I got 6 inches last year. I used my highlights as a guide.
Lys
I hate to bring this up but does anyone think that maybe you slow growers are not necessarily genetically predisposed to slower growth rates but that years of relaxers on your scalp can cause follicular damage,, slowing down your hair growth rates over time??,,, the only people who could fairly say their hair grows slower would be ones who never relaxed their hair,,,,i suspect i damaged a few follicles from maybe 4 years of relaxers in delicate areas of scalp.......
I consistently get at .5 inch per month and on a rare occassion I get more. However, I just recently begain retaining length and can see the difference. I guess it doesn't matter how fast it grows if it's breaking off just as fast.
I really do not think that as a natural 4ab girl, my hair is living up the the average growth rate.
I think that .25" per month or 3" a year is more likely for me. For real ya'll, when I hear about 1" per month I get skeptical.
What say you?
I hate to bring this up but does anyone think that maybe you slow growers are not necessarily genetically predisposed to slower growth rates but that years of relaxers on your scalp can cause follicular damage,, slowing down your hair growth rates over time??,,, the only people who could fairly say their hair grows slower would be ones who never relaxed their hair,,,,i suspect i damaged a few follicles from maybe 4 years of relaxers in delicate areas of scalp.......
I can't say for sure, because I don't really check. By looking at my progress from last year, I'd say I was getting around 1/2 in. + a month.
JustKiya posted a link to a site though, that claimed 1/2 in. a month is not average growth for kinky hair. 1/4 in. a month is.
I'll try to find that link, OP.
ETA: This was the site. http://www.hair-science.com/_int/_e...ING^ELSEWHERE-IN-WORLD&cur=ELSEWHERE-IN-WORLD
I realized after your post that my hair grows much faster in the back and on the sides than it does right in the temple areas on either side. I measured a twist in the back last time I measured, I need to make sure I measure back there again next month. I am also going to start measuring the slower growing / shorter area in the front to see how fast it grows there as well.I get over 6 inches a year. The very crown of my hair grows 3/4 to 1 inch a month. Since using the OCT I am getting at least an inch all over and 1 1/2 in the crown.
I realized after your post that my hair grows much faster in the back and on the sides than it does right in the temple areas on either side. I measured a twist in the back last time I measured, I need to make sure I measure back there again next month. I am also going to start measuring the slower growing / shorter area in the front to see how fast it grows there as well.
How YOU been Ms. World Traveler!!hey girl how u been? me too it s the same thing. it s mostly the back and sides that grows the fastest but my right side grows faster than my left ??? go figure
I have no idea how much my hair grows per month ...I have never measured...I keep forgetting to get some measuring tape!
I usually go by where my hair hits on my face, etc....I think that my hair grows pretty slow though....I have gone from a short ceasar cut in July '06, almost 2 years ago and I don't even think my hair is 6 inches yet!!! My hair in the front has just recently reached my top lip!!...I get soo discouraged sometimes when I see others who manage to get 6 inches or more per year and actually retain it too.....
I have trimmed/dusted several times but I really do think my hair grows slower than the "average" and my hair is extrememly fragile & DRY, which leads to breakage...I do have some medical conditions that I think congributes to the dry brittle hair & slow growth ...but I am trying to increase my vitamin intake, eat right, take some growth aides, etc
I got 6 inches last year. I used my highlights as a guide.
Lys
I really do not think that as a natural 4ab girl, my hair is living up the the average growth rate.
I think that .25" per month or 3" a year is more likely for me. For real ya'll, when I hear about 1" per month I get skeptical.
What say you?