1BlessedNatural: 2016 Natural Hair Length Check and Goals Happy New Year, my blessed naturals! I hope you all are starting it off great! Sunday, I got a chance to do a length check on the back of my hair. The last time I did one with my length check t-shirt was back in March of 2015. Because I haven't been doing a whole lot to my hair, it's been getting thicker and thicker. Plus, I gained about one inch of growth; it went from 6 inches to 7 inches. This time, I really didn't expect to see an increase in the length because of the moisture overload and other breakage issues I experienced last year. But, thank God for progress! This weekend, I did one of my homemade protein treatments , and my hair loved it! My hair tends to lose a lot of protein from washing it every week. The last time I did a protein treatment was this past September. I've said this before, but I can wait longer between treatments when I use my mixture than when I use the store-bought...