| Are you struggling with how to grow your African | | | | Trim small, and regularly. |
| American hair long? Don't worry - you're not alone. | | | | Trim your hair ends approximately every couple of |
| During my twenties, I spent years trying a variety of | | | | months, or sooner if you see split ends starting to |
| different things to achieve my goal. What kind of girl | | | | appear. The key here is to get rid of any part of the |
| doesn't want to have a few more feminine hairstyle | | | | hair follicle which is going to weaken the hair shaft in |
| options up her sleeve? | | | | the long term... and whilst it might sound |
| I didn't realise that growing long African American hair | | | | counter-productive to tell you to cut it more, the |
| is simpler than most hairstylists would have you think. | | | | fact is that African American hair suffers from |
| I'm here to share 3 sensational tips that I've learnt | | | | breakage much more than other kinds of hair, as I've |
| over the years. I'm not going to tell you that these 3 | | | | already explained. |
| tips will fix everything overnight, but it's a step in the | | | | Here's a little something extra - I'm giving you |
| right direction. And once you start moving in the right | | | | another tip because not a lot of women realise the |
| direction, you pick up a momentum - before you | | | | importance of giving our hair some pampering now |
| know it you'll have long, strong and healthy African | | | | and then! |
| American hair to enjoy. | | | | Conditioner, conditioner and more conditioner. |
| Wash your hair as little as possible. Yes, really! | | | | Ideally, you should be using a moisturising conditioner |
| Most women fall into a routine of washing their hair | | | | or treatment after every single wash. Maybe you |
| on a schedule, despite the fact that their hair could | | | | already do. But you should also be deep conditioning |
| go a couple more days without a wash if they paid | | | | your hair every couple of weeks too - during |
| more attention to it. Or they follow the advice of | | | | summer, unless you're out in the sun all day, you |
| product labels, written by the manufacturers of the | | | | might be able to get away with once a month. |
| haircare products they're using. Neither of those are a | | | | However, when it starts to get windy and wet, |
| good thing. You should wash your hair as little as you | | | | make sure that you're pampering your hair with deep |
| can, depending on your hair length, strength, and how | | | | conditioning treatments now and then, so that the |
| it's treated. | | | | extra protection it needs is being taken care of. |
| For example, if you have a head of hair which is only | | | | I don't have a specific brand to recommend; I |
| treated with very natural haircare products, and isn't | | | | generally just use whatever my local market has in |
| exposed to harsh chemicals, leave it longer than if | | | | stock - as long as it doesn't have silicones or sulfates |
| you don't. If your hair is naturally prone to breakage, | | | | in them. You could also look into making your own |
| let it alone for an extra day or two than normal. | | | | hair treatments at home. I have done this in the past |
| You'd be surprised at how big an effect this can | | | | when I have time and want to give my hair some |
| have on your hair - washing too often dries it out, | | | | extra loving care - but it's not totally necessary. The |
| and that can contribute towards the breakage issues | | | | important thing is to give your hair some extra |
| that women growing African American hair | | | | attention every couple of weeks, and you should |
| experience. | | | | start to see an improvement for yourself soon! |
