Drapin’: Naturalista Bloggers Reveal The REAL Secret To Growing Long Hair

October 5th, 2012 - By Veronica Wells

Source: YouTube.com

You know when it comes to black women, beauty is big business. And no where is this more evident than the hair care industry. Whether we’re spending our hard earned money on a relaxer, a loc retwist or a weave, we have no problem investing in our tresses. The ante is upped when a product promises that it contains that magical formula to stimulate hair growth and the retain of length.

Well video blogger, comedienne, Jill of all trades, Franchesca Ramsey, along with the women of Urban Bush Babes, Taren Guy and Hey Fran Hey teamed up to hip you natural divas to some game. They’re here to tell you what the real secret to growing long hair.

What do you think about this video? Ever heard of this product before? How has it worked for your hair journey?

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  • ohsnaponu

    I totally agree with the sentiments behind this video. I stopped spending money on pre-packaged hair products for my natural hair which tended to do nothing except weigh down my hair and lighten my wallet. I started making flax seed gel, which defines my curls AND is good for my hair. I use peppermint oil (stimulates scalp) in a water-based spray (along with vegetable glycerin and olive oil). And cocoa butter to seal/shine. I drink lots of water. Not only does my hair grow, it doesn’t shed and has that nice ‘spongy’ quality we all had as kids before we started to perm our hair to death…you remember, don’t you? Take care of your hair, don’t worry about length and voila…you’ll have length!

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  • Cat

    This is so funny!

  • fabe

    This was hilarious. This needs to be played on BET, Centric and anywhere black women are bugging out over their hair.I am beautiful woman
    and interracial romance is my dream……so I joined —blackwhiteplanet.C0M——it’s
    where to connect with beautiful and excellent people!That is not a ignorant comments. Genetics plays a big part. Some people
    dont have to do anything and they will have long hair. It is some
    children I know that momma doenst wash, brush or do anything to their
    hair and it is long and thick.

  • get real

    Listen people. We have coarse and complex hair called “9 either’. (google it) It’s the strongest hair on the planet. 9 either hair protected Africans from the elements. Africans were the first people on Earth that’s why we have the strongest everything. Muscle tone, genes, hair etc. (if you think if whistling dixie google or research “The Eve Gene” or “Scientific Eve”) Your hair is not nappy or ugly. “Good hair” is not straight white girl hair, good hair is well taken care of shampooed and conditioned hair. Look at our hair, you can braid it, twist it, cut designs in it, dread it, grow long (if you let it) etc. Our hair is awesome. Just let it breath and it will grow as long as you want it.

  • Chescaleigh

    Thanks again for posting!

  • dbatt001

    why are only 2 woman in this video of a darker skin tone? and how come they have dreds instead of a huge afro? So thats telling me I cant grow my hair unless I get some dreds or twists.

    • Chescaleigh

      Why are you so focused on skintone?? Being fair skinned has nothing to do with this video. I asked my friends who are also bloggers and live in NY to participate. Finally, I’m the only one with locs in this video so your comment doesn’t make much sense.

      • http://neolovesoulchild.wordpress.com/ Crystal

        Thank you! Why does it always have to be about skin tone and hair texture?

    • NicoleSUCKS

      Why are you such a f**kt@rd? Why are you focused on skin color? They have the right to wear their hair anyway they want just like I have the right to relax my hair and take care of my shoulder length real hair. Wow, grow up!

    • Shelly

      I can understand why you would ask about “skintone” it is somewhat valid in a sense that a need to see more! lots more!!!! darker skin women with “big afros” I want to see them alll where are they?! and this is coming from a women who has curly thick hair, brownskin, have six sisters of all different skin tones and multliple friends who have varied hair lengths! so to wrap this up I want to see nothing but brown skin women who do not have dreds! All the women and men I know with dreds without a shadow of a doubt grew in a matter of time (and long) my nephew did dreds and it grew shoulder length in no time.

      P.S. this is just from my opinion from my life experience!

      • monitorette

        As it was explained in previous topics, the dreadlocks retain the hair that are naturally shedding from the scalp, which gives an extra length to those dreadlocks.
        But of course, with dreadlocks there is no need to comb one’s hair every day, so less manipulation, and no hair remaining on the comb.

        • http://blog.franchesca.net chescaleigh

          while that’s true, it doesn’t negate the fact that locs take work and patience to cultivate, maintain and grow. it has taken 8 long years for my hair to reach it’s current length and the fact that my locs are made up of shed hair did not make that time go by any faster.

  • http://www.facebook.com/shannon.holt.9693 Shannon Holt

    I love this! It was hilarious, but so true.

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  • jaimuziq

    All of these ladies are fabulous, Chescalocs needs her own tv show she is hilarious!!!

    • Chescaleigh

      Aw thank you! Someday!

  • IllyPhilly

    It’s especially for those tolerate mothers’ who don’t perm their five year old child’s hair.

  • MLS2698

    Yeah, so, I’ll be using loads of ” Patience ” because I have to slowly cut ALL of my hair off to correct a mistake I made by trying to color at home! Accidentally fried it. No more self-help for me!

    • 8ESBABY

      Get you some braids girl! You can grow out the color AND look cute at the same time! =) I’ve got Nubian twists – one of the best decisions I’ve every made in my life. lol

  • Candacey Doris

    This was hilarious. This needs to be played on BET, Centric and anywhere black women are bugging out over their hair.

  • Kitsy

    The REAL secret?: Genetics!

    • diggy.p

      This is an ignorant comment.

      • alli1234

        That is not a ignorant comments. Genetics plays a big part. Some people dont have to do anything and they will have long hair. It is some children I know that momma doenst wash, brush or do anything to their hair and it is long and thick.

      • Guest

        You are obviously a product of the public school system. Genetics plays a crucial role in everything from height, skin color, and the rate of hair growth.

    • cousinIT

      You’re right ! With proper care, nutrition and other positive health factors . The genetics of black women can grow healthy, and if you want it long hair too.

    • http://www.facebook.com/cici.sey Charlotte Laurence

      Genetics plays a role in determining the maximum length your hair can be. With that said, to achieve this maximum length, you need to be taking care of your hair.

    • FromUR2UB

      Why is that so hard for people to accept? If you take care of your hair and don’t do damaging things to it, eat properly, it will grow longer and fuller. But, everyone is not genetically predisposed to having their hair hang down their backs, or even reaching their shoulders. Half the women in that video are likely biracial, so what does that tell people? Now, locs can grow that long over a period of time because they’re left undisturbed. But, every person who combs her hair everyday, is not going to grow it that long unless the rate her hair growth is faster than the shedding. Genetics plays a factor in that. Accept truth people!

      • http://www.youtube.com/user/ChakaKhanian?feature=mhee ChakaKhanian

        Your comment ‘ every person who combs her hair everyday, is not going to grow it that long.’ This is true to a certain extent because everyday hair combing can result in thinning and breakage. One important key to growing long hair is low manipulation.

      • http://twitter.com/docbndgrl9113 Keesha (Киша)

        I only finger comb my hair because the regular combs pull my hair and I only finger comb it while I’m washing my hair and before I twist my hair. I’ve noticed that my hair is growing faster than ever.

    • http://www.facebook.com/kay.moore.7965 Kay Moore

      Thanks! I don’t know why people keep beating around the bush! It is what it is. Good hair grows faster. Please don’t attack me because I have seen it with my own eyes, be it my family, friends. co-workers. the chick on the train who constantly cuts her hair in different styles and it grows back over night, and my momma! It seems like acknowledging that with black people makes you the devil, but it’s the truth.

      • FromUR2UB

        Only the “good hair” part deserves attack. If you mean straight hair, then say that. But people really need to ditch the good hair, bad hair mentality. It’s a backward way of thinking. All white people can’t grow hair that long, either.

        • http://twitter.com/docbndgrl9113 Keesha (Киша)

          THANK YOU!!!

      • Miss Anonymous

        But there is no such thing as “good hair” though. I have what people will classify as type 4 kinky, kinky, “I look at a glass of water and it will frizz up” hair. It grows fast and long as long as I take care of it and dont burn it out with a flat iron. I was told that I must be mixed with something cause black women hair dont get long like that and even had a guy tell me (when I got my hair cut short) that I dont count towards the black women with short hair cause my grandfather was from Trinidad, like regular african men arent from there. I am a black woman with kinky type 4 “bad” hair that grows.

        • gloria bertrand

          I know genetics does play a role in hair length and texture. I have kids, three of them has curly, wavy hair ( 4A, 4B ), and my first daughter has kinky kinky hair. It has to be wet and conditioned to be combed, we are all natural, but all our hair textures are different. My three kids with the curly, wavy hair length is very long. My six year old’s hair is to her butt. But, my 10 yr. old daughter hair is shoulder length. But, I used to perm my 10 yr old’s hair at one time. And, the perm did a lot of damage to it, along with the flat iron. From my experience water is our best friend and I wet, condition, and moisterize it daily. That regimen really helps!!!

      • alli1234

        What is good hair to you. It doesnt have nothing to do with texture of the hair why it grows. Some people hairs is like cotton balls and it is long. Some people hair is wavy and it will not grow pass thie shoulder. Genetics doesnt care what texture your hair is. If it in you it will grow no matter what

        • gloria bertrand

          Genetics plays a role in how your mother and father hair grows. I know because my husbands family is a mixture of white and indian. And my children’s hair benefited from it greatly. My husband and his kids all have curly, wavy hair and long. So does his sister’s and momma. And his nephews as well, but they are predominantly black.

    • NicoleSUCKS

      So true. I’m half Native American and my real hair is shoulder length and I take care of my hair a lot.

    • Miss Anonymous

      Yep I tell people Im mixed with my mom and dad with a splish splash of hair care knowledge in there from my great great great grandmother. Dont yall hate on my exoticness. lol!

  • L-Boogie

    Urban Bush Babes…ROCK!

    • diggy.p

      Isn’t Taren the woman who made the video about having different “baby daddies” on youtube?

  • Reese

    I have long hair and people ask me how I got is so long. And my response is I don’t manipulate it too much I don’t wear weaves, I don’t process my hair too often, keep it nourished (drink plenty water, take vitamins, and deep conditioner) , sleep on a satin pillow case, and wear a silk scarf.

    • get real

      Thank Yooooooooooou.

    • L-Boogie

      I used to love Aphogee hair vitamins. They work wonders. Also, drinking plenty of water helps. Would anyone know where to buy those vitamins in bulk or whole sale price?

      • L-Boogie

        Plus, prenatal vitamins are good for your hair and nails. But I read that you might want to ask a doctor.

    • IllyPhilly

      All of that and iron pills or prenatal vitamins with lots of iron. YES!!!!!

      • guest510

        From what I understand prenatals don’t actually make your hair grow. It’s the actual pregnancy. Most people I know, including myself, who took prenatals while not being pregnant experienced shedding. Lots of it

        • IllyPhilly

          wow. I taken them since 2001 and that hasn’t happened to me. whoa. Iron stimulates growth.

        • psylocke_2001

          Right, your hair stops shedding once you become pregnant. Your body holds onto all the nutrients it receives. Once you have the baby, the shedding phase begins.

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  • bits

    this was so funny! great job ladies!

  • get real

    “Secret”??? Just stop weaving and gluing it and it wil grow. Duuuuuh. Look at black men with dreads and braids.

    • monitorette

      Truth. How can a weave be a protective style when it prevents your own hair from breathing?

      • http://blog.franchesca.net chescaleigh

        it’s my understanding that if done the correct way, extensions can be a protective style. the key is making sure it’s not done too tightly or using glue. sewed in extensions and braid extensions, when moisturized and washed regularly can protect your hair and help it grow.