erplexed
Hey Ladies! My hair seems to grow faster on the right side of my head than it does on the left side. My length had gotten so uneven that people thought I actually had it cut that way. So, in December I went and had about 2 inches cut off the right side to make it even with the left.....We are now in March and once again it is visibly uneven. Does anyone have any information as to why this may happen. I am confused
erplexed and I still have the problem. 
I thought that the direction that I was wrapping it in had something to do with it so I started wrapping on the opposite direction and it still does the same thing. And I have noticed that the texture is different on both sides of my head. The longer side seems to be a smoother, silkier texture. Strange......
I have tried wrapping in the opposite direction. I think I need to give that a little more time and maybe I will see some results. And forgive me for asking this elementary question.......had this prob before....wrap your hair in alternate directions or cross wrap...I stopped wrapping altogether to alleviate this problem...I just do pin ups with a clip now
erplexed but what is "cross wrapping"? I am a recently reformed hair abuser and I am still learning.
The left side has A LOT of breakage... Especially around my ear.
You are making some very valid points about wrapping my hair. There have been times when I have taken the wrap down in the middle of the night because I felt tension on my roots and it was making my scalp a bit sore.(i was not tying my scarf super tight so I know that wasn't the issue) Thank you so much! I would have never paid enough attn to that bit of soreness to actually make a change.I tried wrapping in the other direction for over a year too. (Before I joined hair boards).
I didn't see an impovement until I stopped wrapping in the circular motion altogether. I think for some women it can put a lot of tension on the hair, and I know for me, helped thin my hair by increasing my shedding though tension on the roots.
I didn't notice a big change until I stopped brushing and coming as often, and stopped wrapping for months. (I was on a braid out and wet bunning kick).
I'm not saying you have to do something that drastic, but I know that for me, that side of my hair was so messed up it just needed SERIOUS R&R to recover.
It's a lot better now and only a smidgen shorter than the right side.
Hrmmm, I was also on an exclusively ayurveda kick for a while too, I'm sure that helped. I used amla oil and enriched coconut oil, which helped decrease my hair fall and improve my hair elasticity, and shikakai, which helped with the hair fall and to increase thickening too.
I also laid of chemicals (only all-ntural products for a while, and I still use mostly natural products) and switched to a gentler relaxer. If you are relaxed (I assume you likely are if you wrap often), that might be part of it too. I think focusing on your relaxer types very important for relaxed heads, and a relaxer that doesn't work well for you can really just make your hair problems worse.
Some of the relaxers I used (and stopped using for various reasons) while I had this issue were Nairobi, Design Essentials, Silk Elements, Motions (regular lye and Herbal). Generally, I believe they contributed to my shedding, split ends, dandruff, soreness, etc., as well as growth issues and thinness.
Hope all this helps.
What you are saying is probably a valid point. I have caught my hair on straps to my laptop, purse straps, etc (when my hair was longer). But I am right handed and my hair is shorter on the left. Judging from input that I have gotten so far I think my issue is a combination of the wrapping, lack of moisture and different textures of hair on both sides of my head.
