This is what sets your Channel apart.. You don't come with gimmicky phrases or click bait!!! You present Science based material and evidence of how to understand your hair and ways to get the results desired!! Research is key.. Understanding there's a combination of things we must do for our hair to thrive!!!!🧡

Definitely SELF LOVE is the BEST LOVE😌💛🇯🇲
I have always had long hair but eating healthy and taking care of myself makes it far better.I am glad that I was always told that I am beautiful.I have been natural my entire life.

Wait until perimenopause hits when the hormones leave the chat.😭

Fine coily strands are more prone to breakage and dryness. The hair grows at a normal rate, but it breaks off easily with any regular manipulation (even careful manipulation). Some of that can be mitigated with nutritional changes or thyroid disease management, but genetics determine the thickness of our hair strands, and nothing is going to change the inherent fragility and dryness of fine-stranded coily hair.

I agree with your overall point that genetics probably isn't the reason most healthy people's hair can never get past a relatively short length, and that retention/hair practices can make a huge difference.

One thing I was curious about was when you said most people don't have a 2-year anagen phase. I've seen the commonly cited 2–6/7 year range, but I haven't been able to find much information on what the most common anagen duration is, especially across different populations. So I'd love to know if you've found research on that.

I also think there's a distinction between saying "genetics probably isn't why your hair is short" and saying genetics doesn't significantly affect how long your hair can ultimately become. Two people can follow essentially the same routine and still retain very different amounts of length. Some people can have pretty bad hair practices and effortlessly maintain long hair, while someone else has to be extremely diligent about manipulation and breakage just to retain theirs.

And genetics can affect more than anagen duration. Average growth rate, strand diameter, curvature and susceptibility to breakage vary between individuals and populations too. That's especially relevant with type 4 hair, since the bends/twists in the fiber make it more susceptible to mechanical breakage.

So I definitely agree that a lot of people probably have the potential to grow their hair much longer than they think. I just think genetics becomes increasingly important as the goal moves from simply "long hair" to waist, hip, tailbone, etc. Good hair care can help you reach your genetic potential, but it can't necessarily give everyone the same potential.

You are speaking facts. I was told most of my life water was 4C hair ENEMY, and I learned less than year ago 4C thrives with regular washings, weekly at least, and I ALWAYS use a spray water bottle whenever I’m doing my hair, more manageable and less tangling. And calm usually means less inflammation, and inflammation is HAZARDOUS on our entire body. Thank you soo much for educating and encouraging our community. Blessings to you,💯.

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing.

Wonderful

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!

Could you ever actually find out without the growth? I’ve never had long hair so I wouldn’t be able to see .

Very good presentation! Hope you and your family have a great weekend!😊

Informative Information. Please have a peaceful day. 💝

Queen, Thanks for another lesson full of wisdom.
Could you please share: how often do you recommend using your onion juice treatment? Hugs from Maput😍

Well this is encouraging, thank you so much for all the knowledge you pour in ❤😊 I'm trying to get my thin low density hair past my shoulders. I don't even bother thinking about waist length 😅 I notice growth if I do protective styles but I'm still trying to find ways to enjoy my hair in the process 😊

I do feel like my genetics play a big part in my shorter hair length to some degree.  I usually fall into the unique and rare areas in many aspects of my life.  As far as hair goes, I grow 1/8 to 1/4 inch if hair a month.  Thats not a lot, actually well below average.  The longest my hair has ever been was about 15 inches and that was due to rice water and scalp massages.  I was able to grow 1/2 to 1 inch a month, but without that, back to 1/8. 😢. I've been trying a new regime and my hair is thickening up, but still very slow growth.  I'm just trying to get past shoulder length and get to bra strap length.

GOD helped to see and know the following:

In the USA, 4C textured hair is often short due to the damage from the blow dryer or curling iron. Also, there has been a lack of materials to stretch the hair without heat! Now, one can grow your 4C textured  hair without heat with wave formers or curl formers. Also, one can use Aloe that has been fillet on the 4C textured hair twice per month during a wash. It helps to detangle the hair. One can finger detangle with patience! Then, moisturize using hair butter and/or hair milk.

Long time subscriber . I will always love your content.


Can you do a video on why certain hair strands grow at a faster or slower rate in different areas?

The back of my hair grows faster than my front. The back is almost at tailbone. Is this genetic? My brother has locs and he says thr back of his hair grows faster as well.

GOD helped to see and know the following:

In the USA, 4C textured hair is often short due to the damage from the blow dryer or curling iron. Also, there has been a lack of materials to stretch the hair without heat! Now, one can grow your 4C textured  hair without heat with wave formers and curl formers to stretch the hair, make it wavy or curl it.

Hi!! Can you make a video wether ginger juice is actually good for hair growth?? Plsss??
I really love your hair care related info and how you always keep things real and logical.
I saw that ginger can slow down hair growth yet many people encourage using ginger juice for hair growth. Waiting for your reply. I commented before bt didn't get any response.

My iron is normal, but my ferritin is low. What do I do?