Spinoff: Strange Wives Tales

[tailormade84]

What strange wives tales have you been told about haircare?

My friend once told me that the longer you go without washing your hair the longer your hair will grow

 

[chasturner84]

If a man massages/greases/scratches your scalp, your hair will grow.

ETA: If you have a short haircut and want to grow it out, have ver18: often! I have no idea what this one is about!!!

 

[Kash]

letting your hair stay dirty will make it grow faster.

 

[Leesh]

The Dirt thing too, also, If You allow a Pregnant Woman to touch Your Hair, it will Break Off furiously! What a "Crock-A-Crap"! Lol!

 

[apemay1969]

Clip your bangs every full moon and they will grow faster . It kind of makes sense if you are a believer in dusting. My momma clipped my bangs every couple of weeks when she pressed it for church.

Hold up - wait a minute.

The moon couldn't have been full every month on Saturday night. My momma was jacking me.

Two people in your head and the youngest one will die. I didn't realize that I still kinda believed that until I went to an African shop to get my hair braided. I was looking like, I'm glad I'm in my 30's.

 

[Skiggle]

If you leave conditioner in
your hair for too long
it will mold.
erplexed

 

[Junebug D]

If you wash your hair too much, it will fall out.

 

[BeetleBug]

Dandruff is fertilizer for the hair. wtf?

 

[DarkHair]

If you part your hair down the middle, your life will be cut short.

 

[melissa-bee]

Black people shouldn't wash there hair less than every two weeks

 

[Bene]

Your hair will grow faster if you let a pregnant woman cut it.

 

[LadyPaniolo]

I had a girl tell me that if a bird found one of my shed hairs, every strand of my hair would fall out.

 

[Tee]

Clip your bangs every full moon and they w

Two people in your head and the youngest one will die. I didn't realize that I still kinda believed that until I went to an African shop to get my hair braided. I was looking like, I'm glad I'm in my 30's.

I use to hear this one ALL the time!! I hated it as a child. Because the youngest person had to stop!

 

[chasturner84]

I had a girl tell me that if a bird found one of my shed hairs, every strand of my hair would fall out.

I heard if a bird found your shed hair, it would cause bad headaches erplexed Birds must have all of my shed hairs. My great grandmother used burn our shed hair because of it......and because she said if your enemies got your shed hair hair you would have bad luck. erplexed

 

[Oasis]

I've heard crazy stuff about birds too. Like flush your hair down the toilet so birds can get it and other BS like that.

Two people doing one head is bad luck.

Wearing extensions pulls at your scalp and makes the hair grow faster.

 

[LadyPaniolo]

I heard if a bird found your shed hair, it would cause bad headaches erplexed Birds must have all of my shed hairs. My great grandmother used burn our shed hair because of it......and because she said if your enemies got your shed hair hair you would have bad luck. erplexed

headaches AND bad luck!

I've heard crazy stuff about birds too. Like flush your hair down the toilet so birds can get it and other BS like that.

Two people doing one head is bad luck.

Wearing extensions pulls at your scalp and makes the hair grow faster.

Whooo lawd... from the chewed up heads I see on the daily, birds must stay busy!

 

[2inspireU]

Looking at all of your responses it is no wonder why the majority of Black women are clueless on healthy hair care and can't grow their hair.

Well, I also have my own to chime in with. I was told this from a friend in grammar school and I heard it again from another friend in college. "If you boil someone's shed hair it will make them retarded." LOL

 

[Tee]

I have heard almost all of these.

 

[Tee]

I heard if a bird found your shed hair, it would cause bad headaches erplexed Birds must have all of my shed hairs. My great grandmother used burn our shed hair because of it......and because she said if your enemies got your shed hair hair you would have bad luck. erplexed

Same here. I meant to post that. My mom use to burn our hair. If the birds got it, you would have headaches. She still believes this is the reason I get migraines. (because I am hard headed and will not burn my hair! lol)

 

[Sonye93]

The more you cut your hair, the longer it grows. I mean it's true in a sense (only because cutting it reduces split ends) but people think that hair grows from the ends of your hair. NO PEOPLE, HAIR GROWS FROM YOUR SCALP!

 

[Maynard]

I had a girl tell me that if a bird found one of my shed hairs, every strand of my hair would fall out.

I heard one similar to this, except a bird will make a nest out of it and you will go crazy.

 

[Maynard]

Same here. I meant to post that. My mom use to burn our hair. If the birds got it, you would have headaches. She still believes this is the reason I get migraines. (because I am hard headed and will not burn my hair! lol)

I burn my hair!

I put it in a bag and every so often take it outside and burn it.

My SO thinks it crazy....and I will admit...it might be...but I wont chance it.

 

[Junebug D]

I heard one similar to this, except a bird will make a nest out of it and you will go crazy.

Yeah, I heard that the bird will come back for the rest of your hair to finish building the nest.

 

[LadyPaniolo]

^^^^ OMG.... that is really something! Birds aren't that smart to be tracking a chick down CSI style to get her hair! Plus... you know what? Lemme just stop. I'll go crazy trying to list the 37 flaws in logic behind that little theory!

 

[Maynard]

^^^^ OMG.... that is really something! Birds aren't that smart to be tracking a chick down CSI style to get her hair! Plus... you know what? Lemme just stop. I'll go crazy trying to list the 37 flaws in logic behind that little theory!

I know it doesnt make sense, but my scary self just cant throw hair away all willy nilly.

 

[Shoediva]

funny the stuff, that is past down to all of us. Ive been told the following:

1. dont throw hair in the trash, its bad luck. if a bird gets to it, it will make a nest and you'll have horrible headaches.

2. bad luck to have more than one person doing your hair at a time,

3. dont put perms/dyes in your hair when pregnant

4. dont raise your arms above your head, it will cause the umbilical cord to strangle the baby.

5. if someone accidently sweeps your feet with a broom, you have to spit on broom or else you will go to jail.

6. bad luck to put a hat on the bed

7. right eye twitching means someone close to you is pregnant; also dreaming of fish

8. bird flying indoors sign of death or bad luck

9. washing of ones hair during THAT time of the month.

 

[zenith]

1) If a lady on her period does your hair (esp braiding) it will break off.

2) There are people whose hands 'grow hair'.

 

[LadyPaniolo]

funny the stuff, that is past down to all of us. Ive been told the following:

1. dont throw hair in the trash, its bad luck. if a bird gets to it, it will make a nest and you'll have horrible headaches.

2. bad luck to have more than one person doing your hair at a time,

3. dont put perms/dyes in your hair when pregnant

4. dont raise your arms above your head, it will cause the umbilical cord to strangle the baby.

5. if someone accidently sweeps your feet with a broom, you have to spit on broom or else you will go to jail.

6. bad luck to put a hat on the bed

7. right eye twitching means someone close to you is pregnant; also dreaming of fish

8. bird flying indoors sign of death or bad luck

9. washing of ones hair during THAT time of the month.

This one is not an old wive's tale. Most OB/GYNs and pregnancy guidebooks tell you to avoid chemical services of any sort during pregnancy. Your skin can absorb chemicals that are put on it (that's how nicotine patches and birth control patches work). So if you are putting chemicals on your scalp, it is entering your bloodstream and potentially harming the developing baby.

 

[sqzbly1908]

Same here. I meant to post that. My mom use to burn our hair. If the birds got it, you would have headaches. She still believes this is the reason I get migraines. (because I am hard headed and will not burn my hair! lol)

I don't know what was up with the bird stories...what I heard growing up was if a bird got a hold of your hair then you will go crazy.

When I would visit my relatives in the country - we (cousins) would get our hair pressed by the relative with "growing hands"

 

[sonia1965]

My mum used to say that if you put greasy hands in you hair, with cooking oil on it, your hair will break! I think she still believes it. Needless to say I don't tell about the olive, sunflower or other oils, except coconut, that I use in my hair!!