My hair thrived on hair grease and water only when I first went natural but one look at KZfaq videos about growing it long hair and I ditched it for high priced products and methods that take a month to complete 🙄 I am back to the basics and simplicity and my hair has never been better. i keep my hair in three styles only (twists, cornrows and mini braids) I shampoo and condition, deep condition and protein treatment when needed and trim when needed, my styles last 3-4 weeks. I also PRAY over my hair and keep God first, some people think it’s weird but God gave me my hair, so it makes sense to grow it for His Glory too and keep Him at the center of my desire to grow it long. Prayer, patience and a little hair grease. Lol I’m shoulder length moving towards armpit and my ultimate goal is waist length or longer so I can prove to people in my family that black hair CAN and DOES grow!

Quote of the day “ Anything good comes with time” 😌

My hair is tailbone length. I've been natural all my life but could never grow it past mid back length at first. The only thing that ever ever everrrr has worked was leaving it the fuck alone. Braid that shit up, re-braid once every month/2 months or so, keep that up for about a year and boom, you'll see your hair grew like weeds.

So my daughter heard me listening to you while she was doing her school work she said "mom why are you always washing my hair when the girl said leave it alone" she is only 5 yrs and super smart

Genetics play a major role in hair growth. Some hair textures grow faster and require little to no help. We just need to learn our hair.

I understand what she’s talking about but did anyone notice that for the first 8-9 mins of her video she’s been finger detailing and massaging the products in her hair (that 1 section). Her hairs grows cause she takes the time to do such things and do her best to be consistent about it. That’s how u grow healthy long hair.

I learning to just keep my hair deep conditioned and oil my scalp and pray my hair is growing!!!

Not related: Many of us know that Jesus died on the cross for sinners. But only knowing this fact is not enough. God wants us to sacrifice ourselves in order to live the way He wants us to, which means forsaking a sinful lifestyle.

I honestly have no idea what happened with my hair, but once quarantined started my hair started growing like crazy. I think it’s bc I wasn’t stressing abt how I looked for school and I kept heat out of it, now my 4c hair is literally down to my chest and I think it’s because I’ve been leaving it alone and not straightening it. I have a lot of hope and I’m excited to see how much more it will grow. :)

Considering the kind of stuffs (onions, bell peppers, ginger, garlic to make oils)people recommend to be applied to natural hair for growth....I believe we are making sauces out of hairs instead of growth!

Girl!!! I feel you 💯%. PERIOD. My hair is a couple of inches from waist length and I’ve been natural for almost four years now. LOW MAINTENANCE and learning your hair is it. That’s all it’s to it.

I love how gentle you are with your hair!.I'm the same with mine She is my baby lol

Your twists in the beginning are so juicy 😭😭 ok lemme watch now

I wash my hair once a week. I've tried less, following other youtubers and my hair hates it. I love your big twists and your minis came out great. Your hair is my goal!

Honestly, I believe as long as you’re using safe and healthy products for your hair, keeping it moisturized/balanced, and in protective styles, you are GOOD and it will grow!

Y'all shes right cuz i was following all these other girls who didnt have my hair type and had low porosity hair and i never left my hair alone and thats why it wasnt growing

The key is creating a regimen that works for YOU. Focus on the uniqueness of your hair and then create a routine that works around that. For me, my hair is quite fine so I focus more on minimizing manipulation and maximizing moisture retention. I did a lot of trial and error but honestly I think I’ve found it. My hair is the longest it’s ever been. I find it is good to also keep a hair journal in order to stay on track.

it took 5386875656 years for you to start that first twist lmao

I use Black Castor oil and just stuck to what makes your hair grow. Protective styles really do work just leave it alone. Coconut oil has not worked for my hair but made it dry out more.

I'm washing my hair once a week, cause putting products in my require me to wash my hair. I don't go 2 weeks before washing my hair. You go outside and dust goes in your hair as well. It's done well for me, and my hair still grows. I wouldn't keep putting products on dirty hair when I know that my hair needs to be washed

I know this is besides the point, but I couldn’t find where I commented on the last video. ANYWAYS: I did the 6 month protective style challenge that you did, only washing every 3 months and moisturizing every 2 weeks. Can I just say that my hair literally grew 3-4inches!! This is the fastest I’ve seen my hair grow. I started at about 12 inches in the back and sides, and 16 in the middle. Currently, after 6 months, my back is at 15 inches, my middle is at 19 inches, and the sides sides are 16 inches. THANK YOU SO MUCH !! Who knew just leaving your hair alone would help!

I never comment on hair videos, but loved your insight, authenticity and comfort in your own skin. A great example of reminding/showing people how to think for themselves. Keep up the great work. From 🇨🇦

This just goes to show “different strokes for different folks” ✨✨ just do your research and try stuff out 🤷🏽‍♀️ I have high porosity and just moisturizing with water don’t work either

I wash my hair twice a week. First time with a moisturizing shampoo and the second time I co-wash. I deep condition and detangle both times and my hair is flourishing. I used to use coconut oil but I found out I’m allergic after getting hives on my back. Grape-seed oil does the trick for me and I use grease now too. Truly everyone should do what works for them instead of making hair care a one size fits all community. Love this video 👏🏽

I’m a type 4 natural that washes my hair every 1 to 2 weeks because my scalp will start to get mad and my hair will feel hella dry. That has gotten me past bsl and I don’t spend hours upon hours doing it. You’re right, everyone needs to do what’s best for their hair because nobody will understand what your hair needs better than you

My biggest lesson since I’ve returned natural and it has been what has helped me see results in both healthy hair and growth is...‘finding what works for me’.

She said “who? Who? WHO 🦉 is washing their hair every week?!” 😭😂😭 idk why that cracked me up 😭😂 I’m high porosity & get build up easily so I’m one of the weekly washers. But my hair is still really short & that’ll probably change once i get more length. I totally agree with your other points 🤍

You are one of the few influencers that are so genuine, thank you, because of your advice I have seen a big difference with my hair growth. Don't ever stop making these videos.

I'm sure if we drink a lot of water our hair will get some water lol, how are they gonna tell us to wash our hair more often but not use oils????? Our hair doesn't get a chance to get natural oils if we wash too often🤦🏾‍♀️

I share your same philosophy on hair and it definitely works 🙌🏾 More length retention and less setbacks. I'm transitioning out of using hair combs and brushes too. My hair is much healthier without them. Thanks for sharing how water affects your hair. My hair oddly reacts the same so I'll look into that. Love your videos 😁💜

One thing that greatly improved my hair growth was switching from combs to finger detangling. It takes forever, but there’s a lot less breakage.

I really appreciated this video. You are honest, frank and you are definetely a "live and let live " person . Not just seeking reviews.

WHO is washing their hair every week? OKAY 💅🏽 Not me 🙅🏾‍♀️cause i ain't got time for that😂🙈

One of the most realistic video everrrr! I always told my aunty the same thing. She always asked me; “how comes your hair get less maintenance and growing and I use some much stuff and still don’t have that.” This is so true, I don’t put some much things in my hair. 👍

Watching her calmly moisturize that one section made me realize if my hair could talk, it would yell at me lol #TimeIsKey

The smartest perspective I've heard thus far!!! I love your content and hair🥰

After transitioning the routine that I saw the most growth and length retention from was during quarantine when I would use rice water at the beginning of the month , put my hair in braids and put wild growth oil on the roots and ends then leave it for 2 weeks. Just leaving your hair alone is definitely the best thing to do

I completely agree... my hair didn’t really start growing until I stop bothering it. If you pay attention to the people who have long hair , they usually do Mimi twist, braids, wigs...

Love the video. I myself started my hair journey back in 2009. I was watching youtube videos after youtube videos and trying damn near everything under the sun to try and grow my hair. I've spent so much money buying every product I would see the 'hair gurus' using, hoping and praying it would grow my hair. But nope. But after watching you, curlyproverbs and sherea, I have finally been able to create a hair regimen where I am FINALLY retaining hair growth. My hair regimen is much more simpler now. It took me 12 years to finally figure out what works best for ME. Now I am more confident than ever that I will finally reach my hair goals ☺️

I wash my hair once a week 🥺 my scalp gets very itchy though if I don't + I go to the gym so my scalp sweats and it's needed. I enjoy the feeling of my hair being clean though

My daughter is 14 and she’s been natural all her life but I struggled trying to take care of it but last year I asked my cousin what can I do to her hair so she can wear her natural curls she told me hair grease and a little gel. She told me to twist her hair and that’s what I’ve been doing and her hair has grown so much. I hardly put any heat in it but hair grease saved her hair cause it’s the only thing that will moisturize her hair. As for my hair I’m transitioning and all I do is grease my scalp. I can’t wait for it to grow so I can twist it. I do comb my hair every day because I don’t want my hair to be matted because I sweat in it everyday day. I’ve enjoyed learning about what works and what doesn’t.

Interesting. I have been trying your method where you don’t wash your hair for three months, moisturize keep it in protective style and experienced the most growth. My scalp does get itchy but I use green beauty method of scratch and preen to mitigate the build of sebum on my scalp and bring it down to my hair shaft and do constant massages on my scalp. I personally never use any oils on my scalp as well just some water/aloe Vera to loosen the sebum to bring it further down. It’s been working for me!

EXCELLENT video!!! You hit the nail on the head when you said do what works for your own hair! And I totally agree about low manipulation. I used to wash my hair every week until I realized it just does not need to be washed every week, so now I wash every other week😊

A lot of people wash their hair weekly or more than that. I used to do it until I realized my hair actually prefers every 4 weeks.

For washing and styling some people could use 3-5 products for the whole wash day, or some people could use 10 products in total. It all depends on your own her and what you think you need for your hair. For me I just shampoo and deep condition and then use the same TGIN cream she used to do twist and keep them in for weeks and do it all over again. The key thing to remember is that there is a lot of trial and error in the beginning to figure out what works best for you.

Finally, someone being real on hair growth.......thank you!

Personally for me how I grew my hair from shoulder length to mid back was leaving it alone. I usually put my hair into some mini twist for about a month, sometimes even longer and my type 4 hair has grown tremendously.

That is so true. Leave your hair alone and watch it flourish. I found that out a few years ago when I was relaxed and now it's even better natural.

I wash my hair once a week and it GREW! I was stuck at shoulder-length hair for all of my life before I decided to cowash and deep condition weekly. Now it is a little bit past my armpits and it took me about half a year to see a big difference. I try to keep my wash day and styles super simple and easy :) not sure if the growth is because I wash it often or if it's just because I make sure it's moisturized now? good luck yall

I absolutely love how calm, relaxed, candid, authentic and honest your content is presented…that’s right sister gurl, keep it real😁 thank you!!!!

Thank you so kindly for transparency! You’re so straight forward and I love your truths!

After 1001 KZfaq natural hair videos, I think this is all I needed. This is it sissss❤️❤️

I totally agree - my hair has grown so much and is the healthiest it's ever been in my adulthood - and basically I dont manipulate it. I moisture significantly every day sometimes a few times a day depending on the weather and I wear a tension free low maintenance style every day. The same style everyday. My hair loves the slow peaceful life - and I respect what my hair wants.

You have found the style your hair is made for! Those twists look so good on you! 😍🔥🥰

Thanks for being genuine, and honest. Am also going natural and one day, I want my hair to look like yours. God bless you. I think this is just what I needed

Girl I love your content. I pretty much almost always agree with everything you say. I agree with leaving your hair aloneeeee! That’s really the ultimate key.

Ugh thank you for this. I love your videos so much they’ve really helped me take better care of my hair!

Once I started using only natural products on my hair it started to grow. If I can’t pronounce to ingredients or have to use google it’s not going on my hair🤣 no store brought products unless it’s 100% oil. Castor oil makes my hair super soft. It’s amazing and I wash with black African soap. Most of the time that’s it and my hair is growing fast.

I just clicked on this video and I really love how real you are and how truthful you're being with the whole hair thing. I have 4c hair and tried everything I searched on youtube and my hair never grew pass my neck . I've used rice water , coffee , aloe Vera , and now I'm finally just using the olive oil with black castor oil.

Girl you're the real deal. I just subscribed because of how simple you presented your facts.

I use to wash and condition my hair once a week like when I had a relaxer. However once my natural hair started to grow and got a little length I learned the error of my ways. You are 100% correct! You're real life hair goals! ❤

Drop dead gorgeous, beautiful hair, inanely insightful. I’m defiantly obsessed with you 😚. Also, I'm that weirdo who washes their hair once a week lol, works great for me but yes it's a lot! Be taking a fat nap afterwards😂!

I love how you caress your hair. It’s so comforting. I’m going to do this. I’m not doing the rice thingy! 💙💙💙💙💙💙

I’m a once a week person and it is a job. Unfortunately my scalp itches and flakes so I can’t go longer than a week. I just put on a good Netflix movie and get to work lol. Love your commentary and I’m enjoying you doing your hair, you just taught me a new way to twist my hair.😊

When i was younger my parents used grease and water, and My hair was long before I started using chemicals. Inspired by those times I started making an all natural hair grease, and I have to say between that and low maintenance my hair has been growing so much. I am so excited! The point is you are absolutely correct. Thanks for the video.....

Omg, I absolutely love your candidness! You are the first youtuber that I have seen who does not try to push a certain product or trend. I have low porosity hair which repels water, so I have to deep condition every week (wash days) to keep moisture in my hair. Also, my scalp is prone to build up so washing every week with a clarifying shampoo has been working so far. It's easier to do this with shorter hair. Your hair is gorgeous! New subscriber!

Thank you so much for your time and sharing!🙏🏽 You are right! It takes Time!🙌🏽 Keep doing what you do!🥰💋

Girl, I love seeing you do your hair. They’re my fav videos of yours!🙌🏾🙌🏾🤗 Thx for the content hun!xxx

In a nutshell.....DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU!🤷🏾‍♀️

Funny enough, almost all of us want sucess in some kind of way ,but never want to go through the process to get there .

Thank you for these videos! You are so real and so honest and I love that! I haven’t gone natural but I use sooo many of your tips on how to care for my hair so thank you.

This Queen was the most authentic woman I have ever seen . When it comes to natural hair. Usually I skip through the videos but this was had my attention.

I will keep using butters, I’m not following that trend

Now that I’m wearing my hair out I will be washing my hair once a week. I have fine hair besides I work out like six days a week so I don’t want the salt from the sweat to break my hair out. Love your videos.

I completely agree! I did a lot of things I saw You-Tubers do when I first went natural. Some things helped but some things broke my hair off! It’s so true you have to learn what your hair thrives from, and be consistent with that. I had to sit back and think about it one day. If you focus on a moisture and strengthening balance, it all “grows” into place. Thanks for the real talk about growing healthy 4c hair. There is no miracle growth products. Just patience & TLC.❤️

This video was so therapeutic, true, chill and had a good vibe bruh I loved it 🥺

I wash my hair every 2 weeks. I used to do it weekly, but it already my wash days take me 6 hrs as is. Doing it weekly makes me feel like I basically live in the shower 😩. Good thing my wash and go’s last that long ☺️

Washing my hair every week with sulfate free shampoo. I never took Deep Conditioning seriously but I tried it for a month and my hair grew soo much and it was tangle free. I style with liquid leave in and shea and leave it alone until the next week bc I sweat esp now that its summer. Im working on trying not to detangle so roughly lol

Your videos are really inspiring. I’m a new KZfaqrs and discovered some new ways to grow my hair in my kids hair and I truly hope one day I can hear some great testimony how I was able to help the community growing their hair healthier and longer. Thank you queen 👑

My hairdresser was the first person who told me to leave my hair alone. She would install flat twist or two strand and pin my hair up. Overtime I began to lose the desire to touch and pull on my hair and that has helped with retention.

This was a much needed reminder thank you❤️ I’ve been natural for like 3 weeks and I’ve been through countless videos trying to understand the best way to go for my journey. I love your channel cause it’s very genuine, and I don’t feel like I’m watching an ad like most videos I’ve watched lol..you seem to know what your talking about. Imma stick with you but I was wondering how often you wash your hair? It’s like a widely known thing for naturals to wash their hair like twice a week but I always thought something was a bit off with that and I remember you commenting on it so

Your hair looks beautiful and healthy! Actually, I wash my hair once a week, but my hair is short. If I had long hair, I probably would not. I totally agree with leaving your hair alone (it will grow). My relaxed hair grew to a decent length because I ignored my hair pretty much. I'm in my 60's so my hair growth is slower, but because I'm lazy and don't bother it...it's doing OK. I can't complain. My hair loves water...gels not so much. Right now I wash (sometimes a conditioner), then leave in. I'm done (afro). I can't take anymore after this. Well, I loved your video! Take care...

Girl, I love your hair. And thank you for just keeping it real! Everything you said , FACTS❤. You have a new fan here! Thank you QUEEN and stay beautiful.

This was the realest natural hair video I’ve seen. I’m glad I came across your video and your hair looks amazing 😍🤌🏽 Subscribed!! 💯

My scalp gets itchy really quickly so the longest I wait to wash my hair is 2-3 weeks but ideally I wash weekly

I’m glad you uploaded ^^ Love watching you do your hair !!

Subscribed just because this got to be the realest video in the hair growth sphere.

You’re being so real! Thank you for this video 🙏💕

Your length and hair health are my hair goals. Awesome video 🌼🌼💛💛🌼🌼

I'm going to be honest, I'm from India and I think the vast majority of these treatments-oil, rice water, egg, mayonnaise, etc, etc-come from India and China because people here tend to have long hair. the truth is we're just hairy. we're really fucking hairy. I'm hairy everywhere, my legs look like the amazon. my hair has been long and thick my whole life (it's brushing the top of my thighs now) and I haven't done ANYTHING TO IT. I learnt how to style my waves but that's it. every Indian girl I know with nice hair leaves it the fuck alone. the ones who are obsessed with these treatments have scalp issues. people need to realise these eggs/homemade stuff dates back to a time where we couldn't afford shampoo and conditioner, and a lot of Indian people still can't. this isn't some magic secret, it's just genetics, and cultural practices that aren't any more effective than regular shampoos and conditioner and people who say they are are just trying to sell shit.

Thanks for the honesty. I came to your conclusion a few years ago and my hair has grown and I was able to retain my length.

Preach!!! And I WISH my twists looked as good as yours

My fine hair loves to be washed. The only time that I experienced a lot of growth was when I kept it greased and moisturised in a protective style like twists or braids along with weekly shampooing and treatments. I think thicker strands can go a longer time between washing and moisturising.

The stylists are right according to wash and gos! You are also right with just grease and water! It doesn't have to be a fight within the natural hair community, just do what you want with how you style your hair

Thank you for being 💯 real. Many natural hair KZfaqrs don’t really like a product for real but will lie bout it cos they’re being paid

I am new here and I already love your attitude towards natural growth. I am also a natural grower, thank you for sharing!!🙋🏾‍♀️🎥👌🏾

Your twists looked so good ❤️👄❤️

I wash my type 4 hair once a week and I've been doing so for years. If 'life happens' I may stretch it to ten days but I've been pretty consistent. My hair washing routine is super simple : shampoo, conditioner then I put my hair in four plaits. I have a video on my channel. Leaving my hair unwashed more than a week leads to hairline acne for me plus I love the feel of clean hair.

Wow that's so real & to the point, you are so much help to many. Thank you for being real & down to earth about this hair song on social media, bless u & I had to subscribe

you are very wise! ‘i am very skeptical of things happening too fast’