How can I grow long, healthy natural african american hair?
Hi! I wanted to know how I can grow long natural african american hair? I have natural, nappy/kinky african american hair. I had to cut my hair today, because it was soooo damaged from putting relaxers in it. Now my hair is in a short afro! I would like it to be past my boobs in at least a year. I got the Wen Cleansing Conditioner by Chaz Dean yesterday in the mail, I used it last night and after my hair wasn't wet anymore it just felt dry. I followed the instruction on the bottle, I don't know what went wrong, I was also considering taking Biotin pills, I read that it's suppose to help your hair grow. Anyway, any tips on how I can grow long healthy hair will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
How to grow African American hair an inch per month?
I want to grow my hair faster!! Im African American with AA hair. Im a junior in highschool. My freashmen year i decided to wear braids. I wore them until the middle of my sophmore year. When i finally decided to take them out for good my hair had grown from my ears to my shoulders. Then i went to the salon and my hairdresser told me it was all damaged hair and she cut it back off. Now im trying to grow my hair about 6 inches by my senior pictures (in about 6 or 7 months). Once again its about ear lenght. Is that possible??? I just started using hair vitamins, doo groo mega thick growth oil na dthere shampoo and profectiv daily moisturizer. Is there anything else I should do. I also just started back with the braids and its grown about an inch in 3 months but I need it to grow faster!! HELP!!! please an advice please let me know.
Help! my edges will not grow back for 7 years now! (African-american)?
Chemicals are very harmful to African American hair..stop relaxing, its the only way in your case since no product you tried has helped. Do this, you'll see a difference...watch out, make sure the hairstyles you are doing aren't too tight. The less manipulation, the better. Drink and apply plenty of water (to your hair and keep moisturized).. Eating natural foods , help your body as to using natural ingredient product will help your hair get healthy. Set a regimen to follow to get to your goal. Youtube has plenty of tips to go throughout the process of no relaxer, etc. Goodluck.
We are white parents to an adopted 5-year-old African American girl who'll grow up in Aspen, Colorado (very relevant). Would you advise styling her hair with well-kept dreadlocks? What would the practical and social implications be?
Carlet’s answer seems to me to have the best overall advice.However the one thing that most answers haven’t clearly mentioned is that dreadlocks are permanent.If it is actually dreadlocks you are referring to, you will already know it involves twisting the hair as it grows so that it becomes naturally tangled and matted. The hair becomes fused together and can never be combed or brushed. It then hangs in random sized long clumps which often look flat. Sometimes the ends break off when you least expect it.To change the style, if say she gets bullied (God forbid) for having ‘different hair’ or she wants to try a different style it will have to be cut off and she will have to start again.A lot of people refer to some hairstyles as dreadlocks when they are actually talking about twists or braids which are very different, braids can be taken out. Here are some examples of real dreadlocks:As you will see actual dreadlocks are matted at the scalp as well, they may look ‘cool’ but they are not really kid friendly, unless you really know what you are doing and why.These are not dreadlocks but different types of braided styles:This young child was banned from his private school in Orlando for having dreadlocks:I’ve included this last photo not to show that dreadlocks are wrong but to illustrate that people can be horrible and hold ignorant views about black people’s hair.Is this what you really want for your daughter? It is not an easy style to manage for an active child, getting muddy, swimming and so on. Keeping the scalp moisturised will be a challenge otherwise she will be constantly scratching her scalp and complaining it’s uncomfortable. Plus I’ve never seen a child outside of the Caribbean with dreadlocks and there is a reason for that. Others have suggested braids and they would be a great option, again find a good salon to help.Whatever you decide to do get advice from experts in African type hair including people like myself (Caribbean) who actually have Afro hair and understand what it takes to maintain luscious locks.
How do I take care of my 4a 4b natural hair?
I'm natural myself for 2 years. I'm BSL stretched/ 4a type. Goal WSL to TBL stretched To define curls....I wet my hair moisturize use a little bit of gel (SCurl gel, IC Fantasia or any gel that you like) and always oil your end to keep the moisture in. For sheen....Oil(I have extra oil olive, jojoba oil, castor oil...my fave but there are others) I love Shea Butter btw .....I use it for moisturizing. Try these site very informative. www.www.blackhairmedia.com/forum~free forum...my hair care home www.longhaircareforum.com/forums~join as a member but pay to write :(....but very inspiring www.nappturality.com~free forum only for natural with kinky or tight coil hair....the women can be very uptight but help alot with our type of hair.
African American woman with dry and itchy scalp and losing hair.?
First off getting relaxers every five to six weeks is asking for trouble. Even on the box they say to wait at least 6 to 8 longer if you can. Trust me it is way more healthier fr your head, but since you want to transition I can help with that. I am close to six months post relaxer myself and it looks as if I am transitioning. A itchy scalp can come from build up from the products your put on your hair. Most likely a clarifying shampoo to remove it will help and then a good conditioner for moisture. When transitioning to natural you can so one of two things. Cut your hair down to the new growth and wear a TWA (teenie weenie afro) until you hair grows out. If you don't want a short cut you can grow your natural hair out for as long as you can stand then cut. In other words don't get a relaxer for a year of more and when your new growth is a decent length then cut. Just make sure you keep the new growth moisturized and combed to prevent matting (tangles) which will cause breakage. I hope I didn't confuse you but if you have any questions e-mail me.
Natural ways to remove black hair dye? lots of answers would be appreciated!!?
Background info is probably necessary: I have been coloring my hair for almost ten years. I have had bleach blonde hair on and off for the past four years. I finally decided it was time to try a darker color and seven months ago as a final hoorah, I dyed my hair bright pink. I left it like this for two months before buying a dark brown hair dye that matched my roots, and left this dye in for thirty minutes longer than recommended to make sure my hair took the dye. It ended up a black color that I really liked, but it faded quickly, so a couple weeks later I again used the dark brown dye, left it in longer, and ended up with black. It has since been almost five months and my roots are now visibly lighter than the rest of my hair. In certain lights my hair looks dark brown, and the black has definitely faded, but it still is too dark for me. I have seen mixed reviews on Color Zap, Sun In, and Color Oops, which scares me. I am afraid a salon would color my roots which I do NOT want touched any more. I have also read lemon juice can help? I just don't know what to do but I want to lighten my hair and make this black fade out.. I figured with as much bleach as I had before, the dark would have come out already. :(