I totally agree with you. I started going natural about 3 years before COVID. I braided my hair often & went to the salon for treatment. My hair was ok, not bad but it wasn't thick. However during COVID lockdown, with no option of braiding or going to the salon I started taking care of my own hair. I started watching utube videos, incorporated natural products, doing deep conditioning with avocado, funegreek, banana, honey, amla, moringa, etc. From March 2020 to now I have seen great improvement. My hair is thick & healthy. I follow a strict regime & my hair is flourishing. My hair is always in protective style. Early this year I went to my hair dresser for the first time in 2 years & she was shocked at how full, healthy & long my hair is. My edges are back & full. I am so obsessed with my hair it has become a hobby. I make my own oils & deep conditioners. I wish I had started years ago but better late than never 💙👍.
Definitely better late than never, and your experience before you changed everything all adds to your conviction, there is no loss and all the best going forward. Thanks for popping by 😘
@@dominiquewyatt6704 Personally I follow a routine, wash my hair every 4 to 5 weeks depending on when I have the time. I know others wash their hair every 2 weeks or so, but because my wash day is basically all day I can't wash my hair that often. Pick a day to really treat your hair. Deep condition every wash day. Don't be in a rush. Dedicate that time to your hair. Put your hair in protective style so you are not always playing with it . Moisturize your hair at least 3 times a week. I use aloe vera & sometimes cloves. There are a lot of cheap natural herbs you can use. I always make sure I cover my hair when outside in the old. I hardly blow dry my hair, at most 3 times a year (every 4 months). I don't length check my hair often, just let it fo it's thing. Hope this helps.
@@africanmoonlightales I blend the avocado 🥑 & banana. Sometimes I add eggs & mayonnaise, other times I add moringa or funegreek powder. Moringa is very good. I also add honey & olive oil. The egg & mayonnaise I only do every 6 months as I don't want to use too much protein. Moringa & funegreek I switch each time. In any of these always add honey & oil of your choice. Apply after you shampoo your hair, cover with a plastic bag for an hour or so. If you have a deep conditioner from a store you can also apply that after you wash out the avocado. Good luck. Just be patient you will see a difference. ❤ 🙏
Something I noticed is I have friends from the Caribbean. They say that their hair really started to break when they came to the US. One of them said she never had split ends until then. I really believe it’s the food that’s not very nourishing
Hi there, it could also be the stress of moving to a foreign country, so many things affect hair growth, emotional well being plays a big part. Right now I'm just presumptious they would need to do an evaluation on themselves and involve a doctor if their case is serious. Thanks for popping by 😊
This movement of people growing their hair & rocking it in it's natural state is also exposing deep-rooted prejudices from other races against black women I also believe God is answering them by raising up women who physically exemplify this natural beauty
You just earned a new subscriber, from a sister from another mum, who’s trying to grow 4C hair . I have been natural hair for 5years now and I’m still at shoulder length. I’m here to stay until I achieve my goal . Good job 👏 and thanks for sharing 💃💃💃💃
I big chopped and hit waist length in 3 years. My boyfriend of 5 years is Nigerian and swears this only happened because of my “genetics”. (I’m half Jamaican and half Trinidadian) He always liked my natural look vs the makeup and fake hair. When my hair was chemically straightened it could only hit bra strap. Nothing in this world (in terms of hair) beats natural hair. idc what race you are lol it will break if not taken care of well. I thought I had thin hair until I went natural and started using aruyveda. Boy was I wrong.😅
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I am going to subscribe. Thanks so much!! Enjoying listening to you. My dermatologist told me I have scarring alopecia and my hair will not grow back--but I'm hoping my body will create new follicles as I get healthier. The hair I **do** have is thick and below my armpit--now that I have better internal health.
Checkout some wonderful reviews from some ladies on Curly Proverbs on Facebook, aryuvedic herbs are amazing, just start with something like pure Amla powder. It's great having you here 😘
I’m going to say this. I do believe genetics does play a role in your hair growth. Some people are not going to be able to grow waist length hair and that’s okay. However, using that as an excuse is silly. I believe the majority of BW can grow their hair long. My hair is currently mid-back in the back, and bra-strap length In the front not sure if I I’ll get to waist length but I will try. Patience is definitely needed, it takes years to see growth it won’t happen overnight and that’s where some BW give up. BTW your hair is gorgeous!!
Hair length is NOT ‘genetic’ . Hair is hair and hair in it’s nature is *supposed* to grow and grow long. It’s just that a lot of people with kinky hair in a state of frustration don’t want to do what it takes to grow their hair long. If you leave the other hairs on your body alone, don’t they grow? Your arm pots, your legs etc. Don’t they just grow when you leave them alone?
She is speaking so much sense 🫶 I noticed a lot of hair growth when I exercised and ate healthy, no tight hair styles, no ripping my hair with brushes and no chemicals or heat I made the decision to start using organic products too like pure 100% coconut oil, pure castor oil etc this worked for me
crazy how ppl have all these stories and a long journey about becoming natural, and yet I've been natural for literally my entire life without fail, and still struggle in sim Ive went from more than chest length to neck length back in 2019-2020 to now, and i think it's because i have unhealthy tendencies like not eating enough or eating too much or eating junk food all week like pizza, chips, sweets, etc. I'll try to get better and improve myself, as well as try to eat both healthily and gain some weight.
🤷Sometimes your hair will stop growing because of age. As women get older and go through menopause, that can also stop your hair from growing as long. And if you take meds and have health problems that can too or if you are depressed or stressed. I love my hair and I eat healthy and I'm just trying to to keep it healthy. But I really enjoyed the video so thank you.
@charlene gandy You are correct when you said, "sometimes." I know of several women who are in their 60's, 70's and one of them in their early 80's and every one of them have hair beyond their bra strap. The one in the 80's has upper waist length hair and that is because she had cut it. It has to do with genetics, nutrients and hair care. Each time that I see them, their hair has gotten longer and/or thicker. None of them wear protective styles and only wash their hair on an average of every 1-4 weeks. And only one of them uses a conditioner. All of them have health issues and are on meds. But what they all use in common is cloves and rosemary water every single day. I'm using it now and it's working. Finally, I found something that actually works.
@@iaaeottg21 I think because menopause is a stage it can affect hair but once a woman's body adjusts to the new system, menopause is over, her hair can/will normalize some what. And start growing again ofcourse maintaing a healthy diet is crucial. Im not a doctor, just speculating.
We can walk this journey together even here I'm online on Facebook my page facebook.com/rawasnaturewould is where I sell some of the products I sell. I have a group also stop hairloss/natural haircare also on Facebook. My Facebook profile is Nothando Ndlovu
We can walk this journey together even here I'm online on Facebook my page facebook.com/rawasnaturewould is where I sell some of the products I sell. I have a group also stop hairloss/natural haircare also on Facebook. My Facebook profile is Nothando Ndlovu
Thanks for stopping by. Cutting your hair when needed or when you want to is really ok, length is not everything. You should be able to wear your crown most ways as long as it's healthy, TWAs, short hair cuts are also very beautiful 😍
Genetics is a big factor. Even with the best of care some heads of 4c hair will never attain waist length because of hair growth rate and genetics. Some people don't get the average half inch growth per month, even though they live healthy lifestyles and take good care of their hair. Environment, age, etc also matter. Those are the facts. But yes some women can successfully growing 4c hair.
Sometimes I’m careful of the word, “fact” when talking about something that is based on so many variables, not until one particular person has done all to determine that. Our hair grows, see also in how locked hair grows, the biggest issue is length retention which is something we struggle with as africans
@@nothandondlovuraw7388 these are those people who truly don't believe in their heart that their hair can grow. I have a testimony! All my life my hair was relaxed from childhood till I was 14 years old it NEVER grew past my shoulders but when I was 14 I grew tired of my hair and shaved it all off I was bald! I kept shaving it for years till 2021 then I learnt about the natural hair movement its now almost two years and my hair has GROWN longer than ever in my life in just TWO years my hair has gone from bald to armpit length. My whole life it never went past my shoulders but now in just two my hair is down to my armpits and it is STILL growing its currently in braids and I KNOW when I take them down my hair will be longer because I can see new growth at the roots.
Most caucasion women do not achieve waist lenght with ease either (hence why they have their own tutorials). But most women can grow their healthy hair past their shoulders.
Hi Nothando, thanks for this well thought out video. The point you made about how damaging it is using a hair dryer right after shampooing and conditioning made sense to me…please what would be a light penetrating oil I can use to seal with? Thank you in advance!
Thanks so much for popping by, a light penetrating oil would be something like olive oil, grapeseed oil, cold pressed sunflower seed oil is underrated but great, sweet almond oil, hemp seed oil, to seal something thicker like cold pressed castor seed oil pure unrefined shea butter or any of the other seed butters
Thanks so much for popping by, a light penetrating oil would be something like olive oil, grapeseed oil, cold pressed sunflower seed oil is underrated but great, sweet almond oil, hemp seed oil, to seal something thicker like cold pressed castor seed oil pure unrefined shea butter or any of the other seed butters
Many of us who are BLACK in AMERICA are from AFRICA and if we are MIXED WE'RE MIXED WITH different AFRICAN TRIBES, WE are not BI-RACIAL (HALF-BLACK & HALF OTHER RACE), but from the SAME RACES just DIFFERENT TRIBES!
W Most of us so called blks ( none of us are rly blk) but most of us so called blks are NOT from Africa at All! We were always here. We are aboriginals of This land...
Huh. If you are a generational black American you are not African. You have African and European ancestors. Black Americans- I don’t mean immigrants- are unique in culture and ancestry. Just stop
@@SE-gs6gd Go look up the reclassification act of 1924. The Indian Remov act , The Indian Integ act. Homestd act etc. Blk ppl were the orig 1st ones called. Indians! Later they reclassif'd us as COLORED in order to steal the land, They adapted the OOA THEORY invented by a man named Frank Boez! It was NEVER proven just made up! Africans didnt come to this country till 1900s! AA is a misnomer. We were ALWAYS here. The original ppl of thus 🌎. We were indigenous to MANY plces incl. N. America. And in legal statutes, we are STILL called urban/ Wild Indians. This is y Jamacians and other caribs are called West INDIANS! We were called the North/ East Indians And BTW Africans admit they MIGRATED there. mostly from 🇮🇳 and 🇨🇳 . Most Amer history of full of lies and truth is finally coming out. Plz research and don't just accept the lies they feed u.... There is TONs of proof it was US, they stole our true heritage n gave it to our mixed offspring....
Hi and thanks 😊. I normally have a style like this one day at night retwists my hair. For me it would negatively affect the hair since the parts are not maintained and the hair would eventually get tangled. It's also difficult to seel with the bun and over time I think the edges can suffer. Thanks for popping by 😘
Thanks for the reply💓. This has really been my dilemma🤦♀. I really love wearing my hair in Updos and buns but I've noticed most ladies with waist length hair usually wear their hair in twists. Is there no way one can achieve long hair whilst wearing hair in Updos /buns 😀
@@mssh23875 twists are the bomb, you can wear your hair in thinner twists which you can put in a bun, check out my hairstyle gallery, I did do that in one of the pics
Hi there, there are so many things that can contribute. Have a health check done to see if it can identify you blood nutrient profile if there is any that you lack such as iron
that is true. but it’s up to you to take care of the hair that’s growing out of your scalp. obviously you can damaged it and break it off but what she said was true.
I have really dry, dye-ravaged,thick 4c Afro bushy hair. I invested in Keratin Post treatment kits and Keratin masks and my hair was so soft, less hair shedding and it tonged better! Natural is good, but I like hair technology!:Try Keratin. Uk 🇬🇧
