Are there any ';tried and true'; ways to make hair grow longer for African American women?

Hair grows about 1/2 of an inch on average every month. Genetics typically play a part in hair growth, but how can you know if your hair has reached it's limit, if you aren't taking care of it to the best of your abilities? While genetics play a role in hair growth and thickness, keep in mind that hair is made up of protein, so if you take vitamins and eat healthy, your hair can grow to the best of it's ability. Essential oils and herbs have been used for thousands of years to promote hair growth as well as strengthen hair. Your hair may not be growing for several reasons. Hair typically ';stops'; growing after a major surgery, or after you have had a baby. Fungal scalp disorders can also stunt the growth of hair as well as poor maintenance and using chemical based products. Medications, thyroid disorders, diseases, ect all play a part in hair loss or non hair growth. Another reason why your hair may not be growing is because it is in it's ';resting period';. A resting period is when your hair stops growing for about a 90 day period, and starts back growing again.



Take Biotin or another form of hair and nail vitamins and use all natural products on your hair. Form an all natural hair regimen and refrain from using heat on your hair or relaxers (these prevent you from retaining hair growth as they make your hair more susceptible to breakage). Wash your hair weekly and wrap it with a satin scarf at night. I use Mineral Indulgence scalp serum on my customers hair who have alopecia, and massage it on to their scalps...this promotes hair growth and rids their scalps of fungal issues like ringworm. The Herbalaxer (natural relaxer) works well too, as it is 100% organic has no chemicals or additives, and is made up of clays, hebs, essential oils, protein and silica which are VERY healthy for hair and promote hair growth. Not only that but this product did wonders at detangling and loosing the curl pattern in both my and my kids hair. It also strengthened the brittle hair that some of my customers had (I work at a hair salon). The products that worked well for me and promoted hair growth were the: Shea and Cocoa Butter Hair Creme, Olive and Rosemary Hot Oil Treatment, Herbal Remedies Scalp Serum, Herbalaxer, and taking vitamins daily. Mineral oil, SLS, DMDM Hydantoin, preservatives ect do not behoove the state of African American hair, so I advise you to switch over to 100% natural hair products and take better care of your hair this way.



Also, the less manipulation you apply to your hair, the less breakage you may have...hair doesn't like to be fooled with...and excessive uses of things like gels (with alcohol) and hard bristled brushes can cause breakage.



Good Luck!



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Are there any ';tried and true'; ways to make hair grow longer for African American women?
No. This is simply because everyone's hair has a terminal length that is determined by genetics. This means that everyone cannot grow their hair very long because hair will not grow past a certain point. What that point is is different for everyone. If you notice that no matter how well you take care of your hair that it will not grow past a certain length, then it might be your terminal length. There is no magic formula for it because it is determined by genetics and nothing else.
Genetics definitely play a part in hair growth and texture. To keep your hair healthy, which is an important growth factor, make sure you get your ends trimmed once a month, don't use harsh chemical treatments and deep condition at least once a month.


Massaging makes a lot of difference to the rate at which hair grows, so a regular massage with any oil of your choice is recommended to speed up the process. Try http://solutionsforhairgrowth.blogspot.c for more details.


go to a dominican once every 2 weeks and use this stuff called Avanti Silicon mix (they sell it everywhere) once a week,thats how my hair grew past my shoulders.
Hair growth formula? :O Be careful where you apply it though, baha.
yeah, it's called wait unitll it grows