Most Underrated HAIR GROWTH Secret?

What is the most underrated hair growth secret? Daily protective styling of the hair. Give a thumbs up if you want to learn more about this topic!

Protective styling means keeping your hair up in styles where your ends are tucked away and protected from friction, the elements, and mechanical damage. Historical women must have known this, because although many of them had gorgeous ultra-long hair, they would typically wear it in up-dos every day.

After cutting my own hair off to chin length almost 6 years ago, I changed many things about my hair routine. I have now have grown my hair out to hip length - longer than it has ever been in my life! The biggest change I have incorporated, especially as my hair has grown longer, is daily protective styling of my hair. Make sure you subscribe for more historical hair care content!

Please leave a comment if you want to learn more about protective styles, as it will help determine if I make full length videos on this topic!

[adriana]

Fun fact: Traction alopecia is hair loss that's caused by repeatedly pulling on your hair. You can develop this condition if you often wear your hair in a tight ponytail, bun, or braid. Traction alopecia can be reversed if you stop pulling your hair back.

[jose-pie]

I grew up Mennonite, and all the woman have very long hair. The ones that pull it back tight have thinner hair in the front, but it is very long. I have friends whose hair brushes the floor when it's down. I think changing where you part your hair, making sure it isn't tight and not clipping the same areas of the hair every day give the best of both worlds of having long hair but also thick and healthy hair

[lovelypuff]

As a black woman on my natural hair journey, I do the same. my hair is nearly waist length now. If I wear it down for too long I get tangles and breakage. Protective styles for the win.

[lesliewit]

Just remember to switch up your protective style if you keep your hair in the same style over long periods of time you will develop traction alopecia. Also it's good to leave your hair out every once in awhile to let air get into your scalp and help dry especially if it's wet

[JayeEllis]

One of the most common questions I get about my long hair is, "What's the point if you always wear it up?" Well, I LIKE the look of it up, and I cannot achieve that without the volume my length gives the look.

[aprilblossoms]

At home in India. we were not allowed to wear our hair down for various reasons(considered improper) although I don’t come from a religious or orthodox family. It was only after I started wearing hair down in my mid 20s that I realized I was having a lot of hair fall. Went right back to wearing my hair up and also in braids at night like my mom. It has been very helpful.

[minimo]

You actually look like women from those old paintings. You're so beautiful 💘

[downdogz]

Please more protective hairstyles. So very beautiful as well. 😊

[wolfoflegends]

I keep my hair in a bun 80% of the time and it's now long enough to touch the back of my knees.

[shacarihndrxx]

Yes us black women always wear protective styles . Also we have to keep it oiled as well. Dry crunchy hair is a no no 😂😂

[CityKanin]

Can agree! Only after i started wearing my hair in a bun did it grow super fast!

But at the same time i also started to eat well and supplement with Zinc. So those might have had an effect too.

I have ankle length hair now. Took me 5-7 years to go from shoulder blade to floor.

[HT-rqom]

Whether I’ve had my hair up and tucked away or just down for long periods of time, it always grew super fast.

[zaliyuh]

I'm native american and i have hair thats almost 4 feet long and I almost always wear it in a silk scrunchy or loose twin braids!

I see most people with long hair have such damaged dead ends and my hair is pretty healthy. I just styled my hair bc it would get in the way (it being both thick and long), i never knew it was technically better to keep your hair in certain styles.

I started keeping my hair in a silk bonnet when i sleep too and there's a huge difference ! I slept without it once and my hair felt so dry and brittly but went back to normal when i wore the bonnet to sleep a couple more nights.

[kiradelarochefoucauld]

My oiled up hair is sprouting new big tufts!

[taidilla]

This is exactly why black women keep their hair braided. Our hair gets stressed out being exposed to the elements and dries out or can be unmanageable. Even locs do this. That's why they grow so long. Even when you comb out locs the hair is long

[debs_]

I used to braid my hair when I go to gym/play sports in school. I did that because 1. My high ponytail will get in the way and slap my face during a game 2. I will be sweating and sweat makes my hair tangle up so much. But somehow mean girls at school think I'm just doing my hair pretty for the boys at the gym and shamed me for it.

[DontUNVME]

Black woman here. I love your channel. I was trying to rediscover ADOS lost hair culture. This is really helpful

[jasminegibbs]

Is this the teaser for an upcoming protective styles video? If so, I’m so ready

[barbieblue]

I have no split ends. I stopped blow drying my hair, stopped coloring it. I never wear it up. I brush it only a few times a day, if that.

[lindsayb]

Hey Katherine. I was curious if you ever learned about what women back then did for hair thinning and hair loss? I honestly wondered if they had less thinning and hair loss back then because they didn't eat as many bad foods as us or were not exposed to as much harmful things.