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Natural Hair Growth Tip 8 - Dealing With Shrinkage and Stretching Natural Hair Without Heat

13/1/2016

 
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Natural hair has a tendency to recoil towards the scalp.

Curls loosen when they are wet but as they dry they revert to a much more coily state.
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What's wrong with shrinkage?

There's nothing inherently wrong with shrinkage but it causes irritation for some because:
  1. Your hair looks MUCH shorter than it actually is;
  2. Shrunken hair can be more difficult to style and manage.

How can you stretch hair?

When your hair is wet, typically after your weekly wash and deep condition there are many techniques you can use to stretch it:
  • Corn row it if your hair is rather short.
  • Plait it using a 3-strand plait. This is very effective at stretching.
  • Twist it
  • Band it along its length using hairbands as in the picture above
  • Roll your hair using flexirods, twisting rods or anything else

If your hair is dry dampen it a little before stretching. Dry hair does not stretch well.

Why not just stretch natural hair with a blow dry?

You could but heat damages hair over time so many people prefer to avoid heat styling where possible. Remember that heat damage is cumulative so every time you apply heat you increase the amount of damage done the last time. If your heat use is very irregular you're fine but with regular use you'll quickly notice the toll on your hair.

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Lori
20/3/2014 06:44:34 am

Tika
27/3/2014 11:06:23 am

Just stumbled onto your site and I absolutely love it!! I most definitely will be checking in regularly for tips on how to better take care of my type 4 course extremely thick mane :)

Sheila
2/1/2015 07:59:15 pm

Hello. Thanks for all the information.
I have been transitioning from relaxed to natural for the past 4.5 months. I have approximately 2.5" (stretched) of new growth,with type 4a-4b hair.
I'm going to the Caribbean and will be swimming every day. Is there a hairstyle you could recommend


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