What is long, average hair lenght of the black woman

My hair is 21 inches I`m black. I know for sure black women can grow hair like Indians if they take of their hair. So many of my family members have waist length and even butt length hair but it`s natural and very health.

I dont think that black women can grow their hair as long as white or Indian women but we can grow our hair long. Where will you see a black person with like knee length hair or longer..Please tell me when you see them but i see quite a few Indians etc with it..

Peach wrote: Most of us african think that shoulder length is average, Some will say that beyone shoulder length is geting pretty long. I just wanted to know what is long for us. Thanks, this will be a fun topic.

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Sookie wrote: Actually cata you are only partially correct. It APPEARS that the majority of black people have shorter hair, but I bet if you were to stretch one of the coils of a girl with a BAA ( Big A$$ Afro ) that was free of chemicals ( no offence to the "permies" ) her coil would stretch to the middle of her back easily. Black hair was made to shrink, condense, and to protect. Just because it looks shorter doesn't necessarily mean it is.

Ah, Sookie, nah!

Actually cata you are only partially correct. It APPEARS that the majority of black people have shorter hair, but I bet if you were to stretch one of the coils of a girl with a BAA ( Big A$$ Afro ) that was free of chemicals ( no offence to the "permies" ) her coil would stretch to the middle of her back easily. Black hair was made to shrink, condense, and to protect. Just because it looks shorter doesn`t necessarily mean it is.

That is true

The average hair growth for black women depends on a lot of things, the type of hair they have whether they are taking supplements or not, their age factor. I would say most black women would say about shoulder length and beyond about bra strap length. But even those whose hair would only grow to nape length, once it is stretched out, it is probably nearer shoulder length, it depends on your curl pattern of your hair. My daugther and my mother born have a looser curl pattern and their hair grows past their shoulders to the middle of their back. I could never get my hair past my nape, when it was relaxed it would grow up to the nape of my neck. Even when I cut it and it was natural for 18 months to two years, it grow to the nape of my neck, but when my mom pressed out my hair, it was past my shoulders. Now my hair has been natural since February, and it is always past the neck of my neck when stretched out, it is to the base of my neck and it is growing very fast, I am 41, I exercise four times a week, plus I take supplements, but the key I feel, is that I rinse my hair every day and that has certainly made a difference. I only colour my hair now. I eat a more vegetable based diet, only I do eat chicken, turkey and fish, I eat a lot of vegetables and drink a lot of water and I think that makes a lot of difference. Black women can achieve very long lengths, even though their hair look shoulder lengths or is up to bra length, in the natural state, once the hair is stretched, their hair is waist length and beyond. People who have their hair in locks achieve waist length, knee length, and ankle length, the old hair is not shed like ordinary hair. Black hair is very similar to a plant, it needs to be moisturised every day, and you will see great lengths and it needs to be rinsed daily with distilled or boiled water if the water is not so.

I agree with bryanssong.

Most of us african think that shoulder length is average, Some will say that beyone shoulder length
is geting pretty long. I just wanted to know what is long for us. Thanks, this will be a fun topic.