When you realize that you’ve believed a lot of black hair myths…
Cutting Your Hair Makes It Grow?
Hate to break it to you but, there has been no proof that cutting your hair makes it grow. The growth of your hair is dependent on the hair follicle, also known as the roots. Therefore the ends of your hair doesn’t have effect on your hair roots. In fact, the ends of your hair has the least amount of effect on your roots. So stop wasting money on the salon to lose inches your amino acids worked hard to create!
But What About Split Ends?
Want to know a secret? Cutting your split ends won’t make you hair grow either. Shhh…don’t tell anyone. Surprising isn’t it? Split ends are at the end of your hair and have a very small effect on the root of your hair, which is where all hair growth begins. HOWEVER! Split ends can damage your hair to make it look unhealthy. The only effect split ends can have on your hair growth is if the split end splits at the root of you hair. That rarely happens and if it did occur regularly, you’d be told to cut all of your hair instead of just your ends. So take advantage of your freedom and make the choice whether YOU want to cut you split ends.
White Hair Grows Faster Than Black Hair?
No race has a faster hair growth compared to another. Shocker right? Hair growth is dependent on genetics and there hasn’t been a gene that suggests faster or slower hair growth. Hair growth is also dependent on one’s health and diet which has nothing to do with race.
“But Choya, I eat healthy, take care of my hair and even take supplements and I still don’t see my hair the length as my white friends?”
Well first, as a human race we have to stop comparing each other. Instead of focusing on differences, let’s focus on similarities. Also, African American hair has a different texture, meaning that the shrinkage compared to other hair texture shrinkages differentiate. The texture of caucasian hair is straighter than black hair so unless you straighten your hair perfectly, you won’t be able to see a legit length of your hair. In other words, you can’t see the exact length of your hair like some other races can, that doesn’t mean that your hair growth is slower. In addition, because of the kinkiness in black hair, the hair tangles easier than other textures. This could lead to your hair getting entangled and breaking. Protective hairstyles such as braids, plats, rope twist and more are a solution to avoid this.
Proof that shrinkage can be soooo real..but! Your hair is growing!
Black People Only Wear Weave?
Weave originated in Africa therefore it’s a huge aspect of the African American culture. (Wigs, a type of weave originated in Egypt which is in Africa so technically, weave did begin in Africa) However, just like music, clothes and other factors of culture, black people are not the only ones who’ve taken advantage of weave. There are millions of other races who wear wigs, weave, braiding hair and more! In fact, lace front wigs were a big part of the Chinese culture before becoming a trend in America. A great amount of extension types were used in other cultures before being used in African American culture. Many models find themselves in extensions, half wigs, and kanekalon hair before a shoot. So black people definitely are not only the race wearing weave. Who knows? Maybe there’s another culture out there that uses it more!
Your face when people try to tell you about a black hair myth!