I know it\'s not true but....(long)
my hair "seems" to grow faster when it's cut.
Last year around the 2nd or 3rd week in September, I noticed breakage in my nape area from my bad relaxer.
The hair I saw was about .5 to 1 inches straight...VERY short! I had to disguise until it was long enough to pin into my head with a bobby pin. Then, it grows long enough to fit in my ponytail. Now, it is creeping towards my bra strap and it's not even a year later.
What happened?
I think this area has been doing better than other areas of my hair for several reasons:
1. It broke off to the natural hair leaving no room for more breakage. It broke evenly straight across as if it had been cut. Nothing else to break...essentially now, it was healthy hair. (more on this in a minute)
2. I kept the area very well moisturized.
3. I made sure to wear my ponytails loose and my scarf loose.
4. About 6 months later, I trimmed a couple of centimeters off the ends just to keep it nice and even and to make sure no weak points from it having "broken" off instead of being "cut" off existed.
Now, why isn't the rest of my hair growing as fast or as healthy?
1. I have sections that have this frizz and I truly believe it is due to uneven breakage. I can hold the hair up and see the pieces. I believe this contributes to the frizz I experience.
2. The hair that has broken can't be trimmed so it could be breaking/splitting more causing me to lose length as it grows.
3. I can't get to the ends of the hairs that broke b/c the relaxed ends of the other hairs are still hanging on for dear life so the ends may be damaged thus causing frizz.
4. The natural hair wants to curl in its natural curl pattern but the relaxed hair prevents this. Thus frizz!
None of these problems exist in my nape.
Anyhow, I just wanted to share some of my thoughts about breakage, hair cuts/trims, and frizz.
Oh yeah, I also posted a couple of pics to show my length in the nape area.
my hair "seems" to grow faster when it's cut.
I think this area has been doing better than other areas of my hair for several reasons:
1. It broke off to the natural hair leaving no room for more breakage. It broke evenly straight across as if it had been cut. Nothing else to break...essentially now, it was healthy hair. (more on this in a minute)
2. I kept the area very well moisturized.
3. I made sure to wear my ponytails loose and my scarf loose.
4. About 6 months later, I trimmed a couple of centimeters off the ends just to keep it nice and even and to make sure no weak points from it having "broken" off instead of being "cut" off existed.
Now, why isn't the rest of my hair growing as fast or as healthy?
1. I have sections that have this frizz and I truly believe it is due to uneven breakage. I can hold the hair up and see the pieces. I believe this contributes to the frizz I experience.
2. The hair that has broken can't be trimmed so it could be breaking/splitting more causing me to lose length as it grows.
3. I can't get to the ends of the hairs that broke b/c the relaxed ends of the other hairs are still hanging on for dear life so the ends may be damaged thus causing frizz.
4. The natural hair wants to curl in its natural curl pattern but the relaxed hair prevents this. Thus frizz!
None of these problems exist in my nape.
Anyhow, I just wanted to share some of my thoughts about breakage, hair cuts/trims, and frizz.
Oh yeah, I also posted a couple of pics to show my length in the nape area.