What can I do to get my hair to grow?

I've always had long thick healthy hair until like a year ago. I think it is stress related but my hair is very badly damaged, broken off, and unmanageable. What can I do at home to improve the health of my hair? I am an African American woman so please only African American women reply unless you are a hairstylist.

What can I do to get my hair to grow?

are you getting regular trims? that's one of the most important things. if you let split ends go, they'll keep splitting!

i've got 2 black women that come see me every friday, and i give them moisturizing, protein-enriched scalp treatments. it's definately helped them with growing out their hair.

you must invest in some decent shampoo and conditioner!! i use sexy hair concepts chocolate soy on one of the women, and it's awesome! soy is GREAT for your hair!

another shampoo you could try is redken anti-snap. it's also protein enriched. it's great for breakage prevention.

your biggest friend would be moisture. both of my clients use a leave in conditioner. sexy hair concepts has a soy leave-in spray that's light enough that it's not greasy, but strong enough that it lasts. i use it all the time, because i'm harsh on my hair!

paul mitchell the conditioner is another leave in that's a bit thicker than a spray. you might find you like that one, too.

also - one thing i should mention - i don't know if this is the case, but my thyroid was underacttive, and once i started taking medicine, i've noticed a huge difference. you should DEFINATELY check that out. my symptoms were related to my hair, my sleep patterns, and the fact that i swear, when i smelled food i gained 2 pounds! hahaha. talk to your doctor though

hope this helps!

What can I do to get my hair to grow?

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What can I do to get my hair to grow?

I know you only asked for African american women to answer but I had something like that happen to me and it was hormone related. It was my thyroid that was unbalanced. Now it is balanced and my hair is back in shape. All it takes is a blood test.

What can I do to get my hair to grow?

by a good conditionar and shampoo

What can I do to get my hair to grow?

use coconut oil or castor oil in your hair. maybe you won't listen to me cuz i'm not african american....

What can I do to get my hair to grow?

You have to keep it washed, conditioned, and trim, trim, trim, when you have bad ends!!

If stress relaeted, you have to keep that to a minimum and continue to take vitamins and drink water, sounds simple but its important.

What can I do to get my hair to grow?

wash every day and keep it hydrated

What can I do to get my hair to grow?

Use olive oil and wash well with pro v shampoo

What can I do to get my hair to grow?

get your hair trimmed regularly. prenatal vitamins also make your hair and nails grow faster. sounds crazy...i know but it works!

What can I do to get my hair to grow?

there is a certain shampoo by Pantene that undoes years of damage in a few months if you use it everyother day. Taking omega 3 capsules would be helpful too. it improved my hair and my friends hair.

What can I do to get my hair to grow?

I am Black and I have thick coarse (naturally curly) hair that is shoulder length give or take an inch, but it was a bit longer. I have had the same problem as you. After I permed my hair I made the mistake of braiding it right away. Here are some tips that may help...I read over some of the other answers some are okay but some are not!!!!

First of all

***Don't WASH your hair everyday...with African American hair you will most likely dry your hair out this goes for even other people of color who have coarse hair people!***

*Wash and condition your hair ONCE a week perhaps every other week depends on your preference.

*You should get wrap sets regularly to get length quickly.

*Try not to use too much heat on your hair because it causes more breakage. Actually try to use as little heat as possible. Obviously if you get a wash and set you usually will stay under the dryer which is fine.

*Try not to use blow dryers, flat irons, or anything that overheats your hair at least keep it to a minimum. sitting under a tr

*Also make sure your hair isnt dry. Grease or oil your scalp regularly. Use hairfood(grease) or even oi

*When use a relaxer DON'T braid your hair like I did. Wait a week before braiding your hair. I mean like do not try to have small Alicia Keys braids! My hair gets really soft so I cant really do that anyway...

*Keeping your hair braided also can help even if you have to use extensions it helps to give your hair a break. Too much pulling(combing and brushing) leads to hair loss.

*Get your hair conditioned regularly! Keeps the moisture in...

What can I do to get my hair to grow?

Actually, there's this revolution going around on hair hygiene. It's been proven that people who don't wash their hair every day have thicker, healthier, shinier hair. You have to start slowly to avoid the grease factor, though. Try going three days without washing for a few washes, then gradually build up to a week, and keep building more and more. The oils in your hair are there naturally, and if you take them out, you're messing with natural lubrication that your hair actually DOES need. So, if your hair gets greasy, it's okay to shower, but don't use shampoo. Just rinse with water, and use a little bit of conditioner.

What can I do to get my hair to grow?

wash hair every two weeks. hair food is good. I use both organic root stimulator. olive oil hair lotion. That's a oil moistuizing. Use olive oil conditions and the shampoo.

What can I do to get my hair to grow?

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