| 1.) You Must Touch Up Your Relaxer Every Six | | | | They are not specifically marketed for black hair, but |
| Weeks | | | | Aveda completely changed the health of my fine |
| In my own journey to grow long healthy hair, I've | | | | strands. I love Aveda! I haven't used products geared |
| found this to not be true. In fact frequent touch ups | | | | toward black women in about two years. What's |
| for my fine strands produced dryness, thinness, | | | | most important is finding products that are better |
| excessive shedding, and breakage. | | | | suited, compliments, and meet your needs. |
| 2.) Only Wash Once a Month To Avoid Dryness | | | | 5.) No-Lye Relaxers are Safer than Lye Relaxers |
| Ok, this is definitely false! Water provides moisture to | | | | Most no-lye relaxers do not contain sodium hydroxide |
| your locks!!! Washing your strands less frequently can | | | | and lye relaxers do. Although I use no-lye relaxers, it |
| actually cause dryness. Ethnic strands (because of | | | | is because I have a sensitive scalp and I've found |
| the curl pattern) need moisture to promote growth. | | | | that they do not tingle as quickly. Both lye and no-lye |
| If you are experiencing dryness with frequent | | | | contain chemicals that break down your strands, |
| washes try adding jojoba oil as a pre-shampoo | | | | producing straightness. I will mention though that |
| treatment, increase your water intake, and | | | | no-lye tends to cause more dryness due to the |
| incorporate flaxseed oil into your diet. | | | | calcium build up. A way to avoid this is using a |
| 3.) Ends Must be Cut Every Six Weeks for More | | | | chelating shampoo maybe a week or two after a |
| Growth | | | | touch-up to get rid of it. |
| This is not true!!! Your ends are dead, so cutting them | | | | 6.) Scalps Must Be Greased Frequently for Growth |
| every six weeks will not produced growth. It will | | | | Not true, grease (because of petroleum and mineral |
| provide a crisp look, but definitely not more growth. | | | | oil) can clog your pores and actually does not allow |
| In fact, frequent trims is really snipping away at the | | | | the scalp to breath. If you are experiencing scalp |
| growth you've already achieved. Actually growth | | | | dryness try applying jojoba oil or sweet almond oil to |
| comes from healthy eating and proper care. Try | | | | your scalp. |
| lightly dusting your ends or trimming only the split | | | | 7.) Can't Grow Long Hair |
| ends. | | | | Again false, on average anyone experiences about 6 |
| 4.) Can't Use Products that are not for African | | | | inches of growth per year (some a little more and |
| Americans | | | | some a little less). |
| For the past two years, I've used Aveda products! | | | | |
