08/27/2025
1. Constant manipulation eg daily combing, over styling
High manipulation = breakage = no length retention
2. Combing natural hair while dry (always moisturize before combing)
Dry hair will always break. Breakage= no length retention.
3. Using fine toothed combs causes breakage.
Breakage = no length retention
4. Oiling only instead of moisturizing & oiling
Oiled only = dry hair = breakage = no length retwntion.
5. Combing hair starting at the roots instead of starting from the ends.
Causes breakage= no length retention
6. Not trimming off damaged ends
Causes breakage = no length retention
7. Going more than 4 weeks without washing your hair.
Causes dryness = breakage = no length retention
8. Tight hairstlyes
Cause damage and breakage = no growth no length retention
9. Too much heat (if you don't know how to use direct heat correctly don't do it)
Causes damage = breakage = no length retention.
10. Copying other people's products(products do not grow hair)
11. Not conditioning/ deep conditioning your hair.
Unconditioned hair is brittle = breakage = no length retention
12. Not protecting your hair while sleeping.
Causes friction = breakage = no length retention
13. Too much chemical use (no one's hair needs to be relaxed every month. Wait atleast 8 weeks to get a fresh relaxer)
Causes damage = breakage = no length retention
14. Neglecting your hair after putting it in a longterm protective hairstyle
15. Over trimming.
Hair should be trimmed when neccesary.
If you grow 0.5 inches a month and cut off an inch every month you will never retain length.
16. Complicated hair care routines
Create a basic routine then introduce one new thing at a time.
17. Negative attitude
If you believe that you can't grow long hair, you won't grow long hair. African hair is perfect, there is nothing other hair types can do that it cannot do too.
18. You are Impatient & not gentle with your hair.
Hair does not grow long overnight. It takes time that is why you need to be have a good, consistent healthy hair care routine. It is not something you do once and expect results immediately.
If you are not gentle you cause breakage = no length retention
19. You are only taking care of your roots and forgetting the length of your hair and especially your ends. If you don't care for your ends they will break off = no length retention.
20. You are relying on one product to cater for all of your hair's needs.
One product will never be enough to cater to all of your hair's needs. You need a collection of good healthy hair care practices (all of the above)
From all of the above the common thing is breakage. The problem is never our hair growing, the problem is always our hair breaking faster or just as much as it grows. Stop breakage get longer hair.
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