*Do you think white peoples hair grows quicker?*

[CharUK]

Or is it actually a known fact and i'm late?

 

[Wildchild453]

I don't think it grows faster, it's just that alot of time it's less manipulation. You have to remember that they're hair is in its natural state...no chemicals usually except for dye. So with that alone it's stronger.

Then alot of them have no curl pattern or loose curl patterns. So there are no fragile points where the hair can break.

 

[SherryLove]

i am not sure about the growing faster part, BUT GENERALLY THEY HAVE A GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO GROW THEIR HAIR TO LONGER LENGTHS THAN PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT/HERITAGE...AND SINCE THEIR HAIR IS USUALLY STRAIGHTER THAN AFRICAN HAIR, IT MAY SEEM AS IF IT IS GROWING FASTER...AND REMEMBER, LADIES, I USED THE WORD GENERALLY, BUT THERE IS ALWAYS AN EXCEPTION TO THE RULE....

 

[Nice]

I don't think it grows faster, it's just that alot of time it's less manipulation. You have to remember that they're hair is in its natural state...no chemicals usually except for dye. So with that alone it's stronger.

Then alot of them have no curl pattern or loose curl patterns. So there are no fragile points where the hair can break.

Thanks for breaking it down WildChild

 

[Ayeshia]

I don't think it grows faster, it's just that alot of time it's less manipulation. You have to remember that they're hair is in its natural state...no chemicals usually except for dye. So with that alone it's stronger.

Then alot of them have no curl pattern or loose curl patterns. So there are no fragile points where the hair can break.

yup that sounds correct i know i definitely have those breaking points in my hair

 

[Dreamn]

i think heir non existent curl pattern or very loose curl patterns, combined with daily washing that most do, and the natural oils of the scalp, their hair retains moisture in their hair much easier than more curly/coily hair. hence, why we spend millions more as a population on moisturizers than any other race.

 

[Eiano]

I think the average white woman's hair *does* grow quicker than the average black woman.


Of course there are some black women whose hair grows rather quickly.

Think about it... we all have friends who go to the beauty salon and three months later BAM... it's longer than it was before, and yours may only have grown 2 inches or so.. so yes, less manipulation does have some to do with length. but genetics has to do with the amount of length you get as well.

 

[MizAvalon]

Absolutely not. Human hair generally grows at a rate of 1/2 inch per month. Most of the population falls under this category. Obviously there are exceptions and some people do occasionally have growth spurts, but in general everyone's hair grows at the same rate.

 

[ThickHair]

I don't think it grows faster, it's just that alot of time it's less manipulation. You have to remember that they're hair is in its natural state...no chemicals usually except for dye. So with that alone it's stronger.

White woman use relaxers (straighterners) and perms (curly) just like black woman, they all don't have naturally straight or curly hair plus dye just like AA. In addition to daily heat.

 

[FlowerHair]

I agree with Wildchild...it's all about retaining length. Their hair might not grow quicker, but it doesn't break at the same rate due to hair care and hair types.
But remember, that you see a mixture of "whites" in your country. Where I live many (if not most people) have very fragile and thin hair that does grow but is extremely thin - it looks best cut short.

 

[FlowerHair]

White woman use relaxers (straighterners) and perms (curly) just like black woman, they all don't have naturally straight or curly hair plus dye just like AA. In addition to daily heat.

True, but I have never heard of white people putting relaxers in their children's hair thus ruining a child's fragile hair even before it has a chance to blossom...although I see some Yugoslavian immigrants here that put blonde highlights in their daughters hair

It's not the color that matters, it's all in hair care IMO. If a white woman ruins her hair with bad hair care it will be just as fried as a black woman's who uses the same bad care.

 

[Sharpened]

ITA with Wildchild and Flowerhair.

 

[Valerie]

I agree with Wildchild...it's all about retaining length. Their hair might not grow quicker, but it doesn't break at the same rate due to hair care and hair types.
But remember, that you see a mixture of "whites" in your country. Where I live many (if not most people) have very fragile and thin hair that does grow but is extremely thin - it looks best cut short.

I have to agree with Flower Hair in this one, I was in the bank and I saw many white woman, with very long hair, bleached jobs and very thin, plus another thing, many of them eat very badly, I have seen some white women, with thick blonde or dark hair, but they are usually from the European countries, a lot of English ones, have very thin hair.

 

[Tai]

Their hair doesn't grow faster than ours. They're just better at retaining length. They don't tend to use direct heat as much as we do and those who do, often don't use the high temps that we do. White women I know who bleach, relax, or use frequent direct heat, have the same problems with their hair as we do, i.e. dryness, split ends, breakage, etc.

Not using heat regularly and semi protective styling is the key. My roommate (who's white) cut her hair to chin length in May and it's just grazing her shoulders now after getting it trimmed twice since the initial cut. She rarely uses heat (1-3 times per year) and her hair is usually pulled back in a puff, now that it's short.

 

[PrettyBrownEyes]

I agree with Wildchild's explanation

 

[Cinnabuns]

I believe that genetics play a big role in extremely loooooong hair, but however I do believe that it depends on how well you take care of your hair, ie. getting lots of nourishment both inside and out.

 

[AceH]

I agree with Wildchild...it's all about retaining length. Their hair might not grow quicker, but it doesn't break at the same rate due to hair care and hair types.
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I totally agree with this

 

[Kitkat]

Their hair retains more oils because of their looser curl pattern. Their straighter hair makes it easier for oils to travel down their hair strands, which makes their hair oilier & is probably why many shampoo every day. Our hair ends are usually fairly dry because oils and creams have to travel down the hair shaft to moisturize the entire strand. Our waves, coils and kinks make it harder for moisturizers to get to the end of the shaft, where we need it most. This is one major factor leading to breakage for us.

 

[TigerLily]

yes, I believe that their hair grows quicker.

 

[Boadicea]

Around 65% of women all over the world have some type of curl. Just like many other women, white women have chemical damage, use direct heat, frequent manipulation, etc. and a lot do not have natural hair.

When it comes to retaining oil/moisture, they spend money on oil and moisturizers just like others. I don't think it makes much of a difference in terms of growing hair whether that oil is naturally from your scalp or not. If your hair is moisturized in some sort of effective (for your hair) way, you should be able to retain length. Also, it's common practice for some white women to oil their hair daily just like other women do.

 

[shoelover1972]

I agree with Wildchild...it's all about retaining length. Their hair might not grow quicker, but it doesn't break at the same rate due to hair care and hair types.
But remember, that you see a mixture of "whites" in your country. Where I live many (if not most people) have very fragile and thin hair that does grow but is extremely thin - it looks best cut short.

ITA with FlowerHair.
A white friend of mine is half Swedish / half Italian (she jokes that she has inherited fine Swedish hair on her head & thick Italian hair on her body) and she has very weak hair that appears as though it does not grow very quickly. Like my friend & alot of black women it is retaining length that is the problem. That does not mean to say that ours grow slower but we just have to take more care.

 

[hottopic]

For the most part they keep their hair in it's natural state. Hardly do you here them getting their hair chemically processed....Usually the most they do is get it colored....When they do process their hair most of them complain of damage ("oh my hair got fried" or something like that) But we chemically process our hair often like once every 2-3 months.....It changes the structure of our hair. It breaks down or peptides in our hair. That is what happens...plus they wash on a daily bases, because their hair is oily. So they have to wash their hair often. We have naturally dry hair so it takes awhile for the oil to build up.....

 

[Carlie]

Absolutely not. Human hair generally grows at a rate of 1/2 inch per month. Most of the population falls under this category. Obviously there are exceptions and some people do occasionally have growth spurts, but in general everyone's hair grows at the same rate.

Exactly! And as was already said, it's all about retaining length. Imagine how fast one's hair would seem to grow if he/she retained all of his/her growth!

 

[Porsche19]

I don't think it's true.

In many cases, white people don't mistreat their hair as badly as a black person, in many cases they don't feel the need to continuously make their natural texture something else, or at least if they do it's easier on their hair. That is SOME cases... just to be clear.

I think that no matter what hair type you have, the average growth rate is around the same. They have an easier time (some of them) gorwing their hair because their texture (some of them) is easier to manage and less fragile.

I don't believe that black people can't grow their hair as long as white people. everyone's terminal length is different, no matter what their race is. I've been lucky to see extremely long hair on black people, I mean touching the floor long... and also, many times when people loc their hair, they reach extreme lengths... and I've learned that the length of their hair is their true length, and not just dead hair.

I think this is unfortuante that people don't realize that although it may take more effort, black people can have the same length as people with straighter/less coarse hairtypes.

 

[Isis]

Sometimes it may appear to grow faster but in most cases, it's growing the same rate as AA hair and the hair of other races - theirs (unless its very curly) just comes out of their scalp straight.

I've known many white females who have problems growing out their hair. Usually it's due to blowdrying, curling irons and chemical processes like perms, dyes and bleaching and not knowing how to care for their hair afterwards. This brings on issues with breakage and splitting.

 

[lthomas1]

Personally, I do not think their hair grows any faster. When I was shoulder lengthen, there was a white woman on my job at the same length. Now we are both below bra strap. I would say it is the same rate of growth. In fact she has recently made a comment on how fast my hair has grown.

 

[MeechUK]

I don't think their hair grows quicker, I have heard many complaining about not being able to grow their hair to a certain length. Straight hair requires less care to retain moisture, whereas our hair has to contend with kinks that do not naturally allow moisture to penetrate the length our the hair. Look at Ayeshia's growth over the period of a year! She has found a regime that works for her and helped her to achieve that much growth.

I used to believe that black hair cannot grow to shoulder, butt length etc., but the FOM has proved that anything is possible with tlc and patience!

 

[MeechUK]

I read a newspaper article yesterday about celebrity bald patches, it was most enlightening! A lot of famous white people use hair extensions to add length and cover bald patches, people who have what looks like naturally thick and luxuorious locks! White people have the same issues as us, the only difference is they wash or rinse their hair daily and don't necessarily add any oils. It is much easier to see the growth than on black natural hair, but the growth rates on average are very similar the absolute minimum being 1/2inch per month!