{"id":2387,"date":"2020-08-03T14:46:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T14:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ezilon.com\/topics\/?p=2387"},"modified":"2021-12-06T11:21:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T11:21:02","slug":"why-growing-long-and-beautiful-african-american-and-biracial-hair-doesnt-have-to-be-a-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezilon.com\/topics\/why-growing-long-and-beautiful-african-american-and-biracial-hair-doesnt-have-to-be-a-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Growing Long And Beautiful African American And Biracial Hair Doesn’t Have To Be A Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many African Americans and biracial individuals simply don’t know where to turn or what to purchase to maintain a healthy, strong, and long head of tresses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We spend hours and hours surfing the Internet or aisles in drugstores and beauty supply stores, looking for hair care products that really perform what is advertised on their bottles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simply stated, African American and Biracial hair care is a challenge. How can you sift through the milieu of products to find one that works for you? Simply follow the tips below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monitor your hair styling products<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many African Americans resort to applying excessive amounts of heat, such as high kilowatt blow dryers, pressing combs, and flat irons to their hair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, a significant number of African Americans apply chemicals to their already dry hair, such as texturizers, relaxers, and hair coloring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, these same individuals apply additional chemicals to their hair when they use most over the counter, drugstore, or beauty supply hair care products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These products are usually filled with parabens (cancer-causing agents), sulfates (natural oil stripping detergents), silicones (dangerous chemicals), and alcohols or glycols (hair drying and damaging chemicals). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continued use of these products, although your hair may feel soft momentarily or be easier to comb, will only create fried, damaged, and porous hair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, you plan your or child’s health at risk when you use these products, not just your hairdo. Solution? Switch to using all-natural shampoo and hair styling products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both Carols Daughter and Beauty 4 Ashes Christian Health & Beauty provide high-quality, all-natural ethnic hair care products that are only filled with goodness for your hair type. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, in a double-blind, three month, placebo-controlled study where 100 African Americans and 50 Biracial individuals participated, those who used Beauty 4 Ashes Christian Health & Beauty’s GodHead shampoo and conditioner and Puritea hair lotion, compared to the control group who used a synthetic based shampoo, conditioner, and moisturizer, experienced increased hair growth and health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

64 of the 75 in the Beauty 4 Ashes Godhead and Puritea group stated their hair was shinier, less split ends, more manageable, less tangled, and stronger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

57 of the 75 enrolled in the Beauty 4 Ashes group also reported hair growth of 2 inches or over. Only 15 of the 75 enrolled in the synthetic group reported increased moisture, shine, and health in their hair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, 45 of the 75 in the synthetic-based group reported scalp itching, dryness, and less manageability in their hair after use of the synthetic shampoo, conditioner, and moisturizer.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such evidence suggests that African American benefits from natural hair care product use instead of cheaper, synthetic-based ones. You can find Beauty 4 Ashes products at wwwdiscoverb4acom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several reviews rank the products excellent for ethnic hair. But don’t stop here, there is more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monitor your hair styling methods<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put down the flat iron<\/strong>. If you must use it, try to only use it immediately after washing your hair. This will give your tresses relief from daily heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allow your hair and scalp to receive oxygen<\/strong>. Do not leave your hair covered on end with a do-rag. Just as plants need oxygen to grow; your scalp needs air to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stop using brushes<\/strong>. Ethnic hair has a tighter curl pattern and, although strong, can easily snap especially if stress is applied from a brush or comb to a dry head of hair. Instead of brushing your hair, buy a small tooth comb with smooth ridges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Limit the use of glued-in extensions, tight braids, tight cornrows, and hard, gel hairstyles<\/strong>. These only place an excessive amount of stress on the hair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do get braids or cornrows, alternate between wearing the hair out and braiding it on a weekly basis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid coloring if possible<\/strong>. Coloring only damages the hair by coating it with hydroxides and alcohol. That alone should say enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So there is the scoop.\nIf you can afford it, use Carols Daughter or Beauty 4 Ashes on your hair. Yes,\nthey are more pricey, but your hair will thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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