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| Black hair? How can one experience ultra black hair | | | | Rule #2: Watch How You Comb Your Hair: No No's |
| growth? The list goes on and on. Growing black hair is | | | | For Black Hair Growth |
| not hard. Black hair can and does grow. Yet, certain | | | | 1) Combing Your Hair. I know many African Americans |
| styling techniques and products are needed to cause | | | | grew up brushing their hair; however, brushes, even |
| more fragile African American hair to grow. | | | | plastic ones and ones made from boar bristles, can rip |
| Rule #1: Employ the Right Shampooing and Conditioning | | | | the hair, cause stress, and cause breakage. Thus, |
| Techniques | | | | brushes are a no-no for longer, Black Hair. Instead, buy |
| 1) Use the right products. Do not use shampoos with | | | | a large tooth comb with no ridges between each |
| sulfates or silicones. Although some Black women can | | | | individual comb. Goody usually makes quality hair |
| experience hair growth no matter what product they | | | | combs for Black hair. Do not use fine tooth comb. |
| use, 90% of black women (and men) have drier hair | | | | 2) Ripping Out Your Hair Growth. |
| that requires all that natural oils it can get. Shampoos | | | | Watch Your Hands and Your Hair Dressers. Comb |
| that contain sulfates, any derivative, glycols, and | | | | your hair from the bottom up, especially after |
| silicones (any ingredient that ends in CONE), take | | | | shampoos. This will avoid tangles. Section your hair to |
| moisture away from black hair. This facilitates hair | | | | comb it out and always apply some form of moisture |
| breakage, brittleness, and dryness. It can also create | | | | to your hair before combing it. You don't need a heavy |
| scalp conditions for some people. Beauty 4 Ashes A | | | | cream. In fact, you should avoid mineral oil or petroleum |
| Double Portion Super Gro Shampoo is an excellent | | | | based greases or hair lotions. But, use something |
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| anyway. While working in the hair care industry, I | | | | Lotion (wwwdiscoverb4acom). When at the salon, tell |
| noticed many hair regeneration specialists who use the | | | | your hairdressers to not pull your hair or comb it from |
| A Double Portion products and had results with their | | | | the top down. This will cause more breakage. |
| African American clients. You can find Beauty 4 | | | | 3) Moisturize your scalp with light hair oils and butters, |
| Ashes products in certain salons, at their website | | | | not greases. Try olive oil, jojoba oil, or almond oil. |
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| 2) Shampoo your hair weekly. I know many African | | | | 1) While blow drying makes African American hair |
| Americans shampoo their hair a lot less than once a | | | | easier to comb and style, try to limit it to once a month. |
| week; however, to keep the hair follicles opened, | | | | Braiding your hair is great alternative to straightening |
| stimulate blood circulation to the scalp, facilitate | | | | your hair with a blow dryer. |
| growth...and reduce hair build-up, scalp conditions, and | | | | 2) If you must blow dry, start at the ends and then go |
| germs...African American should wash their hair once a | | | | to the roots. Apply a nozzle to quicken the |
| week. Men can wash more often. If you are using the | | | | straightening process. |
| right shampoo, you will not strip your hair of the natural | | | | 3) Do not overprocess the hair with relaxers or |
| oils it needs to grow and thrive. | | | | texturizers. If your African American hair already has |
| 3) Condition your African American hair. | | | | chemicals on it, such as a relaxer, do not apply more |
| To grow black hair, you must give it moisture. Without | | | | chemicals, such as hair dyes and rinses. |
| moisture, it cannot thrive. Aubrey Organics GPB | | | | Your hair can grow and you can have great, beautiful |
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