Length Retention: The Key to Longer Hair

Your hair naturally grows 1/2 an inch a month.
If you're not seeing the growth, it's because you are not retaining your
L-E-N-G-T-H.


One of the areas that we struggle with the most in our healthy hair journey is learning how to retain length. It all begins with your healthy hair routine.

  • Do you have one?
  • What steps are you taking on a daily/weekly basis?
  • Are you using the right products?
  • Do the products have bullshit ingredients that could affect your hair's growth?
  • Are you doing the right techniques?

All of these questions need to be answered for you to maximize your length retention.

 

Here are 4 reasons why you’re not retaining length:

  1. The use of BS ingredients
  2. Product build-up
  3. Hair not properly hydrated
  4. Under protected hair at nights

 

1. BULL SHIT INGREDIENTS :-
A lot of us have been sold on utilizing a bunch of ingredients that offer no benefit to our hair strands. They provide a cast over the hair strand to make it "appear shiny, and soft". However, no nutritional value is being embedded in our hair strands to make it look, feel and be better. Some of these ingredients include the infamous "shea butter" and "coconut oil".
And as such, how do you expect to retain length? 


2. PRODUCT BUILD-UP
After a  a couple of days of consistent styling and going about our day, our hair tends to accumulate "stuff". This stuff includes sebum, oils, products, and random elements from the environment. All of this gunk will accumulate on the scalp and block our blessing. And the best way to combat that is by using our GET CLARITY!// Hydrating + Grow CLEANSER. Our multi-purpose, super sleek hair & scalp cleansing wash keeps our hair in a fruitful position. It contains Gro-Peptide Complex which increases collagen production beneath the scalp needed to treat the scalp and follicles at the cellular level. As well as, menthol which will increase blood flow to the scalp to provide it with a consistent supply of nutrients needed to promote a healthy scalp. Once your scalp is able to breathe, it is able to function in a healthy state needed for you to hold  unto the "new" growth that is emerging from the scalp.




3. LACK OF HYDRATION–
You are not hydrating your hair properly. Hydration starts first in your cleansing process which is discussed above. Then, you hydrate your hair for the upcoming week or style ahead. Our //KNOT LOVE// 9=1 Daily Hydrating+Growth LEAVE-IN is formulated with Hydra-pHusion. This is a blend of water, raw & vegan natural emollients (Illipé & Jojoba pHusion), vitamins and nutrients that have been scientifically proven to allow the hair to absorb 46% more water. And as such, the hair is able to stay moisturized for a longer period of time without you rehydrating it. So you can wear hairstyles for longer without needing to over manipulate your hair strands. Less manipulation means you're able to reduce single strand knots, split ends, breakage. knots and tangles which all prevent you from retaining length. 

 

 

4. NOT PROTECTING YOUR HAIR AT NIGHTS
Every night you should be protecting your hair with a satin cap, scarf or pillowcases. Satin is better than cotton as cotton removes the hydration that we applied in #3 from the hair. Once the moisture barrier is broken and the hydration is released it will wreak havoc on your hair. Your hair will be susceptible to breakage as the cotton will be rubbing against the dry hair. Therefore, causing breakage and knots to the ends of our hair that we worked so hard to grow. So, before you go to bed after reading this article, ensure to sleep with satin.

 

 

Stay Tuned for PART TWO!


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Now that we've shared the key, let us know in the comments which of the methods below you'll be employing in your routine?

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