| For black hair to grow fast we need to debunk a | | | | elasticity, which is the hair's natural ability to go back |
| few myths out there regarding growing black | | | | to its original shape without breaking. Hair that lacks |
| tresses. Black tresses are like any other tresses, the | | | | elasticity is very susceptible to breakage and will not |
| only thing it has against it is that it tends to be dry | | | | encourage black hair to grow faster |
| and the average African American uses way too | | | | Myth 3: Black Hair grows slow. Hair grows at an |
| much product on their locks which slows the growth | | | | average rate of 1/2 inch per month. Black hair can |
| rate down. Black tresses are strong tresses by | | | | sometimes grow a bit slower than this, but not much. |
| nature and so in this article I will, debunk a few | | | | Actually the natural curly pattern of black hair can |
| myths regarding the growth of black locks and give | | | | make it seem to grow slower because it is not |
| you a simple suggestion to help your locks to grow, | | | | stretched. Fact is when you use relaxers and other |
| Myth 1: Prenatal Vitamins encourage black hair to | | | | chemical products your tresses are most likely to |
| grow faster. Many women experience very good hair | | | | break. If breakage is equal to growth, tresses will |
| growth during their pregnancies and attribute this | | | | seem as if it is not growing at all. |
| growth to hair vitamins. The reality of it is that the | | | | Myth 4: Black Hair will not grow long. If you properly |
| hormone estrogen which is produced abundantly | | | | care for your tresses, they will grow long. |
| during pregnancy ensures the mane gets into the | | | | Myth 5: Heat makes your tresses grow faster. Heat |
| growth phase. This allows hair to grow much longer | | | | styling can actually damage your hair, especially if |
| than it normally would. However, once the baby is | | | | done too often. When you straighten your hair with |
| delivered, the hairs will start to enter the shedding | | | | heat, you are temporarily altering the protein bonds in |
| phase. At this point, many women experience | | | | your hair and weakening it. A good thermal |
| extreme shedding and hair loss. Eventually the hairs | | | | protectant should be use when heat styling, try Silk |
| will get back into their normal growth pattern and the | | | | Elements Mega Silk Heat Protection Spray |
| hair will return to normal. Use of birth control pills can | | | | Myth 6: Going to the salon every week will |
| also have this effect. | | | | encourage your black hair to grow long.- Your hair will |
| To encourage black hair to grow faster you need to | | | | grow long if you properly care for it. This means |
| learn more about Prenatal Vitamins and its effec6ts | | | | using protein and moisture treatments, using water |
| on growing your mane. Vitamins can help tresses | | | | based moisturizers correct |
| grow if they contain the right ingredients. A good hair | | | | Having said that the best way to help your tresses |
| vitamin should contain nutrients such as Biotin and | | | | grow long is to keep it moist. and the best are water |
| Folic Acid that make your locks grow faster. Also, | | | | based moisturizers. Water based moisturizers |
| they should contain MSM which lengthens your natural | | | | effectively penetrate and moisturize the hair.You can |
| anagen, or growth phase. This allows your locks to | | | | also try applying a good oil moisturizer like Mira oil |
| grow much longer. | | | | after rinsing the moisture treatment to combat |
| Myth 2: Relaxing your tresses makes it grow faster. | | | | dryness. |
| The fact is black tresses have a curly pattern and | | | | Use a light oil moisturizer following the application of |
| when these locks are stretched they may seem to | | | | these water based moisturizer to seal moisture in the |
| grow longer, but in fact they are not longer. This is | | | | shaft. A good one to use is Mira as it also has herbs |
| what happens when hair is relaxed as well. The hair is | | | | that promote faster hair growth. |
| stretched out to its maximum, like stretching a | | | | In short, do not listen to the myths about what it |
| rubber band. However, this leads to reduces | | | | takes to encourage black hair to growfaster. |
