Grow Long Black Hair (Part 2)

Hey guys. I hope you are all doing well? How was your week? I hope it wasn't as stressful as mine. My week was so stressful still trying to adjust to work life. No be small tin o. I was supposed to post this yesterday but I was just so tired from the week's work that I couldn't come around to writing. I'm still trying to make this posts come as regularly as possible. Okay so before you read this post, you should read part one of this series. Before we begin I just want to clear the air. Someone on my bbm seemed to be confused when I said "grow black hair long". She seemed to think I was talking about the colour and not the texture. When I say black hair I mean African hair and it's natural texture. These posts are about growing long African hair. Okay now that that's cleared, let's get to it.

No. 4
Minimal Manipulation
This is another important factor to consider when taking care of "african" hair (this will take some getting used to...lol). Our hair, contrary to what we have been told over the years, is actually the most fragile of all hair types and can snap at the slightest tug. This is why when combing our hair, we need to do so carefully. Experts have introduced the term of finger combing into the hair world to reduce manipulation. This is because the fingers can feel tangles more than combs which may just run through snapping off hair strands (eeek...).This requires a lot of patience and time; so for those who do not have the time, widetooth combs are allowed but anything else is a no-no. Do NOT use brushes!! These cause split ends and breakage bad! bad! bad!... lol. The only time you can use rat tail combs(or tail combs) are for sectioning the hair and NOT for combing.

No. 5
Protective styling
This just basically involves tucking away the ends of our hair through styling methods. Weaves and braids are also considered protective styles because the hair is put away for a while. Another big one is buns!! They are so frequently used as protective styles whether it is a high, low or messy bun. Make sure your hair is in a protective style 80% of the time.

One of the major reasons that we protective style is because of our clothing and harsh elements of the weather.

No. 6
Baby your ends
This is the oldest part of your hair and every this done to the whole head of hair should be more concentrated on the ends of the hair. This is why we style our hair in a protective style. Materials like cotton suck the natural moisture from or hair and this is what most of our clothes have. Embrace satin or silk materials by wrapping them around your pillows or using satin pillowcases.

Better still use a satin bonnet at night before you sleep if you cannot be bothered about your pillow. To be safe I use both.

Okay guys... that's it for this part. Next week is the conclusion of the series!!! whoot whoot. Okay see you then by God's grace. Have a fantastic week ahead. Laterrr!!!