I follow quite a few hair blogs and because of that I come across girls lamenting that their hair is not progressing as quickly as they wish it would. I was also one of those girls. My hair was stuck at APL for months and would not get longer. I figured it was due to slow growth, to dusting my hair too often and at one point, I even thought I had reached my terminal length. In the end I realised my problem was slow but steady breakage of my ends. In my case it was due to heavy product build up. At first I was unable to identify the problem because my hair felt as if it was in protein overload. I therefore stopped using protein and tried to increase moisture in my hair but continued using the products which were causing the problem in the 1st place. In the end I lost a lot of hair.
I would caution anyone, if your hair is still stuck at a certain length after 6 months and is not due to any major setback, then it is time to reassess your regimen. It is time to do a 6 month comparison length check, placing your photos side by side to figure out what is going on. You might be surprised that you are not retaining your length.
This is a very important point! This is why trimming off damaged ends is essential IMO, that way you get rid of all the damage and can start fresh!
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I eventually took the decision to cut it off in January. It doesn't make sense holding on to the thin ends. I couldn't leave my hair out because it looked awful. I cut it off and it looks a lot better now.
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