net for black hair growth and came to a wonderful site that I will forever be a member of and that site is Black Hair Media. I was a lurker for a very long time, then I finally joined in November of "08". That marked a new era in personal hair care for me. Even though I have been perm free for many many years, I still had it in my mind that my natural texture was not so good. This site has opened my eyes to a world where the black women loves her natural hair.

This was big for me because I had always did things to my hair to make it more "manageable" when what I was really doing was murdering my poor hair. I am so happy to say that I know better now. On BHM I was introduced to a slew of growth aids that people have had success with but it still was a bit new to me. It was a bit overwhelming for me to see that people were using horse products to grow their hair. To be honest, I steered clear of them for a very long time, almost turning my nose up @ them. I could kick my own ass right now for not trying them sooner!



I started out with boundless tresses which is a sulfur based oil that I loved! It's ability to soften my natural texture and new growth was amazing . When I am able to afford to buy this regularly it will definitely be a staple in my hair care arsenal. However this was not the growth aid to nurse my edges back to health. The growth I achieved with this oil was minimal compared to some of the results I saw with Mega Tek and MTG. Below are pictures of my trial with Boundless Tresses.







My Next growth aid was the holy grail of growth aids to some including myself! Good ole Mega Tek, I can honestly say that this is the best growth aid that a girl could ask for! Mega Tek is a protein product that is said to rebuild cells under the surface of the scalp to regrow hair! Yeah Yeah I know it's for horses but it was originally made for humans who were suffering from chemical burns and baldness due to bad relaxers. Some where along the line the company began marketing it for horses and pets.

Many women have experienced shedding and breakage due to using Mega Tek. Why you ask? Mega Tek is a protein based product and when the hair is overwhelmed with protein it begins to shed and brake. I can honestly say that I have never experienced the shedding or the breakage because I mix my Mega Tek with Jamaican Black Castor Oil which is the best oil for black hair IMHO. As thick as JBCO is it provides the perfect balance of protein and protection, JBCO seems to form a protective coat around the hair that is already there not allowing the protein to overload the hair which results in breakage.



I never noticed the importance of JBCO in my MT mix until I ran out. My mix was not the same, my hair began to brake!!! I will be ordering some more JBCO soon but until then I mix my MT with some Boundless Tresses, Olive Oil, and Emu oil. This mix is on the thinner side but worked just as well as far as growth which is not a bad thing considering the state of the economy. Below are my results. ENJOY!