By using the correct efforts to care for your hair, you will become more skilled at preventing your hair from breakage and achieving longer hair. Keeping your older hair ends that have been on your head for years is a skill; but it is also a process. There is no way around it. There are thousands of hair tactics and regimens available to you on the internet, but there are four important things that your hair whether relaxed or natural must get in order to thrive. Women who have long natural hair could have better hair tactics not necessarily a better hair texture.
If your hair is short or does not seem to be growing; then there is a greater issue than the texture of your hair. Try not to hop back and forth between hair regimens that you think will quickly produce results. Learn the reasons why certain tactics work positively for your hair. Do not blindly copy the hair care systems of others; you will be disappointed in the end. Gain a strong understanding of which techniques help your hair thrive.
Do you know how to build an effective hair regimen? If the answer is no; then you will find yourself trying every hair care routine and hair product under the sun. Learn how to develop an effective hair regimen. The kinkiness of Afro-textured hair make it uniquely prone to dryness and breakage. You have to constantly create a balance Keeping hair on your head for long periods of time is an accomplishment.
It is an accomplishment based on hard work and an effective hair care system. If your key strategy for acquiring long, healthy hair is to go natural ; then you will be disappointed with hair that is likely to remain short. Don't get me wrong, going natural is a great way to improve the condition of your hair since you won't be applying damaging chemicals.
Now that many of us across the country are have hit the multiple-month mark of social distancing — with the exception of areas in the process of reopening — folks have started to turn to at-home hair solutions like using boxed hair color and doing their own buzz cuts.
Now is the perfect time to make a hair change you've been considering, but perhaps putting off in hopes of avoiding an awkward in-between phase. One such change is making the transition from relaxing your hair to wearing your natural texture, something you may have been debating for a variety of reasons, be it the cost or the preliminary studies that question the safety of ingredients used for relaxers.
If you've been thinking about going natural, there's no better time than during a stay-at-home order to start the journey. We pulled together a guide to help you grow out your relaxer and care for your hair through it all. You've got this! Wilson shares, "I think if you always wanted to try transitioning [to your natural texture], this is the best time to give it a shot.
You are at home and have time to play around, explore different styles, and watch YouTube videos. According to cosmetologist and trichologist Sophia Emmanuel of Crown Worthy NYC , transitioning your hair is always a better option than trying to relax it at home. If they are not applied with proper care and not rinsed out [in a timely fashion], problems such as hair loss or hair breakage will occur," she explains.
Biomedical scientist, trichologist, and founder of Alodia Hair Care , Isfahan Chambers-Harris elaborates on how irritating relaxers can be to your precious crown. If you try to relax your own hair, you also run the risk of under-processing it.
It's like an excavation of buried treasure," explains owner of Spiral x,y,z , founder of CurlyWorld , and creator of the Curly Girl Method , Lorraine Massey. In some cases as soon as 4 weeks and as long as 10 weeks. Trimming is a vital part of transitioning and maintaining natural hair.
What are the common causes of hair loss? Hair loss, also known as alopecia, can be divided into two major categories. The first category of hair loss is temporary. Most non-scarring hair loss is reversible if the underlying problem is addressed and treated appropriately. The second major category of hair loss is permanent. Long term tension on hair will eventually lead to breakage on the sides of hair strands.
Also be aware that tight ponytails on infants or young children over time can lead to damage of the hair follicles. Permanent hair loss is caused by irreversible damage to the hair follicle. Commercials and advertisements seem to warn us that our hair is constantly being damaged.
What degree of damage is irreversible? Hair is not like grass. If the follicles are permanently destroyed, they typically do not regenerate. Harsh ingredients found in styling gels and sprays, as well as chemicals in treatments such as colorants, straighteners and perms can potentially damage the hair follicle and promote hair loss. Abrasive ingredients like sulfates and sodium contained in thick gels and strong sprays may dry out and damage hair, prompting it to break when heat and styling tools are used.
Follicular Degeneration Syndrome centroparietal scarring alopecia commonly seen in the crown of black women is not clearly understood.
Once thought to be caused by overuse of hot combs, the syndrome was discovered in patients who had never pressed their hair. One theory that persists is that constant damage to the hair and scalp over time may eventually lead to thinning, scarring and permanent hair loss in certain ethnic groups predisposed to hair loss. If one of your patients experiences an inordinate amount of shedding and breakage, or notices bald spots, what type of professional help should he or she seek?
Because the causes of hair losses can be tricky to diagnose, I would recommend an initial visit to a dermatologist. A thorough history will be obtained to rule out medical conditions that could contribute to hair loss, like recent surgery, metabolic diseases such as hypothyroidism, anemia, or underlying illnesses like ringworm, or lupus. Your dermatologist will ask numerous questions about how you normally treat your hair and she might suggest a biopsy of a particularly affected area.
As far as I know, no one really knew the true side effects of it until the early s, and the real naturalistas from the '60s and '70s, during the Civil Rights movement, had begun to transition to Jheri curls and permed hairstyles in the mid '70s. My mother was an example of that—she got a relaxer in her late 20s and therefore passed it down onto me. When I asked her why she permed my hair when I was three, it was as simple as, "Nana, you never let me do your hair, you always fussed about it and cried.
In Ghana, girls are encouraged to have very short natural haircuts, because the schools believed it would keep them focused during class.
They were certain that girls with short natural hair would perform better in school than girls with long or relaxed hair. Hair was such a political statement. In Ghana when you wore relaxed hair as an adult, it meant you were professional and from the upper class.
You could afford to sit in the hair salon on Sundays for three to four hours for the cream to transform your kinks to loose strands and leave feeling "beautiful.
The stigma about natural hair followed me from Ghana back to the U. I grew up too afraid to be seen as unruly or get turned away from access to opportunities such as a top-tier college, a stable job, or even fashion event invites I attended as an aspiring fashion journalist because my hair could be seen as disruptive. I was nervous that if I exposed my afro, doors in my career would close in front of me before I could step into them. They all had a thick, short, and sleek bob full of volume and bounce—exactly what I planned to have at their age.
I thought I would get excluded from spaces or denied opportunities because of my natural hair. Because of that, I went throughout middle and high school embodying the Eurocentric hair look: Straight, sleek, and long.
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