Don’t Believe Everything You Hear: Popular Misconceptions About Afro-Textured Hair And Haircare

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Our Hair Doesn’t Grow

Thank God for YouTube and all the hair sites and posted pictures that shoot this theory down over and over again. Our hair might grow more slowly than other types, but even the jury is out on this one. Perhaps it is more difficult for a coily strand to get pushed forth from the hair follicle than a straight strand of hair. But the biggest culprit for this misconception is that in many cases, “lack of growth” is really a misnomer for lack of length retention. If your hair is breaking off at the ends at the same rate that it is being pushed out from your scalp, you will definitely look like you’ve hit a plateau or reached your terminal length, when all you need to do is change your haircare routine (and possibly tweak or overhaul your diet).

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