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Top 6 reasons why your natural hair "stopped" growing

If you’ve ever looked in the mirror at your hair and felt like it isn’t growing, you’re not alone! You might have the regular shrinkage that you experience while rocking textured hair, however, there are more severe cases where you have that feeling that it may be something more than just shrinkage, especially if it is coupled with a “little too much” hair after your combing sessions.

Asides from the medical issues that may surround hair loss, there are more relatable reasons why your natural hair may have “stopped” growing. In most cases, it’s not that your hair is not growing, it’s just that your hair may be breaking off at the same rate at which it is growing so there will be no extra length to show.

Here are 6 reasons why your hair has stopped growing;

1. You’re not moisturizing your hair enough - Natural hair coils up around itself so it makes it harder for moisture to reach all parts of your hair strands, especially the ends. So if you don’t moisturize your hair enough, this will result in breakage which is equal to or more than new growth, hence the lack of new length!

So make sure to moisturize as often as you can, for example, you can try applying a butter moisturizer like our Organic Whipped Coco Shea and sealing it with our Hair Growth Oil for the best hydration for your hair! This combo will definitely keep breakage away and you’ll be sure to see some length in no time.

2. You are not drinking enough water - Or you’re not eating enough fruits and veggies which your hair needs to grow. This shows up in your hair as dry, brittle, and weak strands which easily fall off as they are not nourished enough.

Drink nothing less than a litre of water every day and make sure to eat right so that your hair can get the strength and nourishment it needs to grow to the actual length that it deserves. Supplements are also a great way to get some growth in your hair. Check out our Organic Biotin Vegetarian Gummies here.

3. You touch it too much - Let go of your hair girl! Touching your hair too much causes stress to your hair, weakening it and causing breakage. If you realize that you touch your hair way more than is normal, try tying a scarf over your hair or wearing protective styles to reduce it. No stress, no breakage = more length!

4. You’re a heat advocate - As a naturalista, when the heat is on the left side of the room, you should be on the right side. In fact, you should NOT be in the room. Heat weakens your hair and although you can get some heat styling done while protecting your hair, too much heat styling can make your hair look like it’s stopped growing.

If you’re trying out heat styling for versatility, there are a lot of beautiful styles that are beautiful that you can rock without putting your hair through the stress of heat styling. When you do use heat, make sure to use a natural heat protectant like shea butter to reduce the brittle effect heat can have on natural hair.

If possible, abstain totally from heat styling and let your hair breath - you’ll definitely notice your length coming back.

5. Genetics-And sadly, this is one thing that may be out of your control. People have different hair growth cycles, some being shorter while others have longer hair growth cycles which is why it takes longer for their hair to shed - giving them longer hair.

Having shorter hair growth cycles may make it seem like your hair is not growing but as long as you stick to these 7 length retention tips then you’ll be just fine and your hair will grow at its own pace.

6. You’re using the wrong tools for your hair - Using the wrong tools on your hair, especially combs which are the most common is bad for your hair and leads to breakage. Combs that have teeth that are too close together, for example, will make your natural hair break because

Always make sure to detangle your hair first before combing and take a look at this list of combs and when to use them

Dear queens, your hair is your crown and you should treat it as such, Add these tips to your hair care routine and you will definitely see changes. Ditch the idea that your natural hair cannot grow past a certain length because it can, as long as you give it constant TLC, and voila, there’s some long kinky hair!

Always remember, consistency is key when taking care of your beautiful natural hair.

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Reverting Your Chemically Damaged Hair Back To Glory

Hair that has been treated with the use of strong chemicals tends to undergo an abrasive process to do so. The most common reason why curlies use chemicals on their hair is because of the following reason. First to  “relax” your hair using chemicals that work to straighten out the likely curly strands. Second,  is to dye it a different color using a variance of different types of chemicals, based on the color someone is aiming for.

Tinting, bleaching, and perming create tiny openings in the hair through damaging hair. Chemical processes involving peroxides, hydroxides, and thioglycolates and relaxing chemicals. This creates spaces in your . Eventually, though, after repeated applications, your hair feels coarse and dry, due to more holes than the chemicals can fill.

You may ask, Why does colored hair look so good right afterward, and so bad later on?

The chemical damage accumulates. Each time the peroxide and ammonia are applied to the hair, (and don’t be fooled by ammonia free and peroxide free colors, as they have alternatively damaging chemicals) the gases cause microscopic holes in the hair fabric. The first time causes just enough for the tint to adhere, but then, each application shatters the hair just a bit more, resulting in less surface for the color molecules to hold onto. These openings leave the hair feeling rough, dry, with a dull appearance, and when it’s really damaged can make the ends look off-tone.

If you’ve ever undergone one of these treatments, you probably understand how much of a nuisance your hair becomes once it starts growing back. When the roots start to come in, they’re a completely different texture than the rest of your hair. What was once hassle-free becomes extra trouble, since you now have to make sure your hair looks uniform. There may come a time when you decide to stop chemical treatments altogether. Maybe you’re tired of the damage, maybe you’re annoyed with having to deal with your roots, or maybe you’re just sick of the price. The enviable next step is the seemingly never-ending process of growing out your hair. So how do you go about this and still make sure it looks awesome? These tips will help you restore your hair to its former glory.

Know The First Sign On Chemical Damage To Revert IT ASAP

When it comes to chemically damaged hair, it is always best to start at the earliest sign of damage, dryness or brittle strands. The most effective way to catch those pesky rouge strands is taking care of your hair daily. As you color or chemically alter your hair, check your hair for signs of damage. Again, with chemical treatments, it is typical to notice a small amount of damage; however, significant damage can be cause for alarm. The best step it to switch to a sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner. Sulfates can strip your hair of its natural oils and moisture-retention mechanisms leaving it drier and susceptible to damage. Shampoos and conditioners without sulfates can aid your hair with adding moisture to your strands. Much like picking out a hair mask, make sure the top ingredient of your new shampoo and conditioner is water. With chemically damaged hair, it is important to moisturize daily. Your strands are parched and in desperate need of moisture. By moisturizing daily, you are replenishing the moisture lost by damage, while also helping your hair rebuild its ability to retain moisture. In between your usual wash day, spritz a small amount of leave-in conditioner and add a dime-size amount of moisturizing styler to your hair. Avoid wetting your hair every day, which ironically will do the opposite of depositing water into your strands. Especially with tap water or hard water, the minerals in the water open the cuticle layer and allow for water to escape. Without adding a product to seal the layer, you will lose more water than you deposit. Try our Glammednaturallyoil Biotin Shampoo and Biotin Conditioner 

Give Your Locks Some TLC - Hair Masks and Hot Oil

Once you catch any sign of chemical damage to your hair, you want to start replenishing the moisture lost back into your strands immediately. The best way to do this is by applying a hair mask. You can purchase your favorite deep conditioner or go the DIY route. There are tons of recipes online for hair masks that will help your hair begin to retain moisture again. Be sure to look for ingredients that are considered a humectant, which means that it naturally keeps moisture inside your hair. Honey is an excellent humectant. If you are purchasing your mask, look for water or an aqueous solution as the number one ingredient. When water or aqueous is at the top of the ingredients list, you can be sure that the product contains a base of water and will supply your hair with the moisture and nutrients that it needs. Oils are also a great product to add to your hair to reverse that damage caused by chemicals. Oil helps to smooth down the cuticle layer of the hair, allowing your hair to retain more moisture. Oils also add back shine and smoothness to your hair to keep it from looking dry and dull. When your oils are hot or relatively warm, the molecules of the oils are better able to penetrate through your hair shaft. Use our Glammednaturallyoil Hair Growth Oil and Braid Oil and surely you’ll  get your hair back on track.

Avoid Using Chemicals (Again) and Heating Tools

It may be hard to break up with your hair color or perm that you have reapplied faithfully every 2-4 weeks. However, adding more chemicals to your hair is not helping but instead increasing the damage already done to your hair. Chemicals on hair previously color-treated only aids in the dry and brittleness of your hair. The second items you want to break up with are your heating tools. Yes, your flat iron, curling iron, and blow dryer should take a much-deserved break from your hair. Again heat only increases the amount of damage done to your hair. Do not send your strands to the desert with a flat iron trying to get perfectly straight hair. You can still look gorgeous rocking your natural curly hair.

Consider A Good Cut

The hard truth is that chemically damaged hair is not fully reversible. Although you can do a variety of tricks to minimize the damage, sometimes the only other option is to cut your losses literally. Split ends, dry ends and straw-like texture is no way to live your best hair life. Consider going to a professional to at the very least trim your ends. Some may even resort to  Big Chop. Do not be afraid of change, try something new especially if it's going to be for the benefit of your hair’s health. Research a few haircuts that will compliment your face shape and fashion style. Try going to a professional stylist to see what they recommend as your best short style option. Experiencing chemically damaged hair can be traumatic, but it does not have to stop you from expressing your best self and looking great while doing it. Take the leap of faith! You never know the boldness and fabulous style you may uncover.

Overcoming chemically damaged hair can affect the way we view ourselves, our confidence and the ability to express our best self. Although some chemically damaged hair is irreversible, there are ways to restore and revert your hair to its former glory. If cutting your hair is the only option, consider again the opportunity to explore another style of yourself. It can be scary and saddening that you have to consider such drastic measures under unfortunate circumstances. However, your hair will grow back and be healthier than ever.

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Signs That You Need To Trim Your Curls - A Must For Every Naturalista

Any Naturalistas  trying to grow her hair hates the thought of cutting the ‘dead ends’. Why? They always feel it deprives them of the long hair they so much yearn for; and defeats the purpose of growing it in the first place.

Although many of us want to preserve our length, hair trims are necessary. In fact, we need trims to keep our strands healthy and strong. The ends of the hair shaft can begin to split for different reasons. Split ends can be caused by anything ranging from previous hair damage to over manipulation. Untreated split ends or going too long without a trim can cause further splitting up the hair shaft. This can result in breakage, and oftentimes visibly dry, brittle ends.

Many hair care professionals recommend that your hair be trimmed every 3-4 months. For some of us though, this time frame may be too frequent, or not frequent enough. There are varying factors that can affect how often one should get their hair trimmed, and it may not be the same each time depending on any underlying hair damage. Nonetheless, there are signs we can look for in our strands that show its time for a trim.

Interestingly though, trimming the hair makes it healthier and stronger. It is better to have short healthy hair than long and ragged hair. So why don’t we settle for healthier hair? This can only happen if we know the signs to look out for; signs that will tell me it’s time to trim your coils and curls.

SPLIT ENDS

The only way to bring an end to split ends is by trimming them. There is no other way out. The split end products in the market only offer a temporary solution. Do not stay with your split ends long since the longer you stay with them, the higher the likelihood that the split ends will turn into split strands, hence, damaged hair. The moment you spot a split end, rush to your hairdresser and have the ends trimmed. Do not worry about losing an inch or two after the trim; it is worth it in the long run.

INCREASE IN TANGLES – MULTIPLE SINGLE-STRAND / FAIRY KNOTS

If you notice that your detangling process is becoming increasingly more difficult and / or time-consuming, this can be one of the signs its time for a trim in natural hair. More specifically, if you are getting multiple single-strand knots throughout your hair, it is time for a bit of a trim. To note, these kinds of knots are normal to get with the different types of curls, coils, and kinks of our natural hair. The spiral, oval-shaped strands and density of afro-textured hair tends to cause them to intertwine with each other recurrently.

While it is expected to get single-strands knots, repeated over manipulation can cause them to worsen. This ends up leading to breakage or hair that really does need to be cut due to the fact that these fairy knots can not be unraveled. One way you can limit tangles is by keeping the hair strands smooth with a heavy sealing oil. Like Glammenaturallyoil Hair Growth Oil  Keeping your hair in stretched styles can also lessen tangles.

SEE-THROUGH ENDS

Place a sheet of paper behind the lower half and ends of your hair. If you can clearly see through the density of your hair, it may be time for a trim. Hair that is see-through at the ends may have some sort of underlying damage caused by heat damage, chemicals, etc. Using heat tools or chemicals repeatedly has been found to cause thinning hair. If this is the case, these dead ends will have to be trimmed off to restore your hair back to health.

HAIR THICKNESS EXCESSIVELY TAPERS OFF TOWARDS BOTTOM

This reason of signs that its time for a trim in natural hair is similar to what causes see-through ends. You can notice thinning tapered ends more clearly when your hair is in twists or braids. It is also caused by possible previous permanent hair damage. Harsh combing when detangling may additionally cause breakage at the ends, leading to the gradual appearance of thinner ends. To add, split ends that have traveled up the hair shaft can cause thin tapered ends. Since split ends cannot be mended and must be cut off, this is a sign that your hair needs a trim.

LESS DEFINITION THAN USUAL

Have you noticed less curl definition than usual, particularly towards the ends of your hair, or frizzy ends with your styles? It may be time for a trim. Hair strands that have been deprived of moisture can result in the appearance of frizzy ends which is an easy fix. However, a consistent turnout of hairstyles with less definition than usual at the ends can mean that your strands are lacking anywhere from moisture to protein.

Our hair strands are made of protein and require it from our diet but protein treatments can also help. A weakened hair shaft can prevent your full curl formation from coming through. This can be from damage, over manipulation, or not enough protein consumption. You can strengthen your hair with the help of a protein treatment. However, if it is permanent damage it will need to be trimmed off.

YOUR ENDS FEEL ROUGH TO THE TOUCH

Another one of the more obvious signs it's time for a trim in natural hair, is if your strands feel rough and brittle. While our natural hair is naturally prone to dryness, excessively dry hair can lead to rough and brittle ends. The natural oils our hair produces at the root have a more difficult time traveling down to the ends of curly, coily, and kinky strands. A good trim can help to make your hair appear and feel healthier. However, consistent moisture will alleviate dry ends. But, dry hair isn’t the only cause of brittle ends that may need to be trimmed.

The friction from the ends of the hair rubbing against our clothing can lead to rough ends and breakage, causing reduced length retention. Try to keep your hair off your shoulders when possible to keep your ends healthy and lessen the number of times you need a trim.