Is This The Most Underrated Hair Growth Secret?

What is the most underrated hair growth secret? It has to do with how we style and wear our hair on a daily basis. Surprisingly, this is another thing that historical people seem to have gotten right - daily "protective styles". I have always wondered about historical hair growth secrets - since so many women through history had such gorgeous, long hair! In this video, I will explain in detail the most underrated hair growth secret that most people miss out on.

This video will cover:

*The REAL definition of what a true protective style is, and what it is not

*The biggest difference between modern and historical hair styling, and why we should care

*Several of the hair health benefits of wearing our hair in pretty up-do's on a regular basis

*Three defining features, inspired by historical hair, that make a truly great protective style.

This video is for you if you are interested in historical hair care, if you are struggling to grow long healthy hair and avoid split ends, or if you just want to improve the overall health of your hair. If you are person who is very attached to the idea of wearing your hair loose on a regular basis - this video may not be for you - fair warning!

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0:00 - Intro

0:17 - Historical long hair vs. modern?

1:41 - Importance of informed hair-care choices

2:43 - What this video covers

3:51 - Is this video for you?

4:59 - What is a protective style?

5:55 - Two factors for healthy, long hair

6:41 - What is "length retention?"

9:31 - Historical hair styles vs. modern hair styles

9:54 - History gives us greater perspective

10:52 - Hair care changed tremendously in the 20th century

11:59 - Why historical women wore their hair up

13:50 - Hair health benefits of protective styles

15:48 - Why most modern "updo's" suck

16:38 - The "leave me alone" principle

20:46 - Why frequent washing and restyling is a problem

22:35 - What is a true protective style?

23:49 - The problem with ponytails

26:42 - Evenly distributed weight

27:27 - Front of hair styled separately to avoid tension

29:01 - Protective styles overview

29:24 - A great hair styling tool (Holdi-Locks)

30:57 - Conclusion

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We need to talk about the most underrated, hair growth and hair Health secret. What is that secret protective hairstyles? So what are protective styles, and why are they even important keep on watching for those answers? If you are anything like me, you may have noticed that, as far as we can tell, it seems that the average historical woman up until say the Edwardian period was able to grow much longer hair on average than what we see modern people growing on their heads. Today now, of course, a huge part of this is simply due to the fact that cutting shorter hairstyles into our hair is more popular today, and so maybe there's people out there who could grow long, hair but they're just not because they prefer to have it shorter. However, long hair is becoming much more on Trend currently and so we're seeing a massive rise in lots and lots of people who desperately want to have long, hair and and they haven't even trimmed their hair in years or maybe just very minimally. And it remains stuck or seems to remain stuck at the same length and often that's as short as shoulder length. That'S when I start to wonder like hey. What are we missing in the modern day like? Why is there this massive difference between how long people appear to be able to grow their hair? What is going on? Okay, so for my full take on the answer to that question: I.E the differences between historical hair care and modern hair care and how we can harness those differences in order to grow our own hair, longer and healthier, be sure to check out my previous historical hair Care videos which will be linked in the description of this video, as well as in the cards of this video. So one thing that I've been asked a lot about since my first hair care, video went a little wild with the algorithm. Is this? What are protective? Hairstyles, how do we do them? Why are they important? So if you know me and my hair care videos you'll know that it seems it's practically impossible for me to give a short answer to anything. But that's because I think that we all need to have a basic foundational understanding of not only what to do with our hair, but why we are doing it the reasons behind it, because once we understand the reasons behind what we're doing, we will first of all, Be that much more motivated to keep it up over the Long Haul, and it will also give us the power to make our own informed Hair Care choices for our own hair, rather than just relying on a list of do's and don'ts. Coming from someone else, you need to make your own decisions and your own informed choices, and the only way to do that is, of course, with information. So that's why I love making these information Rich videos for you all. However, when it comes to protective hairstyles and how to do them, I've decided to divide this into two videos, so the video you're watching now is going to be the information piece. This will be giving you an explanation of what protective styles are and what they are. Not why they are so important for growing long and healthy hair and preventing common problems like split ends and I'll also give you an important breakdown between the massive differences in modern hair, styling versus historical hair styling, and how that affects how long and healthy we are Able to grow our hair. My next hair care, video, which will be coming out in about a month from the release of this video, will be an actual demonstration of how to do the Styles I'll be showing you on my real hair. How I do these Styles, so it will be a great video for you to bring, along with you in front of your mirror as you're, trying to do your own protective hairstyles and figure out what works for you and I am planning on making my instructional protective Styles, video as inclusive as possible for those of you who have shorter hair than mine, because I know it can be a struggle finding styles that work for shorter hair as well as long hair. So who is this particular video for this? Video is for you, if you are simply someone who is interested in historical hair care and the massive differences between historical hair care and modern hair care, and how that affects the length and health of our hair. This video is also for you, if you are personally trying to grow your hair longer or thicker or healthier or all of the above and maybe you've been struggling in that area and you're. Looking for some new way to kind of change, things up and breathe new life into your hair and into your hair care routine. Now, if you are a person who is very much attached to the idea of wearing your hair loose on a regular basis, you know every day this video might not be for you, fair warning, I'll, be sharing several of the hair health benefits of wearing your hair. In a nice protective updo on a regular basis and finally, we'll go over a few of the defining features that we see used very often in historical women's hairstyles in artwork and photography, and how these different defining features actually make for a truly hair Health, supporting style. For our hair, so let's jump into it. What is a protective Style? Okay, so I know what you're all wondering: what on Earth is a protective hairstyle anyways, a protective hairstyle is a style in which your hair is up off of your body, not rubbing against anything, and the ends specifically are tucked away inside of the style. So they're not exposed to the air they're not exposed to any friction, they're not exposed to any sort of weather elements. So usually, this is some kind of updo like a bun, a chignon milk made braids like what you see me wearing here and really there's all number of updos and protective styles that we can learn for our hair. This is just a very short list. So what makes protective hairstyles the most underrated hair growth secret, like? What do they even have to do with hair growth, since we know that our hair grows from our scalp, not from our ends? It is simply this. There are two equally important factors that we need to keep in mind when wanting to grow longer or thicker or healthier hair. The first factor is, of course, our scalp and our hair follicles how fast our hair is growing out of our scalp, how many follicles on our scalp are producing hair and how long each given follicle stays within its growth phase. Now I find most people at least when they're, starting out on a hair growth Journey. They tend to put all of their attention on this first factor of your scalp and your hair follicles, and wanting to increase your rate of hair growth, Etc. But we do ourselves a great disservice if we don't pay any attention to the second equally important factor when it comes to Growing long and healthy hair, and what is that second Factor length retention? I'Ve talked about this a lot on some of my other videos, but I'm going to recap it here, because it is really fundamental to have an understanding of this as it comes into the discussion of protective hairstyles, because, let's face it, if you ignore the second hair Growth factor of length retention you're not going to see any increase in your hair length, no matter how many hair vitamins you're taking or scalp massages or scalp treatments you're doing so. What is length retention length retention is just what it sounds like. It'S really our ability to keep the hair that we already have grown out of our head from breaking off at the ends because think about it, no matter how fast your hair is growing out of your scalp, and it's never going to be ridiculously fast. If you are breaking off the ends of your hair at a relatively equal Pace, to what is growing out of your scalp you're, never going to see an increase in your hair length, and I would argue that this is probably the main reason why so many people Are there are experiencing hair that remains stuck at a scene at the same length? It'S not because their hair isn't growing it's most likely because it keeps breaking off at the same end point of their hair. This was my own personal experience. When I began my hair growth Journey six years ago, so if you've watched my other videos, you'll know that I cut off all my hair to chin length almost six years ago and then I began a hair growth journey and I fell into that very common trap. Of just wanting to pay attention to actually growing more hair and growing hair faster and doing all of the things all of the massages and the inversion methods and hair oils to grow. My hair faster, and I still think all of these are great. But the problem was that I was ignoring the importance of length retention, so for a while there, my hair was definitely growing faster and thicker from my scalp. I saw lots of baby hairs growing in and they were growing in fairly quickly. But I didn't see very much of an increase in the length of my hair and it's because I had still not learned to the importance of handling my hair, very gently and treating it very gently once I caught onto this. The rest is history. My hair is almost at tailbone length now, which is longer than it's ever been before, and, of course, there's been a lot of factors, but a big factor was learning to keep my hair up in protective styles. On most days, this became especially important once my hair reached a certain length point just for practical purposes in my busy life to wear it up, but also, of course, for the health of my hair. So nowadays I typically save wearing my hair down for more special occasions like going out somewhere or filming a video and now that it's winter time, for example, I'm wearing my hair up even more than I would in the summer, just because of the air and the Colds and everything like that, so now we need to talk about historical hairstyles versus modern hairstyles, historical, women's hair, styling versus modern hair styling. There are some very massive differences in these two categories, and it greatly affects how our hair is, how healthy it is, how thick and long is able to grow if you've watched my other hair care, videos you'll know that I am very much interested in looking back On history and looking at how they cared for their hair, and one of the biggest reasons for this is simply because it gives us much greater perspective when we're able to look back at a span of history as well as our current time period. Rather than just being stuck in this narrow-minded Viewpoint, of whatever happens to be the fashion or whatever happens, to be popular in our current ERA and then just ignoring everything that came before us, because after all, the greatest test of anything is time right. As I mentioned at the beginning of the video one of the reasons why I also love looking back at historical Hair Care practices is simply because, as far as we can tell, it really seems that women especially knew how to grow very much longer, hair on average Than what we're capable capable in quotes of growing today, of course it's not because our genetics have changed at all, I would argue possibly there could be differences in diet. That'S a topic for another video, but in this discussion we're talking about Hair Care practices because, let's face it, our hair care practices have changed tremendously in the modern period versus all of history. Up until the 20th century has been vastly different from how we treat hair. Today and again for a more in-depth discussion of all of these differences as it pertains to hair washing and lots of other things be sure to check out my other historical hair care videos. So one huge difference that we're going to be discussing in this video between historical hair care and modern Hair Care is literally how we style our hair on a daily basis in the modern day, at least in Western culture. It'S the typical belief that those who have longer hair typically women should be wearing their hair loose on most days and that the only reason you wouldn't want to wear your nice long, hair loose is because maybe you're involved in some sort of athletic activity or you're. Having a particularly bad hair day or you're feeling, particularly frazzled and busy messy mom bun anyone now, because in the modern day, we have such an emphasis on wearing our long hair loose on a regular basis. This is where all of the extra styling products and heat tools come in, because, if you're wearing your hair loose every day, you're probably going to be washing it in the shower more often, you're, probably going to be using a lot more styling products and heat tools To give it that, look, you want, whereas everyone knows that when you wear your hair up, it is much more forgiving when it comes to frizz or a little bit of greasiness or whatever. Now, historically, it was actually the opposite, at least in Western cultures. Wearing the hair loose was not something that you did in public, at least, once you reached a certain age of maturity, it was expected that women would wear their hair up on most days and it would only be taken down when they were at home in the Evening in private brushing their hair out, and then they probably braid it for the night. Now, of course, there were a number of social reasons why this was the norm and we're not going to be talking about those in this video, but there were also a number of very practical and health-giving benefits for the hair when it comes to wearing their hair. Up in nice updos on a regular basis, namely it helps to grow and preserve long healthy hair. The fact is that when your hair is waist length or longer, it can be quite an encumbrance to be wearing it loose all day, especially if you have any sort of busyness in your life at all. Certainly, if you're a mom and you have young children to care for wearing long hair loose is quite an encumbrance or if you're athletic or just if you have really anything physical to do in your day at all, it can be Troublesome. But apart from these practical considerations, again when it comes to hair Health, there are actually some very good reasons to wear your hair, a nice updos on a regular basis and that's what we're going to talk about now: hair health benefits of protective styles wearing the hair Up in protective styles, which, as we've already mentioned, are Styles, where the ends are tucked away and the hair as a whole is lifted up and off your body. This is one of the best ways to preserve the life of Any Given hair strand. If we want to retain the length of our hair strands, we need to be very gentle with them and we need to keep in mind that the longer a hair strand becomes the older. The ends are and therefore the more fragile they are and the more special attention and care and protection that they require. So when our ends are tucked away, they're protected from the outdoor elements, as well as indoor air conditioning or heating they're, also protected from mechanical damage. So, in other words, if you're wearing your hair loose, it's going to be rubbing against your body, creating friction which, if you looked at a hair strand under microscope, you'd, be able to see little bits of damage that happen to the hair cuticle. Every time it rubs against something, certainly if you have young children like I have your hair can get pulled or it can get caught in things. There'S a lot of opportunities for make mechanical damage to happen, especially as your hair becomes longer, and so that's why it's a great idea to wear it Up and Away in protective styles, if you're interested in more of the specifics of what makes a good, effective, safe And gentle protective style for your hair there. I will be talking about that later in this video and also stay tuned for my next hair care, video, which will be an actual demo of how to carry out several different protective styles on shorter or longer hair. Protective styles are also practical and elegant. Many modern people today tend to view long hair as a hindrance based on our busy Lifestyles, because, of course it's getting in the way all the time. But the very modern assumption that is built into that view is that hair should be worn loose on a regular basis. Of course, long hair is a hindrance if we're wearing it Loose every day, all the time and when we modern people do wear our hair up. These Styles tend to be very utilitarian, not particularly attractive and not particularly beneficial for the health of the hair, for example, ponytails messy buns. It depends, of course, on what you mean by a messy bun, but certainly a ponytail is not a true protective style, because the ends are still completely exposed and all the weight of your hairstyle is just concentrated on this one area of your scalp. So it's also not the best for considering the long-term health of your scalp and not wanting to create any you know traction alopecia from over pulling of your hair all the time. Okay. So, apart from these benefits of protective hairstyles, now I'm going to talk about one more often overlooked benefit of protective styles, and that is what I like to call the leave me alone principle when I was a little girl. I was extremely self-conscious of my big and poofy hair that was very different from most of the people around me in my daily life. One of the ways I would Manifest this insecurity was on the rare occasions that I was convinced by my mother to wear my hair loose for a certain occasion or whatever I would constantly be having my hands in my hair self-consciously, rubbing it pulling it trying to Flatten it out and just make it look more like other people's hair around me and again this was mostly subconscious. What I do remember is my mom constantly telling me Catherine keep your hands out of your hair. If you keep touching it, it's going to look frizzy and it's going to look bigger and it looks really nice right now, so just don't touch it anymore. Of course. I always rolled my eyes at this Council, but now I know my mom was right, which leads me to the first aspect of what I'm calling the leave me alone Principle, as it pertains means to hair Health. Hair doesn't like being touched all the time if our hair is loose, it's inevitable that we're going to have our hands in it. We'Re going to be touching it more, even if it's just to you know, brush it over her face or flip it behind our shoulders or whatever it's going to be getting touched, a lot more if it's loose and as we already mentioned every time, your hair is Rubbed against something every time you even touch it, you are creating the potential for damage of the cuticle. Of course, you're not going to see this damage unless you're looking at the hair under a microscope, but over time this damage adds up and it stands to reason that, if you're wearing your hair loose every day, it's going to end up being more damaged over a Shorter period of time than it would be, if you wore it up more often so wearing our hair up in protective styles on a regular basis, also helps us protect the health of our hair in another way. What is that? It indirectly helps us to just not feel tempted to wash and restyle our hair, nearly as often as if we're wearing it loose all the time, because, let's face it, if we are wearing our hair loose on a regular basis, it's going to show whatever frizz is Going on, whatever slight amounts of greasiness might be going on, if we haven't washed your hair in a while, and so we're going to be tempted to use various styling products to make it conform or simply hop in the shower and wash it with shampoo and conditioner. All over again and start the process all over again now. Why is this even a problem? Let me explain: is washing our hair, inherently bad for our hair. Health, of course not is having dirty hair, somehow beneficial for hair health. Of course not you don't want to have dirty hair, you don't want to have a dirty scalp, I'm not saying that any of that is what you want. However, there are other ways to keep the hair clean, healthy and looking nice, apart from using liters of water in the shower and various commercial, conventional, shampoo and styling products. And, of course, historical people were really Pro was when it came to this, because they didn't have running water in their house and up until the 20th century they didn't have any kind of beauty. Industry producing commercial products be sure you check out my previous historical hair care videos for more information on all of this. I will quickly mention that one of the things historical people did to keep their hair looking nice without needing to jump in the shower wash. It style it with heat tools, was simply using a boar bristle brush a boar, bristle brush is actually an amazing way of dry cleansing the hair because it actually cleanses your scalp with its bristles. It cleanses it of extra oils as well as any just build up that could be on your scalp. It cleanses your hair of dust that might be in it and, as it draws the oil away from your scalp, what it does is it actually brings that oil. All the way down the length of your hair, which conditions it because scalp oils are actually the best conditioning product to use for your hair. That'S a subject for another video, but now let's talk about why it is preferable to limit the amount of times we wash our hair. First of all, there is, of course, the consideration that most of us in the modern day are using relatively harsh products that contain a bunch of chemicals that could be stripping to our hair or damaging to our hair over the long term. But apart from that, there's also just the factor to consider that when we wash our hair, often in the shower, it's soaking wet and as we talked about on my first historical hair care video when hair is wet. It'S in a significantly weakened State. Because when it's wet the salt bonds that make up about 30 percent of the strength of the hair strand become dissolved and they don't come back together until the hair is dry and when our hair is being washed. It'S going to require a certain amount of manipulation. Of touching of our hair, while it is in this soaking wet weakened state, so it stands to reason that it's preferable to limit the amount of times that we're getting our hair, soaking wet and manipulating it. While it's soaking wet and again, I'm not saying that we should be leaving our hair dirty and oily, and certainly we should not be leaving our scallops dirty and oily. That is not beneficial for growing long hair. But what I am saying is that there are other methods that have been used for hundreds, if not thousands of years, that are able to cleanse the hair while it's in a dry State such as bore bristle brushing. How does this all tie in with protective styles? If you haven't guessed it already, it's simply because, when we're wearing our hair up in protective styles on a regular basis, we're not going to feel as worried about getting our hair in this like perfect, just been washed and styled in the shower. Look because it's being worn up as long as you have a good bore, bristle brush, you can get your hair looking very nice and smooth and maintained while it's in an updo without needing to rely on jumping the shower using styling products using heat tools, etc, etc. Okay, so now, let's talk about what good protective styles should include. Okay, so let's talk about what a true protective style is and what it is not a true protective style, as we've already mentioned, is one in which your hair ends are tucked away and hidden from the elements ends of hair are old and most prone to breakage, Which is why they need the most TLC and the most protection. So let's talk about what a protective style is. Not a braid is not a protective style. Now I'm not saying braids aren't good. I love braids. I sleep with my hair in braids every night and a braid is what we would call a low manipulation style. So, in other words, when her hair is in a braid, it does protect it from just being overly manipulated. So it protects it from getting tangled throughout the day and it does protect it to some degree from excessive friction. But it's not a true protective style because the ends are not tucked away and a braid is still down your body. So there's still some degree of friction going on there. Now again, I love braids and, at some point I'll, probably make a video about my nighttime hair care, routine and braids play a large part in that. Let'S talk about two more examples of what a protective style is. Not a ponytail is not a protective style now, for some people, a ponytail might be able to get the hair up and off their body, but there's two main problems with the ponytail. First of all, the ends are still completely exposed, so it's not a protective style. The second problem with a ponytail is, I see it is that it can put a lot of strain and tension on your hairline, because it's pulling all the hair back and if you're doing that, on a regular basis, you're likely to have some hairline receding. It might not be super extreme, but over the long term it can make a difference. Also, when you have your hair, all in a ponytail, say right here, it's putting a lot of stress and strain on this very small, concentrated area of the scalp, because all of the weight of the hair is concentrated on this one area. The same goes for a loose messy bun. Now everyone has different definitions of what they think of when they think of a messy bun. What I'm picturing right now is one of those buns where it's basically just a ponytail folded in half, and you can probably guess why. That'S not a true protective style. The ends are still exposed, they're, usually kind of like sticking out at the top, and it's also not the best style for protecting your hair from getting tangles in it. And this becomes more and more important of a consideration. The longer your hair gets or if you have thick and curly hair like mine and again, it's also putting a lot of stress and strain on your hairline as well as on this very small, concentrated area of your scalp, where the ponytail is being held up. Okay, so let's talk about a couple more factors of what a good protective style should include and remember, be sure to subscribe. If you haven't already my next historical hair care, video, which should be out in about a month from now, is going to be an actual demonstration of how to do several of my favorite protective hairstyles, and I will be giving style advice for those of you with Shorter hair, as well so as already mentioned into the first factor of a good protective hairstyle, is that the ends are tucked away and hidden away. A perfect example of this is a twisted bun, where your hair is first twisted up, and then you coil it around itself and then the ends end up being tucked completely under the bun. Another example of this is the updo you see me wearing, which is milk made braids, where the ends are completely tucked away under the big braid. These types of styles are wonderful for not only protecting your hair, but also preserving moisture in the ends of your hair, which becomes more and more important. The longer your hair becomes okay, a second factor that I would like everyone to consider when it comes to a good, protective hairstyle, and it can take time and practice to figure out how to get this factor into your Styles. But what it is is basically what I kind of already alluded to when I was talking about ponytails and why they're not the best, because they put a lot of pressure right on this small area of your scalp. So a good protective hairstyle would ideally be one in which which the weight of your hair is spread out over a larger area. Now, if your hair is shorter, this is going to be much less of a concern, but it's just something to keep in mind. As your hair becomes longer - and it's definitely something I've had to figure out, as my hair became longer so with milkmaid braids, for example, the weight is very well distributed all around my head, there's no one area that is bearing all the weight of my hairstyle. I'Ve. Also figured out a way for my hair buns to also be distributed over a larger area because they are coiled over a much larger area of my head than what just a ponytail would be at and then they're. The outsides of the bun are actually pinned to various areas of my head and again there will be a full demonstration on this. So don't worry. Finally, a wonderful refining feature to have in your protective hairstyles that we see a lot of in historical women's hairstyles is where the front area of your hair, so, in other words, all the hair that forms your hairline is actually separated out from the rest of the Style now this could look a number of different ways. Historically, we often see women with actual what we would call bangs, but they're, not exactly bangs, but they're, just hair that has been trimmed shorter and then curled and left completely out of the hairstyle, or we often see the hair at the front has been kept out Of the main style, but then it's later Twisted back in in a more loose and voluminous way. So, of course, these things simply just add visual interest to a hairstyle, but there's a very good practical reason to do this and it's to protect your hairline from excessive pulling, which can actually lead to hair loss and receding hairline over time. Now, when I say a receding, hairline most of us are probably picturing. You know like an old balding man, but what I really mean is for most of us. This can manifest as simply our hairline going further back at the temples than it could. If we weren't always placing this unnecessary strain on our hairline, because the hair around our hairline is typically the most fine and fragile and it's most likely to be damaged, if it's put under a lot of traction, then hair at other areas of our heads. So again, if none of this is making sense, you just stay tuned for the next hair care, video, where I will be demonstrating all of this for you in my new detail. Okay, those are the three factors I wanted to mention about what makes a great protective style first, that the ends are hidden and tucked away. Second, that the weight of your hair is not concentrated on a small area, but is rather spread out over a larger area and, third that, ideally, the front area of your hair is separated out in a way to place less tension on it. Before we move on I'd like to quickly mention a small inexpensive hair tool that I recently became aware of, and I've been absolutely loving it, it's called hold the locks and it's actually invented by a lovely woman named Hillary, who herself has a very long and beautiful. But fine hair and she works as a machinist and for many years she struggled to find a way to put her hair up reliably without it getting caught in things or needing to be redone several times throughout the day. And so she actually invented this small device and it's based a very effective tool for being very gentle with the hair and allowing you to put your hair up in several different styles. Without creating the typical type of damage that can be caused by things like elastics and bobby pins, and it's also great for keeping the hair tangle free and just very easy to get in and out of the hair as opposed to something like hair elastics. And you can create really beautiful, looking hair buns with this. That is what I've been mostly using mine for that stay all day, but they just make really pretty looking buttons compared to the typical button that I've been used to doing in the past with bobby pins. So that's all I'm going to say about holy locks for now, because I am going to be doing a full demonstration in my upcoming hair care video all about how to use this particular tool, as well as lots of other ways of styling the hair. So stay tuned for that, but if you're interested in trying it out, I would definitely recommend it and I have a link for you in the description where you can get 10 off of your own Holby locks kit. If you choose to try it, I really hope you guys found this video wildly informative and I'd love to hear from you in the comments. If you've been inspired to try out more protective styles in your hair routine or if you're, one of those people who's already been doing protective styles for many years, I'd love to hear from you either way. If you love my channel and if you found this video informative YouTube, has now added a thank you button, where you can send me a small monetary. Thank you like enough to buy a coffee say, and I would really appreciate that, if you're interested in the full list of hair care products that I personally use and recommend, I will have several of those linked for you in the description in a pinned comment and You can also find the full list on my blog, which will be linked in the description. It also helps support this channel if you choose to purchase anything through one of those links, because I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. So thanks in advance, I've also recently set up a YouTube membership where you can join, for. I believe five dollars five US dollars a month and you will get 20 for hours of early ad-free access to my videos, as well as an exclusive Discord, chat group and a couple exclusive members only posts per month, and I definitely appreciate you considering joining that. Be sure to check out the accompanying blog post for this video, if you don't know, I have a website where I actually post blog posts for every one of my videos. So if you ever watch a video and you'd prefer to just see something in black and white. In writing. There is always a blog post Linked In the description where you can go and get the full version written out with photos, so definitely check that out. I also have a free Weekly Newsletter that I send out there if you would like to see the full routine that grew my hair to hip length after having been cut to chin length, be sure to watch that video here. Okay, everyone thanks! So much for spending your valuable time here with me today, and I really hope you learned something new and that this benefits you in your hair care and hair growth Journeys, see you in the next video foreign

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Mark: Our family has been researching ancestral food & health for 10+ years (diet/nutrition definitely has something to do with modern hair health, in my opinion!). I've always thought there must be something better for our hair, too, so I was glad to find your hair video series. I moved to the Canadian prairies many years ago and have always felt that my hair should not be exposed to the dry winter air. I've been wanting to learn how to do my hair up nicely, but have always had pain from the ponytails/buns. My scalp is sensitive, so even bobby pins touching puts some pressure on that ends up causing pain. I'm looking forward to your tutorials and sure appreciate the educational info you include, too. It's good to know the "why." Thanks! - Katie

sarah: It took lots of work and care over a period of 10 years to get my hair from my waist to my tailbone. But I wore it down 90% of the time. After having babies, I started wearing it up 90% of the time (mom bun!). It grew from tailbone to fingertips literally by accident in a couple years!!

Viogie Viogie: I started your washing routine earlier this week! I already have hip length hair, but I’ve always felt it was a bit thin and it always felt dry and unhappy no matter what “natural ingredient” brands I used. It constantly tangled and I found myself brushing all the time. One wash treatment and some light jojoba oil later and my hair is permanently silky! I haven’t seen it this happy in years!! Im hooked

m h: Thank you so much Katherine, over the past month you have single-handedly changed my routines. I have watched other people, but it was you really. It was also you that got me sewing again. Thank you, you are wonderful!!!

Painting Dragons: So I have been implementing some of your tips. I haven't seen noticeable growth yet( currently slightly past my sholders blades) however the initial benefits is my hair is not getting tangled and sheding as much as it was. I have very similar hair to you and it was a struggle my whole life to tame the lions mane that was my hair. I wish I had this information growing up.

Laura Veronica Speedwell: Thank you Katherine! Older woman here. Growing my hair long… again. It’s shoulder length now. I gathered up the ingredients 2 weeks ago for hair oil recipe you shared and joyfully waiting and shaking the infusion. In the mean time, taking MSMhave done brushing and once a week single oil at night and clay wash and seeing improvement in texture; and trusting the length and thickness will happen in time. Appreciate your thoroughness and detail in all your videos very helpful.looking forward to part two!

Beth B: I’ve enjoyed all of your tips from this and your previous videos. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge! I had drastic hair thinning due to Covid and I caused worse damage by the type of styles I was using. Last May I had to cut my hair to chin length. I was devastated. I started using your hair care routine a few weeks ago, with some slight modifications due to budget restrictions, but I am already seeing changes in my hair. My hair is now collar bone length and is looking wonderful, but I’m really struggling with protective styles. I’m greatly anticipating your next video to, hopefully, help with hair around my length. Thanks again! ❤️

Suuzi Hazen: One other tip: don't go to a "normal" hair salon. Have a crafty friend trim your bangs or shape your hair a little. Bad things happen to natural hair at hair salons! They just don't know what to do with us LOL

Free Range Diva: Yes! I have been waiting for this. I saw your previous videos and have incorporated a lot of your advice in my hair care routine. I'm 67 and have seen my hair getting progressively thinner since menopause. I have a lot of bald spots and am trying to regrow my hair again using oils and massage (just like my mother did when I was a child) and I'm getting great results w/ new baby hairs growing in around my hairline! I haven't worn my hair down in at least 3 months and recently cut it to shoulder length. I usually wear it in a bun held in place w/ a silk scrunchie, but I'd like to try some different protective styles. Looking forward to part 2!! Thanks for all your work and the excellent information. xo Cheryl

Bridal Sewing Techniques: It's so funny finding you! I commented on your Instagram a few weeks ago, too. I'm a pro sewist, a YouTuber, have hip length hair, I keep it oiled, very rarely wash it, and always wear protective hair styles. My hair is almost always styled similar to yours in this video. Crazy!!! I feel that doing twists down the sides of my scalp helps with weight distribution. I also sleep with my hair braided.

Kerry Pew: Thank you for your beautiful posts! I’m growing it out again at 58 yo and your videos are the exact help and encouragement I need!!

Elil: Right now I'm much more interested in reducing the taper to my hair. The longest sections reach under my knees but it's so wispy. I do keep it in -haphazard- buns, but I will try to keep more of the ends protected. Hopefully, the rest of my hair will catch up to the longest strands.

Kim Sanchez: I’m 67 with thin, fine, straight hair. I’ve been growing out my hair for years and for the last few years have been washing it only once a week. Since watching your videos I have gathered all the products for oiling my hair but it seems to make a lot for thin fine hair. How long will it keep using it once a week. I obviously don’t need as much to oil my hair as you do for your thick curly locks. Your hair is beautiful. When i wash my hair after oiling it and ket it dry in a towel and finger detangle it, my hair has little waves that i’ve never had before. Thank you for these videos and wonderfull historical information.

thedevilandhertrumpets: I’m very much looking forward to the tutorial follow up to this video! I’m glad I found your informative and well-researched channel

Gabriel Hanssens: Also, depending on the period it could've been common/expected to wear some type of grease/pomade/wax/brillantine on the hair to achieve the right look, so it would be pretty dumb for them to bother boiling up a kettle of water, preparing the shampoo (or whatever it's equivalent is at the time) wash the hair, let it dry for several hours in poorly heated damp rooms in the dead of winter every other day just to slab some pork fat on it to keep it in place

Lynne Eie: Hi Katherine, I have chin-length hair, and am curious about how you protected your hair until it was long enough to put up? Thank you in advance... Lynne

Trina Gallo: I just LOVE your approach to growing long beautiful hair. I’m a hair AND history buff! You’ve found an amazing way to grow those beautiful curls- I remember your story from a previous video.

Cherry: I came across your channel a couple days ago and I absolutely love it.. I love how calm you are.. just keep doing what you're doing.. you're amazing..

VERONICA RAY: I am an older black woman .. I always watch your videos.. take your advice on my hair and my children to achieve super long hair.. can’t wait for your protective tutorial on shorter hair.. I have shoulder length right now..

Andrea Weiss: Yes! My hair length is at the middle of my back and since I saw your first video I’ve ditched conventional shampoo! It’s been over a month with jus using a vinegar rinse & boar brush for cleaning it but it’s still in that awful greasy stage but I’m willing to suffer through that. Lol I work in the NWT and have worn braids for a decade now thinking it was protecting my length my problem is is that I need to find a style that I can comfortably wear under a hard hat. If you could include a style that would work for this I would be eternally grateful!! Thank you so much for the information you’ve put on here❤

Jasandra Holmes: I am going to start your new hair washing routine this weekend! I am very excited to try it as I have been washing with rice water and a very gentle shampoo and thats been great! My hair likes the natural washing rinses more than traditional shampoos. I have also been using historical hairstyles and its been so much better for my Scalp and head and hair its amazing! Thank you for this fabulous series about haircare! Keep it up this is amazing!

Christiane Edel: I enjoy your videos! I have straight hair that I keep to the tip of my fingers (i.e. between mid-thigh and knee length) as that’s the longest I can deal with when braiding. Most days I have it in a nautilus bun (with a hair stick) that takes only 10 seconds to do, lasts very well and is gentle on my hair. Once my hair grew past my waist, I started going to a specialist hairdresser for long hair (trained by Dr George Michael), who trims just the split ends along the whole length of the hair. It feels like silk after a cut. Also, I let my hair dry naturally and only brush it when completely dry. I found a recipe for “shampoo” using horse chestnuts as a cleaning agent that I freeze in portions and wash my hair with that every one - two weeks. Don’t even need conditioner, as we have a water softener in the house. My hairdresser told me never to use elastics and I mostly stick to that advise.

Eline Eugenie: Okay so i got my first Boar Bristle Brush and i am officially over the Moon! However: they come in 2 types. The cylindrical one, and the one-sided. I own the last type and it does wonders redistributing hair oil down, I've been able to go from wash every 3-4 days, to once a week straight away. Here's the thing though: i used to have one that was cylindrical, back in high school and i HATED it, because my hair would tangle in the back and all around the brush! I'm guessing now, that type - which seems to me to be more common - is actually intended for hair that's a bit shorter than mine was at the time, say just over shoulder length. Don't know. The one-sided brush I've got now doesn't so this. Also, in the hairdresser's supplies shop where i finally found mine, they had all sorts of width types, narrower as well as wider. Hmmm science! Anyway thxx for reading the novelI'm sooooo happy with more Lioness manes it doesn't even make sense

Doggy Doodle: I cut off my long hair last year; huge regret. I started looking for how to grow hair fast and found you. I began massaging my scalp daily with finger tips. I oil it as soon as it’s dry after washing otherwise it looks clumpy, I have straight hair. I haven’t been measuring but it’s growing well and it’s hydrated which was why I cut it off bc I couldn’t hydrate it well even with expensive products. I use jojoba oil or castor oil. Castor oil helps me add texture to my layers so I’m not using chemical products. I’m excited I discovered your channel bc now I can grow my hair out in a healthy, hydrated state vs chasing hydration.

Elisabeth Price: I definitely what to explore this more and wear protective styles more often! I already do some historical hairstyles but I don’t do them every day! So i will be doing that more in the future as well as other protective styles!

Shal Perk: Every race/culture believes in protective styles for growth- please show all of us native/black /Hispanic not just white and Asian. I totally agree with your video. Protect for length retention. Curls, waves, coils and kinks grow with protective styles :)

Marli Muniz Olliver: Excelentes dicas. Eu comecei a aplicar suas dicas desde de o primeiro vídeo e já sentir uma mudança no cabelo. Meu cabelo quebra muito e agora estou dando atenção a isso. Obrigada

SuzieQGM64: I’m so glad I found your channel and I wish you lived near me and you could show me what to do! I’m gonna watch all the videos to learn. I now understand why my hair stops at just below my shoulders and breaks/snaps and falls out twice a year ❤ thank you so much

SJ Mochila: Hi, Katherine!! Thabk you for your hair wisdom!! I received my clay and have all other items for hair oil in my Amazon cart. One question, how long is the shelf life on the oil mixture for the hair (the oil treatment from your most recent video with the henna)?

Bianca Ryans: Thank you so much for sacrificing your time to present such an informative and inspiring video. Your hair is so beautifully healthy and I only can dream of my own tresses ever being so luscious. Hair Envy Personified, lol!

h blavatksy: Hi! thanks for your amazing videos :)) just a cuestion...do you ever scrunch your hair for curlying it? does it actually break it as wet detangling? Thanks again and please keep it up with these haircare videos <3

Nelody Pond: Yes a nighttime video would be helpful. I get confused and uncertain how my hair should be worn at night to help it grow. Should I pin it? Pull it back?

Karen Buhagiar: I love your information rich presentations! I’ve learned a lot from you and appreciate your content very much!

Luna: Cats don't like water and some one said because water would mess with their hair. I haven't given my cat a bathe in a long time and her hair looks shiny and smooth. I feed her often and she lives outside because she gets so rowdy. I haven't washed my hair in two weeks and it is not super oily like it used to, so I don't think I will wash it, just comb is good and use a violet ray. My combs get dirty but it's easier to clean than a brush

JoAnn McLean: I wear my hair in a braid 5 days a week. When I take the braid out, so much hair falls out and/or breaks off. Why does this happen? I thought braiding it would keep it protected.

Lyndabeth Cave: I have hair that's now long enough to sit on, the longest wispy bits anyway, and I the biggest changes I made that enabled that to happen both have to do with preserving length. I don't brush when it's wet, and I started using a hair stick to hold my hair in a bun on top of my head (rather than using hair ties and wearing my hair in a ponytail). It started out as an ADHD sensory thing because I hate feeling hair over my ears and I needed something FAST and easy to get my hair out of the way, but ended up being an unintentional protective style, and now I have hair down to my hips whoops.

Raynah Woolsey: I have tried the clay wash 3 times now and I just feel like my hair doesn’t get clean. What am I doing wrong? :(

Elisabeth Zaragoza: I shed more hair when I have hair up. I am trying to grow out my hair but notice I shed much more when it's put up. Suggestions to not shed as much in a protective hairstyle?

Mighty Chang: I am interested in more protective hair styles.

Schnauzer Ranch: I have lost most of my hair. I now have very thin wat less curly hair. So I am now starting on my hair journey. I would love a link to long silk scarf. I think rapping is my only option until I get more thicker growth. Thanks!

Alan Sosa: Hi! I have fine straight hair, and whenever I try a hair protective style such as braids I end it up with e frizzy waves, and for the others days that I will not wash my hair, I like to brush it, but it left me with more frizz..

Semi Country Living: Do you have a tutorial on your hairstyle in this video? I made a big boo boo. I hadn't washed my hair in two months, had olive oil in it and stuff. Went to the salon, and she washed it and styled it with a curling iron!! Oh God. I saw the heat being released from my hair!! Hopefully I don't have to start all over again to get it silky again. Hair is only at the tip of my bra strap right now...ugh.

Terhi F.: I love your long videos because they are so informative and you speak in peaceful pace. Some of the videos in YouTube are spoken in such a hectic pace that it’s difficult to watch! So, thumbs up for you! In your next video I’m hoping to see some tips for finer hair also. My pony tail is just fraction of the volume you have with your hair. Metal pins and hair clips tend to cut my hair when worn on a regular basis.

lin lin: Would you recommend tighter curl patterns to use boar bristle brushes?I finger detangle. For my hair it's low density and is a little lower than mid back length. It's very curly so I do band my hair my on wash day because it shrinks up to my chin.Through out the time I usually put my hair in a claw clip or hair stick because I don't like buns.Every now and then I might put one or two braids in it.I also use jojoba on my ends every night.if I'm out of jojoba oil I use argan oil.What do you think of my routine?☺Also I notice when I put my hair in 2 braids or one braid even when I moisturize before doing it,when I take it out I see tons of severely split ends,some of them look like trees.Any tips?I'm open to any new suggestions,extra tips and I'd love to hear others routines!

Mighty Chang: Many people don't realize that washing their hair every day hurts their hair. I caught my hair in my car window. Lol

Sharon Pasquini: Thank you Katherine for another great video. In your next coming protective hairstyles video, might you include one that would be appropriate for rather straight long hair? Very much appreciated if you're able!

Misty Slocomb: Really looking forward to the styles video. I love your presentation method.

Alan Sosa: I have a question, are there men in historical times who left their hair long? And if they used a protective hairstyle, what was it?

Story Biddle: A lot of words to express very simple principles!

Nana Anna: Hello. I'm looking forward to seeing your next video. Thank you for the information and advice. Do you have an opinion on snoods/hairnets?

Michellar Shikusho: I can’t wait for your next video my hair pattern is similar to yours but shorter.

rosa arias: good encouragement to take care of my hair. thank you

one love: What's the longest I can go without washing my hair??

Helena Câmara: Obrigado!

Radykalna Anomalia: Thank you for the video

Ante Vadas: Is it better to sleep on leather or cotton pillow for hair if i don't have silk?

Moumita Biswas: Does msm increase facial or body hair growth??

Roxann Moore: Thanks!

Kerry Pew: Thanks!

Christina Von Heidenstam: Thank you so much very very good video

Ann Smith: I have a question. I am middle aged. No flakes but some dry scalp in the winter ( January) I "tried" Ayurvedic shampoo w/neem. gooseberry and fenugreek, in between coloring my hair with the most natural 6 week coconut based package dye on the market. I oil my scalp with a Softee balm right after washing to avoid curly tangles and dryness I get with curly hair. When I do not use a dandruff shampoo (any) I get some shed. Why would I have to stick with dandruff shampoo when it dries my hair just so I do not shed ? I can not figure out what is going on ? Any ideas ?

Francesca Rosalia: Fuck yeaaaah I love your hair videos

jesus is love: Can you please tell me how to dry detangle hair

Concetta♥️🌻: ♥️♥️

Ante Vadas: What do you think about long haired and bearded men? Like Mesopotamian style.

Kenta Kunte: This is a something new? Black women have been on YouTube discussing protective styling for years with thousands of videos showing the results. Would’ve been nice to give some credit to other YouTubers since this has been a thing for so long.

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