Can relaxed hair grow long and healthy?

You’re giving your scalp a break from all the harsh chemicals from your relaxing process, making it healthier and strong enough to grow more hair at a normal pace. This will lead to length retention, allowing you to enjoy longer hair without breakage.

Can you have healthy relaxed hair?

Having relaxed hair isn’t synonymous with damaged hair. It’s possible to have healthy, thriving hair even if it is chemically treated, however, overprocessing the hair with additional chemicals like hair color, heat styling, and skipping regular trims can lead to damage.

How do I know if my relaxed hair is healthy?

How Do You Know When You Have Healthy Hair?

1. Little to no breakage. When hair is healthy it has elasticity and will snap back into place.
2. A regular amount of shedding. Hair can shed between 100-200 strands a day.
3. Softness and shine.
4. No split ends.
5. Thickness and fullness.

Does relaxing hair make it grow faster?

My hair thrives when I relax every 10-12 weeks. When your new growth is not visible, it’s much easier to overlap the relaxer on the previously relaxed hair. This can cause thinness, breakage and overall damage. Stretching your relaxers makes your hair stronger and thicker over time.

Does natural hair grow faster than relaxed hair?

Hair growth rates are pretty much the same whether the hair is natural or not. Many see a difference in growth rate not because the hair grows faster, but because there is growth retention with lack of hair breakage, shedding, and loss. Relaxed hair is also capable of retaining growth.

How can I get healthy permed hair?

Relaxed Hair Health Tips for All Year Round

1. Protein Treatments. During the relaxing process, protein bonds in the hair shaft get broken down.
2. Deep Conditioning. Once a month, good.
3. Only Relax When Needed.
4. Moisturize.
5. Go for protective styling.
6. Work out on wash day.
7. Use dry shampoo.
8. Wear a swim cap.

Is it better to go natural or relaxed hair?

Relaxed hair is less maintenance in many respects, but it’s also weaker than natural hair because of the chemical process used to break down the protein bonds. If you are relaxed and your goal is to retain healthy hair, the same practices that are used to grow natural hair apply.

Is it better to have natural or relaxed hair?

Can relaxed hair go back to natural?

Relaxers are permanent, so whatever parts of your hair that have been in contact with a relaxer will never grow back naturally. Therefore, at some point in time your hair must be cut off to above the demarcation line. If you’re not willing to go for the big chop, the next step is to do regular trims of your hair.

What is the best oil for relaxed hair?

Relaxers straighten the hair but weaken the hair shaft. Oils like coconut (that contain a trace of protein) work great for relaxed hair, as well as protein-free oils such as argan oil, shea oil, babassu oil, maracuja oil, sacha inchi oil, alone or combined. Oils work double duty, helping to repair the hair and increase resistance from breakage.

Is your relaxed hair healthy?

If you’re not currently following most of these tips, your hair may not be as healthy as it can be. All hair should be pampered, but relaxed manes require even more special treatment due to their processed nature.

Can relaxed hair grow to a long length?

Some people may feel that if your hair is relaxed then it can’t be healthy or grow to a long length. But I love taking care of my relaxed hair and have been able to grow it to the long length I have now.

Does relaxrelaxed hair damage your hair?

Relaxed hair, by its definition, undergoes controlled damage in order to straighten it. So let’s get this out of the way: Your hair is going to be damaged at least slightly anyway as long as you’re relaxing it. However, maintaining straight hair in a healthy fashion is possible as long as you follow several simple steps.