hair growth
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Topic: hair growth
Posted By: Fineese273
Subject: hair growth
Date Posted: May 09 2006 at 7:08pm
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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?
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Posted By: Hair Goddess
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 1:07pm
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Hello Fineese273
Moisture is important....so that is good.
Brushing your hair will cause it to break.
My advice would be to use a large tooth comb and keep hair moist and conditioned. The less you fuss with it the better.
HTH
HG
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Posted By: Jamgurl
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 6:14pm
| The durag is probably sucking all the moisture too...is the durag silky or is it cotton? Be careful with it. |
Posted By: Fineese273
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 9:01pm
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it's silky,my hair is 1inch long right now and i was wondering at what hair length should i braid my hair??
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Posted By: Angel28
Date Posted: May 14 2006 at 11:11am
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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. ------------- Successful haircare is a journey,not a destination |
Posted By: Hair Goddess
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 2:25pm
You have such good advice Angel28.
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Angel28 wrote:Posted By: Angel28
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 9:16pm
Thanks, Hair Goddess ------------- Successful haircare is a journey,not a destination |
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: May 19 2006 at 2:33pm
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Like the others said, stop brushing so much because it's too much manipulation for your hair. Also, the carrot oil isn't providing your hair with any moisture, which it needs. Oils don't provide moisture....they only seal it in so first you need to apply a good creamy water based moisturizer (preferably free from mineral oil or petroleum) and then put a little oil on top of that to seal it in. This will keep your hair well moisturized and less prone to break. ------------- |
Posted By: Hair Goddess
Date Posted: May 19 2006 at 4:32pm
| You're welcome Angel. |
Posted By: Hair Goddess
Date Posted: May 19 2006 at 4:34pm
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Pokahantas,
Would you mind posting some water based cream moisturizers.
I would love to know them too.
Thanks
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Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: May 19 2006 at 4:49pm
Cantu- I really like this one and would recommend.
Neutrogena Triple Moisture- haven't used this one but it gets good reviews.
Hollywood Beauty Carrot Oil Creme
These can all be found at Wal-Mart or any drugstore.
I use moisturizers from Qhemetbiologics.com. The Amla and Olive heavy cream is my favorite moisturizer. These products are made from natural ingredients and don't have bad ingred's in them. HTH ------------- |
Posted By: Hair Goddess
Date Posted: May 19 2006 at 5:28pm
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What about 'Root Stimulator" Carrot oil creme?
** This is what I use after I wash my hair.
Thanks
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Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: May 19 2006 at 6:11pm
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^^--I'm not familiar w/ that one. I think it's ok though, just check the ingredients. ------------- |
Posted By: Hair Goddess
Date Posted: May 19 2006 at 7:39pm
 I guess this qualifies me...
Water is the first ingredient...the second is Soybean oil.  |
Posted By: kathyblack
Date Posted: September 26 2007 at 4:24pm
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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!
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