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    Posted: August 09 2005 at 5:49am
for those who dont use braids or cornrows to grow their hair what do you do to get the lenght you want
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Don't use chemicals and keep it trimmed, conditioned and moisturized.  Keep heat styling to a minimum....the most heat i use is once every two weeks to flat iron.
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Try to take good care of my hair. Only use good products. Limit heat use. 
Type: 3c/4a Natural
Current Length: 6"
Goal: Healthy, tip of nose /neck/shoulder length hair.
BC: 02/08/06
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dont use heat, moisturize (baggie method), condition, be gentle with hair
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Less heat, Moisturize, Shampoo, Condition/Deep Condition & Protective Styles.
*Transitioned Successfully (7-20-05~7-20-07)
*100 Natural~3c/4a
*Hair Goal: WSL *stretched/straighten* '08
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I disagree, I have very long hair and I use heat all the time. I think the secret is finding what products work on you. Not all "black" products are for black hair. Most have mineral and petroleum oil.

I blowdry my hair everytime I wash it and flat iron it afterwards. Plus I flat iron it about every day. Also, I always use some kind of heat protectant (John Frieda's Blow-Dry Creme, Garnier Fructis' Smooth Milk) before I blowdry it or else your hair will break. It leaves my hair so smooth and silky. Some people trim their hair every 4-9 weeks religiously. I only trim it if I ABSOLUTELY HAVE to, when I start seeing split ends. I wear my hair out, curled, in ponytails, buns, bone straight, every kind of style.

I think you should keep your regime simple too. Some people do wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too much to their hair.



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thanks so much for all the infro. an gonna take my hair soo this weekend and relax it. wish me luck

 

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ur hair is sooo long how did you manage to grow it that long with it breakin. i can only hope my hair grow that long one day

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I used a very simple regime and wrapped my hair every night. I don't use oils or take vitamins for my hair or anything like that. And whenever I was going to do something which required heat (all the time) I used a thermal heat protectant such as John Freida's Blow-Dry creme.

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did you every use braids or any thing like that to grow it

 

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No, never.

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I'd say the things that helped me the most were cutting back on the heat, making sure that I moisturize daily, protective styling, and using petroleum free, SLS/ALS free, and mineral oil free products.
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so what kind of products would you suggest i use
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diedre, do you have any tips for wrapping hair? 
Type: 3c/4a Natural
Current Length: 6"
Goal: Healthy, tip of nose /neck/shoulder length hair.
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so if the key is to moisturize daily how do you guys do it.

do you part your hair into four sections to get to the scalp or do you just grease you.

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Keep it healthy and don't cut it. Simple as that.

Hair Type: 4a/3c Natural
Hair Length: Mid Back (growing out Layers)
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For wrapping my hair, I simply use a silk scarf. Sometimes I don't even wrap my hair but I suggest not doing that.

And I never, ever, ever grease my scalp or put grease in my hair.


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I never wrap my hair because it never stays. I get like the first side wrapped then the rest won't stay up. 
Type: 3c/4a Natural
Current Length: 6"
Goal: Healthy, tip of nose /neck/shoulder length hair.
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wrapping thinned my hair on one side it doesn't work for everybody.
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Originally posted by Sistaslick Sistaslick wrote:

wrapping thinned my hair on one side it doesn't work for everybody.

I've heard other complaints of how wrapping thins hair. I haven't had any problems w/ it thus far, but don't want any damage in the long run. So, I'm curious as to HOW and WHAT causing the thinning???

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Wrapping thinned your hair?! Wow! I'm sorry to hear that :(

What do you do with it at night then?


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