Reader Question: Help Growing Hair Long

Reader Question:

Please i would like your advice on how to grow a long hair hair. I’m a 26 year old lady and I have never had a long healthy hair like my sisters do. My hair if not relaxed is short, thin and frizzy, when i apply relaxer it is even thinner. My hair line looks bald as there seems to be no hair there. I tried to use different hair-care products that promised to help grow my hair but i have never seen any results. I have been using organics hair relaxer and the stimulating hair therapy shampoo for a number of years, and i’m actually thinking of changing to Dr miracle’s hair relaxer and also started using the hot gro hair pomade about a week ago since it seems to be the new rave now. I sincerely hope you can help me on what to do. Thanks

Our Answer:

I think you need to invest some time in reading up about how to grow black hair long and healthy by reading the articles on the website! If you do, you will see that there is no magical product that will give you long hair if your hair care practices are not sound. The only way you will have a head full of long relaxed or natural hair is by having a sound hair care regimen.

If your hair becomes worse by using relaxers then they are probably not for you and you may want to consider going natural and pressing your hair if you want to wear it straight. All relaxers do the same job, they break bonds in your hair to take the kinks and curls out but this process means that your hair no longer has the same strength and elasticity as your natural hair. For this reason, relaxed hair needs more work to grow long than natural hair but if want to keep the relaxer then your will have to step up your protein and moisturizing deep conditioning plus protective styling.

Having long black hair is about getting the right moisture protein balance in your hair in order to retain length which can be done easily with cheap supermarket conditioners and plenty of water! You may want to try the regimen for relaxed hair on the website for an understanding on what a good hair care regimen for black relaxed hair is supposed to be like: http://blackhairinformation.com/finding_a_regimen/a-good-regimen-for-relaxed-texlaxed-or-texturized-black-hair/

Good Luck!

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BHI – has written 198 posts.

BlackHairInformation.com is the brainchild of myself Alma Campbell. I am a homemaker, a mother and a writer. I started the website in mid 2008 with breaking relaxed hair. After making the decision to transition to natural hair, I have now fulfilled my dream of healthy long hair and I want you to achieve the same. My favourite subject is hair and I continue to blog about my hair journey here but I also write a weight loss blog LessFoodMoreLife.com

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Posted by BHI on July 18, 2010. Filed under My Hair Story & Reader Questions. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

phaer

I have found that using a mixture of pure Jamaican Black Castor oil and Pure Aloe Vera gel helps tremendously in growing my hair. I first found out about it after I had my first relaxer (when I was about 13), the combination of the relaxer and my first winter caused the back of my head to become BALD and smooth as a baby's bottom. Needless to say I was freaking out. I went to visit my mom over the summer, and she used JBCO and Aloe vera (she used the actual plant, but I found that the gel gets results as well) and by the end of summer it had completely filled in and the new growth was very thick. Since then, that has been my go to products for hair growth. Also, if your hair is thin and weak it may not be a good idea to continue to relax it as that is impacting the health of your hair (IMO).

BHI

Interesting about the jcbo. Is it used as a growth aid on the scalp or a moisturizer on the hair?

phaer

used on the scalp. It doesn't have the best smell but it does the job & you can always use some other oils like Lavender, ylang Yland or rosemary to deal with the smell.

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It is ironic that people who care for their hair very much are the ones applying maximum chemicals on their scalp. More startling is the fact that a lot of them are unaware of the lurking side effects of the coloring and straightening. Many regret their past acts of gruesome straightening which result in hair growing at a reduced pace and most often cause hair breakage also.
Brittanylove458

i would suggest that you use all natural products….like burt’s bees or shea moisture…..because they have no harsh chemicals that will strip the hair of its natural oils plus i would stop using relaxers and learn how to deal with my hair in its natural state.