1. Moisturize your hair 2. Deep conditioning 3. Leave in conditioning 4. Keep your hair stretched 5. Detangle with care 6. Never detangle dry 7. Use finger detangle 8. Protective styles!!!! 9. Eat well!!! If your lacking vitamins or minerals don’t expect your hair to grow. Drink water, sleep a lot!
I do all of this except number 4 (my hair likes the curly state) and it definitly works. I'm at mid back length, trying to get to waist length. Would have been there already but i cut it several times because it would get damaged or i was frustrated and cut it, 7 years natural now.
I firmly believe what you eat also determines the growth of your hair as well. There was a period of time I started to eat clean and healthy. My doctor put me on a veggies and protein diet and my hair grew fast
@@blkmerican-.2934 Everybody is different but if I were you, I wouldn't pressure my system like that. You never know when it's going to stop trying to correct the issues. Just because you can't see them, doesn't mean it's not happening. Before I had my kid, I could eat as bad as I wished and lose and gain weight as I pleased. No more. I've been 160 for years and I don't eat that much or much bad food. Also my mom used to have that bounce-back hair, it grew so fast. She had dreads down her back to her bum in 3 years but then she cut it and now it's not growing back as fast as it used to...ugh, so mad at her.
when i accepted that hair takes YEARS to grow out to lengths like back length and waist length, i stopped believing in any 'Grow your hair overnight' or 'Grow your hair in 2 weeks' videos
@@ASmith-jn7kf exactly. You can shave your head bald in January and in December it should be touching your shoulders. People aren’t retaining length and that’s the real problem.
@@beautystarshiine2542 since January of this year I’ve been keeping my hair in 14 twists. I do not wear weave, and I wash my hair once a week, every Sunday. I never take the twists out all at once, and wash my hair in the twists. I use the Aussie moist shampoo/conditioner. I retwist after washing them by taking one twist down at a time and twisting it back up then move on to the next twist. I do not use combs, I finger detangle. I only use two products. The argon oil scalp conditioner grease, and the green eco style gel for styling. I grease my scalp the day of wash day and one more time throughout the week. I only use the gel for the base of the twists. I treat my twists as if they’re locs, never taking them down all at once, only one by one to retwist. I have not worn my hair out of these twists since probably the ending of last year. Not using a comb, and keeping my hair twisted going on 11 months this month has tremendously helped with hair health, and growth. I also sleep with a satin scarf on and put a bonnet over it to ensure nothing comes off throughout the night. I hope this helps you, or someone with hair health and length retention.
My biggest setbacks are definitely over manipulation, not properly detangling and not properly moisturising my hair. Thanks for this video it definitely helps 😭
You messed up big time telling me the secret because im going to tell anybody who is interested in growing some hair lol. Your secret isn't safe with me lol😂🤣Thanks a lot for putting the bug in my ear it's greatly appreciated.
I think my biggest set back has been my neglect of my hair. I get so busy with life and my hair is the first thing to suffer. I’m on a journey to overall health and wellness trying to prioritize self care again. I loved this video, you and your curls are poppin😍
I can definitely relate to the neglect of hair due to busyness of life. This video and her other videos are pure enlightenment. Good providence on your hair journey.
In my country, specially in my culture, curly hair has never been appreciated. Therefore, I grew up straightening my hair all of my life. I straightened my hair nonstop for 17 years. Every time I cut my hair, I would want to take care of it, but using heat would get the best of me. Then, during quarantine, I got really bad anxiety from AP tests and the only thing that would help me relax was to cut my hair myself, so I did. But this time I decided to educate myself on how to take care of my hair and not use heat until my hair was completely healthy. It's been a year since, and it has been great. I do my own trims, oils and hair masks as well as scalp massages have become my best friends and I try to stick to them as much as possible. Now I'm just trying to improve my diet. TH-cam has been the greatest guide tbh. Thank you for sharing your hair journey.
You're so right about time. My husband has waist length hair. He's only had 2 trims but I braid his hair only 1-2 months apart. He doesn't do a darn thing to it 🙄. It's been about 4 years for him. Patience is a big part of growing long hair as well as consistency. What ever your routine is, be consistent.
I used to think my setbacks stemmed from using heat, but they really stemmed from waiting too long to wash my hair, and not trimming what needed to be trimmed! Staying away from heat means nothing if you let split ends run unchecked. I now try to wash my hair before 4 weeks, ideally 3 weeks. My mom can go 6 weeks but that’s the danger zone for me where i start to see dryness and breakage. I keep my hair stretched with blow outs and braid outs now and my hair is happier than ever. It’s all about avoiding tangles, making detangling easier, and any time the ends start to look or feel crazy, i chop them! I’ve always had thick hair but it’s another level now with density all the way to my ends which is my fave look
Thank you for sharing this. I believe my set back🙄 might have been not cutting my split ends & possibly my detangle routine & I’m definitely going to change my strategy.
My major setback was iron deficiency anemia. I had grown my hair to tailbone length but it was extremely thin. Once I addressed my anemia from the inside out, I trimmed my hair in stages. I’ve also incorporated Ayurveda and have managed to grow my hair to waist length.
Thank you for sharing! I agree and I pray many women will realize growing hair is not an overnight miracle, but they must apply sound wisdom to see a difference.
It’s a combination of what you eat/nutrition, genetics, hormones, and hair care. If any one of those goes wrong, then great length is never achievable.
@Trinity M she’s not wrong about genetics. Because it really does play a part on hair. Yes we ALL can grow our hair. She didn’t mean bad 🧬. But a thick hair and thin hair growing hair journey, can start at the same time but you’ll notice more thick hair we ALL are born with different genes
I've been natural (this time around) for 9 years. I'm waist length but barely since I had to cut off about 2 inches. My biggest challenge is moisturizing my hair regularly. I would go days without adding any moisture. I'm fixing that now. You are speaking the truth, good video.
My hair is almost at waist length (4a, 4b texture). I've been growing it out for 6 years now, and my starting point was a small afro that didn't touch my shoulders. I've been having a little setback with heat damage for a year now, but I'm slowly cutting it out. For the most part my hair is very healthy. My biggest tip to add is: when you're not happy with the length yet, don't obsess over it. And don't put yourself in a position where you can obsess over it. Focus on other things. I remember when I used to watch hair journeys everyday before bed, obsessing over my hair. Looking in the mirror literally several times a day to check the length, and then not being happy with the way it looked. And as a result being too impatient to love and care for my hair. The second I started wearing wigs (without leave out), I couldn't obsess over it anymore, because my hair was tucked away. After two years my hair grew longer than it had ever been (I would say bra strap length, stretched). And that's when I could really love my hair again and started to take good care of it. So if you are not able to really love on your hair the way it is right now, that's okay. Just tuck it away and focus on other things. It will grow and your connection to your hair will definitely change. Which will also change how well you want to take care of it.
I messed my locs up by coloring them and not taking care to use the right products for color treated hair 🤦🏾♀️ Ended up combining my locs, and slowly cutting them from tailbone to barely bra strap. My heart hurt. Eight years later they’ve grown back past tailbone with patience and I treat them like lace. Delicate😊
One of the best deep conditioners you can use ; 1 avocado 1/2 a banana 2 tbsp aloe gel 2 tbsp honey 1/2 cup rosemary infused water (boil water and rosemary leaves- then let them cool down and steep together) Several drops of vitamin E oil Several drops of peppermint essential oil
I don't put groceries in my hair, that's for my breakfast, lunch, and dinner... And I have tailbone length hair... Without using my groceries lol. Hair doesn't eat. 😂
@@brianawalker9880 lol yes great for me, Ms. Mother Earth sage incense burning woman lol... That stuff goes on your dinner plate, not your hair... 😂 Color'd folk doing the most... smh y'all done took au naturel a lil bit too far.. what's next, bra strap length arm pit hair with egg and coconut oil on it? 🤣 How about a lil salt and nutmeg? Don't forget to preheat the oven to 400 to bake the eggs.. don't ask me why... It's not supposed to make sense, just go with it.... 😂 Give your hair some extra flavor. Heck, throw in some crab legs and butter for the extra knuqqa kinks.
My hair is now semi waist length and I’ve been growing it since 2013 (college). Lots of setbacks due to trims, color, and laziness. But excited that I may hit tailbone by my 30th bday (4 more years). I recently colored again but this time I’m wayyyyy more careful. Thanks for the tips! I’m a grease girl now btw and I saw the most retention since I started again.
Currently working through getting rid of all my split ends and growing back some breakage at the crown of my head. Didn't have anyone to do my natural hair for a long time and split ends grew up the shaft and split more making my hair very fragile and even more thin. I've been getting trims every 4 months and leaving my hair in mostly cornrows, keeping it moisturized, protein treatments and my scalp moisturized and giving it a good cleanse especially after taking braids down and that seems to be helping. Slowly seeing it move past my shoulders, which Is the length it has been stuck at for the past 7 years maybe.
I also think that the characteristics of your hair (specially density, porosity ) plays a big role. Because if you have fine hair, you are definately going to have a harder time trying to make it grow. Some type of natural hair needs more care than others.
Girl you made my day with 🤣🤣🤣🤣, keeping it real. I’m natural for the pass 30months and I can confirm it takes time. Our hair needs lots of love and care. I never use heat on my hair and have no intention 😉.
I feel 5years isn’t long At all! If ur doing wat ur supposed to and being consistent focusing on health rather than length( If the hair is healthy, the length WILL follow) u won’t even notice the 5years!
especially since there’s perks to ever length! I chopped my brastrap/armpit length hair last december to my collarbone and it’s honestly been fun playing with the shorter hair and watching it grow… it’s also so much fuller and my ends stay stronger longer. I wanna try to get to tailbone length cus i have a cousin that did it in about 5 years.
Thanks for this video! Unfortunately I've had 3 setbacks and had to cut off over 7 inches of hair 🤦🏾♀️ 1) iron deficiency anemia/bad shedding 2) dryness ends/breakage (not moisturizing enough) 3) moisture overload (lack of protein). I've since fixed all 3 and back on my journey 🤞🏾🤞🏾
I’m on my second jar 😅 however I find that I can’t re moisturize may hair as well when I use grease, because they can’t fully penetrate through. But it’s an AMAZING sealant, maybe I’ll try it again this week 🤔
Finally some honest, no BS and realistic tips. I'm relaxed but most of your tips apply as well. My struggle is retaining length at my nape area as not only hair on that part grows slower than the rest but is also thinner and more fragile. You're also right about health. My hair broke off badly before I discovered the issue was iron deficiency.
I recommend Seun Okimi. She's a black hair channel. And she was relaxed for a long time and had waist length relaxed hair. She has great advice on length retention. She's natural now but honestly most hair care tips serve for relaxed and non relaxed hair. And she has content on both.
It's just the relaxer. Mine did the same for years and I always thought my front and back was doomed to be short. Now my back and front are long and the crown of my hair has broken off darn near to the root. It's so much work.
When will people realize that your height can determ the length of your hair too? I am 5'1 and my hair got past armpit length within one year. I had shaved my head, and then made it to armpit in a year. Plus, genetics play a part too.
How do you know that genetics plays a part in how much hair one can grow?? It seems like a smart thing to say but it really makes no sense. There's no: only grow this long gene.lol. The texture is genetic, the length, how would one even know such a gene exists. If anything, the texture is also controlled by environmental factors as all of my babies and I have seen many black babies born with straight hair, did their genetics change? No. Their environment changed and that changed the condition of your hair. What you eat and what you put on your hair and how you treat it determines this.
My struggle is length retention and horrible split ends☹☹. Moisturizing my hair is what my beautician told me to do. The last couple of times I went to the beauty shop, my hair is getting better.
Tfs . As a 4c hair girl , the longer my hair gets , find that if I don’t blow dry it before protective styles it breaks . Heat (only when protective styling ) is my friend now
I'm sure this video bursted so many bubbles but I'm soooo glad someone is finally giving it to us straight!!! Thank you so much for posting this video!!!
I really like how clear and through you were with your video, I like how it wasn't complicated like rice water do this do that etc. Thank you! You found yourself a new costumer and subscriber:)
I grew my waist length hair in 2 years plus 6 months transitioning so 2 1/2 years. Note my genetics is great but I literarily did protective style for almost all that period and gave it some serious TLC . Goodluck with ur journey. Thank you Janet for being honest with us.💚🙏
As another naturalista that's been on this journey for 10 plus year, I've had some pretty big set backs 😩😩. I got my last relaxer in 2010, back when we didn't have all these natural hair care products and awesome TH-camrs, such as yourself, to show us trials, errors and successes. Needless to say, I looked a HOT TOT MESS for years!!!! BUT by the grace of God, and an amazing natural hair care stylist, I finally started seeing real growth!! My hair that had broken off around chin length (I never big chopped either), made it a bit longer than bra strap length, full and healthy, in 2015. Then the worst thing ever happened!! I went for what I thought was going to a routine trim and left with bob length hair, barely past the nape of my neck! I just cried and cried. I wanted to fight the hair stylist 😩, but I paid her and left devestated. My friends called it, a hater trim 😂😂. 2019 I grew my hair back out to the middle of my back and was sooooo proud!! In celebration, I decided to get my hair straightened, which I only do once a year. My usual stylist was out of town, so I went to a Dominican shop recommended by a friend. I walked out with my hair so fried, it wouldn't even stay straight. Just frizzy and gross and crispy. Welp, started all over after cutting my heat damaged hair to shoulder length. Fast forward to today, I just took out some faux locs I'd had in a while (refreshed twice), and am only 4 inches from waist length!! Patience y'all! It takes patience, because we all make mistakes before we figure out how to handle our hair properly!! Don't give up if full long gorgeous natural hair is your goal! You can do it!!
My biggest set back was wearing wigs while not really taking care of my hair underneath. Once my hair plateaued I never got trims so never retained length. Now I see a professional hair care person wearing protective styles after big chop in March and I’ve experience so much growth I’m shocked. I realize I need to get my hair done. Doing it myself wasn’t it. So I’m dedicated to my beautician. She trims very small most times and I’m retaining length since feb I have at least 4inc growth. No cap. I’ll be protective styling in btwn wearing big feed in braids in cornrows specifically for the next 2-3 years. If any one in Brooklyn I recommend Ruthie of Brooklyn crown. I’ve seen her take hair from near bald to waist length through the years. I don’t know what took me so long. I hope mentioning her was ok. New to your channel! New sub.
Thank you for this video ! Perfect timing and it gives me hope through my many hair set backs. But one thing the set backs taught me is that my hair grows pretty quickly! Another thing I learned is that our hair needs discipline and consistency. If you start slacking with your hair, it will show and your hair won’t wait for you. It will reap the fruits of neglect and you’ll have to keep dealing with it and start again. That’s the hardest thing to achieve, but it’s possible if you mind your business, stay focused and do what makes you happy too.
My hair hates heat. Though my hair grows fast, whenever I have it professionally straightened, within a few weeks it starts to get brittle and break off. So no heat for me!
I totally agree with you.i don't know what to do with my curling irons and stuff .cause I know heat damages hair I don't want to do that to someone els😌
My hair HATES heat and it doesn't even take a week to start breaking like it starts breaking in a couple of days and then I'm back to the beginning all over again
Thanks so much for this video. I’ve been natural for 16 months and I’m blessed to have my oldest sister who once took care of my hair as a child by my side. She plaits my hair and I wash and treat it myself. Loving the journey.
That’s very accurate actually. It took me about 4-5yrs to officially reach waist length hair. However my hair was a half relaxed half natural, because I was growing it out instead of doing a big chop. So eventually when I cut it, my natural hair was above shoulder length and I had bangs (I cut it myself pretty badly)
My major set back was not getting a trim in over 2 years! My hair was so long but had a lot of bad/thin ends that I ended up having to get cut off. I’m now in the process of growing my hair out healthier and thicker all the way down
I am a licensed hairstylist now, but 17 years ago before getting my license, I had locks. I picked the locks out over the course of 22days. Once finished picking out my locks I had mid-back length hair. I had never had hair that long and textlaxed my hair. First big mistake. I've had many setbacks since then, but I am now on a very healthy journey to waistlength. Another setback was the result of a professional stylist putting chemical straightner in my conditioner without me knowing. I'd love to share more stories with you
loving the video, i definitely had a big set back with my crown, its broke off and i was freaking out that i had to cut ALL my hair off and my hair at the time was mid back length, but i thought why not restart a crown hair journey then so I've been grown it out for 3to4 years and its pass my collarbone getting close to armpit length. I've learn that i have to moisturize my hair more often than i was doing at the time.
Absolutely agree. My hair was mid back and menopause hit and I suffered alottttt of loss. Had bloodwork done and all my numbers were low! Been taking vitamins, eating better and I'm not getting the extreme shedding anymore. Thank God. But I'm wearing extensions and haven't done that in 17 years. Not a good feeling I miss my crown💔
My setback is definitely loosing too much hair in the detangling process. Detangling is a nightmare for me. The stretch tip is one I think I will have to start trying.
Protective styles are great. I would put my hair in bantu knots after my wash days. Not too tight because your hair will start coming out at the edges.
Hey Bantu Sister! I don't hear enough people doing this as a protective style these days. It's so good for growing hair. I do it after washing and leave it for two weeks, then wash again. I wear wigs in between though
I’m a “heat trained” natural. My natural 4c hair is a 3b heat trained. For me heat training and protective styling has helped me retain waist length hair. My mother is shocked at my growth. Let’s not get confused, my heat trained hair is “damaged” hair, but it doesn’t shed much or break. It works for me. I agree with you, preventing breakage, detangling, oiling, and protective styling helps the most.
I think this may be why my hair isn’t growing as fast because I jumped right into natural no heat hair regimen. When my mom trained my hair for heat and protective styles. I would get a press and trim once a month then protective after the press was old. Maybe I need to go back to that lol
similar boat! when my hair was heat trained it was the easiest to manage and grow. I have very thick hair but ive never seen my hair be like thin at the ends like others they show online, i dont think heat training is bad when theres no breakage at the ends
❤ first of all I love your accent second of all thank you for clearing up that overnight crazy hair growth myth that they advertise. I thought something must be really wrong with my hair. Again thank I feel a big relief on that. God bless you
I also kinda agree with cutting your hair because your split ends will make your hair grow a little faster so great job with that idea❤️ You look like a beauty queen I love your hair 🌸✨
Stress made my hair break off. I was flat ironing without a heat protector. I did no heat for 6 years. My hair was close to waist length. I trimmed my dead ends and did a very bad job of it. My Stylist even it up for me. I started using Belle Bar Organics it is healthy again.
My first setback was relaxing since I had no idea how to take care of relaxed hair. My second setback, weirdly enough, was box braids, I would just put my hair into box braids and forget about it for weeks with no moisture at all and then wonder why I had dry ends and no retention 😭
I have been natural for 3 years, but I was also natural for 1 year in 2006 after having our twins. I should have stuck to it, but I had no information about doing natural hair. So far no setback, but I am trying to get my alopecia areas to keep growing!
Hello Janet /Everyone I started with my natural hair growth just after I turned 40 in 2019 . I bought a curling iron , straightener as a gift to myself then thought oh no I'm done with that their is nothing wrong being myself . Focusing on strength was my 1goal ,now I'm working on growth and most of my products is diy. I'm a reborn Christian and don't believe in cutting my hair and I must say ladies I'm not sorry .I can see the difference and my hair looks and feel very healthy .still wearing protective styles my ends needtly tucked away until I'm ready to let it loose.
@@malyasha7659 hi , the bible says no cutting of hair , im a bible believer and do my best to do what God the bible says what we as reborn christians muct do . Many people call themselves christians , being a christian is to be christlike not a just a church member or a church goer , we are the church of christ and my body the temple of christ , we do what pleases him.
My biggest setbacks of my hair is definitely because of how my lifestyle is so unorganized, like I don’t get enough sleep, i don’t excersise at all, I don’t wash my hair according to schedule, and I don’t properly take care of it so this video really helped a lot!
it also helps to not have 4C hair that tangles, knots, mats, and breaks no matter how careful you are with combing your hair. this is why i recommend locs. work with the hair instead of against it.
I had a set back in my natural hair journey when I decided to straighten my hair for my birthday (2 and a half years ago). My curl pattern packed up and left but it ended up being the best thing to happen because I learnt so much more about how to really care for my hair and the amazing world of ayurvedic products and learned how to make my own oils and deep conditioners. Now my hair is in the best health it has ever been and my kids' hair our now flourishing thanks to all the knowledge I gained through frying my hair ☺❤
Love all the tips you shared. Just one thing, Apart from twist, flat twist and braids there are not many protective styles for men. And you def can’t wear these type of protective styles for months.
Lady you did that! I left a hair group because they say wearing your hair in protective styles doesn't grow your hair🤔. I told them it does for me and it's less manipulation. I seen women who did the big chop and 2 years later no improvement 😬.I didn't say anyone opinions I said it WAS your opinion. I'm not finna go back and forth with you. I know my hair grows in protective styles.
Actually they are right, protective styles don't grow your hair. As a matter of fact your hair is always growing it's just a matter of retaining that grown hair and that's what protective styles do, they help you to have less breakage and thus retain your hair length. So, technically they are not wrong.
@@QueeshaMaree It's not anyone's opinion, it's a known fact that wether you do protective style or not your hair grows from your scalp everyday like any other part of your body for example your pubic hair grows even if you don't do protective style which means a hair grows from your skin wether you do or don't do protective styles and your scalp is one part of your skin which is suitable for hair growth. So, the protective style is used to retain the hair that has grown from the scalp as long as it can. Also logically thinking, hair grows from the inside of your scalp and you do protective styles on your scalp and I hope you see the difference as long as what you are doing to your hair consists of the outside (on) your scalp it is mostly for retention not growth. And I think, knowing this simple fact helps everyone not to stress about hair growth but retention as most people are not seeing growth not because their hair is not growing from their scalp but because they don't know the difference between retention and growth.
@@itisme2001 I didn't say it's anyone opinion I said it was YOUR opinion. I know what my hair do and it grows in a protective style. I 'm not finna go back and forth with you about this either.
Your hair may retain length in protective styles. But it does not stimulate growth from your scalp. Also, if someone does not know how to care for their hair in protective styles and does not have the best take down, etc. it can cause more breakage.
I think it depends on where you started at, rate of growth and curl pattern. Not that I think, tighter patterns can't retain length just that they're more prone to breakage and need extra TLC. My 4b hair is fine, medium density and wants to break at armpit length. Give or take a minor setback, under optimal care and growth (1/2 Inch month for me), it would take me 3-5 years realistically. This long because some breakage is inevitable or else all our hair would grow to our ankles. 💕
💇🏾♀️You're absolutely right I tried this and it works my hair was growing at the rate it should be you have to stay on your hair regimen if you get off course your hair will let you know but if you stay on course your hair will grow it want grow overnight fall in love with your hair and it will love you back real talk ❣️
Hey family! Thanks for the love on this video ❤️. Definitely comment under this any specific hair growth problems you want me to cover in an upcoming video. Remain blessed 🌸
I total agree with you, i and my girls have been on natural hair for over 2 years. Natural hair needs to be handled with care and love. And healthy eating is a must. As i will always tell People all that our natural hair need is water, vitamins and a gentle beautiful massage.
U are so beautiful Sister. Please never change your face & skin. Your nose is the most interesting thing about your face & you make me proud to watch you as you are!! I hour you have that confidence. The glow up is nice but your natural is so special, I will share your video with browner relatives to see a great representation of themselves. Stay you & you have humor. Kudos
My hair was growing really well 2 years ago after my big chop in 2017. Then I decided to look at different youtube videos and of course, tried them out! This huge mistake caused damaged and breakage. So I decided to take a course in cosmetics, diet and nutrition. Thank God I am now back on my healthy hair growth journey making my own DIY products. I have now seen a difference in length retention, moisture and daily maintenance. I am just here to get tips (not products) on growing my hair longer. Thanks for the tips! God Bless.
My setback was my addiction to heat and just simply not knowing how to do my own hair. After transitioning with protective styles I’d always blow dry (fry) my hair to try and tame it. My hair wouldn’t cooperate with me so much so that I thought I was 4c (manageability-wise) especially because my hair is dense. After incorporating water more in my regimen I’ve noticed a huge change in my curls (sometimes your hair isn’t 4c it just needs moisture!)
This was my first time watching and I absolutely love your channel! God gave me beautiful hair that I have never really taken care of because of literally not knowing how. I am in the process of learning how. You gave some very helpful tips and your hair is so beautiful!
Growing up I learned that our black hair doesn’t grow at the same rate as another’s… I learned wrong lol My issue is the retaining of the length, i.e ends…. which I am now improving on; by keeping the ends moist, trimmed etc. I don’t add leave in conditioners, don’t oil my scalp, my scalp has nothing on it except SEBUM. My hair is stretched, clean and has nothing in it but oil. I looveee your hair and the video 🤎🤎🤎
I have been on my natural hair journey for 7 years and I’m 5 years fully natural. It took 5 years to reach waist length and in that time period I had setbacks and trimmed more then needed. If i didn’t trim so much which was really not needed I would have longer hair now. My mom wanted hair stylist to trim more because it was “uneven” but it was just shrinkage and my curls that were cut looked so beautiful. About a week ago I cut 5cm because my hair really needed it and had a little bit of heat damage, single strand knots and my hair wasn’t retaining much moisture but my hair looks better now. I was so focused on long hair in my hair journey but now i just want thicker hair and moisturized ends. The things I did to my hair to achieve long hair made my hair healthy but I was a little to fixed on length and now that I’ve reached my goal I don’t care anymore about length. I like more volume now and I just want my hair to be at its healthiest.
Im at my 4 year mark now onto the 5th of growing out my hair from totally shaved in spring 2019. My hair is now at my waist! Ive had one cut at the salon after 3 years and since then only trimmed my own hair. Ive been thru diffrent stages of thin, thick, dry and moist. It all comes down to ur surrounding and diet combined with loving care.. 1. Keep yout hair moisturized to PREVENT braikage and nourish. 2. Keep ur hair away in braids or smilar and do not manipulate it much. But do enjoy it free! 3. Check your diet!
Blowing out Is fine as it stretches the hair just use leave in conditioner after oils and after blowout. I tell people to use a diffuser as it blows both warm and cold air at the same time then set it to regular blow dry mode your next use if you want. Most diffusers come with just simultaneous warm+cool mode only; I tell people with natural hair to adopt a diffuser as regular blow-dryers also tend to dry our hair out depending on handling and diffusers also have a less harm air flow but still blow out pretty affectively due to design. Diffusers were designed for curls anyway.
Thank you for this information, as I have been on this journey for about 5-6 years. I have seen a lot of growth and thickness at times, but, for whatever reason when it begins to grow longer down my back. It starts to think out on the ends. I have trimmed my ends, and it may grow more, but it's always thin. I know I have multiple types on my hair, as my hair is very curly at the base of my hair shaft, super straight on top, tight curly, and very dry around the edges and knap of my neck. I noticed when I would use the hair oils, I saw growth and it seemed as if the texture was changing around the edges, but the top part of my hair stayed straight. No matter what curly cream or leave-in conditioner I use, it still stays straight. I am exhausted using various hair care products, I'm frustrated, as I recently did just what you said don't do regarding detangling without allowing it to be wet with detangling cream or oils. I broke it off extremely bad, and now I'm left with almost all my growth damaged or gone. It looks really bad and very sad. So, I am going on this train one more time after viewing several of your videos, as your hair is extremely beautiful and very healthy. I am trying not to get tired, as I never could wear perms. I wash my hair, keep it moisturized, but I don't wash it weekly and only deep conditioner it once a month. I am going to try your five points, so any suggestions would be nice. Thank you again, I appreciate you and your advice! Take care of that beautiful baby and your family. Much continued success on your journey and your businesses. Stay safe and healthy out there!
I used to dry my hair with a hairdryer before, but nowadays I just let it dry after shower. It was straight when I dried it but if I wouldn't, it would be curly, and now my hair feels much better, it's got thicker and healthier :)
I have eczema in my scalp almost everything gives my scalp a negative reaction so hair growth isn't the issue but retaining it because my scalp is sooooo raw. Even protective styling works against my scalp because the olive oil and grease products clump and matte up. I'm at a loss
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1. Moisturize your hair
2. Deep conditioning
3. Leave in conditioning
4. Keep your hair stretched
5. Detangle with care
6. Never detangle dry
7. Use finger detangle
8. Protective styles!!!!
9. Eat well!!! If your lacking vitamins or minerals don’t expect your hair to grow. Drink water, sleep a lot!
Thank you!
I do all of this except number 4 (my hair likes the curly state) and it definitly works. I'm at mid back length, trying to get to waist length. Would have been there already but i cut it several times because it would get damaged or i was frustrated and cut it, 7 years natural now.
Last one missing exercise helped my hair growth alot too
What about trims??
“sleep a lot” **me watching this at 12am** 😃
I firmly believe what you eat also determines the growth of your hair as well. There was a period of time I started to eat clean and healthy. My doctor put me on a veggies and protein diet and my hair grew fast
Yeah absolutely queen.
I always wonder since I was able to grow my hair on a very unhealthy diet how would it grow if I took better care of myself.
@@blkmerican-.2934 Everybody is different but if I were you, I wouldn't pressure my system like that. You never know when it's going to stop trying to correct the issues. Just because you can't see them, doesn't mean it's not happening. Before I had my kid, I could eat as bad as I wished and lose and gain weight as I pleased. No more. I've been 160 for years and I don't eat that much or much bad food.
Also my mom used to have that bounce-back hair, it grew so fast. She had dreads down her back to her bum in 3 years but then she cut it and now it's not growing back as fast as it used to...ugh, so mad at her.
And making sure you're nourishment is up to par. And taking supplements
@@janielsewell8208 ‘’
when i accepted that hair takes YEARS to grow out to lengths like back length and waist length, i stopped believing in any 'Grow your hair overnight' or 'Grow your hair in 2 weeks' videos
Hair doesn't take years to grow though.......
@@ASmith-jn7kf exactly. You can shave your head bald in January and in December it should be touching your shoulders. People aren’t retaining length and that’s the real problem.
@@simplymonica6888 how do you retain length
@@beautystarshiine2542 since January of this year I’ve been keeping my hair in 14 twists. I do not wear weave, and I wash my hair once a week, every Sunday. I never take the twists out all at once, and wash my hair in the twists. I use the Aussie moist shampoo/conditioner. I retwist after washing them by taking one twist down at a time and twisting it back up then move on to the next twist. I do not use combs, I finger detangle. I only use two products. The argon oil scalp conditioner grease, and the green eco style gel for styling. I grease my scalp the day of wash day and one more time throughout the week. I only use the gel for the base of the twists. I treat my twists as if they’re locs, never taking them down all at once, only one by one to retwist. I have not worn my hair out of these twists since probably the ending of last year. Not using a comb, and keeping my hair twisted going on 11 months this month has tremendously helped with hair health, and growth. I also sleep with a satin scarf on and put a bonnet over it to ensure nothing comes off throughout the night. I hope this helps you, or someone with hair health and length retention.
@@simplymonica6888 umm that all depends on the size of someones head/ length of their neck
My biggest setbacks are definitely over manipulation, not properly detangling and not properly moisturising my hair. Thanks for this video it definitely helps 😭
Same😂
Me too!! It’s just so much work. And I start off so into it, and ready to do my due dilligence. And then I have a rough week and I get lazy about it😞
Same here😅
@@formimib5776 felt that heavily
Same i keep my hair in cornrows its too thick for me to handle, i get my hair stylist to cornrow it back and wear wigs
Tell It Sis. These people be out here telling lies about hair growth. Smdh. Good video.
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You messed up big time telling me the secret because im going to tell anybody who is interested in growing some hair lol. Your secret isn't safe with me lol😂🤣Thanks a lot for putting the bug in my ear it's greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the love ❤️
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My setbacks happened every time I let someone do my hair 😒... it hasn't happened since 🙃
Same, so annoying 😩
My mom went to a hair salon where they literally damaged her long hair.
Same! My last set back was due some cornrows I got , never again.
I think my biggest set back has been my neglect of my hair. I get so busy with life and my hair is the first thing to suffer. I’m on a journey to overall health and wellness trying to prioritize self care again. I loved this video, you and your curls are poppin😍
I can definitely relate to the neglect of hair due to busyness of life. This video and her other videos are pure enlightenment. Good providence on your hair journey.
Me too!
In my country, specially in my culture, curly hair has never been appreciated. Therefore, I grew up straightening my hair all of my life. I straightened my hair nonstop for 17 years. Every time I cut my hair, I would want to take care of it, but using heat would get the best of me. Then, during quarantine, I got really bad anxiety from AP tests and the only thing that would help me relax was to cut my hair myself, so I did. But this time I decided to educate myself on how to take care of my hair and not use heat until my hair was completely healthy. It's been a year since, and it has been great. I do my own trims, oils and hair masks as well as scalp massages have become my best friends and I try to stick to them as much as possible. Now I'm just trying to improve my diet. TH-cam has been the greatest guide tbh. Thank you for sharing your hair journey.
You're so right about time. My husband has waist length hair. He's only had 2 trims but I braid his hair only 1-2 months apart. He doesn't do a darn thing to it 🙄. It's been about 4 years for him. Patience is a big part of growing long hair as well as consistency. What ever your routine is, be consistent.
I used to think my setbacks stemmed from using heat, but they really stemmed from waiting too long to wash my hair, and not trimming what needed to be trimmed! Staying away from heat means nothing if you let split ends run unchecked. I now try to wash my hair before 4 weeks, ideally 3 weeks. My mom can go 6 weeks but that’s the danger zone for me where i start to see dryness and breakage. I keep my hair stretched with blow outs and braid outs now and my hair is happier than ever. It’s all about avoiding tangles, making detangling easier, and any time the ends start to look or feel crazy, i chop them! I’ve always had thick hair but it’s another level now with density all the way to my ends which is my fave look
Thank you for sharing this.
I believe my set back🙄 might have been not cutting my split ends & possibly my detangle routine & I’m definitely going to change my strategy.
My major setback was iron deficiency anemia. I had grown my hair to tailbone length but it was extremely thin. Once I addressed my anemia from the inside out, I trimmed my hair in stages. I’ve also incorporated Ayurveda and have managed to grow my hair to waist length.
Can u disclosed how u address uput anemia. I am struggling with this 2. Thx 4 your help
Same for me
Take iron pills
Please could you tell us how you overcame anemia? Pills hate me 😔
I take iron gummies by nature made...I take
4 a day.... It helps..
Thank you for sharing! I agree and I pray many women will realize growing hair is not an overnight miracle, but they must apply sound wisdom to see a difference.
It’s a combination of what you eat/nutrition, genetics, hormones, and hair care. If any one of those goes wrong, then great length is never achievable.
@Trinity M she’s not wrong about genetics. Because it really does play a part on hair. Yes we ALL can grow our hair. She didn’t mean bad 🧬. But a thick hair and thin hair growing hair journey, can start at the same time but you’ll notice more thick hair we ALL are born with different genes
I've been natural (this time around) for 9 years. I'm waist length but barely since I had to cut off about 2 inches. My biggest challenge is moisturizing my hair regularly. I would go days without adding any moisture. I'm fixing that now. You are speaking the truth, good video.
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My hair is almost at waist length (4a, 4b texture). I've been growing it out for 6 years now, and my starting point was a small afro that didn't touch my shoulders. I've been having a little setback with heat damage for a year now, but I'm slowly cutting it out. For the most part my hair is very healthy.
My biggest tip to add is: when you're not happy with the length yet, don't obsess over it. And don't put yourself in a position where you can obsess over it. Focus on other things.
I remember when I used to watch hair journeys everyday before bed, obsessing over my hair. Looking in the mirror literally several times a day to check the length, and then not being happy with the way it looked. And as a result being too impatient to love and care for my hair.
The second I started wearing wigs (without leave out), I couldn't obsess over it anymore, because my hair was tucked away. After two years my hair grew longer than it had ever been (I would say bra strap length, stretched). And that's when I could really love my hair again and started to take good care of it.
So if you are not able to really love on your hair the way it is right now, that's okay. Just tuck it away and focus on other things. It will grow and your connection to your hair will definitely change. Which will also change how well you want to take care of it.
Thanks for sharing ❤️
@@janetidavies ❤️
I messed my locs up by coloring them and not taking care to use the right products for color treated hair 🤦🏾♀️
Ended up combining my locs, and slowly cutting them from tailbone to barely bra strap. My heart hurt.
Eight years later they’ve grown back past tailbone with patience and I treat them like lace. Delicate😊
Wow...the same exact thing happened to me regarding locs. Everything you mentioned I've done. I'm now wearing my hair out in a fro.
One of the best deep conditioners you can use ;
1 avocado
1/2 a banana
2 tbsp aloe gel
2 tbsp honey
1/2 cup rosemary infused water (boil water and rosemary leaves- then let them cool down and steep together)
Several drops of vitamin E oil
Several drops of peppermint essential oil
I don't put groceries in my hair, that's for my breakfast, lunch, and dinner... And I have tailbone length hair... Without using my groceries lol. Hair doesn't eat. 😂
@@Face_Reality good for you ? Lol
@@brianawalker9880 lol yes great for me, Ms. Mother Earth sage incense burning woman lol... That stuff goes on your dinner plate, not your hair... 😂 Color'd folk doing the most... smh y'all done took au naturel a lil bit too far.. what's next, bra strap length arm pit hair with egg and coconut oil on it? 🤣 How about a lil salt and nutmeg? Don't forget to preheat the oven to 400 to bake the eggs.. don't ask me why... It's not supposed to make sense, just go with it.... 😂 Give your hair some extra flavor. Heck, throw in some crab legs and butter for the extra knuqqa kinks.
@@Face_Reality colour'd folk? 🤨 Get lost, honestly.
@@Face_Reality that’s a long paragraph you just typed there - I hope you have a beautiful day 🌺
My hair is now semi waist length and I’ve been growing it since 2013 (college). Lots of setbacks due to trims, color, and laziness. But excited that I may hit tailbone by my 30th bday (4 more years). I recently colored again but this time I’m wayyyyy more careful. Thanks for the tips! I’m a grease girl now btw and I saw the most retention since I started again.
Currently working through getting rid of all my split ends and growing back some breakage at the crown of my head. Didn't have anyone to do my natural hair for a long time and split ends grew up the shaft and split more making my hair very fragile and even more thin. I've been getting trims every 4 months and leaving my hair in mostly cornrows, keeping it moisturized, protein treatments and my scalp moisturized and giving it a good cleanse especially after taking braids down and that seems to be helping. Slowly seeing it move past my shoulders, which Is the length it has been stuck at for the past 7 years maybe.
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I also think that the characteristics of your hair (specially density, porosity ) plays a big role. Because if you have fine hair, you are definately going to have a harder time trying to make it grow. Some type of natural hair needs more care than others.
Thanks for the video, we should always have realistic expectations and it makes the journey less stressful.
Most welcome ❤️
Girl you made my day with 🤣🤣🤣🤣, keeping it real. I’m natural for the pass 30months and I can confirm it takes time. Our hair needs lots of love and care.
I never use heat on my hair and have no intention 😉.
I feel 5years isn’t long At all! If ur doing wat ur supposed to and being consistent focusing on health rather than length( If the hair is healthy, the length WILL follow) u won’t even notice the 5years!
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so true
especially since there’s perks to ever length! I chopped my brastrap/armpit length hair last december to my collarbone and it’s honestly been fun playing with the shorter hair and watching it grow… it’s also so much fuller and my ends stay stronger longer. I wanna try to get to tailbone length cus i have a cousin that did it in about 5 years.
Thanks for this video! Unfortunately I've had 3 setbacks and had to cut off over 7 inches of hair 🤦🏾♀️ 1) iron deficiency anemia/bad shedding 2) dryness ends/breakage (not moisturizing enough) 3) moisture overload (lack of protein). I've since fixed all 3 and back on my journey 🤞🏾🤞🏾
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Does low iron cause hair shedding?
@@MotiA. YES...a lot
@@MotiA. yes
I'm dealing with the bad shedding because of low iron. I washed my hair and two handfuls came out. I cried
Y’all…. Dump that oil and get blue magic hair grease! Especially my type 4s.
I’m on my second jar 😅 however I find that I can’t re moisturize may hair as well when I use grease, because they can’t fully penetrate through.
But it’s an AMAZING sealant, maybe I’ll try it again this week 🤔
I’m going to keep my grease 😂 my hair grows just fine
That depends on the thickness. My hair is not that thick and my hair prefers a light oil. And it's kinky.
The Palmers Gro Therapy for the win!
Yassss old school products
Finally some honest, no BS and realistic tips. I'm relaxed but most of your tips apply as well. My struggle is retaining length at my nape area as not only hair on that part grows slower than the rest but is also thinner and more fragile.
You're also right about health. My hair broke off badly before I discovered the issue was iron deficiency.
OMG. Plain. Beautiful ????
I recommend Seun Okimi. She's a black hair channel. And she was relaxed for a long time and had waist length relaxed hair. She has great advice on length retention. She's natural now but honestly most hair care tips serve for relaxed and non relaxed hair. And she has content on both.
It's just the relaxer. Mine did the same for years and I always thought my front and back was doomed to be short. Now my back and front are long and the crown of my hair has broken off darn near to the root. It's so much work.
My hair is very soft at my nape.
When will people realize that your height can determ the length of your hair too? I am 5'1 and my hair got past armpit length within one year. I had shaved my head, and then made it to armpit in a year. Plus, genetics play a part too.
true, i’m 5’8, your lenght of hair wouldn’t reach my bra strap. thank you for pointing that out
I'm 5'10 😩
Tell me more about this girls
How do you know that genetics plays a part in how much hair one can grow?? It seems like a smart thing to say but it really makes no sense. There's no: only grow this long gene.lol. The texture is genetic, the length, how would one even know such a gene exists. If anything, the texture is also controlled by environmental factors as all of my babies and I have seen many black babies born with straight hair, did their genetics change? No. Their environment changed and that changed the condition of your hair. What you eat and what you put on your hair and how you treat it determines this.
@@estelleholderharildstad310 Yes pls tell us more about the connection of height and hair growth, I've never hard of it before. 😊
My struggle is length retention and horrible split ends☹☹. Moisturizing my hair is what my beautician told me to do. The last couple of times I went to the beauty shop, my hair is getting better.
That was my problem as well. Then I learned to wet, moisturize, and then seal it with oil on top of the moisturizer
Tfs . As a 4c hair girl , the longer my hair gets , find that if I don’t blow dry it before protective styles it breaks . Heat (only when protective styling ) is my friend now
Blowdrying helps me retain length too as a 4c girl
Me too! 4c here just figured this out, stretched hair grow better.
@@TamyTee what heat setting do you blow dry on?
Not to mention, if you have started you growth from a certain length.
Example; bald, T.W.F.
ear length
Shoulder length
Bra strap
I'm sure this video bursted so many bubbles but I'm soooo glad someone is finally giving it to us straight!!! Thank you so much for posting this video!!!
I really like how clear and through you were with your video, I like how it wasn't complicated like rice water do this do that etc. Thank you! You found yourself a new costumer and subscriber:)
The caption “I’m not a professional, don’t copy me” that did it for me 🤣
I grew my waist length hair in 2 years plus 6 months transitioning so 2 1/2 years. Note my genetics is great but I literarily did protective style for almost all that period and gave it some serious TLC . Goodluck with ur journey. Thank you Janet for being honest with us.💚🙏
This is gonna be me
@@ellakraneuche5382 Amen 🙏
Yes thank you for doing the maths ☺️ for us .I'm loving it
@@jehanbenson6717 😘
@@arewahaircaretv8718 Awwn thank you
As another naturalista that's been on this journey for 10 plus year, I've had some pretty big set backs 😩😩. I got my last relaxer in 2010, back when we didn't have all these natural hair care products and awesome TH-camrs, such as yourself, to show us trials, errors and successes. Needless to say, I looked a HOT TOT MESS for years!!!! BUT by the grace of God, and an amazing natural hair care stylist, I finally started seeing real growth!! My hair that had broken off around chin length (I never big chopped either), made it a bit longer than bra strap length, full and healthy, in 2015. Then the worst thing ever happened!! I went for what I thought was going to a routine trim and left with bob length hair, barely past the nape of my neck! I just cried and cried. I wanted to fight the hair stylist 😩, but I paid her and left devestated. My friends called it, a hater trim 😂😂. 2019 I grew my hair back out to the middle of my back and was sooooo proud!! In celebration, I decided to get my hair straightened, which I only do once a year. My usual stylist was out of town, so I went to a Dominican shop recommended by a friend. I walked out with my hair so fried, it wouldn't even stay straight. Just frizzy and gross and crispy. Welp, started all over after cutting my heat damaged hair to shoulder length. Fast forward to today, I just took out some faux locs I'd had in a while (refreshed twice), and am only 4 inches from waist length!! Patience y'all! It takes patience, because we all make mistakes before we figure out how to handle our hair properly!! Don't give up if full long gorgeous natural hair is your goal! You can do it!!
Your story makes me not even WANT to go to a stylist!!! 😩 UGH!!! I hate that they did you like that!
My biggest set back was wearing wigs while not really taking care of my hair underneath. Once my hair plateaued I never got trims so never retained length. Now I see a professional hair care person wearing protective styles after big chop in March and I’ve experience so much growth I’m shocked. I realize I need to get my hair done. Doing it myself wasn’t it. So I’m dedicated to my beautician. She trims very small most times and I’m retaining length since feb I have at least 4inc growth. No cap.
I’ll be protective styling in btwn wearing big feed in braids in cornrows specifically for the next 2-3 years. If any one in Brooklyn I recommend Ruthie of Brooklyn crown. I’ve seen her take hair from near bald to waist length through the years. I don’t know what took me so long. I hope mentioning her was ok. New to your channel! New sub.
I live in Brooklyn. Is it a salon for nature hair. Where in Brooklyn please and thanks
@@barbarahylton97 Yes she does all types of hair. I’m 💯 natural she does natural hair, perm, weave you name it.
Thank you for this video ! Perfect timing and it gives me hope through my many hair set backs. But one thing the set backs taught me is that my hair grows pretty quickly! Another thing I learned is that our hair needs discipline and consistency. If you start slacking with your hair, it will show and your hair won’t wait for you. It will reap the fruits of neglect and you’ll have to keep dealing with it and start again. That’s the hardest thing to achieve, but it’s possible if you mind your business, stay focused and do what makes you happy too.
My hair hates heat. Though my hair grows fast, whenever I have it professionally straightened, within a few weeks it starts to get brittle and break off. So no heat for me!
I totally agree with you.i don't know what to do with my curling irons and stuff .cause I know heat damages hair I don't want to do that to someone els😌
@@jehanbenson6717 maybe give it to someone who customises or installs wigs
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Yes stay away from the heat.
My hair HATES heat and it doesn't even take a week to start breaking like it starts breaking in a couple of days and then I'm back to the beginning all over again
Thanks so much for this video. I’ve been natural for 16 months and I’m blessed to have my oldest sister who once took care of my hair as a child by my side. She plaits my hair and I wash and treat it myself. Loving the journey.
SAY IT AGAIN FOR THE PEOPLE IN DA BACK!! Hair growth that makes actually human sense!!!
That’s very accurate actually. It took me about 4-5yrs to officially reach waist length hair.
However my hair was a half relaxed half natural, because I was growing it out instead of doing a big chop.
So eventually when I cut it, my natural hair was above shoulder length and I had bangs (I cut it myself pretty badly)
My major set back was not getting a trim in over 2 years! My hair was so long but had a lot of bad/thin ends that I ended up having to get cut off. I’m now in the process of growing my hair out healthier and thicker all the way down
I have a question, how often and how much hair do you have to cut off in order for it to be healthy? And how do you notice bad ends?
🙈🙈🙈🙊🙊🙊I was cringing watching you cut your hair after the heat damage!!! Your hair is PHENOMINAL now!!
I am a licensed hairstylist now, but 17 years ago before getting my license, I had locks. I picked the locks out over the course of 22days. Once finished picking out my locks I had mid-back length hair. I had never had hair that long and textlaxed my hair. First big mistake. I've had many setbacks since then, but I am now on a very healthy journey to waistlength. Another setback was the result of a professional stylist putting chemical straightner in my conditioner without me knowing. I'd love to share more stories with you
Wow🤔😊
loving the video, i definitely had a big set back with my crown, its broke off and i was freaking out that i had to cut ALL my hair off and my hair at the time was mid back length, but i thought why not restart a crown hair journey then so I've been grown it out for 3to4 years and its pass my collarbone getting close to armpit length. I've learn that i have to moisturize my hair more often than i was doing at the time.
Absolutely agree. My hair was mid back and menopause hit and I suffered alottttt of loss. Had bloodwork done and all my numbers were low! Been taking vitamins, eating better and I'm not getting the extreme shedding anymore. Thank God. But I'm wearing extensions and haven't done that in 17 years. Not a good feeling I miss my crown💔
Great Job Doll!
My setback is definitely loosing too much hair in the detangling process. Detangling is a nightmare for me. The stretch tip is one I think I will have to start trying.
I love my tight curls but stretching my hair has made a great difference
Protective styles are great. I would put my hair in bantu knots after my wash days. Not too tight because your hair will start coming out at the edges.
Hey Bantu Sister! I don't hear enough people doing this as a protective style these days. It's so good for growing hair. I do it after washing and leave it for two weeks, then wash again. I wear wigs in between though
I’m a “heat trained” natural. My natural 4c hair is a 3b heat trained. For me heat training and protective styling has helped me retain waist length hair. My mother is shocked at my growth. Let’s not get confused, my heat trained hair is “damaged” hair, but it doesn’t shed much or break. It works for me. I agree with you, preventing breakage, detangling, oiling, and protective styling helps the most.
I think this may be why my hair isn’t growing as fast because I jumped right into natural no heat hair regimen. When my mom trained my hair for heat and protective styles. I would get a press and trim once a month then protective after the press was old. Maybe I need to go back to that lol
similar boat! when my hair was heat trained it was the easiest to manage and grow. I have very thick hair but ive never seen my hair be like thin at the ends like others they show online, i dont think heat training is bad when theres no breakage at the ends
❤ first of all I love your accent second of all thank you for clearing up that overnight crazy hair growth myth that they advertise. I thought something must be really wrong with my hair. Again thank I feel a big relief on that. God bless you
I like that you said the hair is growing it’s just breaking off
I also kinda agree with cutting your hair because your split ends will make your hair grow a little faster so great job with that idea❤️ You look like a beauty queen I love your hair 🌸✨
Stress made my hair break off. I was flat ironing without a heat protector. I did no heat for 6 years. My hair was close to waist length. I trimmed my dead ends and did a very bad job of it. My Stylist even it up for me. I started using Belle Bar Organics it is healthy again.
My first setback was relaxing since I had no idea how to take care of relaxed hair. My second setback, weirdly enough, was box braids, I would just put my hair into box braids and forget about it for weeks with no moisture at all and then wonder why I had dry ends and no retention 😭
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Great tips luv. Spot on. These things are exactly what has allowed my hair to grow so long, thick, and healthy. Many blessings.
I stopped using a comb long time ago, it was my worst enemy. Now since I use a brush or my fingers to do my hair, I see very little shedding.
@gloria What kind of brush sweerie maybe it can help me
@@desertcruiser19 Good morning. It's called a Modesto brush. You should be able to find it at your local Walmart store. Have a great day!
@@Gkey57 thanks dear but it's actually afternoon here in Kenya
I have been natural for 3 years, but I was also natural for 1 year in 2006 after having our twins.
I should have stuck to it, but
I had no information about doing natural hair.
So far no setback, but I am trying to get my alopecia areas to keep growing!
I was here yesterday and I'm back again, I love your videos
Hello Janet /Everyone I started with my natural hair growth just after I turned 40 in 2019 . I bought a curling iron , straightener as a gift to myself then thought oh no I'm done with that their is nothing wrong being myself . Focusing on strength was my 1goal ,now I'm working on growth and most of my products is diy. I'm a reborn Christian and don't believe in cutting my hair and I must say ladies I'm not sorry .I can see the difference and my hair looks and feel very healthy .still wearing protective styles my ends needtly tucked away until I'm ready to let it loose.
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What's the correlation between being a newborn christian and cutting hair?
@@malyasha7659 hi , the bible says no cutting of hair , im a bible believer and do my best to do what God the bible says what we as reborn christians muct do . Many people call themselves christians , being a christian is to be christlike not a just a church member or a church goer , we are the church of christ and my body the temple of christ , we do what pleases him.
@@jehanbenson6717 totally agree, do you have the verse so I can read it?
@@malyasha7659 hi , this is where you can find hair cutting in the bible : 1 Cor 11 : 1-34
My biggest setbacks of my hair is definitely because of how my lifestyle is so unorganized, like I don’t get enough sleep, i don’t excersise at all, I don’t wash my hair according to schedule, and I don’t properly take care of it so this video really helped a lot!
it also helps to not have 4C hair that tangles, knots, mats, and breaks no matter how careful you are with combing your hair. this is why i recommend locs. work with the hair instead of against it.
I had a set back in my natural hair journey when I decided to straighten my hair for my birthday (2 and a half years ago). My curl pattern packed up and left but it ended up being the best thing to happen because I learnt so much more about how to really care for my hair and the amazing world of ayurvedic products and learned how to make my own oils and deep conditioners. Now my hair is in the best health it has ever been and my kids' hair our now flourishing thanks to all the knowledge I gained through frying my hair ☺❤
What is ayurvedic!??? How can I benefit from it!? Is there any DIY to make my own ayurveda!??
Set backs come with this journey! But that second cut tickled me😂
Love all the tips you shared. Just one thing,
Apart from twist, flat twist and braids there are not many protective styles for men. And you def can’t wear these type of protective styles for months.
Try faux locs
Lady you did that! I left a hair group because they say wearing your hair in protective styles doesn't grow your hair🤔. I told them it does for me and it's less manipulation. I seen women who did the big chop and 2 years later no improvement 😬.I didn't say anyone opinions I said it WAS your opinion. I'm not finna go back and forth with you. I know my hair grows in protective styles.
Actually they are right, protective styles don't grow your hair. As a matter of fact your hair is always growing it's just a matter of retaining that grown hair and that's what protective styles do, they help you to have less breakage and thus retain your hair length. So, technically they are not wrong.
@@itisme2001 that's your opinion. But for me and this lady in the video OUR HAIR grows when wearing protective styles.
@@QueeshaMaree It's not anyone's opinion, it's a known fact that wether you do protective style or not your hair grows from your scalp everyday like any other part of your body for example your pubic hair grows even if you don't do protective style which means a hair grows from your skin wether you do or don't do protective styles and your scalp is one part of your skin which is suitable for hair growth. So, the protective style is used to retain the hair that has grown from the scalp as long as it can. Also logically thinking, hair grows from the inside of your scalp and you do protective styles on your scalp and I hope you see the difference as long as what you are doing to your hair consists of the outside (on) your scalp it is mostly for retention not growth. And I think, knowing this simple fact helps everyone not to stress about hair growth but retention as most people are not seeing growth not because their hair is not growing from their scalp but because they don't know the difference between retention and growth.
@@itisme2001 I didn't say it's anyone opinion I said it was YOUR opinion. I know what my hair do and it grows in a protective style. I 'm not finna go back and forth with you about this either.
Your hair may retain length in protective styles.
But it does not stimulate growth from your scalp.
Also, if someone does not know how to care for their hair in protective styles and does not have the best take down, etc. it can cause more breakage.
She looks like someone I used to follow during the beginning of my hair journey especially one of the video she just show during her hair journey.
I think it depends on where you started at, rate of growth and curl pattern.
Not that I think, tighter patterns can't retain length just that they're more prone to breakage and need extra TLC.
My 4b hair is fine, medium density and wants to break at armpit length. Give or take a minor setback, under optimal care and growth (1/2 Inch month for me), it would take me 3-5 years realistically. This long because some breakage is inevitable or else all our hair would grow to our ankles. 💕
My biggest set back is moisture retention. Also losing a lot of my hair 4 months after I had my son.
💇🏾♀️You're absolutely right I tried this and it works my hair was growing at the rate it should be you have to stay on your hair regimen if you get off course your hair will let you know but if you stay on course your hair will grow it want grow overnight fall in love with your hair and it will love you back real talk ❣️
You have been so helpful, thank you so much for being truthful!!! God bless!!!👀😱👍🏽⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️🙏🏽
the scriptures at the beginning
Thank you ❤️
Hey family! Thanks for the love on this video ❤️. Definitely comment under this any specific hair growth problems you want me to cover in an upcoming video.
Remain blessed 🌸
Janet i have 4c hair im struggling it gets very dry i do not use heat is african pride good prouducts im using hemp oil blue magic i love conditioner
Edges - please Janet - lm sure you may have touched on this but yes - a video on that would be appreciated ❤️🖤
I total agree with you, i and my girls have been on natural hair for over 2 years. Natural hair needs to be handled with care and love. And healthy eating is a must. As i will always tell People all that our natural hair need is water, vitamins and a gentle beautiful massage.
U are so beautiful Sister. Please never change your face & skin. Your nose is the most interesting thing about your face & you make me proud to watch you as you are!! I hour you have that confidence. The glow up is nice but your natural is so special, I will share your video with browner relatives to see a great representation of themselves. Stay you & you have humor. Kudos
Haha, don’t worry I won’t change. Thanks for your support ❤️
My hair was growing really well 2 years ago after my big chop in 2017. Then I decided to look at different youtube videos and of course, tried them out! This huge mistake caused damaged and breakage. So I decided to take a course in cosmetics, diet and nutrition. Thank God I am now back on my healthy hair growth journey making my own DIY products. I have now seen a difference in length retention, moisture and daily maintenance. I am just here to get tips (not products) on growing my hair longer. Thanks for the tips! God Bless.
How did you get your hair to look like how it is in your profile picture? It’s so voluminous! 🤩
Just such a beautiful young lady! Thank you for the secrets!
My setback was my addiction to heat and just simply not knowing how to do my own hair. After transitioning with protective styles I’d always blow dry (fry) my hair to try and tame it.
My hair wouldn’t cooperate with me so much so that I thought I was 4c (manageability-wise) especially because my hair is dense. After incorporating water more in my regimen I’ve noticed a huge change in my curls (sometimes your hair isn’t 4c it just needs moisture!)
Thank you for this video I haven’t had a relaxer in a year.
This video… Oh MY DAYS! This video speaks facts guys, for the first time I am actually hearing sense of how to grow my hair 😍😍😂 thank you so muchhh
You’re welcome beautiful ❤️
But some people's hair grows really fast.
My boyfriend's hair is so long and grew so fast.
This was my first time watching and I absolutely love your channel! God gave me beautiful hair that I have never really taken care of because of literally not knowing how. I am in the process of learning how. You gave some very helpful tips and your hair is so beautiful!
Growing up I learned that our black hair doesn’t grow at the same rate as another’s… I learned wrong lol
My issue is the retaining of the length, i.e ends…. which I am now improving on; by keeping the ends moist, trimmed etc. I don’t add leave in conditioners, don’t oil my scalp, my scalp has nothing on it except SEBUM. My hair is stretched, clean and has nothing in it but oil.
I looveee your hair and the video 🤎🤎🤎
I have been on my natural hair journey for 7 years and I’m 5 years fully natural. It took 5 years to reach waist length and in that time period I had setbacks and trimmed more then needed. If i didn’t trim so much which was really not needed I would have longer hair now. My mom wanted hair stylist to trim more because it was “uneven” but it was just shrinkage and my curls that were cut looked so beautiful. About a week ago I cut 5cm because my hair really needed it and had a little bit of heat damage, single strand knots and my hair wasn’t retaining much moisture but my hair looks better now. I was so focused on long hair in my hair journey but now i just want thicker hair and moisturized ends. The things I did to my hair to achieve long hair made my hair healthy but I was a little to fixed on length and now that I’ve reached my goal I don’t care anymore about length. I like more volume now and I just want my hair to be at its healthiest.
Im at my 4 year mark now onto the 5th of growing out my hair from totally shaved in spring 2019. My hair is now at my waist! Ive had one cut at the salon after 3 years and since then only trimmed my own hair.
Ive been thru diffrent stages of thin, thick, dry and moist. It all comes down to ur surrounding and diet combined with loving care..
1. Keep yout hair moisturized to PREVENT braikage and nourish.
2. Keep ur hair away in braids or smilar and do not manipulate it much. But do enjoy it free!
3. Check your diet!
I love your opening 🎉🎉🎉
Wow absolutely. Beautiful sister I believe this ❤️
Sis I subscribed again, cause TH-cam got me tripin !! Thank you the real rundown and the real Tea.
❤️❤️
Blowing out Is fine as it stretches the hair just use leave in conditioner after oils and after blowout. I tell people to use a diffuser as it blows both warm and cold air at the same time then set it to regular blow dry mode your next use if you want. Most diffusers come with just simultaneous warm+cool mode only; I tell people with natural hair to adopt a diffuser as regular blow-dryers also tend to dry our hair out depending on handling and diffusers also have a less harm air flow but still blow out pretty affectively due to design. Diffusers were designed for curls anyway.
I truly like all those tips and plan to start on the healthy hair growth journey also.
we love realistic advice! chile, let me subscribe!!
Thank you for this information, as I have been on this journey for about 5-6 years. I have seen a lot of growth and thickness at times, but, for whatever reason when it begins to grow longer down my back. It starts to think out on the ends. I have trimmed my ends, and it may grow more, but it's always thin.
I know I have multiple types on my hair, as my hair is very curly at the base of my hair shaft, super straight on top, tight curly, and very dry around the edges and knap of my neck. I noticed when I would use the hair oils, I saw growth and it seemed as if the texture was changing around the edges, but the top part of my hair stayed straight. No matter what curly cream or leave-in conditioner I use, it still stays straight. I am exhausted using various hair care products, I'm frustrated, as I recently did just what you said don't do regarding detangling without allowing it to be wet with detangling cream or oils. I broke it off extremely bad, and now I'm left with almost all my growth damaged or gone. It looks really bad and very sad.
So, I am going on this train one more time after viewing several of your videos, as your hair is extremely beautiful and very healthy. I am trying not to get tired, as I never could wear perms. I wash my hair, keep it moisturized, but I don't wash it weekly and only deep conditioner it once a month. I am going to try your five points, so any suggestions would be nice.
Thank you again, I appreciate you and your advice!
Take care of that beautiful baby and your family. Much continued success on your journey and your businesses.
Stay safe and healthy out there!
I used to dry my hair with a hairdryer before, but nowadays I just let it dry after shower. It was straight when I dried it but if I wouldn't, it would be curly, and now my hair feels much better, it's got thicker and healthier :)
Thanks for being realistic 😁
I'm subscribing because you giving God the Glory!🙌🏽
I have eczema in my scalp almost everything gives my scalp a negative reaction so hair growth isn't the issue but retaining it because my scalp is sooooo raw. Even protective styling works against my scalp because the olive oil and grease products clump and matte up. I'm at a loss
Putting oil on my hair everyday helped me to have massive growth because my hair couldn’t break when it had moisture on it at all times.