Thanks for sharing this video. Everyone's hair story is different. Sometimes we self sabotage by trying to follow someone else's regimen. If your regimen works for you, don't let someone convince you otherwise. BTW, about the trimming schedule, I agree with you 100%. I tried to get my hair trimmed according to "the schedule". A year later, my hair was actually shorter! Another thing, hair porosity plays a major role in how hair behaves. This is often ignored in the natural hair community. Certain hair textures are more prone to breakage than others. My daughter's hair is down to her but, however, that is because of extremely low manipulation. Some people's hair cannot deal with daily combing and detangling without losing significant amount of hair in the process.
As a Caucasian person I can agree with everything in this video. I buzzed my hair off in mid 2021, and a year later I'm only at a little over 3 inches. Sometimes I feel like just keeping it buzzed, and using wigs. 😅
Great video! This so resonated with me even though I’m Caucasian. I did the growth test on my hair with a top colour only. Two years later, I only have about 6 inches of growth on two. The ends of my hair only are about 2 inches longer in total. I have massive hair breakage despite taking such good care of my body and hair. I think my hair is dry though. Although I’m technically European by decent, my hair feels different from other Caucasian hair - it’s very textured feeling.
I wear wigs daily (removal) and i am retaining MAJOR lensnd density! Of course, my hair is in diy african threading with rubber thread. I keep it in for months on end! I redo it every 3 or 4 wks and reinstall it immensely!
No box braids, cornrows, sew-in, or twists for you? Then you'd probably need to put your hair in a low manipulation style and less of a protective style, like a loose bun or ponytail, or have your hair out as an afro (or wash n go style). You'd probably have to avoid touching your hair besides styling it or checking for split ends. (Check out RU-vid for natural hairstyles that suit your length and hair type and lifestyle.)
I think it depends on the person's hair makeup and how well it's being cared for in and out of the sew in phases. My daughter has been getting sew ins for years now and her hair is very long, healthy and strong. I've been a natural for 3yrs now and my hair hasn't even begun to reach the length of her hair. I have traction alopecia so I don't do sew ins.
