How do you get longer hair?

[GiGinunn]

Hi,
I was wondering how do women get longer hair? I am black and it is hard for us black women to have long beautiful like white women. I been trying to 2 years now to get long hair. If you have any advice please give it to me.

 

[SparkyMaddie]

I got mine trimmed faithfully,laid off the heat appliances and did pony tails and mine was cut short over 18 months ago.It's long now.

 

[Tsarina]

Genetics and taking good care of your hair can help it grow faster. But they're some people that find it hard to grow there hair no matter what. Have you considered extensions?

 

[gankam]

Isn't it genetical?

 

[Tsarina]

Isn't it genetical?

Most of it is genetics. The rest remains on how you take care of it.

 

[Beauty4Ashes]

i dunno. mine grows fast. people never believe when I've just had it cut.

 

[GiGinunn]

Well Tsarina I first want to say Happy Birthday. I do agree with you about it being genetic. At the moment my hair is to my shoulders, but a little passed it. My hair is longer than my the women in my family. Thanks for your great advice!

 

[Tsarina]

Well Tsarina I first want to say Happy Birthday. I do agree with you about it being genetic. At the moment my hair is to my shoulders, but a little passed it. My hair is longer than my the women in my family. Thanks for your great advice!

Shoulder length hair is pretty managable. I used to have shoulder lenght hair and it was so easiy to take care of.

Btw, thank's for the birthday greetings.

 

[laruenouvelle]

Hi, GiGinunn,

I just want to ask you a question before I answer some of your questions...do you chemically style your hair (relax, color, texturize, other)? If you do chemically style your hair, how often do you do this?

It is not hard for black people to grow out their hair. Most black people's hair texture is curlier than other races so it grows out instead of down because the hair follicles are more ribbonous flat and less cylindrical and are not as affected by gravity like other ethnicities. Most people who have trouble growing their hair long actually have no problems with hair growth---they just have trouble retaining length. One way to retain length is to pay attention to what your hair's "personality" is like and act accordingly.

 

[laruenouvelle]

P.S. You are fearfully and wonderfully made by the Lord. God made you the way you are, so you won't be beautiful "like <insert whatever ethnicity>," you'll be beautiful like YOU. If you take care of what you have, you'll have beauty that's incomparable.

This is meant for everyone, not just the OP. Now God bless and walk with Him, because the Lord knew what He was doing when He made every one of you!

 

[bourgeois]

Try vitamins, they are supposed to help all women get healthy hair and nails. If you straighten or blowdry your hair, be sure to put a heat protector over it before doing it, this will keep your hair from gettind dry and cracked. Try Redken if you can. It does a really good job. However if that doesnt work, try seeing a derm. They are pricey, but well worth the money.