The Reason Why Your Hair Keeps Breaking Off. Why Your Hair Won't Retain Length. IN DEPTH Breakdown 

What is Seun’s protective styling Regimen? Could you explain it please or tell me the title of the video, I’d love to try it 😊

@@naturalglory6311 My hair maintenance routine is as follows, I learned all of this from watching Seun's videos but tailored them for my hair type: Products: Cantu Root Rinse. tea tree oil, lightweight oil of your choice, 2 spray bottles, cloth head wrap, satin head wrap, Nairobi mouse (I avoid putting any products on the actual hair itself unless it is the Nairobi hair foaming mouse or mixing a nice smelling leave-in conditioner with water. Too much water on the hair will cause your real hair to pull out of the braid., so if you need a freshener MIST your hair with leave in + water Hair type: High porosity, dense, thin, type 4 hair 1) whenever you are active/sweaty be sure to cleanse your SCALP after each workout/days when you sweat a lot. (I generally prefer doing this in the night time so you don't have your hair frizzy in the daytime) 2) After your shower ( after b/c you still sweat under your shower cap sometimes) mist your hair with a water spray bottle- try to mist the scalp area and not the hair itself, do not over saturate the scalp with a a lot of water 3) In a spray bottle, mix the cantu root rinse with water and tea tree oil. If the spray bottle is 8 oz. then use 3-4 oz of the root rinse and dilute it with water and add 10 drops of tea trea oil or whatever amount of smell from the tea tree oil you can tolerate. The product smell mixes well with the tea tree oil 😁 4) Spray the cantu root mix directly on your scalp. DO NOT SCRATCH THE SCALP. Simply let it soak under the braid. You should feel an intense tingle similar to head and shoulders 5) Once the solution has dried (typically 5-10 minutes) Spray the scalp area with water, let it air dry for a few minutes and then wrap your hair with a cloth head wrap so that it sets/reduces frizzing 6) Before you go to sleep (hopefully your scalp is dry by then) use a lightweight oil of your choice and put it around your edge area and the back of your neck. Wrap the hair in satin. I say grease the edges because the bonnet/scarf is typically tightest around the edges of your hair so the oil prevents any irritation and allows your edges to slip past the scarf/bonnet. (Seun mentioned this in one of her videos) 7) Oiling the scalp is not necessary every single day, just do this when you notice your scalp is SUPER dry, avoid using thick creams on the scalp. It is not necessary and it will cause buildup. 8) Keep your styles in for 3 months minimum. It does not make sense to manipulate the hair so much and only keep them in for 1-2 months. 9) To extend hair life, wash your protective style once a month and secure the tops with rubber bands (assuming you have a lot of new growth). I watched Seun Okimi's videos on how to wash box braids- I recommend that as well as her whole channel on hair growth. 10) physical activity boosts hair growth!!!! without being active, hair grows 1/2 an inch per month. When I was active it as at 1- 1.25 inch per month, when I was inactive it as .5- .75 inches per month Use this regimen for any protective style, I currently have in spring twists/locs with no extensions and I still use this regimen. Recently I got a bad reaction to aloe vera which caused me to flake up so I made a stronger root rinse solution and I use anti-fungal shampoo to get rid of it. Your scalp health is far more important then your hair. If you get psoriasis or dandruff often, make a stronger solution or mix anti-dandruff shampoo with water and tea tree oil and put in a spray bottle-but remember to use a lot of water to get it out of your scalp. This helped me retain 9"-12"" of growth throughout my hair in 1 year. I chopped my dead ends and took a 4 month break from wearing extensions. I do think it's healthy to give your hair a break after wearing extensions. I give my hair 3 weeks before its back in another style,

@@Jasmine-uu2xo Omg thank you so much. It’s so detailed 🤩💕 I have low/medium porosity, thin/fine type 4 hair that is medium density but I’ll use a lot of the same ideas as you and Seun. I have a few questions to ask, hope it’s okay 🥺 Do you use this routine for only braids styles or also on cornrow styles for weaves/wigs? Also what kind of exercise do you do to keep fit that has helped your hair grow and how long do you exercise for each day/week? So do you wash your hair after every workout? My hair gets frizzy really quickly especially if I wash, could I reduce the amount I have to wash my if i do low impact exercise where I don’t sweat? And what is your diet like? What leave in conditioner and grease do you use? The biggest problem I have is breakage because my hair strands are thin. Do you have any suggestions for how to reduce breakage? I’ve managed to reach bra strap length but it’s taken like 6 years because of the amount of breakage I get even though I’m gentle with my hair 😩 My current routine is to shampoo and deep condition my hair every weekend. I wash my hair in 6 twist sections, no pre poo detangling, no detangling while shampooing or with deep conditioner. When I get out the shower I detangle each section one at a time with leave in conditioner and Shea butter then put my each twist section into a braid so I end up with 6 braids that I leave like that for the whole week and I put a wig on if I’m going out. I’m putting my hair in braids tomorrow and it’s it’s my time after 1 year but I’m excited to start my protective style journey to see how much length I retain. Thank you again for your reply 😊

Aw, That makes me really happy to know!!!!❤️ I love how much you've written out! I agree! And I love 2-3 month styles as well! When its a more intricate style that I only leave in for a few weeks, that's when I find that it starts becoming more manipulation to put in and take down those types of styles so often. I also talk more about protective styling in the second half of this video @NaturalGlory, and a more in this video as well!! : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-prk3NpC6yqI.html

@@Jasmine-uu2xo love how detailed this is! Thank you so much Jasmine 💗💗

Thank you!!

Yes, she's a beautiful girl.

Absolutely! I LOVE her smile! Such a beauty..

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Im so glad that it was helpful!!!

thank you!!

I have that! I can’t decide if I love it but I seem to reach for it every time so I guess so!! Lol

@@jellilang lol! It's one of those things! I didn't appreciate it until I finger detangled for a like 6 weeks straight. I picked it up again and was like ooohhhh😍😍😍😍 I see what yall did here. Lol!

Chile that brush always looked so tacky and like a kids lost toy lol, i didn’t know it actually worked…hmmm maybe i should check it out.

@@tsuyuasui7297 I'm giggliiiiinnnggg😂😂 it's solid though

literally

Ow dear .... What have I not heardddddd😂. Somebody will still say. Ow she lives abroad, their weather Is different. What have I not heard from Nigerian women justifying why their hair doesn't grow.😢

Even my finger tip my hair out… it’s a matted mess if I don’t comb thru

I second this 💗💗

@@Buggu3 yes my hair needs a comb 😅

@@Buggu3 😁 what about a combination of both? My hair loves both

You right they tear up your head

I also don't go to a hairdresser since fourteen years. You feel best what's good for your hair.

tragic that hairdressers do this to us.....it was only when I went to non-black hairstylists that I realised how rough we are on your hair and scalps. I have a Polynesian/Maori stylist now for 6 years. He never damages my hair and he always cuts it in a style that I can manage and feel confident in. My trichologists are black and mixed race. While they never damage my hair, soothe my scalp and help my hair to grow, I find that sometimes they cut it into a style that I can't manage when I get home. They can be a little rough but not that crazy kind of rip out hair rough!

@@fionafornarina I go to a white salon but my stylist has curly hair and is Maori Polynesian.

@@marleyhill34 Hi Marley☺ When I was at a hairstylist, there were only one in years who knew how to comb my hair. And I don't have even much curls or more. They just don't learn it in their vocational training and the one lady I trusted had gone into hiding after I came back from pregnancy and infant pause. I wanted to have hair lights again and nobody could tell me, where she went to or which colleague could manage long hair. The receptionist told me: Everybody does it his/her way. I hung up the phone and never went there again. Your Polynesian/Maori stylist sounds very good. I wish he will be around your hair forever.🤞

Thank you!!! Yes!

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Same! I’m on this journey on my own though but I’m willing to make a sacrifice to help my hair!

Same. I convinced my mom to transition to natural hair. Our hair has been making so much progress since we started being gentle with it. ❤❤

I had that problem until I learnt to start putting my hair away. My trichologists recommend that I don't wear my hair out so I try to remember that especially in winter! I keep it wrapped at home and in winter I keep it wrapped at work.

@@marleyhill34 Then what's the purpose of having hair if it's always away 🤔. JUST SHAVE IT .

@@sassouusasoo3607 lol! I would love to shave it but I live somewhere cold in winter and hair keeps my head warm. Lol! Sometimes it's so cold I wear a wig as a hair hat in addition to my wool hat. Lol! Ok seriously the trichologists didn't say never to wear it out. Just to keep it in a protective style about 5 days out of 7. If I move to the tropics, I would have a blond buzz cut.

@@sassouusasoo3607 your comment 😁😁😁 I told the same thing to my cousin. Natural for over 6 years but she swears by braids back to back. What's the point? Never got that part

@@lilnativa_That_4C_hair_Chick lol.She probably is ashamed of her natural hair. 😕

Started taking of my 4c hair towards the end of last year, it’s definitely flourishing!

hahah, its true!!

😂😂😂

Truth 🤎

Aw thank you! I really glad you liked the video!❤️❤️

@@SeunOkimi ❤️❤️

yesssss

You know it’s 2 thousand years right?

Yes he is❤

😂😂😂😂😂

Prayer works for some people. Lol! I saw a trichologist. The trichologists told me to moisturise my hair daily and deep condition weekly. That works. I keep it in twists that I detangle every week.

I refused to accept that too. I feel that the loss of "100 hairs a day" is the total hairs on your body and not solely the scalp. Because would have been bald a longggg time ago 😂.

@@timothyc.8666 Lol true

🙌🏾 that's what's up, different pace to each as long as as you progress in your hair journey. Love that for you 👏🏾 👏🏾

How did you get it under control?

@@calvinedwards2799 I wash my hair and then deep condition with a conditioner with slip. Before getting under the hair dryer I put it in 4 sections. After deep conditioning is complete, I detangle each section while the conditioner is still on. I retwist each section. I rinse while in section. I then add my leave in to each section on soaking wet hair. For me slip and keeping hair moist while working with it made all the difference. I wash weekly, do LCO, and sleeping in a bonnet keeps my hair from drying out. I do about 5 quick bans nightly. It sounds like a lot but it is not.

yes! its definitely a good alternative!

Awesome! I'm really glad it was helpful!!

Me too!

Thank you so much!

😂😆😆 thank you!!

me tooooo

I'm really glad it is helpful!❤️

Nice!!

😭😭

Same 🥺

Ahh, I'm sorry! More videos coming soon though!❤️❤️

has your hair grown well and healthy since then? and do you experience less breakage? like how much a handful or??

@@scallopsgreens1961 yes my hair is healthy and high density. I do not have handfuls of breakage or shed hairs. I'm not sure handfuls are a good sign. See your doctor, stylist and trichologist.

this is so important!

I love this!

Aw thank you!❤️ That makes me really really happy to know!!

ooh! yes, with the water too! I'm glad the reconstructor you used helped a bit! Keratin is a type of protein as well!

I have the same problem which Kerstin reconstructor did you use ?

@@salmamukhtar1689 Aphogee. My hair immediately shrunk up the way it used to and appeared/felt thicker

@@Iwasonceanonionwithnolayers yeah I have ultra fine weak(due to genetics and medication) hair. If it wasn't for Aphogee I would be bald. I use all their products according to their instructions. So the daily green tea, the fortnightly 2 minute and once every 4-6 weeks the 2 step. People get confused between the 2-minute and the 2-step. They are not the same and can lead to damage if used incorrectly. The instructions are on Aphogee's website. In winter in London my hair can get brittle then I hold off the protein until spring and concentrate on moisture treatments but I still use the daily green tea as a very light protein treatment.

@@marleyhill34 Yeah, keratin is protein but the reconstructor is not a protein treatment. I've tried to explain it but ppl still be getting confused. Everyone should be fine if they follow instructions. It says on the bottle how often you can use it

heyy🥰 You are very welcome❤️

I'm glad it was helpful!! I feel you! You got this!! I hope my wash day videos can help! And a low cut could also be a vibe if it works better for you!

Haha😆, thank you! Yes, all of this took me years and years to learn to try to condense into a 20 minute video, lol

A good detangler is needed

@@jackieburns5257 which would u recommend?

@@kittensmitten3287 i like Sveda products, Pail Mitchell has a food one. Wash the haig while itscnraded, detangle 1 braid at a time

U got this 💪🏾🙂

This is a hair video, not a Christian based video. Geesh.

lol, heyyy❤️ haha, thank you!!🥰

It makes up for all the short videos we are missing. Lol! It's fine you have a life outside of RU-vid!!

I'm so glad that it was helpful!!

Thank you!

Thank you!!❤️

lol!

Yes! I'm glad it was helpful!

Aw Im so glad these have been helpful to you!!

Thank you so much!❤️ You are very welcome!

Isn't her skin just JUST!!

thank you!!!❤️

Thank you!! It makes me happy to know that it is helpful to you!

Shea butter is supposed to be a heat protectant

@@FinishTheRaceVL7 not really

@@FinishTheRaceVL7 really? It melted and was so hot that I burned my fingers when I touched my hair.

@@tsuyuasui7297 - do a little research on shea butter & check back with me

Awesome!! Noted!❤️

I find that my hair forms tiny tiny knots if I try to detangle it when its not dripping wet. Something about detangling soaking wet prevents tiny knots from tightening up on my hair (so long as my hair isnt matted going in). Maybe that may help you as well if that is not something you have tried already.

@@SeunOkimi or maybe it’s because I keep my hair in braids for weeks and I do detangle when it’s wet

I find that my hair forms more knots when braided, so i keep it in twists. Some people are the reverse. But tiny knots will always be there, so just try to mitigate it by moisturizing at least once a week and changing your protective style.

I get those single strand knots alot

@@saleca3613 I detangle my hair weekly and I get it trim every 12 weeks. My hair is 4c very tight tiny pen spring coils. I also keep it organised, moisturised and stretched. If I leave my hair in braids for 12 weeks, my hair will dry out too much and have too much shed hair to be removed. Once my hair gets single strand knot the only way to get rid of it is to cut it out. I can't comb it out. Sometimes those single strand knots take other HEALTHY NON-SHED hair with it!! That is annoying for sure. So keeping my hair stretched, moisturised detangled trimmed regulary keeps those knots to a minimum. Most people with curly hair have them because the hair likes to curl back on itself and then lock into place. To never have them you would need straight hair.

GOD Cares

GOD will always be with you

Amen

🙏.

Yes it painful to leave out the extensions but sometimes that rough hair is too rough for finer strands.

Nice! You are very welcome! External protein treatments on you hair may help a lot! I have a video on my channel dedicated to using protein as well!

I saw about an inch of length retention in two months using mini braids without extensions vs no length retention in a year with faux locs, crochet braids, etc.

Get a full blood panel done. I discovered that my hair is actually genetically weak due to me being a Thalessemia carrier. It affects your iron and your blood....two things that you need to build strong hair. Also re-visit your styling techniques and hair care. My hair is very dry. If I don't moisturise it daily and deep condition it weekly it will break. I mainly wear my hair in twists, flat twists or two or three french braids. If I want to change the style I might wear a hair piece one week, a faux puff the next week and a week the next week. I do not wear any other styles regularly because of the tension on my ultra-fine strands. exercising and scalp massage also helps. Any illness like Covid or something hormonal like pregnacy/menopause will affect your hair. You can take hair vitamins too.

@@marleyhill34 i was also thinking about doing a complete blood count, even though i don't have any signs and symptoms of iron deficiency. I wash my hair every two weeks, in between wash days i moisturise using fenugreek tea leave in conditioner and sweet almond oil to seal it up. Thanks for your feedback

@@Aishamanga What kind of deep conditioner do you use? Does your deep conditioner have protein in it? Does you leave in have protein in it? do you use heat or steam with your deep conditioner? How do you style your hair?

Hahaha

Fair enough

loll!

Do you know your hair porosity? You might be using the wrong products and your protein: moisture balance is off, most likely.

Awesome! Noted!! Thank you!!

I have to detangle before any water or product touches my hair

As Shamrock said.......Spraying with water first causes some people's hair to matte instantly because the cuticle swells up and locks the knot/tangle in place. A leave in detangler is safer. Some leave in conditioners do not have any slip. The rest is good advice.

@CheekyLovesCheeseCake:) The ACV & Water mix is the truth. They also have pre-poo's like the African Pride one that's like a jelly

@@WarZone28 The African Pride detangling pre-poo is BOMB!

I am not sure! I will give an update in a video one of these days though!

Thank you so much!!

What’s your routine?

Give it time, hair needs training. It will adjust the more you keep doing whatever consistent routine you put it into, u got this 💪🏾

It makes me really really happy to be able to help!❤️

@@SeunOkimi thanks you should feature me in one of your videos 😉

Eh, its a balance. It wasnt meant to be combed/brushed everyday unlike striaght hair where the increased blood circulation from brushing actually has a net benefit for the growth because they dont have the kinks that prones the ends to breakage. Its a net negative for our hair since the amount of breakage we would experience over rides tbe growth from the scalp and as Sheun said, sometimes exceeds it. If you want locs, then you're right. If you want to style the hair in the many protective styles our ancestors have done traditionally and our hair is capable, you have to smooth it with tools occaisonally. TL;DR: our hair can be combed(and should be if goal is to keep it loose) but certainly wasnt meant to be combed frequently and by extension, washed frequently(glares at an idiot named Onision)

Then why have combs been around for thousands of years and used on our hair?

thank you!!

I deal with my own matted hair. If I think my hair dresser is going to struggle, I come it out at home before going to the salon.

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Congratulations 🎉🎉👏🎉👏👏👏

Thank you!!!

😁 literally 😁

Yes I need to stretch alot

Yes!❤❤

this is interesting! Ive been water to get a filtering shower head for so long too!

😁 nah don't say that. Practice makes progress, keep pushing 💪🏾

@@lilnativa_That_4C_hair_Chick Thanks Love!

@@AA-td1yw ANYTIME dear 🙂

yes!!

@@SeunOkimi and please drop a routine too 🙏 love your videos

Yes protein

Yes food intake and diet weigh heavily on naturalhair quality as well, it's unfortunate most people are unaware of this.

Has anything changed drastically in your life four years ago ? Are you experiencing stress? Are your vitamins levels on point? Do you have a consistent regimen? 🤔