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cutebajangirl
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Of course those happen to be great things to do to your hair. Leave it alone or wet set it. It doesn't get any better than that ladies.LOL
Mahalialee4
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I read on one post at some site (cannot remember) that some Ethiopian ladies use butter and some use ghee. I do believe that using the henna and natural products contribute to thier lovely hair. I think that many have fine textured hair and do not worry about it being superstraight so they may get less hairloss and breakage. Also I do not think that they have to mess with their hair alot like some of us did or do. I see some Ethiopian ladies in my community and we have similar textured hair and do not appear concerned about "halo" effect hair. Bonjour.
Mahalialee4, you are correct about that! My friend could care less about greesing her hair down to have slick style. Her hair is beatiful no matter what she does. Generally she puts Henna once or twice a month. She also buys the shea butter which she applys to her hair after washing and that is it till the next wash. She does not apply it every day. Just when she washes her hair once a week. Does this mean her routine is for everyone? Nope.
Sweetyb
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Chimma said:
Her mother knows special hair tips - like different oils, different hennas, recipes, and that kind of things. But her mother's hair isn't that long - a few inches longer than shoulder length I think. That's because her mother's hair was long in the past, then she relaxed it until a few years ago. She finally stopped because of the hair thinning that she had, and her hair is now natural although it has definitely not gotten back to the thickness that she had before and my friend has now and is more coarse to the touch. I don't know what hair type their hair would be. It's definitely thick, very very poofy if left alone (that's what the mousse is for), my friend can't even put her own hair in a ponytail - looks pretty curly if handled with gel, and looks pretty straight if mousse is put on it and the hair is in a bun all day.
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Would you happen to know any of these recipies? *batting eyes* I'm actually trying to find more info on how people use Henna in their hair, if you know that would be great
Chimma said:
Her mother knows special hair tips - like different oils, different hennas, recipes, and that kind of things. But her mother's hair isn't that long - a few inches longer than shoulder length I think. That's because her mother's hair was long in the past, then she relaxed it until a few years ago. She finally stopped because of the hair thinning that she had, and her hair is now natural although it has definitely not gotten back to the thickness that she had before and my friend has now and is more coarse to the touch. I don't know what hair type their hair would be. It's definitely thick, very very poofy if left alone (that's what the mousse is for), my friend can't even put her own hair in a ponytail - looks pretty curly if handled with gel, and looks pretty straight if mousse is put on it and the hair is in a bun all day.
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Would you happen to know any of these recipies? *batting eyes* I'm actually trying to find more info on how people use Henna in their hair, if you know that would be great
zillaxy
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Nessa said:
i'm nigerian but my hair doesn't grow that fast although my friends all have at least APL with the worst hair regiments you can imagine. i think its in the genes to be honest (just not in mine!), because funali people(my tribe) tend to grow hair like crazy... some of them don't condition even with the cheapyz and still have great hair.
. and the ones i know never straighten their hair. although they wash once or twice a month and moisturise only after the wash.
preciousjewel76
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I've had several Ethiopian friends and coworkers, and they *DID* have gorgeous natural hair. Actually, they had gorgeous skin as well! If I knew then what I know now, I would have asked them what their regimens were. As some of you have already mentioned, I think genes probably have a lot to do with it.
amina kamal
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My sisters husband and family are Somali which is in the same region. They have similiar physical attributes as Ethiopians and Eritreans. They have many different hairs types alot of 3 and 4. They use alot of henna and olive oil in their hair. THey eat whole food not alot of processed . They do protective styling such as large cornrows. They also do box braids and keep them up in a bun. They seemed like they would wear their hair down on special occasions mostly.
angie10
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I use to be roomates with this ethiopian girl, and I knew most of her family members. They didn't do much to their hair, but wash, condition and protective styling. As far as Nigerians, yes thinking back to when I was home; I remember my sisters growing hair like weed. It was so thick and grew really fast. I always use to get hair cuts all the time when I was young. When I came here years ago, I can honestly say my hair didn't grow as fast anymore.
I think it was because of the abuse, and plus my hair grew faster when it was natural and I didn't do much to it. I do believe that diet plays a big role on how fast your hair grows. When I first came, I didn't eat what I normally eat back home. Now I'm back to eating like how I use to, and everything is groovy again
I forgot to mention that a lot of people back home do a lot of walking and activities, so it's very good to get exercise.
I think it was because of the abuse, and plus my hair grew faster when it was natural and I didn't do much to it. I do believe that diet plays a big role on how fast your hair grows. When I first came, I didn't eat what I normally eat back home. Now I'm back to eating like how I use to, and everything is groovy again
I forgot to mention that a lot of people back home do a lot of walking and activities, so it's very good to get exercise.
I am convinced that the only ladies who have great hair secrets are Hatians
That being said, lets be real here. Yes, Ethiopians have a certain "texture" of hair---i should know because my SO is Ethiopian. I should also know because I have a similar texture of hair (naturally and relaxed). As far as I have seen they don't do anything special or have regimens. Most of the women and men (my bf included) have 2b to 3c type hair (if you want to get into typing). And most of the women just wear it in a pony bun, or braids (which, I think is the secret to better hair anyway).
That being said, lets be real here. Yes, Ethiopians have a certain "texture" of hair---i should know because my SO is Ethiopian. I should also know because I have a similar texture of hair (naturally and relaxed). As far as I have seen they don't do anything special or have regimens. Most of the women and men (my bf included) have 2b to 3c type hair (if you want to get into typing). And most of the women just wear it in a pony bun, or braids (which, I think is the secret to better hair anyway).
Mahalialee4
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How many are eating the same kind of diets or incorporating some of their foods into our diets? bojour
Mahalialee4
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bumped for a reply bonjour
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