It is because of Hair Abuse! No other race of women does so many damaging things to their hair. Almost all black women in America either currently perm their hair or have done in the past. Typically a black women has her first perm when she is in her early teens and continues perming for the rest of her life. That is very very damaging to the hair. The hair still continues to grow but it breaks off as it grows which makes certain people believe that black women's hair does not grow.
IF black women's hair did not grow - why would so many of them go to the salon every 6 weeks for a relaxer touch up?? It's the new growth that they are getting relaxed time and time again.
I have long hair. It's all natural. I'm fully black. My hair is growing like weeds. When I used to use perms/relaxers on my hair, it would never grow log. Now it just won't stop growing. Go figure!Why do so many black women have short hair?
OMG!!! Your Avatar has short hair, why don't you answer your own question???
Report Abuse
LOL above!!
Report Abuse
Some people can be so ignorant and mean. It IS because of hair abuse. Most of not all of black women with short hair have perms. And those with REAL hair that’s long have virgin hair that’s pressed or flat ironed. Black women get their roots touched up every 4-6 weeks.
Report Abuse
The average human hair grows only 1/2 inch per month so when we get our touch
ups it is overlapping previously permed hair and over-processing the hair causing serious breakage and brittle, weak hair. I've stopped perming my hair it’s grown over 6 inches in less than a year! And it’s still growing!
Report Abuse
Most black women are born with shoulder length hair, but due to all the chemical used to reach a level of straightness, the scalp and hair is damage, thus breakage and balding occurs. The hair will not grow any faster or healthier other than it's natural state and I am a witness to that.
Report Abuse
Also, there is NO SUCH THING AS NEW GROWH PEOPLE!!! If that much new growth was taking place, most black women who have relaxers in their heads wouldn't be going bald!!!! That ';new growth'; is just the hair trying to go back to it's natural (kinky) state.
Report Abuse
relaxers...plus when you add tracks, or braids for a long period of time it pulls and puts tension on the hair. not to mention adding color, You would be amazed to watch the hair lift sooo quickly when you put bleach on relaxed hair-I don't think stylists are careful enough about that. I put hilights in a black girls hair that I worked with once and only used 10 vol peroxide, and really you have to take it out after like 10 mins tops. If you want healthy naturally long hair you have to kind of pick one-if your hair is natural then it will withstand the extensions and braids much better, maybe even a few hilights.
I think most of it is by choice. Anyone could grow they hair long if they really wanted to. Just like how people could be skinny if they wanted to.
maybe because it is alot of work to take care of their long hair so they keep it short...it still looks nice short!
It is hard growing up and realizing that there are questions that has no 1 set answer.
Everyone has a personal choice.
Sometimes genetics or health issues are involved and limit what we would do if we could.
For instance, how many bald men would like to be bald?
I have thyroid problems, when it acts up, my hair falls out.
You just learn to live with the fact that you are you and you are different than other people.
That is why being human is so wonderful! We as a species, have some of the greatest diversity in the world.
Its the same for all women, hair is more manageable when its short. I think African hair is a little harder to manage, its sometimes frizzy. Corn rows and braids stay together better with African hair, its awesome.
i think it could be from too much product use. i mean heat treatments arent really good for any hair i can imagine what it could do to hair that is gentle...
its mostly hereditary. like hundered of years ago white people lived in the northern cold climates and needed long hair to help keep their bodies warm. thats why without shaving their legs theyre like... yeah. but closer to the eqater, black people didnt need as much protection so their hair didnt grow as fast because it wasnt needed. this combined with the chemicals that cause hair to break cause black girls to have short hair. i have found however that some of my black friends with long hair have long hair because they press, not perm, their hair and have been forever.
not so true i'm ablack girl and i get perms and my hair is past my butt, also it sometimes is genetics and sometimes thier hair just isn't healthy like getting trimmed and washed every 2 weeks or so. That's what i think.....
My hair is long.You do have a point though.A lot of the black kids at my school have short hair.Some have pretty long hair though.I don't know why some don't.I'm mixed,so I guess that maybe part of the reason why my hair is so long.
I really shouldn't be commenting because I'm not black. But I have a lot of black women friends and from what I learned from them is that black hair is hard to handle, and when you comb it it breaks and even the hair rubbing on collars can make it break. I think any long hair is hard to keep because of split ends, etc. But I also agree with you, that the chemicals we use really wrecks havoc on our hair. That's my comment, but I don't really have an answer for you.
I agree with the genetics theory but i also belive just as was stated before and u stated that it is the treatment of the hair and our own self delusions of wanting our hair to just like (white peoples) pardon me if that offended anyone so in essence we sabbotage ourselves trying to take the natural qualities out of our hair thanks for reading
If someone's genetics allows there hair to grow a fast rate and they have short hair- and they want to have long hair, the problem is damage. Most people use perms which totally destroy the hair. It cannot be changed back except by cutting and starting over. The problem is-most never make it through the growing out stage without getting frustrated and resorting back to chemically damaging the hair. Its an awful cycle. On top of that many black people think that because their hair is kinky that this means that they need the flat iron on high when a low or medium setting will get it straight.
a lot of black women try to put there on perms in and they need to get there hair done professional and they will not be overlapping there perm which can cause breakage to the hair.we are talking about chemical here its not ment to be taken lightly.
Because a lot of black women does not like to have to put with their hair.
Ummm I am black and I have long hair.... and it is real. I hope that answered your questions.
ummmm thats just you......im blak and my hairs up 2 my bakside
mmmmhhhhhhh.........
because it takes longer for black girls hair to grow out.
I think its a personal preference.
In Africa it is custom or fashion for practical reasons ,their hair is very curly and very difficult to keep clean or neat if left to grow long ,unless it is braided,and when it is cut short it looks neat and needs little maintenance
thats not true i am half black and i have hair almost down to my belt
nature has given them short hair
No comments:
Post a Comment