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I'm a black american woman, and I'm glad this video popped up. I normally watch videos with my own hair type of course, and seeing women of ancient Africa with the same methods that women all over have been doing. Hair health is hair health. Happy growing ladies
Hiii! I’m African American too! But you’re right! Hair growth is hair growth. We all have different hair types so their will be some differences with maintenance but hair, no matter the type, is made of the same substance!
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 thank you !!!! I feel like i stepped out of the renaissance and my whole life changed when I started the fun classes of my historical geology degree. 🥺 “ancient” hairstyles have changed my life. I never need a hair tie and I have made so many friends over the simple belief that my hair has power and is divine. 🙌🏻🥲🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 hair connects all of us and it’s beautiful i love to encounter a love of hair history outside of a classroom or my bathroom ngl! My heritage is Irish and my friends with tighter curl patterns always have the best products 🤷🏻♀️ my hair might be wavy but it only behaves with low porosity coily targeted products and birds of a feather flock together 🕊️
We have done protective style in the black community for centuries. Braids, wigs, twist, feedins, etc. The key with textured hair is moisture, dry hair breaks, no grease or oil will make your hair grow any faster. Also invest in a quality shampoo/conditioner/leave in, and trim as needed. Also limit heat. Remember straight fabrics of hair the oils slide down, with kinks and coils it does not.
I am an older black woman .. I always watch your videos.. take your advice on my hair and my children to achieve super long hair.. can’t wait for your protective tutorial on shorter hair.. I have shoulder length right now..
Hello darling , why would the older black woman need someone to reply for her! From one Older black woman in my sixties to another 👩🏽why would you make my question to her your concern ? It’s a simple question can you actually answer it for her or not? Because your answer is not necessarily true 🧐 good evening 🤗
I am 62 years old. My hair is about an inch below the back of my knees. I have had long hair all my life as far back as I can remember. Last short hairdo, I was 5 years old and my mother gave me a pixie cut and I hated it. I trim it once a year and take off a half inch. I treat my hair like each strand is a goddess and deserves special, gentle treatment. I shower daily, however I shampoo my hair 3 times a week, never more than that so it doesn't get too stripped of natural oils hair needs. I will not use commercial brand name hair products on my hair. I'm old school and use old school methods I learned when my great grandmother was alive. I am so blessed she lived to 107. I learned so much from her and passed that knowledge down to my kids and grandkids. I've decided the only way I am going to cut my hair (short - shoulder length) now, will be the day I can no longer care for my hair myself. Until then - I still have (at the least) another decade (10 years) left or longer, of these extra long reddish brown locks first. And amazingly, very little grey hair on my head and I haven't colored it since I was in my 30's, half a lifetime ago.
Important factors that have influenced hair care: historically, hair was washed more rarely, and with softer water (rain water or water from a well). Nowadays, we have much harder water with additions (chlorine etc). In order to avoid soap scum build-up, we use modern detergents which strip much more oil from the scalp and hair than the soaps used historically. Also, we use hot water and work up a lather etc, influenced by hair "care" commercials. By washing it less - with cooler water - gentle detergents or diluted detergents or soap - by filtering water so it's softer - and by adding oils, we can grow our hair much longer. I've tried it and it works.
Hair was washed more rarely because the shampoos stripped away the oil. I remember Prell, it was like Dawn dish soap! And you could get detangling creme rinses, but no conditioner. So people only washed their hair about once a week.
I got caught in a torrential rainfall and when my hair dried it looked better than I’ve ever seen it, shiny, soft, and very wavy when normally my hair is almost straight.
Fact. As a teenager I desperately wanted hip length hair, but could never quite get to waist length. Later, when my kids were little, I started wearing my hair in a single plait in the back for practical reasons and it shot down to mid-thigh! I finally cut it into a late 30's-early 40's long bob because people always wanted to touch it. Strangers would walk up behind me and PUT THEIR HANDS ON MY HAIR. I'd spin around ready to fight for my life and it was just some idiot complimenting my hair. So I don't wear it like that any more. But protective hairstyles do work, they do what products don't.
yeah whats up with that? i had a dude stick his hand to scalp randomly on the street to "see if it was real" like wtf man! u scared the soul outta my body!
As a black woman, didn’t it suck so much? Then they will wonder why you don’t appreciate the compliment, idk you a stranger just a assaulted me first that’s why
I started wearing my braid over my shoulder in the front. Few people seem to want to fiddle around your boob area to grab your hair. I also used to hear of people getting their long hair cut off on buses when it was going down their backs, so I was a little phobic about not being able to see someone getting their hands on my hair.
I started your washing routine earlier this week! I already have hip length hair, but I’ve always felt it was a bit thin and it always felt dry and unhappy no matter what “natural ingredient” brands I used. It constantly tangled and I found myself brushing all the time. One wash treatment and some light jojoba oil later and my hair is permanently silky! I haven’t seen it this happy in years!! Im hooked 💖
@@sl4983 Its a bit of a hyperbole to say permanent, but yes, after the one wash followed by jojoba + aloe solution spray my hair stayed silky for days which is a drastic change to how unruly it usually is.
My hair loves jojoba oil too! It's actually not an oil, but is a naturally liquid wax, kind of interesting. I'm a massage therapist, and jojoba will dry & crack my skin within a week or two. But my hair adores it.
what do you use for conditioner? does your hair stay hydrated? I made my own conditioner from honey, shea butter, coconut oil and many other oils, I dont know if the water will wash it out or should i condition first and then “shampoo” with rhassoul clay?
I think the biggest struggle for me with protective hairstyles is that I am very sensitive to any type of updo. I get a headache halfway through the day just from having my hair in a bun😩
Same. I have thin hair that looks okay grown out, but even when it’s shoulder length, it’s not terribly thick. I’m thinking of doing a half/half hair care style, where I do the protective styles as much as I can, but also keep my hair short/medium length. Even when my hair is just to the ends of my shoulder blades, I start getting frequent headaches and neck pain, regardless if it’s been up, down, or braided 😢
What do you get headaches from? If you do a proper updo, it shouldn't hurt. A proper updo doesn't pull hair taut, pulling hair taut leads to breakage and damage to hair follicles on top of being uncomfortable. I use updos all the time to compensate for fine hair which is more prone to damage by virtue of being fine, but I don't have any discomfort because I always have a mind to not stress my hair or scalp. An example is using elastic bands with hooks at the ends instead of classic elastics, not brushing hair when it is wet, and avoiding any tension when styling. The only discomfort à ever experience is getting an itch under an updo, which is challenging to scratch without messing up your hair.
Crabs clips! I hate doing buns or ponytails with hair elastics because yeah I get headaches and it feels really tight and irritating. But if I do a loose bun with a crab clip it's fine. I wear my hair like that almost all the time and it's very comfortable. :)
@@BryannaGordin99 I get migraines really easy as well and they definitely are made worse when I put my hair in certain types of updo. I think the issue with the bun is that the weight and tension is all in one place. I prefer to make several braids and do a crown style (like what she wears in this video) because that evenly distributes the weight all the way around my head, stays in place better throughout the day, and since I also wear a head covering for religious reasons it keeps my covering in place better (I realize that’s not a factor for a lot of people, but I thought I’d mention it). It actually is less prone to giving me a migraine that just wearing a regular braid or even loose.
Finally! Someone wants to talk about health as it relates to beauty! It's so easy to find videos about harsh chemicals and styling techniques that destroy your hair but almost impossible to find good advice about how to preserve hair... thank you for posting this!
Protective styles is how I grew out my hair. My hair is super curly, I used pomades, butters, oils, and grease in my hair and after 3 months I noticed a lot of length. When I stopped doing protective styles my hair started to get split ends and wasn’t growing at the rate I wanted it to. So I recently put my hair in mini twist to grow it out longer again 😊
@@reveamaneddine7758 I guess it depends on how tightly you twist it, but most curls will relax when tied up. Protecting hair and being able to let it down and have it curly without any styling are self contradictory
It took lots of work and care over a period of 10 years to get my hair from my waist to my tailbone. But I wore it down 90% of the time. After having babies, I started wearing it up 90% of the time (mom bun!). It grew from tailbone to fingertips literally by accident in a couple years!!
As an East African, everything you said to protect long hair is something everyone in my country does as the norm (but not everyone sticks to it) I’ve always done twisted buns, braids and updos, wash my hair every few weeks because it never gets dirty or oily + I’m a hijab I so that provides extra protection and trimming every couple months
Salam alaikum how do you tie your hair under your hijab? I'm Caucasian so my hair is straight and lately I've started braiding it then clipping it to protect and not pull as much as a bun.
@@katiehoskins22 i used to twist into a bun but you could also braid it then twist it like a bun and secure with a soft scrunchies or anything that keeps it in place. Hope that helps
I'm east african (specifically from the horn) and yes you're right!! it is the norm, little girls often keep their hair in neat braids, young girls and women keep our hair in buns and updos, sometimes braids (i myself prefer braids over buns so my hair is mostly in cornrows and other braiding styles) i wear it loose (in a wash n go) occasionally, but i mostly keep it in braids for protection
Yes to all of this!!! Discovering hair sticks and how to use them in protective styles was ultimately what got me from bra strap length to hip length! My hair is 30 inches long and it’s never been in better condition
Wonderful video! I began growing out my hair during the lockdown and stopped coloring it. My hair is now below my shouldes and gently layered. I love my natural color. I only wear my hair down and styled lightly 2 days a week. I have learned so much from you and others. BTW: I'm 68! Never too late! ❤️
Thank you! I just turned 61 and I have maybe a third to a quarter of my hair left, and the hairs are very thin. Very disorienting. My hair used to look like the lady in the Pantene commercial all my life! You have given me even more hope and I thank you 😊🧡
I am blown away by how much KNOWLEDGE you have, how you are a born teacher, how methodically you teach, and how passionate you are. I will use most of your affiliate links darling. THANK YOU!
This answers so many of my questions. Until recently, I was actually under the misconception that wearing my hair loose was actually good for it. When I recently became aware of the concept of protective styling, I began to realize why my hair suffers from dreadful split ends and will not grow. I am looking forward to the next video so that I can get further insight into how to apply this information.
This just makes me realise how wise black/Indian/native people are for using oils, doing protective styles since forever and still using this knowledge!
THIS! I recently saw a black girl talk about how kinky haired girls should stop “shapeshifting” their hair and wear it in its natural state, no oils or braids needed. Her hair was beautiful and I thoughtfully she had a point until I remembered that we (meaning humans in general) have been wearing our hair in braids and using oils since the start of the human race. What we’re doing is what we know.
I have 4c hair but I love history it was always my favorite subject and I love hair talk and super long hair . I luv how u tie the 2 together . Super unique and interesting. U give me motivation to keep growing!
100% facts. I am 54 and have had waist length hair for at least 30 years. I have, without realising it, been doing all of these things(except one very important one} this whole time - washing my hair maybe once a month, brushing with natural bristle brushes, protective hairstyles with the ends tucked in, using oils and massage. The one important thing i have done that now, a bit late in the piece, i regret, is constantly wearing ponytails. Traction alopecia is real folks, and my hairline has paid the price. However, after realising i was damaging the follicles I started looking after it by separating the front section. It hasn't receded further. I'm even hopeful with a bit of extra care, I can retrieve it! Thanks to you and your invaluable advice. Subbed! 😘😘😘
Glad you made this video. A lot of women are seeing these images of Victorian women with super long hair. The culture back in those days was different than now on how people looked at hair being down on grown woman. I once read that a woman going out in public with her hair down was like going out in her underwear! That is hard for us women to get these days but, if you notice most of the photos of these women were done inside a house or studio setting. In fact, it was such a "very personal thing" that even prostitutes weren't usually photographed with there hair down The idea of you taking your hair down was kind of something that a woman did in a bedroom situation and probably just for her husband's eyes only. Glad that you mentioned the hair care. I call it hair vacation days. Just keeping your hair up and protected. Love the videos you produce I find them very educational. Have a blessed day!
My bestfriend and I had a bet going on, about who could grow her hair longer. In the end we both had almost hip-long hair. And I always wore my hair in a bun or braided, didn’t blow dry it often, etc. Wearing it open and down was so impractical 😅 It got stuck in the car door, or it was impossible to put on a jacket 🧥🙈
Yes! I see these girls/women with Galadriel hair out and about and I don't understand how they aren't getting it caught on doorframes, stuck in car doors, in the sink doing dishes, tangled and frizzy wearing winter coats and scarves...not to mention constantly in their faces. To each their own (it's their hair - they have to live with it, not me) but I can't stand my hair down. It's too in the way lol
Some folks may find, as I did, that combing my hair with a very large gap comb was much better for my hair than brushing it, which seemed to pull out too many hairs. Also I have found that an updo is actually way faster to get done than a short hairstyle, that requires a lot of curling or blowing dry and shaping. I’m glad when I was a young mom I didn’t cut off my hair “ to save time”. I’ve saved a ton of money not getting my hair trimmed regularly and a lot of time not fussing over the style. My hair is below my waist.
Exactly - brushes really damage your hair. I can't bear to see someone wildly using a brush! Wide tooth combs are the way to go. After coming mine with such, I then use a finer toothed comb to smooth it out. Then I put it into a plait. I've never had trouble growing very long hair. 😊
I cut my own hair into a short bob, any split ends I get I just trim immediately. I would never be able to force myself into doing updos, spending extra money on products (since more hair means more shampoo and conditioner used), or go into a hair salon for trims. Both long and short hair is easy for various people. For me, short hair genuinely is saving me time and money.
Our family has been researching ancestral food & health for 10+ years (diet/nutrition definitely has something to do with modern hair health, in my opinion!). I've always thought there must be something better for our hair, too, so I was glad to find your hair video series. I moved to the Canadian prairies many years ago and have always felt that my hair should not be exposed to the dry winter air. I've been wanting to learn how to do my hair up nicely, but have always had pain from the ponytails/buns. My scalp is sensitive, so even bobby pins touching puts some pressure on that ends up causing pain. I'm looking forward to your tutorials and sure appreciate the educational info you include, too. It's good to know the "why." Thanks! - Katie
Morgan Donner has a video called "I stopped wearing hair elastics for a year" in which she shows some hairstyles with a string of yarn/strip of fabric and those seemed quite gentle to the hair (also no bobby pins involved). Maybe something like this could work?
@@leahfreeman5432Earmuffs (some go over your head, some go around the back of your head) or warm headbands. Or take a warm scarf over your head and tie/wrap it under your chin/around your neck. That's what my gramma did. Upper Midwest girl here 😊
My hair comes down to my mid-thigh and I think you did a great job explaining this topic. I rarely wash my hair and keep it up in a supercoil (like DNA) most of the time. I have gone weeks without taking my hair out of the bun when I've been ill, and it stays. I figure nature already figured out one of the best ways of keeping a long strand from breaking.
We indian women only use one thing to grow long, thick and lustrous hair.. Is curry leave concoction with 1 tbs fenugreek seed, JATAMAANSI, Flaxseeds, and amla
I’ve been using some of your techniques since your historical long hair care video and I can already see lots of baby hairs growing back in at my hairline. My hair is so much happier already! Thank you.
Thank you Katherine! Older woman here. Growing my hair long… again. It’s shoulder length now. 🙏🏼 I gathered up the ingredients 2 weeks ago for hair oil recipe you shared and joyfully waiting and shaking 🫙 the infusion. In the mean time, taking MSM😝have done brushing and once a week single oil at night and clay wash 😄and seeing improvement in texture; and trusting the length and thickness will happen in time. Appreciate your thoroughness and detail in all your videos very helpful.💖looking forward to part two!
You’re 100% on point! My hair is about 4 feet long at the moment. I try to preach similar things you’ve mentioned but it seems like everyone is so stuck on using hot tools too often and wearing their hair down
I knew my great grandma. She said they went to the pharmacy and got a chemical powder that was then brushed through their hair. The dirt and oil stuck to the power, and when they brushed it the dirt and oil out with it. She was born in 1885 and moved from one end of Missouri to the other in a covered wagon, and she and her brother had to dig the family well when they moved because they were the smallest and fit in there better as it got deeper. She never said what chemicals were in the powder. The modern dry shampoo stuff just gums up my hair at the roots, so I doubt it’s the same contents.
My granna used to be a Girl Guide leader and when they were out on long camps and hikes they used to use talcum powder (now unfortunately we know that talc is carcinogenic, so it may not be a great idea to replicate on the regular)
Thank you for mentioning with the front hairline in this video! I've definitely had problems in the past where I pulled it too much on the front of my hairline and it's either broken the hairs off because I was pulling it back while it was wet or overly damp or just putting too much tension on it and ending up with thinning. Super important and I loved having the examples in pictures of how to both add visual interest as well as protect that hair.
Another product used for hair growth in Victorian times was L’erbolario Macassar Oil. A family of sisters with floor length hair used it nightly and became wealthy showing off their hair in the 1800s. It’s very expensive though. I will also try the boar’s hair brush!
I just LOVE your approach to growing long beautiful hair. I’m a hair AND history buff! You’ve found an amazing way to grow those beautiful curls- I remember your story from a previous video. 🌺💕
Your video on how you grew long hair tips changed my hair routine for life, not only my hair has become soft and moisturized by applying the principles you stated but now three months later my hair grew more than it used to...also the breakage has reduced tremendously...THANK YOU SO MUCH! Now braiding my hair, oils, gentle brushing and more natural hair care will be on my life always!
I make a hair mask with olive oil and coffee and rosemary. I comb the oil in at least an hour before I shower. I recently started adding an egg into this mix once a week. Let the mix set and then wash out. I also use honey instead of soap twice a week. I use honey from head to foot. My skin is soft and my hair has bounce and shine.
I started your clay wash haircare a few weeks ago, just after I shaved all my hair down to 1cm for a fresh start, and i already feel my scalp getting healthier and less itchy 😊 I won’t be able to wear my hair up any time soon, but all the information is still very interesting for when I’ll be able to ❤ thank you for your videos, they are amazing to watch!
I can't wait to see those "protective styles"......love your channel and all the information you gives us ladies, who want to grow our hair long no matter what age, color, or texture we have.....thank you for all the time and effort it takes to put these videos together....much....much ....much appreciated 👍!!!....
I know this is a hair care tutorial, which I so appreciate, but I have to say you wear the loveliest blouses in your videos. I'm new to your channel and looking forward to watching your sewing videos as I also sew. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 💜
Thank you so much Katherine, over the past month you have single-handedly changed my routines. I have watched other people, but it was you really. It was also you that got me sewing again. Thank you, you are wonderful!!!
How lovely that you have so fully come to love and embrace what was a childhood insecurity. 🥰 Your hair truly is incredibly beautiful. Thank you for sharing your tips with us.
Your talent are words and careful explanations. I have learned so much! I am 63, had a pixie in 2018 and now it is chest length. You have taught me so much!!!! I never follow precisely one person, but I really follow your suggestions! Thank you.
Can't wait for the next video! I've been wearing mine in a ponytail a lot lately and thinking the constant tension isn't good. Wondering how to do those lovely historical updos. Fellow long haired curly hair here (got to tailbone, cut it, growing back out). I love your channel
This all makes sense. I am so happy that you decided to tell us all about your findings. I am following your advice and getting half an inch of growth per month.
For everyone struggling with headaches when wearing a bun or it not holding well and the hair falling out by the end out the day: try u-shaped hair sticks! I just do a bun on top of my head and then stick the hair stick through and it holds so well. I have quite slippery and straight hair so all hair accessories usually fall of my hair and don't hold. But this hairstyle made my hair grow really long with no split ends and it even looks cute. Never had a headache either. Finding your go to hairstyle can really change your whole hair game.
Yes! I use two criss-crossed for my hip-length hair. Usually have to readjust once or twice during the day (esp if my hair is very clean and dry, because it’s slippery), but they’re so quick it doesn’t matter.
I have to try this- I have silky fine, soft wavy hair that just can't when it comes to updos obtained by those plump-haired gals. Last summer, after a good 5 years of being scissor-happy, I decided to let it grow and impressed myslef now that it reaches just below my shoulders- long enough to be put up, but definitely difficult given my texture. Glad to come across something that may help!
Your hairdo in this video is so lovely on you. In Sweden we call it Margareta braids. I forgot to comment on you skin routine. Your skin is truly glowing. Actually, you don't really need any makeup because you're beautiful without it. However, I do know we all feel nice to have some makeup. Especially if we're going out etc. Thanks for all historical information! It's fascinating! Love 🌹💗
I LOVE this video! Thank you for sharing all of the things you've learned about hair care and I really am looking forward to the protective hairstyles one coming up in the spring. I hope you are indeed able to show how to do those on heads with shorter hair, since most of us don't have hair as long as yours. Mine is also shorter than I usually keep it because I HAVE to wear mine up (military) every single day and chopped it off in 2020 to give my head a break from the constant weight. It's collarbone length now and by the time it gets back to rib length, I'm hoping to have mastered some of these protective hairstyles. Your first two hair videos were actually what pulled me in to your channel and I love all of it!
This is the best thing I’ve ever seen. Everything you said just explained my problem, from where my ends are dry but scalp is oily and my hair seems to only get to one length and then not grow. And all my hair stylist place it down to the products I use and not the way I style or protect my hair. I’m going to start doing this and I’m so excited to see the difference
My mother and one of my grandmothers both had hip length hair. My mother would use real coconut oil, and she would wear up during work but down at the end of the day. My grandmother always wore it up and she would wear hats to protect her hair and skin. She believe trimming on a full moon, rinsing with the first spring rain. Her hair was thin from shedding but she could still grow it long.
I love your long videos because they are so informative and you speak in peaceful pace. Some of the videos in TH-cam are spoken in such a hectic pace that it’s difficult to watch! So, thumbs up for you! In your next video I’m hoping to see some tips for finer hair also. My pony tail is just fraction of the volume you have with your hair. Metal pins and hair clips tend to cut my hair when worn on a regular basis.
My husband has hair longer than I do! He wore his up in a bun literally day and night. There would be times he'd take it down, and I was shocked at how long it was, partially because it was growing so fast and partially because he always had it up so I wasn't watching it grow. Mine is currently too short for a bun (I chopped it as short as I felt comfortable with to get rid of some dye damage), so I wear it in a clip instead until it grows back out some.
i’m so excited for the next video, my current go to style is a single braid that i then sort of fold and and hold up with a claw clip, but i don’t know it it’s truly protective, the ends half the time are still out even if they’re not rubbing against my clothes now. i’ve always wanted to do more fancy protective styles but i’ve never been able to get them down. with how clear and informative all of your videos are though i have no doubts that i’ll be able to follow along with your next video! thank you so much for these
I definitely what to explore this more and wear protective styles more often! I already do some historical hairstyles but I don’t do them every day! So i will be doing that more in the future as well as other protective styles!
I can't wait to see the tutorial. All the ones I've tried hurt my very sensitive scalp, but I've only done types of buns and the weight is always centered in one spot. It also tugs at the front section. You covered all of my concerns and current issues.
Growing up I had thick wavy hair, and my mother (who had short thin hair) would brush it from scalp to ends as soon as I left the tub, blow-dry and flat-iron, and then wonder why it was frizzy and broken so soon, then trim it. I remember being asked if I brushed my hair, four seconds after having brushed it, and brushing it again only for it to be even frizzier. For the longest time, I thought my hair grew 1 inch a year because of all the trimming that had to be done to my poor fried ends. Now I let it air dry and de-tangle from ends to scalp, then comb from scalp to ends. My hair is so much longer now, but I feel like my mom ended up pulling so much out that it's never going to be as thick as it might be.
This is a great video. Well done. Love the information and how you present it . Great teacher, kept my attention the whole time. Length retention here I come 🙂
I work in a kitchen so im often in a dry enviroment and needing to put my hair up ans have been wondering why my temples have had significantly less hair. This video found me just in time. Thank you and can't wait to see the tutorials of the hairstyles
Thank you so much for the tips, I was definitely one of those people who did "protective hairstyles" wrong. Which I now realise was the cause for all the tiny baby hairs at my hair line😅 So thank you for clearing that up and here is to long healthy hair👍
I'm anticipating your next video. I'm an older woman with fine gray curly hair. I've started using clay and jojoba oil. My hair is different lengths because it's been layered. It's just a little below shoulder length in the back, but not on the sides. I am so interested in seeing your protective hair styles video. Thank you so much. :)
I'm so excited to see those protective hair style tutorials!! I have very long hair and i have been contemplating chopping it off before my first baby arrives next month... maybe those hairstyles will help me keep my hair healthy!
Thank you for this video! Years ago I started to keep my hair in more vintage styles and I noticed my hair had gotten longer than it ever did before. I fell out of doing it because of depression but I remember how easy it was to pin my hair and tuck all my ends away. I've been wanting to grow my hair out again and I already stopped using harmful shampoos and I limit the amount of washing my hair goes through (going through a wavy hair journey), but a protective style is something I totally forgot about. Guess I'll be pulling out my bobby pins and silk hairties!
My hair is like that, it just stopped growing once it reached my lower back and it's just stayed that length now for about 2 years. Thank you for this video! I'm going to be trying some protective hairstyles and changing to henna dye instead of commercial dyes
Love your information. As an added note, women not only wore their hair up but used to wear caps or other sort of head covering which was also protective.
You're such an inspiration 💛 ✨️ I love how detailed you are in everything you have to say. I'm amazed at how beautiful you look with your long hair in comparison to the pictures of when you cut it off to start over. I have always thought women look more beautiful with an amazing head of hair. My mother has always had short hair and never taught me how to care for my hair. I have never been successful at getting it to grow beyond the middle of my back. With you and your wonderful advice, I believe I can achieve the length I have always wanted . Thank you.
I’m so excited to try protective styles! I recently started a house cleaning business and my perma-messy-bun is definitely damaging my hair. Thank you!!!
I’m so glad I found your channel and I wish you lived near me and you could show me what to do! I’m gonna watch all the videos to learn. I now understand why my hair stops at just below my shoulders and breaks/snaps and falls out twice a year ❤ thank you so much 😊
Thank you Katherine for explaining what makes a hair style really protective. My hair is so fine, I've always worn it either in a bun or in a braid, otherwise it tangles horribly, but I had never realized that braids are not a protective hair style. That makes so much sense! I'm looking forward to the demonstration of several protective hair styles, and I hope you will show at least one that can be worn with either a hat or a riding helmet. I'm often out in the sun during the summer, and am very careful about exposing my skin to the UV rays, but that's when I would always wear a single braid down my back. So if you can come up with an alternative style for those circumstances, I'd be very very grateful!
Hi Isabelle, if you have some hairlength already you can tape your braids instead of using elastics, and if you do two braids instead of one and bind them over your crown you can fit them inside a riding helmet without fearing that a bobby-pin dislodges and gets stuck into your skull in the event of a fall. Morgan Donner used to do that before she cut her hair off, so you might want to have a look at her videos on yt from a year ago. In my riding helmet there is also a lining I can adjust so I have more room above my head to put the hair through…I‘ve been putting my simple braid through there to stop it from catching on my security vest.
@@lynnm6413 Thanks Lynn - I'm going to try that, though my helmet fits so snugly I'm not sure I can manage it. My hair reaches my belt, so I already have a good length to work with. The one thing I thought about was to do a low bun that I could tuck the ends of my hair inside to protect them. I didn't know Morgan had made a video about that, so I'm going to look on her channel - thanks for the tip!
@@isabellefischer5145 ooh, call me envious.. mine is only bra length and very fine. could you maybe try to take the end of your braid and pull it through your braid in reverse like a silk ribbon so that your ends can be tucked into the hollow at your neck? Morgan didn't specifically do sn equestrian style, but she did a no elastics video.
@@isabellefischer5145 I used to make 2 braids and knot them together as many time as I could and then rolled it up at the base of my skull to manage my hair for cycling, a single small hair clip would hold everything. You can also place them in an infinity symbol shape and pin them in place. My hair is so thin now (genetics, women bald on my father's side) that a single braid in a bun at the base of my skull is enough.
This talk reminds me of a lot of black natural hair TH-camrs, especially the vocabulary and ideas surrounding hair care. However, I do appreciate how she is using more traditional hairstyles found within various European ethnic groups and cultures.
for length retention there is another HUGE factor. When you wear sweaters (especially in the winter months) Hair that is left down will get stuck in the sweater and your normal movement of your head will break off the ends and in fact pull complete strands out without you even noticing. Also if you work in an office and sit in a chair all day. . .your hair, if left down, will rub back and forth right where the chair back top is. That is a key length robber. So your suggestion of wearing your hair up is important. I am 65yo. I had butt length hair for the majority of my life and my hair is very thick in quantity but fine in texture and stick straight. When you reach menopause you lose hair and I lost ALOT. then I learned that cutting it to just below shoulder length and taking large doses of Biotin brought back my hair thickness. Your videos are very instructive and I hope your followers get the results they hope for.
I’ve enjoyed all of your tips from this and your previous videos. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge! I had drastic hair thinning due to Covid and I caused worse damage by the type of styles I was using. Last May I had to cut my hair to chin length. I was devastated. I started using your hair care routine a few weeks ago, with some slight modifications due to budget restrictions, but I am already seeing changes in my hair. My hair is now collar bone length and is looking wonderful, but I’m really struggling with protective styles. I’m greatly anticipating your next video to, hopefully, help with hair around my length. Thanks again! ❤️
I used to do two French braids with quite small Intervalls down to about half an inch to my neck, and then put the ends underneath the little openings from the opposite braids and fix them with two Bobby pins…it looked put together and kept all day…it‘s even neat to wear with a kerchief if you happen to work in the barn or somesuch
I am so glad I came across your videos. Been growing hair long for years now. I've been doing the curly hair girl method and have been dealing with exactly what you said. Also having the alopecia from years of ponytails and messy buns. So looking forward to starting this new method. Thank you.
I have been doing a protective style for years without even realizing it! I twist it up into a bun and sort of tie it into a knot with the ends tucked under, and I don't use anything to keep it up. I wear it like that every day because i don't really go anywhere and it grows like crazy. Now my issue is thinning, I've always had fine hair, but as I've gotten older, it has much reduced, which is bummer - long hair is no fun if it's all scraggly 😕
I have a mix of tra tion alopecia, post partum and hair loss from covid. I've been enjoying all your hair videos. I recently chopped off 4.5 inches and my hair almost touches my shoulders
I had tons if hairloss after covid too! I tell people this but I always get a suprised reaction like they don't believe me. I got pretty sick, 3 months later it fell out in droves.
Ahh this is very informative! Subscribed! I thought a simple braid was protective. I didn't realise it had to be pinned up and away from the body. I pulled out a hair pin as soon as I got to that part of the video haha. I have hair that doesn't grow past my shoulder blades and I've begun to change how I care for my hair. My dream is to have hip length hair that I can put in beautiful historical styles ❤❤ (I'm a huge Georgian, Victorian nut)
I am going to start your new hair washing routine this weekend! I am very excited to try it as I have been washing with rice water and a very gentle shampoo and thats been great! My hair likes the natural washing rinses more than traditional shampoos. I have also been using historical hairstyles and its been so much better for my Scalp and head and hair its amazing! Thank you for this fabulous series about haircare! Keep it up this is amazing!
@@sl4983 yes. If your Scalp and hair get too used to something it can often stop working for you. Not always but it is recommended that you vary your routine. So every once in a while I change things ups. Its like if you eat the same thing all the time. Your body may have other needs that you are not fulfilling. There's such thing as too much of a good thing.
My hair is very similar to yours...can't wait to see next video on how to do these protective styles. They would b perfect for me, as I would wear them more often than not. I need to wear up for work and generally wear down for special occasions only. Guilty of going from regular braid to ponytail to bun though, so, I'm really not protecting like I thought. Thank u!
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Protective Style that's comfortable for sleeping along with the others youll put up please? Thanks.
I wonder about how hats here to cover hair... hmm🤔
I'm a black american woman, and I'm glad this video popped up. I normally watch videos with my own hair type of course, and seeing women of ancient Africa with the same methods that women all over have been doing. Hair health is hair health. Happy growing ladies
Hiii! I’m African American too! But you’re right! Hair growth is hair growth. We all have different hair types so their will be some differences with maintenance but hair, no matter the type, is made of the same substance!
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 thank you !!!! I feel like i stepped out of the renaissance and my whole life changed when I started the fun classes of my historical geology degree. 🥺 “ancient” hairstyles have changed my life. I never need a hair tie and I have made so many friends over the simple belief that my hair has power and is divine. 🙌🏻🥲🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 hair connects all of us and it’s beautiful i love to encounter a love of hair history outside of a classroom or my bathroom ngl! My heritage is Irish and my friends with tighter curl patterns always have the best products 🤷🏻♀️ my hair might be wavy but it only behaves with low porosity coily targeted products and birds of a feather flock together 🕊️
@Trinity M EXACTLY!!!
I thought Africans hated whites now
We have done protective style in the black community for centuries. Braids, wigs, twist, feedins, etc. The key with textured hair is moisture, dry hair breaks, no grease or oil will make your hair grow any faster. Also invest in a quality shampoo/conditioner/leave in, and trim as needed. Also limit heat. Remember straight fabrics of hair the oils slide down, with kinks and coils it does not.
I am an older black woman .. I always watch your videos.. take your advice on my hair and my children to achieve super long hair.. can’t wait for your protective tutorial on shorter hair.. I have shoulder length right now..
So what did you do to get shoulder length hair you never had extensions or anything do you wear a permanent in your shoulder length hair ?just curious
Exactly what is the age of an older black woman
@Veronica Ray in her previous video’s this You Tuber stated she sought advice from women like YOU😊
@@sylviaanderson704 shoulder length is pretty typical... why would she have had to do anything special to achieve that?
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I am 62 years old. My hair is about an inch below the back of my knees. I have had long hair all my life as far back as I can remember. Last short hairdo, I was 5 years old and my mother gave me a pixie cut and I hated it. I trim it once a year and take off a half inch. I treat my hair like each strand is a goddess and deserves special, gentle treatment. I shower daily, however I shampoo my hair 3 times a week, never more than that so it doesn't get too stripped of natural oils hair needs. I will not use commercial brand name hair products on my hair. I'm old school and use old school methods I learned when my great grandmother was alive. I am so blessed she lived to 107. I learned so much from her and passed that knowledge down to my kids and grandkids. I've decided the only way I am going to cut my hair (short - shoulder length) now, will be the day I can no longer care for my hair myself. Until then - I still have (at the least) another decade (10 years) left or longer, of these extra long reddish brown locks first. And amazingly, very little grey hair on my head and I haven't colored it since I was in my 30's, half a lifetime ago.
Can you share your granny's old school methods? Sounds amazing!
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I am very much younger, but have a few grey hairs.
Important factors that have influenced hair care: historically, hair was washed more rarely, and with softer water (rain water or water from a well). Nowadays, we have much harder water with additions (chlorine etc). In order to avoid soap scum build-up, we use modern detergents which strip much more oil from the scalp and hair than the soaps used historically.
Also, we use hot water and work up a lather etc, influenced by hair "care" commercials.
By washing it less - with cooler water - gentle detergents or diluted detergents or soap - by filtering water so it's softer - and by adding oils, we can grow our hair much longer. I've tried it and it works.
Hair was washed more rarely because the shampoos stripped away the oil. I remember Prell, it was like Dawn dish soap! And you could get detangling creme rinses, but no conditioner. So people only washed their hair about once a week.
This is kinda old but it worth it to get a filter if youre water is already soft
I got caught in a torrential rainfall and when my hair dried it looked better than I’ve ever seen it, shiny, soft, and very wavy when normally my hair is almost straight.
Fact. As a teenager I desperately wanted hip length hair, but could never quite get to waist length. Later, when my kids were little, I started wearing my hair in a single plait in the back for practical reasons and it shot down to mid-thigh! I finally cut it into a late 30's-early 40's long bob because people always wanted to touch it. Strangers would walk up behind me and PUT THEIR HANDS ON MY HAIR. I'd spin around ready to fight for my life and it was just some idiot complimenting my hair. So I don't wear it like that any more. But protective hairstyles do work, they do what products don't.
yeah whats up with that? i had a dude stick his hand to scalp randomly on the street to "see if it was real" like wtf man! u scared the soul outta my body!
I KNOW RIGHT! Old ladies at the super market LOVE to touch my hair and it's SO CREEPY!
As a black woman, didn’t it suck so much? Then they will wonder why you don’t appreciate the compliment, idk you a stranger just a assaulted me first that’s why
I started wearing my braid over my shoulder in the front. Few people seem to want to fiddle around your boob area to grab your hair. I also used to hear of people getting their long hair cut off on buses when it was going down their backs, so I was a little phobic about not being able to see someone getting their hands on my hair.
@@argusfleibeit1165 yep, it happened to me in my teens. I had classic length (past my butt) hair and some guy cut part off on the bus. Lol.
I started your washing routine earlier this week! I already have hip length hair, but I’ve always felt it was a bit thin and it always felt dry and unhappy no matter what “natural ingredient” brands I used. It constantly tangled and I found myself brushing all the time. One wash treatment and some light jojoba oil later and my hair is permanently silky! I haven’t seen it this happy in years!! Im hooked 💖
Wow!!!
Awesome!
@@sl4983 Its a bit of a hyperbole to say permanent, but yes, after the one wash followed by jojoba + aloe solution spray my hair stayed silky for days which is a drastic change to how unruly it usually is.
My hair loves jojoba oil too! It's actually not an oil, but is a naturally liquid wax, kind of interesting. I'm a massage therapist, and jojoba will dry & crack my skin within a week or two. But my hair adores it.
what do you use for conditioner? does your hair stay hydrated? I made my own conditioner from honey, shea butter, coconut oil and many other oils, I dont know if the water will wash it out or should i condition first and then “shampoo” with rhassoul clay?
I think the biggest struggle for me with protective hairstyles is that I am very sensitive to any type of updo. I get a headache halfway through the day just from having my hair in a bun😩
Same. I have thin hair that looks okay grown out, but even when it’s shoulder length, it’s not terribly thick. I’m thinking of doing a half/half hair care style, where I do the protective styles as much as I can, but also keep my hair short/medium length. Even when my hair is just to the ends of my shoulder blades, I start getting frequent headaches and neck pain, regardless if it’s been up, down, or braided 😢
What do you get headaches from? If you do a proper updo, it shouldn't hurt. A proper updo doesn't pull hair taut, pulling hair taut leads to breakage and damage to hair follicles on top of being uncomfortable. I use updos all the time to compensate for fine hair which is more prone to damage by virtue of being fine, but I don't have any discomfort because I always have a mind to not stress my hair or scalp. An example is using elastic bands with hooks at the ends instead of classic elastics, not brushing hair when it is wet, and avoiding any tension when styling. The only discomfort à ever experience is getting an itch under an updo, which is challenging to scratch without messing up your hair.
@@Gomba13 well that’s what I’m saying, I need to learn how to do it properly. it’s also not so easy to do an loose updo with short hair😅
Crabs clips! I hate doing buns or ponytails with hair elastics because yeah I get headaches and it feels really tight and irritating. But if I do a loose bun with a crab clip it's fine. I wear my hair like that almost all the time and it's very comfortable. :)
@@BryannaGordin99 I get migraines really easy as well and they definitely are made worse when I put my hair in certain types of updo. I think the issue with the bun is that the weight and tension is all in one place. I prefer to make several braids and do a crown style (like what she wears in this video) because that evenly distributes the weight all the way around my head, stays in place better throughout the day, and since I also wear a head covering for religious reasons it keeps my covering in place better (I realize that’s not a factor for a lot of people, but I thought I’d mention it). It actually is less prone to giving me a migraine that just wearing a regular braid or even loose.
I'm an Oirad Mongolian woman, and I'm proud to tell that my ancestors wore silk cases on the braids to protect them. 😊
Finally! Someone wants to talk about health as it relates to beauty! It's so easy to find videos about harsh chemicals and styling techniques that destroy your hair but almost impossible to find good advice about how to preserve hair... thank you for posting this!
Protective styles is how I grew out my hair. My hair is super curly, I used pomades, butters, oils, and grease in my hair and after 3 months I noticed a lot of length. When I stopped doing protective styles my hair started to get split ends and wasn’t growing at the rate I wanted it to. So I recently put my hair in mini twist to grow it out longer again 😊
does it curl after you remove the protective style?
@@reveamaneddine7758 I guess it depends on how tightly you twist it, but most curls will relax when tied up. Protecting hair and being able to let it down and have it curly without any styling are self contradictory
It took lots of work and care over a period of 10 years to get my hair from my waist to my tailbone. But I wore it down 90% of the time.
After having babies, I started wearing it up 90% of the time (mom bun!). It grew from tailbone to fingertips literally by accident in a couple years!!
As an East African, everything you said to protect long hair is something everyone in my country does as the norm (but not everyone sticks to it) I’ve always done twisted buns, braids and updos, wash my hair every few weeks because it never gets dirty or oily + I’m a hijab I so that provides extra protection and trimming every couple months
Salam alaikum how do you tie your hair under your hijab? I'm Caucasian so my hair is straight and lately I've started braiding it then clipping it to protect and not pull as much as a bun.
If your hair is 4c box braids are no no
@@katiehoskins22 i used to twist into a bun but you could also braid it then twist it like a bun and secure with a soft scrunchies or anything that keeps it in place. Hope that helps
I'm east african (specifically from the horn) and yes you're right!! it is the norm, little girls often keep their hair in neat braids, young girls and women keep our hair in buns and updos, sometimes braids (i myself prefer braids over buns so my hair is mostly in cornrows and other braiding styles) i wear it loose (in a wash n go) occasionally, but i mostly keep it in braids for protection
Yes to all of this!!! Discovering hair sticks and how to use them in protective styles was ultimately what got me from bra strap length to hip length! My hair is 30 inches long and it’s never been in better condition
Do you have any resources for using hair sticks? Are these like the kind that you use to secure a bun in place?
Wonderful video! I began growing out my hair during the lockdown and stopped coloring it. My hair is now below my shouldes and gently layered. I love my natural color. I only wear my hair down and styled lightly 2 days a week. I have learned so much from you and others. BTW: I'm 68! Never too late! ❤️
Thank you! I just turned 61 and I have maybe a third to a quarter of my hair left, and the hairs are very thin. Very disorienting. My hair used to look like the lady in the Pantene commercial all my life! You have given me even more hope and I thank you 😊🧡
I am blown away by how much KNOWLEDGE you have, how you are a born teacher, how methodically you teach, and how passionate you are. I will use most of your affiliate links darling. THANK YOU!
As an African woman , I am glad I found this video and the Ayurvedic oil recipe. Now I understand why I love simple protective styles
This answers so many of my questions. Until recently, I was actually under the misconception that wearing my hair loose was actually good for it. When I recently became aware of the concept of protective styling, I began to realize why my hair suffers from dreadful split ends and will not grow. I am looking forward to the next video so that I can get further insight into how to apply this information.
I heard that too tight can cause breakage
This just makes me realise how wise black/Indian/native people are for using oils, doing protective styles since forever and still using this knowledge!
THIS! I recently saw a black girl talk about how kinky haired girls should stop “shapeshifting” their hair and wear it in its natural state, no oils or braids needed. Her hair was beautiful and I thoughtfully she had a point until I remembered that we (meaning humans in general) have been wearing our hair in braids and using oils since the start of the human race. What we’re doing is what we know.
@@baby1648 Yep. I'm sorry but it drives me nuts when people try to claim that one group or another is the sole inventor of this stuff.
I have 4c hair but I love history it was always my favorite subject and I love hair talk and super long hair . I luv how u tie the 2 together . Super unique and interesting. U give me motivation to keep growing!
100% facts. I am 54 and have had waist length hair for at least 30 years. I have, without realising it, been doing all of these things(except one very important one} this whole time - washing my hair maybe once a month, brushing with natural bristle brushes, protective hairstyles with the ends tucked in, using oils and massage. The one important thing i have done that now, a bit late in the piece, i regret, is constantly wearing ponytails. Traction alopecia is real folks, and my hairline has paid the price. However, after realising i was damaging the follicles I started looking after it by separating the front section. It hasn't receded further. I'm even hopeful with a bit of extra care, I can retrieve it! Thanks to you and your invaluable advice. Subbed! 😘😘😘
Glad you made this video. A lot of women are seeing these images of Victorian women with super long hair. The culture back in those days was different than now on how people looked at hair being down on grown woman. I once read that a woman going out in public with her hair down was like going out in her underwear! That is hard for us women to get these days but, if you notice most of the photos of these women were done inside a house or studio setting. In fact, it was such a "very personal thing" that even prostitutes weren't usually photographed with there hair down The idea of you taking your hair down was kind of something that a woman did in a bedroom situation and probably just for her husband's eyes only. Glad that you mentioned the hair care. I call it hair vacation days. Just keeping your hair up and protected. Love the videos you produce I find them very educational. Have a blessed day!
My bestfriend and I had a bet going on, about who could grow her hair longer. In the end we both had almost hip-long hair. And I always wore my hair in a bun or braided, didn’t blow dry it often, etc.
Wearing it open and down was so impractical 😅 It got stuck in the car door, or it was impossible to put on a jacket 🧥🙈
Yes! I see these girls/women with Galadriel hair out and about and I don't understand how they aren't getting it caught on doorframes, stuck in car doors, in the sink doing dishes, tangled and frizzy wearing winter coats and scarves...not to mention constantly in their faces. To each their own (it's their hair - they have to live with it, not me) but I can't stand my hair down. It's too in the way lol
Some folks may find, as I did, that combing my hair with a very large gap comb was much better for my hair than brushing it, which seemed to pull out too many hairs. Also I have found that an updo is actually way faster to get done than a short hairstyle, that requires a lot of curling or blowing dry and shaping. I’m glad when I was a young mom I didn’t cut off my hair “ to save time”. I’ve saved a ton of money not getting my hair trimmed regularly and a lot of time not fussing over the style. My hair is below my waist.
Exactly - brushes really damage your hair. I can't bear to see someone wildly using a brush! Wide tooth combs are the way to go.
After coming mine with such, I then use a finer toothed comb to smooth it out. Then I put it into a plait. I've never had trouble growing very long hair. 😊
I cut my own hair into a short bob, any split ends I get I just trim immediately. I would never be able to force myself into doing updos, spending extra money on products (since more hair means more shampoo and conditioner used), or go into a hair salon for trims.
Both long and short hair is easy for various people. For me, short hair genuinely is saving me time and money.
I ditched plastic and only use wooden combs now or sometimes I use a boar brush to smooth my hairline if I want a smooth look
@@Mantras-and-Mystics Depends on your hair and the brush or comb. There is no one size fits all way to take care of hair.
Our family has been researching ancestral food & health for 10+ years (diet/nutrition definitely has something to do with modern hair health, in my opinion!). I've always thought there must be something better for our hair, too, so I was glad to find your hair video series. I moved to the Canadian prairies many years ago and have always felt that my hair should not be exposed to the dry winter air. I've been wanting to learn how to do my hair up nicely, but have always had pain from the ponytails/buns. My scalp is sensitive, so even bobby pins touching puts some pressure on that ends up causing pain. I'm looking forward to your tutorials and sure appreciate the educational info you include, too. It's good to know the "why." Thanks! - Katie
Morgan Donner has a video called "I stopped wearing hair elastics for a year" in which she shows some hairstyles with a string of yarn/strip of fabric and those seemed quite gentle to the hair (also no bobby pins involved). Maybe something like this could work?
What are some ways you keep your ears warm when you're outside and have hair in a protective style?
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@@leahfreeman5432Earmuffs (some go over your head, some go around the back of your head) or warm headbands. Or take a warm scarf over your head and tie/wrap it under your chin/around your neck. That's what my gramma did. Upper Midwest girl here 😊
My hair comes down to my mid-thigh and I think you did a great job explaining this topic. I rarely wash my hair and keep it up in a supercoil (like DNA) most of the time. I have gone weeks without taking my hair out of the bun when I've been ill, and it stays. I figure nature already figured out one of the best ways of keeping a long strand from breaking.
We indian women only use one thing to grow long, thick and lustrous hair.. Is curry leave concoction with 1 tbs fenugreek seed, JATAMAANSI, Flaxseeds, and amla
I’ve been using some of your techniques since your historical long hair care video and I can already see lots of baby hairs growing back in at my hairline. My hair is so much happier already! Thank you.
I'm so glad, and thank you! ❤
@@KatherineSewingThanks so much for the info. I’ll give a try.
Thank you Katherine! Older woman here. Growing my hair long… again. It’s shoulder length now. 🙏🏼 I gathered up the ingredients 2 weeks ago for hair oil recipe you shared and joyfully waiting and shaking 🫙 the infusion. In the mean time, taking MSM😝have done brushing and once a week single oil at night and clay wash 😄and seeing improvement in texture; and trusting the length and thickness will happen in time. Appreciate your thoroughness and detail in all your videos very helpful.💖looking forward to part two!
You’re 100% on point! My hair is about 4 feet long at the moment. I try to preach similar things you’ve mentioned but it seems like everyone is so stuck on using hot tools too often and wearing their hair down
I knew my great grandma. She said they went to the pharmacy and got a chemical powder that was then brushed through their hair. The dirt and oil stuck to the power, and when they brushed it the dirt and oil out with it. She was born in 1885 and moved from one end of Missouri to the other in a covered wagon, and she and her brother had to dig the family well when they moved because they were the smallest and fit in there better as it got deeper.
She never said what chemicals were in the powder. The modern dry shampoo stuff just gums up my hair at the roots, so I doubt it’s the same contents.
My granna used to be a Girl Guide leader and when they were out on long camps and hikes they used to use talcum powder (now unfortunately we know that talc is carcinogenic, so it may not be a great idea to replicate on the regular)
You can use cornflour, I think.
Yep. I tried that crap and *shudders* no thanks
Thank you for mentioning with the front hairline in this video! I've definitely had problems in the past where I pulled it too much on the front of my hairline and it's either broken the hairs off because I was pulling it back while it was wet or overly damp or just putting too much tension on it and ending up with thinning. Super important and I loved having the examples in pictures of how to both add visual interest as well as protect that hair.
Another product used for hair growth in Victorian times was L’erbolario Macassar Oil. A family of sisters with floor length hair used it nightly and became wealthy showing off their hair in the 1800s. It’s very expensive though. I will also try the boar’s hair brush!
I just LOVE your approach to growing long beautiful hair. I’m a hair AND history buff! You’ve found an amazing way to grow those beautiful curls- I remember your story from a previous video.
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Your video on how you grew long hair tips changed my hair routine for life, not only my hair has become soft and moisturized by applying the principles you stated but now three months later my hair grew more than it used to...also the breakage has reduced tremendously...THANK YOU SO MUCH! Now braiding my hair, oils, gentle brushing and more natural hair care will be on my life always!
I make a hair mask with olive oil and coffee and rosemary. I comb the oil in at least an hour before I shower. I recently started adding an egg into this mix once a week. Let the mix set and then wash out. I also use honey instead of soap twice a week. I use honey from head to foot. My skin is soft and my hair has bounce and shine.
I started your clay wash haircare a few weeks ago, just after I shaved all my hair down to 1cm for a fresh start, and i already feel my scalp getting healthier and less itchy 😊 I won’t be able to wear my hair up any time soon, but all the information is still very interesting for when I’ll be able to ❤ thank you for your videos, they are amazing to watch!
That’s exciting. I was always a sucker for a hair care journey.
Wow…I cut my hair chin length when my father died because I felt I needed to, but to shave it off is quite something else!
I've literally wanted to do that for so long now! I'm so sick of my broken damaged hair, you should make a. channel out of your journey 🙂
I’m very much looking forward to the tutorial follow up to this video! I’m glad I found your informative and well-researched channel 💜
I can't wait to see those "protective styles"......love your channel and all the information you gives us ladies, who want to grow our hair long no matter what age, color, or texture we have.....thank you for all the time and effort it takes to put these videos together....much....much ....much appreciated 👍!!!....
I'm South Asian with long hair and have learned alot from your videos.
I know this is a hair care tutorial, which I so appreciate, but I have to say you wear the loveliest blouses in your videos. I'm new to your channel and looking forward to watching your sewing videos as I also sew. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 💜
Thank you for your beautiful posts! I’m growing it out again at 58 yo and your videos are the exact help and encouragement I need!! 🙌🏼
I love your breezy, thorough information delivery.
Looking forward to your protective style demos...
I’ve only put my hair up in the heat of summer and in a braid all other times; you have now inspired me to do it all the time. Thank you.
Thank you so much Katherine, over the past month you have single-handedly changed my routines. I have watched other people, but it was you really. It was also you that got me sewing again. Thank you, you are wonderful!!!
Katherine, I am DYING to see your protective styles tutorial! You've got us waiting with baited breath 🤓
How lovely that you have so fully come to love and embrace what was a childhood insecurity. 🥰 Your hair truly is incredibly beautiful. Thank you for sharing your tips with us.
Plaits, box braids, locs, and cornrows are ancient protective styles black women still use today.
I’ve never considered protective styles but this makes perfect sense. I’m definitely going to incorporate this
Your talent are words and careful explanations. I have learned so much! I am 63, had a pixie in 2018 and now it is chest length. You have taught me so much!!!! I never follow precisely one person, but I really follow your suggestions! Thank you.
Can't wait for the next video! I've been wearing mine in a ponytail a lot lately and thinking the constant tension isn't good. Wondering how to do those lovely historical updos. Fellow long haired curly hair here (got to tailbone, cut it, growing back out). I love your channel
This all makes sense. I am so happy that you decided to tell us all about your findings. I am following your advice and getting half an inch of growth per month.
Realising that the ballerina bun I've habitually been doing since childhood is actually a protective style. Nice!
For everyone struggling with headaches when wearing a bun or it not holding well and the hair falling out by the end out the day: try u-shaped hair sticks! I just do a bun on top of my head and then stick the hair stick through and it holds so well. I have quite slippery and straight hair so all hair accessories usually fall of my hair and don't hold. But this hairstyle made my hair grow really long with no split ends and it even looks cute. Never had a headache either.
Finding your go to hairstyle can really change your whole hair game.
Yes! I use two criss-crossed for my hip-length hair. Usually have to readjust once or twice during the day (esp if my hair is very clean and dry, because it’s slippery), but they’re so quick it doesn’t matter.
I have to try this- I have silky fine, soft wavy hair that just can't when it comes to updos obtained by those plump-haired gals. Last summer, after a good 5 years of being scissor-happy, I decided to let it grow and impressed myslef now that it reaches just below my shoulders- long enough to be put up, but definitely difficult given my texture. Glad to come across something that may help!
I came across your channel a couple days ago and I absolutely love it.. I love how calm you are.. just keep doing what you're doing.. you're amazing..
I had to revisit this. Excellent research. I particularly liked it when you demonstrated the affects of wearing your hair the wrong way.
Your hairdo in this video is so lovely on you. In Sweden we call it Margareta braids. I forgot to comment on you skin routine. Your skin is truly glowing. Actually, you don't really need any makeup because you're beautiful without it. However, I do know we all feel nice to have some makeup. Especially if we're going out etc. Thanks for all historical information! It's fascinating! Love 🌹💗
I LOVE this video! Thank you for sharing all of the things you've learned about hair care and I really am looking forward to the protective hairstyles one coming up in the spring. I hope you are indeed able to show how to do those on heads with shorter hair, since most of us don't have hair as long as yours. Mine is also shorter than I usually keep it because I HAVE to wear mine up (military) every single day and chopped it off in 2020 to give my head a break from the constant weight. It's collarbone length now and by the time it gets back to rib length, I'm hoping to have mastered some of these protective hairstyles.
Your first two hair videos were actually what pulled me in to your channel and I love all of it!
This is the best thing I’ve ever seen. Everything you said just explained my problem, from where my ends are dry but scalp is oily and my hair seems to only get to one length and then not grow. And all my hair stylist place it down to the products I use and not the way I style or protect my hair. I’m going to start doing this and I’m so excited to see the difference
My mother and one of my grandmothers both had hip length hair. My mother would use real coconut oil, and she would wear up during work but down at the end of the day. My grandmother always wore it up and she would wear hats to protect her hair and skin. She believe trimming on a full moon, rinsing with the first spring rain. Her hair was thin from shedding but she could still grow it long.
I love your long videos because they are so informative and you speak in peaceful pace. Some of the videos in TH-cam are spoken in such a hectic pace that it’s difficult to watch! So, thumbs up for you!
In your next video I’m hoping to see some tips for finer hair also. My pony tail is just fraction of the volume you have with your hair. Metal pins and hair clips tend to cut my hair when worn on a regular basis.
My husband has hair longer than I do! He wore his up in a bun literally day and night. There would be times he'd take it down, and I was shocked at how long it was, partially because it was growing so fast and partially because he always had it up so I wasn't watching it grow. Mine is currently too short for a bun (I chopped it as short as I felt comfortable with to get rid of some dye damage), so I wear it in a clip instead until it grows back out some.
I have a long pixie and I will probably never have hair beyond my shoulders, and yet I watched this whole video. Interesting stuff!
i’m so excited for the next video, my current go to style is a single braid that i then sort of fold and and hold up with a claw clip, but i don’t know it it’s truly protective, the ends half the time are still out even if they’re not rubbing against my clothes now. i’ve always wanted to do more fancy protective styles but i’ve never been able to get them down. with how clear and informative all of your videos are though i have no doubts that i’ll be able to follow along with your next video! thank you so much for these
I definitely what to explore this more and wear protective styles more often! I already do some historical hairstyles but I don’t do them every day! So i will be doing that more in the future as well as other protective styles!
I can't wait to see the tutorial. All the ones I've tried hurt my very sensitive scalp, but I've only done types of buns and the weight is always centered in one spot. It also tugs at the front section. You covered all of my concerns and current issues.
I’d love to learn more about how to do protective styles on medium (shoulder) length hair! Thank you for this video, I learned a lot!
This makes sense. My little sister always has her hair in a braid. It is almost past her knees. Thank you ! Will start right now!
Growing up I had thick wavy hair, and my mother (who had short thin hair) would brush it from scalp to ends as soon as I left the tub, blow-dry and flat-iron, and then wonder why it was frizzy and broken so soon, then trim it. I remember being asked if I brushed my hair, four seconds after having brushed it, and brushing it again only for it to be even frizzier. For the longest time, I thought my hair grew 1 inch a year because of all the trimming that had to be done to my poor fried ends. Now I let it air dry and de-tangle from ends to scalp, then comb from scalp to ends. My hair is so much longer now, but I feel like my mom ended up pulling so much out that it's never going to be as thick as it might be.
Omg you poor thing :-(
I love this video! Great information and lovely visuals 🌺 You've done a great job collecting beautiful pictures
This is a great video. Well done. Love the information and how you present it . Great teacher, kept my attention the whole time. Length retention here I come 🙂
I work in a kitchen so im often in a dry enviroment and needing to put my hair up ans have been wondering why my temples have had significantly less hair. This video found me just in time. Thank you and can't wait to see the tutorials of the hairstyles
Thank you so much for the tips, I was definitely one of those people who did "protective hairstyles" wrong. Which I now realise was the cause for all the tiny baby hairs at my hair line😅
So thank you for clearing that up and here is to long healthy hair👍
I'm anticipating your next video. I'm an older woman with fine gray curly hair. I've started using clay and jojoba oil. My hair is different lengths because it's been layered. It's just a little below shoulder length in the back, but not on the sides. I am so interested in seeing your protective hair styles video. Thank you so much. :)
I'm so excited to see those protective hair style tutorials!! I have very long hair and i have been contemplating chopping it off before my first baby arrives next month... maybe those hairstyles will help me keep my hair healthy!
Thank you for this video! Years ago I started to keep my hair in more vintage styles and I noticed my hair had gotten longer than it ever did before. I fell out of doing it because of depression but I remember how easy it was to pin my hair and tuck all my ends away. I've been wanting to grow my hair out again and I already stopped using harmful shampoos and I limit the amount of washing my hair goes through (going through a wavy hair journey), but a protective style is something I totally forgot about. Guess I'll be pulling out my bobby pins and silk hairties!
My hair is like that, it just stopped growing once it reached my lower back and it's just stayed that length now for about 2 years. Thank you for this video! I'm going to be trying some protective hairstyles and changing to henna dye instead of commercial dyes
Love your information. As an added note, women not only wore their hair up but used to wear caps or other sort of head covering which was also protective.
I love your information rich presentations! I’ve learned a lot from you and appreciate your content very much!
You're such an inspiration 💛 ✨️ I love how detailed you are in everything you have to say. I'm amazed at how beautiful you look with your long hair in comparison to the pictures of when you cut it off to start over. I have always thought women look more beautiful with an amazing head of hair. My mother has always had short hair and never taught me how to care for my hair. I have never been successful at getting it to grow beyond the middle of my back. With you and your wonderful advice, I believe I can achieve the length I have always wanted . Thank you.
I’m so excited to try protective styles! I recently started a house cleaning business and my perma-messy-bun is definitely damaging my hair. Thank you!!!
I’m so glad I found your channel and I wish you lived near me and you could show me what to do! I’m gonna watch all the videos to learn. I now understand why my hair stops at just below my shoulders and breaks/snaps and falls out twice a year ❤ thank you so much 😊
I am ready for the hairstyles video. I just found you today and love all of the information you have put together. Thank you!!
Thank you Katherine for explaining what makes a hair style really protective. My hair is so fine, I've always worn it either in a bun or in a braid, otherwise it tangles horribly, but I had never realized that braids are not a protective hair style. That makes so much sense! I'm looking forward to the demonstration of several protective hair styles, and I hope you will show at least one that can be worn with either a hat or a riding helmet. I'm often out in the sun during the summer, and am very careful about exposing my skin to the UV rays, but that's when I would always wear a single braid down my back. So if you can come up with an alternative style for those circumstances, I'd be very very grateful!
Braids are a protective style, just not for your texture.
Hi Isabelle, if you have some hairlength already you can tape your braids instead of using elastics, and if you do two braids instead of one and bind them over your crown you can fit them inside a riding helmet without fearing that a bobby-pin dislodges and gets stuck into your skull in the event of a fall.
Morgan Donner used to do that before she cut her hair off, so you might want to have a look at her videos on yt from a year ago.
In my riding helmet there is also a lining I can adjust so I have more room above my head to put the hair through…I‘ve been putting my simple braid through there to stop it from catching on my security vest.
@@lynnm6413 Thanks Lynn - I'm going to try that, though my helmet fits so snugly I'm not sure I can manage it. My hair reaches my belt, so I already have a good length to work with. The one thing I thought about was to do a low bun that I could tuck the ends of my hair inside to protect them. I didn't know Morgan had made a video about that, so I'm going to look on her channel - thanks for the tip!
@@isabellefischer5145 ooh, call me envious.. mine is only bra length and very fine.
could you maybe try to take the end of your braid and pull it through your braid in reverse like a silk ribbon so that your ends can be tucked into the hollow at your neck?
Morgan didn't specifically do sn equestrian style, but she did a no elastics video.
@@isabellefischer5145 I used to make 2 braids and knot them together as many time as I could and then rolled it up at the base of my skull to manage my hair for cycling, a single small hair clip would hold everything. You can also place them in an infinity symbol shape and pin them in place. My hair is so thin now (genetics, women bald on my father's side) that a single braid in a bun at the base of my skull is enough.
Really looking forward to the styles video. I love your presentation method.
Loved this!! Looking forward to both the video about the various protective hairstyles and the video about how you style your hair for bed!! 💗
This was really really great for me and I got some good insights on my current hair health journey. Thank you!
This talk reminds me of a lot of black natural hair TH-camrs, especially the vocabulary and ideas surrounding hair care. However, I do appreciate how she is using more traditional hairstyles found within various European ethnic groups and cultures.
for length retention there is another HUGE factor. When you wear sweaters (especially in the winter months) Hair that is left down will get stuck in the sweater and your normal movement of your head will break off the ends and in fact pull complete strands out without you even noticing. Also if you work in an office and sit in a chair all day. . .your hair, if left down, will rub back and forth right where the chair back top is. That is a key length robber. So your suggestion of wearing your hair up is important. I am 65yo. I had butt length hair for the majority of my life and my hair is very thick in quantity but fine in texture and stick straight. When you reach menopause you lose hair and I lost ALOT. then I learned that cutting it to just below shoulder length and taking large doses of Biotin brought back my hair thickness. Your videos are very instructive and I hope your followers get the results they hope for.
I’ve enjoyed all of your tips from this and your previous videos. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge! I had drastic hair thinning due to Covid and I caused worse damage by the type of styles I was using. Last May I had to cut my hair to chin length. I was devastated. I started using your hair care routine a few weeks ago, with some slight modifications due to budget restrictions, but I am already seeing changes in my hair. My hair is now collar bone length and is looking wonderful, but I’m really struggling with protective styles. I’m greatly anticipating your next video to, hopefully, help with hair around my length. Thanks again! ❤️
I used to do two French braids with quite small Intervalls down to about half an inch to my neck, and then put the ends underneath the little openings from the opposite braids and fix them with two Bobby pins…it looked put together and kept all day…it‘s even neat to wear with a kerchief if you happen to work in the barn or somesuch
@@lynnm6413 that sounds lovely, thank you for sharing!
I am so glad I came across your videos. Been growing hair long for years now. I've been doing the curly hair girl method and have been dealing with exactly what you said. Also having the alopecia from years of ponytails and messy buns. So looking forward to starting this new method. Thank you.
I have been doing a protective style for years without even realizing it! I twist it up into a bun and sort of tie it into a knot with the ends tucked under, and I don't use anything to keep it up. I wear it like that every day because i don't really go anywhere and it grows like crazy. Now my issue is thinning, I've always had fine hair, but as I've gotten older, it has much reduced, which is bummer - long hair is no fun if it's all scraggly 😕
I have a mix of tra tion alopecia, post partum and hair loss from covid. I've been enjoying all your hair videos. I recently chopped off 4.5 inches and my hair almost touches my shoulders
I had tons if hairloss after covid too! I tell people this but I always get a suprised reaction like they don't believe me. I got pretty sick, 3 months later it fell out in droves.
Ahh this is very informative! Subscribed! I thought a simple braid was protective. I didn't realise it had to be pinned up and away from the body. I pulled out a hair pin as soon as I got to that part of the video haha.
I have hair that doesn't grow past my shoulder blades and I've begun to change how I care for my hair. My dream is to have hip length hair that I can put in beautiful historical styles ❤❤ (I'm a huge Georgian, Victorian nut)
I am going to start your new hair washing routine this weekend! I am very excited to try it as I have been washing with rice water and a very gentle shampoo and thats been great! My hair likes the natural washing rinses more than traditional shampoos. I have also been using historical hairstyles and its been so much better for my Scalp and head and hair its amazing! Thank you for this fabulous series about haircare! Keep it up this is amazing!
So the one you've been using is great but you're going to try this new one?
@@sl4983 yes. If your Scalp and hair get too used to something it can often stop working for you. Not always but it is recommended that you vary your routine. So every once in a while I change things ups. Its like if you eat the same thing all the time. Your body may have other needs that you are not fulfilling. There's such thing as too much of a good thing.
My hair is very similar to yours...can't wait to see next video on how to do these protective styles. They would b perfect for me, as I would wear them more often than not. I need to wear up for work and generally wear down for special occasions only. Guilty of going from regular braid to ponytail to bun though, so, I'm really not protecting like I thought. Thank u!
Love your videos about your hair, sewing and everything. But i’m always curious about your makeup and skincare. Because, womannnn! You look amazing.
Loving these videos and i really would love to see more about your diet/supplements you take, skincare routine, and makeup!! Your makeup and skin look gorgeous!
A night care routine video ? YES PLEASE. I'm struggling with this from years.
I’m definitely trying this. Not only for protection, but because I also like the style. I learned a lot in this video.