I wash my hair only Once a Month ✧ Knee Long Hair Care Routine
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- čas přidán 16. 01. 2021
- This hair care routine has been a long time coming! I hope you'll enjoy my tips and tricks to achieving long and healthy hair!
This is probably my most requested video topic ever!
The products I use:
✦ Oils (Jojoba, Sweet Almond, Poppy Seed, Argan, Avocado, Extra Virgin Olive, Coconut)
✦ Sulphur Soap
✦ Brands:
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✧ L'erbolario - Olio di Macassar
✧ L'occitane - Repairing Shampoo
✧ L'occitane - Repairing Conditioner
✧ L'occitane - Repairing Hair Oil
✧ Tangle Teezer
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I had a teacher who’s hair went white at a young age and her hair was very long, thick and beautiful so ofc we called her a fairy princess lol you remind me of her a lot
I also had a teacher like this.. interesting
Hello ✨ twin✨
@@themoonchild2695 😏
I also had a teacher like this😌 she liked to kill roaches with her hands lol
(This lady reminds me of my Polish Grandma *so much*!
I’m Indigenous so our hair is obviously very important to us. My Great Grandmother had breast cancer before I was born and lost all her hair and it never grew back the same way again. My family would always told me that I got my long, thick hair from her before she lost it to the treatment. I have lots of memories of sitting at her knee while she ran her fingers through my hair, braiding and unbraiding it over and over. Taking care of my long hair now feels like tending to her memory.
Aahhhh🥺🥺🥺 that is soooo cute and lovely ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
That's beautiful
That’s so cute I’m sorry for your loss
I'm native but my mother made me cut my hair when I was younger and now I don't cut it, but unfortunately it's still only bsl on me
Desertlover12 awww!!! 💖
I am Native American and only cut my hair in Mourning. Four years ago I cut my braids off at my ears when my Beloved Brother died. It is nearly to my waist now. Your video validated the care I put into my hair. I only wash my hair once a week, sometimes longer. I use a natural boar bristle brush and never, ever brush or comb it wet. My hair is baby fine and it's amazingly thick. It's my crowning glory and I will do whatever it takes to keep it healthy and growing longer.
@@freddiekrueger8715 hair texture and the amount of hair you have are two different things. The texture of my hair is baby fine, the amount of hair I have is a lot, very thick...
@@terilynncaine6238that must be so nice and soft
Would love to know what do you wash your hair with? I have fine hair also.
@@kittybeck151 because I have psoriasis, I use Neutrogena T-Gel shampoo and whichever conditioner catches my eye, usually I go through twice as much conditioner as I do shampoo. I also have very dry skin and hair. When I didn't have psoriasis, I usually used a baby shampoo because fine hair as long as mine is (to my waist) is very fragile. I also keep it braided most of the time to protect it. I am am to poor to afford fancy shmancy products, and stick to the basics. Except for the T-Gel, I just use generic products. I hope this helps.
@@terilynncaine6238 thank you for this. I have very fine hair as well but also a very temperamental scalp, so I am finding it difficult to go too many days without washing. I remember using T-Gel and loving it, might give it another go :)
For people with very curly hair, Katherine Sewing has a video on growing out her curls that I find similarly valuable. This really is a treasure-trove of information.
Thanks! I lose it every time someone say "only need to brush it". That's not even a possibility my friend
Katherine's videos were the first I found and now I'm obsessed and ready to start this journey.
Yeah, I saw that one just before this one. Excellent for those fortunate to have thick, curly hair. I say that because I have almost straight (not even wavy, not even stick straight) very fine, thin hair with visible bald spots on my crown. I wish I had to "put up" or "contend" with thick curly hair. These videos, both Ana's & Katherine's are wonderful, beautifully done videos that I would encourage people that contend with such hair issues to watch. In the meantime, I'm sure some of their advice and
I was saying some of their advice and some of their suggested products can't hurt for people with fine, straight or almost straight, thinning hair like mine, and like Ana wi
wisely says, one must find the method that works best for oneself. There's no one size fits all.
With your hair length, I dont question the one-month hair wash. That doesn't look like a chore, it looks like a full time job
Shampoo was originally only for the scalp to get rid of dirt and oil. Conditioner for the tips only. Washing your hair shouldn’t take longer because of length though drying is another story.
@@lolaby2 this is different for everyone, but I condition my whole hair shaft starting about 5 inches out from the root so for me, it would take ages to do that.
It's not. I grew my hair to my thighs. Washing long hair isn't hard. Plus you only shampoo the sclap. Not the hair. You condition the hair only.
My hair is pass my butt and I wash about once a week. I am very, very oily...boo.
In my experience:
Washing..not too bad.
Brushing, conditioning, adding oils...yes.
And don't forget the shedding.
I have aggressively stepped on a ball of hair, thinking it's a spider many...many times. 😅
For me it's just 40 minutes. I have 110 cm hairs. Her look's like 140 - 150 cm.
Your routine actually resembles the routine that most African Americans have always used. When I was in high school, I was ashamed to say how seldom I washed my hair. But my hair was healthy.
Amazing! Thank you for sharing! I had no idea about it! ☺️✨
yes i was about to comment on that, as a black woman growing up i would hear a lot that people should wash their hair every day and i thought i was weird because i didn't do that like everyone else but as i grew up i realized this was very normal.
i have afro hair but i wash my hair once a week. otherwise i feel gross
Curls hate sulfates but a scalp needs to be clean or else you get build up, irritated scalp and hairloss. Funges?! Ieks
@@queenofstitcheswarrior2668 most shampoos dont need sulfates to clean the scalp. I use a shampoo with salicylic acid which helps clean and control dandruff. It works for me i guess
I am 62 years old & of European descent. About 4 years ago I let my hair go naturally grey. As it grew out I eventually started doing Anna's suggestions. Today my hair has grown out to the middle-top of my rear end. I too wash my hair every 4-5 weeks; brushing it @ every 3-4 weeks; inbetween I finger brush it. My friends at my age are amazed how healthy & vibrant & long & shiny my hair has become. Anna, thank you for your encouragement & great advices to keep me on this track. I especially appreciate the suggestion to change up my hair styles. I have started to do that and my hair is even better. Happy Almost 2024 !!!
How long did it take you to get to that point? I am 69 with silver hair at waist length. I wash mine every two weeks. It took a couple of years to get to that point. But it is hardly oily or dirty at the end of two weeks. I suppose it's the same process going forward?
Hi Eliana. it didn't take long. I'm thinking about 4-6 months. If that. I just kept making the days more and more in between my washes. I also spoke w/my Hair Sylest friend who was trained in Europe. She taught me to only shampoo my scalp 2-3 times; not my long stresses.Letting the sudsy water do some wash of the long hair. Then no conditioner on my scalp; only once do I put a dab of conditioner in the length/stresses as I do my 2nd or 3rd scalp shampoo wash. Post wash product also never ever goes on my scalp; only on the length of my hair. So basically, I only use soaps on my scalp & I only use oils/product on the stresses/length of my hair. This saves me so much money since I only use shampoo, conditioner & products once a month.
That’s amazing and magical!!
This was REALLY helpful. I now feel free to stop worrying about split ends. And I no longer feel ashamed of my "incredibly high maintenance long hair" because you're absolutely right - short hair is just as much work if not more so! Maybe I'll get to knee length one day. It's at my tailbone right now. Thank you so much Pretty Shepherd! :D
U mean know not no
I've got curly hair so I've got to trim the split ends every few months, too many of them destroy and distort my curl pattern and make my hair all scraggly.
Good for you! Great tips! Thank you Trudi Goldberg Pires! :)
How is short hair more work?
When I shaved mine all off all I had to worry about was if I needed to wear a hat outside or not...When It started growing I had to worry about brushing it now its long enough that I havw to put it up to keep it out of my face and find I have alot more steps I need to do in order to maintain it...
@@makeupthoughts777
I shaved mine all off too lol cool to found another women who did the same
Good Lord, she looks like an ancient painting. You know, like the ones with the majestic looking ladies.
Of course! She is Eastern European. They have most beautiful women in the world!
@@goodday605 Do you mean the whitest? 😉 Many models come from Eastern Europe and that's why the look is so popular. It's just a look that many designers go for. Being Eastern European, I can say there are about as many good-looking women here as there are anywhere else. What you find attractive is another thing entirely
@@lismarcel I am not only person who thinks Eastern European women are some of the most beautiful in the world. It is not about whiteness. In United States and all through Europe are white women. Eastern European women even if they had darker skin would still top most beautiful. Scientists studied it and discovered things like facial symmetry on a woman (proportion) face is found universally attractive. They just from a biological stand point are the pinnacle of beauty based of symmetry, and phenotypes that beautiful. Very long beautiful hair, beautiful eyes, beautiful skin ect. Maybe you think you do not have more beautiful woman than any other place because you are desensitized to it. Ask any man anywhere in the world and they will agree with me. You people have amazing enviable genetics. Do not be shy about it. Everyone is not born equally beautiful. They get picked to be models for a reason- their beauty. It is uncanny. Abnormally high amount of people in Eastern Bloc who are just born perfectly beautiful. It really is not fair but no one ever said life was fair. They have beauty privilege. It is not their fault. They could not control having good genes. The sun rises and sets. Eastern European women are baseline standard of beautiful outshining other European women and women in general.
@@lismarcel I do think they fit the highest standard of perfection of European beauty ideals besides Northern European women from Nordic countries.
She looks like a dutchess from the Renaissance.
So gorgeous
I had shoulder length hair when I went to prison at 19... I didn't come home until I was 28 but the point of the story is that once I got to prison I started washing my hair once a month as well and my main reason is because there was always such long lines for the shower and you don't want to be the one always taking a long time in the shower and then a bunch of women complaining so I just started washing my hair once a month and the only hair product we had in there was Pink oil lotion instead of hair sprays and gel, so I got in the habit of once my hair grew out a little more putting a little dab of pink oil lotion in my hair and wrapping up in a bun everyday and just washing it once a month.. by the time I came home my hair was long and strong and thick and down to the bottom of my butt... And now still to this day I do not use any hair products as far as gel or hairspray.. I still use Pink oil to this day and wash my hair once a month. It's not something that I tell a lot of people because they look at you weird so I'm kind of glad you're discussing in this conversation LOL
I'm so jealous of you!! My hair gets oily soo fast I have to wash it every day but it's so annoying
@@youngroyalsismylife1074 I can't imagine with my long hair having to wash everyday, but I understand because my little sister has to wash her hair everyday sometimes every other day. I got lucky though because my hair has never gotten real oily quick.
What an inspiration! I wash about every 5 to 7 days now. I’m at home a lot, so I should try this. :-)
@@nicolerenee7025 yes ma'am lol the pink oil lotion, you don't need much but it looks your hair from being dried out and it actually has alot of good vitamins in it for your hair. African Americans are really the ones it's originally made for and they had it in prison because they don't have products for them to keep there hair conditioned like they need. So that's how I started using it and I was amazed by the time I came home how long and healthy and strong my hair was. Definitely give it a try. I would suggest though if your face breaks out easy to maybe wear a bonnet when you sleep so the pink oil lotion dosnt transfer to your pillow and then to your face.
What pink oil are you talking about and where can you get it ??
I was raised to wash and bathe everyday. I never knew how bad that was for my hair and skin. I went 3 years washing my hair once a month and it completely changed the health of my hair. My hair never gets oily and I never brush it.
But your scalp/hair should get oily... That's a normal healthy thing.
That's why black ladies put oils in their hair.
Oils are important 😭
@@K_anita.if it gets oily every wash anyway, you should let it lie for a couple days without washing it and see if it looks better with time. Use dry shampoo sometimes instead of wetting it every day. It'll make your hair look full and fresh without conditioning or blowdrying. Though I actually use powders and hair clays instead of dry shampoo, which would leave white stuff in my scalp. Texturizing powder will feel the same on your hair as spray shampoo but leaves no cakey gunk on your head that I can tell.
Also make sure that you give your hair some protein every now and again, such as putting coconut oil on your head right before shampooing. Restrict conditioning to only the ends and not the scalp. I switched to spray conditioner when I started using the blowdryer more, I spray a bit on when I get out of the shower and comb it, and it changed the game. If you have frizzy hair, try putting a gel on your wet conditioned hair with a wide tooth comb and gently dabbing your locks dry with a cotton t-shirt or microfiber towel. After drying, put your head upside down and run your hands through the gel cast to get your hair looking normal.
Using a protein mask weekly is good for most hair types, you can make them from household ingredients or buy a hair pack anywhere. After using a mask and shampooing, give your hair an apple cider vinegar rinse. Make sure it's diluted with water.
In general, using yogurt on your scalp does wonders for just about every issue. It leaves the scalp feeling really clean and good.
Sometimes people have a naturally oily scalp. I went no-poo for 3 months, “cleaning” my hair without any soaps. I followed a friends routine, who had success with it. My hair never balanced and was very tacky feeling.
@@maynotquestion, in your last paragraph, how does using a conditioner factor in to that? After the ACV rinse? Or do you not do it at all
@@Joyride37 I personally don't use a conditioner when I use a mask and acv because my hair is extremely weak and fine, despite being wavy/curly, and the mask/acv conditions it for me. If you have brittle/dry/thick hair, which you usually need to condition very much to tame, it's fine to condition it after the acv rinse.
a little tip: it is best to apply the oil to damp hair to get the maximum effect. Oils lock in moisture in the hair (also good for naturally curly hair, which is prone to dryness). E.g.: if you have very dry hair like me, then there is no moisture to lock in (without moisturizing the hair beforehand).
Additional: my ends die and break from buns. I can recommend braids (braid onlx when your hair is dry)
I accidentally did after the last wash and ended up with hair that was wet for 3 days! I hated it! Never again......
My mother’s hair started graying late twenties, but my dad’s hair has stayed dark forever, so I’m waiting to see which genes I get 😅
I like to imagine that you will look like cruella de vil eventually 😁
Same for me only with death 😅😅😅 no one in my mom's family lives past their early 70s but everyone in my Dad's family live to be at least 90, so it'll be a coin flip haha!
Same haha, my dad still hasn’t got grey hair and he’s 60
I really hope my hair turns white so i can dye it pink without bleach 😳
@@partysparkelz
I feel u. I have always had boring light brown thin fine hair. I get huge water blisters on my scalp if I color it & the slightest styling breaks it.
I was so worried my gray would be the same dull dusty color as my dad's but it's coming n like bright shiny Christmas tinsel! I'm so impatient for the rest to go gray so I can finally have a pretty bright hair color! 😆😁
Homegirl the African American community fully supports you. It’s not gross or wrong to wash once a month. ❤️👌🏽
@@missanne2908
Oh,I always heard that it's because of the oils we put in our hair!
@@missanne2908 that's a myth.
@@Rebel_Vamp1r3 I only have that as a school nurse from decades ago. If you know of cases of head lice in African Americans then that goes that theory.
@@missanne2908 my mom said it's because of our kinks.. makes it harder for the lice to adhere too🤷🏿♀️
@@Jelly-hq7ug your mom is correct, it’s the coils, not dryness. It’s easier for locs to travel up and down a straight line than coils.
So I just want to say that I’m a 63 year old woman with dark hair to her lower back. I’m so jealous of your gray! I wanted to be gray since I was six and I have only just recently started graying. For some people it’s a beautiful thing. I love yours.
Oh my goodness! Finally someone who acknowledges that she hasn't set foot in a hair salon in over 10 years!! It must be around 20 years since I stopped going to hair salons to trim my hair because the same thing happened to me! I had my hair cut in unwanted ways and/or shorter than I asked for, especially knowing its tendency to grow frizzier and more difficult to manage the shorter it is (but then I guess it was in the hairdresser's interest to do that so I'd come back... which didn't happen actually). I used to trust my mum to trim my hair but she's getting old and has sight issues and I haven't actually trimmed my hair in probably over 2 years. I only use natural products on in (henna, coconut oil, essential oils mixed with henna or oil and natural shampoos) and let my hair dry on its own. It's obviously not as long as yours (I wish ... ) but I find my hair healthier now that I am in my forties than it was in my twenties. I wear it loose most of the time and happy with the way it looks even though I suppose many a hairdresser would want to bob it out so it looks more fashionable and neat in their eyes :))
Thanks for your beautiful hair advice Cocottee 2518!!!
@@joannmclean6406 sure ! Glad you find it useful 🙂
Cocotte, look around and you might 'manifest' a long haired hairdresser.... they will get it.
@@LaSorciereFeuillue not looking anymore, now I know how to deal with my hair but thanks for the suggestion ❤️
I am like you Cocotte2518. I only trusted my mother and my husband to trim my hair but neither have been able to help for a while because of health or travel issues (she lives in a different country). So I have not had a trim for about 4 years now and it's fine with me. As for salons, I have not been in one since 2005 and that was an exceptional visit because on that occasion I wanted my hair dyed back to my natural colour and cut short. I normally wear my hair very long (currently hip length) and I've had a very bad experience with professional hairdressers too. First the hairdresser forced me to have my hair washed even though I had told him I had washed my hair immediately before coming to the salon with the shampoo and conditioner I trust. He said he had to wash my hair because it was the procedure, they don't do a trim without a wash. Then he was drying my hair on hot setting and I asked him to use the cold setting. He refused. He litterally said "I am not standing here all day drying your hair." And then I was charged something in excess of 40 pounds for all that humiliation, a big sum for a student in early 2000s.
I get all of the same unsolicited advice. I haven't cut my hair for 25 years. Every now and then, when someone asks to see my hair down, I will take it down for them. They usually immediately gasp and mention how beautiful it is. Then they tell me that theirs would never grow so long and beautiful. The third thing they say is, "you should cut it!"
It makes no sense at all! My husband & I both love my hair long. The onlooker obviously loves it long. Then, they tell me to cut it so it can look as ordinarily boring as theirs does. Smh.
Oh yes. Can relate! 🙌🏻
I also just checked out your channel! ❤️What awesome niche content! ✨🙌🏻🎀
@@PrettyShepherd thank you! I love your channel. We could to come up with some type of comedy collab. Maybe we accidentally switch bodies one day and I try farming and you try wedding gown sewing. Lol!!
My mom and I went to the salon together the last time I visited, and she spent my appointment trying to convince the stylist to cut my pelvis-length hair. As if having long hair was an accident and not something I've spent years trying to achieve.
They ask you to cut it because they're jealous when they ask you to cut it grow your hair even longer
For once, I'm happy CZcams recommended me a video.
I'm a sick girl (fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, etc) and I wash my hair every month or 5 weeks, because I'm getting worse of my illnesses. But I was feeling dirty and embarrassed (ridiculous because I don't go out the house), until your video. THANK YOU!!!
It feels great to know I'm not the only one doing it. I even noticed my hair is barely oily on my scalp now.
And I use coconut oil on half of my hair. It's shinny and healthy.
Hugs from a Spaniard living in USA.
I have fibromyalgia amongst other things, too. I take epsom salt soaks sometimes for ghe muscle pain, and i use liquid African Black Soap that is made out of oils and shae butter in the bath so as to not dry out my troublesome skin and thick hair. It helps me so far.
@@ANPC-pi9vu I love salt baths. I feel so much better when I do. I never try African black soap. I read a lot about it but never tried. I know some people use it in their hair. It seams harsh to me but I don’t know.
Fibro here also. I often push my showers out for as long as I can.... usually for when I have to go out amongst the general public. OTHERWISE! I need that energy for other, more important things~
Ye. I have also knee length long hair.
And i have increased it soo fast with remedies.
You can watch my channel.
Exercise more it helps with my fibomyalgia God luck. I know the pain
Thank you for adding genetics to the outcome. I know my moms side and dads are thin haired, BUT i think modern routine and diets adds to the thinning and can be countered and remedied, within reason. I look forward to trying it out. I also always found it intriguing to look at photos from 1950"s and prior and the young ladies all had enormous luxurious thick hair without exception. That has dwindled steadily through the decades...very telling!!!
Holy cow! How did I never think of getting OUT of the shower before giving my hair a final cold wash? That tip alone is worth a subscribe! 😂
I'm Indian, so I swear by all these methods. I just love my hair!! Castor oil Hallelujah!
Hey I m also Indian ❤️
U really wash ur hair once a month?
In elementary school my best friend was from India and she had amazing, long, strong, thick, beautiful black hair 🙏🏼 and once in a while it was really shiny from oils ☺️
It's also good for fine lines around eyes , use regular eye cream then put castor oil over it over night
Same here! Indian! I wash my hair once in 4 days and I swear by coconut oil and hibiscus oil! Knee length hair hehe ^^
So, in the black hair community this first day process is called the Pre Poo process. You apply a good amount of oil (olive oil is a fav) cover with a plastic cap and wash as normal the following day. I actually discovered the 1 month wash option a year back by accident, due to Covid lol. My hair went from mid back to waist length...In Haiti, our people have been using castor oil for hair and other use for centuries. We actually have our native grown Haitian castor oil that also works for joint and various other pain as a topical application. Cold water rinse is a good habit. It locks the cuticles leaving the awesome conditioner to do its job. This accounts for your awesome silver shine. So the key of less manipulative practices overall and oil use works for ALL types of hair.
Whattt I am going to start pre pooing right now
yes!
I’m a curly/wavy and am learning all kinds of new things about actually taking care of my hair and that shit’s springier than I ever thought it was! I’ve abused the crap out of my hair for so long. It’s taking time to recover but finding it’s pattern finally. Washing too often, beating it up with a brush dry and wet, shredding it out by the handful while detangling. I only ever used castor oil on my dry scalp every once in awhile, but thanks to your advice, I’m going to start “pre-poo’ing” and using the castor oil all over the night before I wash! Thank you! ❤️🙌
I’ve been able to get my hair wash routine to once every ten days. I have keratosis and my scalp needs washing more than the average person. After 10 days the itching is out of control . My mom used to bathe me as a child twice a day! (Not good). I slowly worked my way up to 10 days. I also found out I was deficient in iron, vit B’s and vit. D. When I started supplementing I noticed my hair grew faster. I have used castor oil packs for uterine pain but I’ll be using it before shampooing also. Thanks for the tip! Oh and vitamin D comes in oil capsules. I break them open and add it too my face and body lotion. I noticed a huge difference in the length of my eyelashes and fullness of my eyebrows.
Same with Indians 😀always have to apply oil bfr washing hair the next day.....great if u can massage it for 5 -10mins in gentle circular movements
I say this about anything regarding your beauty & health, whether it be bathing, skin care, brushing teeth, hair, nails, eating, etc. It is as they say “too much of anything can eventually be bad for you.” & I do mean ANYTHING! The biggest well kept secret is….leaving it alone, that’s right, take a break from it big or small break just do it, u won’t regret it. Following the latest beauty trends consistently will damage & throw off your ph balance. Learn deprivation in every aspect of life. At 42 years young I can confidently yet humbly say that I have the softest evenly toned skin & healthy white smile with all 32 teeth intact. I look 20 years younger because something that a wise old neighbor whom lived to be 118 but didn’t look a day over 65 left me with a gem of knowledge that stuck with me from the ripe young age of 16. Take a break from everything, fast, deprive yourself in order to preserve yourself. Has been my way of life since I started applying her wisdom at 25. Works wonders! Just forget about it, leave it be & you’ll see for yourselves how the things that society has been taught to shun+shame are the very things that will add longevity & youthfulness to your existence. Really not a big secret but is for most a big step to take when changing the mindset of the majority.
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Rarajewel Beautiful ..taking a screen shot of your comment n saving it ❤
FINALLY someone I can relate to on youtube! My hair is past my hips and I also don't wash it very often, wear it up and don't care about hairdressers or split ends. This was such a nice video! Thank you, I learned a lot of nice tips to try out to improve my haircare routine! :)
My hair gets greasy really fast and I don’t like that. Other than washing hair is there any way to help that?
My hairdresser told me there are no "split ends" - those are new hairs growing in & don't cut them!
As a black girl, I wash my hair every 1-2 months and thats because I keep it styled. If I don't style it, I'll get A LOT of hair loss, which i don't want. If I wash it too often, my hair will get super dry, and might fall out. All in all, washing your hair once a month, is still healthy. YOUR HAIR WONT STINK!
But what if your hair swet
Isn't gonna stink
I have seen in other comments that natural textured hair is very different from straight hair. Natural textured hair is drier and in need of oils. Whereas straight allows the oils to travel the strands more easily so needs to be washed more often!
@@Sentariana That's true but daily washing is overkill for most straight hair, too.
I have medium thick 2b-c hair. If I don't wash my hair 2 x a week my scalp stinks and my hair is greasy and gross. I'm trying to reduce to once a week but it depends on the products I use. One haircare routine won't work for everyone
Honestly you washing your hair once a month isn’t even strange. People with coils and curls will also wash it maybe once or twice a month and maybe co wash and condition. Main thing is moisture so it’s understandable that hair as long as yours doesn’t need to be washed often.
So true. I only wash my hair with water. The last time I used soap or shampoo was over a year ago. I keep my hair clean by brushing and warm water every three or four days
There’s many similarities your wash day has with mine. I have 3b-4a curly hair and I always deep condition each time I wash. It’s all about moisture.
The great thing about curly hair is that I can go a month without washing it, and it will never look greasy (except for right after an oil treatment). I tend to wash mine once a fortnight, to once every three weeks. I’d prefer once a fortnight, but I’m disabled, so sometimes it’s actually four or five weeks, because the thought of the pain and effort means that it’s easier to just wash my body and leave my hair for some other time.
It’s been almost four weeks since I last washed it, it’s currently up in a bun, and it looks perfectly presentable. And to keep it smelling nice, I use a little nice smelling oil on the ends at least once a week, or I spritz perfume in the air and let it settle on my hair. I think the lack of natural oils is why my hair never gets to smelling bad. Whereas my daughter has a very oily scalp, and her hair starts to smell after two days.
Very good point! The fact that my hair is actually wavy (curly when short) probably weighs a lot in this equation as well. It only looks straight now because of the length/weight 🌿
The thickness does make a difference too. Because my hair is very fine I had to watch it often, even when it was long.
If someone is concerned with reducing frizz I can suggest switching towels for a cotton T-shirt, I have frizz prone, wavy, thick hair and I've seen it really make a difference. It soaks up even more water than terry cloth. I also avoid rubbing my hair.
Oh. So I thought I just had horrible hair habits, but I’ve actually been unintentionally loosely following your haircare routine! 😂
And I’ve always been told that my hair grows insanely fast. It’s also incredibly thick and I can count on one hand the amount of split ends I have ever found. So I suppose these tips do actually work lol. And yes, genetics are huge. My mom was very particular about her nutrition when she was pregnant with me, and I know that has a lot to do with it.
Im an 70 yr , OLD white woman. I was raised washing my hair each Saturday. Since it's gray now it gets frizzy when I wash it. ( It's always been thick) and it's almost to my waist, so i also use oils. I wash it as needed, 2 to 3 weeks or so. I can tell when it's ready.
I really enjoyed this video.
How did you remove those oil's from hair?
@@INSANEGAMER05 The absorb into the hair, you don't remove them.
@@INSANEGAMER05 watch the video
I wash my hair every Saturday too 😱😱😱
Wow! Maybe that's my cure for my frizzy hair! Mine is gray now, too. Though it frizzed when I was younger, too, because it's curly. I think it would frizz less if I washed it less often, though. How do you avoid it smelling? That's the main reason why it ever use shampoo at all.
I am deeply convinced air quality and smog has a lot to do with hair greasiness. I notice in the winter, when there's more smog in my industrial town, my hair gets greasy really fast. So, by living in the countryside, there's much more clean air and thus hair doesn't get as greasy.
And water quality. Ours is really hard and alkaline and caused horror build-up whatever else I used. Have to use a citric acid rinse to get it out, and the main reason I only wash my hair about every two weeks is to not expose it to more hard water minerals than necessary.
Good point! Dust and particles will, of course, settle on your hair. I found that wearing it in an up and with a shaft to cover it will help 😉
That's why I always wear kerchiefs around the farm when I have to do some messy job 🌿
This is a gross comparison, but I think you are right. I cooked hamburgers indoors, on the stove, and the amount of grease that got EVERYWHERE - I don't mean spatters, I mean on the walls, and even inside the microwave door above the stovetop - I am freaking out about it. It's weird how actual grease - and so much of it - can get in the AIR.
The dry air from heaters probably also speeds up the process of more grease production on the scalp? At least that's my experience with the winter times!
That's interesting my hair's always worse in the summer but is unlikely we live in the same place. Also living in the country doesn't protect you against smog, because where I used to live would get smog from the city and it was miles and miles away. Were talking like 500 miles away there was a big city and it produced smog that would settle over the countryside I lived in.
I've been going at least a month between washings for years and my hair has been sooooo much happier.
Your sense of humor is amazing. I did not think I could sit through this 29-minute hair care video until you started talking.
I think I will incorporate some of your tips into my haircare routine.
Reading this just now aware I watched her for 29 min too 😂 she is wonderful
I began to have grey hair when I was a teenager. Around me everyone is dyeing it, so you never see people with grey hair unless they're really old. So since I chose not to dye it I sometimes feel really alone. It's good to come here and see people who embrace their natural color.
I also have white hair since I was a kid, just one random stripe in the middle of my head. People sometimes notice it and are suprised haha It's just our type of beauty I guess :)
Grey hair is pretty
Same, my hair began graying when I was 16. It's pretty slow going, but I'm kinda looking forward to the day when my silver stripe have grown to encompass all my hair.
@@Wika-jt1rg wow thats so cool!
I am 70. Fully grey to white by 55. Was stunned to learn young women were paying a lot to dye their hair the same colour as mine. I felt so trendy. 😂
my mom washes her hair on average every sixish months. her hair is never greasy or smells bad, its insane. its like she just trained her hair to stay clean
Wow that is really fascinating
That’s exactly what she did lol
But she rinses it with water more often I would guess? I had a friend who had the best, thick hair and he did that by never washing it with shampoo but rinsing with water only. It took him about a year to regain the natural balance of the hair keeping itself healthy. It's pretty logical really.. The body can take care of itself very well if you let it do its thing. The oils your scalp secretes are there to keep it healthy. It's because we disrupt that natural balance with shampoo and all kinds of chemicals etc that your scalp starts over producing the grease.
The thing is that it doesn't work for everybody. Because of Covid, I "trained" my hair and washed it every 7-10 days for A YEAR, and nothing changed! It is still greasy as hell after 3 days! I use very natural products so I have no buildups and my hair is also healthy but there's nothing to do with the grease. I'm also 25 so it's not because I'm a teenager lol! Sometimes it really is just genetics
@@chloeb9325 I did the samw as you ans I've been practicing it for years, it got to a point where my scalp would even start bleeding! I thought I was doing something wrong since this was what everyone swore by, but actually, even though yes the natural oils are good for the hair, our bodies does accumulate a lot of bacteria and other stuff so it is not always good for the hair overtime just because it's natural lol. Not washing the hair often enough(which would be genetically dependent on how much oil one produces individually) can and will lead to dandruff, fungi growth, scalp irritation, and even hairloss because the pores gets clogged. I finally gave up training my hair and my hair has been perfecrly fine and looks way more healthy, though my scalp is way more sensitive and i have to wash my hair more often than before I started😬
Thanks for talking about traction alopecia (balding from stress on the hair). As a hairdresser, I used to see it all the time. This was a really interesting and fun video.
Is there a way to solve it or at least minimise it? My hairline at my temples is receeding from ponytail stress for as long as I can remember, Ive always had long hair and could never braid, but ponytails were necessary for sports, swimming and keeping hair back when cooking, eating, sleeping etc. Its so bad...
I recently cut 40 centimeters from my hair (and now I’m here, trying to grow it back, lol). Shorter hair is MUCH harder to care for as far as styling. I would love to get to the point where I could was just once a week. I’m trying to ‘train’ my hair. Thanks for the tips!
Ive always said the key to long hair is benign neglect lol.
It really is lol
I've always said it was chuletas 😄
That's true
This is how I discovered the true texture of my hair after 16 years without shape: it happened when I cut it, I stopped ironing and using chemical straightening; We went on vacation to the river, and having soaked it so long (and not washing it so often) I noticed it starting to ripple from the root. In my family they have wavy or curly hair, and I am happy to finally know how to take care of mine (it is wavy and now it is also very long as ever!🌞).
My Mom did this all her life, it was a "true event" in our household when she finally decided to comb or wash it, and she always had the most beautiful, thick and long hair. She got compliments everywhere she went. Now I follow in her footsteps :-)
I'm an African American with natural hair "huge afro" I use all natural hair cream and conditioner once a month so I only wash once a month...this is very common in African American natural hair culture...even the massaging the scalp and changing hair styles.....
Ik? This is so lovely to see from someone nonblack
@@Alex-ez4sq mine is wavy & I wash it once a week
@@Alex-ez4sq please don’t wash your hair every day they clearly don’t get curly hair. It takes longer for the natural oils to coat the hair for curly hair and if you wash it every day you’d completely strip your hair of these very important oils. I don’t know your hair texture but I have pretty curly hair and I wash my hair every week and a half to 3 weeks. But if you insist on showering co wash and don’t use shampoo or use a shower cap. Hope this helps 🤍
You are so right. White women treat their hair TERRIBLE though, all this bleaching- getting some extensions that are not necessary, very hard on hair! I rarely wash my hair and take the best care of scalp & ends, keep up, loosely/satin bonnet to sleep!
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Yeah, you're not gross! Your hair doesn't want to be washed!😊
I'm trying to grow my hair out and you've given me the encouragement to learn how to braid my hair. I've been keeping it up to protect it, but usually in buns. (My hair is down to the small of my back, but it's not been this long since I was a little kid, nor as healthy)
Due to work rules, I cut my hair short from my early twenties until COVID hit... now it's back to my teens and early twenties length. Just beyond my shoulders. And these tips are gold. Thank you so much!
my family is disgusted that i don't wash my hair often, except my hair is so much more healthy than theirs when i don't. it's clean and all that happens when i wash it is it gets frizzy and hard to control
Yah yeah girl same here and it looks dirty . It takes at least one to two weeks for the hair to calm down after a wash.
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Lol it's the opposite for me, I wash my hair everytime I took a shower and my family making fun of me about how dry my hair is. I don't think not washing hair often is gross I just feel incomplete showering without washing my hair but I'm trying to change that habit haha
Same here with the frizzy and hard to control
hey have you tried using cold water instead of hot for when you do wash? that often helps with my frizz, and obviously a slip conditioner. Just an idea, understandable if you've already tried it.
I made to mistake of telling a coworker I wash my hair once every two weeks. They reported me to my supervisor and I got written up for hygiene. I had been working there for two years without a complaint and nobody noticed. My hair was clean.
In my experience, how often you change/clean your pillowcases will also have a big impact on how greasy/dirty your hair gets. After all, your head is laying on it for 8-10 hrs every night. And yes, I don't clean/change my pillow cases or my bedsheets as often as I should. I'm a lazy lazy person that needs to clean way more often than I actually do. And it's not like I don't have time - I'm home 24/7 these days with no commitments or job or anything. Sigh.
Damn, I never thought of that. How often would you advise changing your pillowcases?
@@theredlioness2502 probably depends on how quickly your hair gets greasy or whatever. Probably every couple days?
If you work in fast food? As often as you need to wash your hair - cuz it's gonna be more often than it is for ppl that don't work in fast food.
@@SadisticSenpai61 Thanks for the reply, wasn't really expecting one, let alone so quickly.
And yeah... I work in a rather dirty retail store so I guess it's going to have to be pretty often. Guess I'm buying more pillowcases!
@@theredlioness2502 you should wash your pillowcases and sheets once a week and in warm/hot water, if you can get in a routine it's not hard. Like every Sunday at lunch time (cuz typically you're probably not in your bed again) and then they can be washed and dried before dinner.
I honestly never considered this and I’m going to go start a load of laundry right now after hearing that. When you point it out so bluntly it seems ridiculous that I didn’t already think of this! Thank youuuuuuuuu
I've been going natural since 2006 and I only wash my hair once a month and it grew longer than it's ever been and still going strong with only a few hiccups in between.
My hair got so much healthier when I started washing my hair less and using castor oil, and a mint+rosemary oil usually a small amount the morning after I wash, then a lot the day before I wash. I also use a boar bristle brush to move the oils around more. My hair used to be so frizzy! Now I have my loose natural curls back, and my hair is so much shiner and comfortable.
You look like a Disney princess. I love the grey hair! You are relatable to most black communities with your hair regime.
Very relatable. I felt like taking notes 😂
Heyyyyy I remember you!! Ms. I manifested my pink jeep 😅😅😅 Heyyyy girl 🥰🥰🥰
@@zaejohnson3414 heyyyy 👋🏾👋🏾😂
@@Pinkjeepkiki we have to stop running into each other in the comment section 😂😅💕
Lol yesss
surprised you dont get the ubiquitous "you should donate your hair" said with disdain like i did something wrong by having long hair lol. Im like.. why dont you grow yours and donate IT?
Unfortunately usually donation doesn't work with grey hair :( But yeah, everybody should decide what they do with their own hair.
Yeah why do people do this? 😂 I've not necessarily had any comments said with distain but people do like to ask if I am going to/would donate my hair. I mean... Yeah if I decided to cut all of my hair off I'd donate it, but my hair is important to me and I think I have a right to keep it haha
@@PeachyYummy24 people at my high school would get annoyed with me in a way and ALWAYS ask
I may be mistaken but I dont think they accept human hair donations anymore. They can make wings with synthetic hair that mimics human hair.
@@mrs.w5539 They do accept, it's much better than synthetic hair.
Since my hair grows longer and longer, I do not care about spliss ends. Thank you for confirming this. Btw, I like your humor 😅
I had to stop at 7:40 and say this is totally me. I can do a week, 2 weeks or a month. If it's 3 weeks, I have to call it "21 days" to feel good about it. You're right. It's weird, but it's definitely a thing. ♥
I am a grease headed italian girl but over the years I'm to the point where I wash every 2 weeks and by wash day my hair is barely greasy. I have 💫depression💫 to thank for that.
I have the same hair type how you can keep it clean for i whole 2 weeks ❕
@@lmooya1 from what I learn, I train my hair from not washing my hair for 3 days, wash. 5 days, wash. 8 days and eventually it’ll get use to your schedule:)
Now this is relatable
See I'm the opposite. I get depressed, I take long, hot showers. So I'm a greasy child now
I love how she periodically looks at the door when she emphasizes something important.
I know!! Why? I'm not sure I understand why?? She's pretty cool though!❤
@@oliviaknight1123 I figured out it’s supposed to be her other persona standing there. I was so confused at first thinking a real person was interrupting her vlog
@@illuminate2140 yes, I think you're right! This was one of the first videos I watched, having seen more now, I'm convinced you're spot on. She's fabulous isn't she?!❤❤ thank you for replying, have a great week lovely 🥰
@@oliviaknight1123 hey, i'm new to this channel. In which video does she talk about her other persona ? Have a nice day :)
@@alexgomez002 hi Annabelle, I'm not sure I've seen one exactly where she talks about her, but you see her as her other "character" in the flowery braids hairstyle demo video. I'll try to find it, she's epic!!🥰🌺💐🧚♀️❤
I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one to never have gotten into the habit of washing one's hair more frequently. Before I cut off 15 years worth of hair length about a year ago, my hair was just below my butt. I still regret that decision every day. I can't freaking braid it or have an updo or anything anymore. People told me literally every single one of those "tips" at the end of your video and I thought that maybe a bob would actually be more fun to style and all. Also, people kept telling me that I'd look way more mature and beautiful if I had my hair cut. Well, that sadly wasn't true either. I mean, it didn't look bad or so, but I really miss my go-to keltic knot hair style that I did almost every day for years. Also, since getting a bob my hair gets greasy all the time..! I can't wait to finally have long hair again, but I guess this will take a good 10 years or so. My hair just grows sooo slow, it's ridiculous :D
I'm sorry hon. But it will grow back. Just take care of yourself, and before you know it--wa la! A prayer wouldn't hurt either. Our Father knows when the sparrow falls, how many hairs are on your head. Ask Him to speed it up a little. Before anyone jumps on me, yes God cares for the little things too. (o:
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Was watching your shorts & had to come thru all your videos. Im in awe of your hair. Ive been growing mine for 13 yrs & its right under my butt cheeks lol.. in tha last 7 months, ive FINALLLLYY found the secret to not having stringy ends and having to chop off so many inches & keeping it so full at the ends ❤
Yours is beautiful 😍
Apparently, I've accidentally given myself hair loss by not styling my hair differently every so often. Thanks for the tip!
If it’s not tight is perfectly fine to use the same hairstyle often but yeah changing a little bit is good as she said
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My asian mom always told me to wash my hair little as possible and use fermented rice water to protect them
Interesting. I use viori shampoo and conditioner and it uses traditional Chinese recipes with rice water.
I’m surprised to hear that rice water was recommended since it seems to be a trend nowadays.
When you say asian, do you mean south asian?
These tips were super helpful! My hair is very short and I’m in the beginning of the grow out journey! I can’t wait to see where I’m at in a few years 💖💖💖
I wash my hair once a month, too; it's what my body prefers. Thank you for helping to normalize this, not at all for me but for others who may be questioning their own choices and experiencing negativity. ✌❤
That's so true; I once told an African American friend, "don't be grossed out, but I only wash my hair once a week," and she said, "oh don't worry, I only wash mine once a month."
As far as hair care tips go - I recommend using a wooden or horn comb; they don't cause static, and they draw the natural oils from the scalp through the hair. I also use hair oil like the Pretty Shepherd. Thanks for the fun video!
😭😍 horn combs are so good
Thanks for sharing! What a wholesome encounter! 🌿
I've heard about brushing hair with a bamboo comb from a friend - she would spend 15-30 mins every day, just combing her hair, thus removing the oil, and only having to wash it like once a month 😁 she had shoulder-length hair though 😅
@Mari Ali I am too and I wash my hair every 2 week, guess we're all différent 😅
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Here in the DR no one washes their hair daily 😂 because everybody pays to have their hair blowdried at a salon and they go weekly
Omg her hair, makeup, clothes, house?? She's a real-life princess
I been cross referencing people like you who have been successful at growing their hair to lushes extraordinary lengths for my grandmother who is extremely self conscious about her thin hair.
I have noticed 5 similarities.
1 You all don’t wash your hair every day, only once a week or less.
2 You all use oils to moisturize the older/longer parts of your hair.
3 You all finger comb on a more regular basis and save gentle de-tanglers, boar brush, combs for occasional use.
4 You all use protective hair styles for most occasions and sleeping.
5 You all avoid modern hair products and use food products closer to nature
This is the first video i saw from you, it's simphatetic you never went with the crowd about haircare and listening to the wise woman around you instead. You're inspiring!
I'm sixty-seven with hair down to my butt. I wash it no more than every three or four weeks and keep a side braid, switching the side each time. Thank you for the tips 😊. I will try the oil one right away. Even at my age I love wearing long hair and my husband likes it and wants me to keep it that way.
Me, too!
@@katedavy6272 funny how you too have the same name.
You make me feel a lot better. I am 69 with the same length hair and yes, I go three weeks before washing. When unwell I have actually gone six weeks with no issues. Considering when young, I washed it every day and it was really short.
Funny, my friend who recently died was Lynn R.
@@Lyn4817 me too!
my friends are usually so shocked when i tell them i wash them only once a week! i have wavy chest length hair and ive been going grey since i was 12 so i felt so happy when i saw you are naturally grey!
Me too. Once a week. Yay for us!
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Speaking of the amount of time caring for long hair: I agree, it's not that bad. When I have shoulder-length hair, I spend half an hour in the shower when I wash it. When I have waist-length hair, I spend *still* half an hour in the shower. The only annoying thing is waiting for it to dry, which can take a couple hours. I don't like to use hair dryers. I finger-comb it until it's untangled and 80% dry before braiding. I don't even try to brush/comb my hair wet, because it's so fine it just snaps.
My friend's mother was trying to discourage her from imitating me and my long hair, saying it would take forever to braid up. I demonstrated that it takes only 3 minutes to do a neat French braid, and I didn't even use a comb or brush.
i love your comments about the tips you have been told. i find that people that want to cut your hair are either jealous or they want your business and to sell the length that they cut.
For those of you who are wondering: I asked my mum (she's a hairdresser) why so many of her colleagues end up cutting more hair length than required by their customers and she told me that making a precise haircut is much easier if you cut a larger amount of hair length and they usually go for precision rather than retaining length. Hairdressers also have a very different idea about how many split ends are tolerable compared to us common people.
That's absolutely understandable! Thank you for taking the time to ask and share it here! 🌿
I've had several bad experiences with hairdressers that cut off way more than I wanted, even when I told them exactly what I wanted and I consider some of those experiences to be almost traumatic to this day, so I stopped going there. Some of them did not even know, what I meant, when I asked for a split ends treatment. I now just cut my own ends, whenever I feel like it needs trimming and help friends with split ends cuts.
@@cerridwen20 I feel for you, I would never let anyone besides my mother cut my hair because she can really trim my ends without any noticeable length change.
I don't understand that because haircuts are simply following lines. You make the first cut and then use that as a guide for the rest of the head, you just use the angles you need for the desired cut.
Precision doesn't require more length off, maybe only if you had weird layers or something and had to have a drastic change. This makes no sense to me at all.
Not currently a hairdresser but I have had professional training.
@@Xana_K exactly! I once showed a hairdresser, with my fingers, exactly what I want cut off, I had no layers or anything, just hip long hair all the same length. She traced my fingers with her own and nodded, and I thought she understood. Fast forward 30 minutes, , I had hair to the middle of my back, she cut off nearly 3 times as much hair as I wanted. Made me so mad, almost punched her in her smug little face when I saw what she'd done
I just love your world of unconventional beauty. I feel that since 2020 many of us are doing our own thing, going back to basics and finding what works for us. These are the role models that are so needed in today's world and your unique style is appreciated. 🌺
What a very kind and sweet thought! 🌷
@@PrettyShepherd 😊
Totally agree and thank you @PrettyShepherd
@@lisabarrero3052 🌺
Ye. I have also knee length long hair.
And i have increased it soo fast with remedies.
You can watch my channel.
I agree with Pretty Shepard, short hair, to me is much more work. I cut my long hair to a bob when I graduated high school and regretted it! I hated having to actually dry my hair everyday and make sure it was "styled" right. And too with my hair being a mix between curl and a wave I ALWAYS had to flat iron it if I hadn't used a hair dryer on it. Thank you for the tips!
This was extremely helpful! I feel enthusiastic about taking care of my entire body and fixing my hair situation
There was a beautiful girl at my high school who started going grey at 16. It was a genetic thing. Beautiful french fair skin, black, thick hair, she looked like Snow White.
BTW, I love your Damascene bracelet.
I'm 25 and sprouting greys. My mom was grey by 35...yayyy
I started going grey at 18 lol, I’m 21 now and I’ve got a streak on the very crown of my head 🥰
I knew a girl who was almost completely white before she graduated high school. It was really pretty~ But definitely a genetic trait.
@@winnievaughan7121 🤗 Omigosh, that sounds soooooo cool. I hope you are rocking that streak.😎
Sounds like me, but I started growing grays at 14.
I'm a historical interpreter and I always get a kick out of telling people that in the 18th century, unless for a medical reason, people never washed their hair. They look at me and go "never?" And I nod and reply "never!" They had a very meticulous hair care routine that allowed them to create those impressive hairstyles while keeping it clean in ways we've kinda forgotten.
Maybe because they brushed their hair often than we do? I'm curious to learn about how they took care of their hair.
Well they definitely didn't have the shampoos that we do, which are harmful.
@@zoebaggins90 and they also wore wigs sometimes. Their hair care routine was definitely more on the natural side (no synthetic products that we currently use).
@Fel the Blithe that's so cool! If you don't mind could you share? What were their routines like?
Maybe some does cleaned in rivers etc, depends on era and place, but one good way to no-wash and keeping it pretty clean was wrapping them into linen scarfs , or whatever material...it protects from outside dirt during day and Also soak in oils from scalp.You just need to change it often with clean ones
Your hair is so pretty. I love your natural hair color, I hadn't heard of anyone going grey so young.
I can relate to so many tipps of you! I feel encouraged in washing my hair now less than once a week. Thank you! 😁
Sleep in a satin bonnet. This helps prevent hair breakage and fly away/frizz in between washes
Great tip! Thanks for sharing! 🌿
Can you recommend a good brand that's good quality? I was looking for some on Amazon but I have a feeling they'll be bad quality
@@Darima2 do not purchase on Amazon they are awful quality, purchase on Etsy. People make amazing quality bonnets from all over the world.
@@Darima2 I just recently bought a bonnet on Etsy and it has a very good quality .It is called Jumeaux handmade bonnets and sold on Etsy website .They have adjustable bonnets and you can customize it to your head size 😊😊
@@Darima2 get a slip pillowcase it’s real silk and wrap your hair every night
My family is genetically disposed to short hair and my Mum always subscribed to the 'cutting your hair makes it longer' thing 😬. Finally have hair past my shoulders after 7 years of growth 😅😭
There's not such thing as genetically disposed to short hair. You said yourself that your mom believe in that myth
@@sofitocyn100 Yes there is. All hair has a lifecycle and a time to it. This is why all the hair on your body doesn’t continue to grow indefinitely. It stops, falls out and restarts after a few weeks/months. Head hair just has a longer cycle, but not everyone’s cycle is the same, nor is the growth rate.
One thing I found out: If a mother had a child when she has had short hair for a long time, that child will have a harder time growing longer, but it's not impossible. It's going to be like breaking a generational curse.
If the same mother had another child with her hair long, that child will have an easier time growing its hair out than their sibling.
@@richessencetalks2186 That's total BS. My mom had short hair and hers doesn't grow. And I went from ear length to classic in under 4 years.
@@xmasyesreally girl, ain't nobody said this was facts, this applied to my family and a few others so I thought it'll help somebody.
Just want to acknowledge for others out there who might have similar issues, I have a skin condition called Sebheric Dermatitis which mainly affects the scalp, and if I washed my hair only once a month my scalp would literally fall off in chunks. I think washing less often is an awesome practice for people who can do it, but remember everyone is different and what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for everyone! Take care 💜
I wonder if that's what I have? I have skin that I can pick off from my scalp, and I'm currently a week since washing and it almost hurts?
@@Bunnidove Entirely possible, I would recommend talking to a dermatologist! It's really easy to clear up once you know what you're dealing with, and it's such a relief.
Yes this has been very helpful! First it encouraged me to keep trying to lengthen time between washes. I have had really greasy hair but also bad dandruff (???) for most of my life. Less washing has helped calm down my natural hair oil (took literally 6 months of trying but it worked) and the sulfur soap has drastically helped my dandruff.
Thanks for the tips!
I had a similar thing happen to my hair when I went for a "trim." I told them I was growing it out and wanted maybe an inch taken off. They responded, "Oh we'll just take the dead ends off." I walked in with waist-length hair. Walked out with shoulder-length hair.
The last time I went to get my hair cut (it was already short that time so I wasn't too worried), the same thing happened to another girl with really long hair, and you could tell she wanted to cry when she left. After she was gone, the hairstylists were talking about how long hair was "gross" and "all I can think of is how long that hair has been on her head." Unsure why that's such an issue, but yeah, seems to be a pretty common salon thing.
Yup! Which is exactly why I won't go to a salon ever again.
I don't see why they won't do what the client wants. D:
I wouldn't have paid if I were her.
i try not to be judgemental of others in my life but hairstylists are just awful. idk why the fuck they are like that but through all my life, going to various different hairstylists, i've only had shitty experiences. they do whatever the fuck they want bc they think they know better. it's just disgusting behaviour.
@@SpookiBunny you got that right! I'm on the opposite end, I prefer short hair, but stylists will fight and fight and *fight* me on how short I want it, how I want it to look, etc because they want me to look more feminine. Barbers are much better, in my experience, they actually listen to what you want, but idk how much it would help for long hair.
@@thechancinator9475 barbers are indeed amazing. plus they won't ever give you a karen haircut, which is i've seen happen often when you ask a hairstylist for a short cut. lol
@Ana M Yes, exactly. I remember once going in with my sister, and she specifically told the stylist, "I do not want any kind of bob." Walked out with a "lob" (long bob). And it was one of those expensive personal salons too, where it's one chair, one client, one stylist. I remember thinking, "Damn, she paid *that* much and still couldn't get what she wanted?!" (They also didn't do what she wanted for her color.) I've been doing my own hair for years too, and seeing that made me not want to stop any time soon lol.
I’m in 7th grade rn and have been growing my hair since kindergarten when it was cut to my chin. It’s at my butt and this point and my goal is to get it to my knees or farther and my best friend just keeps telling me that it’ll be ugly and too long and that I should cut it. Not her hair though.
Don't listen to your friend, she just wants your hair length🙄🤚🏾
Thats right Girl! Its YOUR hair. I went through this in school too. My friends would make stupid rhymes abt me not cutting my hair. Just jealous. Be you and keep growing those locks!
Mine is to my knees. Don't listen to your friend.
Isn't it funny how everyone always has an opinion about someone else's hair?
I always get comments about how my "hair is too long" or "I should cut it", like it somehow affects these people how I choose to have my own hair, some people get really invested and almost try to demand me to cut it, or insult me, just because I don't want a Karen cut.
It's interesting how people think it's okay to say things like that when it comes to hair, if someone was making comments like that about someone's clothes or makeup or whatever, that would be considered rude, but somehow it seems to be okay to say negative things about just hair, and I'm tired of hearing about it so I hide my hair now just to stop people from commenting on it, even strangers have come up to me with their annoying comments.
Looks not very friendly to me. You know, like she has kind of envy you
I’m 31 and just a couple of days ago noticed my first gray hair. I was sad for a bit mainly because I spent so long dyeing my hair and just recently decided to embrace my natural color and now it may be too late. 😢 but seeing how beautiful you are with your gray hair cheers me up a lot, thank you ❤
Hey, grey hair is a huge fashion trend right now! It’s very edgy and young stylistically. It’ll also mean that you might not have to bleach your hair lighter if you want to dye it another colour. I say you’re lucky!
Very helpful to know about oiling prior to washing. Hearing you say that washing it less often validates what I've been doing, which, when people ask how often I wash it - they'd scoff at my saying about every 2 weeks with their outbursts of how they wash theirs every day or every other day. Now when I'm asked, I just say every other day.
Say the truth and too bad if they don't like it!!😅
"The only 2 people I let near my hair are me and my mom." Same! I had hair to my knees, then I cut off 18 inches to donate it. I am growing it back out again, and I enjoyed your assumptions at the end immensely.
Good for you! I have donated my hair twice, and in some longer time I would do it third one as well😊
I'm super lucky that my hair is thick enough to look good long. My no 1 advice to people who ask has always been, stop messing around with it, and let it grow. Less is definately more.
How do you leave your hair alone to make it grow.
@@angieangiel2666 products, heat and dyes will make your hair lose it's quality, so by the time it's longer it's already dull, stretched and breaking. If you want length and body, it helps to not do these things.
Thank you for sharing your process, reasons for having it long and your humor. What I enjoyed and found most helpful about it is that you are following and honoring what feels authentically joyful FOR YOU. I also was this in your other video on why you cover your hair.
I used to have VERY long hair (fr 19 -26 yrs old) until around early 2000"s. I had bad memories re hair salons fr childhood bec hair cutting was the way I would be punished/disciplined growing up (instead of being grounded or losing TV watching privileges) so of course, I HAD to grow my hair. My hair grows VERY fast and is pretty thick. I used to wash it every time I showered bec it is what I knew. Fast forward in time, I lost my fear and distrust of hair salons. I began having different hair cuts, shorter and shorter, bleached, colored, highlighted, etc.....then, around 15 yrs ago, I had a VERY strong desire to shave my head. It would have me free of seeing long hair all over, less time for caring, less products, less thinking about it, etc.
So, in autumn of 2017, I finally shaved my head and I LOVED, LOVED it. It felt so authentically me, exhilirating and got a ton of compliments on how it looked on me. I started growing it again around 2019 and for about a year it grew pretty fast. I thought I was going to back to having long hair BUT the more it got longer the more it felt completely OFF for me -- everytime I looked in the mirror it felt all kinds of wrong! So I shaved it and felt a TREMENDOUS sense of relief.
I am grateful for you video bec I am now keeping my hair in grown out buzzed cut of 3 wks hair growth (I like it lot FOR ME) and I will keep the same kind of simple care and upkeep as you do with your long, beautiful hair. The sulphur soap is FANTASTIC news. I never heard that before. I have watched a woman who is a L'Ange hair ambassador who has hair as long as yours (she's a natural blonde) and she also only washes once a month. Her hair is phenomanally gorgeous and she has hair tutorials on how she maintains it. Of course, she uses a lot of the products fr the company bec it has and continues to work for her.
Bottomline, being that hair is VERY, VERY short, if I have to go out where it might get dirty, I will begin the practice of covering it. I will wash only once a month too and will do the scalp massage and brushing. I will also begin using sulphur soap for my scalp.
Again, thank you. Your channel is a beautiful expression of your authentic self and it allows the rest of us to be inspired honor that in ourselves as well.
I didn't know about sulfur soap, but my grandmother used sulfur water. I have hip length hair and this is the best, most comprehensive video on long hair care I have seen.
I started going grey at 16. I dyed my hair for years. Then in my mid 30s I chopped all the dye off. I kept it short for a while then chose to grow it out. Its between mid back and waist now and I love it . I can't wait to see how long it will grow.
Good luck with your hair journey! Sounds like to have good times ahead 😉🌿
I have a naturally oily scalp, and I get headaches if I don't wash my hair at least every other day, so this unfortunately will not work for me. But, I'm so glad this works for you😊
I'm naturally oily as well, and the transition period is HELL, but honestly, the less you wash it, the less greasy it'll be. If you don't constantly strip it down, it won't over produce oil for you and you can go longer. That being said, mine is very short, so I definitely can't go a month, but about a week is fine for me in winter.
I used to have oily scalp, when i stopped washing so often my scalp stopped being irritated and overproducing oil
Mine develops a lot of white stuff, to the point my hair falls a lot if I don’t wash it in by 7th day.
Same. I've been trying to wash it less cuz it makes it fall off a lot but if I dont wash it at least every 4 days it gets so oily it looks like its wet 💀
@@velvet123 I was able to cut my hair washing to every 4th or 5th day, but my scalp constantly had a layer of dead skin so anytime I scratched it got under my nails, ew. Maybe my hair is too dense for this, I have a LOT of hair, so maybe the skin cells can’t shed.
Health is so important! I had lovely knee length hair in my 30’s, then I got very ill and almost died of malnutrition. A lot of my hair fell out… and I recovered… some of my hair follicles did not! Now I keep it between waist and tailbone length. I love your hairstyle!
I am so happy I found this video, I have used and tried so many different shampoos that are supposed to help with healthy hair. Finally decided to go a different route. I love having long hair. My hair keeps falling more and more. I want my healthy lustrous hair back. Thanks for the video. I will try these tips.
For a longtime my hair was thin, lifeless, falling out, I'd get sores on my head. I kept it in a pixie cut, because everytime I grew it to my shoulders it would just fall out and be so thin that old scars on my head shown out like flags.
One day I discovered I had a wheat sensitivity, like, eating wheat literally causes my joints to lock up like cement. So I stopped eating it.
Now, two years after my last cut (with one 2inch trim to cut off nasty split ends) my hair is thick(ish, as thick as my genes will allow), slightly curly, and all the way to the bottom of my ribcage.
Diet is definitely the #1 thing to consider, before other factors.
If I have my food even slightly contaminated by wheat, I'll get sores and a good chunk of hair will fall out. I have so many uneven baby hairs from the fluctuation in my health.
I also use a chlorine filter for my shower, which works miracles. I didn't know I had naturally curly hair, until I installed the filter. And the filter prevents buildup of chemicals and minerals in my hair. I only need to wash with shampoo if I have deadskin buildup on my scalp.
I am glad you found out you had a wheat problem and removed it from your diet. My husband grew some of his hair back as well when he went gluten-free. Some of his hair loss is male pattern baldness though.
@@frmday1 wheat apparently has a naturally occurring pesticide, to deter bugs from eating it. It appears that selective breeding of it has caused it to consider some of us poor humans as pests. It's not wrong, but it sucks for us.
If your husband gets flack for being gluten intolerant but tests negative to celiac, it's probably that protein, called Amylase-trypsin Inhibitors.
I'm just like you. I'm glad I found out what the root of my joint pains were and bad hair. I stopped eating anything gluten and all my joint pains went away and now my hair is flourishing and I don't need a lot of hair products.
Thank you for sharing your story. I have sores on my scalp but I’m not sure if it’s caused by the same thing you mentioned.
Thanks for the advice on the chlorine filter we have city water 💦 awful! Blessings
I use an apple cider vinegar rinse and no soap. ✌🏻 I’m still considered ultra long. Exercise will help your hair grow longer and biotin works well too.
My hair get really itchy if i'm sweating, do you have any advice?
@@whinecatto if you want to avoid washing it try water rinsing your hair
Brewers yeast works great
Hi! Below-butt-length hair here. Thank you for your video, I have to say I absolutely agree with and practice pretty much everything you've mentioned. I can't go more than two weeks without washing, I'd like to, but my hair starts falling out if I go too long. I disinfect my brushes with Milton tablets once a month before washing them (binky disinfectant). Anyway, I'm also big on natural oils and my powerhouse oil for haircare: rosemary EO. I put it in moderation in every hair oil that I use (mostly argan, jojoba and camellia) and mix it in the brown dropper bottles like you. Makes every oil smell amazing and it stimulates and repairs like crazy. Camellia oil is an old geisha secret. I'm a big folk remedy enthusiast and my two other secrets are - Slavic folk remedy: flax oil&sour cream (50/50) 30 min full hair mask before washing. Japanese&Chinese folk secret: fermented rice bran wash, I actually pour it in a basin, lay down with a rolled up towel and do a 20 min full hair soak and massage my scalp during it. Last but not least: boar bristle brush!
I don't know about if it helps growing but I have also recently started to wash my hair less and less often. I had found a video of historian of beauty explaining how for centuries, women didn't wash their hair with shampoo and all but mostly with just water, sometime one or 2 ingredients to get rid of sebum excess but that was all, and women in the past did have beautiful and looong hair even though. What they did though was spending a looot of time brushing their hair every day. That's why i thought it couldn't harm to go back to a more ancient hair care routine. I started brushing my hair a lot more, very gently to not have them fall too much. I really saw a difference : by brushing the hair between 20 min an an hour while watching a movie in the evening, the sebum and natural oils of your hair are spread on all the lenght and don't stay at the roots. This protects it and prevents greasy hair. Also, brushing it has made my roots stronger i believe, and i loose less and less hair everyday. When i feel like my hair starts to be dirty, i wash it with just water and conditioner. No shampoo. This removes excess oil without making the scalp dry like shampoo does by removing to much oil. And honestly my hair seems to have gotten used to this new rythm because it really never ever gets greasy again. I can totally stay a whole week, maybe even more, without washing and it's not getting greasy (i still have 1 shampoo per week because i'm getting an oil bath when my ends start to feel too dry, as i have curly hair). But honestly i can only recommand shampooing less girls !! Your hair will be healthier if you let it be as much as possible. Let it produce its own oils, make sure to brush to spread it down to the ends, and don't wash it because that's litterally the oil your hair produces to maintain its own health and hydratation.
Your hair is so much like my beautiful Swedish grandma! She would brush her long silver hair in the sun every morning! I wish I could grow mine like this.
Her: "Massage your scalp to increase the blood flow and bring nutrients"
Me: Starts scratching my scalp
Her: "I mean massage with your fingertips, not scratching like a rabid dog."
OOPS!
Same!!! ☺
😂😂😂!!!
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this is part of why i keep my fingernails cut short.
@@ozok17 to be fair your nail's length doesn't matter
The addition of oil 24 hours before washing was a new one to me, but then my hair is naturally kind of oily (or has been since the years of being told to wash my hair three times a week by my mother), so my usual haircare routine involves dry shampoo, leave-in conditioners, lots of brushing, and only washing it every six weeks or so when I... need to get my hair ready to refresh the color at my roots. 😅 It does mean the shampoos and conditioners I have last a nice long time.
I'm always so happy when I see captions on a video, helps my ADHD :) Your hair is stunning. Mine is about to the band of my bra and I want to keep growing it, I cut it short in 2020. I wish I had less little flyaways that stick up too.
You’re like a lovable Disney character
We must give her a Disney name.
@@kimw1520 how about Susie or Charlie?
@@BrownSugar.2 Susie would fit her very well
I had to have emergency gallbladder surgery and I was septic and lost down to 77lbs and was malnourished and lost most of my hair. I started mixing collagen in my coffee and making smoothies and my hair grew back in no time. Within a year it was halfway down my back. It helped my nails grow like crazy too. If anyone is having trouble from hairless, I hope this will help you. I also only shampoo my hair once a month and keep good oils on the ends.
Ive just started putting collagen in my tea.
@@beelarehman5992 I read collagen shouldn't be mixed with warm/hot beverages.
@@nasharyeversley7822 you should probably check on the type/ brand, but most collagen can be taken with warm/ hot drinks
Our bodies can’t even absorb collagen that way. And you’re telling me you went from basically bald to half way down your back in a year? That’s like a foot & a half come on....
@@brith4942 Well my hair grows about a foot every year. Maybe this person has really fast-growing hair which was amplified by the supplements. Though I would definitely LOVE to see proof that this actually works, the only way to know if it'll work for you is by trying it yourself!
I am so happy I found you! You bring so much light
Very informative!
I had a shaved my head in 2018 and then bleached it as soon as it got about 2” long. Was platinum blonde. I got used to not washing it every single day as I was afraid it would further dry it out as it was already damaged from the bleaching (don’t be fooled - there is NO “safe” bleaching method that won’t ever damage your hair, because as soon as that lightener mixed with 10-60vol peroxide goes on the hair, the damage is already done no matter what a brand or stylist claims).
3 months later, I trimmed the blonde off and left the 3” of roots as I wanted to go long and natural again.
Now, 2022 … from 3” of hair on my head, it is now below my rib cage (5’8” for reference). I didn’t really think it would grow that fast in just 4 years … but I largely attribute it to the infrequent washing.
My husband never notices that I’ve sometimes gone 14 days of not shampooing my hair because I always use the LOC method - lather, oil, cream. I really only use that method on my ends, but it keeps my hair soft while smelling nice. Haven’t had split ends in a good while, haven’t trimmed in over a year.
Whenever I do brush, I only use a wooden brush with soft boar bristles starting at the ends in small sections then work my way up slowly.
I’ve had people ask me how I got my hair so long so quick, but when I tell them, they look at me like I have issues lol … as if not shampooing every day equals having max cooties or something. It’s so weird.
I’m trying to go terminal with my hair now. I want to see how long I can get it to grow before my ends tell me “enough is enough, we’re not going past this length”.
Long hair is the way to go! Absolutely love it.
Thanks for the tips!