QuoteReplyTopic: We all know afro hair grows slow... Posted: December 12 2007 at 3:13pm
does anyone know any tips to make it grow quicker? My short hair is driving me crazy as I needed to cut the relaxer out! I completely hate it! Please help. Being 17 and having the shortest hair isn't what dreams are made of - well mine anyway
You can do daily co-washing, use a growth aid like MN, keep your hair moisturized, do protective styles, do daily scalp massages. There's a lot you can do to help your hair grow. HTH!
First, our hair grows just as fast as anyone else. Keeping the hair that has grown is something that each individual must learn how to maintain. Tell us what you do to your hair now, how frequently you do it and what products you are using and we can try to help you from there.
try protective styling- cornrows or braids or twists. Also take your vitamins, drink lots of water, exercise and get plenty of sleep at nite. Mixture for growth/thickness- 1oz rosemary oil to 4-6 oz of castor oil- use this 2 to 3 times a week and massage it in. Baggy your ends at nite. Use natural products. Indian herbs (shikakai, aritha, tulsi, neem, amla), make a great herbal wash- you simply take 1 tbls of the powder or 1 tblsp of each powder and strain it in the coffeepot , add 1 cup of water for each tblsp that you use. You can also add a few squirts of castile soap. Make sure this is cool or cold when you use it, not hot. Deep condition your hair weekly for 30-45 mins with heat. Some folks like me need an hour- ideally. You can add honey, liquid aloe vera and a lil oil to your deep conditioner.
That's all i have.
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Well I wash it twice a week with Jojoba Shampoo and then condition it with tea tree conditioner. Then I let it naturally dry, oil it and I keep it cornrowed until my next wash. I don't really have a 'set' oil that I use, as I have to keep changing because my hair seems to drink so much!! I still can't find the right one! and at nights I tie my hair with a wrap, but it always comes off!
I wanted to grow my hair out so I could get a wave nouveau (you may have seen my earlier post) in time for my 18th, but I get the feeling that a whole lot of growth won't develop in 6 months!
Hair takes time to grow and unfortunately, it's not always at the pace that we want. If you continue taking good care of your hair, you will see progress. Make sure you have gotten rid of any split ends and keep your hair from being dry. In time, you will retain more and more length helping you to achieve your goals. Have patience and good luck.
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I use to use a leave in conditioner and it seemed to help, it was just too greasy! I've only had deep conditions when I've been to the hairdresser, but I continually get told on here to use them at home too - so I will!
Any suggestions on which one to use? Bearing in mind I live in the UK, and we don't always have what's in the US. And what's better deep conditioning / a leave in conditioner / or both?
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Both a deep conditioner and a leave in conditioner is great for your hair. A leave in, replenishes the moisture that you lost during the day or the week. You can use it as often as you like. A deep conditioner is most often a protein to strengthen the hair.
I am not sure what products exists in the UK...it takes trial and error with products, in order to find what works for YOUR hair. Also if you look at the post above about homemade products you may have the ingredients at home to do a deep conditioner, with no need to search for a product.
Hope that helps.
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Well, I used to use a leave in conditioner and it was quite good - bit pricey though, but I'm going to go back to it - anything to help really.
I got a private message about HairTopia, it's a pill that's meant to help your hair and nails grow. Does anyone have any feedback? There is some on the website, but I'd like to know if anyone here has used it, and is there any side effects?
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PS: Thank you to everyone who's given me advice on here, it's really helped cause in the UK there isn't much support for afro type hair.
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Keracare Humecto is a great conditioner and as for a leave-in you can use whatever works for you. I use Kids Organics but I don't know if its available in the U.K...
Keracare Humecto is a great conditioner and as for a leave-in you can use whatever works for you. I use Kids Organics but I don't know if its available in the U.K...
Keracare Humecto is a great conditioner and as for a leave-in you can use whatever works for you. I use Kids Organics but I don't know if its available in the U.K...
Do you have relaxed hair?
Yes
Edited by bellecheveux - December 24 2007 at 8:24pm
Keracare Humecto is a great conditioner and as for a leave-in you can use whatever works for you. I use Kids Organics but I don't know if its available in the U.K...
I've heard of Keracare but I've never used it, and the Organics range is available in the UK - I used to use it, but stopped for some reason.
I use the Tresemme range when it comes to washing my hair, and Dark and Lovely as a leave in (it's great - makes your hair so soft!)
The Tresemme deep conditioning is excellent (well for my hair) and I saw quite a bit of growth in little time. I think the growth may have something to do with products I used but maybe more to do with the fact that I began to shampoo and conditon my hair everyday, which is a bit of a handful with my hair - but I think my hair was so greatful for the everyday pampering!!
I've stopped washing it everyday and gone down to twice a week as I find I don't have much time in the week - and I see little growth at all now. (So maybe the extra shamp and cond was helping, and maybe I've found the right leave in! )
I was told though, that if I kept my hair in cornrow while I wash it, it saves time and you can reach your scalp easier. I find that it actually helps !!
So I'm well on my way to getting sorted with my hair, the only thing with the above method is when you wash cornrow it makes it kinda messy on top, so I have to neaten it more often!!
Hair!! It's so fustrating! but if it's for healthier, longer hair...
Btw, do you use Keracare on your hair? If so which of the products do you use?
My stylist used the Humecto once and it worked amazingly. It's a bit pricey but I've found that Smart Style, The salon in Wal-Mart, sells it for $6.50 to $8.50. I might buy it.
I used the Hairtopia Twinklesxx when i first started on this board. however, it is not about growing hair.. Hair grows and it can grow fast. But we need to retain length to see the progress. So you can take all the pills in the world if you can't retain the length you are popping pills in vain.
i don't take hair pills i do what these ladies have suggested. leave ins/deep conditioning/protective styling like braids for low manipulation/experimenting on what products work, etc.
Try MN concotion like OP suggested.
i suggest taking some time to check out some other post on the website for what some people have done with their hair to ensure they reach their goals.
Edited by kellie7777 - December 27 2007 at 6:50pm
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