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Loading ...Hair Myths
Common myths surrounding Black /Afro hair.
Myths because I’ve since learned that they are not true.
- Hair grows faster after you cut it
- Putting your hair in a wet bun will cause it to rot and fall out
- Greasing your scalp is good for your hair and the only way to moisturize
- Relaxing from root to ends at every touch-up is necessary to keep hair straight
- Relaxing bone straight is the only way to relax
- Relaxing every 4 weeks is okay
- Washing your hair in the kitchen sink is convenient and better for your hair
- You should detangle your entire head of hair everyday
- You should not wash your hair too often, the less often the better
- Washing your hair too often will cause the relaxer to revert faster
- Washing your hair too often will cause your hair to dry out
- It’s okay to use a stocking cap or a cotton head scarf to wrap your hair at night
- You can sweat out your relaxer
- Tightly coiled hair grows slow and won’t grow very long
- Weaves or braids will make your hair grow faster
- The only way to dry relaxed hair is to roller-set or blow-dry
- Don’t go to bed with a wet hair, your brain could burst (Contributed by Reader: KC)
- Don’t go outside with a wet hair, you could catch a cold (Contributed by Reader: KC)
How about you, do you know of any more hair myths not listed here? Or do you believe any of these myths to be true?
Let me know, leave a comment.
8 Responses to “Hair Myths”
Comments (8)
A hair myth that I’ve heard while growing up is “When your hair is dirty, it grows faster.” Not sure who this works for but it doesn’t work for me.
Interesting, that is a new one I should add to the list. Who said dirt is only for growing plants? LOL
I see you’ve add my 2cents worth..LOL! Thank you.
Seems like I grew up with the majority of the very same truths(MYTHS).Here’s 2 that will probably crack you up:*Don’t go to bed with a wet head, your brain could burst…Don’t go outside with a wet head, you could catch a cold..
Good ones KC. LOL at the brains will burst one. I wonder who comes up with these old wives’ tales.
I definitely heard the catch a cold one, somehow it slipped my mind to add it. I think I will add yours to the list if you don’t mind
Thanks for the info
Zan
Not a problem…..
I use castor oil as a daily moisturizer lately and I seal with jojoba oil. Is castor oil considered a moisturizer, because my hair is supple to the touch and very well moisturized. But I also dc w/ honey, evoo, milk, and Lustersilk’s mango cholesterol. I apply it like a virgin relaxer from root to tip. What are your thoughts on my technique and castor oil.
Hi BenitaC,
A moisturizer by definition is something that causes moisture or a a condition of wetness; something that makes things moist by intruducing water (moisture). While castor oil may be very good for the hair, by that definition, it is a oil and not a moisturizer. A moisturizer would be something that is more creamy (water-based) and less oily.
I like the idea of applying your DC from root to tip like a relaxer but I personally have no experience DCing with honey or milk. I love EVOO and the Lustersilk sounds good. I keep my regimen as simple as possible and DC with Salon Care Cholesterol Cream Conditioner or Silk Elements Mega Cholesterol Conditioning Treatment. I try not to mix things because I want to know which of the products works. And it is easier to reproduce the effect when I am not worried about mixing the exact same portions of all the different ingredients all the time. But that’s me – always trying to simplify things.
Hope that helps,
-Zan