As a former wig diva (I never liked combing my hair), back in the day, I used to wear wigs all the time & kept my hair braided under the wigs. I used to wash my hair every two weeks, "grease" my scalp and slap on the wig again.
My hair grew a lot because I wasn't combing it all the time or frying the h--- out of it. Just think, if I had the information on how to care for our hair then, I'd have long, thick hair today. Oh well, better late than never!