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Sera25 (2nd Album):No PW-5 Years Natural 10-25-09*

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5 Years & Beyond
Mini Update! 10-25-09: TEXTURE shots of my hair, since I keep getting texture questions.: Album was created 11 months ago and modified 1 month ago; View album

Hair Care Regimen
Included are my daily regimen/hair care, Shea butter moisturizing mix and Daily Spritz recipes. Please DO take the time to look at each picture, there is a paragraph or 2 of info/my routine, as of Summer 2008 it hasn't changed much. Any of my suggestions taken should be within your own reasoning-- I am not a licensed hair specialist-- all advice or comments displayed are based on my personal experience. FOOD for THOUGHT: The average person grows about .5 of an inch of hair each month (in total, 6 inches per year); however, there are some people who can achieve an inch of hair growth per month (12 inches per year). There is also the factor of the resting phase in hair growth cycle--for some it is more or less than 2 months. This is all pre-determined by genetics so there is pretty much nothing that can be done to alter your growth rate significantly. So the best thing you can do for your hair is to take good care of it so that you can have a healthy head of hair. --Just thought I should share this with you guys; hope it will prove helpful in setting realistic hair goals...Good luck and health hair growth and I hope that in some way my regimen would prove helpful for someone in better achieving their hair goals. Update: 8-27-07: I am currently in the process of switching from most of the commercial products I use to natural alternatives and will post as needed. So far the use of Shea butter, alma and shikaikai powders have marked the beginning of my switch to more natural means for hair care. As of 2009: currently on hold -it's taking me a lot longer to do this...I am still looking for all natural shampoo/conditioners that work well for me. I have tried a few brands Aubrey, Giovanni, EO (worked decent) over the past couple of years, but once I use up a good deal of my current products, I will really put more energy & focus to natural products.... To learn more about commercial products and possible health effects and ratings feel free to check out the following website: http://www.cosmeticdatabase.com/browse.php?category=shampoo Copyright 2005-2009 LAST UPDATED: 5-16-2009: Album was created 4 years 6 months ago and modified 2 months ago; View album

60th Month - 5 YEAR Anniversary!!!!!
It's been 5 years already!!!!!! I am so excited to now embark on 5+ years of my natural journey. I'm glad that I was able to document my journey on a monthly basis though tedious at certain points along the way. My aim was a monthly documention for at least 5 years because when I started my journey I did not come across any albums that were based on a month by month progress & I was curious as to what was to be expected on monthly basis as far as growth & maintenance. So I thought to myself, why not start one? So I embarked on my natural journey documenting my month to month progress. There were good & bad moments: starting off there were more bad than good moments, since I had to learn how to deal with not only handling my natural hair, but with what others thought about my hair & their occassional ignorant comments. Within a couple of months I got over the weird looks & comments because I figured am not telling others what to do with their hair so they had no right to tell me what to do with mine. Over the years, I have learned a great deal about myself, my hair, & what works for me. I've also had a couple set backs (sometime in my 4th year I had to take off ~3inches on two separate ocassions, about 2 months apart due to damaged ends [heat, etc.]) but I learned my lesson & continued on. I am now at ~31inches total length (around waistlength) & have been maintaining a trim schedule, trimming every 2-3 months & sometimes in between as needed. I enjoy protective styles & love updos so I try to keep it interesting with my twists & braids. So far, I have acheived my goal to document my natural hair journey for at least 5 years, but am not sure whether I will be continuing a monthly documentary, but may instead have one album containing randomly taken "5 Years & Beyond" pics. Updates may be less frequent at times...who knows...we shall see. In the meantime, hope you enjoy my pics & continued happy & healthy growing. ;) 12/25/08: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE & HAPPY NEW YEAR! UPDATE: 5 Years & Beyond Album is now open, feel free to check it out.: Album was created 1 year ago and modified 11 months ago; View album

59th Month
It is election month & a new beginning for America as we have made history this month. I have several pics with some of my metal clips (hey its ficcre month for me LOL). The updos are pretty simple & I do have some instructions to these updos for those interested. Hope you guys enjoy looking at my pics.: Album was created 1 year ago and modified 1 year ago; View album

Crochet Projects: Album was created 3 years 9 months ago and modified 1 year ago; View album

Buns & Updos: Album was created 1 year ago and modified 1 year ago; View album

58th Month
Its my B-day month!!! I turn the big 2-5 on the 2nd of this month. Not much in the way of updates for now & might be taking a long break in a couple of months.... Hope you all enjoy my mini-updates every now & then.: Album was created 1 year 1 month ago and modified 1 year 1 month ago; View album

57th Month: Album was created 1 year 3 months ago and modified 1 year 1 month ago; View album

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