Products I am now using for my hair growth, and what I was using.

 

January hair growth challenge products

It began when I was stood in the bathroom drying my hair, every time I could see a scattering of 2-3 inch snapped off strands of hair. It was horrible; I knew something had to change if I wanted to grow my hair.

 Do you get it too? It’s not nice!

 So I decided to do some research on the net and find out how to improve the condition of my hair to grow it long. Yes ladies, I will also share this with you, and document my growth too.

 I found out my hair care regime isn’t as great as I thought it was, and I was going to have to take it up a notch if I wanted to have long waist length hair.

 Here is what I was using: (left to right in photograph)

 

 

 

 

Johnson’s baby shampoo

I was using this because I had dyed my hair brown and it turned black, I have read blogs for fading hair, and apparently baby shampoo is great for that because it has a more natural PH level so washes out colour, rather than protecting it.

 V05 nourish me truly conditioner for damaged hair

This smelt nice and made my hair feel soft, but if I’m honest the real reason I bought it was because it was a quick bargain buy in the pound shop.

Dove leave in conditioning spray
I bought this when it was on offer, I’m so glad I did. I have never really used a leave in conditioning spritz before, and found this excellent, it smelt great and really helped hydrate my thirsty hair throughout the day. Now I will be keeping the container to make my own homemade conditioning spray in because I think it distributes it evenly over hair. Defiantly recommend this for the product, and container to use after, which will save you money.

Toni & Guy heat protection spray

Fab product, it lasts for such a long time end smells gorgeous, always use a heat protector when using styling tools on your hair.

 Last but not least…..

MY HAIRDRYER.

THIS IS NOW BANNED!!!!! I am now sure how long I am going to stop using this so far, but it is damaging to use it constantly, I decided to not use it for a week to see if my hair improved, and after that week went by, it felt so much better that I haven’t touched it since, and that was now 2 months ago. I must say there is such an improvement and recommend it, if you can’t live without it, check out my hair growing advice blog  coming soon for suggestions on a healthier way of using it.

 

I had been treating my hair like this for awhile, and although it had some length to it, it was very dry and just stopped growing and was stuck at a certain length. So this is what I swapped to:

 Current hair care regime for growing my hair: (From top row left to right, then bottom row left to right)

 

 

 

Batiste dry shampoo tropical

For me this is a product I can’t live without. I forgot to put it in the picture above but I have been very loyal to this for years now. It’s great for those in-between days when you don’t want to wash your hair. I also find it great as a styling product, if my hair has just been washed I find it difficult to put it up, this adds volume and helps it stay in style more. Batiste has a range of these so you should defiantly check them out to see which you prefer.

Dove leave in conditioning spray

As I said above this is a great product, I have now ran out and now put fill it 1/5 with my conditioner and fill the rest with water, leaving space for you to shake it and mix before use. This is a great way to bring moisture to your hair during the day without making your hair to heavy with product.

Lee Stafford hair growth conditioner

I always use this after I have used the treatment, so it keeps my hair really soft and frizz free, I haven’t been using it long enough to tell if its helping my hair grow long, so will have to do an update when I do my update on hair growth, as I'm being realistic and know I have a lot of damage to grow out, but this is helping with the condition, I use some to fill up my spritz bottle as mentioned above, so it goes a long way by doing this.

Lee Stafford hair growth shampoo

This shampoo is great, doesn’t strip my hair and make it too dry but cleans thoroughly, which is perfect for my hair as I only wash my hair twice a week, alternating between this and my lush shampoo bar. Again, like the rest of the range it smells really florally which is always a bonus for me.

Holland and Barrett Perfectly pure coconut oil

To me this is a must, and I have seen the most improvement with this, its £14.99 for a 453g tub, and when Holland and Barrett have their penny sale on you get 2 for £15. I think this is the best time to buy it as it works out extremely cheap, and the pot lasts such a long time, everyday I use a small amount and gently rub it into the ends of my hair, this help so much, just use the back of your fingernail to scoop it up as it is in solid form then it quickly melts on your hands to rub in.

Once a week I use it as an overnight hair mask, I put it on my hair from the ears down as this is the driest part, then plait and leave overnight and shampoo off the next morning.

You can even use it to cook with and put with food, so it is very versatile product. Just don’t use to much on ends daily or it will look greasy, get to know the right amount for your hair type. You will notice you can go longer in between hair trims as your ends are staying nourished and not drying and splitting as much.

Salon Elite Tangle teezer brush

I know use this instead of my old brush as I find it untangles excellently rather than just snapping the hair off at the knot, when brushing you hair, always start from the bottom and work your way up.

This brush is great and they have different designs so you can pick your favourite colour. Mines pink, and its the perfect size for your handbag without the long handle getting in the way, the shape of it is perfect as it is slightly rounded and really massages your scalp when you use it, which helps stimulate the follicles encouraging growth.

Lush new shampoo bar

I love the smell of this; it has a spicy smell to it. In the photo I have mine on a shell, this is what I keep it on because it allows the water to drain off, they do sell a tin that you can put it in, but I find that it gets stuck in there so you have to wait for it to dry before storing it in there, so not ideal for me. I got my shell from when I had some scallops for tea, so save money and wash and reuse the shell to store it in your bathroom, it even acts as an air freshener because you can smell it a lot. I started using this every time I washed my hair, it’s great at cleaning hair and really strips the dirt and products, just use about 4 strokes on the top of your head because it really does lather up. I find it best not to rub the side with the cinnamon sticks in on your hair as it will catch. So you can pick them out later. Overall a great product and an excellent buy as it last a long time; my hair always has more volume on top when I use this.

After using it several times I did find it dried out my scalp slightly, so now I use it every other wash.

Lee Stafford treatment for hair that never grows past a certain length

'If the earth's not nourished you'll never grow beautiful flowers' beautiful statement on the pot, so try, you cannot grow long healthy hair without nourishing it, and that’s just what this does, smells like a flower potion, really easy to smooth over hair, and my hair feels great after, this is recommended to be put on after shampoo and before conditioner. Love it.



So I think I have covered everything, and I'll be doing more hair updates as it grows and keep you informed of the products, if I swap anything etc.

Also I know some people are conscious of what is in the products they purchase such as silicones and sulphates, but I am not covering any of that yet, as I am getting into a healthier routine than what I had before and think that itself is a much better improvement, so any recommendations of products and positive comments will be great.

I have also managed to not dye my hair for 2 months now, so am very pleased as that the longest I’ve gone for ages, and am looking forward to seeing what my natural colour will be like. Is your got all natural hair colour?

All products in this 'January hair growth challenge' blog have been bought by myself, I have also linked some of the products to the websites so you can view the other reviews, this is my opinion on what works best for my damaged hair, so its worth bearing in mind you may not receive the exact same results, but I would recommend trying them.

Thanks for reading and I'll keep you updated.