| For many years, I struggled with trying to figure out | | | | Instead, you should opt for more natural products. |
| how to grow African American hair long. As the only | | | | Personally, I don't have favorite brands - but there |
| girl in a household which also contained three | | | | are a few decent options out there, just head to |
| brothers, and a mom who never had hair longer than | | | | your local store and see what range they do - be |
| her ears, it took me a long time to refine some of | | | | prepared to read the labels in detail (perhaps it will be |
| the tips and tricks I learnt along the way. I'm here to | | | | the first time you've paid so much attention to |
| share some of the best advice I have to offer for | | | | what's written on the side of the bottle!). You'll find |
| ladies out there who are failing to grow African | | | | that the immediate shine associated with |
| American hair long, despite their best efforts. | | | | silicone-based conditioners, for example, is no longer |
| Basically, the number one reason why many | | | | there - but if you continue to use less chemical-based |
| American women struggle with growing long, strong | | | | alternatives you should start to see a massive |
| hair is that they continue to use products which just | | | | improvement in the strength and growth potential of |
| aren't suited towards their hair type. Far too many | | | | your hair. |
| women are using products which contain the | | | | You may even go one step further and use some |
| following ingredients, without realising they contribute | | | | home-made haircare recipes from time to time, like I |
| to the lack of moisture which causes brittle hair and | | | | do when I have time to get a batch together |
| breakage over a long period of time: | | | | (normally once a month as a pamper treat!). But even |
| - sulfates | | | | if you don't have the time, space or energy for this, |
| - alcohols | | | | if you start to seek more natural alternatives for |
| - glycols | | | | your black haircare regime, you'll soon start to |
| - silicones | | | | wonder why you relied on such unnatural, poor |
| - petroleum based hair "greases" | | | | quality products in the first place. |
| - any mineral oil based hair lotions In the average | | | | Unfortunately, washing with poor-quality shampoos |
| American haircare store, that's almost all of the | | | | (along with the application of traditional black hair |
| products on the shelf. And that's exactly the problem. | | | | moisturizing lotions) leads to hair breakage, splitting, |
| Any woman serious about wanting to grow African | | | | and thinning - completely the opposite of what you |
| American hair long needs to avoid products containing | | | | need to grow African American hair long. Change |
| those ingredients as much as possible. When I visit | | | | your routine today by seeing what other products |
| relatives outside of the USA, I'm constantly | | | | are available in the average American store, and see |
| disappointed at the lack of product range available to | | | | the difference for yourself in no time! |
| me back home. | | | | |
