2026 Hair Growth Challenge: April recap & results

Call me naive, but when I figured out about how fast my hair was growing last fall, I figured it would just gain an inch, inch and a half each month and, you know… grow. Accumulate length. All of that.

I didn’t realize different parts would grow at different times, and some months would focus more on density than length, and all that jazz 😅😅

I feel like I’ve been stuck at the same general length forever, but the sides especially have been growing pretty rapidly, the back just seems to have stopped to let it catch up. I’m definitely amending my length goal for the year, at this point, I think bra strap length is realistic.

In headwrapping news, I now have everything I need to headwrap on a daily basis… except go-to wrap styles. Turns out freestyling as a beginner is not easy at all, so May’s project is to hit the tutorial playlist hard and come up with 2-3 wrap methods that can become signature looks for me.

Also, don’t tie your wrap too tight, the knot can leave a bruise 😅😅

And, the results! Again, no dye, just my three-pronged method on virgin, slightly salted hair:

1. Internal: food allergen free diet, hydration with liquid mineral & B Vitamins electrolyte supplement, supplementation with Bovine Collagen, Vitamin C, Iron, Omega 3-6-9 fatty acids.

2. Scalp: cleanse with kojic acid soap, massage with coffee & rosemary-infused olive and papaya oil.

3. Strands: condition with leave-in cream conditioner on wet hair, seal with chebe butter and a heat bonnet treatment. No hairdryer, no heat styling. Mulberry silk sleep bonnets, scrunchies, and wig caps under headwraps.

April 2026:

And to compare, March 2026:

February 2026:

And where I started...

Like I said, I've added a good 3-5" in length already, just not evenly all over, or in a way where it looks longer. And boy is it thickening up! And darkening up, which is so weird to me, since it still looks quite salted to me in the mirror.