Waistlength Wednesday - Episode 1

Hey fabulous people! If one of your goals is to obtain healthy waistlength hair, this the post for you. If your goal is just to have healthy hair, this post is for you too :) I think one of the absolute BIGGEST things that can contribute to longer healthier tresses is LOW MANIPULATION. Yes, you heard right. If you have HIHS aka Hand in hair syndrome, I suggest you really avoid playing in your hair. This also means combing your hair less. As an alternative you may try finger combing your hair half of the time, and combing it the traditional way on your wash and deep condition day. Some low manipulation styles includes braids, twists, buns, braidouts, twistouts, or simply putting your hair in a ponytail. Leave your hair alone, and it will surely grow. I will be doing some tutorials on these styles in upcoming episodes of Waistlength Wednesdays. Check in for those.

The second tip that I am going to give today is to avoid physically breaking off the hair that you are working so hard to maintain. This means satin/silk scarves to bed is Not optional, it should be thought of as required. If you are not one who likes to wear scarves, a silk or satin pillow case will suffice. The reason is that sleeping with cotton touching your strands creates ample friction which can weaken and break strands while you sleep. Satin and silk generate very little friction against the hair shaft which = no nighttime breakage for you.

Yes there are other components to growing your hair healthy and long. I will mention more to come. But these two are vital to maintaining your length. They have been helpful for me. Currently, my hair is about 4 inches from hitting waistlength in it's flat ironed state, by utilizing these two techniques along with others. Check in next Wednesday for more tips on growing stronger, healthier, longer hair. Till next time...

Recap:
1. Low manipulation
2. Satin pillowcase and/or satin or silk scarf or bonnet at night


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