Happy Hump Day Y’all!🤗💕 don’t mind my heat damaged looking crochet hair lol it’s on its last leg😂 I’m literally taking this hair out today but anywho, I hope y’all got some helpful info from this video. Make sure to see the other videos in the 2019 growth playlist also to gather all the growth info you can get❤️

No they are not Necessary. The way you protect natural hair is to keep it moisturized. Learn your hair and what it likes. Use more conditioner which ever one you decide. Deep conditioner, leave in conditioner or regular conditioner. Make sure your hair is moistured in the right way. Doing “protective styles” for too long, you can run the risk of not learning your hair. Even when you think your hair is moisturized it’s actually not as moisturized as it can be. But to you it’s moisturized because that’s all you’ve known.

I’ve always said that a protective style isn’t protecting if your hair isn’t well moisturized and taken care of underneath.

Im a 10yr shoulder length natural. Wore braids up until RONA and realized that my hair retained length while braided but was thin. Now realize it looks thicker without braids...God is so awesome!

I completely resonate with this video because I have been wearing protective styles for YEARS! and my hair has not passed a certain length due to breakage and lack of knowledge in caring for my natural hair. Protective styles for me also enabled me to hide my insecurities with my natural hair instead of loving it and embracing it for what it truly is; tight curls , shrinkage , and all. So no more protective styles for me. At least not regularly. It's also extremely important to rehydrate the hair using shampoo and conditioner every 7-10 days. Protective styles do not afford you the opportunity to do that because often disturbing the style with water and shampoo and conditioner can make it very fuzzy and ruins the style.

I agree with you , don’t get me wrong ive had growth with protective styles but protective styles taught me laziness i got use not doing my hair and i got to point where I depended on them so i stop doing them and said let me actually learn how to style my hair without them .. and it has helped me be more attentive since i stop protective styling i do low manipulation styles

Not necessary...been natural 3yrs, wear my hair out everyday, and retaining length. I do practice low manipulation but have never worn braids, weave, or wigs. Not a fan of puffs either. May be genetics, but my hair is healthy and thriving

I love protective styling with my natural hair. I usually do twists or braids. ❤️

I’ve been protective styling all winter under head wraps. My hair has grown a lot!

I don't think protective styles are essential, moisture is an essential. Without it, your hair will not retain any length, low manipulation styles are better than protective styles. Since you're not completely leaving your hair alone for a long period of time. I usually do braid outs.

I protective styled using hair extensions for 4 years and my hair was stuck at the same length. I didn't know how to take care of my hair then. I don't protective style with hair extensions anymore and I have learned to take care of my hair better

I protective styled for a whole year solid. I did my own micro braids, and my hair grew like a weed! I took them it every 3 months, I washed them every 2 weeks, and it is how you handle the protective styles. But you are right too.

Low manipulation style queen hun-tee....😌

I never protective style and I’m a wash n go natural. I just treat my hair delicately and give it what it needs.

I typically protective style during the colder months in Chicago. The cold and the dry indoor air is brutal. Last year I wore a lot of wigs and washed and deep conditioned my hair every 2 weeks instead of every week when I wear my hair out. This winter I didn't want to cover my hair with wigs as much so I've been wearing buns with Marley hair and two strand twists with no hair added. I'm also washing my hair every 2 weeks. I can stretch my wash days when I don't wear my hair out. I retained length last year and this winter I'm retaining length as well. I like giving myself a rest from washing my hair every week. Everything seems to take so much more effort in the winter, so it's nice to have a bit of a break.

Great video! 🥰 Tbh, I am a strong believer in protective styles because I’ve gone from collar bone length to armpit length in the matter of 6 months because of straight protective styling with single braids for those 6 months. This is only because I kept my hair moisturized while in the protective style and took it out GENTLY every time it was due for a refreshed protective style. I also made sure that they didn’t install the single braids too tightly into my hair (which allowed me to avoid tension damage). I also made sure to keep up with weekly scalp massages into my exposed roots while my protective style was in, all while not manipulating my real hair since it was intertwined into the single braids. So yes, I did achieve amazing growth with protective styles but! One thing I will mention (and the reason I stopped doing single braids) is that the people who installed my pro styles for me, did NOT know how to manage natural hair in a gentle manner. So because of this, I did lose just half of two of my individual curls at the front of my head, as a result they are shorter than the rest of my front bangs. This was caused by the stylists combing my hair too harshly at the front. Ever since then I have not returned to them, but am trying to do pro styles with my own natural hair - aka with two strand twists, my only problem is they get fuzzy really quick and thus, are hard to maintain for more than a week. Hence, the longest I wear my two strand twists end up being for just a week. Which is disappointing but I deal with it. I also try and keep up with daily scalp massages with castor oil to get my hair growth going.

This was very interesting Because when I put protective styles on my hair I don’t really feel like the hair grows as much as If I put my hair on a bun and wash it once a week

You hit KEY points. Thanks you for your brilliance and honesty.

You may have a point. I am listening and thinking, if I can care for my hair outside of protective styles, then I won’t need them so much. But if I cannot take care of my hair, then the protective styles won’t help, they will hurt. Thank you for the video.

“...oh wow, you did grow” idk why but the way you said this made me laugh lmao

Omg the comparison was on point !!!! THE TRUTH !!!💯💯

Great analogy to explain how hair growth works, I have to constantly explain to the misinformed

Notification Squad. 💃🏾🙋🏾‍♀️ Yes I'm here for it 💕 I haven't braided my hair in a while but I have twisted my hair this weekend and just been wearing scarves and hats this week. I just didn't want to keep playing in it cause that's all I keep doing since My Chop.🙈 Great tips as always. #GrowWithLady2019

Wash n style once a week and my hair retains its length. Only thing I'll do is twist or braids for 2weeks max but I don't do protective styles that's not my own hair

Thanks for explaining this growth placebo! I’m tired of people saying protective style makes your hair grows faster when the average rate of growth a month is 1/2 inches

Braid outs have been doing me good, I only wash once a week and may re moisturize if needed (I’ll usually leave my braids in for a few days and then take them out). Don’t get me wrong because I love me some box braids but not for a long time I’m just now really starting to understand my hair.

I love protective styles because its helps me to not play in my head alot lol And I moisturize my braids

9 months out of the year I do protective styles. Twist, box braids and two French braids.

I usually use protective styles especially mostly throughout the winter, and sometimes in the summer! 😇❤️

Glad I found this video ! This use to be me! I got so use to them that as soon as I took one style out I put another in because my hair was too much to handle . But when I started to learn my hair , finding out what works for it and doing cute little styles I really started to enjoy the process ! And it’s still growing the same lol 😂

Your hair does grow faster when you take care of it and moisturize it , your hair does grow faster when you do protective styles .. it definitely does grow faster because you are caring for it

Omg you uploaded I got a notification that you posted and then I couldn't find the video for some reason and I've been looking for ur channel name for so long ughh but I found it man am I happy☺

I agree. We just don’t see it when it’s put away.

Thankyou so much this is very helpful to me ,I have always thought that protective styles make the hair grow more hence I have been putting styles that really damage my hair thinking that my hair will grow more.

Hello TY I sleek down my hair to protect it. Thank you and please have a blessed day.

Great info!

Good to know I’m doing the right thing. ❤️❤️

For me I just put on a silk or satin head rap I don't braid my hair at all I just leave it and I wash my hair every 2 weeks with the aloe Vera pree poo and castor oil mix I only use a widetooth come only little and my hair grows so yes ur right protective styling does not work all the time

I pin my two-strand twist around my head, thereby making it a "protective style!"

A few time in the year (but I leave the braids like 2-3 months in so basically the whole year because after I take them out I’m like a few weeks natural and do some Afro hairstyles and then I put some braids again for 2-3 months)

Two strand twist are totally a protective style, the ends are wrapped and your not manipulting your hair. A low manip style would be pony tails and buns.

Very informative 🤙🤙

I like the way you think😍

I didn't pay a weave, wig, or a braid expert last year. My routine was mad consistancy. Wash, deep conditioning, hot oil, 20 to 30 twist.(eggs, avacado oil etc protein treatment every 3 months) tuck and leave it alone for 2 to 3 weeks. 3rd or 4th week bus out that bomb twist out. Week later let's do it again. Lol I used to protective style with sew ins year 2 and 3. Senegalese twist. First paid protective style in ages. Still spraying aloe Vera juice. A little bit. Lol. Night time habit. I guess I can push it for e month but I'm missing my Fro flow glo already geeezzz. I may do 1 more but no promises. Probably not til July or maybe August. Mini vacays times.

I agree with a lot of what you say. My hair thrives when interacting with water so I have to find ways to seal moisture in without sealing more moisture from coming in naturally. I found a solution so far. I can’t be afraid of humidity and shrinkage because it makes my hair happy lol. I have tried protective styling and my hair did grow to longer lengths but it wasn’t as healthy as it could be and it was thin. So now I just focus on hair health over length. I just big chopped again now that I have all this newfound knowledge on my hair.

I beg the differ I actually think it depends on your hair itself as for me I am 4c hair and my hair grows more healthy when its in braids or a sew in I've suffer from damaged hair for a very long time so it differeciant depending on your hair type and or how you care for your hair. Yes our hair do need to breathe it is like plant ladies do your own thing whatever works for you please dont go based on someone else experience.

I personally think it helps. I've seen growth from protective styles but you also have to care for the hair when they are in the styles. Also I know women who have grown their hair with out protective style also. I think it depends on the person.

This was A very informative video, I actually do low manipulative styles more often and scalp massaging this helps me A lot on my hair journey. What are your thoughts on rice water and hair growth? Thanks !!

Probably will try to protective style at least twice a month

Thanks lil Sister. Big Help very intelligent! I’m in L🌹VE😁

Yessss 👏🏽❤️

TY I also wet my hair everyday.

Everyday I moisturizer and twist and put a bun on my hair to protect it tried extension braids but my hair kept shedding

all i been doing is protective styling for about a year and im over it. i do moisturize good and water it when the braids are in. i leave in about 3 weeks cause i can't be looking too thew lol

I long term protective style every now and then. Ive had cornrows in for a month so far and my hair is growing real fast cuz im using rice water has a leave in spray. I kinda want to take them out cuz I miss my hair, but at the same time I want to keep them in for another month. Decisions decisions🤔

Very helpful information, tfs

Every couple of months for 2-3 weeks. If not more .

My hair never grew with protective styles my hair only grew when I wore ponytails and buns and flat ironed my hair that’s why my hair became bra strap length in 3 years from ear length. I do big cuts on my hair as well but that’s the way my hair became longer.

I have been natural for years but wore protective styles the entire time. My edges have suffered, so last year I started to wear my hair out. (I would deep condition, do a twist out, and moisturize daily, but Im not retaining as much length. My hair shrinks up after a day or two, so I’ll try stretching my hair with larger twists during the week at night and adding oil to my moisture routine 🤷🏾‍♀️ (I usually “steam” my hair in the shower and just fluff it out with Shea butter or aloe Vera gel) I’m very frustrated but I guess I need to focus on learning my hair. Thanks for the video!

Great vid! #truth

I protective style all the time. I also wash my hair once every week due to my scalp being the way that it is. oo; I protective style by using wigs and just braid/flat twist my hair in four sections.~

All the time

So it how to retain n length after a protective style that ppl should look into, like how to get rid of build up after a protective style.

My sister's 4 I them have hair down their back...no protective style we're done ...I on the other hand did every protective hair style and my hair became stagnant...anyways I stopped protective styling and I finally see results..I guess it depends on ur hair

Never I just wash n go only.

I just realize I was protective styling all the dam time with wigs

Protective styling is necessary for length retention especially for my 4c hair.

are ponytails and buns bad for hair growth? I don’t like wearing wigs in the summer

My brother's hair grows so much without doing any protective styl.the problem is we women we do alot to our hair 😓

Right now my hair is in mini twist. I redo them once every two weeks.I’ll keep this up for 6 months

Is it necessary to twist the hair at night before bed? Or can I just sleep without twisting it?

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I two strand twist my hair. No added hair, not tight, no wigs, or flat ironing. I have only blown out my hair twice in two years since I have been natural. I try not to do too much to my hair.

protective styles aren’t necessary my friend always had her hair out and it’s hella long now never seen braids on her hair

Can a protect style be me wrapping my hair up in a silk cover

I braid my edges

I do short term protective styles

hello friends, hablo poquito espanico, you és mutcho hermosa, tu pelo és muy, fabuloso. love you, Brasil!

My hair is too short to do protective styles without weave 😭

YOURE RIGHT. I will go as far as saying protective style is not for everyone, based on my hair. I grew up on strict regime of protective styles. My hair is a unique sort of 4C which is a medium porosity, fine, low-medium density that people used to mistake it for 4a, its 4c, it just not the usual 4c. With protective styles my hair never grew past chin length even after years, and thats with oiling scalp/braids + washing braids. However since 2020 i stopped protective styling altogether, and wash my hair once per week + deep condition at that time, I use some wax (vaseline like red dax wax) every other day when it seems dry. It has grown more in 8 months than it has in 3 years with protective styling. I have concluded that my hair is not made for protective styles, its naturally very fragile/fine , and both absorbs and loses water very quickly so protective style are exactly what it DOESN'T need, they're tight and drying. This hair loves moisture and even when I am washing only once per week, it absorbs moisture from the environment and just seems happy. It doesn't take well to twists or braid outs, they dont look good due to thinness so i am always rocking it free in an afro. Styling it is hard and i sometimes dont look as put together, but finally i understand what it needs and am respecting it, rather than impressing the world. What is shocking is that it needs all the things that I grew up being told NOT to do. Wear it free 24 hours, sleep with no bonnet/wrap, no styles, deep condition + wash once per week only, water + wax only at any other times.

Bi weekly

Most of the time because I love buns and updos

Please black women help a black man grow his mane. its been 3 years and I've not retained length its shorter than it should be.

Why do Asians and White women not need to do protective style??

I’m from Chicago and I just did a protective style for almost four months and I do think my hair grew but I feel like I lost more hair than I wanted too but I’m sure that’s to be expected since my hair was away for so long. Now that my hair is back out (as of two days ago), I have no idea what to do with it lol. I agree with one of the other comments, that it did make me lazy with my hair