So you want to grow your hair out. At first everything goes as planned, but at some point it seems that a plateau has begun – the strands stubbornly do not lengthen a centimeter. Welcome to the short hair club!
Getting into it is very simple, but getting out of it … Women have been dreaming of a “waist-length braid” for years and do not get what they want. Hairstylist and haircare guru Whitney Eddie told us why it happens and what needs to be changed in her beauty routine.
Mistake #1: Too much manipulation
Do you often wash your hair, comb it constantly, dry it and style it with an iron? According to Whitney, this is most often the cause of the plateau – curls don’t like excessive attention. Constant touch and contact with chemistry does not benefit them. “Avoid styles that require a lot of hair and scalp manipulation,” advises the stylist.
Second mistake: tight hair
Constant tension often leads to serious problems – because of this, hair follicles can atrophy. A high ponytail, if you wear it every day, afro braids, cap extensions, all of these can end in alopecia. According to popular TikTok hairstylist Rachel Valentine, a careless bun can achieve the same effect – it’s especially dangerous for bleached hair, which gets tangled and intertwined in such a hairstyle.
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Mistake #3: You don’t cut your hair
Sounds a bit absurd, right? However, according to Eddie, a regular cut is the key to hair growth. “It’s very important to remove the split ends, otherwise they will continue to separate the stems and eventually make them very brittle, and it won’t preserve the length,” says Whitney. She advises going to the hairdresser once every three to four months.
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