Kimmaytube's Length Check

[Daeuiel]

I have to disagree. I don't think the lohghaircommunity is an accurate representation of "typical" hair care practices amoung non blacks just like lhcf is not an accurate representation of "typical" hair care practices among black women. They are just a special subset that has an interest in growing long hair. Most of the white women that I know just wash and go or wash and heat style. They don't co-wash, moisturize and seal, consciously protective style, do deep conditioning treatments or use exotic products such as ayurvedic herbs.

Too true. None of the ones I know do. And their hair looks a thin, dried up, will-o'-the-wisp cracklin mess.

 

[PearlyCurly]

This is a LIE! Go over to "Long Hair Community". They do JUST AS MUCH as we do. Many of our techniques have been borrowed from Ayurveda. Many Indian women claim their hair is healthy due to sealing with oil, trimming, and protecting their hair. They follow various "Indian systems" to healthy hair. Ever wonder why many of them always wear a long braid?

Plus, how would you know they never do?

I'm tired of people acting like taking care of Afro-textured hair is like raising the spawn of satan.

I kinda disagree with you. Yes there are many non-black women who are on LHC..BUT there's also many non-black women who do little to nothing to their hair and it is still long.
I myself grew up with AA's, whites, mexicans, & puerto ricans, and let me tell you 9 out of 10 of those non-black girls had hair down their back or even down to their butt and they did nothing to their but shampoo, straighten it, or dye it...No horse shampoo, No va-jay-jay cream, No Ayurveda products. Nothing special.

I think the reason why non-black women have long hair is because:
A- They take care of it like LHC ladies.
B-Their Race/Genes. And/Or ..
C- Because they do nothing to it, unlike the average AA who puts chemicals in their hair, tight fake heavy braids & bad weaves, bad products, believing dirt makes our hair grow, and ect.

To say the reason why all non-black women have long hair is because of their race, is a lie. But To also say all long haired non-black women do things to their hair like the ladies on LHC is just like saying all black women do things to their hair like we do

 

[EllePixie]

Too true. None of the ones I know do. And their hair looks a thin, dried up, will-o'-the-wisp cracklin mess.

Yea I was gonna say there is a difference between growing long hair and long HEALTHY hair...I know some white women with long hair and they don't care for it, but their ends are split and look ratty and funky...

 

[chebaby]

Yea I was gonna say there is a difference between growing long hair and long HEALTHY hair...I know some white women with long hair and they don't care for it, but their ends are split and look ratty and funky...

get up outta this thread, i will not let them pull you in

 

[EllePixie]

get up outta this thread, i will not let them pull you in

Ah, Che's got me! *Back to lurking*

 

[PearlyCurly]

Yea I was gonna say there is a difference between growing long hair and long HEALTHY hair...I know some white women with long hair and they don't care for it, but their ends are split and look ratty and funky...

Very True!!

 

[SND411]

So are some of you implying that in order for Aro-textured hair to grow, we have to do backflips and alien stuff to it?

 

[Daeuiel]

So are some of you implying that in order for Aro-textured hair to grow, we have to do backflips and alien stuff to it?

I think everyone was saying that to retain length we have to moisturize more and manipulate less. Growth comes with being alive, retention is the challenge.

 

[SND411]

I think everyone was saying that to retain length we have to moisturize more and manipulate less. Growth comes with being alive, retention is the challenge.

But isn't that obvious since Afro-textured hair is different?

This is what I'm trying to get at: Just because we do not take care of Afro-textured hair the same way as straighter hair types, does not automatically make Afro-textured hair "difficult" to manage.

 

[LaFemmeNaturelle]

So are some of you implying that in order for Aro-textured hair to grow, we have to do backflips and alien stuff to it?

EXACTLY the opposite! Most Black women do backflips and alien stuff to STYLE their hair. We're saying we need to stop manipulating so much, stop putting foreign, harmful chemicals every month, and keep the hair moisturized in order to retain length. Women also need to stop neglecting their hair while its underneath those alien weaves.

 

[sylver2]

that's kimmay! pics from her videos (wow you don't do youtube?)... we watched your vid like 60 times a while back

huh? I said i don't really watch vids on youtube like that. i didn't say i don't do it. obviously i do because my vids are on there...2 years ago

 

[MilkChocolateOne]

So are some of you implying that in order for Aro-textured hair to grow, we have to do backflips and alien stuff to it?

Not at all. My regimen is not complicated and I retain at least 4 of the six inches that I grow every year. I could retain 6 if i didn't trim often but I like to maintain the shape of my hair. The only thing I do is wash, condition and style every 7 - 14 days. I wear my hair down and I put my hair in large pin curls at night to maintain my style. I do not moisturize and seal daily, I don't co wash and I don't use growth aids. I usually just leave my hair alone in between wash sessions and that's how I retain length.

 

[lux10023]

any pictures of your hair ^^^ lets see it...?

 

[virtuenow]

When curly hair (3c) is combed out, the curls tend to do this explosion and look like type 4 hair. Check out Terri's hair at tightly: The Rules

She made her type 3 hair look like a type 4 by combing out her curls. Thats why wet hair is probably a better way to determine the hair type. Terri she said she has some 4a, but overall- mostly 3's.

Here is another example, type 3 hair combed out to look like type 4 :

What Hair Type and Texture do You Have? Straight, Wavy, Curly, Kinky or Nappy?

I'm not sure what Kimmaytube is...I see alot of women claim 3c/4a, wouldn't that seem to be more of her hair type. I think hair typing is fun...I don't look at it as constricting people into what their hair can or cannot do. It does help to get tips from someone more in your range of hair b/c there alot of things a 4b/c person shouldn't expect to do some things the others can do....like making your "curls" pop, or defined (haha)!

 

[natura87]

get up outta this thread, i will not let them pull you in

What is this?

 

[mscurly]

This is a LIE! Go over to "Long Hair Community". They do JUST AS MUCH as we do. Many of our techniques have been borrowed from Ayurveda. Many Indian women claim their hair is healthy due to sealing with oil, trimming, and protecting their hair. They follow various "Indian systems" to healthy hair. Ever wonder why many of them always wear a long braid?

Plus, how would you know they never do?

I'm tired of people acting like taking care of Afro-textured hair is like raising the spawn of satan.

I'm late but I stand by what I said whole heartily. First let me say that I work for an Indian company and most of those women have long hair that you only dream about. And none of them use powders or wear protective styles EVER. How do I know? Cause I asked and had many conversations about hair care. From what they tell me all these auyervedic powders are sold here to make and almost as a gemic.

Second I have family members and friends of other races and they don't perform the hair practices WE do to retain length, they just grow. Yea there is a Caucasian long hair care forum but I believe they had long hair without doing anything special. Now why don't most of you stop deep treatments, stop protective styling, weaving, rigging, and obessessing over chicks like kimmaytube and her growth if it was so damn easy.

My post was never about saying black wen can't grow long hair duh

My post was in response to another comment about why people assume your mixed if you have long hair. Unfortunately long black hair is not the norm. we all know this so stop acting like I said something to offend you!

Now I've said my peace you can go back to your originally schedulled program....

 

[SND411]

I'm late but I stand by what I said whole heartily. First let me say that I work for an Indian company and most of those women have long hair that you only dream about. And none of them use powders or wear protective styles EVER. How do I know? Cause I asked and had many conversations about hair care. From what they tell me all these auyervedic powders are sold here to make and almost as a gemic.

Second I have family members and friends of other races and they don't perform the hair practices WE do to retain length, they just grow. Yea there is a Caucasian long hair care forum but I believe they had long hair without doing anything special. Now why don't most of you stop deep treatments, stop protective styling, weaving, rigging, and obessessing over chicks like kimmaytube and her growth if it was so damn easy.

My post was never about saying black wen can't grow long hair duh

My post was in response to another comment about why people assume your mixed if you have long hair. Unfortunately long black hair is not the norm. we all know this so stop acting like I said something to offend you!

Now I've said my peace you can go back to your originally schedulled program....

And there's a bunch of people of black African decent with Afro-textured hair who don't do much to their hair and their hair still grows to great lengths.

Like someone said upthread, the thing is that many with Afro-textured hair do too much! Afro-textured hair is not difficult to maintain. Period.

We need to stop making non-black hair (people) the standard.

 

[MilkChocolateOne]

any pictures of your hair ^^^ lets see it...?

I don't post pictures of myself online.

I have been a forum lurker for years and I know how things work around here. So if you want to disregard anything I said based on my unwillingness to share pictures, you can. I don't have anything to prove.

 

[SND411]

At the end of the day, type your hair whatever you want.

It's hard to believe GROWN women fret over their hair type like this.,

 

[mscurly]

I never thought it was difficult to maintain black hair. I'm black and natural and have had long hair most of my life and kept it simple. My hair has always been no shorter than bsl


I dont get all the hype over hair type. Personally who cares, I've seen beautiful hair in all forms.

 

[PerplexingComplex]

I missed the memo. When did we start typing soaking wet hair or hair that's covered in product?

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

I missed the memo. When did we start typing soaking wet hair or hair that's covered in product?

90% of the "what's my hair type ?'s" are wet & full of product
you are so right

my lil fro looks nothing like it did nearly 1 yr ago when I BC'd ... quite amazed really

let's see what type "I iz'" next year

 

[Evolving78]

90% of the "what's my hair type ?'s" are wet & full of product
you are so right

let that mess dry up naked and then we can see who the real players are! i say someone should start a thread on dry, naked hair typing

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

let that mess dry up naked and then we can see who the real players are! i say someone should start a thread on dry, naked hair typing

girl that will never happen

but i would absolutely luuuuuub to see it....

 

[mscurly]

let that mess dry up naked and then we can see who the real players are! i say someone should start a thread on dry, naked hair typing

Lmao that would be hilarious

 

[SND411]

90% of the "what's my hair type ?'s" are wet & full of product
you are so right

Well, Timbuktu was not built in a day....

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

huh? I said i don't really watch vids on youtube like that. i didn't say i don't do it. obviously i do because my vids are on there...2 years ago

............alrighty

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

Well, Timbuktu was not built in a day....

how long did it take

 

[Lady_q_tee]

True, im almost 6ft... Doubt ill ever been waistlength I cut my hair to much. Her hair looks good though

She did a good job of retaining her length. But I mean she hasn't done anything no one on this here board, the next hair board, Youtube or from blogs hasn't done already.

I'd be super in AWE if she was like 5'9" tall and was WL in that amount of time. But good for her!

Sent from my GT-I9000 using Long Hair Care Forum App

 

[PerplexingComplex]

90% of the "what's my hair type ?'s" are wet & full of product
you are so right

let that mess dry up naked and then we can see who the real players are! i say someone should start a thread on dry, naked hair typing

I'm just saying, when people make one of those threads some of the first responses are asking for a different picture because

"the water could cause your hair hair to hang more" or "the product could be making your curls pop." So nobody can tell for sure

I remember there even being a thread about it. What happened?