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Mistake # 4 Thinking that clipping or trimming the ends of you hair promotes hair growth

This is the worst myth and mistake known to man. I can not stand the fact that this lie is perpetuated by people we should trust (Hairstylists). Although some do not perpetuate this lie, a lot do! This could not be further from the truth. In this article I will discuss why this has nothing to do with hair growth and is at the most just for appearance purposes.

I know every stylist under the sun has told you this, but I am so glad to let you know that that could not be any further from the truth. And no, contrary to popular belief, your split ends are not going to split its way all the way to the root! All trimming does is even out the hair and in some cases give the effect that you hair is fuller, which is simple because you are now evening out your ends which did not break of with the newest part of you hair and making them even with another. The hair closest to your scalp is going to be the thickest part of you hair because it has not been as damaged as much the ends of you hair have been, which is the portion of the hair that been dealt with abuse the longest. I personally feel that my hair, even the ends of it are a welcome guest and can stay as long as it wants. I don’t mind trimming the hair for the sake of making the hair even, but it is not necessary to grow you hair. More attention should be spent on moisturizing and strengthening the hair. With a good moisturizing conditioner, protein treatments, and as little heat as possible you can maintain the length of you hair and watch it get longer.

So As discussed in previous articles, no sisters, we do NOT need “grease” on our scalps for our hair to grow. What we do need is to moisturize and add protein to our hair to make it as resilient as possible to all of the damage, wear, and tear that we will put our hair through, now and in the future just because there are so many damaging elements that we can control being done to our hair and some that we can’t control like the environment. All in all, to be able to have long hair, you must know how to take care of it. Learn about your hair, as I am sure you are doing by one reading this information that I have given you today. Knowing that your hair as women of color is beautiful, unique, and well worth the extra effort to take the time out to research what makes your hair so different and special! Your hair can grow, in fact it does grow, and you just need to know what to do to maintain the health and length of that hair so that you can reach your goal of whatever length that you are looking for. So don’t be easy fooled by myth created by people who have never took the time to research anything about your hair or people who can’t relate!

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