hair growth

im trying to let my hair grow to get braids and i was wondering is there anything i can do to make my hair grow faster or maintain it healthy, right now all i do is get up in the morning and put carrot oil on my hair then brush it and du-rag it until i get to school and then during classes im always brushing my hair, and my hair dosent seem to grow very much so i was wondering am i doing something wrong?

Edited by Fineese273

The durag is probably sucking all the moisture too...is the durag silky or is it cotton? Be careful with it.

Fineese273, you need to get rid of the brush, I was also big on brushing constantly my hair NEVER grew because it was breaking like crazy yet I always needed a relaxer after a few weeks, so my hair was definitely growing but I couldn't retain length. Once you quit brushing you'll retain length as long as you keep the moisture going. I've seen people braid their hair at one inch but if you want to grow it some more before that's up to you, I love braids by the way it took my hair from nothing to something, that's all good but healthy hair really starts from within so drink lots of water, massage your scalp daily and take a good multi-vitamin that's always a good way to start.

Thanks, Hair Goddess

You're welcome Angel.

Hair Goddess wrote: Pokahantas, Would you mind posting some water based cream moisturizers. I would love to know them too. Thanks

^^--I'm not familiar w/ that one.  I think it's ok though, just check the ingredients.

You might want to try the powdered msm product. It's basically methyl-sulfonyl-methane it's been proven that it aides in hair growth and also it is good if you have joint problems. You can purchase it at any of the vitamin stores you might even find it at wholefoods. Other things you can do is message your scalp twice a day, to increase blood flow and indirectly help with hair growth. Use essential oil mists, like rosemary and lavender which also is proven to aide in hair growth. Good luck!