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  • 15 negative things people said about my natural hair

    Hey guys, how are you all doing? I want to share some of the worst things people have said to me about my hair. I think most of us naturalistas have also heard the good, the bad and ugly things concerning our hair from friends, colleagues, coworkers, family etc especially when we just started out.

    I believe going or keeping natural hair should be your own decision and what others say or think about it shouldn’t bother you. I didn’t allow myself to be discouraged by the negative statements but it just made me dogmatic about my hair.

    1. If I were your boyfriend, I would have broken up with you because of your hair.
    2. I will buy a chemical relaxer for you, I think you can’t afford one.
    3. You will soon get tired of your natural hair.
    4. Your hair looks too untidy (because is not slicked down like relaxed hair)
    5. Those hairstyles (referring to bantu knots out, twist outs etc) you see online are sew in weaves, your hair can never be like that.
    6. Your hair won’t grow.
    7. Don’t you have money to go the salon?
    8. Is that an afro? That’s old school, people don’t do that anymore.
    9. Don’t come to my house with natural hair. (It was a joke though)
    10. Don’t ever wear your hair out, is not nice, always put on wigs or use extensions to braid or twist.
    11. Your hair looks weird.
    12. You need a lot of makeup to accentuate your look with that hair.
    13. You are only limited to styles like cornrows and African threading.
    14. Why are you using fruits and kitchen ingredients on your hair, is meant to be eaten.
    15. You are wasting your time, money and energy on that hair, is it worth it?

      What are the negative things you have heard about your hair? Have you ever felt discouraged because of what others think of your hair? Please drop your comments in the comment section. Thanks for reading

    1. How to grow your hairline or edges back and causes of thining hairline.

      How to grow your hairline or edges back and causes of thining hairline.

      Receding Hairline

      Are you suffering from thinning hairline? Does your hair edges appears annoying? Do you have an hard time growing back your hairline? Read on!!!

      Thinning hairline otherwise known as traction alopecia is a a type of hair loss that occurs at the edges of the hair. Thinning hairline occurs in both men and women and can greatly affect your look.

      Causes of Thinning Hairline

      • Too tight hairstyles: Installing tight hairstyles such as Ghana braids, or weave, braids ,twists, pigtails and pony tails can cost you your edges and doing these styles repeatedly too.
      • Tiny hairstyles: Tiny braids, small cornrows or weaves can also pull on your edges.

      • Chemicals: Applying chemicals on your hair can weaken it leading to breakage of the baby hair. Also, applying relaxers on your edges for a prolonged time can burn it leading to hairline loss.
      • Using brushes and gel on your edges: Applying drying alcohol gels on your edges and brushing down to achieve a slick look are also the usual culprits.
      • Heat: Using heat all the time on your hair can also break your hairline.

      •  Headgears: Knotting your scarf and head gear too tight for a prolonged time and using headgears made of  cotton or wool can also thin out your hairline. You can opt for a silk or satin headgears instead.
      • Hairbands: Using rubber bands, hairbands adorned with beads or steel can break your edges.

      • Certain health condition: Some postpartum women also experience hair loss and also those with thyroid problems.
      • Night caps with cotton edges: Wearing night caps with cotton edges can also lead to a receding hairline overtime.
      • Wigs, sew in weaves and glues: Wearing wigs and sew in weaves especially those with bangs too often can break your edge and also using glues to secure your wig and sew ins.

      • Over touching: Touching your edges too much can also break it.
      • Scalp infection: Infection such as dandruff can be responsible for hair loss.
      • Bad diet: Not eating healthy can also play a major role in hair loss.
      Thick hair edges

      Growing your edges back

      • Eat healthy: When you take in an healthy meal and avoid junk food, this will help all your systems to function better and keep your hair loss at bay.
      • Avoid tight and tiny hairstyles: Give your hairline a break from tight and tiny hairstyles that snap hair off and watch your edges grow back. Also don’t keep an hairstyle for too long.
      • Stay away from chemicals and heat: You should try to stay away from chemicals and heat until you get your edges back and when you finally do, use heat and chemicals sparingly.
      • Massaging: This increase blood flow around the edges promoting hair growth.
      • Vitamin E: It helps repair damaged follicles and also increase blood circulation to the scalp thereby promoting hair growth.

      • Castor oil: Castor oil is effective in promoting hair growth and fighting infection. Just pour a little amount on your palms and apply evenly on your edges everyday and watch your hairline grow back in about 2 months
      • Coconut oil: This also also promotes hair growth and penetrate deeply into the hair follicles. Apply on your edges daily for awesome result.
      • Aloe vera gel: This gives a soothing relief to the scalp, combat scalp infection and improve hair growth
      • Oil mix: Making a mix of coconut oil, castor oil, olive oil, vitamin E, essential oil such as rosemary and peppermint oil and applying on your scalp everyday will boost hair growth.

      • Onion Juice: Onion can improve hair growth and also restore thin edges. Blend an onion, massage the juice on your hairline and wash off after 30 minutes. Doing this biweekly for about 3 months will grow your edges.
      • Ginger juice: Ginger also aids hair growth. Apply ginger juice on your edges, leave for about 30 minutes and rinse off.

      Got any more tips on growing edges back? Have any natural tips you would like to know about? Drop your questions and comments in the comment box. Thanks for reading.