In my culture, when someone dies, we show our endless unconditional love renouncing to our hair as an offering (both males and females, hair is genderless). We make one braid, we cut it ourselves (nobody cuts our hair except our moms when we are children) and we place them as a necklace or bracelet before the person is buried. I know it may sound sinister but a chest fully covered by long shiny braids is more beautiful and meaningful than all the jewellery in the world for us and it shows how loved -was- is this person. An actual part of us is literally connected forever with our beloved one 🖤. The length of our hair tells when we lost someone without words. We simply give our condolences when someone has very short hair. ✨
This is amazing. My best friend/life long family friend passed away from cancer a couple years ago & I had no idea why but I had an irresistible urge to shave the side off my 26" hair (at the time) off to leave with her. Everyone thought I was weird but I didn't care at all. I went through an extreme spiritual transformation. I also have an urge to cover my head during morning periods. It's amazing how we can connect to spirit/ancestors when we listen.
This is ritual is the most powerful connection between death and life that I have ever heard. Just reading your post has given me a new outlook on the traditions and transitions that most indigenous people go through as they mourn their love(d) ones. Thank you for sharing and enlightening me🙂
Hey I’m an indigenous woman, from the Ojibwe tribe ❤️ Your video was recommended when I was researching the Yao rice water method. I must say I’m very impressed by your research of my culture, I also have to say thank you so much for the respect you took in stating that my people are still here and that we are not a thing of the past, this misconception and miseducation is something us indigenous people run into a lot. And I also have to thank you for saying that just because my people have these traditions on our hair doesn’t mean someone won’t run into an indigenous person with short hair. It is true some of us like to style or dye our hair in ways that are different to the traditional long braids. I also think it’s awesome that you suggested people use ingredients and resources that are native or local to their land/area, this is the most sustainable way to use nature for our benefit and beauty and in turn that is a very indigenous-minded method, so thank you again for that. Thank you In general for the time and effort you put into this video! Amazing, im super impressed. I appreciate the awareness of the info and messages in your video ✌️Miigwech (thank you)
I hope I'm writing correctly in English, otherwise tell me and I'll try to explain myself better! Every year some members of your people come to Italy and teach us how to honor the land by celebrating it according to your customs, also teaching us some dances and their meaning. There is an association in Genoa: Hunkapi which helps act as a bridge and point of reference. In Tuscany there is Aquila Nera, who had the honor and fortune of learning your way of life with horses from a Native American and now he and his wife have a shelter where they welcome horses rescued from the most disparate situations : if people want they can go to him and his wife and learn what he has learned, including how to ride without saddle, bridle and bit. You have never disappeared and, I want you to know, at least in my family you are always remembered with respect. As long as he lived, my father remembered you as a single people made up of a multitude of families and was always deeply ashamed of being a "pale face": until the last day he said that in his heart he felt like a Sioux, as in the last film that he could see with me, he chose "Dances with Wolves" and told me never to forget, but always to remember. We have books written from your point of view at home such as The Wind is my Mother, by Bear Heart And so I do: when youtube sends me videos in which I read your comments, I try to contact you to remind you of this: You are alive, you are children of this beautiful land and so it will be forever. And remember: it doesn't matter how many history books lie about you and how many movies and propaganda lie about you all. You are children of the earth and nothing can deny this truth. Forgive my tone of voice, now I greet you. In friendship
Here’s a story about how influential hair is to natives :) (I’m Lakota & Cherokee) Back in the war days the army “recruited” a bunch of Native American men for their incredible hunting skills. Upon joining the military, they had to cut their hair off and they no longer could “feel” their prey and no longer had incredible hunting skills. Hair is deeply connected to our nervous system and psychic clairvoyance / connection to all living beings 👁🌟🌎
I am Tatar, basically Turkic/Asian, and we have some really similar traditions when it comes to growing our hair. Right now many girls prefer shorter hairstyles, but our traditional ones were usually one or two braids that were mid-thigh or longer and really really thick. When I lived in my home town, my grandparents had a muncha, basically a sauna or a hamam, a bathouse with a lot of steam and really high temperatures. The water was not coming from the city, so there was no chlorine, we had an actual well with the softest water just for the bathouse and watering plants in the garden. My grandmother grew lovage (basically an overgrown parsley), nettles and camomile in her garden and me and my mom always washed our hair with it. Sometimes we used eggs instead of shampoo when we felt that shampoo makes them too dry. Also, we used kumys - it is a drink made of sour horse milk - to wash face. There was also a recipe to mix old honey with sea salt for a home made scrub. After bathing, we had to run home, especially in winter, but the contrast between the high temperature in bathhouse and lower temperature outside in winter worked wonders for skin condition. Scrubbing face with snow after bathing helped, too. My hair are still mid-thigh right now, but they are not as thick as they used to be, after I moved into the city. I also was shocked that they feel greasy in just two or three days after washing because water is full of chlorine and the city air is so dry and unclean. I usually washed it only on weekends when I lived in a smaller town because the bathouse uses so much wood and water and time to heat up properly and showers just don't feel as cleansing as actual steam and good soft water. Sometimes I want to return to province because life was simpler and so much healthier there. Edit: my grandmother also took all the shedded hair into a paper bag and burned it! She said that the devil will take it if it is not burnt and because of that there will be headaches.
@@Goldan1 people, surprisingly, have a lot of common beliefs even in different religions and in different parts of world, so I am not that surprised hehe
My mom made us drink aloe water daily she made from her yard. I have noticed an increase in hair growth with daily scalp messages. I think diet plays a major role. Over the past 30 years, I have modified my diet to only organic and grass fed and pastured raised animals. People can't seem to understand that I only eat whole foods and look at me as a mythical unicorn. Salmon, beef, pork, sheep, goat, oysters, home made keif, other dairy, and cheese, raw carrots, berries, mangoes, coconuts, loose leaf teas, tallow, raw butter, suet, and organs. I have to explain in details, because so many have never been taught what real food looks like and it's a lifestyle diet (and not a diet). Thanks for the great tips. I use most (mom taught me these growing up, so it's like brushing teeth daily) and will implement more of them. My grandma descended from Seminole Indians. I never met her, but my mom said she was very protective of her hair, always wore it in a single or two braids, and never cut it. I have type 4 hair and it grows a little over 2 inches per month.
@@huniluv26 I eat a carnivore diet mostly and high pastured raised animals fats. Some occasional fruit once several months. I use my home made hair growth oil. I initially started making it to help balance my hormones and especially rid my body of excessive estrogen. I noticed a huge difference after that.
@@chevyiceraw that is amazing! I re read your post and I also have a grandmother that is a decent from Seminole Indians... unfortunately I am unable to make a connection with others so I may learn the history.
@@huniluv26 I hope you do find more information on your history. My mom learned from her mom and taught us similar. I especially loved the basket making she taught us. It is so refreshing to know you carry a piece of your ancestors with you. Ps. Using clay masks especially helps with keeping the scalp unclogged and helps promote hair growth. I have learned a healthy scalp leads to healthy and faster growth. Clay + acv + distilled water: monthly. I have type 4 hair and my mom has type 3. As a girl she only used coconut oil and pork lard, clay and charcoal for cleansing, kept it in one braid, and wore it at hip length. She never used any other style and I wonder why she always asked me why I was always in my hair. The best advice she gave me is to stop being a handsie hanna. I use tallow in my hair, but I have yet to try my mom's pork lard. I will update if I do try.
I'm half Cherokee and I have really straight hair. I do get tired of it but I wouldn't trade it for anything. It grows like crazy. Thank you for this video and showing recognition to us Natives! I do trim my hair. I have had a short bob & have donated my hair twice to 'Locs of Love'. I have never in my life dyed my hair. My hair is light brown and not coal black like my cousins. Just wanted to mention this.
How often do you trim your hair and how long is it? Or what is the longest that you've grown it? Sorry for the questions. I'm in the process of growing my hair longer.
My family is Native American (not 100% tho) and my moms hair is soooo long. It grows like crazy and I chop mine often (although I want to grow mine like my moms) she always has it in a braid bc she always sits on her hair and she has also donated her hair to locks of love several times too and it grew back so fast. (We just got lucky on the hair part) 🤣🥳
the biggest secret to Native American hair growth secrets IS.. being Native American and having their hair profile, just like Asians they are genetically blessed to do literally nothing extra and still having very long thick yet sleek and shiny hair
Mixed Native - African American (Nigerian descent) and Blackfoot here. My mom and both of my grandmothers always taught me to love and care for my hair. My husband is East Indian and the practices are almost identical. Love this! ❤❤❤
Stinging Nettles has been a game changer for me. It's also used in ancient times in Europe for hair growth and skinproblems. Both internally and externally. Nettles are extremely rich in minerals. Like Iron, calcium, magnesium, K, C, copper, zink, potassium, chlorophyll, protein and so on. (Zink is known also to make the hair grow and copper prevent grey hair.) It made my hair soo thick together with scalp massage. I take 2tsp to drink and blend it hair treatment once a month to prevent dandruff. It's awesome for menopausal woman because it's so rich in calcium.
I cut my hair after ending a 10 year relationship. It further helped me heal, I had so much pain and trauma attached to it. Sometimes I regret it because I miss the length. But I don’t, the change was good and my soul needed it. After this I won’t let something get so out of hand in my life, because I don’t plan on cutting it as it is true. Hair does hold knowledge.
I did the same thing, I had long hair, relationship ended, I shaved my head, it was a wonderful feeling, I believe it did help, but your right, we should never have been put in this situation. 😊
Choctaw girl here! My family never used these herbs to my knowledge but my mom and uncle always had at least hip length hair and as a younger person I could get it "long" but only to about naval length for the longest time. I finally started wearing a braid exactly as you described it and exactly as I saw my family wear when I slept and saw progress. Now I only let my hair down for special occasions, the loose braid can't be beat! I also never got cuts after being a teen aside from dusting split ends which I do quite often. Finally have hip length hair and hoping for more. I love my hair.
@@audiopainter68 My cousin's doesn't, but she's full blood Choctaw. My dadda is German, so my hair is finer then hers. I'm actually super jealous of it lol but she is of mine, so what ya gonna do. 😁
@@djoodithenoodlelady7918 how is it possible to not undo braids until a ceremony? If I sleep with my braids in for a few days, they get extremely loose and unkempt very quickly, so how often do those ceremonies happen?
In my country, which is made up of 2 small islands in the Caribbean. My grandmother told me that before shampoo and conditioner where sold on the island she, and everyone else would wash their hair with aloe leaves, rachet (a type of cacti that was common on the island) and stinging nettle. They had lovely hair back then, I thought I had just missed the genes. Turns out I just need to use what they where using.
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Mixed Native woman here. One interesting aspect you alluded to observed at least among some Indigenous nations is how cutting the hair is a practice during mourning. As an adult I have only cut my hair short briefly in my life, first after miscarriage, second after divorce. My mother cut her hair short after her mother died. Have not cut in years now but in process of thickening and strengthening. growing hair, from prior hair loss due stress. xo
this is interesting and i feel like it sort of relates a small bit to young girls doing crazy things with their hair whenever they are going through a rough patch. I'm not native, but I've only ever cut my hair when going through a transitional period in life, sometimes it feels like that happens really often when you're a teenager though lol i feel stable now that I'm in my 20s and for the first time in years I'm committing to growing my hair out
Thank you for your story! I had my hair cut short for the first time just two weeks after my mom died. For some reason it felt as a necessary step to be able to live again.
I'm not native but I since a young girl i haven't cut my hair short. I did get a big trim last year after my grandma died and decided to go from my red color to natural color. Last night... i cut my hair that was almost down to my waist, now it's above my shoulders. I had a really rough couple of years and decided to leave all the bad feelings behind, the self hate, depression, and become my authentic self this year. For some reason I felt like i had to remove a good chunk of my hair... feels like the bad energies hang on to it when you been at your lowestl. My soul now feels lighter. I love it
Instinctively/intuitively I’ve done similarly. I cut my hair after a major breakup with a fiancé. A big chop. And last year after a miscarriage. I didn’t even make the connection until reading your comment. There was one time I cut my hair (I let a friend do it) she was practicing and I at first was cool with it, but when I got home I cried so hard because my spirit did not agree with that decision after all. It was so horrible. I was 17 and said I wouldn’t ever do that again. Which wasn’t true in the end lol but those other times I had emotional baggage to release through hair cutting it seems.
Yes they are still around, my brother is the chief of his tribe in Colchester. He says stop messing with your hair and it will grow if it chooses to, stop stressing and love more.😊
I’m Latina & Native American Kiowa & my hair is curly 2b/3a and very dry & gray. I do a ACV rinse once a week to take off product build up. (Makes the curls tighter/springy). Leave for an hour or overnight organic Aloe Vera gel on the hair (soak 15mins in filtered water the aloe pieces the yellow parts will fall off-(take green skin off use pure clear gel). Use Homemade flax seed gel as leave in conditioner & gel.
I agree with Apple Sauce. I'm a woman of color/Native American/Hispanic decent. We was taught to always burn or keep our hair as we was growing up. We was also taught not to let just anyone touch our hair.
After I left my marriage of 20 years I shaved my long hair off. I felt and still feel like a new person. I'm growing it back for 2 years now. Thanks for the cool videos showing aspects of haircare from different cultures ❤️
Nutrients is such key, I wish people understood this. I wash my hair once or twice a week depending on what’s going on, never use heat or outside products etc, since I switched to a cowash I noticed a huge difference as well, no more dryness etc. Also water quality is huge, city water makes my hair much dryer whereas well water is a dream.
My family is of Navajo & Cherokee decent & I never fully understood why long hair was sacred until I got older. I cut my butt length hair to my shoulders in 4th grade & it was such a big deal to my entire family (they were devastated, i just wanted my hair to stop getting caught in things lol). Now I protect the wisdom & energy my hair grants me. I’m also a hairstylist so it was hard to not want to cut my hair into new styles. Before my grandmother passed she told me I needed to grow my hair out to be blessed with a better life & she was not lying! Thank you for the video I def will tap into the culture more after watching.
5 minutes in, and the way you talk about those native Indian woman and their love for their hair, never cutting it, or cutting it and burning it.. it gave me goosebumps.. they truly loved their hair and im quite intrigued by it!
Hello. I am Native & much of what you do, I do. I wash once a week, unless I get extra sweaty or dirty from work. I brush with a boar bristle brush daily. I also oil about 3 times a week. This is a new hair journey for me and only started growing my hair 2 yrs ago from a complete buzz cut. I shaved all my hair off after years of damage from perms & coloring. Shaving my head was a release for me. I kept it shaved for a year and started letting it grow. I never cut it, I will trim the dry ends off when I come across them. I love and protect it now. It’s long and beautiful & makes me feel beautiful. ❤
Oh my goodness I thought my Grandmother was Rapunsal, her hair was to the ground. At the time I was a child and only knew of the children’s stories, so when I ran in the house to the living room and saw my Grandmother’s hair actually laying on the floor while she brushed it was shocking and awesome to me. She kept my hair down to the middle of my back. I miss My Grandmother.
I am from the Haisla Nation from the northwest coast of Canada. My father is close to 70 and still has thick dark hair with hardly any greys. Like many other costal Nations we rely on the ocean for much of our diet. Fish, shellfish, seaweed, fish eggs, etc. and will render purified Oolichan fish grease for food and ointment. It’s highly sought after and hard to get. I was always taught to eat the fish skins too. For those that weren’t raised with it, it may not sound appetizing whatsoever haha… but I do believe this helps contribute to my own hair health and longevity you are talking about. For the fish skins and bones that we didn’t eat we would feed them to our dogs and it would make their hair so soft overtime and thick and healthy. Very noticeable for the pets…so of course for humans too. Plus seafood is a great source of iron. I know first hand seafood in your diet helps aid in healthy locks, so finding easy recipes you love to incorporate into your diet could help. Especially low maintenance because fish takes way less time to cook than most other meat. This was a really great video, thank you. :)
Hello, thank you for the content. I'm a bit late, but better late than never. I'm 68 yrs young, I've had very thick, soft, silky, dark hair. It has normally reached a length beyond my hinny. I had no idea of my heritage until I had turned 18. I had 6 siblings. All were very blonde, blue or green eyes. It was a running joke that I must of been a product of the Milk man... Or one of our weekly deliveries. I got married to a very blonde, green eyed Irish man. My. 1st child was born blonde, but with very dark, almond shaped eyes. Very strong high cheekbones... Except for hair, she looked like her momma. Her two sons were born with very thick "long" dark hair, and same high cheek bones. Out of 25 immediate family members, only 3 of us had this great thick beautiful dark hair & eyes... When I was born, I was told my father was Italian. My mother was direct descendant of the "Vikings" The Nordics. Blondes, or Reds, blue/green eyes and very very tall. So my Italian father (I assumed) is where I inherited my dark hair.. Etc. But, as I had said, when I was 18, I was notified that my father had suddenly died, and my grandfather wanted to fly his only daughter to their home for the ceremony. WHAT?????? WAY TO LONG STORY FOR NOW. But I did go And I meet my family from his side. Another crazy experience for another time. But while I was there. I was taught the ways of "my people" through my grandfather & Aunt. First of all. Never cut my hair again. I had a lifetime lessons in 1 week of my people Lakota Sioux. Aloe Vera from the plant. Used for everything. Cinnamon oil/bark, Yaca Tree/root, red pimento, Black Castor oil, Turmeric, Rosemary-oil,bark, seeds, leaves, to use only Borhair brush, only wash 1-2 weeks hair. Rub oils, scalp messages, washing more will rob our a alps of the most rich nutrients of our natural body oils. Using the Borhair brush every two days to bring the scalp oils down to remaining hair. We never considered our hair to be dead. Rather an extension of our life's journey. This the reason to never throw cut hair away. There's a specific ceremony if we had to lose that hair, to honor it... I've already gone to far with my story. Only to say as a child, had the people known I was Lakota Soiux, I'd be called "Half Breed" k just like in Cher's song. The Suiox Nation would say I was whit by law, the whites would call me Half breed Indian Squaw. Crazy. But, I'm proud of both heritages. I do have a lot of people tell me I'm too old to wear such long hair. I don't understand that at all. But I won't let it get to me. I'll forever keep my hair. I'm proud of it. My grandsons are proud of their Native heritage as well. By the way, I'm not Native American. The Lakota Soiux were here long before this land was named America. But, I was born in America, and I'm very proud to be an American. 🙏🇺🇸🕊️
O my goodness your story is so beautiful. I was hooked. I’m like no tell us your story. I’m proud of you for standing your ground on your hair length for your age. I strongly believe you should do what is most important for you and disregard other people’s opinion bout your appearance. I’m still trying to figure it out. I’m 55 years young.
I personally have 2a hair. I think us folks who are passionate about hair should all share our hair tips, just build a community of hair enthusiasts :)
Please do the hair and health sharing.....I too I'm Native American....so far removed from the traditional values of my forefathers and foremothers techniques of taking care of skin and hair from the earth source........looking for my way back..... products on the market can be "wack" for lack of a better word. I'm Cherokee....4th generation.
Weird plug but there used to be tons of hair enthusiast (not THAT kind) forums. I think the only one still surviving is the long hair community (LHC). There used to be THE long hair community (TLHC) which seemed to be afro textured hair specific and many others for different people but they've disappeared leaving only one. Long hair forums elsewhere tend to die because there are people who have certain **thoughts** about long hair that tend to be offputting to people who just want to grow it and take good care of it. Makes it hard to share any pictures if you keep finding them on unsavory sites or getting really weird messages.
@@carolinashepard8616 you need to start with a small part of vinegar and water, for example, 1/4 of the bottle filled with vinegar, if you feel the hair still dirty, you can increase the quantity, til you feel really clean, be careful with the excess coz the hair can feel "dry". So is personal, good luck and I hope you can find my comment useful, hugs!
I'm mixed. My grandmother used to have a friend that would give her bear oil and she would use some of that in our hair infused with herbs while she braided our hair. Yeah, my grandmother had a farm because she said good food going produces good things doing out. As a child I just thought she meant healthy #2's, but she was talking about skin, hair, nails, and yes #2. I'm 41 and I look 21. I don't eat organic all the time, but I definitely make sure that I eat as clean as my budget will allow.
I am mixed with a lot but have quite a few Native American tribes in me like Cherokee, Black foot, and Apache, my hair type is 4b-4c because I am also mixed with Jamaican but my hair grows really fast and I love my hair so so much. I use lots of herbs in my hair and make my own growth oils instead of buying the oils because nothing knows your hair better than you do :)
I am of the same 3 tribes, but also of Western European heritage. When my health was good, even though I had a basic hair care routine (shampoo and conditioner, nothing else), I've always had healthy beautiful hair that could be long. And I never really had a healthy diet, so I definitely think it's genetic. But bad health has done damage to the overall health of my hair.
Stinging nettle grows as a weed in a lot of places including my neighborhood. It’s also super nutritious and delicious with bacon, it cooks into a soft green. I have a closet full of it dried from last year, I can’t wait to incorporate it into my hair routine, I already take it as tea but now I will include it in my growth tonics! I had no idea thank you for the great info!
I also treated my finger arthritis by cutting a stinging nettle leaf and wrapping it around my finger. The sting and the gel from the leaf healed my joint. Leave it overnight and let it sting you where it hurts. I am healed from it.
Yes, the original natives (aka Indians, mulatto, colored, negro, afr American, black) are brown people with hair like sheep. The others are imposters (mongols, altai, and white people) who squat on our land pretending to be us.
@Ananda Mañana We're here. Many don't know who they are. You have to realize, my Grandmother, and older relatives, were threatened. It was safer to be Negro, Black and Colored, than to call yourselves, Native American, American Indian etc. Many are in New Jersey and Upstate New York.
My dad's a apache and looks it very much. He's 76 and just started seeing Grey hair. Very very little to. He has a headfull of hair. Genetics Play a vital role but he eats aloe everyday. I use it daily to. Very good for the gut and also for your skin. Take care you guys. Stay blessed
Great points and hair care tips! Native American people have gorgeous hair! I know they do a ritual of oiling the hair and scalp. I've been living in two long braids for a while. My hair is long & healthy. African women use oils like shea butter and castor oil.I love your makeup look!What makeup products are you wearing?
I was taught by my mom and grandma to burn my hair - I never told other non-natives because I always thought they would think it was strange but it's true - lol - we burn our hair - we don't put it in the trash or flush it down the toilet, we burn it.
I have a friend who burns her hair. My family was always told to flush it. to avoid people putting spells on you. Growing up African american during a time when stove top straightening combs were common, Idk if it was my Own, or learned behavior to not be able to stand the smell of burning hair. Haven't seen anyone Voluntarily burn their hair until I was an adult, nor did I learn it was common practice.
Odd......I lost so much with covid and I saved it. Something told me to not throw it in the trash. That's probably my ancestors whispering to me. .....
I was very low in iron and Vit d I’m talking about having to go to the hospital. My hair was graying for some years and I couldn’t understand why! Once I started consuming more Vit c and more iron and Vit D I noticed my gray hairs were black at the roots!!
Im black and my secret is hydration. Also washing only once a month with protective styles like many of them. But i only use oil in my hair once a week, since i only wash my hair once a month. My hair was always very short but I noticed my hair growing fast during summer only. Later on I realized it wasnt necessarily the season and more moisture in air but in hot weather I drank much more because of thirst. My hair grew more than an inch in one month alone once i started drinking much more. Now its almost elbow length. But Im open to other tips from other cultures because they might work better than mine
So do you just put it in a protective style and not touch it unless you oil. I want to start leaving my protective style and leave it in for a month. I’ve been re wetting my twist under my wig with water do you suggest anything else
I have lost most of my hair for health issues and got depression from it because it was part of my identity..and hard to adapt..all these tips apply to everything and are helpful anyway.
the alopecia statistics got me cause it made me realize my dad's whole entire Mexica family has strong, gorgeous hair but I had to be fathered by the only one who's bald.
Hair is the shiny glory , god says don't go bald, Also says don't cut your hair. The hair is considered sacred and significant to who we are as an individual, family, and community. In many tribes, it is believed that a person's long hair represents a strong cultural identity. This strong cultural identity promotes self-esteem, self-respect, a sense of belonging, and a healthy sense of pride.
I believe everything you said but my hair is so damaged and dry due to stress and past trauma that I I don't know if it will ever recover. I wish I could cut it to shoulder length and start over. But I keep holding on to what the Bible says for women not to cut their hair because it's our glory. So not sure what to do...
Silica is amazing for hair growth. And it can be found in high levels in a certain clay which has massive benefits to intestines when consumed. Gotu kola is the elite herb for EVERYTHING esp hair. And selenium. Infact I use to be able to get a mixed hair oil from India that was green and had the herbs still in it. One was gotu kola. I cannot find it any more. And silk. Silk scarf for bed and silk pillowcases. Singapore Airlines give their hostess silk pillow cases on planes for sleeping.
Kukui nut oil, braiding, scalp massage and rare shampooing is what we do for my Hawaiian kiddo's hair. It's never been cut and it's lovely! My yt ginger hair could never 😂 Before I used kukui on him, his hair was so dry and sad. I couldn't figure out what was wrong
Just got to the end of your vid and great job! The only thing I would suggest when speaking of Native tips and tricks is to mention what nation/tribe or at least region of people's you are speaking of. For instance, Apache will do things much differently than a Cree vs Ottawa vs Chickasaw, etc. Or Plains vs Basin eastern woodlands etc. Not only are the cultures vastly different, but what plants and game they eat and prefer will be different as well. Just a thought! :) love what you are doing and hope to see more!
I’m Meherrin/ Black mixed. My grandfather would always tell me not to cut my hair unless I am mourning. I have 3c/4a hair but as I get older my curl pattern will get looser due to my family’s genetics. I use methods such as protective styling, stretching my hair, drinking teas, using herbal based products in both my hair and body. When I can’t get rosemary I definitely turn to rice and mint and let it ferment in a glass jar for about a month before I use it for rinses before shampooing my hair. Conditioning my hair, I just use aloe and wrap my hair into a bun!
I am part Cherokee and this is really helpful to me! I have a mixture of curly hair and straight, thick hair like my elders. When I flatiron my hair it is a bit less healthy than I would like, but it is a bit thick and a bit long. But once I wash my hair and wear it naturally, it would be curly until recently due to heat damage. I also think that I didn’t have longer hair as a kid because of the perms that my mom would put in my hair.
Same with me I'm part Cherokee and didn't know I had curly hair due to perms my mom did til I was out of college. Now I'm natural and I've always had thick hair. I've started using Ayurveda for hair growth and health my hair was stunted for a long time
I completely agree with not cutting your hair if you want growth. I proved to myself that trimming for growth is bs and I did it for about 3 years and managed to grow about 11/2 to 2 inches most and when I stopped trimming and cutting my hair it started growing super fast like about 8-10 inches per year which is actually fast for me. I achieved length down past my behind and to my thighs/ legs. But I also take vitamins and supplements for my hair which mainly consist of 1,680 mg of Gelatin per day and also 10,000 mcg of biotin. Good luck with hair growth!!
Hello, hello! I'm a plains Cree native american! I tip I love give is to boil a pot of Buffalo grass (Buffalo sage), and wash your hair with it! Leave it in overnight and then rinse with water, then conditioner. Me and my brother brush our hair everyday right when we wake up and get ready for the day, first if we showered we put in some hair oil, or brushing conditioner, then important step we wet our hair with water, then use a wooden comb to massage the scalp to prevent dandruff. Then, use a bamboo brush. We start from the bottom and work our way up to the skelp. Finally, we braid our hair into two braids. And little fun fact we indigenous believe the creator gave up hair and two braids to show the two paths in life, one for your childhood and the other your Independence, and ofc it suppose to also represent how long our life is. And if you have ever gone to a pow wow and saw some female dancers with one plume (feather) and some with two, it shows who has a partner and who's still single. Lol cool, huh? Hope this helps! Have a lovely day! And drink some water!
You did an excellent job of explaining what we do!! Yes hair is very sacred we do not cut!..even our boy children we wait till at least age 3. Protective styles are key!..Your on point with the herbs and I will add Equine products. Same products for horses mane works wonders on hair. Great video!❤
My hair is as long as my telogen dictates: calves. It has no shape, just ends naturally and my wavy pony tail looks EXACTLY like a horse one. When I' m asked _Have you ever thought to wear a different length and not aaaalways the same?_ I sistematically answer back: *Have you ever thought to wear you arms shorter, like middle humerus, elbow or middle radius-cubitus length and not aaaaalways the same? Well, I guess that now you' re starting to understand my conception of hair.* 🧛🏻♀️🖤
Hey, so cool to see so many people out there sharing. We were taught to work our hair into our ground, into our soil. Into our food gardens specifically, however not everyone can have a garden anymore, but if we do have one then that is preferred.
I always get skeptical when I see “Native American” anything online just cuz there is so much nonsense online but I’m so glad I clicked on this video. Thank you for making this! Great video! 🥰🥰🥰🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I am a fan of scalp massages myself and I've noticed a huge difference once I start doing scalp massages more often and I'm very consistent with them.. They have helped my hair to grow and help As in having a healthy scalp as well I love rosemary and I love mint I don't like rosemary in my Tea either but I do like Mint tea.. These are some wonderful secrets of the natives And you're absolutely right they do have some beautiful hair and I think they have the most beautiful hair Of all races :) thank you ever kindly God-bless you🙏🏽❤🌷
I'm hispanic but I am raised cooking and eating whole foods in my family and I love drinking tea. I should try out drinking more mint or other types of tea mentioned in the video. I have been trying to grow out my hair so I have been avoiding cutting my hair, if I do cut my hair it's only for a trim, only twice a year but I've been wanting to do only a trim once a year to see if I can grow my hair out longer. I've been applying jojoba oil before shampooing/conditioning, it helps so much with detangling and brushing hair with oil. I have 3B hair that's shoulder/bra length, so I use sulfate free shampoo/conditioner. I wash once every week along with deep conditioning for extra hydration. I live in Massachusetts with the cold weather but heat in the house so I've been wearing braids to see if I can protect my hair along with satin bonnet and silk pillowcase. I'd like to go for 2 or 3 weeks with not washing my hair to leave my hair alone but I get dandruff like every week which is annoying so I end up washing once each week instead. I know my hair is growing because it's already long, but since it's a curl/spiral, I know it takes longer to grow curly hair compared to straight hair. I don't straighten my hair but I'm sure if my hair is straighten it would already be down to my back. Either way I'm very happy with the length and volume my curls has so far. I'm hoping to grow it down to my hips/waist, I like the idea of having long and healthy curls.
My great grandmother was Indian and I def gt her hair . Always wore it long . I've been told by beauticians it's a ethnic texture even though I'm caucasian. My hair grows very fast . I'd like to try this to see how fast it WOULD grow .
I remember when I little, my mother, grandmother and great aunts would tell me not to have my hair cut, that they would show me how to care for it. When I was a teenager I wanted to style my hair like my friends, so one weekend I went to the hair salon in our neighborhood and asked the beautician to style my hair. In its natural state my hair was past my shoulders. After the beautician was finished she had cut my hair up to my ears! My mother was so disappointed when she saw me. She then told me how important it was to take care of my hair naturally as she had done previously. As I grew older and talked with elders in my family, I learned the importance of our heritage and lifestyle that involves all aspects of our lives. (African American/Blackfoot.)
You have a levelheaded and sensible approach, which isn’t so common when people talk about Beauty, self-care, and herbal alternatives. That’s why I subscribed. What I really love is a demonstration of how you did that Fetching head wrap. I grew up in Kansas City, and I have no clue how women I love his world take a piece of fabric and turn it into walking art. Show me! Please? Have you tried camellia oil for hair and skin? It is sometimes called Tea seed oil, because it comes from the same plant that gives us tea. I saw a recipe copy down by someone who went and interviewed the Red Yao Women, and they had crushed t said from oil making when they boil their rice water. Camellia oil is also fundamental in Asian hair and skin care. I like it because it’s light, odor, and doesn’t break me out. It Is absorbed quickly. It made me sad to hear you mention how difficult it was to find useful writing on American Indians and their self-care practices, because it’s simply a sign of how complete their genocide almost was. My Native American ancestry is minor (and my great grandmother didn’t pass me any of her substantial knowledge of medicine ways,) so don’t take this Gospel, but The federal government Took generations of American Indian kids away from their families and forced them into special boarding schools where they were physically, verbally, and often sexually abused bye the officials running them. They were punished for speaking their indigenous languages, their hair was forcibly cut, they were basically trying to torture them into not being Indian. Then, they would be sent home for breaks to their families, where they were laden with stars they were too young to talk about. So… there were a lot of smart young Indians who wanted to protect their traditional practices and heritage who so they had to turn away from formal schooling and stay on the reservation. That’s not everybody. But, academia is the element which often tries to record The distinctive practices and the intimate details later generations and outsiders want to know. Thank goodness there’s the Internet! Game changer, connecting indigenous folks from everywhere, even though the Internet and Devices are prohibitively expensive for plenty of people, and Native Americans are among the poorest communities in the US. Decades now, we’ve had the American Indian college fund, American Indian studies is a respected field of study in universities, indigenous people are using the Internet to record and share their own experiences and language and creativity, The abominations of the boarding schools have been exposed and native writers are discussing it in fiction and nonfiction and poetry, read Sherman Alexi because he is a super hero of an author! I apologize for that breathless sentence. American Indians have more than physical beauty or herbal lore going for them. They Have something the human race needs if we are going to pull out of this headlong dive into extinction.
one thing i think is really important is BRAID/PLAIT your hair at night. When i was a child my mum plaited my hair every night before i went to sleep, to protect it and i had waist length hair for years.
You can reverse grey hair! Angie! I just found your channel from this video. Go order "The Copper Revolution" book. Grey hair is caused by depleted copper in the body and many many things deplete copper in the body. It is easy to become depleted. Copper is needed to form melanin (pigment) in the body. People with dark hair need six times more copper than people with light hair and that's because they need more melanin to make the color. If there's a white person that gets sunburned very easily, if they supplement with copper and get their levels up, they will tolerate much more sun and it will be able to turn into tan because they gave the body the ingredients for the melanin, the color. That copper book I mentioned only came out in 2022 so basically almost nobody knows about, or is talking about copper. I hope the word gets out. By the way, the book is a must because you can get a strong detox reaction with copper because it detoxes the body's fluoride, which is a major toxin. (The powers that be along with our dentists try to say it's good for us, but the true history of fluoride is horrifying. It's also terribly aging and much more.) So the book explains how to safely start the copper and not accidentally make yourself feel sick from the detox. Also, there's a chapter on Michael Jackson, he had MANY signs of copper deficiency. One being his vitiligo, that's where the skin turns white, it looses the pigment. I guess he wore gloves and made other efforts to hide it from the public. The guy that wrote the copper book is white, but he had a few tiny vitiligo spots on his arms and they went away after supplementing copper for three years. So it can take time, but the copper can do its job and reverse these problems, including grey hair. I hope you see this comment!
Please note the native americans she's referring to are those with Bering Straight ancestry which are asian/eastern european origin. Many of us have "Curly bush" hair that's basically afro hair from type 3 to 4C (tho the hair typing system is literally racist and I hope we all find a new nomenclature to use)... Not all American Indians are the same but many Native groups here have great hair tips! Where I'm from we still use bison tallow (which is harder to find since theyre all grass fed now in the commercial sector, beef tallow or even alligator grease are alternatives but I dont like how those smell at all) in our hair and brush it at least 100x to keep it healthy. Aloe's use is similar, and also used as a drink- or just gel when you're feeling sick. Rice water and tea rinses are helpful. Masks from stuff like mayo/banana/avocado has been a thing for a while. Protective styles are important, too, even tho I personally hate wearing them. I absolutely second incorporating mint! Also mud masks help your hair!
Thank you for bringing out VERY important points. Bering Strait ancestry cannot be used as a foundation for all Natives. I do agree accepting the idea that Native had bone straight thick hair is a miseducation, as all peoples of the earth have varying hair textures and length according to nature and cultures. The information was very useful and interesting, but a little misleading. I am pleased that we can come together to communicate, share information, clarify information as one 💙. Thank you, I appreciated your response.
I'm half Cherrokee, I wash my hair twice a month with 3 eggs first cold water rinse not hot or your hair will have scrambled egg. Then I use apple cider rinse. My hair is more like the Irish side curly , and I do not cut my hair,except a death.
Exactly! I was always told to rinse my hair in rain water(by my grandmother) which we caught in a bucket. She was all about the egg wash, etc. , as you described.
Actually unless we have a medical condition our hair growth is fine (especially if you dye your hair & need to do those roots every few weeks the it’s growing ..) it’s the condition of your ends that determine length. If you’re able to prevent the ends from splitting and breaking off you can retain the length you grow every month. Let’s see a video on taking care of those ends 🤩
I’m mixed native and my hair is naturally grows very fast and strong but the natural curly community has been so helpful to me, I’m the only one in my native family with them, this video was great!
I'd love to see a tutorial on how you wrap your head like that. No one in my family every did that so I'm a complete dummy with head wrapping and there are so many cultures who do it - love them all.
Love this and how well you covered the topics! I'm Pamunkey on my Momma's side, and I can remember her teaching me to respect my hair when I was really little. When the weather was nice, we'd go outside so she could brush out my hair, then once we were done we would clean out the brush and throw it to the birds to build their nests with! She would also have me sit on the floor in front of her in the evenings so she could massage my scalp. At that point, my hair was down to my butt, but as a preteen we got it cut into layers to help manage my natural curls and unfortunately the hairdresser cut it to the tips of my shoulder blades. Then at 23 I did a big chop to my chin to cut off a bunch of damage right before my first major surgery. I'm now 28 and I've been following more traditional hair care techniques and my hair is finally back to my waist. This is the longest it's been since I was 12 and I'm so happy.
The hairdresser cut it so short without your consent?? That’s evil. I will never understand how and why some hairdressers do that and that’s why I’m scared of going to the salon
I was looking into my Native American/Mexican ancestors Side, from Northern Mexico,(Chihuahua/Durango) Apparently some of the tribes around in the region used Pinecones to comb their hair, and when our Mestizas took up the tradition from their fellow Native women, they boiled the leaves soaked into the hair then taken vinegar from their European men, to rinse out, or Some used the Yucca soap plant flowers, Since I have mixed Curly hair I couldn't use the pinecone method it would get stuck, so I'm considering trying the brew method.
Thank you for sharing and keeping our traditions alive! I learned new things I can use that I've forgotten over the years. Its true, we're not extinct... despite a lot of attempts to make us that way. I'm Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican and a lot of our haircare traditions have to do with saunas, and using herbally infused bear fat. I've tried substituting other oils and fats and nothing compares to bear fat. My boyfriend who is from a related but different tribe couldn't grow facial hair until I had him try a bear fat salve for about nine months. Now, he has facial hair about three inches long. Of course, buy it from sources that aren't harming the wildlife and harvest from responsible hunters. I get mine from dusty swamp provisions on etsy.
@Al Watts I use it on my ends and as a scalp oil. Sometimes if I'm very frizzy ill use a tiny bit to smooth things down. I really love scalp massages so I use it for that too, just putting a bit on my fingertips and massaging it through.
Sometimes, instead of cutting my hair and burning it later, my mom would burn the ends to get rid of split ends. Before I washed my hair she would put beaten egg or mayonnaise on my hair to moisturize my hair and scalp and I had to leave it in for about 30 minutes. For a hair rinse she used a mix of apple cider vinegar and water. I do massage therapy so I can vouch for the scalp massage; I do it often. Also, for thicker hair I trim my hair during a Full Moon 🌕 and for Length, I trim my hair during a New Moon 🌚 . My hair is down to my waist, long and thin. In December I trimmed it for thickness because it was thin all over and uneven. 21:33
F.Y.I - I got my first grey hair at 16. At 18, more began to appear on my crown area. At 21 I had enough at my temples that it was noticeable. So at age 24, I couldn't handle seeing it anymore and started coloring it. At age 36, I cut off my hair to see how it would look silver but it looked white !! and wore a head band. I still looked too young for white hair, so I colored it for another 3 yrs. At age 39, I met my much older Native American husband of 18 yrs. my senior. He said, "You'd better stop dying your hair or you're going to go bald, just let it go natural". I was ready. I was nearly 40 yrs. old and he was nearly 20 yrs. older than me but people used to ask me, "Who's older" 😲 !! Anyway, I started taking minerals in my 40's and YES ! Your grey hair WILL reverse. So, if you're normal.. and start getting a few grey hairs around age 30.. it CAN BE reversed. What taking minerals did for me was slow it down and/or reverse it. Some has definitely reversed and people say my hair is platinum, never silver. The Chinese have an herb that REVERSES grey hair back to black !!! FO TIE I think... it's called. If your hair is not black... don't take it !! I bought it for my husband when we had the money.
Thank you for sharing this. I was going to comment and say that gray hair absolutely CAN be reversed, same as balding. It may vary from person to person and be easier for some, but it is often linked to mineral deficiency and typically a lack of copper. Our nutrition is vital for hair growth and color. Everyone should research this for themselves and also get tested for deficiencies because it's not black and white for each person.
I'm iñupiaq (alaska native) and kānaka (hawaiian native) and I have wavy texture hair I haven't heard of any native hair products from my area maybe because alaska native men weren't really known for hair growth but I've been growing my hair the last few years wanting to learn more natural hair care
my family is from the yoeme/yaqui tribe thats in sinaloa, sonora, and chihuahua mexica and new mexico. my grandmother and mom and aunts always taught me to braid my hair LOOSELY and sleep in it to protect my hair. it's a really useful trick!
This is great information on some Native American or Indigenous hair tips. Navajo Grandma also offers instructions on Yucca plant for hair growth here on RUclips.
As someone who is Native American I agree my hair looked very good long but than I cut it and since I have the genes I thought maybe this would help thank you for the information!
Hey there. If you cut fresh aloe and stick the cuttings,cut side down, into a glass half full of water for 10 minutes it will draw out that acid you mentioned. You can tell when the water goes yellow..it's done. All out.
I'm part narraganesett. What I do is use animal oil and keep it in either one braid in back or two on side. I also keep the braids in a braid wrap for aesthetics and further protection.
@@lachicagitana2676 this square piece made out of deer skin is wrapped around braid and lace is tied around it down end to hold it in place. My description is real bad, I promise you it's quite lovely. I get compliments and curious questions all the time.
@@covadismeilleur1986 I mix beef tallow with castor. Would prefer bear grease but not accessible anymore where i live. As u could imagine the braid, oil mixture and wrap all together makes for great protection for the hair. I leave it for 1 week, only sprucing up or brushing flyaways on my head here and there. Animal oil is also great for skin vs plant oils.
Oh boy @ AngieBee what a treat I hope you try this clip the new growth of pine trees and soak it in apple cider vinegar you can use it as shampoo and clean with it too the hair gets so clean and soft the smell is fantastic native americans can have 4c hair too and it's very important to moisturize to get the hair as clean as possible so it can soak up all those wonderful moisturizing tips you mentioned
My dads side of the family is Chickasaw. I always wanted hair hair like my grandmother because she had long hair. So this. This is helpful. I thank you!
Your right about native American hair. I am native American and I use rosemary in olive oil as a spray onto my hair before I loosely braid it everyday.
Fresh aloe must be cleaned and soaked so that the protective sap is made non irritant. Wash off with a little baking soda water or veggie wash if you choose that: i prefer baking soda water aluminum free; Cut off plant & soak for 15 mins, thin slice off & rub end to end, and soak; cut, rub and soak 15mins each time. Do twice. Rinse and thin slice another piece off end again and process as you need for food or cosmetics.
I love what you said about looking for something close to where I am! I believe the plants near me help my body endure the weather near me. Example: fruits that grow in the hot sun hell the skin resist sun burn
O si yo Second generation Cherokee Third generation Cree Mixed with a tad Afro American Natives live from the Earth No fast food on the reservation Always. Had shoulder length hair I make all my oils Sage is wonderful as well
Same 57 mix as you ! Just saying "Hi!, and wanted to add that the Little People will send you special rain; but you gotta keep out a clean barrel. "According to my mom. (She said it was a pact: Keep clean water for thirsty Little People, and they'll reward you with super Shiney , healthy hair. ) She also believed that sassafras tea/ bark poultice could CURE ANYTHING, and she used it like conditioner. I should be able to think of more things...I am tickled to death by this thread, and will try to add more!
love the tips . bright beautiful women. but my favorite over rosemary (love it) is Peppermint Oil !!! they said it is 3x stronger than minoxidil with anti properties !!
You have to remove the allantoin in the aloe leaf for use external or internal.. by leaving it with the base cut in water for 2 hours , you let it stand up, only cover in water the part its cut
“What you focus on grows”
So simple yet absolutely true with life in general. I love it.
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In my culture, when someone dies, we show our endless unconditional love renouncing to our hair as an offering (both males and females, hair is genderless). We make one braid, we cut it ourselves (nobody cuts our hair except our moms when we are children) and we place them as a necklace or bracelet before the person is buried. I know it may sound sinister but a chest fully covered by long shiny braids is more beautiful and meaningful than all the jewellery in the world for us and it shows how loved -was- is this person. An actual part of us is literally connected forever with our beloved one 🖤. The length of our hair tells when we lost someone without words. We simply give our condolences when someone has very short hair. ✨
Thanks for sharing 💖
This is amazing. My best friend/life long family friend passed away from cancer a couple years ago & I had no idea why but I had an irresistible urge to shave the side off my 26" hair (at the time) off to leave with her. Everyone thought I was weird but I didn't care at all. I went through an extreme spiritual transformation. I also have an urge to cover my head during morning periods. It's amazing how we can connect to spirit/ancestors when we listen.
This is ritual is the most powerful connection between death and life that I have ever heard. Just reading your post has given me a new outlook on the traditions and transitions that most indigenous people go through as they mourn their love(d) ones. Thank you for sharing and enlightening me🙂
I read a personal account of Blackfeet native Americans and they too cut their hair in mourning ♥️
@@RachelDarleneGilliland Really??? Can you share where you found that? My family is Blackfoot.! 🤯
Hey I’m an indigenous woman, from the Ojibwe tribe ❤️ Your video was recommended when I was researching the Yao rice water method. I must say I’m very impressed by your research of my culture, I also have to say thank you so much for the respect you took in stating that my people are still here and that we are not a thing of the past, this misconception and miseducation is something us indigenous people run into a lot. And I also have to thank you for saying that just because my people have these traditions on our hair doesn’t mean someone won’t run into an indigenous person with short hair. It is true some of us like to style or dye our hair in ways that are different to the traditional long braids. I also think it’s awesome that you suggested people use ingredients and resources that are native or local to their land/area, this is the most sustainable way to use nature for our benefit and beauty and in turn that is a very indigenous-minded method, so thank you again for that.
Thank you In general for the time and effort you put into this video! Amazing, im super impressed. I appreciate the awareness of the info and messages in your video ✌️Miigwech (thank you)
I hope I'm writing correctly in English, otherwise tell me and I'll try to explain myself better!
Every year some members of your people come to Italy and teach us how to honor the land by celebrating it according to your customs, also teaching us some dances and their meaning.
There is an association in Genoa: Hunkapi which helps act as a bridge and point of reference. In Tuscany there is Aquila Nera, who had the honor and fortune of learning your way of life with horses from a Native American and now he and his wife have a shelter where they welcome horses rescued from the most disparate situations : if people want they can go to him and his wife and learn what he has learned, including how to ride without saddle, bridle and bit.
You have never disappeared and, I want you to know, at least in my family you are always remembered with respect. As long as he lived, my father remembered you as a single people made up of a multitude of families and was always deeply ashamed of being a "pale face": until the last day he said that in his heart he felt like a Sioux, as in the last film that he could see with me, he chose "Dances with Wolves" and told me never to forget, but always to remember. We have books written from your point of view at home such as The Wind is my Mother, by Bear Heart
And so I do: when youtube sends me videos in which I read your comments, I try to contact you to remind you of this: You are alive, you are children of this beautiful land and so it will be forever. And remember: it doesn't matter how many history books lie about you and how many movies and propaganda lie about you all.
You are children of the earth and nothing can deny this truth.
Forgive my tone of voice, now I greet you.
In friendship
Hey i have a question if i may ask😊Does this help for hairloss?
Here’s a story about how influential hair is to natives :) (I’m Lakota & Cherokee)
Back in the war days the army “recruited” a bunch of Native American men for their incredible hunting skills. Upon joining the military, they had to cut their hair off and they no longer could “feel” their prey and no longer had incredible hunting skills. Hair is deeply connected to our nervous system and psychic clairvoyance / connection to all living beings 👁🌟🌎
Thanks for sharing 💖
Wow, deep gratitude for sharing 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Wow!!!! Thanks for sharing this!!!
Thank you for sharing! ❤
im lakota sioux and cherokee aswell :}
I love that we can have mutual respect for all cultures. Lovely way to start a video.
Yes! Thank you! 💖
I am Tatar, basically Turkic/Asian, and we have some really similar traditions when it comes to growing our hair. Right now many girls prefer shorter hairstyles, but our traditional ones were usually one or two braids that were mid-thigh or longer and really really thick. When I lived in my home town, my grandparents had a muncha, basically a sauna or a hamam, a bathouse with a lot of steam and really high temperatures. The water was not coming from the city, so there was no chlorine, we had an actual well with the softest water just for the bathouse and watering plants in the garden. My grandmother grew lovage (basically an overgrown parsley), nettles and camomile in her garden and me and my mom always washed our hair with it. Sometimes we used eggs instead of shampoo when we felt that shampoo makes them too dry. Also, we used kumys - it is a drink made of sour horse milk - to wash face. There was also a recipe to mix old honey with sea salt for a home made scrub. After bathing, we had to run home, especially in winter, but the contrast between the high temperature in bathhouse and lower temperature outside in winter worked wonders for skin condition. Scrubbing face with snow after bathing helped, too.
My hair are still mid-thigh right now, but they are not as thick as they used to be, after I moved into the city. I also was shocked that they feel greasy in just two or three days after washing because water is full of chlorine and the city air is so dry and unclean. I usually washed it only on weekends when I lived in a smaller town because the bathouse uses so much wood and water and time to heat up properly and showers just don't feel as cleansing as actual steam and good soft water. Sometimes I want to return to province because life was simpler and so much healthier there.
Edit: my grandmother also took all the shedded hair into a paper bag and burned it! She said that the devil will take it if it is not burnt and because of that there will be headaches.
Thanks for sharing 💖
Wow your last statement though...a few days ago I listened to a prayer right here on RUclips and the pastor said that headaches are evil spirits.
@@Goldan1 people, surprisingly, have a lot of common beliefs even in different religions and in different parts of world, so I am not that surprised hehe
My mom made us drink aloe water daily she made from her yard. I have noticed an increase in hair growth with daily scalp messages. I think diet plays a major role. Over the past 30 years, I have modified my diet to only organic and grass fed and pastured raised animals. People can't seem to understand that I only eat whole foods and look at me as a mythical unicorn. Salmon, beef, pork, sheep, goat, oysters, home made keif, other dairy, and cheese, raw carrots, berries, mangoes, coconuts, loose leaf teas, tallow, raw butter, suet, and organs. I have to explain in details, because so many have never been taught what real food looks like and it's a lifestyle diet (and not a diet). Thanks for the great tips. I use most (mom taught me these growing up, so it's like brushing teeth daily) and will implement more of them. My grandma descended from Seminole Indians. I never met her, but my mom said she was very protective of her hair, always wore it in a single or two braids, and never cut it. I have type 4 hair and it grows a little over 2 inches per month.
I would love to watch a video on how you make your meals and hair routine 😍! 2 inches a month is amazing!
@@huniluv26 I eat a carnivore diet mostly and high pastured raised animals fats. Some occasional fruit once several months. I use my home made hair growth oil. I initially started making it to help balance my hormones and especially rid my body of excessive estrogen. I noticed a huge difference after that.
@@chevyiceraw that is amazing! I re read your post and I also have a grandmother that is a decent from Seminole Indians... unfortunately I am unable to make a connection with others so I may learn the history.
@@huniluv26 I hope you do find more information on your history. My mom learned from her mom and taught us similar. I especially loved the basket making she taught us. It is so refreshing to know you carry a piece of your ancestors with you. Ps. Using clay masks especially helps with keeping the scalp unclogged and helps promote hair growth. I have learned a healthy scalp leads to healthy and faster growth. Clay + acv + distilled water: monthly. I have type 4 hair and my mom has type 3. As a girl she only used coconut oil and pork lard, clay and charcoal for cleansing, kept it in one braid, and wore it at hip length. She never used any other style and I wonder why she always asked me why I was always in my hair. The best advice she gave me is to stop being a handsie hanna. I use tallow in my hair, but I have yet to try my mom's pork lard. I will update if I do try.
Could you please share your oil recipe ❓... I'm trying to balance my hormones to. Dealing with symptoms of low thyroid
I'm half Cherokee and I have really straight hair. I do get tired of it but I wouldn't trade it for anything. It grows like crazy. Thank you for this video and showing recognition to us Natives!
I do trim my hair. I have had a short bob & have donated my hair twice to 'Locs of Love'. I have never in my life dyed my hair. My hair is light brown and not coal black like my cousins. Just wanted to mention this.
Thank you so much for sharing 💖
How often do you trim your hair and how long is it? Or what is the longest that you've grown it? Sorry for the questions. I'm in the process of growing my hair longer.
“It grows like crazy” I wish I had that problem 😂
My family is Native American (not 100% tho) and my moms hair is soooo long. It grows like crazy and I chop mine often (although I want to grow mine like my moms) she always has it in a braid bc she always sits on her hair and she has also donated her hair to locks of love several times too and it grew back so fast. (We just got lucky on the hair part) 🤣🥳
the biggest secret to Native American hair growth secrets IS.. being Native American and having their hair profile, just like Asians they are genetically blessed to do literally nothing extra and still having very long thick yet sleek and shiny hair
Mixed Native - African American (Nigerian descent) and Blackfoot here. My mom and both of my grandmothers always taught me to love and care for my hair. My husband is East Indian and the practices are almost identical. Love this! ❤❤❤
Stinging Nettles has been a game changer for me. It's also used in ancient times in Europe for hair growth and skinproblems. Both internally and externally. Nettles are extremely rich in minerals. Like Iron, calcium, magnesium, K, C, copper, zink, potassium, chlorophyll, protein and so on. (Zink is known also to make the hair grow and copper prevent grey hair.) It made my hair soo thick together with scalp massage. I take 2tsp to drink and blend it hair treatment once a month to prevent dandruff. It's awesome for menopausal woman because it's so rich in calcium.
Where do you buys yours from? Is it powder form?
It grows in the Forrest in Europe but you can buy nettle tea at the health food store and use the water
I cut my hair after ending a 10 year relationship. It further helped me heal, I had so much pain and trauma attached to it. Sometimes I regret it because I miss the length. But I don’t, the change was good and my soul needed it. After this I won’t let something get so out of hand in my life, because I don’t plan on cutting it as it is true. Hair does hold knowledge.
Thank you for sharing love 💖
I did the same thing, I had long hair, relationship ended, I shaved my head, it was a wonderful feeling, I believe it did help, but your right, we should never have been put in this situation. 😊
Same I cut my hair when I moved away from home. Twice. I miss my longer hair but I get to grow it back with love
That’s a good point and probably why some people chop their hair off when going through a mental breakdown or something else traumatic
Choctaw girl here! My family never used these herbs to my knowledge but my mom and uncle always had at least hip length hair and as a younger person I could get it "long" but only to about naval length for the longest time. I finally started wearing a braid exactly as you described it and exactly as I saw my family wear when I slept and saw progress. Now I only let my hair down for special occasions, the loose braid can't be beat! I also never got cuts after being a teen aside from dusting split ends which I do quite often. Finally have hip length hair and hoping for more. I love my hair.
Halito
Fellow Choctaw here. 🫶
Does Native American hair get curls after the braids are undone? I have straight-ish blonde hair, and it gets curls after I undo my braids.
@@audiopainter68 My cousin's doesn't, but she's full blood Choctaw. My dadda is German, so my hair is finer then hers. I'm actually super jealous of it lol but she is of mine, so what ya gonna do. 😁
@@djoodithenoodlelady7918 how is it possible to not undo braids until a ceremony? If I sleep with my braids in for a few days, they get extremely loose and unkempt very quickly, so how often do those ceremonies happen?
In my country, which is made up of 2 small islands in the Caribbean. My grandmother told me that before shampoo and conditioner where sold on the island she, and everyone else would wash their hair with aloe leaves, rachet (a type of cacti that was common on the island) and stinging nettle. They had lovely hair back then, I thought I had just missed the genes. Turns out I just need to use what they where using.
So true Trinidad 🇹🇹❤
I am going to try this.
How did they do it? Did they grind it all up?
I have your pfp as a painting
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As well stay away from it while pregnant
Mixed Native woman here. One interesting aspect you alluded to observed at least among some Indigenous nations is how cutting the hair is a practice during mourning. As an adult I have only cut my hair short briefly in my life, first after miscarriage, second after divorce. My mother cut her hair short after her mother died. Have not cut in years now but in process of thickening and strengthening. growing hair, from prior hair loss due stress. xo
this is interesting and i feel like it sort of relates a small bit to young girls doing crazy things with their hair whenever they are going through a rough patch. I'm not native, but I've only ever cut my hair when going through a transitional period in life, sometimes it feels like that happens really often when you're a teenager though lol
i feel stable now that I'm in my 20s and for the first time in years I'm committing to growing my hair out
Thank you for your story! I had my hair cut short for the first time just two weeks after my mom died. For some reason it felt as a necessary step to be able to live again.
I'm not native but I since a young girl i haven't cut my hair short. I did get a big trim last year after my grandma died and decided to go from my red color to natural color.
Last night... i cut my hair that was almost down to my waist, now it's above my shoulders. I had a really rough couple of years and decided to leave all the bad feelings behind, the self hate, depression, and become my authentic self this year. For some reason I felt like i had to remove a good chunk of my hair... feels like the bad energies hang on to it when you been at your lowestl.
My soul now feels lighter. I love it
My hair cut itself in my grief after losing my beloved father. I'm working to get it back healthy now.
Instinctively/intuitively I’ve done similarly. I cut my hair after a major breakup with a fiancé. A big chop. And last year after a miscarriage. I didn’t even make the connection until reading your comment.
There was one time I cut my hair (I let a friend do it) she was practicing and I at first was cool with it, but when I got home I cried so hard because my spirit did not agree with that decision after all. It was so horrible. I was 17 and said I wouldn’t ever do that again. Which wasn’t true in the end lol but those other times I had emotional baggage to release through hair cutting it seems.
Yes they are still around, my brother is the chief of his tribe in Colchester. He says stop messing with your hair and it will grow if it chooses to, stop stressing and love more.😊
Lol I love this. The " it will do what it will so dont stress" philosophy is something I have heard all my life but have never mastered lol
I’m Latina & Native American Kiowa & my hair is curly 2b/3a and very dry & gray. I do a ACV rinse once a week to take off product build up. (Makes the curls tighter/springy). Leave for an hour or overnight organic Aloe Vera gel on the hair (soak 15mins in filtered water the aloe pieces the yellow parts will fall off-(take green skin off use pure clear gel). Use Homemade flax seed gel as leave in conditioner & gel.
same but guaraní
Thank you for the tips! Do you cut the corners of the aloe before soaking?
I agree with Apple Sauce. I'm a woman of color/Native American/Hispanic decent. We was taught to always burn or keep our hair as we was growing up. We was also taught not to let just anyone touch our hair.
After I left my marriage of 20 years I shaved my long hair off. I felt and still feel like a new person. I'm growing it back for 2 years now. Thanks for the cool videos showing aspects of haircare from different cultures ❤️
I shaved all my hair off last year! its was just years of trauma and I was ready to let it go
Nutrients is such key, I wish people understood this. I wash my hair once or twice a week depending on what’s going on, never use heat or outside products etc, since I switched to a cowash I noticed a huge difference as well, no more dryness etc. Also water quality is huge, city water makes my hair much dryer whereas well water is a dream.
Thanks for sharing 💖
My family is of Navajo & Cherokee decent & I never fully understood why long hair was sacred until I got older. I cut my butt length hair to my shoulders in 4th grade & it was such a big deal to my entire family (they were devastated, i just wanted my hair to stop getting caught in things lol). Now I protect the wisdom & energy my hair grants me. I’m also a hairstylist so it was hard to not want to cut my hair into new styles.
Before my grandmother passed she told me I needed to grow my hair out to be blessed with a better life & she was not lying! Thank you for the video I def will tap into the culture more after watching.
Thank you for sharing 💖
5 minutes in, and the way you talk about those native Indian woman and their love for their hair, never cutting it, or cutting it and burning it.. it gave me goosebumps.. they truly loved their hair and im quite intrigued by it!
That part actually changed my mind about my hair..
@@tolulae Wonderful!! & me too!! ♥️
Hello. I am Native & much of what you do, I do. I wash once a week, unless I get extra sweaty or dirty from work. I brush with a boar bristle brush daily. I also oil about 3 times a week. This is a new hair journey for me and only started growing my hair 2 yrs ago from a complete buzz cut. I shaved all my hair off after years of damage from perms & coloring. Shaving my head was a release for me. I kept it shaved for a year and started letting it grow. I never cut it, I will trim the dry ends off when I come across them. I love and protect it now. It’s long and beautiful & makes me feel beautiful. ❤
Oh my goodness I thought my Grandmother was Rapunsal, her hair was to the ground. At the time I was a child and only knew of the children’s stories, so when I ran in the house to the living room and saw my Grandmother’s hair actually laying on the floor while she brushed it was shocking and awesome to me. She kept my hair down to the middle of my back. I miss My Grandmother.
I am from the Haisla Nation from the northwest coast of Canada. My father is close to 70 and still has thick dark hair with hardly any greys. Like many other costal Nations we rely on the ocean for much of our diet. Fish, shellfish, seaweed, fish eggs, etc. and will render purified Oolichan fish grease for food and ointment. It’s highly sought after and hard to get. I was always taught to eat the fish skins too. For those that weren’t raised with it, it may not sound appetizing whatsoever haha… but I do believe this helps contribute to my own hair health and longevity you are talking about. For the fish skins and bones that we didn’t eat we would feed them to our dogs and it would make their hair so soft overtime and thick and healthy. Very noticeable for the pets…so of course for humans too. Plus seafood is a great source of iron. I know first hand seafood in your diet helps aid in healthy locks, so finding easy recipes you love to incorporate into your diet could help. Especially low maintenance because fish takes way less time to cook than most other meat. This was a really great video, thank you. :)
Hello, thank you for the content. I'm a bit late, but better late than never. I'm 68 yrs young, I've had very thick, soft, silky, dark hair. It has normally reached a length beyond my hinny. I had no idea of my heritage until I had turned 18. I had 6 siblings. All were very blonde, blue or green eyes. It was a running joke that I must of been a product of the Milk man... Or one of our weekly deliveries. I got married to a very blonde, green eyed Irish man. My. 1st child was born blonde, but with very dark, almond shaped eyes. Very strong high cheekbones... Except for hair, she looked like her momma. Her two sons were born with very thick "long" dark hair, and same high cheek bones. Out of 25 immediate family members, only 3 of us had this great thick beautiful dark hair & eyes... When I was born, I was told my father was Italian. My mother was direct descendant of the "Vikings" The Nordics. Blondes, or Reds, blue/green eyes and very very tall. So my Italian father (I assumed) is where I inherited my dark hair.. Etc. But, as I had said, when I was 18, I was notified that my father had suddenly died, and my grandfather wanted to fly his only daughter to their home for the ceremony. WHAT??????
WAY TO LONG STORY FOR NOW.
But I did go
And I meet my family from his side. Another crazy experience for another time. But while I was there. I was taught the ways of "my people" through my grandfather & Aunt. First of all. Never cut my hair again. I had a lifetime lessons in 1 week of my people Lakota Sioux. Aloe Vera from the plant. Used for everything. Cinnamon oil/bark, Yaca Tree/root, red pimento, Black Castor oil, Turmeric, Rosemary-oil,bark, seeds, leaves, to use only Borhair brush, only wash 1-2 weeks hair. Rub oils, scalp messages, washing more will rob our a alps of the most rich nutrients of our natural body oils. Using the Borhair brush every two days to bring the scalp oils down to remaining hair. We never considered our hair to be dead. Rather an extension of our life's journey. This the reason to never throw cut hair away. There's a specific ceremony if we had to lose that hair, to honor it... I've already gone to far with my story. Only to say as a child, had the people known I was Lakota Soiux, I'd be called "Half Breed" k just like in Cher's song. The Suiox Nation would say I was whit by law, the whites would call me Half breed Indian Squaw. Crazy. But, I'm proud of both heritages. I do have a lot of people tell me I'm too old to wear such long hair. I don't understand that at all. But I won't let it get to me. I'll forever keep my hair. I'm proud of it. My grandsons are proud of their Native heritage as well. By the way, I'm not Native American. The Lakota Soiux were here long before this land was named America. But, I was born in America, and I'm very proud to be an American. 🙏🇺🇸🕊️
Thank you for sharing 💖
O my goodness your story is so beautiful. I was hooked. I’m like no tell us your story. I’m proud of you for standing your ground on your hair length for your age. I strongly believe you should do what is most important for you and disregard other people’s opinion bout your appearance. I’m still trying to figure it out. I’m 55 years young.
Very beautiful story.
I personally have 2a hair. I think us folks who are passionate about hair should all share our hair tips, just build a community of hair enthusiasts :)
also, thank you for pointing out that native americans are still around
You're welcome and thanks for sharing 💖
Please do the hair and health sharing.....I too I'm Native American....so far removed from the traditional values of my forefathers and foremothers techniques of taking care of skin and hair from the earth source........looking for my way back..... products on the market can be "wack" for lack of a better word. I'm Cherokee....4th generation.
Weird plug but there used to be tons of hair enthusiast (not THAT kind) forums. I think the only one still surviving is the long hair community (LHC). There used to be THE long hair community (TLHC) which seemed to be afro textured hair specific and many others for different people but they've disappeared leaving only one. Long hair forums elsewhere tend to die because there are people who have certain **thoughts** about long hair that tend to be offputting to people who just want to grow it and take good care of it. Makes it hard to share any pictures if you keep finding them on unsavory sites or getting really weird messages.
@@tiryaclearsong421i love researching haircare on the lhc forums. so much good advice from everyday people growing their long hair
I started washing my hair in Moroccan clay, no more chemicals, rinse with apple cider vinegar and I use Shea butter on the ends xx
How much apple cider do you use?
@@carolinashepard8616 you need to start with a small part of vinegar and water, for example, 1/4 of the bottle filled with vinegar, if you feel the hair still dirty, you can increase the quantity, til you feel really clean, be careful with the excess coz the hair can feel "dry". So is personal, good luck and I hope you can find my comment useful, hugs!
Do you see any hair growth
I'm mixed. My grandmother used to have a friend that would give her bear oil and she would use some of that in our hair infused with herbs while she braided our hair. Yeah, my grandmother had a farm because she said good food going produces good things doing out. As a child I just thought she meant healthy #2's, but she was talking about skin, hair, nails, and yes #2. I'm 41 and I look 21. I don't eat organic all the time, but I definitely make sure that I eat as clean as my budget will allow.
I am mixed with a lot but have quite a few Native American tribes in me like Cherokee, Black foot, and Apache, my hair type is 4b-4c because I am also mixed with Jamaican but my hair grows really fast and I love my hair so so much. I use lots of herbs in my hair and make my own growth oils instead of buying the oils because nothing knows your hair better than you do :)
Thank you for sharing love 💖
What kind of self made oils do you use please ? Thanks Ronia
I am of the same 3 tribes, but also of Western European heritage.
When my health was good, even though I had a basic hair care routine (shampoo and conditioner, nothing else), I've always had healthy beautiful hair that could be long. And I never really had a healthy diet, so I definitely think it's genetic.
But bad health has done damage to the overall health of my hair.
Stinging nettle grows as a weed in a lot of places including my neighborhood. It’s also super nutritious and delicious with bacon, it cooks into a soft green. I have a closet full of it dried from last year, I can’t wait to incorporate it into my hair routine, I already take it as tea but now I will include it in my growth tonics! I had no idea thank you for the great info!
Thank you for sharing 💖
Thanks!
I also treated my finger arthritis by cutting a stinging nettle leaf and wrapping it around my finger. The sting and the gel from the leaf healed my joint. Leave it overnight and let it sting you where it hurts. I am healed from it.
Native Americans have all types of texture hair. Some of us have very kinky, coiled hair. I’m Lenape. A black/brown Native American.
Truth I'm a so called African American. So happy my great grandmother told us we are Indigenous American (Indian).
Yes, the original natives (aka Indians, mulatto, colored, negro, afr American, black) are brown people with hair like sheep. The others are imposters (mongols, altai, and white people) who squat on our land pretending to be us.
Don't see too many Lenape anymore. Jim Beer is my cousin.
FREE LENNY!!
@Ananda Mañana We're here. Many don't know who they are.
You have to realize, my Grandmother, and older relatives, were threatened. It was safer to be Negro, Black and Colored, than to call yourselves, Native American, American Indian etc. Many are in New Jersey and Upstate New York.
@Celeste AMEN.
Even Martin Luther and Malcolm X stated this in their speeches.
i’m mohawk and every person in my family has long thick strong hair, these tips are very accurate
Thanks for sharing 💖
My dad's a apache and looks it very much. He's 76 and just started seeing Grey hair. Very very little to. He has a headfull of hair. Genetics Play a vital role but he eats aloe everyday. I use it daily to. Very good for the gut and also for your skin. Take care you guys. Stay blessed
Great points and hair care tips! Native American people have gorgeous hair! I know they do a ritual of oiling the hair and scalp. I've been living in two long braids for a while. My hair is long & healthy. African women use oils like shea butter and castor oil.I love your makeup look!What makeup products are you wearing?
thank you and i'm glad you enjoyed the video. You can check out the makeup look on my instagram @angiebee___
@@ANGIEBEE cool I'll check it out!
I was taught by my mom and grandma to burn my hair - I never told other non-natives because I always thought they would think it was strange but it's true - lol - we burn our hair - we don't put it in the trash or flush it down the toilet, we burn it.
Thanks for sharing 💖
I have a friend who burns her hair. My family was always told to flush it. to avoid people putting spells on you. Growing up African american during a time when stove top straightening combs were common, Idk if it was my Own, or learned behavior to not be able to stand the smell of burning hair.
Haven't seen anyone Voluntarily burn their hair until I was an adult, nor did I learn it was common practice.
Odd......I lost so much with covid and I saved it. Something told me to not throw it in the trash. That's probably my ancestors whispering to me. .....
Your hair doesn't look straight
I was very low in iron and Vit d I’m talking about having to go to the hospital. My hair was graying for some years and I couldn’t understand why! Once I started consuming more Vit c and more iron and Vit D I noticed my gray hairs were black at the roots!!
That’s great! And thank you for sharing 💗
I have the same problem.. hair is greying out.. did you use supplements.. please advise me😢
Im black and my secret is hydration. Also washing only once a month with protective styles like many of them. But i only use oil in my hair once a week, since i only wash my hair once a month. My hair was always very short but I noticed my hair growing fast during summer only. Later on I realized it wasnt necessarily the season and more moisture in air but in hot weather I drank much more because of thirst. My hair grew more than an inch in one month alone once i started drinking much more. Now its almost elbow length. But Im open to other tips from other cultures because they might work better than mine
So do you just put it in a protective style and not touch it unless you oil. I want to start leaving my protective style and leave it in for a month. I’ve been re wetting my twist under my wig with water do you suggest anything else
I have lost most of my hair for health issues and got depression from it because it was part of my identity..and hard to adapt..all these tips apply to everything and are helpful anyway.
the alopecia statistics got me cause it made me realize my dad's whole entire Mexica family has strong, gorgeous hair but I had to be fathered by the only one who's bald.
Hair is the shiny glory , god says don't go bald, Also says don't cut your hair. The hair is considered sacred and significant to who we are as an individual, family, and community. In many tribes, it is believed that a person's long hair represents a strong cultural identity. This strong cultural identity promotes self-esteem, self-respect, a sense of belonging, and a healthy sense of pride.
I believe everything you said but my hair is so damaged and dry due to stress and past trauma that I I don't know if it will ever recover. I wish I could cut it to shoulder length and start over. But I keep holding on to what the Bible says for women not to cut their hair because it's our glory. So not sure what to do...
@@aolmos2130 Apostolic girl here, I would suggest that you pray over your hair and anoint it with oil 💜 God bless 🕊️
Silica is amazing for hair growth. And it can be found in high levels in a certain clay which has massive benefits to intestines when consumed. Gotu kola is the elite herb for EVERYTHING esp hair. And selenium. Infact I use to be able to get a mixed hair oil from India that was green and had the herbs still in it. One was gotu kola. I cannot find it any more.
And silk. Silk scarf for bed and silk pillowcases. Singapore Airlines give their hostess silk pillow cases on planes for sleeping.
This is why I’m proud of being native! You think you can do us Native Hawaiians/ Pacific Islanders? Like Kukui nut Oil
Great suggestion! i'll look into it 💖
I’m proud that you’re proud!!!!
Kukui nut oil, braiding, scalp massage and rare shampooing is what we do for my Hawaiian kiddo's hair. It's never been cut and it's lovely! My yt ginger hair could never 😂
Before I used kukui on him, his hair was so dry and sad. I couldn't figure out what was wrong
Just got to the end of your vid and great job! The only thing I would suggest when speaking of Native tips and tricks is to mention what nation/tribe or at least region of people's you are speaking of. For instance, Apache will do things much differently than a Cree vs Ottawa vs Chickasaw, etc. Or Plains vs Basin eastern woodlands etc. Not only are the cultures vastly different, but what plants and game they eat and prefer will be different as well. Just a thought! :) love what you are doing and hope to see more!
I’m Meherrin/ Black mixed. My grandfather would always tell me not to cut my hair unless I am mourning. I have 3c/4a hair but as I get older my curl pattern will get looser due to my family’s genetics. I use methods such as protective styling, stretching my hair, drinking teas, using herbal based products in both my hair and body. When I can’t get rosemary I definitely turn to rice and mint and let it ferment in a glass jar for about a month before I use it for rinses before shampooing my hair. Conditioning my hair, I just use aloe and wrap my hair into a bun!
I am part Cherokee and this is really helpful to me! I have a mixture of curly hair and straight, thick hair like my elders. When I flatiron my hair it is a bit less healthy than I would like, but it is a bit thick and a bit long. But once I wash my hair and wear it naturally, it would be curly until recently due to heat damage. I also think that I didn’t have longer hair as a kid because of the perms that my mom would put in my hair.
Thank you for sharing 💖
Oh yeah those horrible perms...another victim here.
Same with me I'm part Cherokee and didn't know I had curly hair due to perms my mom did til I was out of college. Now I'm natural and I've always had thick hair. I've started using Ayurveda for hair growth and health my hair was stunted for a long time
I completely agree with not cutting your hair if you want growth. I proved to myself that trimming for growth is bs and I did it for about 3 years and managed to grow about 11/2 to 2 inches most and when I stopped trimming and cutting my hair it started growing super fast like about 8-10 inches per year which is actually fast for me. I achieved length down past my behind and to my thighs/ legs. But I also take vitamins and supplements for my hair which mainly consist of 1,680 mg of Gelatin per day and also 10,000 mcg of biotin. Good luck with hair growth!!
Hello, hello! I'm a plains Cree native american! I tip I love give is to boil a pot of Buffalo grass (Buffalo sage), and wash your hair with it! Leave it in overnight and then rinse with water, then conditioner. Me and my brother brush our hair everyday right when we wake up and get ready for the day, first if we showered we put in some hair oil, or brushing conditioner, then important step we wet our hair with water, then use a wooden comb to massage the scalp to prevent dandruff. Then, use a bamboo brush. We start from the bottom and work our way up to the skelp. Finally, we braid our hair into two braids. And little fun fact we indigenous believe the creator gave up hair and two braids to show the two paths in life, one for your childhood and the other your Independence, and ofc it suppose to also represent how long our life is. And if you have ever gone to a pow wow and saw some female dancers with one plume (feather) and some with two, it shows who has a partner and who's still single. Lol cool, huh? Hope this helps! Have a lovely day! And drink some water!
scalp massages are UNDERRATED!!!!!!!!!!
For sure! 💖
Our grand mothers in iran use ziziphus /hena /hibiscus powder to wash their hair instead of shampoo
Thanks for sharing 💗
We generally let the yellow sap from the aloe vera plant drain, wash it off then do preparation, just a suggestion
Thanks for sharing 💖
You did an excellent job of explaining what we do!! Yes hair is very sacred we do not cut!..even our boy children we wait till at least age 3. Protective styles are key!..Your on point with the herbs and I will add Equine products. Same products for horses mane works wonders on hair. Great video!❤
My hair is as long as my telogen dictates: calves. It has no shape, just ends naturally and my wavy pony tail looks EXACTLY like a horse one. When I' m asked _Have you ever thought to wear a different length and not aaaalways the same?_ I sistematically answer back: *Have you ever thought to wear you arms shorter, like middle humerus, elbow or middle radius-cubitus length and not aaaaalways the same? Well, I guess that now you' re starting to understand my conception of hair.* 🧛🏻♀️🖤
Thank you for sharing 💖
Hey, so cool to see so many people out there sharing. We were taught to work our hair into our ground, into our soil. Into our food gardens specifically, however not everyone can have a garden anymore, but if we do have one then that is preferred.
Thanks for sharing 💖
I always get skeptical when I see “Native American” anything online just cuz there is so much nonsense online but I’m so glad I clicked on this video. Thank you for making this! Great video! 🥰🥰🥰🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
You are so beautiful! And the headscarf looks amazing on you too, as well as the lipgloss and eye makeup! Wow!
Aww thank you love 💖
I am a fan of scalp massages myself and I've noticed a huge difference once I start doing scalp massages more often and I'm very consistent with them..
They have helped my hair to grow and help As in having a healthy scalp as well I love rosemary and I love mint I don't like rosemary in my Tea either but I do like Mint tea..
These are some wonderful secrets of the natives And you're absolutely right they do have some beautiful hair and I think they have the most beautiful hair Of all races :) thank you ever kindly God-bless you🙏🏽❤🌷
Thank you for sharing love 💖
What are scout massages?
And do you do them?
How do you do them?
So do the Asians have outstanding beautiful hair
I'm hispanic but I am raised cooking and eating whole foods in my family and I love drinking tea. I should try out drinking more mint or other types of tea mentioned in the video. I have been trying to grow out my hair so I have been avoiding cutting my hair, if I do cut my hair it's only for a trim, only twice a year but I've been wanting to do only a trim once a year to see if I can grow my hair out longer. I've been applying jojoba oil before shampooing/conditioning, it helps so much with detangling and brushing hair with oil. I have 3B hair that's shoulder/bra length, so I use sulfate free shampoo/conditioner. I wash once every week along with deep conditioning for extra hydration. I live in Massachusetts with the cold weather but heat in the house so I've been wearing braids to see if I can protect my hair along with satin bonnet and silk pillowcase. I'd like to go for 2 or 3 weeks with not washing my hair to leave my hair alone but I get dandruff like every week which is annoying so I end up washing once each week instead. I know my hair is growing because it's already long, but since it's a curl/spiral, I know it takes longer to grow curly hair compared to straight hair. I don't straighten my hair but I'm sure if my hair is straighten it would already be down to my back. Either way I'm very happy with the length and volume my curls has so far. I'm hoping to grow it down to my hips/waist, I like the idea of having long and healthy curls.
My great grandmother was Indian and I def gt her hair . Always wore it long . I've been told by beauticians it's a ethnic texture even though I'm caucasian. My hair grows very fast . I'd like to try this to see how fast it WOULD grow .
Thank you for sharing 💖
I remember when I little, my mother, grandmother and great aunts would tell me not to have my hair cut, that they would show me how to care for it. When I was a teenager I wanted to style my hair like my friends, so one weekend I went to the hair salon in our neighborhood and asked the beautician to style my hair. In its natural state my hair was past my shoulders. After the beautician was finished she had cut my hair up to my ears! My mother was so disappointed when she saw me. She then told me how important it was to take care of my hair naturally as she had done previously. As I grew older and talked with elders in my family, I learned the importance of our heritage and lifestyle that involves all aspects of our lives. (African American/Blackfoot.)
You have a levelheaded and sensible approach, which isn’t so common when people talk about Beauty, self-care, and herbal alternatives. That’s why I subscribed. What I really love is a demonstration of how you did that Fetching head wrap. I grew up in Kansas City, and I have no clue how women I love his world take a piece of fabric and turn it into walking art. Show me! Please?
Have you tried camellia oil for hair and skin? It is sometimes called Tea seed oil, because it comes from the same plant that gives us tea. I saw a recipe copy down by someone who went and interviewed the Red Yao Women, and they had crushed t said from oil making when they boil their rice water. Camellia oil is also fundamental in Asian hair and skin care. I like it because it’s light, odor, and doesn’t break me out. It Is absorbed quickly.
It made me sad to hear you mention how difficult it was to find useful writing on American Indians and their self-care practices, because it’s simply a sign of how complete their genocide almost was. My Native American ancestry is minor (and my great grandmother didn’t pass me any of her substantial knowledge of medicine ways,) so don’t take this Gospel, but The federal government Took generations of American Indian kids away from their families and forced them into special boarding schools where they were physically, verbally, and often sexually abused bye the officials running them. They were punished for speaking their indigenous languages, their hair was forcibly cut, they were basically trying to torture them into not being Indian. Then, they would be sent home for breaks to their families, where they were laden with stars they were too young to talk about. So… there were a lot of smart young Indians who wanted to protect their traditional practices and heritage who so they had to turn away from formal schooling and stay on the reservation. That’s not everybody. But, academia is the element which often tries to record The distinctive practices and the intimate details later generations and outsiders want to know. Thank goodness there’s the Internet! Game changer, connecting indigenous folks from everywhere, even though the Internet and Devices are prohibitively expensive for plenty of people, and Native Americans are among the poorest communities in the US.
Decades now, we’ve had the American Indian college fund, American Indian studies is a respected field of study in universities, indigenous people are using the Internet to record and share their own experiences and language and creativity, The abominations of the boarding schools have been exposed and native writers are discussing it in fiction and nonfiction and poetry, read Sherman Alexi because he is a super hero of an author! I apologize for that breathless sentence. American Indians have more than physical beauty or herbal lore going for them. They Have something the human race needs if we are going to pull out of this headlong dive into extinction.
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I was thinking the same thing - would love a tutorial on how to wrap the hair like that.
Thank you! I used to be ashamed of my indigenous hair because I was always told it was inferior. This info is so empowering!! ❤❤❤❤❤
one thing i think is really important is BRAID/PLAIT your hair at night. When i was a child my mum plaited my hair every night before i went to sleep, to protect it and i had waist length hair for years.
Thanks for sharing! I can't wait to reach waist length hair too 💖
What is plaited?
Yes girl! Diet turns genes on and off! 🙌🏼
"Diet turns genes on and off! "
That is a very nice way of putting it! soooooo stealing that!
You can reverse grey hair!
Angie! I just found your channel from this video. Go order "The Copper Revolution" book.
Grey hair is caused by depleted copper in the body and many many things deplete copper in the body. It is easy to become depleted. Copper is needed to form melanin (pigment) in the body. People with dark hair need six times more copper than people with light hair and that's because they need more melanin to make the color.
If there's a white person that gets sunburned very easily, if they supplement with copper and get their levels up, they will tolerate much more sun and it will be able to turn into tan because they gave the body the ingredients for the melanin, the color. That copper book I mentioned only came out in 2022 so basically almost nobody knows about, or is talking about copper. I hope the word gets out. By the way, the book is a must because you can get a strong detox reaction with copper because it detoxes the body's fluoride, which is a major toxin. (The powers that be along with our dentists try to say it's good for us, but the true history of fluoride is horrifying. It's also terribly aging and much more.) So the book explains how to safely start the copper and not accidentally make yourself feel sick from the detox.
Also, there's a chapter on Michael Jackson, he had MANY signs of copper deficiency. One being his vitiligo, that's where the skin turns white, it looses the pigment. I guess he wore gloves and made other efforts to hide it from the public. The guy that wrote the copper book is white, but he had a few tiny vitiligo spots on his arms and they went away after supplementing copper for three years. So it can take time, but the copper can do its job and reverse these problems, including grey hair.
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Please note the native americans she's referring to are those with Bering Straight ancestry which are asian/eastern european origin. Many of us have "Curly bush" hair that's basically afro hair from type 3 to 4C (tho the hair typing system is literally racist and I hope we all find a new nomenclature to use)... Not all American Indians are the same but many Native groups here have great hair tips! Where I'm from we still use bison tallow (which is harder to find since theyre all grass fed now in the commercial sector, beef tallow or even alligator grease are alternatives but I dont like how those smell at all) in our hair and brush it at least 100x to keep it healthy. Aloe's use is similar, and also used as a drink- or just gel when you're feeling sick. Rice water and tea rinses are helpful. Masks from stuff like mayo/banana/avocado has been a thing for a while. Protective styles are important, too, even tho I personally hate wearing them. I absolutely second incorporating mint! Also mud masks help your hair!
Thank you for bringing out VERY important points. Bering Strait ancestry cannot be used as a foundation for all Natives. I do agree accepting the idea that Native had bone straight thick hair is a miseducation, as all peoples of the earth have varying hair textures and length according to nature and cultures. The information was very useful and interesting, but a little misleading. I am pleased that we can come together to communicate, share information, clarify information as one 💙. Thank you, I appreciated your response.
I'm half Cherrokee, I wash my hair twice a month with 3 eggs first cold water rinse not hot or your hair will have scrambled egg. Then I use apple cider rinse. My hair is more like the Irish side curly , and I do not cut my hair,except a death.
Thanks for sharing 💖
@@ANGIEBEE use onion juice thank u;;;
Exactly! I was always told to rinse my hair in rain water(by my grandmother) which we caught in a bucket. She was all about the egg wash, etc. , as you described.
Actually unless we have a medical condition our hair growth is fine (especially if you dye your hair & need to do those roots every few weeks the it’s growing ..) it’s the condition of your ends that determine length. If you’re able to prevent the ends from splitting and breaking off you can retain the length you grow every month. Let’s see a video on taking care of those ends 🤩
I’m mixed native and my hair is naturally grows very fast and strong but the natural curly community has been so helpful to me, I’m the only one in my native family with them, this video was great!
I'm native American and I want to thank you for this! I can't find many videos for my hair
I'd love to see a tutorial on how you wrap your head like that. No one in my family every did that so I'm a complete dummy with head wrapping and there are so many cultures who do it - love them all.
Wrapunzel has many videos on such wraps.
Love this and how well you covered the topics! I'm Pamunkey on my Momma's side, and I can remember her teaching me to respect my hair when I was really little. When the weather was nice, we'd go outside so she could brush out my hair, then once we were done we would clean out the brush and throw it to the birds to build their nests with! She would also have me sit on the floor in front of her in the evenings so she could massage my scalp. At that point, my hair was down to my butt, but as a preteen we got it cut into layers to help manage my natural curls and unfortunately the hairdresser cut it to the tips of my shoulder blades. Then at 23 I did a big chop to my chin to cut off a bunch of damage right before my first major surgery. I'm now 28 and I've been following more traditional hair care techniques and my hair is finally back to my waist. This is the longest it's been since I was 12 and I'm so happy.
The hairdresser cut it so short without your consent?? That’s evil. I will never understand how and why some hairdressers do that and that’s why I’m scared of going to the salon
Thanks for sharing love 💖
I was looking into my Native American/Mexican ancestors Side, from Northern Mexico,(Chihuahua/Durango)
Apparently some of the tribes around in the region used Pinecones to comb their hair,
and when our Mestizas took up the tradition from their fellow Native women,
they boiled the leaves soaked into the hair then taken vinegar from their European men, to rinse out,
or Some used the Yucca soap plant flowers,
Since I have mixed Curly hair I couldn't use the pinecone method it would get stuck, so I'm considering trying the brew method.
Thank you for sharing and keeping our traditions alive! I learned new things I can use that I've forgotten over the years. Its true, we're not extinct... despite a lot of attempts to make us that way. I'm Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican and a lot of our haircare traditions have to do with saunas, and using herbally infused bear fat. I've tried substituting other oils and fats and nothing compares to bear fat. My boyfriend who is from a related but different tribe couldn't grow facial hair until I had him try a bear fat salve for about nine months. Now, he has facial hair about three inches long. Of course, buy it from sources that aren't harming the wildlife and harvest from responsible hunters. I get mine from dusty swamp provisions on etsy.
i’m curious about this! do you use it like a pre shampoo treatment? or as a leave in?
@Al Watts I use it on my ends and as a scalp oil. Sometimes if I'm very frizzy ill use a tiny bit to smooth things down. I really love scalp massages so I use it for that too, just putting a bit on my fingertips and massaging it through.
Sometimes, instead of cutting my hair and burning it later, my mom would burn the ends to get rid of split ends. Before I washed my hair she would put beaten egg or mayonnaise on my hair to moisturize my hair and scalp and I had to leave it in for about 30 minutes. For a hair rinse she used a mix of apple cider vinegar and water. I do massage therapy so I can vouch for the scalp massage; I do it often. Also, for thicker hair I trim my hair during a Full Moon 🌕 and for Length, I trim my hair during a New Moon 🌚 . My hair is down to my waist, long and thin. In December I trimmed it for thickness because it was thin all over and uneven. 21:33
F.Y.I - I got my first grey hair at 16. At 18, more began to appear on my crown area. At 21 I had enough at my temples that it was noticeable. So at age 24, I couldn't handle seeing it anymore and started coloring it. At age 36, I cut off my hair to see how it would look silver but it looked white !! and wore a head band. I still looked too young for white hair, so I colored it for another 3 yrs. At age 39, I met my much older Native American husband of 18 yrs. my senior. He said, "You'd better stop dying your hair or you're going to go bald, just let it go natural". I was ready. I was nearly 40 yrs. old and he was nearly 20 yrs. older than me but people used to ask me, "Who's older" 😲 !! Anyway, I started taking minerals in my 40's and YES ! Your grey hair WILL reverse. So, if you're normal.. and start getting a few grey hairs around age 30.. it CAN BE reversed. What taking minerals did for me was slow it down and/or reverse it. Some has definitely reversed and people say my hair is platinum, never silver. The Chinese have an herb that REVERSES grey hair back to black !!! FO TIE I think... it's called. If your hair is not black... don't take it !! I bought it for my husband when we had the money.
Thank you for sharing your lovely story 💖
Onion Juice rinses also reverse greys. Go to Green Beauty YT Channel to learn more about this, she did it for 2 years.
What mineral do u take ?
Thank you for sharing this. I was going to comment and say that gray hair absolutely CAN be reversed, same as balding. It may vary from person to person and be easier for some, but it is often linked to mineral deficiency and typically a lack of copper. Our nutrition is vital for hair growth and color. Everyone should research this for themselves and also get tested for deficiencies because it's not black and white for each person.
So you came on here to say minerals reverse gray hair and you didn’t even tell us which ones you found effective for you. That’s just plain mean. 😭
I love this channel! So informative in so many ways, and really awesome to hear about various cultures’ hair practices in depth! ❤❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing love 💖
I’m from treaty 1 territory from Canada I’m glad this is being realized by others. I to was always told to not throw my hair away but to burn it❤
I'm iñupiaq (alaska native) and kānaka (hawaiian native) and I have wavy texture hair I haven't heard of any native hair products from my area maybe because alaska native men weren't really known for hair growth but I've been growing my hair the last few years wanting to learn more natural hair care
Thanks for sharing 💖
my family is from the yoeme/yaqui tribe thats in sinaloa, sonora, and chihuahua mexica and new mexico. my grandmother and mom and aunts always taught me to braid my hair LOOSELY and sleep in it to protect my hair. it's a really useful trick!
Thanks for sharing love 💗
@@ANGIEBEE thanks for the video!
This is great information on some Native American or Indigenous hair tips. Navajo Grandma also offers instructions on Yucca plant for hair growth here on RUclips.
Thanks for sharing! 💖
My granda is native american and i got his silky hair texture and i am trying to grow it out so thank you for this video
You're welcome and thank you for sharing 💖
As someone who is Native American I agree my hair looked very good long but than I cut it and since I have the genes I thought maybe this would help thank you for the information!
Thanks for sharing!! 💖
Hey there. If you cut fresh aloe and stick the cuttings,cut side down, into a glass half full of water for 10 minutes it will draw out that acid you mentioned. You can tell when the water goes yellow..it's done. All out.
I'm part narraganesett. What I do is use animal oil and keep it in either one braid in back or two on side. I also keep the braids in a braid wrap for aesthetics and further protection.
Animal oil? Where do you get animal oil, from cooking?
What is a braid wrap?
@@lachicagitana2676 this square piece made out of deer skin is wrapped around braid and lace is tied around it down end to hold it in place. My description is real bad, I promise you it's quite lovely. I get compliments and curious questions all the time.
@@covadismeilleur1986 I mix beef tallow with castor. Would prefer bear grease but not accessible anymore where i live. As u could imagine the braid, oil mixture and wrap all together makes for great protection for the hair. I leave it for 1 week, only sprucing up or brushing flyaways on my head here and there. Animal oil is also great for skin vs plant oils.
......I couldn't think of name for the animals skin, it is leather.
Oh boy @ AngieBee what a treat I hope you try this clip the new growth of pine trees and soak it in apple cider vinegar you can use it as shampoo and clean with it too the hair gets so clean and soft the smell is fantastic native americans can have 4c hair too and it's very important to moisturize to get the hair as clean as possible so it can soak up all those wonderful moisturizing tips you mentioned
My dads side of the family is Chickasaw. I always wanted hair hair like my grandmother because she had long hair. So this. This is helpful. I thank you!
Thanks for sharing and you're welcome 💖
Your right about native American hair. I am native American and I use rosemary in olive oil as a spray onto my hair before I loosely braid it everyday.
Thanks for sharing!! 💖
Do you cut/trim your hair? I can't tell you how happy I am to have to found your channel.
Fresh aloe must be cleaned and soaked so that the protective sap is made non irritant. Wash off with a little baking soda water or veggie wash if you choose that: i prefer baking soda water aluminum free; Cut off plant & soak for 15 mins, thin slice off & rub end to end, and soak; cut, rub and soak 15mins each time. Do twice. Rinse and thin slice another piece off end again and process as you need for food or cosmetics.
Our family always burned our hair after combing it, so what was left in the comb or brush we would burn it.
Thanks for sharing 💗
The lip color is so beautiful on you what lipstick or lip gloss do you use to get that color?🥰💖
I am of Navajo descent many of us do trim it at least once a year to keep it groomed and eliminate split ends. Your beautiful love your video
I am also Navajo love to see it
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Hi nice to meet you 🥰
I love what you said about looking for something close to where I am! I believe the plants near me help my body endure the weather near me. Example: fruits that grow in the hot sun hell the skin resist sun burn
Thanks for sharing 💖
O si yo
Second generation Cherokee
Third generation Cree
Mixed with a tad Afro American
Natives live from the Earth
No fast food on the reservation
Always. Had shoulder length hair
I make all my oils
Sage is wonderful as well
Thanks for sharing 💖
Osiyo!!
Same 57 mix as you ! Just saying "Hi!, and wanted to add that the Little People will send you special rain;
but you gotta keep out a clean barrel. "According to my mom. (She said it was a pact: Keep clean water for thirsty Little People, and they'll reward you with super Shiney , healthy hair. )
She also believed that sassafras tea/ bark poultice could CURE ANYTHING, and she used it like conditioner.
I should be able to think of more things...I am tickled to death by this thread, and will try to add more!
This... all of this is both laughable and infuriating.. carry on, crazies..
You are beautiful both your face and your soul, you radiate positivity ❤❤❤ thank you for this great information ❤🙏❤️🙏
Love your lipstick color choices! You are my skin twin. Do you have any lipstick swatch and/or makeup videos??
Very good information...l can see you have done your homework. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! 💖
love the tips . bright beautiful women. but my favorite over rosemary (love it) is Peppermint Oil !!! they said it is 3x stronger than minoxidil with anti properties !!
Thanks for sharing!! i love peppermint oil too 💖
You have to remove the allantoin in the aloe leaf for use external or internal.. by leaving it with the base cut in water for 2 hours , you let it stand up, only cover in water the part its cut