Thank you guys so much for watching! Please leave any requests here for specific topics you would like me to make a video on that I haven't covered already!
How can I do I weave with no leave out and maybe a closure but secure it enough so that I don’t need to glue it or have it rub on my edges too much? Loved this video! I agreed with everything you’ve said and it was very informative.
Hey Seun, your hair journey is giving me life girl, all the way from Botswana, truly inspired by your work. Quick question; have u experienced any breakage since u passed the shoulder length plateau? Particularly that now you're at waist length, if so please advice on what you did to work around and restore back to your growth journey, possibly make a video on it? Thanks you!
I use fenugreek with black seed oil to grow my hair, I don't really use protective styles. My hair is armpit length, it is relaxed as well it took one year using black seed oil & fenugreek to grow it.
I think I will moisturize and put my hair up for 3 weeks at a time, and just tie it up at night. Then I don’t have to comb it each day and just leave it alone. What do you think?
I’m so here for the no emphasis on products. Black people waste so much on products to assist with growth, and it’s just not true. All we need is - a good shampoo, deep moisture treatment, protein treatment, a leave-in conditioner, oil and a heat protector, the end. I say, focus on maintaining healthy hair and protective styles; and keep your fingers out your hair, our hair is so fragile.
Fr black hair is so monetized. They exploit our desperation for long hair and woo us into buying their products. Most of the black hair companies are not even black owned 🤦🏽♀️ My hair started growing when I stopped using so much products. I wish every black person will realize this.
I'm trying to grow my hair, and I've been trying to do it by "going natural" but I honestly feel like I have less breakage with relaxed hair, so I'm glad you show us that you can grow relaxed hair if done properly!
I can retain length natural and relaxed. Its just the routine I use. Relaxed hair can grow very long just as being natural. It is just the way a person cares for their hair. I had waist length hair relaxed and natural. The reason I'm natural now is because my hair looks thicker and is stronger. Plus the relaxers kept breaking the nape of my neck part. Which is taking it much longer to grow than the rest of my hair, and I always had my hair professional relaxed. My hair is very long while the nape of the neck is 2-3 inches shorter than the rest of my hair. Every time I relax it breaks off in that area.
@@onlytasha950 Your stylist might not be rinsing away the relaxer as thoroughly in that area - not enough neutralizing shampoo, massaging, rinsing. It gets compromised over time and continues to stuggle. Hang in there.
@@josedomingo-ruiz7483 Yea you're right. My hair couldn't take most relaxers either. When I used to relax I stuck with olive oil. That was the only relaxer that my could hair stand without causing damage.
Started protective styling the start of this year and my hair has grown 4 inches 😌 I'm so proud of my growth in one year because before this my hair has always been the same length my whole life
@@zainabmohamed930 So I started out this year really hyped and was doing hair masks and protein treatments and deep conditioning every week..and it did help grow my hair but as the months progressed I got lazy 💀 and would forget I even have hair and just leave it until takedown. I would use *any* moisturizer I find and ...it doesn't matter , oil my hair, with and put it back in a protective style one time and my hair still grew!! what works for me might now work for you tho
@@Auzohv I would do dookie braids every month or month and a half...I never keep my hair longer than that because It gets too matted, and as soon as I take it down, wash it, moisturize it and oil my scalp, it's back in the dookie braids again but I changed up the hair style every few months because it's not recommended to do the same style because you keep putting tension on the same spots over and over, so I would change up the same dookie braids, I might do it sideways, upwards.. the point is, my hair.was never out and that helped alot!
RUclips videos/guru’s has caused my hair to be at the shortest it has ever been!!! I don’t know if it’s the Nigerian genes, but literally leaving hair alone in braids, sticking to simple products like the Ors range and not getting bogged down by all the treatments in the world is defs the answer for me too!! My hair was the longest in high school when I was by default protective styling back to back.. Thanks Seun, you speak no lie here!!
Seriously, especially us tightly coiled 4C hair guys and gals. I’ve been doing the MOST with my hair, especially because I have a natural hair RUclips channel and I’m less than impressed with my hair. 4C hair is so fragile, and I’m finally realizing that. A lot of these natural hair gurus are anti protective styles, especially for weeks at a time but my hair grew like a weed when my mom would just wash, blow dry and put a bunch of braids in it and my hair was down my back like this RUclipsr. I need to go back to my roots and how my mom took care of my hair lol
I have fully natural hair and your tips on length retention and doing protective styling on my own helped me so much, I reached shoulder length hair after being stuck with damaged hair for years. Thank you Seun❤️ love your content and your hair!!
I’m seeing ppl in the comments say “ they are going to keep their protective styles in for 2-3 months “ please do not just go & leave your protective style in for 2-3 months you will be doing more harm than good especially if your doing something that your hair isn’t use to‼️ Instead start off gradually & work your way up to the 2-3 months all while paying attention to how long you leave your protective style in & how your hair reacts‼️
Also, if you have high porosity hair you need to moisturize your hair more frequently. Just leaving it alone and not touching it may not work for everyone.
Very true my nape cannot be in a protective style for more than a month without excessive build up but the rest of my hair can go longer without issue.
This my exact regimen and my hair is at waist length. Protective styling is the best way to retain the length that biology naturally provides. As long as the style isn't done in such a way that would inevitably cause breakage (like tight or bulky styles), or leaves some parts of your hair exposed, you will retain length. But above all, DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU. If you retain length even if you flat iron and comb your hair every single day, keep doing it lol (that would never work for me, but do you sis! Lol)
You’ve been the most realistic black female I’ve watched when it comes to 4 type hair and as someone who has 4c hair I really appreciate it❤️ you’ve made me realise that spending money on all these products won’t help compared to protective styles.
I totally agree with you on leaving the hair alone to allow it to grow. I’ve noticed tremendous growth in my daughter’s hair since March of this year. Although this wasn’t done on purpose, I’ve only been able to wash and redo my daughter’s hair every 4-6 week because of my new super busy work schedule. She’s 9 now and it took me 6 years to find a growth method that works ( figured it out on accident 🤣 ). I used to wash and redo her hair every 1-2 weeks and her hair just wasn’t growing much....but now...omg! I schedule a professional trim once a year and I keep protective styles in until I have time to wash and redo it. I now believe that the less you comb and pull your hair the more it will grow. Her hair is now 16 inches long and 100% natural.
Thank you for putting it out there that you can have healthy relaxed hair. I was natural for years and my hair kept breaking. My relaxed hair is way more healthier
The main thing for me was no heat! When I first started relaxing my hair I would straighten it all the time because it was laid and looked so good. Little did I know I was burning/breaking my hair off. My hair thinned out badly. So I stopped the heat and even continued relaxing for a couple years now and my hair has gotten thick again. Relaxer isn’t damaging to the hair and it doesn’t stop growth. It’s really how you take care of it (treatments/deep conditioning/protective styling/etc.)
Mini braids have been my primary protective style for over a year now. My goal was armpit length and I exceeded it. I keep my braids in for 2-3 months at a time too. I'm still able to deep condition and moisturize as frequently as I need to. Protective styling when done the right way will really really grow your hair out like weeds. I'm an advocate of longterm protective styling for sure🙌🏾
I'm about to texturise my hair and follow this EXACT routine to grow my hair. The EXACT routine. I've been watching Seun for years and I have finally got the balls to do what I want. I loved being natural but I went natural because of social media pressure but i felt like my hair grew more and was more manageable and longer even when it was relaxed/texturised. I can't wait, this video came at perfect timing. P.S. I KNOW texturiser is basically a weak relaxer and theres nothing different .. so i'm basically relaxing my hair lol
I agree! I literally found this video by googling ¨why does my hair grow faster and is overall healthier when I relax my hair?¨ I only went natural because of social pressures but honestly when my hair is natural it breaks off the MOST! I can no longer manage it. When my hair was relaxed I never experienced breakage, so today im going back to whats best for me lmao
You telling me to take my time when taking down my protective styles was GAME CHANGER. Finally for the first time ever, even during post partum shedding, I was seeing growth after every takedown
Love you and your delivery of such quality information. You state facts, debunk certain myths, and yet never attack anyone else's methods... True Character... Queen 👑
Just started following today! 2020 I am growing MY hair out using protective styles and moisturizing and deep conditioning and less manipulation for 12 months! I can’t wait! Thank you for the motivation
@@CornerwithChanel So when you have your hair in braids, you'll still be deep conditioning? I'm trying to figure out how that would work and not mess the braids up.
Seun my nigerian sista. You have helped me oooooooo tremendously with my hair growth regimen. I just want to say thank you. Your videos helped me so much for a year now I’ve been protective styling intensely and I have seen TREMENDOUS GROWTH! As someone that has 4c hair that I wear blown out and slightly pressed I’ve seen it actually grow but your growth regimen is for us TYPE 4 girls I live by it. It’s called LEAVE YOUR HAIR ALONE! Real simple!
I love watching your videos they really help, not to mention you’re so genuine & sweet, every time you smile it warms my heart! Keep being a rainbow.😊☺️
thank you for this! i have been trying to grow my hair long ever since i was 11 and nothing every worked for me. i’ve tried everything everyone has said and to no avail. i think it really is just based on genes but i think the difference between me and you is that you’re hair has always been long (even if it never grew from the things you’ve tried) and my hair has always been short and thin, so even if you have been in my shoes, you really haven’t because we’ve never experienced the same things.. but aside from that i appreciate this video telling me that i just need to leave my hair alone.
4:55 - 5:09 makes so much sense, I had a protective style in for 6 weeks, I didn't even moisturize my hair once! I was working on projects and preparing for exams and didn't have time to take care of my hair. When it was time to take my protective style down I was so worried that I was going to end up with a lot of breakage but that was not the case. My hair actually grew longer! I was shocked. I will not invest too much on hair products and just keep things simple. I just want long healthy hair without doing too much...haha
Not stressing your hair is actually really key ✔️ My hair ain’t no long stuff though 😂 Causeee I’m doing one thing right and ninety nine other things WRONG. 😭 But that one thing is still a lot.
I have natural hair, but I love your channel. You give so much knowledgeable advice. Your tip are so valuable, and I will continue to follow your tip. Love from a ninja sis🤎
Omg I tried your crochet protected style and I really saw growth in my hair I was soo happy so I did it again lol thanks for sharing this most people does really overdo it with those expensive hair products
You are so right about leaving your hair alone-whether it’s relaxed or natural! I’m attempting to transition now but I’ve always had long hair with my relaxers. It was because I stretched my relaxers and I always wore my hair tucked away in some variation of a bun or a ponytail just so I was not combing, straightening, curling, etc through my hair all day every day. That is how I retained my length. Love your videos!
i got so lazy doing my natural hair.. going natural is ALOT OF WORK especially wearing it curly its a lot! so i always put braids in or crochet and it has help grow and thicken my hair sooo much! i really did not realize how much protective styles help grow your hair. i also do not put a lot of products in my hair. i deep condition my hair may 3 or 4 times a year and only put oil on and it really help grow. im glad im not the only one who found that out thank you for mentioning this !!
When I was your age and used relaxers I would do the same thing. Relaxers every six months and I kept a protective style in the same amount of time. The difference I only used shampoo when I would perm it or when it was really dirty. Deep condition and Kemi oil was my choice
Seun okimi I love u ,u are my inspiration. I'm a Nigerian girl too.,when I first saw ur videos,I was amazed that a fellow relaxed Nigerian girl could grow her hair.I follow ur process and I'm seeing growth. My hair went from 9inch in some places to 13,14 inch ,the long parts from 11,12inch to 14,15 1/2 inch And its Fuller and stronger now All this from march to December That's just 8months out of my two year challenge Thank u seun okimi
Finally somebody with something simple!! I'm West Indian (Caribbean) and I do think that the variety of natural hair products is great however i always found myself back to the basics when it comes to growing my hair. When i was younger in primary school (grades k -6), my hair care regimen was greasing and oiling my scalp and hair also adding a leave in, then my mom or cousin would cornrow or plait my hair for the next 2 weeks. Only difference is that i change the shampoo & conditioner that I used and the method in which i untangle my hair. Last weekend I realised that my hair is actually down my back. All i did was put it in a protective style( mainly small plaits) and leave them in for 2 weeks to a month simply because i have a sweaty scalp. I also use aloe vera & oil when taking down protective styles, it giving more of a slip when detangling. MORAL OF THE STORY: LEAVE YOUR HAIR ALONE AND WATCH HOW YOU HANDLE IT!
Wow. This is so So interesting. I’m 100% natural. And protective styling for me (braids, wigs, weaves) are so drying and causes so much breakages for me. But I need need need regular moisture and seal. I always see the most growth when I have a set and standard hair regimen with includes regular moisture and seal (with set products like aloe vera and Ayurveda) . This is why I love the hair community. Because all of our journeys are so unique to us. What works for one may not work for someone else, but that doesn’t mean each of our stories can’t help someone else along the way in some way. And that is such a beautiful thing!
I agree. I have high porosity hair and my hair needs moisture so I do have to touch it to moisturize it. On wash day I put my hair in twists/braids. The second day I don’t have to moisturize, but day three I do. If I don’t take my down my twists all week they get tangled. I have natural hair. Typically, I take them down on the third day moisturize and retwist. Sometimes if I don’t retwist it after the take down I will wear it in a bun for the rest of the week.
I actually accidentally found this out in the pandemic. I have been wearing braids and wigs and when I relaxed my hair it was awesom and grew so much. Thank u for this. I totally agree with you. I will continue. Live your hair.
SAAAAME! Last time I saw my stylist she was like “you really don’t need a trim but I mean I would suggest getting one”. If I don’t need it, why?! I’m starting to think it’s a tactic lol.
@@octaviacron7647 a lot of the times we say that because clients often get offended when you suggest a trim plain out. Like I understand a lot of stylists seem scissor happy but so many people have damaged ends but because their hair is long people don’t see anything wrong with their hair. So when it does come time for a for a true trim people feel like stylist are cutting a lot on purpose and people stay away from trims.
I just combed out my locs, and this was kind of what I envisioned for the next chapter in my hair journey. I've been killing it with protective styling so can wait to see more growth
Seun, I absolutely love you. I love how you applied your tips to both relaxes hair and natural hair, and I love how humble and supportive you are! Thank you for the tips
I cut my hair at the beginning of quarantine back in like April, I've being doing mini twists and other protective styles ever since and there's been so much growth so far! I plan on protective styling throughout 2021, I'm hoping I'll finally see the length retention I've been trying to accomplish. Also taking down your protective styles properly is sooo important. I used to do box braids all the time but I would take them down while my hair was completely dry and brittle, no moisture, no oil or anything at all. I could've retained so much more length back then if I knew what I know now.
I can attest to this! I decided to do a protective style because of your prior video and I had my braids in about 3 months and boy did my hair grow👍🏾 I’d say don’t put heat on your hair, moisturize regularly and little to no manipulation and you’ll be golden.
Just wanted to throw out there for people that styles don’t necessarily grow your hair,how you take care of it and the fact that it will retain length will depend on much growth you get while wearing protective styles. A lot of people wear braids/weaves/wigs,and won’t oil it,grease it,condition it,etc and wonder why they are losing hair and not retaining anything while wearing a protective style. Also everybody’s regimen/hair will be different. Basically take a care of your hair while it’s in a protective style and you will see length retention. You were spot on with everything! ❤️ especially with the cheap products
Love this video! Basically, put your hair up leave it alone! I can do this! I just started my journey to grown my hair back healthy and long. This video just made me more optimistic. Thank you Sean!
I started keeping it exclusively in braids since like May because I'm lazy and I've always hated styling my hair and it's been so good for me. I stumbled across your protective styling videos and you insipred me to learn how to cornrow my own hair. I can almost do it now!
Yes!!! So true I’ve done Everything to grow my hair even braiding it. Last couple of years I’ve been wearing it in a ponytail under my wigs never manipulating adding heat or touching my hair. My hair grew to the middle of my back. I just did the big job two months ago and I’m going to start over. Leaving your hair alone is the best way to make your hair grow.
This and stretching my relaxers out to about 2 inches of new growth got me to bra strap length on accident/without even trying. Now my goal is to self relax and learn to braid so EVERYTHING is in my control thus hoping to get to waist length. I do use a protein conditioner/harder protein treatments in-between protective styling but only because my mom (cosmetologist) relaxes my hair bone straight (which I hope to stop doing when I begin to do my own relaxers) just because I think its why my hair requires so much protein and sheds so much. Seun's videos have helped me with my take down process and so much and I am honestly sad to see she is natural but I excited to see how well she does with easy, simple hair care for naturals. I went natural but relaxed because my life revolved around my hair and I just did not have the patience when I saw nothing but loose textures having the time of their lives and very few 4c RUclipsrs at the time.
Thank you so much for your honesty!!! I'm beginning to see results in my hair because of your channel. God bless you. You are going to go far because of your integrity.
I don't know if you will see this but I have to thank you for all the advice I have gotten from you which have worked. I also always thought myself to be unlucky in the genes aspect of hair growth but I noticed that my hair grew a lot when I left it be; note; I cut my hair for 6 years which I always thought a bad thing till I discovered it saved me from having terribly over processed hair like my mom and afterwards, I had to do a stressful programme which made me have little time for my hair, so it was usually in a protective style, it grew a lot but when I came home in quarantine, I was tempted to do all these strict regimens after looking at RUclips videos and was quite disappointed. Anyways, what all this long story is about is that, all the tips I have gotten from you have really worked not to talk of the inspiration I get seeing your hair this long 😂😂 so thank you❤
Thanks for posting this, you just saved me tons of money on products and supplies I was about to buy. What you're saying makes lots of sense. I'm going to "leave it the heck alone" as you say :) and see what happens. I like your raw and straight forward style of presenting. No need for super fancy lighting and editing, just the honest facts. Fancy videos are great but the information presented clearly in a no frills way is just as effective. Keep up the great work!
Your hair is goals 😍. I love your videos cause you give such great advice. I've followed your tips and my hair has grown from neck length to under my collar bone. Thank you.
I did protective styles all 2020 and my hair grew so long but I had to end up cutting inches off because I started off with so many split ends I didn’t trim in the beginning. Make sure you all address that if needed bc now I have to start all over. Staying positive!
Protective styles is the key guys. My back hair kept on cutting off and I just told myself one certain morning “am not going to touch this hair anymore. Let me just wash my hair and leave it in a cornrow protective style” I did that and to tell you the truth, I went to the saloon many months later to relax my hair and I was so shocked by how much my hair grew when I didn’t even do too much. In my own perspective the key to growing your hair is letting it be and go about your stuff, take care of your hair with organic shampoos and put them in protective styles……leave that hair and mind to business, girl prepare to be shocked afterwards for the amazing growth 🤣🤣🤣. Talking from experience!!!
nah, you have good genes, love, your hair has grown and is growing, doesn't matter the process, and i feel you, i have been following other natural hair youtubers, nowadays, I just watch them to gawk at their beautiful hair because their advice has never worked for me, i realised growth was actually retained when i took out my 2-month braids even when i had struggled to oil it daily and that's when i knew that everyone's hair retains length differently and for me, protective styling is my strong area
♤ seun, you are my "hair hero", french braids been in almost 3 weeks, they are so loose, thanxs 4 sharing your "hair journey", love your "spoken poem", 🥰 please do more of those 😊 ♤
I realised I have been obesessing over products and been on my hair each and every second. Just yesterday I decided that I want to leave my hair alone. I will moisturise once a week and put on a headwrap the whole week. Thanx for the lovely Vid. Love from South Africa.
I spent all of 2019 wearing protective styles because I was tired and frustrated with my 4c natural hair "journey". By Spring of 2020 my eternally shoulder length hair had grown to mid back. After years of watching "hair journey" videos, trying condintioners, oils, serums, supplements, pre-poo, no-poo, co-wash, apple cider vinegar, hair steaming, protein treatments... all to get my hair to grow. I discovered that the best thing to do was nothing, don't touch it and it will grow. Unfortunately, with the pandemic I haven't been consistent with protective styling and my hair has started to break off again :(
Wow! Awesome video and information! I know it’s “just hair” to some, but I felt confirmation on my hair journey and the spirit of authenticity from you! Keep sharing your message! Thank you 🙏
When you have thick thick 4C natural hair it’s a tasks but I’m leaving the natural community. I just need to follow these tips and be diligent so I won’t break off
Exactly! I create box braids using only my real hair. I also shampoo, condition and moisturize while hair is in box braids. The only time I undo box braids is to redo braid. Along with finger combing, I’ve seen tremendous growth and my hair feels HEAVIER in weight!
Thanks for the great tips! I’m subscribed and I’m currently doing protective styles and my hair has grown a lot! I need to switch up the styles but I’m happy with the progress!
Hey Seun, Thank you so much for this video it really helped my hair 😃 I left my hair alone for 4 months in protective styles and when l relaxed it I saw the growth. Now all I Iwill be doing is protective styles so that it grows more ❤️
Thank you very much for your updated round up video! 😘 I took my sew in out about a week ago, relaxed it as I was 12 weeks post. The weave sure did help me to stretch to 12 weeks and helped with retention so many thanks to you Seun! Think I’ll pop one back in to help me stretch again at 6 to 8 weeks post. Xoxo
Hey I watched one of your videos early last year and I tried it. so yesterday I took down my natural hair braids and the growth was shocking. I minimized touching it, just going out with my cap and or hijab on. amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nawl cuz u rly helped me ! I always wondered why my hair just never grew as fast at i wanted. But as soon as i started twists (protective style obviously) I started seeing NOTICABLE growth. Im a male and im currently eyebrow length hair after growing it out for a small bit. Im currently in a protective style and apply jbco every weekend. Ik seeing WAYY less breakage and wayy more healthier hair and its all because of you ❤
I’m really insecure about wearing wigs. I just feel like everyone would know the hair is fake and by wondering why I’m wearing fake hair. I really want to start but the self consciousness is bad :(
I was the same way. I started with headband wigs in a natural texture close to my hair length. Nothing too long and noticeable. That made it a lot easier to get into wearing them.
Try getting a kinky or kinky straight u part and using a crochet to have no leave out by using the hair of the wig to cover the weft it'll show your natural scalp while keeping all your hair protected and no one will be able to tell
thanks to you Okimi, I have been able to pass my previous length just by waiting 8months before relaxing but it was the protective styling I did within those 8month that retained my previous length and made my natural hair grow longer...now my hair is 4months post relaxer and the way I understand my hair is that, it can stay for more than 8months except for the tangling though and still be okay.
*ATTENTION ⚠️* HERE ARE SOME MISTAKES I MADE RELAXING MY HAIR WHICH I ENCOURAGE YOU NOT TO MAKE: 1. I didn't do enough research - before I got my very first relaxer, I genuinely believed that I could turn my 4C hair to 4A. That was a bit embarrassing 😂 2. I oiled my scalp every single day - My scalp was extremely greasy and developed product buildup overtime. This actually prevents growth, as too much oil in the scalp can mess up with your natural hair oil balance the more, which leads to fragile and damaged hair. 3. I brushed and played with my hair too much - I now go by this one policy: *The less hair you pull out, the more hair you'll have.* When your fingers touch your hair too much, they can actually steal away natural oils, leading to dry and fragile hair strands. And don't even get me started with brushing 😅. Brush your hair when you need to, not when you want to. And don't be too rough with your hair. 4. I washed my hair every week but eventually started putting less oil in my hair - Okay, I know I said that I overused my oils, but eventually I got lazy and stopped oiling my hair (which is just as bad). There is nothing wrong with washing your hair once a week, but shampoo and oils go hand in hand. Shampoo takes out the dirt and oils, you use oils to moisturize hair again. But oiling my scalp less caused a lot of dandruff build up and breakage overall. 5. I used heavy products - Unless you have high porosity natural hair, I don't advice heavy products use. Putting too many products and putting too much of one product falls in the same category. You really just need a shampoo, hydrating conditioner, deep moisture treatment, leave in, curling poo, and a strong oil. Everything else is really extras. 6. I didn't part my hair - Mostly because I didn't know how. However, this made my hair harder to deal with. If your don't learn to part your hair in some way (whether with your hand or with clips), relaxed hair then becomes hard to manage. You can always watch videos on youtube to teach you how! That's all!
This is so true and the best advise 👯, I really see growth when I don't touch my hair and when my edges are not weakened be careful with lace front and hair line of you have fragile edges I stopped them because of that
thank you for this im definitely going to come back in 3 or 4 months to comment whether ive done more protective styles and leaving my hair alone lol. *setting reminder*
Thank you guys so much for watching! Please leave any requests here for specific topics you would like me to make a video on that I haven't covered already!
You are a great inspiration to many
How can I do I weave with no leave out and maybe a closure but secure it enough so that I don’t need to glue it or have it rub on my edges too much? Loved this video! I agreed with everything you’ve said and it was very informative.
Hey Seun, your hair journey is giving me life girl, all the way from Botswana, truly inspired by your work. Quick question; have u experienced any breakage since u passed the shoulder length plateau? Particularly that now you're at waist length, if so please advice on what you did to work around and restore back to your growth journey, possibly make a video on it? Thanks you!
I use fenugreek with black seed oil to grow my hair, I don't really use protective styles. My hair is armpit length, it is relaxed as well it took one year using black seed oil & fenugreek to grow it.
I think I will moisturize and put my hair up for 3 weeks at a time, and just tie it up at night. Then I don’t have to comb it each day and just leave it alone. What do you think?
I’m so here for the no emphasis on products. Black people waste so much on products to assist with growth, and it’s just not true. All we need is - a good shampoo, deep moisture treatment, protein treatment, a leave-in conditioner, oil and a heat protector, the end. I say, focus on maintaining healthy hair and protective styles; and keep your fingers out your hair, our hair is so fragile.
Fr black hair is so monetized. They exploit our desperation for long hair and woo us into buying their products. Most of the black hair companies are not even black owned 🤦🏽♀️ My hair started growing when I stopped using so much products. I wish every black person will realize this.
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@@Safiyyrh Looooove this!!!!!
I’m sorry, but on top of that, I HAVE to have an oil. 😬 For leave in, I just cut it from the earth(aloe).
Christie Rose yes defiantly an oil, how could I forget!
2021, is going to be a year of growth, starting with my hair!
I kno that’s right
Amen!
Amen
Absolutely 🙏🏼 May God help us all to stay encouraged, and work toward our goals!
Keep it 💯🙌🏾
This is literally what I’m doing to grow my hair and it’s really growing
You mean you're really retaining your length well 😉 your hair's always grown
@Superjay She is right though but we know what the commenter meant
Yes me too almost waist length now.
I'm trying to grow my hair, and I've been trying to do it by "going natural" but I honestly feel like I have less breakage with relaxed hair, so I'm glad you show us that you can grow relaxed hair if done properly!
Yes! I’m transitioning and I feel like all my hair is coming out! But, I’m trying to hang in there and learn all I can about my natural hair.
@@paulabulluck640 It's definitely not an easy journey, but if it's really what you want hang in there!
I can retain length natural and relaxed. Its just the routine I use. Relaxed hair can grow very long just as being natural. It is just the way a person cares for their hair. I had waist length hair relaxed and natural. The reason I'm natural now is because my hair looks thicker and is stronger. Plus the relaxers kept breaking the nape of my neck part. Which is taking it much longer to grow than the rest of my hair, and I always had my hair professional relaxed. My hair is very long while the nape of the neck is 2-3 inches shorter than the rest of my hair. Every time I relax it breaks off in that area.
@@onlytasha950 Your stylist might not be rinsing away the relaxer as thoroughly in that area - not enough neutralizing shampoo, massaging, rinsing. It gets compromised over time and continues to stuggle. Hang in there.
@@josedomingo-ruiz7483 Yea you're right. My hair couldn't take most relaxers either. When I used to relax I stuck with olive oil. That was the only relaxer that my could hair stand without causing damage.
Started protective styling the start of this year and my hair has grown 4 inches 😌 I'm so proud of my growth in one year because before this my hair has always been the same length my whole life
This makes me so happy to know!!
Wha products do you put in your hair
Pls what type of protective styles do you make? Thanks
@@zainabmohamed930 So I started out this year really hyped and was doing hair masks and protein treatments and deep conditioning every week..and it did help grow my hair
but as the months progressed I got lazy 💀 and would forget I even have hair and just leave it until takedown. I would use *any* moisturizer I find and ...it doesn't matter , oil my hair, with and put it back in a protective style one time
and my hair still grew!!
what works for me might now work for you tho
@@Auzohv I would do dookie braids every month or month and a half...I never keep my hair longer than that because It gets too matted, and as soon as I take it down, wash it, moisturize it and oil my scalp, it's back in the dookie braids again
but I changed up the hair style every few months because it's not recommended to do the same style because you keep putting tension on the same spots over and over, so I would change up the same dookie braids, I might do it sideways, upwards.. the point is, my hair.was never out and that helped alot!
RUclips videos/guru’s has caused my hair to be at the shortest it has ever been!!! I don’t know if it’s the Nigerian genes, but literally leaving hair alone in braids, sticking to simple products like the Ors range and not getting bogged down by all the treatments in the world is defs the answer for me too!! My hair was the longest in high school when I was by default protective styling back to back.. Thanks Seun, you speak no lie here!!
Exactly! I relate so much!
Seriously, especially us tightly coiled 4C hair guys and gals. I’ve been doing the MOST with my hair, especially because I have a natural hair RUclips channel and I’m less than impressed with my hair. 4C hair is so fragile, and I’m finally realizing that. A lot of these natural hair gurus are anti protective styles, especially for weeks at a time but my hair grew like a weed when my mom would just wash, blow dry and put a bunch of braids in it and my hair was down my back like this RUclipsr. I need to go back to my roots and how my mom took care of my hair lol
SAME when i just did protective styles int eh EXACT process she did i saw the mostttt growth
I have fully natural hair and your tips on length retention and doing protective styling on my own helped me so much, I reached shoulder length hair after being stuck with damaged hair for years. Thank you Seun❤️ love your content and your hair!!
Aw, I'm so glad!!! Thank you so much!
I love the clips of you walking and your hair flowing! U looking like a whole model!
Thank you so much
@@SeunOkimi you're welcome!
I’m seeing ppl in the comments say “ they are going to keep their protective styles in for 2-3 months “ please do not just go & leave your protective style in for 2-3 months you will be doing more harm than good especially if your doing something that your hair isn’t use to‼️ Instead start off gradually & work your way up to the 2-3 months all while paying attention to how long you leave your protective style in & how your hair reacts‼️
Also, if you have high porosity hair you need to moisturize your hair more frequently. Just leaving it alone and not touching it may not work for everyone.
Depends person, had my hair braided for 3 months took it out and it's fine.
@@ambj.1242 same here but not everyone can do that though everyone is different 💯
Very true my nape cannot be in a protective style for more than a month without excessive build up but the rest of my hair can go longer without issue.
“There’s no way your hair can break if you just don’t touch it.”
**puts hair back in bun :(
This my exact regimen and my hair is at waist length. Protective styling is the best way to retain the length that biology naturally provides. As long as the style isn't done in such a way that would inevitably cause breakage (like tight or bulky styles), or leaves some parts of your hair exposed, you will retain length.
But above all, DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU. If you retain length even if you flat iron and comb your hair every single day, keep doing it lol (that would never work for me, but do you sis! Lol)
You’ve been the most realistic black female I’ve watched when it comes to 4 type hair and as someone who has 4c hair I really appreciate it❤️ you’ve made me realise that spending money on all these products won’t help compared to protective styles.
I use to this when I was younger and my hair grew like crazy. I guess if it’s not broke don’t fix it. I’m keeping my faux locks in for 3 months
I LOVE that you get right into it, and talk fast. A lot of other youtubers just love the sound of their own voice. Great upload!
You have such a beautiful smile 😍. Thanks for all the tips!
Thank you so much!! You are welcome!
I totally agree with you on leaving the hair alone to allow it to grow. I’ve noticed tremendous growth in my daughter’s hair since March of this year. Although this wasn’t done on purpose, I’ve only been able to wash and redo my daughter’s hair every 4-6 week because of my new super busy work schedule. She’s 9 now and it took me 6 years to find a growth method that works ( figured it out on accident 🤣 ). I used to wash and redo her hair every 1-2 weeks and her hair just wasn’t growing much....but now...omg! I schedule a professional trim once a year and I keep protective styles in until I have time to wash and redo it. I now believe that the less you comb and pull your hair the more it will grow. Her hair is now 16 inches long and 100% natural.
You're a game changer I tried leaving my hair in protective style for 2 months and saw alot of grow from now on I'll be going that more often 😍
Thank you for putting it out there that you can have healthy relaxed hair. I was natural for years and my hair kept breaking. My relaxed hair is way more healthier
Ok I braided my hair up. I am going to keep it in for 2 months. I'll get back to you.
Don’t forgot to update 💗
Can’t wait to see what happened!
How’d it go?
How much did it grow
Girl we waiting
The main thing for me was no heat! When I first started relaxing my hair I would straighten it all the time because it was laid and looked so good. Little did I know I was burning/breaking my hair off. My hair thinned out badly. So I stopped the heat and even continued relaxing for a couple years now and my hair has gotten thick again. Relaxer isn’t damaging to the hair and it doesn’t stop growth. It’s really how you take care of it (treatments/deep conditioning/protective styling/etc.)
Mini braids have been my primary protective style for over a year now. My goal was armpit length and I exceeded it. I keep my braids in for 2-3 months at a time too. I'm still able to deep condition and moisturize as frequently as I need to. Protective styling when done the right way will really really grow your hair out like weeds. I'm an advocate of longterm protective styling for sure🙌🏾
I'm about to texturise my hair and follow this EXACT routine to grow my hair. The EXACT routine. I've been watching Seun for years and I have finally got the balls to do what I want. I loved being natural but I went natural because of social media pressure but i felt like my hair grew more and was more manageable and longer even when it was relaxed/texturised. I can't wait, this video came at perfect timing. P.S. I KNOW texturiser is basically a weak relaxer and theres nothing different .. so i'm basically relaxing my hair lol
I agree! I literally found this video by googling ¨why does my hair grow faster and is overall healthier when I relax my hair?¨ I only went natural because of social pressures but honestly when my hair is natural it breaks off the MOST! I can no longer manage it. When my hair was relaxed I never experienced breakage, so today im going back to whats best for me lmao
You telling me to take my time when taking down my protective styles was GAME CHANGER. Finally for the first time ever, even during post partum shedding, I was seeing growth after every takedown
Love you and your delivery of such quality information. You state facts, debunk certain myths, and yet never attack anyone else's methods...
True Character... Queen 👑
Just started following today! 2020 I am growing MY hair out using protective styles and moisturizing and deep conditioning and less manipulation for 12 months! I can’t wait! Thank you for the motivation
You got this!!!! So happy to help!
Pls what kind of protective styles do you make? I’ll like to know. Thanks
@@Auzohv I do big braids, box braids, and that’s about it. I don’t like wigs or sew ins
@@CornerwithChanel So when you have your hair in braids, you'll still be deep conditioning? I'm trying to figure out how that would work and not mess the braids up.
Deep conditioning is just to improve the quality of the hair not necessarily for growing long hair y'all
Right it’s literally just for moisture which can help with breakage but even that’s not guaranteed if you’re not taking your time
@@beamgeorges3607 yep for moisture or protein repair
Seun my nigerian sista. You have helped me oooooooo tremendously with my hair growth regimen. I just want to say thank you. Your videos helped me so much for a year now I’ve been protective styling intensely and I have seen TREMENDOUS GROWTH! As someone that has 4c hair that I wear blown out and slightly pressed I’ve seen it actually grow but your growth regimen is for us TYPE 4 girls I live by it. It’s called LEAVE YOUR HAIR ALONE! Real simple!
Aww, it makes me so happy to be able to help! You are so welcome
I love watching your videos they really help, not to mention you’re so genuine & sweet, every time you smile it warms my heart! Keep being a rainbow.😊☺️
Aw, Thank you so so much!!
thank you for this! i have been trying to grow my hair long ever since i was 11 and nothing every worked for me. i’ve tried everything everyone has said and to no avail. i think it really is just based on genes but i think the difference between me and you is that you’re hair has always been long (even if it never grew from the things you’ve tried) and my hair has always been short and thin, so even if you have been in my shoes, you really haven’t because we’ve never experienced the same things.. but aside from that i appreciate this video telling me that i just need to leave my hair alone.
I had a major set back this year😭 2021 is my year, my hair will grow amen
I litteraly subscribed and binge-watched your channel yesterday bc I relaxed my hair last week, and now I see this video on my timeline. Perfect!
Yay! Thank you!
I don’t switch my protective styles, I always do box braids, I take them down allow 2-3 weeks then put them back in the growth has been amazing 😩
4:55 - 5:09 makes so much sense, I had a protective style in for 6 weeks, I didn't even moisturize my hair once! I was working on projects and preparing for exams and didn't have time to take care of my hair. When it was time to take my protective style down I was so worried that I was going to end up with a lot of breakage but that was not the case. My hair actually grew longer! I was shocked. I will not invest too much on hair products and just keep things simple. I just want long healthy hair without doing too much...haha
Not stressing your hair is actually really key ✔️
My hair ain’t no long stuff though 😂
Causeee I’m doing one thing right and ninety nine other things WRONG. 😭
But that one thing is still a lot.
I have natural hair, but I love your channel. You give so much knowledgeable advice.
Your tip are so valuable, and I will continue to follow your tip.
Love from a ninja sis🤎
Thank you so much!
Lol I have natural hair too. Leaving my hair alone has helped quite a great deal.
Been waiting on this since the beginning of time! 💕
Hope you enjoyed it!💕💕💕
💀💀
Thank you
@@SeunOkimi Phenomenal video. Loved this. I enjoy your content. Keep updating us on your process!
I absolutely agree with you. Leaving your hair alone and putting it in protective styles works. I've experienced most growth when doing that.
Omg I tried your crochet protected style and I really saw growth in my hair I was soo happy so I did it again lol thanks for sharing this most people does really overdo it with those expensive hair products
I'm so glad!
My hair is finally healthy and growing well thanks to your tips. Keep blessing us sis❤️
So so happy to be able to help
You are so right about leaving your hair alone-whether it’s relaxed or natural! I’m attempting to transition now but I’ve always had long hair with my relaxers. It was because I stretched my relaxers and I always wore my hair tucked away in some variation of a bun or a ponytail just so I was not combing, straightening, curling, etc through my hair all day every day. That is how I retained my length. Love your videos!
i got so lazy doing my natural hair.. going natural is ALOT OF WORK especially wearing it curly its a lot! so i always put braids in or crochet and it has help grow and thicken my hair sooo much! i really did not realize how much protective styles help grow your hair. i also do not put a lot of products in my hair. i deep condition my hair may 3 or 4 times a year and only put oil on and it really help grow. im glad im not the only one who found that out thank you for mentioning this !!
I am started leaving my hair alone,and the difference was clear.
Thanks
Her : leave ur hair alone
Me: *twirling my edges as i watch the video*
ME TOO LMFAOOOO
When I was your age and used relaxers I would do the same thing. Relaxers every six months and I kept a protective style in the same amount of time. The difference I only used shampoo when I would perm it or when it was really dirty. Deep condition and Kemi oil was my choice
Seun okimi I love u ,u are my inspiration. I'm a Nigerian girl too.,when I first saw ur videos,I was amazed that a fellow relaxed Nigerian girl could grow her hair.I follow ur process and I'm seeing growth.
My hair went from 9inch in some places to 13,14 inch ,the long parts from 11,12inch to 14,15 1/2 inch
And its Fuller and stronger now
All this from march to December
That's just 8months out of my two year challenge
Thank u seun okimi
That's amazing! It makes me really happy to be able to help!
Finally somebody with something simple!! I'm West Indian (Caribbean) and I do think that the variety of natural hair products is great however i always found myself back to the basics when it comes to growing my hair. When i was younger in primary school (grades k -6), my hair care regimen was greasing and oiling my scalp and hair also adding a leave in, then my mom or cousin would cornrow or plait my hair for the next 2 weeks. Only difference is that i change the shampoo & conditioner that I used and the method in which i untangle my hair.
Last weekend I realised that my hair is actually down my back. All i did was put it in a protective style( mainly small plaits) and leave them in for 2 weeks to a month simply because i have a sweaty scalp. I also use aloe vera & oil when taking down protective styles, it giving more of a slip when detangling. MORAL OF THE STORY: LEAVE YOUR HAIR ALONE AND WATCH HOW YOU HANDLE IT!
VERY similar story to mine :)
Ok
Started my protective style end of November keeping these braids in till FEBRUARY who’s with me!?
3 weeks here, I am in! 🥰
@@carliwhitlock8548 yes girl yes!!!!!!
Aye sis! Mine was done in November; see you in Feb 😂
Same! I had my braids in since the end of October. I'm going to do the front over for new year's and leave it in until February!
Same here I’m going into the New Year with these braids. I just refreshed them too 🙃
Wow. This is so So interesting. I’m 100% natural. And protective styling for me (braids, wigs, weaves) are so drying and causes so much breakages for me. But I need need need regular moisture and seal. I always see the most growth when I have a set and standard hair regimen with includes regular moisture and seal (with set products like aloe vera and Ayurveda) . This is why I love the hair community. Because all of our journeys are so unique to us. What works for one may not work for someone else, but that doesn’t mean each of our stories can’t help someone else along the way in some way. And that is such a beautiful thing!
I agree. I have high porosity hair and my hair needs moisture so I do have to touch it to moisturize it. On wash day I put my hair in twists/braids. The second day I don’t have to moisturize, but day three I do. If I don’t take my down my twists all week they get tangled. I have natural hair. Typically, I take them down on the third day moisturize and retwist. Sometimes if I don’t retwist it after the take down I will wear it in a bun for the rest of the week.
I also use aloe vera and Ayurveda too!
I actually accidentally found this out in the pandemic. I have been wearing braids and wigs and when I relaxed my hair it was awesom and grew so much. Thank u for this. I totally agree with you. I will continue. Live your hair.
Agree so much with the trimming. I had a stylist say the ends look great but it has been a while. I am like wait what?
SAAAAME! Last time I saw my stylist she was like “you really don’t need a trim but I mean I would suggest getting one”. If I don’t need it, why?! I’m starting to think it’s a tactic lol.
@@octaviacron7647 a lot of the times we say that because clients often get offended when you suggest a trim plain out. Like I understand a lot of stylists seem scissor happy but so many people have damaged ends but because their hair is long people don’t see anything wrong with their hair. So when it does come time for a for a true trim people feel like stylist are cutting a lot on purpose and people stay away from trims.
I never use protective style .....i just plait my own hair and use the same time periods n treatments ..growth is a must 💜❤💜
I just combed out my locs, and this was kind of what I envisioned for the next chapter in my hair journey. I've been killing it with protective styling so can wait to see more growth
Same here...took m locs out and got my relaxer 2 days ago. Came straight to her channel hehehe
Seun, I absolutely love you. I love how you applied your tips to both relaxes hair and natural hair, and I love how humble and supportive you are! Thank you for the tips
I cut my hair at the beginning of quarantine back in like April, I've being doing mini twists and other protective styles ever since and there's been so much growth so far! I plan on protective styling throughout 2021, I'm hoping I'll finally see the length retention I've been trying to accomplish.
Also taking down your protective styles properly is sooo important. I used to do box braids all the time but I would take them down while my hair was completely dry and brittle, no moisture, no oil or anything at all. I could've retained so much more length back then if I knew what I know now.
I can attest to this! I decided to do a protective style because of your prior video and I had my braids in about 3 months and boy did my hair grow👍🏾 I’d say don’t put heat on your hair, moisturize regularly and little to no manipulation and you’ll be golden.
Just wanted to throw out there for people that styles don’t necessarily grow your hair,how you take care of it and the fact that it will retain length will depend on much growth you get while wearing protective styles. A lot of people wear braids/weaves/wigs,and won’t oil it,grease it,condition it,etc and wonder why they are losing hair and not retaining anything while wearing a protective style. Also everybody’s regimen/hair will be different. Basically take a care of your hair while it’s in a protective style and you will see length retention. You were spot on with everything! ❤️ especially with the cheap products
Love this video! Basically, put your hair up leave it alone! I can do this! I just started my journey to grown my hair back healthy and long. This video just made me more optimistic. Thank you Sean!
I started keeping it exclusively in braids since like May because I'm lazy and I've always hated styling my hair and it's been so good for me. I stumbled across your protective styling videos and you insipred me to learn how to cornrow my own hair. I can almost do it now!
Aw, yes!!
Yes!!! So true I’ve done Everything to grow my hair even braiding it. Last couple of years I’ve been wearing it in a ponytail under my wigs never manipulating adding heat or touching my hair. My hair grew to the middle of my back. I just did the big job two months ago and I’m going to start over. Leaving your hair alone is the best way to make your hair grow.
This and stretching my relaxers out to about 2 inches of new growth got me to bra strap length on accident/without even trying. Now my goal is to self relax and learn to braid so EVERYTHING is in my control thus hoping to get to waist length. I do use a protein conditioner/harder protein treatments in-between protective styling but only because my mom (cosmetologist) relaxes my hair bone straight (which I hope to stop doing when I begin to do my own relaxers) just because I think its why my hair requires so much protein and sheds so much. Seun's videos have helped me with my take down process and so much and I am honestly sad to see she is natural but I excited to see how well she does with easy, simple hair care for naturals. I went natural but relaxed because my life revolved around my hair and I just did not have the patience when I saw nothing but loose textures having the time of their lives and very few 4c RUclipsrs at the time.
Hey Seun! Your videos are always super informative and honest, we love and appreciate that!
Thank you so much for your honesty!!! I'm beginning to see results in my hair because of your channel. God bless you. You are going to go far because of your integrity.
I don't know if you will see this but I have to thank you for all the advice I have gotten from you which have worked. I also always thought myself to be unlucky in the genes aspect of hair growth but I noticed that my hair grew a lot when I left it be; note; I cut my hair for 6 years which I always thought a bad thing till I discovered it saved me from having terribly over processed hair like my mom and afterwards, I had to do a stressful programme which made me have little time for my hair, so it was usually in a protective style, it grew a lot but when I came home in quarantine, I was tempted to do all these strict regimens after looking at RUclips videos and was quite disappointed.
Anyways, what all this long story is about is that, all the tips I have gotten from you have really worked not to talk of the inspiration I get seeing your hair this long 😂😂 so thank you❤
It makes me so so incredibly happy to be able to help!❤❤
@@SeunOkimi oh my goodness, you replied 😂❤
Wow this video was SO helpful. I’ve been using Just for Me since I was a little girl so I FELT this. Going to go check out more videos !
Thanks for posting this, you just saved me tons of money on products and supplies I was about to buy. What you're saying makes lots of sense. I'm going to "leave it the heck alone" as you say :) and see what happens. I like your raw and straight forward style of presenting. No need for super fancy lighting and editing, just the honest facts. Fancy videos are great but the information presented clearly in a no frills way is just as effective. Keep up the great work!
Your hair is goals 😍. I love your videos cause you give such great advice. I've followed your tips and my hair has grown from neck length to under my collar bone. Thank you.
I'm so glad!
I did protective styles all 2020 and my hair grew so long but I had to end up cutting inches off because I started off with so many split ends I didn’t trim in the beginning. Make sure you all address that if needed bc now I have to start all over. Staying positive!
Honestly keeping in my protective style for longer has been a game changer
Protective styles is the key guys. My back hair kept on cutting off and I just told myself one certain morning “am not going to touch this hair anymore. Let me just wash my hair and leave it in a cornrow protective style”
I did that and to tell you the truth, I went to the saloon many months later to relax my hair and I was so shocked by how much my hair grew when I didn’t even do too much.
In my own perspective the key to growing your hair is letting it be and go about your stuff, take care of your hair with organic shampoos and put them in protective styles……leave that hair and mind to business, girl prepare to be shocked afterwards for the amazing growth 🤣🤣🤣. Talking from experience!!!
nah, you have good genes, love, your hair has grown and is growing, doesn't matter the process, and i feel you, i have been following other natural hair youtubers, nowadays, I just watch them to gawk at their beautiful hair because their advice has never worked for me, i realised growth was actually retained when i took out my 2-month braids even when i had struggled to oil it daily and that's when i knew that everyone's hair retains length differently and for me, protective styling is my strong area
♤ seun, you are my "hair hero", french braids been in almost 3 weeks, they are so loose, thanxs 4 sharing your "hair journey", love your "spoken poem", 🥰 please do more of those 😊 ♤
You're so welcome!
Wigs are wonderful when you use a wig grip. That way, there’s no tension on your edges!
What's a wig grip?
@@Cusp_of_magic it’s a Velcro band that you put around your head that’ll keep your wig in place. The wig will be super secure!
Wig grips, both Velcro or silicone leave a line of breakage where ever I place THAT! It seems plain old air causes my hair to snap off! Help😞
@@alisonsneed3707 Are you sure your moisture is on point?
@@monique_pryce I just watched her video on protein overload and I think my crunchy hair needs more moisture. Yes
I realised I have been obesessing over products and been on my hair each and every second. Just yesterday I decided that I want to leave my hair alone. I will moisturise once a week and put on a headwrap the whole week. Thanx for the lovely Vid. Love from South Africa.
I spent all of 2019 wearing protective styles because I was tired and frustrated with my 4c natural hair "journey". By Spring of 2020 my eternally shoulder length hair had grown to mid back. After years of watching "hair journey" videos, trying condintioners, oils, serums, supplements, pre-poo, no-poo, co-wash, apple cider vinegar, hair steaming, protein treatments... all to get my hair to grow. I discovered that the best thing to do was nothing, don't touch it and it will grow. Unfortunately, with the pandemic I haven't been consistent with protective styling and my hair has started to break off again :(
Wow! Awesome video and information! I know it’s “just hair” to some, but I felt confirmation on my hair journey and the spirit of authenticity from you! Keep sharing your message! Thank you 🙏
When you have thick thick 4C natural hair it’s a tasks but I’m leaving the natural community. I just need to follow these tips and be diligent so I won’t break off
My hair is natural but fine..I would love a sew-in but I'm afraid it will be too much weight. Love ur video!
I started doing this and people are surprised at how much my hair had grown
Thank you for this💖
Exactly! I create box braids using only my real hair. I also shampoo, condition and moisturize while hair is in box braids. The only time I undo box braids is to redo braid. Along with finger combing, I’ve seen tremendous growth and my hair feels HEAVIER in weight!
Thanks for the great tips! I’m subscribed and I’m currently doing protective styles and my hair has grown a lot! I need to switch up the styles but I’m happy with the progress!
Hey Seun, Thank you so much for this video it really helped my hair 😃 I left my hair alone for 4 months in protective styles and when l relaxed it I saw the growth. Now all I Iwill be doing is protective styles so that it grows more ❤️
I'm so glad!
Thank you very much for your updated round up video! 😘 I took my sew in out about a week ago, relaxed it as I was 12 weeks post. The weave sure did help me to stretch to 12 weeks and helped with retention so many thanks to you Seun! Think I’ll pop one back in to help me stretch again at 6 to 8 weeks post. Xoxo
I have been following your tips on protective styling and the growth has been awesome. Thank you for all your help seun
You are so welcome!
Hey I watched one of your videos early last year and I tried it. so yesterday I took down my natural hair braids and the growth was shocking. I minimized touching it, just going out with my cap and or hijab on. amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is awesome!!!!
You’re skin is flawless 👌🏾
I’ll check back with y’all in 3 months
Please do
Hello???? I’m waiting!
!
What are ur results??
Update
Nawl cuz u rly helped me ! I always wondered why my hair just never grew as fast at i wanted. But as soon as i started twists (protective style obviously) I started seeing NOTICABLE growth. Im a male and im currently eyebrow length hair after growing it out for a small bit. Im currently in a protective style and apply jbco every weekend. Ik seeing WAYY less breakage and wayy more healthier hair and its all because of you ❤
Right, I was about to say hair stylist says protective styling doesn't matter it's abt how you take care of your hair.
Thanks much for your honest info. I will be trying your suggestion. I love you smile . Keep up the fine work.
I’m really insecure about wearing wigs. I just feel like everyone would know the hair is fake and by wondering why I’m wearing fake hair. I really want to start but the self consciousness is bad :(
girl you better start wearing those wigs 😂❤️ get a frontal or closure n get someone to install it n it’ll look natural as possible!
Don’t focus on no one, do what makes you happy. This is your life. Do whatever you please sis ❤️
I was the same way. I started with headband wigs in a natural texture close to my hair length. Nothing too long and noticeable. That made it a lot easier to get into wearing them.
Try getting a kinky or kinky straight u part and using a crochet to have no leave out by using the hair of the wig to cover the weft it'll show your natural scalp while keeping all your hair protected and no one will be able to tell
Focus on you for you 💞
2 -3 month my hair would lock I couldn't your hair relaxed so that makes sense. I see love your system. Its different. Very smart
Can you do a relaxer routine? Would love to see how you relax your hair and avoid breakage
I'm trying this right away and I'm coming back after 3 months to give you a heads up
Thank you
thanks to you Okimi, I have been able to pass my previous length just by waiting 8months before relaxing but it was the protective styling I did within those 8month that retained my previous length and made my natural hair grow longer...now my hair is 4months post relaxer and the way I understand my hair is that, it can stay for more than 8months except for the tangling though and still be okay.
This is so true my hair got sooo long once I started doing protective styles most of the time.
*ATTENTION ⚠️*
HERE ARE SOME MISTAKES I MADE RELAXING MY HAIR WHICH I ENCOURAGE YOU NOT TO MAKE:
1. I didn't do enough research - before I got my very first relaxer, I genuinely believed that I could turn my 4C hair to 4A. That was a bit embarrassing 😂
2. I oiled my scalp every single day - My scalp was extremely greasy and developed product buildup overtime. This actually prevents growth, as too much oil in the scalp can mess up with your natural hair oil balance the more, which leads to fragile and damaged hair.
3. I brushed and played with my hair too much - I now go by this one policy: *The less hair you pull out, the more hair you'll have.* When your fingers touch your hair too much, they can actually steal away natural oils, leading to dry and fragile hair strands. And don't even get me started with brushing 😅. Brush your hair when you need to, not when you want to. And don't be too rough with your hair.
4. I washed my hair every week but eventually started putting less oil in my hair -
Okay, I know I said that I overused my oils, but eventually I got lazy and stopped oiling my hair (which is just as bad). There is nothing wrong with washing your hair once a week, but shampoo and oils go hand in hand. Shampoo takes out the dirt and oils, you use oils to moisturize hair again. But oiling my scalp less caused a lot of dandruff build up and breakage overall.
5. I used heavy products - Unless you have high porosity natural hair, I don't advice heavy products use. Putting too many products and putting too much of one product falls in the same category. You really just need a shampoo, hydrating conditioner, deep moisture treatment, leave in, curling poo, and a strong oil. Everything else is really extras.
6. I didn't part my hair - Mostly because I didn't know how. However, this made my hair harder to deal with. If your don't learn to part your hair in some way (whether with your hand or with clips), relaxed hair then becomes hard to manage. You can always watch videos on youtube to teach you how!
That's all!
This is so true and the best advise 👯, I really see growth when I don't touch my hair and when my edges are not weakened be careful with lace front and hair line of you have fragile edges I stopped them because of that
Leaving my hair alone in protective styles is working for me. It's grown so much these past 12 months.
thank you for this im definitely going to come back in 3 or 4 months to comment whether ive done more protective styles and leaving my hair alone lol. *setting reminder*