Your hair won’t grow past your shoulders? You’re probably doing THIS wrong

Summary

In this video, the speaker shares personal hair care struggles and solutions to overcome shoulder-length hair stagnation. The key mistakes included excessive heat usage, lack of protective styles, and inconsistency with routines. After realizing that breakage, not growth, was the issue, the speaker switched to heat-free methods, rotated protective styles, and established a consistent hair care regimen. With patience and proper care, they saw significant growth and improvement. The video encourages viewers to avoid common hair mistakes and be mindful of their hair routines to achieve healthy, growing hair.

Takeaways

• 😀 Overuse of heat (like blowouts and blow dryers) can cause significant hair breakage, preventing hair from growing past shoulder length.
• 😀 Protective styling (such as braids, twists, or buns) helps prevent hair from breaking due to friction and tension, especially from constant rubbing against clothing.
• 😀 Rotating protective styles is important to avoid causing breakage in specific areas, like the crown of the head, from repeated tension.
• 😀 Proper moisturizing and care during protective styling are crucial to prevent breakage and promote hair growth.
• 😀 Consistency with a hair care routine, including regular deep conditioning and protein treatments, is essential for healthy hair growth.
• 😀 Switching products and methods too frequently can disrupt the effectiveness of a hair care routine, leading to poor results.
• 😀 Excessive protein treatments can lead to protein overload, causing hair to become stiff and break.
• 😀 A good deep conditioning routine can help restore balance if protein overload occurs and improve hair manageability.
• 😀 Using a patch test before trying a new product can prevent disastrous results, such as dryness or irritation from products that don't work for your hair.
• 😀 Wearing your hair out constantly without protective styles can hinder growth due to constant exposure to environmental damage and friction.
• 😀 Regularly moisturizing and maintaining a consistent routine with products that work for your hair can drastically improve hair health and growth over time.

Q & A

What was the primary issue with the user's hair growth?

The primary issue was not the lack of hair growth, but rather hair breakage. The user realized that their hair wasn't growing past shoulder length because the breakage at the ends was outpacing the hair growth.

How did heat styling impact the user's hair?

The user overused heat styling, particularly blowouts, which weakened the hair strands and caused breakage. The tension from combing and blow-drying exacerbated the damage, preventing their hair from growing past shoulder length.

What changes did the user make to repair the heat damage?

The user stopped using heat for two years, focusing instead on deep conditioning weekly and using protein treatments every 6–8 weeks. They also switched to heat-free styling methods, like braid-outs and twist-outs, to maintain length.

Why is it important to rotate protective styles?

Rotating protective styles prevents tension on the same areas of the scalp and hair, reducing breakage. The user experienced severe breakage at the crown from doing box braids back-to-back without properly moisturizing or rotating the styles.

What mistake did the user make when wearing protective styles?

The user wore box braids consecutively without rotating styles, which caused tension and breakage, especially around the crown. They also failed to properly moisturize their hair while in these styles, leading to further damage.

How did the user properly moisturize their protective styles?

The user recommended using a mix of warm water, a good leave-in conditioner, and lightweight oils like coconut or grape seed oil. The hair should be sprayed with this mixture, and the style should be dried thoroughly to avoid mildew and mold.

What was the user's approach to consistency in their hair care routine?

The user realized the importance of sticking to a consistent routine, rather than frequently switching products and methods. They established a regular schedule for deep conditioning and protein treatments, which significantly improved their hair quality over time.

What happened when the user overused protein treatments?

The user experienced protein overload from using protein treatments too frequently, which made their hair stiff and prone to breakage. Once they reduced the frequency and incorporated deep conditioning to balance the protein, their hair improved.

Why is deep conditioning considered important for healthy hair growth?

Deep conditioning is crucial because it helps to restore moisture and improve hair manageability. The user emphasized that deep conditioning was one of the most important steps in their hair care routine, contributing to overall hair health and growth.

What did the user learn about trial and error in their hair care journey?

The user learned that while trial and error is necessary to figure out what works for their hair, it’s important to avoid drastic changes like switching products too often. They also highlighted the need to test products with patch tests to avoid damage.