Historical Hair Growth Secret?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ธ.ค. 2022
- Have you ever wondered how so many historical women were able to grow such long and healthy hair? I have! That's why, after a chin-length hair cut almost 6 years ago, I incorporated many historical hair care practices into my routine. My hair is now at hip length, which is longer than it has ever been able to grow my entire life thus far.
My main hair care routine that has grown my hair (in a nutshell):
1) I only use natural, mostly DIY products that are technically edible.
2) Wash only once a week with rhassoul clay
3) Weekly scalp and hair oil treatments
4) Gentle dry finger detangling
5) "Sealing" hair ends regularly with a light oil
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I used vinegar soak on my hair once a week for a long time (granted, it was for lice prevention because I was in a third world country) but dude my hair was always so soft and smooth afterward
What was your process and ratio for the soak?
Yes, what was your water to vinegar ratio?
I am bald ,but i am curious about vinegar. 😊
Does it leave the sour after-smell ? Or does the oil in hair remove the smell ??
I am not OP, but i also have very long hair, i use either 2 tablespoons of white vinegar or apple cider to 1 cup of warm water. I spray it to my scalp because i get oily, then the rest through my hair. I rinse it out with cool (or tepid) water. It makes the hair super shiny and soft.
@@mrmidnight8975 hello, if you rinse it well, it will still have a bit of the acidic smell, but it dissipates as it dries.
I just send my hair out to the dry cleaners once per week.
Lol
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😂😂😂. Whaaaat?😂😂😂
Always gotta be a snark in every crowd 🙄
@@rhinnbuck7766 They're called attention seeking trolls
In ancient China, where hair was valued highly by men and women, they washed their hair 1 to 2 times a week. They used rice water and oils to keep it healthy.
Same with my parents homeland, in my mom’s village the women had long thick hair down their butts silky from the rainwater N rice water not a gray hair in site and that was on the seniors to the young girls.
Chinese and Indian people have best hair hands down. I appreciate that they culturally and historically would wash it and keep it clean. And also care about things like skincare and hygiene. they passed down for generations. they used things like spices, rice water, hair masks, natural oils, made soaps etc. to keep it clean while also grow thick shiny long and healthy, they valued long hair.
I can't begin to imagine the rancid smell, of not washing long ass hair for months at a time..... or only clean with vinegar eggs... You know they smelled. or smelled up a whole rooms.. 🤢
Rice water is amazing. My partner is from PNG & his female relatives in the village use a hibiscus wash combined with naturals oils. His sisters hair is so soft & shiny & smells beautiful for weeks when she returns from her visit.
@@lawyerreactsnotthemoon85 Most every culture has its hygiene and beauty wisdom. Much has been lost with some cultures more than others.
North American tribes still have good advice that many don't know about. It's something I'm more certain of because I'm from the southwest of Mexican descent. Jojoba oil has been used for hair and skin. Yucca root has been turned into a soft natural shampoo. Avocado hair masks are more Mexican. A variety of clays have been used for skincare. Aloe vera and cacti gel have also been helpful. That's just an example.
It's best to figure out your own ancestors' ways and what you can do with fresh local ingredients. I'm sure Asian recipes work well for many types of people, but it's easier to use what is near and what may already be part of one's DNA. It's no different than food and diet.
I just bought rice soap bar, it has collegen in it too. Is that the same thing as rice water?
a huge reason their hair didn’t get as dirty is because they seldom ever exposed it to the elements or had it down in situations that would cause excessive dirtiness. our hair is exposed daily to air pollution, the victorians and edwardians always had their hair up, or when they were outside, they wore a hat pretty much always.
I hate when I'm near someone who's hair smells like the diesel truck they were stuck behind two days ago.
not to most of these women were of high social status which means they had slaves and servants to do everything for them. They sat in the house all day doing leisurely activities like needlework and tea parties. And had access to baths regularly, they had better hygiene than most people in those days. If you look at average people pictures in those days they had bad skin,and teeth. And they never had regular baths. Most the times they only washed their face, hands, and privates in a bowl in the morning. Hair was also sleek backed for men or braided and put up if you were a woman and they usually wore a bonnet type cap or hat to prevent hair from getting caught in something, it was dangerous for women to wear hair down in those days. People didn’t even baths in rivers because they though you would get sick from it. They went to the barbershop to get there hair washed and cut and dental work done like once a year if you were lucky.
@@carmensandiego5386it’s kinda funny to see all the myths people possessed about hygiene back then and also people nowadays say it’s cuz they’re poor or working class, yet people from indigenous cultures with no money used the natural world around them to stay clean and had excellent hygiene hair and skin. They bathed in rivers and used herbs to wash their hair and skin, they chewed on sticks to keep their teeth clean. Tribes still do this today and have excellent teeth. It seems that Europeans were just not resourceful before the Industrial Revolution.
Though a lot of what you said is true these pictures show exceptions anyhow. Think taking photographs wasn't very common and a rather rare event in live. The photos shown have likely been taken BECAUSE of the exceptional hairgrowth of that individual woman.
Women slept in braids which prevents hair friction. But we must not forget that they had greasy hair for most of the time. Fluffy hair wasn't always the fashion anyways. In many eras women (and men) protected their hair with a headscarf (or hat) to prevent from getting dirty.
Edit: I corrected a spelling mistake. I'm a non native speaker of English and I'm so astounded someone takes in the effort to comment on one mistake in such a lengthy comment. Maybe,dear Ms Know-it-all try and explain a complex topic in say Portuguese or German or Vietnamese or Greenlandic. Good luck 🤞.
Very true
Exactly. I noticed a lot of people like to compare the past to the present, and when they do they don't tell the full story.
Yes sleeping caps/scarves. "Ma in her kerchief and I in my cap, had just settled down for a long Winter's nap...."
This is weird
My hair gets greasy if I put it in a hat or scarf. I sleep with braids, it helps a lot, but I don’t really like them wavy in the morning 😂
context is so important
I'm 74 and grew up not washing my hair daily. My mother collected rain water for hair washing days using our kitchen sink and we rinsed with vinegar laced water. We were told to brush 100 strokes every night with a natural bristle hair brush.
rain water has parasites, bugs, and plastics
@@visualsituation Nowadays it does, in fact it has even more worse stuff than you mentioned. But in the 50's we thought it was cleaner and softer than well water.
I'm 38 n my sister 37...our Momma is 55. We did this also with Momma as we grew up, but added a mayonnaise conditioning once a month...we would wash 3 or 4 times a week. Since I've been 18 n on my own...I wash my hair once, rarely twice, a week n sometimes will go 2 weeks before washing. This depends on if I have an appointment or something that would call for more than an up-do n no greasy look at all....there are times when I feel it necessary for me to wash 4 days because of this. I still do the brushing 100 strokes every strand n rainwater at times n braiding/covering hair for sleep n mayonnaise/lard conditioning. I haven't used vinegar at all since on my own n I never dry my hair/use a straightener/use a curling iron or hot rollers (no heat) n no product mouse/hairspray/balm/anything at all n I dont dye my hair (I have in past n was always healthy but only when wet, even w highlights, my hair would feel like a wet Halloween wig which was odd). I brush/finger comb before I shower n i wash my hair long meaning i dont ball up like most but rather i massage into my scalp whilst leaning back n letting hair hang naturally n then I part hair in half n wash length leaning to side I wash by laying hair on hand n massaging in with other n then squeezing n finger combing through n I rinse the same way. I squeeze hair out in shower like I have my whole life because my Momma taught me to before just putting towel on first, then I throw my head over n then back a few times n squeeze hard again from scalp to end, I towel dry which again i dont ball up but rather i massage/pat my scalp n then take towel n squeeze all length by patting in middle n leaning over to watch ever side again only squeezing n patting but never rubbing. I finger comb, I let air dry, when damp I brush from ends to roots slowly as Momma taught so not to break, I finger comb after this to gather any other loose hairs....that's all. Every day I brush and spread natural oils by rubbing scalp n rubbing down to end, which keeps hair healthy n from drying. My hair has grown from a very short cut (bottom was to the base of my scull...I wanted my hair cut just above my shoulders for a change because was to my butt n she absolutely butchered it n cut that sill "karen" angle longer in front n base skull in back, so I had to go elsewhere to have it fixed n to have it fixed I had to do a pixie because my hair is thick/wavy n so had to be thinned out which meant short pixie layers) to my butt in 3 1/2 years, this is with me cutting my hair a few times myself (first time or 2 was to make even along bottom so many inches, third n 4th time 2 inch cut n few long layers). I have been told every since 18, doing some things was taught but the things I've changed since 18, by every person who has done my hair that my hair grows so fast n thick n healthy n ask what product I use n are shocked when I say nothing at all accept cheap Suave shampoo n conditioner (only ends) n tell them my process the last 20 years. So I'm just sticking to what I do.
Honestly this is why men are ahead of us. Women worry about a lot of nonsense
@@nativesrilankan7545 how is washing and taking care of your hair nonsense?
Pls explain that to me
During the pandemic I went 8 months without washing my hair. I have pretty dry hair so oil wasn’t an issue. My entire life (35) my hair has never grown past mid back length. After that 8 months of no washing it’s just shy of bellow my butt.. bottom.. tooshy 😂 I also didn’t use any products (hair oil, dry shampoo, hairspray) that’s key. My hair is healthy and long now! I know it’s counterintuitive because of all the manipulative marketing tactics used by corporations but the best thing you can do for your hair is NOTHING 🎉 surprise 🎉 it’s easy and free!!!
Oh I hear you!! I hardly ever need to wash my hair, it doesn't smell, is not greasy and my scalp is not dry. I think leaving it be is best!
Sarah can I ask did you rinse with water? I can go a week without washing my hair but it is pretty flat and starting to get oily by then. Even if I do a rinse with water it still doesn’t look great. Maybe I need to keep pushing to try for a couple more days. My teen daughter can go almost 2 weeks and her hair is still quite good. We use boar bristle brushes.
@@dawnromanzin2126 yes I’d rinse with water every other week or so. Because we were all in quarantine I really didn’t mind how my hair looked. I kept it in a loose bun most days. I would suggest you get a boar bristle brush, they do an amazing job distributing oil build up from the root to the ends
Edit : sorry just re read the last part of your comment lol yes boar bristle brush is great 😊
My hair doesn’t produce oil at all either but I love the feeling of washing my hair and hot water on my scalp. I would feel bad for my scalp and I could never go without that feeling. It’s really therapeutic to me.
Thank you!!! After years of being a slave to these marketing tactics I have learned about historical hair care and made changes, stopped using these cheap store products despite the slight more expensive ones claiming how 'healthy' they are , and switched to the no poo method and will never go back, I don't even use products, no heat tools, no blow dryers, I trim any split ends every 3-4 months (NO cutting, NO hairdressers whatsoever) and my hair has transformed , in much better condition than before
I feel so validated. I have thick wavy hair and I never like to wash it more than 1-2 times a week. My clean freak family/ friends always made me ashamed to admit this habit. But I have great hair and always have. Also, I save so much time because I’m not drying and styling my hair everyday
Hate people like that 🙄 proud of you for doing it a better way 🙌🏻
Im in a tropical country so i wash my hair 3 times a week😢
If i washed my hair every day my hair would be broken and brittle. I wash once every three to four weeks. And no, my hair doesn't smell or look greasy. I have the luxury of having coarse, thick, dry hair that doesn't produce much oil.
Ne too, I have thigh length hair that's very thick and in beautiful condition. I'm 61 and I'm just only started to get grey in my deep purple hair lol
Yikes
You don’t do cowashes?
My hair is past my butt. I only wash it once a week to once every 2 weeks
I wash mine once a week. If I washed it more often it would be dry and brittle. I use no sulfate shampoo and I do a vinegar rinse.
I wash my hair every day and my hair is down to my bum, after struggling to grow it for years thinking I needed to push off washing another week it finally hit me that not washing my hair made the oil heavy on my hair causing more fallout and damage. Every hair type is different and the idea that not washing hair is better isn’t true for everyone just as an fyi!
My hair isn’t quite as long but I remember in high school I’d only wash my hair 1-2 times per week and my hair was literally thinning because the oil and dandruff was so bad. Not to mention, it gave me a lot of neck acne.
I agree with this. When I wash my hair regularly it grows faster.
A few years ago I was living in a situation where I only washed my hair once a week.
After a few months I stopped producing the excess oils and my hair stayed cleaner longer, looked healthier and was more manageable.
That’s what ppl don’t realize until they try it. I stopped using shampoo years ago and switched to ACV. On Caucasian hair there is an adjustment to it for the oiliness to decrease.
@@TEDOGIRL02 absolutely
i dont mean to be that person, but current research shows that washing your hair or skin doesnt change oil production. the effect that you noticed is probably the ingredient buildup from shampoo etc ^^ it certainly makes a huge difference regardless though.
@lili k yes it does. If you wash too frequently, the skin will compensate with overproduction
@@lilik6945 bud, washing yourself excessively strips it of its oils and the natural flora that resides on your skin. (ps: washing your hair and skin daily is excessive)
My great grandma (RIP) had her hair perfectly preserved at age 96 and she only ever used fresh egg yolk.
My mother grew up during the depression. She once told me that they used bar soap. They'd rinse that out then do a final rinse with vinegar. The bar soap would leave a film on the hair. The vinegar would get rid of that.
My grandma was raised through the depression, she either used bar soap, with a vinegar rinse, or dawn dish soap, with a vinegar rinse!! Her hair was pretty healthy too!! Also in that era, they only washed their hair once a week, and then curled and styled their hair for the whole week!! Hence the term hair washing day!!
How do they get the vinegar smell out though?
@@carriemartinez2933I only wash mine 1 time a week unless there is a good reason to need to do it more.
@@perfectlyimperfect9129 vinegar smell doesn't linger.
back then, soap was actually soap. What we have in modern shampoos and "bar soaps" is detergents, which are very harsh on hair and skin.
TMI ..... I am a 40 year old with very coarse and curly hair. I wash my hair with shampoo 4 times A YEAR ( I use leave in a conditioner 2 times a month), and my hair grows like water. It's thick, soft, and strong.
I’ve got extremely long hair and I only wash it every couple weeks or so
I have very fine, sparse hair; I always have. It get greasy and lays flat if I don’t wash it every 2 days
I have very fine hair too and the thing is the more often you wash it the more oil it produces. When I stopped washing my hair every 2 days it was a fight with myself. It looked gross but after two weeks it became so much better and no it starts to look oily only after 7 or 8 days. It is a nasty process but you can ease it a bit by brushing your hair every evening for a few minutes, there is truth in the 100 brush strokes our grandmas talked about.
My hair is shoulder length, thin and very fine. I have vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and also take medication that include hair loss as possible side effects.
I wash it once a week, and use dry shampoo in between. Sometimes I’ll spritz it with water and quickly run a round brush over it. I end up putting it up the last couple of days. It actually styles better when it’s a little dirty. I also sleep in a silk pillowcase, and take supplements.
My hair has never been better.
I also have a very oily scalp. I wish I had just gone to the doctor early on instead of trying to “train my hair”. Figured things out and washing every day works for me. Not everyone can just “train” their scalp to produce less oil. Hormones can affect that too.
I use dry shampoo on the third day every week, and if I have a day off and I’m just working around the house, I’ll take a fourth day, and sometimes gotten to a 5th or 6th day, but I have to use barrettes or a pony tail, and my hair literally feels cemented into my style and the ends are dry AF, and my scalp feels like it’s plastered. When I take my barrettes or tail out, the hair is still going into the same direction and gravity doesn’t work on it anymore and my scalp itches like there’s stuff crawling on it. I never feel so good as when it finally washed again! Then, greasy every other day. There’s no training it.
@@Emkay6 what did the doctor recommend?
Growing up, my mom liked conditionjng my hair with fresh coconut milk.
My hair smelled atrocious every time my mom did that but my hair was super healthy, thicc and beautiful! I use coconut mill sometimes still on my day offs because its just proven to work 😁
I've noticed my hair growing stronger and longer after starting to take hair supplements and making a braid regularly (every day). A braid really keeps hair safe.
What supplements are you taking? I’ve been taking one for 5 months and haven’t seen any help from it whatsoever. I need a good suggestion:) 🙏🙏🙏
@@PiXie232 I bought a supplement containing selenium, zinc, copper, biotin and a bunch of B vitamins and some minerals, nothing expensive. but I live in Europe, so you probably won't fine the same one. maybe I should mention that I eat very healthy food in general, much less sugar and salt than most people, very little processed food, almost never eat outside. I also wash my hair max. twice a week, sometimes once. I have blond hair and use baby powder (talc) on it when it gets a bit oily (since 10 years), it works like magic, but if you have darker hair it would probably be visible.
@@PiXie232 I'm not OP, but my grandmother had those hair, skin and nails [mostly, biotin in a pink bottle] gummies out on the counter and while making my tea every morning I would take one or two, after a few months of that I truly saw a difference in the health of my nails and the length of my hair. Another one I found worked for me was Nordic Naturals, you can find them on Amazon. They have a growth treatment vitamin and a volume treatment vitamin. And that worked after I gave birth to my son and my hair was falling out in specific places.
Check them out 🙂
@@PiXie232 I have been taking Biotin 10,000 mcg. I also switch to a shampoo bar that has rice protein in it. I have been using this shampoo bar for over a year now and my hair has improved substantially. I get compliments on my hair all the time. My hair is very fine but now it is thicker and very healthy. I very rarely get split ends now. I have been growing my hair in longer now, before, I always had split ends from the curling iron.
@@susanbissell6319 do you mind if we ask what the rice bar called?
I wash my long hair once a week. I will go longer when I dye it. I lucked out with super thick, really coarse wavy/curly hair. So not having to wash it often and only brushing it before a wash, my hair is super healthy and strong.
Its crazy how diff afro hair is - I can go 3 months without a wash and there's no smell and no build up of oil because its so naturally dry. My blonde friend can barely go 4 days before her hair is clumping from greasiness.
Thats good though, because greasy hair grows better than thirsty dry hair, which is why coarse hair tends to break easier / harder to retain length.
Stay greasy my fine-haired sisters - its really just the aftermath of being able to easily keep long healthy hair 🥰
My hair is at the base of my spine, but I shampoo my scalp daily. The only shampoo the ends get it is runoff from my scalp and they get conditioner every day instead.
Also we have to think the quality of the water they used to wash their hair. That for me is even more important
Same. Hard water did me so wrong lol
My Mom always talked about combing her mother's hair. Her Mom never ever had her hair cut, and at night would have to lay on the bed and lay her hair out on the mattress and two of the girls would each with a hairbrush, comb the hair walking down the bed as they brushed. My Mom said that her mom's hair went well past the ground, and she remembers she still had the baby curls at the very end, as she got older though it got more brittle and damaged and ended up just past her waist. If you saw my grandmother though you'd never know she had this long hair, she kept it in a tight bun on top of her head.
Very interesting videos. Wish I could have known this when I was in my 20s. I am 72 now and my hair is getting so thin. I still dream of long luxurious hair like yours.
I believe ur very beautiful ❤️
Bernadette Banner did an informative video on washing long hair using historical methods.
The less you wash your hair the better. I've gotten down to once a week. My hair doesn't look even slightly greasy till day 5. It used to look greasy every second day and I had to wash it daily. Now I only wash my hair ever 7 days and I only use conditioner once every 14 days.
You're quite right to do so, washing your hair every day strips it of its own naturally producing oils that help to protect and keep the hair clean. For most people it can be a good few days but at certain times of life (normally puberty) the hair can be constantly greasy and it's understandable why they would wash every day.
@@algrant5293You can train your scalp to reduce the amount of oil it produces, by washing it less frequently. The more you wash your hair, the faster it will get oily. Our scalp and skin have a memory, and produces the amount, depending on how often we wash it.
Me too! Dry shampoo is my bestie.
Do you still get your hair wet when you shower? My hair starts to hurt at the scalp if I don't
Nope. It totally depends on your hair and scalp issues and needs. Someone who has dermatitis or eczema or psoriasis or other issues needs to wash their hair everyday and usually with a medicated shampoo. If you have super dry hair and it's better for your scalp to wash infrequently that's great but there's no such thing as one brand of hair care for all. We really need to get over this one-size-fits everyone for every single aspect of our lives. It's super annoying and incorrect.
Yes, my Grandma washed my hair with Castille Soap and rinsed with Vinegar.
I've been buying Dr. Bronner's Castile soap. I'm going back to that instead of my sulfate soaps. Bronner's is pretty effective.
@@vickieadams6648 Make sure it is fragrance free.
How do you rinse with vinegar
@@communingwithGodTypically by dunking your hair in a bowl with vinegar in it.
How was her hair?
I stopped shampooing daily and even every other day to 2 times a week AT MOST. depending on need I'd even skip a shampoo for a week entirely. You MUST BRUSH REGULARLY, at least the scalp to control dandruff and keep pores and follicles clear and to stimulate blood circulation. Yes you do have hair that smells like hair and not perfumes but there are gentle ways to add a fragrance if you like having that. Also you still have to clean your body regularly but not as regularly as you'd think either, do some research and take good care of your microbiome.
Curly hair doesn’t like it comment lol
I think some people tend to associate hairwashing with showering, when you can shower regularly while keeping your hair dry under a cap or in a ponytail.
I was with you up until the bathing thingy … No that is a must EVERYDAY, microbiome be damned! 😂
I stopped using shampoo, conditioner, and ALL hair products a few months ago. I wash my hair with water, once a week. It's never looked better.
Our body can keep itself pretty clean, the chemicals in our cleansers really mess with it.
Rinsing with cider vinegar before applying conditioner is life changing
Do you dilute the vinegar before applying to the hair? How long should I keep it on before rinsing? Thank you ☺️❤
Honestly the biggest difference; no heat, no harsh products, no frequent trimming or cutting. My hair was down to my thighs (BLEACHED platinum blonde too) until I recently cut it because of the weight, it was making my scalp sensitive and gave me headaches/neck pain. I only use heat tools on special occasions, avoid heat at all costs. Only trim it 1 inch per 6th months, or 2 inches per year. Bleach my regrowth roots every 2-6 months. I loosely braid it, bun style with a scrunchie (avoid hair ties), heatless curls, wash every 7 days, give or take depending on what I'm doing.
My hair was as long as yours up until the age of 33 when I cut it short. Over the last year and a half I’ve let it grow out and it’s well past my shoulders, and I absolutely love it.. I do not wash my hair every day and it has helped my hair stay more luxurious..
I did some research awhile back and now I have a bottle of acv with fresh rosemary in my fridge. I dilute a small amount and just rinse my hair with it when it starts to feel dirty. It's always so smooth and nice. And SOOO much cheaper than buying hair products
Are you able to say the ratio you use? Also what hair type do you have? I want to try this because I've been searching as well but I have more of a fine hair type that's relatively straight and I'm worried of doing something wrong because I failed to account differences in hair texture.
@@bimo6591 I also have fine hair a little longer than shoulder length and I put a few tablespoons into the cup. It really just depends on how much you like the smell.
@@bimo6591 maybe a 1:20 or more
@@michelledemaio8026 I have similar hair length as well! I'll definitely try this and thankyou for helping😊
@@bimo6591 of course! Happy to help!
I last washed my hair more than 6 months ago and recently had someone compliment how it looks and smells.
What do you do for your head and hair??❤
@Sheree I rinse in cold water about once a month and coat the bottom half with conditioner before pinning it up and letting it soak in while I shower with hit water then rinse the conditioner out with cold water. Then I braid it. When it is dry (12ish hours later) I brush it out for a while then typically due to my job I braid it back up and brush it every 2 -3 days keeping it in a protective style. In winter especially I will use an oil as well to help keep it conditioned and frizz free. When I do use shampoo I typically use a sulfate free shampoo and only on my scalp letting the soap run down the length. I have type 1 hair ultra straight it comes down to just below my buttcheeks. I have bleached it and used the various semi permanent hair dyes which because of how I take care of my hair lasts for months longer then some of my friends who wash their hair at least once a week.
I started washing my hair 1-2 times a week and my growth is NUTS so fast
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For over a decade I have only used a tiny bit of baking soda to wash my hair and vinegar to detangle. I also use wooden brush and comb to distribute oils. (Edit: I use an egg to deep condition several times a year)
Your eyes and eye makeup are just perfect!
My mom would brush your hair so well that it would literally shine. I loved her brushing my hair. Everyone would notice how pretty my hair looked.
I'm 57 and have no recollection of my mother brushing my hair 😞
@@kerenkares4473 Ohhh so sorry. ❤️ My mom was not gentle with my hair, but I got so used to it, it was my preference when my grandmother brushed my hair too gently and didn't tie my ponytail right enough! I was very close to my mom and remember her clearly. She had a way with her hands, beating cakes without a mixer, cleaning the sink of stains I couldn't get out myself. I liked the smell of them. They always smelled of the food she cooked.
I just got my hair cut for the first time since August (it’s February so about 6 months) and she was impressed by my growth and the general health of my hair, especially since I have very curly hair. When I said I use sulfate/silicone free and only wash about every 7-10 days, she was like, well that’s why! 😂
I use warm to hot water, agitation with fingers or gentle brush to keep hair from tangling. This is monthly during winter, maybe weekly for summer. No soap, no weirdness. Beeswax or bag balm for hair ends, to combat split ends.
I use a baking soda paste to rid of product build up and an apple cider vinegar rinse. Great for dandruff and hair is very soft after. Have plenty of hair. And I'm black so I'm sure this works in other hair types as well
I wash my hair once a month in the summer and once every 3 months in the winter. I'm almost 54 years old and that is all my real hair in the photo. No gray hair yet although a lot of that is genetics. I've been using rhassoul clay 4 washing after watching your videos. Thank you 😊
I'm the same... Folks are amazed. All I do is run some water through my hair if I need a freshen, usually cold water too.
@@marieseaward9891 My 8 year old granddaughter has hair down past her butt. She gets under the shower and just lets the water go through her hair. Her mom braids it alot but she mostly keeps it down.
Do You really don’t wash you hair for 3 months? If I do not wash my hair for 3 days I feel a lot of grease on my scalp. and my hair is not grease... do you mean really don't wash or do you wash without using shampoo?
@@danielaversiani5592 your scalp overproduces oil because you wash it too often. As long as you're active in the process of moving oil down the hair (with a clean natural boar brush) it should even out.
One was every 90 days? Are you single?
Shampoos without sulfates are fine.
If your oiling your hair you also want to wash the oils out.
Washing can be done with water but also when we sweat we should wash that off our scalp.
So washing or washing with surfactants is very different.
PH balanced shampoos, natural shampoos like kinami7 are very gentle.
Not everything has to be a DIY.
That's the beauty of combining historic knowledge and modern knowledge.
why would i want to wash the oil out
If you have color treated hair sulfates will fade the color. Apart from that I don’t think they’ll hurt anything
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So your hair isn't greasy and has a build up.
Oil is amazing for your hair, but you also need to clean your scalp
@@Anonymous-ti8yw they can be drying too... but there is so many types of sulfates now
@@MastooraBeauty i dont have straight hair though. It doesnt look greasy. I wash it like once a month then i have to add a big handfull of oil to make it look normal.
I find this type of info interesting, but I also need to point out that we have made advancements in general- like indoor plumbing with access to fast and available showers/baths daily, as well as advancements in products. I agree that we do many harmful things to ourselves ignorantly, but just bc something is historic doesn’t make it superior. When you know better, you do better, and many things have improved. I encourage people to research the past, get to the root of what worked and if it works for you today and is better for you and/or the environment, awesome. But just bc it was used in the past doesn’t mean we should ignore advances. Education, as always, is key. I applaud you for bringing historic knowledge to the masses.
My hair is 3.5 feet long (from nape to tip) and I never wash my hair daily.
I had hair down to my calves till I was 18. Just used regular shampoo & conditioner….and no haircuts. 😃
Brushing your hair everyday is great if your hair is relatively straight. Not so much if it is curly. I know this first hand b/c I have had both naturally straight hair and now naturally curly hair.
This lady has beautiful shiny healthy hair
Wow you come to me in a dream but you was a little girl teaching me how to grow my hair long. Now I’m connecting to your virtual adult beauty on screen. We are all connected and thankyou for guiding me to better natural hair care. I’m so sensitive to chemicals so I was praying and asking my guides and angels to guide me. Your face was so memorable but in child form. ❤❤❤❤❤❤ sending u so much love and light
I am 42 and only wash my hair once or twice a week. My hair is thinning and I lose a lot of it. I don't have bald spots or patches, but I do notice the volume is less. So sad.
Go for a Thyroid test asap.
Try gelatine..
Ask your doctor about minoxidil and Finasteride and Spironolactone. It helps with hair loss in women and men and should stop the loss and thicken your hair and promote new growth. You'll need prescriptions but I highly recommend it and there are many many videos for hairloss in women and what it can do to help
Have a health check first and see if it's not internally then go from there
You may want to consider having your thyroid levels checked.
i couldn’t go more than a week without washing my hair (roots only, sulfate free shampoo)… if i do it just stinks and looks lank and greasy, and my scalps develops itchy little pimples in places… i respect those who can put up with the grease and the smell, however. each to their own. 😊❤
They would use a natural bristled brush (boar usually) to brush the hair from root to tip a couple times a day, washing it every day. This would pick up the oil and distribute it down the strand, and would remove most of the dirt from the hair at the same time. It's very important you have a towel over your shoulders and you wash your brush daily though!
@@victoriawalker7792 i’m vegan so i wouldn’t use a boar bristle brush, so i use a bamboo one. but a wise old hippie guy told me to use pine cones as they exude oils that can be beneficial to scalp and hair. never tried that tho. i only brush my hair twice a day, i start at the bottom and gently brush out snags first then i go from root to tip. very gently. and yeah, i wash my brushes daily in the shower and remove all loose hairs from it. there’s nothing better than brushing your hair (or having someone brush it for you) with a clean smelling hairbrush. i also massage my scalp gently for 4 mins every night. it’s soooo relaxing. i oil my roots twice a week, using organic ayurvedic oils to stimulate hair growth and put a little on my ends… leave on over night in a loose braid (or soft satin cap) and shampoo out in the morning- as mentioned in my earlier comment- roots only. let the suds cleanse the ends, and use a light leave-in on mids and ends. i also try my best to eat clean & healthy.
my hair length reaches my tailbone and is high porosity, i wash it once a week maybe twice depending on if there’s any events. sometimes i don’t wash for two weeks! i notice my hair holds it shape better and just overall makes me feel better the more space i have between washes
Once a week washer here. My hair is down to my butt and I wash the lengths and the scalp very differently
I’ve tried nearly every no-poo method on the books and I get cradle cap every time.
I like to wash my hair 1-2 times a week. I do however use a wash with keratin and ive notice less hair sheading and breakage so I think I'm doing ok.
It wasn’t because of the oil being stripped. They really just didn’t bathe much
The sixth image, the girl with the white headband sitting on the boat, I've seen the painting in person it was so beautiful, the only painting I was actually fascinated by in the whole art gallery
I recommend mayonnaise. It has all the ingredients for shiny, beautiful hair: egg, vinegar, and oil. Use it as a hair mask.
I am 56 and my hair is straight and down to my butt. I've been using mayonnaise since 1970. I only wash it once a week. Mayo works, try it!❤️
they also rarely bathe. lol.
Victorians, at least, washed every day. They didn't have baths every day but they would do a stripwash every day to get all the important bits.
Every time you assume people in the past were so radically different to you they never washed, you reinforce myths used by the Victorians themselves to justify colonialism.
They do 100 brushes every side. They divide the head into 4 areas and they brush it 100 times. I remember this cause my grandma made my sister do it. She had straight shiny hair without salon treatment.
People often seem surprised by how soft my hair is despite the fact that I dye it. It's only so soft bc I don't wash it everyday, I only wash it twice a week max.
Yeah!! No. I go 2 days without washing my hair and it starts to itch and my psoriasis flares up.
Exactly. Psoriasis and eczema heads don't care what the "experts" say about no washing. It's every day or it's miserable.
I used to have terrible scalp psoriasis and showered/washed hair every day, sometimes twice a day. I started hair oiling, massaging my scalp and washing less and less. I remember how bad the flakes used to be, and I’d get it real bad behind my ears too, now nothing. I literally don’t remember the last time I saw flakes when I scratched my scalp! Let your scalp heal its natural barrier, I hope this helps someone!!
Invest in more updos so your hair isn’t laying on your neck and clothes. The more often you go without washing your hair the long you can go not washing your hair as the scalp adjusts in sebum production.
My mother ended up shaving her head because hers got so bad, whether she washed it or not! Psoriasis really is an annoying and bad condition to have.
I recommend you guys look into the carnivore diet to heal from psoriasis, and for many other things.
I use shampoo at the most, twice a month, usually one. I'll rinse maybe once a week but I have naturelly curly hair, so the less I do to it, the better.
And no, it fos'nt smell or stink. Once the scslp settles, the only smell is your naturel scent and that usually is'nt stinky. It's actually far more comfortable than perfune and artificiel scent.
I don't have curley hair, but I have similar habits. I shampoo maybe once a month, I rinse it a couple times a week week. My hair never smells bad and is healthier and stronger than anyone else my beautician knows.
What does this mean- when the scalp settles?
I have curly hair. I only co-wash my hair once every 7-9 days. My hair isn't oily anymore and my curls are much healthier.
@@hiheidi9987 Not sure how else to explain it, but your hair and scalp will eventually get used to once weekly washings. Maybe even only 2x month. As long as you brush frequently, I find my hair is much healthier without the water and shampoo stripping your natural oils out all the time. It does not smell or look greasy. It may take a bit for it to learn it doesn't need to make extra oils, but after that it looks great!
can i ask how you make the rinse? :)
My mom is 88. She told me that blondes rinsed their hair with lemon juice and brunettes rinsed their hair with vinegar. There was shampoo already invented in the 1930s/40s when my mom was a girl. And most women went to the hair salon once a week and got their hair washed and set in rollers/pin curls. My issue was in the mid-late 70s there wasn’t a whole lot of conditioner available. It was called “cream rinse” and it wasn’t very moisturizing at all. I had curly/frizzy hair that my hairstylists had no idea what to do with. They would tell they wouldn’t know what to do if they had as much hair as I do. My mom finally set my hair in enormous rollers and I sat under a hairdryer for 2 hours a night. That made my hair smooth and slightly wavy.
Have always washed my hair 2-3x monthly, I have very frizzy wavy hair. I only ever wash with cold water, make my own aloe vera hair mask monthly & I do not use ANY heat or other hair products in my hair except for shampoo/conditioner & Every night before I go to bed I run a brush through my hair maybe 5-7x & I wrap my hair is a silk hair wrap. I can literally ALWAYS get tons of compliments on my blonde color & how beautiful/healthy my hair looks!
My grandmother had her own beauty palor & so I always had short hair . Once it grew past my shoulders curly & beautiful
Black hair usually doesn’t need to be washed once a day. I would be bald because my hair dry out. It’s 2 or 3 times a month for me. Although sometimes I run water through it when I workout.
that's because you have fur, not hair. It feels exactly like a chow chow dog
Weekly when I didn't wear twists. I found a cleanser used for hospital patients between biweekly breakdown washes.
That's the way we washed our hair as kids. Vinegar is great for getting rid of dandruff. I get migraines very bad and the aspirins, of course cause dandruff. Not any more.
ACV is AMAZING for your hair. It's a natural, neutral product that detangles and closes the cuticle layer of your hair.
I am a hairdresser and have been washing my hair only once a week for a long time. I swear by the vinegar method.
You can also use baking soda.
The egg actually adds protein
For years, I only "brushed" my hair with my fingers (until untangling it completely) - after shampooing it and while having conditioner on; and then rinsing it; NO other brushing at all; I was a lot younger and a lot more time then;
That was the best time of my hair, grew from neck to belowy waist in 3.5 years
Nothing destroys hair worse than
I never brush after conditioning
Depends on the brush you're using, how you brush, and how hard.
If your start gently from the bottom, holding lengths so you don't pull on your follicles and work your way up, you'll be fine.
I wash and condition my hair everyday and my hair is below my butt.
What products do you use
AND its not stinky I assume
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@@bascoaful I bet it gets pooh all over it. So gross
My scalp gets irritated when I go more than two days without a wash and thrives on once a day washing. Been using Eucerin Baby shampoo for the past few years now. It's gentle and fragrance free.
And my hair is to my lower back
I get it Carmen SD 😉
I believe in the brushing. Your hair is beautiful
It's wild how every culture has different practices so great to live on a world with all this knowledge at the palm of my hands
The secret is WEIGHT- your own hair follicles have a limited weight they tend to choose to stop growing at- those ladies tied their hairs up loosely to keep the weight off and the length growing. Or so I was taught when in school thirty years ago ❤
That doesn’t make sense
No. Your genes determine how long you can grow your hair. Most people can't grow their hair down to their knees. Everyone's limit is different according the genetics they have.
I am even not sure whether it is limited to genes.
I think it is more related to minerals and vitamins. If this balance ist not right your hair will stop because long hair is not necessary for surviving. Everything which usualy goes to hair will be needed at another part in your body.
@@juliane8014 That's not true. I've known anorexics (and starving people) whose hair continues to grow. Your hair is going to grow in spite of diet. However, the kind of hair you will grow and the amount of hair grown will be compromised. In other words, your hair will grow regardless. Just thinner and of crappy quality. Genes. Genes and genetics determine how long one can grow their hair.
your hair never stops growing. New hair will still come up from the scalp, it just stops getting longer (or will gain length very slowly) because the ends break off.
Thanks for share it l wached you video one month ago transitioning my curly hair .After using clay and wash it 2 weeak ,using rosmary oil l fell my hair amazing.
Thanks
what is clay. is it a shampoo can you please explain it. i am from Nederland
I'm so happy this video came on my feed. I have long hair and I wash daily because I'm a landscaper. I use natural shampoo made from local farmers. It's tea tree.
Natural Bore Hair Brush.
Colloidal oatmeal to wash hair.
Best for long hair.
Brush from ends up, detangling as you go.
Never force out tangles work them out.
The biggest historical difference is the smells/odors. We no longer have to keep a handkerchief of perfume to cover our noses with. We also no longer powder our hair. We also generally have cleaner water to wash with, not just boiled water from a pump or a well. We also have less superstitions about cutting and washing hair today. We also have hot/deep oil treatments for hair these days. We also have conditioner. We also have less disease running rampant because people wash more frequently now.
I don't understand the latest trend about not washing hair often, but my nose wishes people would start using shampoo again!
People complain about pollution in the air...and then don't want to wash that dust, grit, and odors that hair picks up. 🙄
Could you imagine having your aunties, granny, and Mum be like that...and I'm battling hair loss 😭
Did you catch covid or get the vaccine? I lost a ton of hair after being infected. My hair stylist said his clients that had been vaccinated also shed an alarming amount of hair after getting the covid vaccine. My hair is all growing back now, though.
I only wash my hair once a week. I use baby shampoo, and I do not scrub. My hair is baby fine, and it's starting to thin, but I don't have much hair loss in the drain. I'm. very gentle when I brush, too.
Here's something crazy from the Depression era. My mom as a child was not allowed to wash her hair in winter. My grandmother instead put kerosene on her hair. When she told me this, I was shocked. She said it burned and she cried a lot, because of the pain and because she had to go to school like that, too.
Gosh as a black natural woman, these are the methods I use now. A good apple cider vinegar rinse goes for and I've ads egg(cholesterol) in my hair often. I was always wondering my white ppl wash their hair all the time. Those shampoos are harsh
I want to try the vinegar rinse, but how do you get rid of the smell?
@@TheJwbooth you really should be diluting your apple cider rinse so the smell isn't bad. But doing that with a shampoo after wards really does neutralize your hair.
@@lieaorganasolo I will definitely try it next week. I can actually drink the stuff if has lemon juice in it
When I was a kid (before food assistance programs), we were poor and short on food and all else. On occasion my mother would use an egg to wash my hair. I currently use unscented castile soap to wash and vinegar and water to rinse. I’m so happy not to have plastic bottles about and to be spending so much less money on product. My hair is shiny and soft.
I wash my hair once a week and it is so healthy compared to everyday like I used to. I use a clarifying shampoo once a month and non sulfate shampoo the rest of the time.
My Mum used to put malt vinegar in the last rince when washing our hair. She got that tip from her hairdresser
I wasch my hair everyday and I have to. My hair is very fine, straight and thin. I also have very long hair. And I work out every day which leaves me drenched in sweat. I just get so anoyed by people who thell me I am doing something wrong (not saying that she did). Remember that everones hair is diffrent and a one size fits all does not exist. I cannot even use oil on my ends (which are super healthy btw) because it ways them down so much. So I'll keep wasching my hair every day.
But their hair doesn’t look good or healthy. Sure, it’s long. But it looks frizzy af. To each their own I guess? My hair is ~36 inches last time I checked and I use normal (salon) hair care products and my hair is healthy and shiny. I’ll just keep to using what I am to maintain the healthy and beauty of my hair.
I once wrote to the author about this. The hair looked porous. I especially don't like the ends of their hair, I think they are dry. I would trim them a bit.
She didn't agree with me.
I think we have more demands on the aesthetic appearance of hair today than we did 100 years ago
I think it's probably split ends, which at that length are going to be there without fairly consistent upkeep. It wouldn't be so much an issue for these women though, as they would have their hair up and the ends would not be seen.
ACV is super good for hair too
My hair was getting brittle and dry until I quit washing it every day
I braid my hair, don't touch it n wash it once a week. My hair grows like crazy. I just cut 3 inches off so I don't sit in it when it is down.. clearly if it gets yucky wash it but if it isn't greasy and doesn't smell bad - leave it alone. 💗
I don't shower or wash my hair daily. Washing the hair or body too often will strip the natural oils. Depending on the weather I might shower 2 or 3 times a week.
I usually wash mine every 2-3 days but I don't worry about keeping it dry in the shower. It's about elbow length and a pain in the a to keep in a shower cap.
Omg! I've been growing my hair out and doing co washing and vinegar rinses. With occasional protein treatments such as an egg!! I love that this is so close to how I've been learning to care for my hair!
I wash my hair 1-2x a month. It’s grown it waist length. I use lots of wonderful oils. Shampoo industry has ruined generations of beautiful hair lol
48 with rough, red, graying, curly hair down past my butt crack. Don't use shampoo, just conditioner 2 to 4x's a month and straight vinegar every 4 months. Finish with coconut oil on ends only. My older sisters have very thin to bald spots and wash their hair every day.
I got tired of my hair being frizzy and scalp being dry and irritated years ago before I found out shampoo was causing it.
I could never. In two days I'd be dripping grease on the floor.
A number of my students don't wash their hair regularly, and when I come onto a classroom, it stinks. I have to air the room out. No thank you.
After losing my hair which was very thick and long to chemotherapy over two years ago it's begun to grow out again. It's taken over a year to grow about five inches. Anyway since about thirty years ago I've only washed it once a week because I only shower once a week unless I do something physically strenuous. I dislike being wet. I don't use dyes or perm solutions. Never thought about using eggs or vinegar or coconut milk. Before I lost it, my hair was to my waist. At the time I was 65. Plus it was mostly straight with a slight wave. Now it's growing out super curly. I mean tight cork screw curls. I hope it eventually straightens out.
Massage is BRILLIANT for hair growth 🙌🏻
while eggs are actually a good legit shampoo... They're FAR too expensive to even consider it nowadays. 😅
Not just shampoos, even the water we use is heavily treated. Back then it was nice clean underground water.
Not sure if this is mostly in the West where lots of places are cold so infrequent washing is okay. Most places in Asia do daily washing of hair and body but ancient people used natural soaps and shampoos.
I stopped washing my hair everyday but I didn't use the right brush to distribute oils. I wash once a week now if that. I am still learning. Knowing about the vinegar may help