The Man who TRIGGERED The Natural Hair Community WORLD-WIDE with One Video!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 พ.ค. 2022
- Hello Everyone,
This video will be a reaction to a recent video clip of a British hairstylist's explanation and informative take (addressing his Tik Tok audience) on thin ends found on afro-textured or natural kinky curly hair. His views on the topic were really surprising. His video ended up getting major backlash, sparking a huge hair debate across the Tik Tok social media platform.
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I never understood why people follow the curl pattern grading system. Most people have several curl patterns on their head.
I think my head as 3 possibly for 4 curl patterns.
I follow it and it helps me find people with hair like mines. Following people with a tighter or looser texture just leaves me frustrated because more often than not what works for their curl pattern won’t work for mines.
I have 3 different curl patterns but have low porosity hair.
I think we should just focus on how our hair behaves when it comes to moisturization.
My hair started growing real fast once I focussed on that.
Right. I hate this hair chart. I don't even fit on the chart. I've been taking care of my hair for years without knowing anything about hair type. My hair is just fine. I take great care of my hair. I avoid salons now because most don't know what they are doing. I hate that they cut all my hair off. My ends have been thin since I was little. I get accused of having a perm or texturizer... and I have to explain to the "professionals" that my hair is naturally like this, don't get scissor happy trying to "cut the perm or texturizer" from my natural hair.
My hair looks like a bad jerri curl
I definitely agree with him saying that the ends weren't damage. I saw a Black hair stylist say that thin ends don't equal damaged ends before.
I am glad he was able to start this conversation. Black hair is in a lane of its own. I am learning this more and more every day. It's always nice to see your comments Grace!
@@DynamicTouch This was an interesting video.
I'd like to offer some thoughts on your interpretation of the study abstracts :)
From the outset, it is difficult to control one's internal bias ... it's human nature.
That means that a reader can interpret statements in a way that meets one's bias, even when feeling honest within oneself.
In this case, you rejected the tensile testing of the hair, by questioning the test validity, and by overwriting the test results with your own imagined test method.
Re test validity, you questioned whether the hair was tested in bundles, because a bundle would obviously be stronger than a strand.
Yet there was zero need to raise this as shade, because a tensile test is carried out on a single hair - that is the objective of the test.
Without even reading the test procedure ... for the tests to be published, they must have been carried out to accepted engineering/scientific norms.
Therefore numerous strands, from numerous heads (for each type) will have been individually tested, in order to gain an effective range of results (for each type).
Further; it would be utterly pointless to use damaged hair in the tests, because science doesn't work like that ... the results would be meaningless.
Your suggested method of testing recoil, is an impossible test, when comparing curly hair with straight hair.
Such a test is only valid for determining whether a hair type is A,B,C etc.
It doesn't test hair strength.
As for whether curly hair, or straight hair, is stronger...
It is always going to be the case that one is stronger than the other, because one is oval, and one is round.
One structure is going to be stronger, because 'one structure IS going to be stronger'.
That's it!
That's life.
The only person you should complain to is God :)
... and he, at best, is going to say "sorry girls, but that was how I made you, and it's too late to change" :)
I have read somewhere that Asian hair is the strongest hair.
Lucky them :D
I'm sure that you will win out in other areas ... IF you are wanting to make this a competition.
IMHO, I don't think that 'racial competition' is a good idea.
Better to accept who you are, and do your best in life.
:)
Exactly!!!
I commented the same when I saw a white hair stylist who was a natural hair expert show healthy 4c hair and say the ends were damage when it looked absolutely perfect.
4 c hair can have split ends which need to be cut off
@@PBLKW they are saying fine ends, not spilt ends
Black stylists have an obsession with cutting hair.
They really do it’s like they want our hair to be short and they’re the main ones who use too much heat on our hair saying it’s too thick 🤦🏽♀️
@@onepunch2310 🤣😂 honestly, one stylist told me my hair was too thick and short to do and she was black. It was collar bone length. What lol
@@lorenebonsu146 it’s embarrassing how black stylists don’t know how to care for black hair when that’s literally their main clientele.
@@onepunch2310 well unfortunately they don’t cater to us women on the lower end of the hair spectrum. Ie type 4 girls. I should have known though because that lady had a perm 😂. She ripped through my 4c hair without any moisturizer and without sectioning it and then threw her hands up and said it’s too short to do then gave me a stank face and sat down in the chair in front of me. Almost glaring at me and with her legs crossed. Thankfully someone came and finished the job, too bad I was a preteen at the time, if I had known better today I would have raised hell. I thought she was prob right, oh and I forgot to mention she stared me down the entire appt with this mean look on her face. I was like 12; they just hate 4 type and 4c hair. They know how it should be done, they just don’t want to put in the effort and care to learn how to do it. My sister who is now 17 is having similar experiences with black stylists ripping through her hair or complaining whilst doing it. Same thing for my freind in college and she’s in a whole other state. I live in a primarily black area and my freind who is also 4c only goes to black salons and she has this experience. I just think they don’t want to deal with out hair because of the rampant texturism and colorism within the black community. Aka they hate themselves so they are projecting.
It’s a shame too, if mothers started telling there daughters her hair is beautiful and stopped the culture of perming within black families girls would learn to love there hair and growth would flourish. Since I have vowed not to step into Salons my hair is flourishing. It’s currently mid back length. Will never go to a salon again, I just know they will rip it out.
Wrong stylist my daughter is a hair stylist and will not clip my ends unless it is needed. She is not one of those scissor happy people
Some hairdressers also break your hair during the comb out blow dry process
Yes! Some indeed do! I think it has to do a lot with the current hair industry and the crunch to get more heads in and out of seats.
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Exactly then they are all to happy to cut off the damage they contribute to themselves.😕
Yes ma’am that’s why I stopped going to them. I just take care of my hair on my own.
Indeed
Your absolutely right! Cos Ulta did me dirty.
So a split end is when you can look at a single strand of hair and see that it is split in two at the end or sometimes even up the shaft. Not the same thing as thin or uneven ends. He’s absolutely right. Cutting uneven and thin ends is purely for styling and aesthetic purposes which I understand because that can be annoying even if the hair isn’t damaged. I’m steady evening my hair out.
My hair is growing nicely now that I stopped cutting off “split ends”. It’s down to my boobs now and it probably would have been longer sooner if I had known this before!
Well said Mariah. I’m not cutting my hair.
These hair dressers will argue with you on your hair whether it’s to be cut
I'm so glad to be getting this new information because for the past 3/4 years I've been hindering my hair growth by doing extreme trims thinking my hair was damaged . I very very rarely use heat on my hair, and I'm not gonna lie my hair isn't the healthiest but I didn't need to be cutting it this whole time. Any tips on fairy knots tho because they're annoying and also causes me to keep cutting my hair?:(
@@imanmarie8764 My hair is like old school, coiled telephone cords, LOL! I make sure I detangle it every night (I use my fingers and never use combs). I sleep with a bandana and I rarely sleep with my hair loose because it just gets tangled as hell. I usually put my hair in two braids or twists when I sleep at night. I wash it once a week. If I wait any longer than a week, it’s more likely to be tangled when I do wash it, leading to more knots. I rarely have knots now after sticking to this routine and the ones I have are minor. Edit - I work at home, so I usually leave my hair in two braids and don’t take it down unless I’m going somewhere. The less I mess with it, the longer it grows with fewer tangles. In the winter, I rarely wear my hair loose. Just keep my two braids and throw a cute hat over it!
The problem is, people need to stop thinking they're always right just because they know a little bit about something! My hair started flourishing after I stopped going to salons. I was so sick of spending 5-6 hours at a salon for a blowout and driving home with a head smelling of burned ass tires and french fry grease. Salons were definitely overheating hair. 😡
This comment made me chortle 🤭 I am happy that you have figured out the right formula for you. I have also decided eschewed going to the salon and taking care of my own hair.
@@GuilefullyNomadic 😀
😂😂😂
Same here. A lot of it is trial and error EVEN for the professionals. As a matter of fact a friend took an online course from a well known stylists - they repeated everything I learned on the internet TEN YEARS AGO.
We call that the Madam CJ Walker method: fry, dye and tie to the side while smelling a hot mess!!!
Most bla k women think the ends of hair should be blunt....hair does not grow with blunt ends...stylist make money costly cutting clients hair off
Yes, blunt hair is not a necessity! It's a styling choice. I remember just 10 years ago the "V" cut was the hottest trend. Women were getting their hair purposely cut in this shape and severely thinning out their hair to get the long thin layer look! Funny how trends change.
Hair looks best blunt if it's shoulder/arm pit length or shorter. Once it gets past this length you're able to style it in ways (think roller sets, waves, buns) where the length can make up (camouflage)for unevenness more easily and you're actually better able to retain more length overall once you get past that point. The problem is, lots of black women never get past this length either due to scissor happy stylists or ignorance of caring for the hair. Also, the more fine your hair is the harder it is to get away with uneven ends and it actually looking decent bc you need all the layers of hair to match up with each other to add maximum fullness.
I honestly prefer my ends to be blunt cut because my ends don't split when my hair is cut bluntly. I've seen people's hair do well with knotch cutting too.
Oh the blunt cut is just a style. You don't want the other cut when your have short hair your hair look crazy lol
Agreed!!! It is almost like layers don't exist!!! I get my hair cut at a white salon.
I'm not gonna lie, I started this video thinking that I was about to have to defend the black community against this guy, but I feel like what he said is right. I literally had cut off the ends of my hair because it was thinner at the end, my hair literally grew back, but the ends were thinner. And every time my hair grows now that it's much longer and it's at the length that I can actually wear it down, it's thinner at the ends. And I feel like that's just how my hair texture will be.
Cuz same it makes sense
Hair does not grow blunt in any community 🤷🏾♀️
@@lmaoaims It does.
@@LoXena The video is about a very specific hair types/curl patterns.
@@SirDave yes but she's right
I’ve literally been telling everyone this. Hair grows at different rates causing the ends to be different lengths. You should not be getting your ends trimmed more than twice a year.
This is why I was not wrong for choosing to trim my hair once a year. I've always thought that the whole trim every 6 weeks was bizarre to me. Like how will you see your hair growth if you trim so frequently. I always did what I wanted to my natural hair and it's doing just fine 🙂
This! Exactly.
A trim every 6 weeks is to maintain the same length, not to show growth. What are stylists learning nowadays? If you learn the average amount of growth you get in month & think about the amount to cut off, it logically makes sense that it is to keep the same length or be slightly shorter. Glad you chose once a year.
They've been telling people six weeks?! I trim my hair MAYBE every 6 months. And even then, my stylist will be like "there's no damage to cut". I've even brought up thin ends before to her and she said its not damage, just the way my texture is.
See, this is why I don’t like to tell my clients a specific time to trim their ends, because for most, they don’t need it so often. It really depends on the way your styling your hair and the normal wear and tear that happens to your ends. But I do recommend “check-ins” to make sure you’re in a good state. Spilt ends will stunt your growth.
once a year is def the best option
I used to get SO MAD as a young girl into my teen hood being forced to wear this blunt ends style and then having to do it like every 6 weeks meant that I never saw any growth of my hair. Plus it was pre-2010 and all little girls were getting perms at the salon. Only to be mocked by little black boys and your fellow peers that you were bald and couldn't grow hair!! The whole system made zero sense to me and once I turned 16 I just stopped going to salons period. Haven't been inside one since 2014 💯
Me too! My hair flourished as soon as I quit! I just blow dried it and it’s past my shoulder. I’ll never relax again.
blunt end cuts give hair more split ends. I forgot the science name of it but yeah. Blunt force something lol
I agree with him 💯%. Not listening just because he's white is just ... problematic
A black youtuber explained this probably 10 years ago. The science! Each strand falls out individually. If it all fell out the same time we'd be bald every few years.😆
@@catsrus-es9eu 😅Like a snake shedding it's skin. 🤣🤣🤣
This!!
The problem with the Natural Hair community
is that they are low key still stuck in the Western Beauty (vanilla) standard mindset so when people give them actual factual tips on how to care for their natural hair they get upset.
@@catsrus-es9eu
Exactly. This was explained years ago. The problem is that the natural hair community is thought of as a single community as opposed to multiple communities. All the communities don't have the same aims. Find the sections of the natural hair community that align with your goals and keep it pushing.
He’s right about those pieces of hair not being “damage”. I’ve seen so many naturals that have not used any heat on their hair for years be confused when they get a blow out and are told inches have to be cut because of “damage”. Also, I’m older than most of y’all. Non-black people never assumed black hair was weak. They always assumed it had brillo-pad strength because of appearance. It was only in the last 10 years or so that people realized black hair is actually more fragile - not weak. The idea is that it has to do with the follicle shape. Our hair is flatter, instead of round like Asian hair, which makes it curl and the rings of the hair have weak points. When you flatten the curls, those weak points appear as split ends.
Our follicles are not only flatter but the shaft is curved! That's why water is the best moisturizer, it's the only thing guaranteed to penetrate and reach.
@@sapphirejones7302 i didn’t know that part! Thank you for that info.
Heat isn't the only thing that causes damage. Mechanical damage of combing, brushing, being rough and impatient is also a thing. In my salon I take the time to properly and carefully detangle natural hair. My clients are always amazed that my process doesn't hurt and they only lose minimal amount of hair. You'd be surprised how many times I hear "oh wow, when I do it at home I lose big balls of hair". I hear that daily. No cap. Being impatient, rough handling, and poor technique will also cause breakage and split ends. I try my best to teach my clients how to properly handle their hair. The number one thing is allotting the appropriate amount of time. Lots of damage is done when we are rushing and ripping through our hair. Another major factor is people not knowing their porosity and slathering raw Shea butter on their hair and wondering why the hair is breaking. Many different factors.
As a teenager my friend (she’s black) were messing with each other’s hair. I was shook. I use to think it was “bulletproof”, like nothing can damage it but turns out it’s extremely delicate. I also thought it would feel rough, but it’s incredibly soft.
You are right on the money
The weaker comment, let me try to help. We learned this cosmetology. I think him using the word “weaker” was a trigger but our hair is thee most FRAGILE. It’s unique. Different compared to EVERY OTHER group. He’s saying “stronger“ because others literally ABUSE their hair and don’t have collectively, shock hair like it would be with us. In cosmetology, Asians hair is considered thee most COARSE but yet I’ve never heard them use that term. Having worked on their hair - babyyyyyy. But anyway, yes, we can’t bleach, Brazilian blowout, Japanese straightening CONTINUOUSLY without some type of reaction. So yes, some us get lucky- like my mother who can hack her hair off after neglecting it for 6 months and it grows down her back but that’s not the majority. I love our hair because all other groups are very closely aligned with hair - we are not. We are DIFFERENT and DELICATE and I think that’s okay 💕
Id also like to add to the comment that curly and coiled hair types are different because of the shape. If you did a cross section cut of all type hair types from straight, wavy, curly and coily. You’ll notice a range of round to flat shapes. ( think of those ribbons you tie onto a balloon and you strip it with the scissors to form a curl) i think thats why coily types are delicate.
@@memorizedvisions I agree! Good example! 💕💕
Yeah my hair is so weak. When I get my shed hairs out they snap so easily and my hair is healthy.
I’ve heard my Asian friends describe their hair as coarse. They complain that’s why it’s hard for them to curl their hair. Several of my friends had to cut from overusing curling irons and they don’t like going to white salons for cuts. A lot of Native Americans have coarse hair too. Like I can just look at their hair and see how thick and inflexible the strands are.
Well said!
I’m not into the “natural hair” scam anymore. I don’t shop in the textured hair care section anymore. Get salon quality products and watch your hair flourish. Seriously.
Any recommandations for shampoo and conditionner ? I have 4c hair
@@RT-zr4th olaplex is great but expensive , renpure is a great cheap alternative, soapnuts are also an amazing natural alternative you just have to boil the nuts
@@cystalinum2461 thx for the recommandations
@@RT-zr4th your welcome I hope you love them as much as I do. Also my hair strands are pretty fine and high porosity if that helps so I usually avoid products with alcohol as the first ingredient. Also avoid DMDM hydantoin like the plague many companies have been getting sued for including it because it makes hair fall out since it is a formaldehyde releaser and a lot of companies use it like L’Oréal, organix, garnier fructis, and many more
@@RT-zr4th kerastase or L’Oréal the very new line they’re kinda pricy too .
He's absolutely right.. If you don't ever wear your hair straight then it doesn't make sense to cut the hair while in its straightened state.. That taper at the end of the strands makes for a beautiful finish when rocking hair while curly.. And you're right, those straight ends do cause extra single strand knots, for me just as bad as having split ends.. My gf has bone straight hair naturally and her hair does look better when her strands are bluntly cut.. All and all, we are not the same..
Uhm... How exactly would a blunt end lead to more STKs than thinner more tapered ends? 🤔 Speaking scientifically, that's nonsense.
@@MelenaSoleil I wear my hair in its naturally curly state practically 100% of the time.. And am going off my experience with my hair over the course of so many years.. I know that when I'd have my hair trimmed while blown out, I experienced insane ssk's and issues with styling my hair.. To the point I just thought that was how my hair just is.. But as soon as I switched to solely having "cut it kinky" trims I no longer have any of those issues.. My cuts aren't blunt now and when blown out my ends have that slight taper at the bottom.. I can't think of anything else that's changed in my process aside from how my hair is cut.. Ultimately, I'm speaking from my personal experience.. Thats it thats all..
Rightttt
@@chiquitafederico296 well but see your hair is still getting CUT. THIS video was talking about just don't cut at all and allow your ends to do whatever. A tapered hair CUT that ensures movement and a more natural finish by making the ends thinner through a THINNING PROCESS with scissors and hair cutting technique is NOT the same as never cutting your hair. So your experience with less SSKs isn't because you simply NEVER cut it but because you got it cut DIFFERENTLY.
Black curly hairstylists have already said this lol
I’m not black but I find myself watching more videos about black hair because frankly there are really no videos about my hair type or maybe i’m just uneducated about my type of hair. I’m samoan, and it’s curly but not in the coily kind of way but also not in the thin hair way. My hair is THICK and when brushed out it’s like a huge poof ball. But from watching videos of black women and their hair, my hair care routine has become a godsend!!! much love to all you beautiful people ❤❤❤
You're welcome!!
💯
Same here
There is a scientific guide to hair by Sarah on TH-cam
Somoan hair is also so beautiful.
Sometimes, a good hairdresser is someone who tells you when you don’t need anything done atm.
I don't think black hair should be compared with any other hair type, especially since it takes crazy amounts of heat to straighten the hair in general. People don't realize that the same amount of heat it takes to FRY , BAKE and COOK food can be used to straighten black hair. Clearly the studies are talking out of BOTH sides of their mouths and therefore the studies are not valid.
FACTS! I agree 100%. Do you think this also has to do with where kinky, coily, hair is found geologically? The kinkiest, coiled, hair is found in various regions throughout Africa, which has extremely high temperatures. This probably is correlated to your statement somehow. Clearly God didn't make any mistakes when He made our hair to be able to thrive in high temperatures.
As I continue to do these stories, I am noticing a lot of holes in western hair education. Every day, I am wondering more and more what hair education that puts black hair first would look like.
@@DynamicTouch It would look like all the African libraries, books, and texts that were burned or otherwise destroyed throughout history prior to and upon colonialism happening. It'd be greater than what they give Egyptians, Ethiopians and other fairer skinned Africans credit for. It'd be US translated and interpreted through our OWN collective lenses. No more looking through a glass darkly, knowing in part... but face-to-face... knowing ourselves also as God knows us.
@@DynamicTouch It's interesting that you should mention afro textured hair thrives in high temperatures. It's so true. Everytime I go to Jamaica my hair grows so much in a matter of weeks versus living in Canada.
@@DynamicTouch This comment is brilliant and I completely agree.
@@mscardioqueen I believe you. The sun is good for Afro hair!❤️
Natural textured hair is considered weaker because of how the cortex of the hair is itself. Straight hair is circular on a microscopic level, reinforcing the cuticle. Textured hair is flat on a microscopic level, and is more easily damaged.
Yes but based on the comments it seems ppl are equating versatility of styles and doing stuff to their hair and not being able to see physical damage as proof that our hair isn't weak.
Yea her scientific section was very weak
Maybe she doesnt understand why these tests were done?
Cant lie, my hair hasnt been trimmed in over 6 years and its fine, its a little thinner at the ends but I always thought its for the same reason the guy stated in the video. No matter how many times I trimmed in the past my hair was thinner at the ends a few months later...and I realised it was because hair dont grow at the same rate all over the head. My hair is full and hip length btw.
I'm gonna start off by giving the dude his props: instead of blindly following what so many other different people spoonfed him for so long, he chose to find out on a scientific level where the truth really is. He did everything he knew to do in order to account for bias, wives' tales, hidden agendas, and like in order to come to a conclusion that was as close to the truth as he could get it. I believe he may have even taken some mental notes on his own experiences handling curly/coily hair to truly observe what he sees in front of him, rather than filling in the blanks of what he thinks he sees. Should that be the case, well done. Big applause to him.
The problem that seems to jump out at me in his efforts are twofold:
1.) the current rhetoric he's using to hold such a discussion (not totally his fault, either)
2.) the disgusting gap in relevant research for him to properly pull from in order to draw appropriate conclusions.
The dude is obviously passionate about himself, fellow hairstylists, and the common people having easy access to properly caring for kinky/coily/curly hair. Otherwise, he would've even had the info in the tiktok vid he released money-locked behind a hairstylist class, I think. He wants to help our community on a grander scale (after so many hairstylist horror stories, I think it'd be a great investment for us to make that type of experience DISAPPEAR from *every* salon), and it would do well for us to help him instead of becoming defensive and attacking him.
A great idea for HIM to go through with, would be to initiate and head a string of studied himself (repeatability, Mr. Scientific Study...) with other experts at his back, and account for all the unchecked variables mentioned in the video (and even in these very comments). Quality of hair samples, variety of hair sample types, processed samples of each type, blunt cut, diagonal cut, burnt end, dermatological affected, raised cuticles, closed cuticles, humidity tolerances, tensile strength, torque strength, crush tests, friction tests, sun exposure, and so many other variables *NEED* testing and clarification. The article he sourced from doesn't seem to be wrong per se, but as mentioned earlier, is limited in the information it can reliably provide, given its parameters. Plus, it's from 2003. 2003?! Just 20 years ago? We can do better. We *must* do better.
Lastly, I don't think it's fair to complain how other ethnicities don't know about our experiences, and then not be explicit to the ones who are open minded enough to dig for the appropriate answers. [It's true that no average Joe is obligated to divulge ANYTHING. Full stop. Also, you are not obligated to engage anyone on these conversations, ESPECIALLY if they refuse to listen to your own life experiences. Full stop.]
I guess what I'm tryin to say is... Give him *something.* He seems to want an honest discussion on this subject; let's see how things go.
Love and Peace!
I think the narrative of trimming your ends every 6 weeks comes from stylists. Because that is what they what taught in school. But we have to remember that in school they were only taught about Caucasian hair. They don’t even have a chapter on natural hair. I remember when I used to get my hair relaxed and the lady would trim my hair ever 6 weeks a half an inch. She said it would help me grow out my shoulder length at the time hair. But I asked her how could I ever grow my hair longer if she kept cutting it off at the rate it was growing. So it looked like my hair stayed the same length for ever. So fast forward to today and my hair is on the way to waist length because I’m natural and haven’t had a trim in 6 years. I only use heat 3 times a year so my hair is healthy and my ends are thick and even. It’s all about how you take care of your hair. I get to keep my half an inch of growth every month instead of cutting it off for no reason. I also don’t trust stylists because the last one that “trimmed” my hair gave my a blunt chin length bob when I walked in with arm pit length hair at the time. And she promised she was just taking off a half inch. Ever since then I learned to do my own hair and it’s the longest it’s ever been in my life.
Same here. I don't go anywhere near hairstyles and my hair is almost tailbone length and natural. I also straighten it 3 times a year and only cut what I feel is necessary.
Oh I know you was seething mad when she cut off such a big chunk of your hair for no good reason. I'm skeptical of stylist who don't have long healthy hair theirselves.
I feel like black hairstylists are very trigger happy.
Stylists wants repeat customers lol that's why they said you need to come regularly
As a person that went to beauty school can tell you they’re not only taught about Caucasian hair Just depends on the region where they are I went to beauty School we were taught about all different types of hair the bad part of it is that Black people that come to the school to get their hair done only want Black people to do their hair even though Caucasian people have to do pressing curls and relaxers Just passed the state board that’s the major problem because inside black peoples minds white people cannot be their hair which is a total lie they’re all white girls in my beauty school that could slay black hair just like a black girl could
I think by weaker he’s referring to how curls are more fragile. The twist and turns cause the cuticle to lift more easily
My hair started growing when I stopped going to the hair dresser and just finding out what works for my hair and caring it. Also just not styling it. Also porosity. My hair likes the Liquid- CREAM- OIL.
Same!
Yes!!!
My genuine question is how does cutting your ends constantly grow your hair if you cut it faster than it grows, aren’t you just shortening your hair faster than split ends would? 🤨
Yep! It's quite obvious that this is what would happen, but we've been lied to for so long that we lost our common sense lol
If you get trims every 3-6 months you won’t have these problems
As someone with long natural hair ( almost TBL) I can tell you that I wasted a lot of years cutting my hair. I have gone almost three years without trimming, I am naturally prone to split ends so I do have a few. I have learned how to take care of them and keep them from getting worse. You do not have to cut your hair, I am also a licensed Cosmetologist and I never recommend haircuts to women who want long hair. A nice dusting is good or “Search & Destroy” method works just fine. If you want thicker ends; grow your hair three inches past your goal and then cut two inches off. I hope this helps someone💜.
Im so glad I went natural back in 2008 because I just popped back into this space and got reminded why I left lol. Y’all stay beautiful and remember do what you want it’s your hair and long hair isn’t everything!
Oh I so agree so many people are obsessed with having long hair..Let's just have healthy hair.
I endorse this as having long hair isn't always worth it aim for healthy hair.
Growing up, I had really long and healthy hair. Almost never went to a hairdresser and my mom wasn't that versed in styling so my hair wasn't manipulated much. The only time that changed was when one hairdresser convinced me that regular trims were the key to life. I then ended up with the shortest hair I've ever had, with constant trims to get rid of "breakage" and I was convinced my hair just stopped growing the way it used to.
UNTIL...I regained my common sense and stopped the unnecessary trims. Now my hair has its length and health back...miraculously 🙄 lol. The overtrimming in our community has to stop. INCLUDING straightening a head of hair with multiple curl patterns for trimming. It doesn't make sense!
Exactly! It’s the premise that straight all one length is the healthiest.
Each of my hairs grow at different lengths. I always let the shorter ones catch up and let them grow how they want, and dust the ends every blue moon.
I totally agree with him, I remember when I wanted to trim my hair ends (4c hair) because they we're not as thick as the rest of my hair my mom literally told me that it's not damaged it fine because it is the thinnest part of my hair. From now on I trim may hair once/twice a year and its healthy
He’s right! My grandpa is a barber and he’s always said that with African textured hair you really have to be careful as our hair does thin with time. The main thing with us is split ends and knots. The simpler the routine the better. And there’s no point to a wash n go with type 4s as that often makes the hair tangle and snarl due to evaporation whacking how the hair moves. Protection styles are the best length and health motivator for our hair types. When I stopped treating my hair as fragile and thin, I began to retain length. In ten years my hair is now waist length and I trim every 4 months. And yes, my hair is 4ABC with some 3C at the nape. Wash N Gos have never been an option due to the varying shrinkages and textures giving an unflattering macrocosm. It’s ok though as everything else is game.
I never listed to the girls saying that thinning end equals damaged hair. I could literally see my hair was healthy no matter what. Happy I followed my instincts and didn't cut my hair every single time 😂
Idk what to believe about natural hair anymore. What I do know is that ever since I blow dried my hair consistently with weekly washes my hair has grown significantly. I’m waist length. Allowing my hair to tangle upon itself, by air drying or wearing my hair in a lot of wash and styles has cause A lot of unnecessary hair loss for me. Also me understanding that I have high porosity hair was a game changer. My hair loves water and leave in conditioner. Learning how to detangle(when dry use oil, when wet detangle under running water and no matter wet or dry start from the bottom up, always use a TANGLE TEEZER. ). My goal is not laid edges. But when I wear my mane it’s a soft bun, or loose rope ponytail (low, high or top knot).And Yes I use Satin ponytail holders, pillow cases and a satin bonnets; the cheap and expensive ones. Lastly the revair has changed the game, no need for constant manipulation while blow drying. Detangle and section in twists in the shower and let the revair do the work. Stay bless I hope these tips blesses someone. When we all wear these wigs , extensions, weaves, relaxers or simply shave our heads in frustration we tell the world collectively that we can’t do it. Embrace your own esthetic. It’s beautiful. I think we all really know what to do, blkwmn don’t want to stand out. We don’t want to claim what’s ours. Instead we want to claim someone else’s and that’s the tragedy.
Keep doing what is best for your hair bc in the end you will be the one dealing with what damage you gave your hair for listening to other people theories.
@@naturalwoman3552 🙈it’s just embarrassing to watch the struggle. And everybody knows blk Women want long thick healthy hair, they wear the long wigs and long tight braids complain about their edges or that their hair is thin. I love my fellow sistas. Let’s get this together.
Really love this comment! Thank you Alison, I hope my nearly armpit length hair reaches your hair length someday!
Sooooo, when I went to a salon and she did a silk press and my hair was down my back [I regularly get trims] keep in mind I told the lady I don't want my hair blunt cut even but to go through individually and cut what was needed....she cut my shit to my neck meat...my momma was going off saying it was too much. She also cut more than what we discussed. But I was like she the 'professional' right.🤡 Whole time she complimenting how healthy my hair is...and since she cut a chunk in the middle I was like I can't save what she cut just cut the rest...😭. Now, I remind myself that not even people with licenses or degrees know everything or properly trained.
Wow!
I'm so Sorry, my mom was friends with a hair dresser. I was trying to grow my hair out naturally so it was up in a hair tie most of the time. The hair dresser came up and cut my ponytail off and said it was because I didn't take care of it. I then had a bob that I had to flat iron everyday to "look right". SMH
@@courtneycherry5582 I wonder if some stylist do this cause they arent able to say they contributed to your healthy hair journey? So, they do things that are damaging to the hair and people's mental state to you have no choice(in most cases) but to return to Maintenance services
I wouldn’t use the term ‘weaker’ to describe our Black hair. To me, it’s delicate & sometimes fragile. We’re told our hair is ‘strong’ and ‘tough’ but for many of us it’s just not true! My hair is delicate! It can’t take heat, synthetic chemicals, tight braids, or even aggressive brushing! My hair is healthy, my hair is beautiful, my hair is delicate 🥰
All synonyms for weak
Ergo... weak
I woudnt even say black hair is weak, I think it’s the strongest because it’s built for hot environments, it’s only weak when we manipulate and try to cause it to do things it’s not meant to do, like straighten, dye, etc. Our hair is the strongest in its natural coily state!!
Damn he taught me. I didn’t know that thinner ends didn’t equal damage.
As a former hairstylist I can see what he's trying to say. Although our hair appears to be stronger b/c our hair actually can but shouldn't take the beatings that we give it. I saw so many of people's hair fall out because they thought that their hair could take the beatings of weave and braids and after a while our hair just can't do it no more. One of the main reasons I stopped doing hair- b/c blk women are under this misconception that our hair is strong enough to take any hairstyle, which may b the case but for how long. Why is it that many women start to get so many hair and scalp disorders as they age? Look at how much was done to their hair when they were younger. Our hair should be in its natural state to flourish the best in my opinion. I've been dealing with hair since I was 8 yrs old. When we feed into these concepts it's no different then saying blk women are strong enough to endure pain society throws at them which is true but not true because we are stressed out, balding, unhappy and confused. So there's a lot he's trying to say but this is something he won't be able to speak on but so much simply because of who he is. We have to find it in ourselves to be truthful. We haven't even been natural long enough to comprehend our own hair textures and what it even means to be natural. Like the Queen said there's been dang near no research on our natural Hair to even really speak on anything pertaining to natural hair. We care more about length then we do health. Our hair is beautiful and should just be left alone so that is can truly get stronger.
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@@erejo3274 thank you. Much love to you.
Absolutely! ❤️
@@Gladiator_in_a_Suit much love to you. ☺️
Every time I watch a silk press process and they end up trimming half the hair off at the end, it’s probably due to the heavy manipulation and heat on already an already fragile hair type. Choose a hair stylist who actually cares about your hair and not just getting a job done.
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I read both papers because ✨woman in STEM ✨ but idk if you're even going to see this comment.
In both studies, hair was collected from virgin (chemically untreated) African volunteers. The first paper (Current research on ethnic hair) didn't provide any real explanation as to why African hair broke easier and with lower stress but they alluded to the fact that coiled hair is already at risk for breakage from grooming/combing. We all know this- that to grow healthy hair means to minimalise breakage because it's impossible to completely avoid breakage.
The second paper was more outright in saying that tensile breakage is probably due to mechanical force and single-stranded knots. They concluded this because they couldn't observe any biochemical differences between African, Caucasian and Asian hair that would otherwise explain this.
I think it's as you said in the video. We use different parameters to measure what healthy kinky-coily hair is compared straight (and even loose curls). These studies are also almost 20 years old with a relatively small sample size (one had 20 healthy samples between the three groups) so should be taken with a grain of salt.
OMG! I am so excited to see that you got your hands on the full papers! Women in STEM ROCK!
Yes, I did notice that they said structurally there are no differences between all hair types, and I am glad they used participants who did not have chemically altered hair.
Did they also talk about the health history and if the participants had a history of using relaxers? Also, I know it's unlikely, but they just stated "black Africans" but curly hair found throughout the continent of Africa is really diverse, did they talk about any differences in the curl pattern?
Did they specify the texture of all the participants, whether it was fine, medium or course?
Also, if a white person has 3b-3c hair, and a black person has the same 3b-3c hair, did they mention which out of the two was weaker, if they had any similarities or differences?
Did they mention the age range of the participants?
Also, it is sad to see that they only used 20 black women from this study. It would have been nice to see a larger group of volunteers, but this is 2003 we are talking about. How can they feel comfortable making claims for a whole continent of black people, when only 20 people participated? Seeing things like this really inspires me to want to create studies of black hair found throughout the diaspora on a mass scale. I would love for it to be led by black women/scientists/researchers as well. Although this is just a dream for now, I pray that God can help this become reality.
Sorry about the tons of questions and thank you so much for sharing your access to these resources.
Also, I pray your love of stem takes your far on your career path! God bless!
Thats all nice and well but biochemical isnt the only defining characteristic of hair..its a very different shape that causes the curl.
Black hair is weaker, you cant pull on it as many times before it breaks among a stress test. Its more prone to breaking after bleaching or heat treating compared to other hair.
Yup, I made the mistake and let a hairstylist cut my "thin ends".. they did needed very slight trimming, but she ende up cutting off WAY too much!
Yeah, I agree with him.
I'm not black by any means, I'm just a random gay white guy on the internet with 3A hair that likes gawking at model-esque women. But from what I understand of hair science, the tighter your hairtype is, the thinner and fluffier it becomes at the ends. It happens to all hair types, including straight hair, but the effect is a lot more exaggerated on tighter hair types and happens a lot sooner.
The reason is because curls and coils have evolved to allow more air flow to the scalp as well as insulate the scalp from excess heat, so coils have specifically evolved to create a cloud-like effect with the ends of the hair being fluffier to allow more airflow towards the base of the hair, which is thicker and has a harder time allowing proper air flow.
Bingo!
I appreciate the video and the time it took you to make it. One thing -- Unfortunately, our hair is actually weaker, and tensile strength is the best measurement of this. Would you test the strength of a bodybuilder's muscles without her lifting any weight? Ideally not. Weaker hair translates into more breakage with repeated combing, styling, etc. which is exactly what we see with black hair.
So that is still relative to individuals. A person who does less manipulated styles compared to one who is always doing what you have mentioned above will turn to have weaker hair.
Exactly that whole part of the video was a mess
Anybody get their ends trimmed and wished they still had their hair and their money? Me! Beautiful complexion btw. Last year my stylist cut off all the dead. I got biotin and coconut oil. My hair is twice as long.
Why can't you trim it yourself? That's what I do.
My hairdresser told me that hair always gets thinner the longer it gets.
He's right abt the trimming and damage. When i moved cities I used to go to a black stylist and she steadily cut my hair bc it was "uneven and breaking" she didn't even take in mind the fact I had a v shaped undercut and the sides of my hair were the longest part now and I was upset and crying almost everyday bc I had always had longer hair and all of a sudden it wasn't growing anymore. I went back to my aunt and she was upset bc the lady was cutting my hair even and if I wanted to wear it in its natural state it was so uneven it had dents and couldn't be stretched. Now it's been like 6 yrs and I haven't had a "trim" or a split end yet even after straightening it.
I just thought about limiting trimming my hair so much so I can grow it to the length I want. I could protective style for six months out the year and always find my ends look thin or uneven but I’m starting to think that’s just how my hair looks when it gets longer. I’m going to start dusting versus cutting and see what happens
Thank you .Thank you. My beautiful sister for clearing the air on these ill-informed misguided people who misled us with lies to make extra money by aways suggesting a hair cut because your hair is thin. I now understand my hair and treat it with love ,don't need those fearmongering money hungry hairdresser stylist any more.
He's spot on, well said
I love that: "the BBL of the hair care community". Great analogy. 🤣 ❣
I'm ok, with my ends not being blunt. They've never been and my hair is healthy.
No disrespect, but I've received not so good and downright bad advise from stylist: how to make my hair thicker, how to make it grow.
My hair has never been "thick" in my life, but it's not thin either, if that makes sense. It been "thicker" when compared to other times. I'm ok with that.
You can't see my scalp unless you part my hair, but it is a finer gauge, with lots of strands. It just requires TLC, being treated almost like a baby's hair. I think that's true for most of our hair.
When I follow what I know works for me I get growth and they wonder how.
I personally do think "ethnic hair" or ppl with curly, coily hair is weaker. But weak as in fragile bc it needs more care and attention
This is so informative, thank you!!!
Thank you!!! Great delve and explanation 👌🏿💗✨
An Asian woman posted the 3 stages he was talking about and said that once we know which stage we are in, in we can tap into maximum growth.
I have never been one to cut my hair because someone said so. Enough said.
And finally anyone can honestly have different types of hair on one head. When I relaxed my hair my sides and nape could be done every two weeks, no fall out.
My crown could go 6 months … like whaaat.
Natural now. At that time a good hairdresser was Gold.
Loved this video❤
I stopped going to salons cause they seem to love cutting off my growth. Since then my hair has grown so much. I also don’t follow the trends that others do because my hair is different from everyone else’s. I keep telling others to look at their hair and see what it needs. Only cut if necessary….but that’s just me 🤷🏿♀️
This was a great video Sis!!! I am definitely sharing this. I learned soooooo much!!!!!!
I was a hairdresser for years and no matter your ethnic background each individuals hair is different as far as density, strength, shine, color, etc
To my knowledge the only living part of your hair is the follicle, so hair is not living and once damaged (spilt, dry, over processed or otherwise) it can not be restored to its natural splendour. However you can smooth down the cuticles with different product which may give each hair shaft a healthier looking facade, but doesn’t reverse damage. They say hair grows from the scalp at an average rate of “up to” an 1/2 inch per month. I personally find my own hair grows a bit more that and I do trim my hair approximately once every 3 months or so, but my hair is very dense (also each hair strand is quite thick). So in short do what is best for your individual hair and wear it as you like.
My hair tends to taper at the ends. I do NOT have damaged or split ends, due at least in part because I do not use combs, brushes, or other tools when my hair is in it’s natural state. I do comb it when it’s straightened, which is rare. Nevertheless, my ends are slightly dryer and definitely more porous than my newer hair (my hair is hip length by the way). I do get single-strand knots, which, when found, I *promptly* cut off. When I straighten my hair, I *ALWAYS* make it even and cut off any thin or see-through ends, damaged or not, for aesthetic reasons. Ragged, thin, scraggly, uneven ends are, IN MY OPINION, unattractive and unhealthy looking. ❤️✂️
I really appreciate you doing this video. 💕
I think the way you can differentiate between damaged ends versus thin ends is relatively easy: damaged ends would leave broken bits, could also be discolored, split ends etc.
Thin hair wouldn't leave any broken bits etc.
Other races of people have always been fascinated with black hair. Now we are moving towards more modern scientific 🧪 🧫 studies of black hair. Therefore, the topic is ripe for open discussions. I am glad to see that more blk women are embracing our natural textures especially the type 4 sisters.
Our hair is weaker/more fragile because each individual strand is thinner. The first article was effectively saying that the strands are made up of the same stuff, but that because there is less of it, each strand is less strong than it would be if it were thicker.
Right. I have super fine 4c hair, so it is crazy fragile and prone to split ends no matter what I do, don't do, or who does it. I think the ladies saying it's not weak probably have thicker hair strands. There is no way my hair would survive the burn test.
Good morning fam! Checking in. This is very interesting. 💜💜
Thank you so much! We appreciate the support!
Very informative and good video. This is my first time here. I only trim when I see single strand knots. I definitely think that the grading system needs to be adjusted beyond typing and always include porosity because it matters. I will definitely be subscribing and watching more of your videos in the future.
17:50 “I do not plan on paying $50 to find out.” Hahaha!!! I ain’t mad at you.
I'm so annoyed I literally cut all my hair off cause it was thin on the ends when I blow dryed it out. My fault for not doing the research honestly
Same! It took so long to get to that length too.
You have some great points. Something to consider is that kinky curly hair has many points at which damage can occur because of its spiral nature. Thus, it is weaker because it has more potential sensitive breaking points.
I prefer to take advice from myself and from people who look like me and have my hair type.
I definitely don't need his advice.
Thank you so much for this video, it was definitely needed. I've been natural for about 13 years and I rarely will go to the salon because a lot of hair stylists are scissor happy. I remember the last time I went to get my hair done I was basically bullied into trying to cut my hair and I refused and she was really mad lol like mad mad 😡. Like sis why do you want to cut my hair so bad? 🤔 mind you my hair is super healthy and long and not damaged at all, I put absolutely no heat on my hair. So while most may have good intentions some don't know what they are talking about and sorry may be a little envious and just itching to cut your hair and will pretty much penalize you for having longer hair and get triggered when someone calls them out. I don't care that the man was white he was correct. And yes I agree 💯 percent our hair is not weaker like you just showed our hair can take extreme heat so it has to be extremely strong. Thanks for going deeper and scientific 👍 great video ❤️
Girl I’ve been bullied so many times into cutting my hair. One time I told the hair dresser, “I don’t have the money for it today”. And she said “I’m trimming it for free!” Like why is it so serious to cut our hair. I stopped going to the hair salon 💇♀️ and my hair is growing. Yeah the ends looks thin, but I see progressive growth. I’m only trimming twice a year now!
Honey... just because you don't put heat on your hair, doesn't mean it us healthy. Black people stay holding on to dusty ass raggedy ends
@@ineedhoez Ok 🙄
@@shojogrl 9
I have met black hairstylist telling me that I should trim every 2-3 months...
The year I stopped doing that and went trim once a year my hair started thriving.
I really love the fact that we're talking about this and trying to be more informed. Watching that video from him made me feel a bit encouraged. So I'm reacting to both his and your video as well. I agree that thin ends don't necessarily equal breakage, but I can't stand with either side on the topic of black natural hair being weak. Of course, she's done her own experiment on her hair, but she alone doesn't represent the vast spectrum of hair textures. I, for one, am totally 100% Nigerian, grew up over here and whatnot, very passionate about my hair care and I can say that my hair is very healthy, however, I have very thin hair strands which are very weak and break easily. Your hair strands might be much thicker and so the burning gave you your results, but mine is different. My point is this, for now, no matter how many experiments we keep doing on hair we can't find out exactly the dynamics of all kinds of hair types and textures. There just isn't enough research done. Of course, that's not to say I agree with either James or even the studies of the papers presented in the video, I'm just making a point that everyone should always be aware of this fact, “insufficient investigation”. Little by little, though, I'm sure we'll be able to really understand our wonderful hair.
'the bbl for hair' I love that
Thank you for acknowledging the illegitimacy of the hair typing system. In a way it is helpful because it’s so popular to use to categorize hair, but it’s inaccurate to use for serious discussions.
Yes. A video about traditional hair care regulations would be nice. Thanks for this video. It was very eye opening. And I agree with your points about people's attempts to monetize it for gain. I've been natural since 2010 and things have changed so much by way of products, acceptance, and more, since then. I agree with you 100% and would love to hear more of your thoughts on this.
Ha, I'm late to the party! I haven't really been following the natural hair community for a while. I'm glad to see I missed the drama!
I really enjoy the breakdown of the study! I also appreciate the guy's advice on doing one's research, however, he should also do the same!
The weaker thing, I think depend on genetics and how well you care for hair. Reasons why I believe this is because I who is of African decent had a middle eastern friend who had a microscope. When we were young we decided to put our hair under the microscope along with another friend who was Korean. I noticed immediately how translucent my hair shaft was compared to both friends. Also their one strands were more difficult to break compared to mine. Now years later I found out I had thalassemia. So I am always somewhat anemic which does affect blood supply and a circulation making my hair a bit weaker. While I do have black friends who's hair strands are just as difficult to break compared to mine and some with weaker hair that breaks easier then mine. Also when I have times where my hair is thriving and healthy it doesn't break as easily compared to times when I wasn't taking good care of it
I did this as well in my biology class in high school. We used a microscope to compare our hair with our desk colleague, and my hair was much thinner and a shade darker compared to my white colleague. My hair is very easy to break, I have tested it multiple times, so this really depends from person to person. Some people have really thick strands and others not. Also when your hair is generally thin it will definitely be even thinner at the end but we don't notice it when is coily, only when it's straight. Even more if you have low density!
Thalassemia is low red blood cell count, you need to supplement with iron and folate tablets.
@@babytt8487 the folate I can handle. But after being prescribed iron I started having some heart issues. Which I later found out, with thalassemia just taking iron doesn't always help and can actually do damage like iron overload and buildup in organs. So finding other things like b complex, or b-12, along with folate or folic acid, helped with blood production. And getting enough vitamin d helped me.
@@yeahno9380 Well Amazon has tablets (they’re from the USA) I live in the UK, they’re a B12 tablet with folate in them. Folate is the better form of folic acid, as folic acid is literally a synthetic form of folate.
What iron tablets were your taking? Ferrous fumarate or ferrous sulfate? As ferrous sulfate is the synthetic form of iron, ferrous fumarate is the best version as its like actual iron (it tastes flipping disgusting).
I like yourself are anemic and I take B12 (liquid drops), B12 with Folate chewable tablets and I have a vitamin D injection every 3 months. Heart problems are associated with low vitamin D as well.
I find ferrous sulfate (iron tablets) hurt my stomach badly the ferrous fumarate tablets are good but again they’re also very heavy on the stomach to however they get your iron levels up way quicker but you can get ferrous fumarate in a smaller liquid capsule - they say you’re supposed to take Iron with Vitamin C.
Have you ever heard of Spatone? Its a liquid iron with added vitamin c.
@@babytt8487 to be quite honest, I don't remember which form of iron tablets it was. Since it was years ago. But since then I learned about cq10 for heart health along with getting enough vitamin d and c just incase. My only thing is I never ever had heart issues before taking the iron and in a matter of days I could feel my heart consistently skipping beats and feeling some random stabbing pains in areas of my body I had never felt before. After those experiences I quit taking the iron. I talked to my Dr's at the time who told me to take the least dosage, but was too afraid after that experience. And after that time over 7 years ago I have never dealt with heart issues again. So I don't believe it was due to anything else besides the iron. But I do take b12 and and folate. Also when I moved and got pregnant some years ago one of the Dr's I was seeing did mention my blood cell were slightly mishappend. They thought I might have sickle cell, but I don't. Yet there is a possibility I carry the genes or partial genes for it something along those lines. They even wanted to get my husband tested. Overall he doesn't carry and my children all came out fine and haven't seen any signs or symptoms in them.
Our hair is weaker because of its structure that makes it prone to breakage. It doesn't grow straight but coily and if not care for properly it can be very weak. I don't see how it's not true...
Just when I thought there was nothing left for me to learn about my hair, he came along and changed everything ! 😂
Finalllyyyyy!!! What's been in my head for so long is being spoken out and heard!!!😩😩 I feel vindicated lol
Wow, this is such a well-made, educationally informative, rich video on natural Black hair. Bravo!
It’s “weaker” because it is harder to moisturize and the oils from our scalp don’t move down the hair shaft as easy as people with straight hair
In that article (highlighted part) it also says "..in black African hair shafts.." as if indicative that they tested white African hair shafts as well. Or are they saying that Black ppl are not African since this cannot obviously interchange for some reason ?? And if these were black Africans did that also mean that black Americans were not a part of this research? This rabbit hole deep af. Too deep. Thanks for bringing this to the youtube streets for those not on tiktok
I think "black African" indicates they do not mean any of the non-black people in Africa, like for example in many of the northern African countries.
I agree with him saying that everything they tell you in a classroom is not right because they used to say all kinds of things about black hair in classrooms that was not true and I did put them in the textbooks which is sad. I went to beauty school by the way
15:44 That makes so much sense! The measuring stick changes based on the natural state.
Thank you for this video I’m in my 40s I don’t want TH-cam or TikTok that much especially TikTok I have no idea about this guy but this is amazing what he’s saying it’s actually amazing I’ve always done my own here thank you for the video
I had someone do my hair and they literally cut my hair stating I had split ends. I came with collar bob length hair and left with a short bob.
I started to notice my hair was growing and retaining length when I DIDN’T go to her.
She wasn’t a bad stylist she was just uninformed about split ends and what’s healthy and what isn’t.
To me, tensile strength is a very logical way to measure hair strength because of the ways we do our hair. If your bun or braids are too tight and your hair breaks off, that is because of the lower tensile strength. Recoil is not really relevant. Of course heat resistance and other measures are also important.
Our hair is delicate and that is okayyyy. I think ppl just want something to be upset about. Fake outrage is tiring.
… I hope I’m not being rude, yet can you please tell me the name of those marble wallpapers behind your couch? I wish to re-design my bedroom. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Would definitely like a full video on that topic!
I have type 2b-2c hair with high porosity (very high porosity definitely, Einstein hair) and the truth is, even with wavy hair I don't really get many split ends, what I get at the ends is hair that becomes uniformly a bit thinner. I never understood why they were called 'split ends' because mine get tapered, not split in two. I keep an eye on the tapering part because that's the frailest point, but it doesn't need to be cut yet unless you want to. For now I am cutting every 6 months, looks like it's going well. If you regularly tlc your hair you don't need constant trimming, even with type 4 hair. Just monitor your ends as you go.
I never was big into hair but my instructor was always onto us about making sure we knew how to work with all hair types. She was a blonde white women but she had very kinky-curly hair and often would let us practice on her (not cuts or colors but minor stuff and to get a feel so we'd understand better) until we were able to get a head with that hair type. In my school the kits came with 3 heads: 2 straight hair female heads, one straight hair with a beard male head...
Kits, if they don't got a kinky mannequin, then we're not getting the best of it and won't learn. I ended up buying a head from a woman who was reselling it for cheap, she was a white woman who had to buy it because her daughter was mixed and she self-taught herself to work with that sort of hair so when her daughter was older, she knew what she was doing. That only further proves that it's completely needed and vice versa.
This needs to go up ⬆️ in the algorithm.
Thank you, for this video.
I have commented this several times on videos over the years.. There's really no need to clip your ends unless there is chemical damage.
I can literally pull ends and find split ends visible to the naked eye... keep those?
@@ineedhoezDo u have color on it or use heat? Curly hair naturally has thinner or weak spots, despite what she says in the video. You can look at it under a microscope and see it. It facilitates the coiling. You never have no split ends, so no need to cut unless you're trying to achieve a certain look.
Liking, watching and commenting to support a sister. Thanks for the video.
Great video. Please do a video on the requiring of stylist to learn natural hair
Come through research. Thank you for sharing
I think I learned something new today but, the majority of the questions should b in porosity curly hair. Due to lifted cuticles and cortex sun damage. Is it weaker?