I am convinced Haitian women have a hair secret....

this is funny. my friend swears that haitian women have a secret. i just think it's a combo of our hair genes, healthy hair practices and diet. personally, my mom didn't relax my hair, ever. and she was always doing things that people do on this board - conditioning the hair, moisterizing the hair, doing light protein treatments, keeping my hair in a protective style. growing up, my hair was never, ever out. i can't count on one hand how many times it was. and yes, the use of l'huile maskreti. that was big in our home. as for our diet, we eat a lot of beans and vetetables- the beans help with hair growth a lot.
 
i read this entire thread and loved it:)

Any adverse effects with minovil use?

It says you should not use it while preggers......Thanks!
 
I wish I had a dollar for everytime someone said this to me!:lachen: who bumped this?

In my family, there was more of an emphasis on staying natural, there was always a preference for protective styles, and we tend toward natural concoctions
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thats all I got, but people always talkin bout oh, haitian women mus have some hair secrets:rofl:
 
its the Haitian food, good 'ol rice 7 legume lol jk. idk my aunts use some product they order from France CAPIRELAX La Croissance "L'Authentique." Her hair is thin now, but when i look at old pictures of her back in Haiti her hair was realllly long and thick, idk if it's just old age thats brought about this thinness but it's not where near where it use to be. This product ... mehh, ive seen some CHANGE in her hairs appearance but no where near where it use to be
 
oh heres another one ... DAX lmfaoooo haitian women will pile on some onto there scalp. Sulfur 8, Indian Hemp ... lol now we all know that these products aren't the best but as a child thats what my mom used for me and my hair was MBL at 7.
 
Dax grew my childs hair from neck to below BSL. But who wants all that heavy oil in there hair.
 
I found out what the hair secret is -- or at least part of it. That huile masketi stuff. I tried it and instantly noticed a difference in my hair! It is even better than Ojon which I tried as well. Ojon maybe has a drop of the huile masketi ingredient in it. Great stuff. Also, I think someone might have said that they tried to use African red palm oil and it stained their clothes. The huile masketi will not stain your clothes. Good stuff.


Loved this thread! Does anyone know where I can get huile masketi in the Atlanta area. I know it's similar to Jamaican black castor oil, but I would be interested in getting the actual Haitian one.,,,
 
hmmm...now that i think about it....a lot of ppl in my fam have long thick hair and if their hair is short its still really thick..idk i think its our diet..?lol
theres a lot of naturals in haiti,mostly cause relaxers r expensive so only those who can afford it get it, but even in the shrunken state you can tell if you stretched it it would be very long. when i went to haiti over the summer i went to a hair salon and eeeeveerybody in there had long thick hair it was some real life hair porn lol
 
LOL, based on the experiences in my family, I would say it is more a factor of genetics than anything else. While I have known some Haitian women with beautiful heads of long, thick hair, all the women in my family (including my mom, who had 3B/C hair) have never had hair past BSL.

Also what helps is the Haitian tradition of non-manipulation and no chemical processing, at least among older women. My mom, who has never had a relaxer in her life, has the longest hair in the best condition, although it has always been fine and somewhat thin, though BSL. My older sister, who has also never relaxed, follows closely behind with her extremely thick, 4a/b BSL hair. My baby sis, who has been natural for almost 3 years now, came back from nearly destroying the edges on her 3C/4/A hair due to over processing and tight ponytails. She did the BC and now sports a pretty, tightly spiraled natural that is APL, almost BSL.

As for me, I have fried, dyed and laid to the side my fine, fragile 4B hair from the time I was 15, and could never make it past shoulder length throughout my teens and twenties. Even when I went natural for a few years in my thirties and made it to APL, dyeing it bleach blonde would eradicate any progress I made in length. Now I'm 42, relaxed with a solid regimen, and my hair is at APL. Hoping to kiss BSL in Jan, which is great for my family, but not so much compared to my other Haitian friends.
 
im haiti woop woop! People in my fam dont have long hair, really short actually. But thats probably because they came to america, no hair knowledge, and started messing around with perms. but the long hair could possibly come from us liking protective styles like box braids, cornrows, natural box braids with rubber bands or beads, weaves. And also rubbing l'huile maskreti on scalp and through out the hair length. Maskreti and JBCO are essenstially the same thing, so dont stress yourself looking for Maskreti. they have the sam consistency and scent. both are castor oil.
 
im haiti woop woop! People in my fam dont have long hair, really short actually. But thats probably because they came to america, no hair knowledge, and started messing around with perms. but the long hair could possibly come from us liking protective styles like box braids, cornrows, natural box braids with rubber bands or beads, weaves. And also rubbing l'huile maskreti on scalp and through out the hair length. Maskreti and JBCO are essenstially the same thing, so dont stress yourself looking for Maskreti. they have the sam consistency and scent. both are castor oil.

My dad came back from Jamaica and brought back to bottle of JBCO! :yay: So I'm excited to try it, he apparently had to go to Tivoli Gardens to find it :lol: and they gave it to him in a HUGE rum bottle! I smells like smoke basically, it's pretty strong so I'm only going to use it as a pre-wash treatment. I hope I see results! :drunk:
 
My mom brought me back a bottle of l'huile masketi form Haiti this summer:grin: I mixed 1 ounce of l'huile masketi,1 ounce WGO,1 once MTG, and 1 ounce of the Jamaican Castor Oil in an applicator bottle.Imagine how that smells:nono: Ill see how that goes since I have braids in now
 
Excellent thread! I just finished the while thing!

Does anyone know where to buy huile masketi in miami? My neighbor's sister was going to bring me some from haiti but she isn't going til this summer :(
 
This is a really OLD thread!!!

Haitian's don't have a hair secret. Keep in mind that Haitians eat Beans/Peas/Lentils almost EVERY DAY, they are some of the best foods for hair growth. When I was little, my mom used the "L'huile Masketi" on my hair. I absolutely HATEEEEE the smell. I don't care how great it was for my hair, I can't go out with that smell on hair hair. But yes, it makes hair grow like WEEEEEEEEEEEEED. It is used for many other things besides hair.
 
I really wish the secret was something other than that stank arse oil lol

I refuse to use it and smell like BBQ all of the time!
 
My Observation:

What is it with American born sisters who think the other sisters from Brazil, and the Caribbean have some kind of "exotic" hair secret? lol. I sometimes have to chuckle.

It is as if American black means stuck with "regular short hair" and bad genetics(bad perception). Born elsewhere means strong genetics and better growth.

One thing to remember ladies, we all come from that same place. Mostly West Africa, some from East. We on the basic level have the close genes and close hair practices (if that information hadn't been removed)

American Ladies: There are no secrets among those nice ladies outside the American continent. They simply did not lose as much information about Afro textures and care of that texture, like Americans have. Hence the better and thicker hair health and lengths.

As many of the Haitian sisters can witness to and well as Brazilian, they like to remain natural and use natural measures. On a basic level... that is it.

Much Love
 
I think it's all diet.

I notice when I go back my island diet my hair grows like crazy. Lots if fresh fruits and veggies, rice and beans and fresh meat at dinner.

Lots of water too and exercise. Walk more places instead of driving and do some exercises at your desk instead of just sitting there.

I'm not illiterate. It's my phones auto correct
 
i am convinced that no matter where blk women are from that the ones who have beautiful hair do any/all of the following:

eat plenty of fruits & veggies with a little lean protein thrown in

drink lots of water

practice no/low manipulation styles

have a simple regimen

exercise


I don't think there is some mythical, unattainable secret that is hidden for long hair...I have seen many black women from places all over the world with lovely or jacked up hair at any given time!
 
is haitian castor oil supposed to be h'uille mascreti? cause the ones at the bss store look so diluted and clear in comparison but kinda has a similar smell
 
I will be selling that good old jbco a month from now. I haven't worked out the shipping details as yet but feel free to pm me if you are interested.
 
trclemons
I just got this in the mail today! I used it to seal after henna and moisturizing on damp hair. Its nice and thick but not as much as the refined kind. I love it!! I then did a very light flat iron and my hair is laid. I plan to massage my edges to thicken them up.
Now I feel comfortable buying it. Thanks for responding.
 
I remember when this thread was first started. Wow, it's still being read by other members.

Just because it's old doesn't mean it's not good.
 
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