FACT OR FICTION (HAIR CARE MYTHS) DISPELLED

  BEING A PRODUCT JUNKIE, I HAPPEN TO BELIEVE ANYTHING WHEN IT COMES TO BEAUTY AND HAIR CARE! (LOL) HOWEVER, I WILL LET YOU IN ON WHICH OF THESE THINGS YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT HAIR CARE ARE TRUE OF FALSE?  SO JUST BECAUSE GRANDMA SAID DOESN'T MAKE IT TRUE!

1. FREQUENT TRIMS MAKES YOUR HAIR GROW FASTER.... (MYTH) HAIR IS DEAD! IF IT WASN'T IT WOULD HURT WHEN YOU CUT IT. THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO MAKE YOUR HAIR STRANDS GROW FASTER! CUTTING YOUR HAIR DOES HOWEVER MAKE YOUR HAIR APPEAR HEALTHIER SINCE YOU ARE REMOVING DAMAGED ENDS. YOU SHOULD GET A CUT TWICE A YEAR!
2. BLACK HAIR IS STRONGER THAN OTHER HAIR TYPES..... (MYTH) THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF BLACK HAIR ACTUALLY MAKES IT MORE SUSCEPTABLE TO BREAKAGE. PROTEIN AND MOISTURE TREATMENTS SHOULD BE USED TO REBUILD THE STRUCTURE OF RELAXED HAIR AND MINIMIZE BREAKAGE. (TIP) ORGAINIC, VIRGIN COCONUT OIL IS VERY EFFECTIVE AT MOISTERIZING AND STRENGTHING THE HAIR. IT ACTUALLY PENETRATES THE HAIR SHAFT INSTEAD OF COATING THE HAIR LIKE OTHER OILS.
3. BRUSHING YOUR HAIR MAKES IT GROW FASTER.... (MYTH) BRUSHING YOUR HAIR EXCESSIVLY CAN ACTUALLY LEAD TO BREAKAGE, ESPECIALLY IF YOUR HAIR IS RELAXED.
4. GREASING YOUR SCALP IS GOOD FOR MOISTURE.... (MYTH) DO YOU HAVE TIMES WHEN YOU ARE USING A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT MOISTURE PRODUCTS ON YOUR HAIR AND YOU FIND IT TO STILL BE DRY? THE PROBLEM IS THAT GREASE, OILS, AND OTHER MOISTERIZING PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN PETROLATUM, LANOLIN, AND MINERAL OIL DO NOT MOISTERIZE YOUR HAIR EFFECTIVELY. THEY ACTUALLY SEAL MOISTURE IN OR OUT OF YOUR HAIR. THESE PRODUCTS SHOULD BE USED TO SEAL THE HAIR OR ADD SHINE. WATER BASED MOISTERIZERS AND (VIRGIN COCONUT OIL) EFFECTIVELY PENETRATE AND MOISTERIZE THE HAIR.
5. PRENATAL VITAMINS MAKES YOUR HAIR GROW.... (MYTH) MANY WOMEN EXPERIENCE A PERIOD OF HAIR GROWTH DURING PREGNANCY THAT MANY THINK IS ATTRIBUTED TO PRENATAL VITAMINS. HOWEVER, DURING PREGNANCY THE HORMONE ESTROGEN IS PRESENT IN LARGE AMOUNTS, WHICH LOCKS THE HAIR INTO GROW PHASE. AFTER DELIVERY HORMONE LEVELS RETURN TO NORMAL AND THE NORMAL GROW PHASE RETURNS WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME SHEDDING OR HAIR LOSS. THERE ARE SOME VITAMINS THAT YOU CAN TAKE TO HELP YOUR HAIR GROW. VITAMIN SHOULD CONTAIN NUTRIENTS SUCH AS BIOTIN AND FOLIC ACID. THEY SHOULD ALSO CONTAIN MSM WHICH LENGTHENS THE GROW PHASE AND ALLOWS YOUR HAIR TO GROW LONGER.
6. RELAXING YOUR HAIR MAKES IT GROW FASTER.... (MYTH) NATURAL HAIR HAS A CURLY PATTERN, WHEN THE HAIR IS STRETCHED IT APPEARS LONGER, BUT IT REALLY ISN'T. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HAIR IS RELAXED AS WELL. HOWEVER, THIS LEADS TO REDUCED ELASTICITY, WHICH IS THE HAIRS'S NATURAL ABILITY TO GO BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL SHAPE WITHOUT BREAKING. HAIR THAT LACKS ELASTICITY IS VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO BREAKAGE.
7. BLACK HAIR GROWS SLOW... (MYTH) KINDA? HAIR GROWS 1/2 INCH PER MONTH AND BLACK HAIR CAN SOMETIMES GROW A LITTLE SLOWER BUT NOT MUCH. USE OF RELAXERS AND OTHER PRODUCTS CAN CAUSE BREAKAGE IF BREAKAGE IS EQUAL TO GROWTH IT MAY SEEM THAT HAIR IS NOT GROWING AT ALL.
8. BLACK HAIR WILL NOT GROW LONG.... (MYTH) IF PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF HAIR CAN GROW LONG
9. HEAT MAKES YOUR HAIR GROW FASTER... (MYTH) HEAT STYLING MY ACTUALLY DAMAGE YOUR HAIR, ESPECIALLY IF DONE TO OFTER. WHEN STRAIGHTING YOUR HAIR WITH HEAT YOU ARE TEMPORIALY ALTERING THE PROTEIN BONDS IN YOUR HAIR AND WEAKENING IT.
10. GOING TO THE SALON EVERYWEEK WILL MAKE YOUR HAIR GROW LONG....(TRUTH) AND (MYTH) HOW YOU ASK?  YOUR HAIR WILL GROW LONG IF YOU PROPERLY CARE FOR IT. THIS MEANS USING PROTEIN AND MOISTURE TREATMENTS, USING WATER BASED MOISTERIZERS.

SO I HAVE GIVEN YOU THE TEA ON CARING FOR YOUR HAIR. ALSO,  I HAVE GIVEN YOU A COUPLE OF HAIR CARE TIPS. I HOPE THAT YOU USE THEM AND ENJOY THEM! STAY TUNED FOR MORE!