no progress

I have been natural for 3 years and my hair is just shoulder length. I know everyone's hair grows differently but I am way behind. There is nothing going on internally.
I am always protective styling mostly cornrows under wigs.
I have been doing a weekly regimen for most of my regimen. Shampoo, deep conditioner, leave in. Protein when necessary.
Recently i started doing acv rinses because my hair is high porosity. (soaks water, drys quickly) helped a little bit.
Right now I use diluted tresemme natural shampoo with aritha powder. I deep condition with crece pelo, and moisturize with donna marie buttercreme.

I never get that feeling that my deep conditioner worked even though I have tried so many different brands.

Sorry for the long post.

I know you said there's nothing going on internally, but if you eat a lot of processed, sugary, or otherwise "unhealthy" foods, your hair may not be growing at its optimal rate. Vitamin D is also an issue for a lot of people. And, if you're on any medication, that could be an issue.

Your products...shampoo mixed with aritha...aritha is really strong. I would only use a mix like that rarely, certainly not every week. I don't know what's in crece pelo but I know most dominican conditioners have silicones in them and your hair may be the type that can't handle them.

You should also look at your techniques so that you are retaining as much as possible.
Are you really gentle when handling your hair? Are your tools good quality?
Do you use enough conditioner/moisturizer to make your hair slippery and easy to detangle? (I find a lot of people are stingy with product...but I think if it saves me from breaking my hair, I'll use a whole bottle of something if necessary)
Do you keep your hair stretched in order to avoid tangles? Do you remove shed hair before washing to avoid tangles? Wash in sections? Wash your hair while it's braided?
Are you moisturizing often enough? Some people can go a week...some need to moisturize every day. Is your moisturizer really working for you? Are you using the right type of moisturizer for your hair? (For example, liquid moisturizers don't work for me and neither do lotions...I need something with viscous...almost like a gel but still liquid enough to spread easily.)
Do you cover your hair at night? Some people don't need to, others do. Especially if you keep your heat or fan blowing.

There is so much information here.

@maysay this week would be my first time using aritha.
I finger detangle on dry hair,maybe I will start prepooing.

My strands are also extremely fine. I always wear a silk scarf at night.

As far as moisturizing I have to admit I wasn't great with that. But I am going to start doing it twice daily.

momentoindigo wrote: i deep condition and pre pooing with my heating cap. it helps my hair, which is super fine too. it's felt stronger and thicker since i've been using it once/twice a week now. i also do black tea rinses to keep my hair strong.<div id="isChromeWebToolbarDiv" style="display:none">

I use a hand dryer attachment to deep condition. I think I will change my deep conditioner.

Thanks so much everyone.
I got a tip on youtube to use ph balanced leave in going to try that this weekend.
@Maysay I just ordered some coconut oil.
Also going to try yogurt as a DC because I have literally tried everything else.
Will report back.