#12:Texture of my wet natural hair with conditioner in it.

[salexander206]

It's like a rope! and she is black! Black comes in all colors and textures. :)

[MzLamoreAmore]

How did you grow your hair for it to become so BEAUTIFUL and long? Im trying my best to grow and get it long just like yours? Can I please get some personal tips or products you use? I would appreciate it ;) Great video by the way!

[SAVANTES1]

when the comb can't pass thru your roots, do you detangle ur hair from root to tip before washing or after washing and conditioning to soften the roots?

[Longhairdontcare2011]

@SAVANTES1

My hair is detangled from root to tip before washing and i do it again after i condition it while it in the shower

[nosey32]

People always said that SISTAS hair don't grow..but its the relaxers and not taking care if it that caused it to break .... Your hair is beautiful Thankyou for the inspiring video :) :) :)

[cysyca]

Beautiful long hair. Do you wear your hair in mostly protective (braids) hair styles? Also, when you blowout your hair, how much heat do you actually use?

[peridot2011]

Girl, your hair discipline is awesome! You are a great inspiration. Thank you for sharing some of your hair products and tools. I have incorporated them into my hair regimen.

Ally

[bunnyz34]

your hair is like a thick black curtain! I love it! :o)

[ccondeck101]

its wavy

[BlackAngelPlayah]

Your hair is awesome!!! Love it!!

Jen

[msmich35]

I Love your hair i now have a sew in for about two months im about to take it out and i dont want another perm so im going natural need advice on how to make it grow im getting an dominican blow out is that a good starting point to never relax my hair again

[Trishaa09]

and this is how my hair texture looks wet..? :0 I'm ready to go natural now ! lol wow, it's gorgeous :D

[hackneybeast]

Great heair.

[2Cool2Care2]

You're too cute and wow, long hair, don't care indeed! But lose that piercing, it's distracting and it takes away from your cuteness.

[Longhairdontcare2011]

@2Cool2Care2

I'm too cool to care ; )...brought that one on yourself

[LhalaluvzJanet]

@Longhairdontcare2011 Your hair and piercing is beautiful my sister ;)

[xblueoctoberx]

 that peircing IS cute! but im too big of a cry baby to get anything like that done! btw i saw your video for the information about your septum peircing, i'm really glad you posted it!

[mphoregoeng]

your section is about all the hair i have on my head. any styling recommendations for thin/fine hair? thanks

[Longhairdontcare2011]

@mphoregoeng

It depends on what you want to accomplish being that you have fine hair....Without knowing that, I'd say stick with styles that show volume such as twistouts, afros, large curls seperated etc...vs. straight looks or braids.

gl

[wishywashygirl19]

@mphoregoeng right thats what i was thinking like i have thin/fine hair and she has so much

[mcoordinator]

@curlicakes...very true! Great point.! Most of us have been curling, pressing and perming since we were kids.I had hair down my back when I was a CHILD but my mom couldnt manage it. It made her CRY bc it was thick and long & it took HOURS 2 wash& dry it! Had my mom NOT permed my hair,I'd still have hair like LHDC...Genetics, heat & chemicals play a big part . Like any other race/nationality we can grow long hair but we often damage it at an early age trying 2 conform or make it more manageble

[mcoordinator]

OH, the burning question "can blk women have long hair?". Um yes, but bc our textures vary so much for SOME it may take more effort & focus while others just grow like vines.Chemicals, heat, etc hurt SOME and not others.Whites cant accept the fact that we r like any other race/nationality.There r whites that cant grow hair as long as LHDC.IMO,Genetics play a part 2 4 sure!.Not everyone will have hair down their back jbc they take good care of it but length is achievable. Its not an urban myth!

[yvebutler]

remember ladies... any hair can grow long given the correct conditions.. it depends on what those conditions are for YOUR specific head of hair! Really... what does your hair like? As well as genetics! we cannot forget that it is a major component. what kind of hair did YOU inherit!!????

[FierceLuvGlamour]

WHat is the obsession with can Black girls have long hair? The answer is YES! Next question gah! Love you hair!

[kahleentenshi]

Would you say that your 4a hair has become wavy because you wear brads and blow dry your hair, as a result, it has adapted to that wavy pattern? I would like to make my 4a hair more manageable, but I live in alabama and it's the humid capital of the USA. What would you suggest?

[prettyblackwomen1]

OMGosh...admire admire admire.

[EthanCole15]

Your hair is amzing!im Native American Indian and i cut my hair off about a year ago due to spiritual belifes,and my hair is a little past my sholders now,i was wondring if theres anyway i can help it grow faster?my hair is naturally a little oily but i add tea tree oil to it due to dry icy scalp and it works wonders lol,but if you have any suggestions on how i can help my hair grow faster please let me know.Thanks:)

[PrettyCrappyUsername]

@EthanCole15

your hair grew to your shoulders in a year & a half & you still want it to grow faster? well consider yourself lucky because it took me 3 years to get it at that length.

[brownsugalove23]

I love all your vids hun!! I need to post some of mine up but I'm tryna wait till I got some progress to show. LOL But since I been transitioning my hair grew like 1 1/2 inches from the end of Aug till now. I'm so exited!! Your one of my biggest inspirations girlie!!! "^_^"

[cedricrlongreen]

My cousin's hair was like that.....but...she cut it shoulder length. Also her waves were bigger and sort zig zag when it wasn't wet.

[dand239]

Wow you have long hair..............

[PrettyCrappyUsername]

what type of hair do you have?

[arab3515]

ur hair is breautiful

[amariemallon]

Your hair is beautiful! I wish mine were only half as long as yours..LOL..one day hopefully

[rigormortisgirl]

omg my hair is the same texture as yours it's about 9 inches long when it's wet like yours is in this video and it's below my bra strap that goes across my back ; i've been natural for almost one year now and i transitioned for a year before i bced last year <3

your hair is an inspiration to me because i am in a pursuit of growing my hair long;it's def growing(i go to the beauty shop for blowouts) but it gets SO tangly wen wet nd i hate it. your hair is beautiful!!!

[juju55488]

I have texture similar to yours. I think the hardest thing for us is to have patience. We need to be kind to our hair. We are too rough. May have stemmed from hot combs and getting our hair done as children. But we need to be gentle. Textured hair needs special care - not like straight hair that just hangs. Good video. Keep it up - more sistahs need to listen.

[KitaDyer]

It's so kinky and cute. Luv it.

[trinnkatt]

how do u detangle your wet hair?

[modelNactress]

how do u get your hair like that ughhh i been trying to grown my hair out for the longest lol beautifulllll

[shaunishiab]

that hair is beautiful hun

[cut2lovesstory]

Thank you for these vids! It is SO encouraging to actually FINALLY know how to manage and take care of natural hair and get it to grow healthy AND disspell the myth that our hair doesn't grow long w/o extensions,weave, wigs,etc. 100's of years in lack of knowledge finally we reach enlightenment:)

[kandiikisses17]

What is your hair type?

[mistique817]

i fell deeply inlove with your hair

[OhYeahTheNightNurse]

Beautiful hair. I'm highly impressed.

[JuniorJury9]

great hair!

[ebonybardell]

Just wanted to point out to anyone who was wondering where her shrinkage is, she straightens and blow dries her hair alot so that would have permanently loosened her curl pattern

[ebonybardell]

@Learner u were commenting on her lack of shrinkage for 4b hair, u should keep in mind she straightens and blow dries her hair ALOT so that will permanently loosen her curl pattern too

[imples87]

Hey im still a little confused... i thought u washed you hair in braids....after you take your braids out do you wash your hair again? And do you use a deep conditioner?

[shaneele]

how did you get your hair so long ???

[adamsonxxfifteen]

Love the texture of your hair! Very awesome.

[nothappytoday77]

man that is bloody amazing!!!!! Amazing to see long natural 'black' hair !!!! Wow!

[ilovegirlsyouknow]

Has your hair always been long

[mimimusicnote]

how long did it take for you hair to grow that long

[BarbieeXlove]

love your hair <3

[bkdiva16]

hey i love your videos, can you view mine i only have 3 for now, just wondering if you can give me some advice

[Neeqd]

Wow, You and your hair are BEAUTIFUL!

[alsaxon]

Beautiful!  I can't wait until my hair gets that long.

[Learner012]

is your hair 4B? if so, howcome you have barely any shrinkage..? your hair is gorgeous...but I always feel so discouraged when I see natural hair with little shrinkage like this..

I have about APL length right now....and my hair still shrinks into a tiny afro after ANYTHING with water touches it...lol like seriously, It's killing me....could you please please make a video to help up mega-shrinkage sistas out :(

[Longhairdontcare2011]

@Learner012

what do you need help with?

I understand that people like to see people whom they relate to exactly, but that'snot always the case. It's important to draw info from many places and grow your hair to its desired length.

Keep in mind that when I went natural, I didn't see women with my" hair type" or texture, I did my own thing and now I am a natural with a nice length of hair that's of course my texture and "hair type".

take care

[finenfabulouscious]

@Learner012 - hello Learner012, I have 4b hair too and my hair is a little pass Apl now. I started using parachute and louanne coconut oil and I've noticed I don't have as much shrinkage as I use to. I also use castor oil, this makes my hair soft like silk. Try prepooing. Use conditioner to wash your hair instead of shampoo from time to time. Keeps the hair soft and managable. A little straighter as well. Hope this helps a little. Keep growing sista!

[MissJenni2642]

your hair is incredible..how long did it take for you to grow your hair out this long?

[Longhairdontcare2011]

@MissJenni2642

Thanks, 6 yrs

[star232]

@Longhairdontcare2011 0_o amazing

[jubellaxox]

@Longhairdontcare2011 from your scalp????

[TransitAngst]

What's your hair type? SOOO beautiful!

[AmberinTrees]

I agree with avastacia! you'd make a killing as a model.

[AmberinTrees]

I agree with avastacia!

[richeau]

it's so lurvely!!!!

[Longhairdontcare2011]

@richeau

Thanks richeau :D!!

[avastacia]

have you thought about modeling? you're so pretty *^_^*

[Longhairdontcare2011]

Yikes! I look a HAM, especially in this vid lol. Thank you for your kind words!! I truly appreciate them :D

Takecare

[Destinay4lyf]

Wow, you have a lot of hair and thick hair lol. 1/4 of you hair section is probably my whole head of hair. Looks nice though, I WANNA TOUCH.!

[haloflicker]

wow how long did that take to grow what have u been useing

[YayFlannigan]

: D so lovely i might dribble loooool. my hair (not straightened) is past shoulder length how long did it take for ur hair to grow that long??

[UnperfectisPerfect]

Your hair is pretty it's not all shrinked up. I'm natural now and have wavy hair too but nowhere as long as yours...yet lol

[cynthcynth]

how many years did it take you to grow your hair this length, your hair is beautiful by the way. I was thinking about shaving my head and starting from scratch...is that how you started?

[xoxQuickSliverxox]

I wonder how much conditioner you go through?....

[Longhairdontcare2011]

I can use a regular sized conditioner 2-3x then it's gone lol.

[bree2496]

OMG! that's so fast lol

[PrettyCrappyUsername]

wow, how long have you been going natural? cuz i'm about a year & a half natural now

& we have the same hair texture :)

[mspinkers9]

About how many inches does your hair grow in a year?

[Longhairdontcare2011]

I would say a solid 4", which isn't very much.

[cottoncandychic]

@Longhairdontcare2011 ok so did u blowdry ur hair b4 u braided it or did just put conditioner and let it air dry?? and how long did u keep it in braids to see noticable length in your hair?

[Naturalsunshine41]

Love all the hair advice you give..thank you and Happy New Year.

[Longhairdontcare2011]

Thank you so much natural sunshine!

You have a Happy New year as well :)

[lwy2b]

i love, love, love your hair!!! I can't wait till my hair is that long. We have the same hair texture!

[Longhairdontcare2011]

Ty :)

gl on your journey!

[TheLalena30]

heylonghairdontcare2011 can you send me a pic or video of your hair before u went natural i want to compare and see how long it might take me to get to where u are love your hair see me at thelalena30

[grinnabee]

hi. beautiful hair! does your hair respond well to cones? do you use them all the time? you have ever had any trouble with cones staying in your hair? thanx.

[Longhairdontcare2011]

I respond well to cones, my hair regimen vid will answer the rest of your questions :)

be well

[PrettyCrappyUsername]

wow, you have the best hair i seen on youtube!! lol.

how long have you been growing your hair out??

[TheUntouchables6]

I hate to sound like I'm a groupie, but I must say you have the best hair on Youtube. Please do more videos about trimming and washing. I never really liked washing my hair in braids. I feel like the poo is not getting through my hair and scalp.

Did you find that when your hair got healthier, you had less shedding?

[Longhairdontcare2011]

I definitely did notice shedding once my hair was natural (aka when it got healthier).

My hair was paper thin when I had a perm if you could even imagine that by looking at my hair now.

Washing in braids doesn't get all of the residue out of your hair, but I for me it's better than nothing. Since I focus on the roots when i wash my hair out of braids, I just follow suit in braids and only run my fingers b/w the braids taking care not to break any hairs.

ty so much for he compliment :)

[FrenchMLSBABS]

Love your hair, after you wash your hair how do you style it? I don't like wearing my hair in wash n' go styles, and I saw in your other videos that you mostly wear french braids. Do you have any other ways you style your dry hair besides french braids? (I can't wear my hair in braids)

[thejelan]

I saw your hair growth video. When you hair first started growing you had an afro puff. As your hair grew the texture changed? or was it like that when it dries?

Your hair looks very healthy. Did you clip your ends as it grew?..

[Longhairdontcare2011]

I guess you missed it, but I have mentioned in a few other vids that my hair is heat trained. The same strands of hair will loosen over years of blowdrying. I clip when I have excessive splits. My last hair cut was oct 2008, but I clip splits individually as I see them sometimes.

ty for viewing, be well

[Flygirl19]

How exactly do you heat train? or rather what exactly is that?

[TheUntouchables6]

Heat training happened to me too and I didn't like it so much. It's when your hair texture is permanently altered because of continuous heat styling. I pressed my hair so much that the front would be straight even when wet. I didn't know it had a name, but I guess it was heat trained.

[Longhairdontcare2011]

Aww, sorry you don't like the results of using heat on your hair

I think that there's only a thin line b/w heat damage hair being non revertable and bone straight when wet is usually categorized as heat damage it's "heat training" when the hair maintains some of its curl pattern. I actuall had some bone straught strands in the back when i went to a bad salon. Just trim is slowly over time and try to work gently with it because those straight sections get tangled more than the fluffy portions

[animegirl4ever246nv]

What if u never used heat but ur hair is bone-straight but still afro-ish? my hair aint even long...

[5sizes2big]

so beautiful!!!!!

[wildorchid765]

Your hair is gorgeous. I am in college and so sick of being a slave to my hair, so come next semester I want to go natural. Do you have any advice on how I should start this process? Thanks for being so inspiring! Also, how long did it take for your hair to grow that long and is there anything I can do after I cut my hair down to the new growth to help it grow long like yours?

[gmcmim]

wildorchild765-If you eat healthy and keep your ends healthy your hair can grow at a pretty normal rate. Also drink water, it keeps the scalp moist. Make sure you eat plenty of proteins and fruits and vegetables. Protein means first importance. Good luck.

[Stardae]

love it!

how much shrinkage do u experience?

[lisalilsmartass]

my hair is exactly your text, just not your LENGTH !!! lol

[Beautytome]

love it

[ntrlbttrfly22]

Beautiful! I think my hair is g0ing t0 l00k that way, when it gets that length.

[booboo7786]

why is it soo hard for black people tu keep long hair, lik ive hardly eva seen a black person wiv long hair?? it wud be nyc if sum1 cud tell me

thanks

[Longhairdontcare2011]

@booboo7786

Are you Black? Do you have long hair?

[jilaipi]

@booboo7786

a lot of black women have relaxers at early ages and the relaxer damages the hair pretty badly and if they don't take care of it well enough, the hair breaks. it's kinda like the rate of growth is pretty close to the rate of breakage so it's hard for those type of women to have AND maintain long hair

[cjojay]

@booboo7786 Hi there. Afro textured hair is very curly- for some people, depending on their hair 'type' (esp 4C),so curly in fact that we call it kinky. Hair like this is very prone to dryness because natural hair oils from the scalp that normally help hair retain moisture (oils seal in moisture) are not able to navigate all the kinks and curls and have a hard time reaching the tips of our hair. Also, since tha hair is so curly, it is prone to knots.

[cjojay]

@booboo7786. Now imagine the combination of dry hair, knots and styling (combing, manipulating our hair) and you can see that it is vry prone to breakage. So, what happens is that african hair grows at the same rate as other types of hair but it often breaks at the ends. This is why it is so important for us to moisturize our hair and manipulate it minimally (eg braids, twists - called protective styles because they protect our hair frm damage), so that we can RETAIN length without breakage.

[cjojay]

@booboo7786 Lol. sorry, in summary then. We can grow our hair long with lots of care (moisture and minimal manipulation). There are MANY black women with long hair- relaxed and natural. Also, a 'fro is actually longer than it looks- if you stretch the hair from its natural curl (relax it, blw dry it etc) you see it's true length.

[14louisa]

@booboo7786 the problem is we dont know how to....but the infornation is out there....i found plenty of websites that helped me.....

[sherinaMTL]

@booboo7786 black people typically have the most fragile hair type and we dont know how to properly take care of it. Secondly, so many products are targeted to black women and they promise "growth" ad "healthy long hair" but if you read the ingredients it will RUIN your hair. When we all start educating ourselves on how to properly take care of our hair (i just started learning 7 month ago) then we will see more black people with long/healthy hair. Oh and another reason --> relaxers!

[rachelmm05]

@booboo7786 the reason you rarely see african american ladies with very long hair is b/c of a long standing misconception that we can't grow long hair but of course that's a lie...another reason is that many have no idea how to properly take care of their,, to keep your hair loaded down with super harsh chemical for yrs at a time causes major damage to the hair and therefore it wont grow..as you see this young lady take the time to care for hair and it's growing!

[Carlaesteful]

@rachelmm05 i am really glad you said that I appreciate your comment. I am also transitioning and I do believe black women are beautiful and that we can grow long healthy hair. I am currently on the journey to do just so. i have been getting bad backlash from my fellow black people. They make comments like " you will not be sophisticated" wow how we enslave our minds to think that we are nothing. (we are still in a slavery mindset) anyway thank you again

[curlicakes]

@booboo7786 Black people CAN grow long hair.. actually some black people's hair is a lot longer than you would think but due to shrinkage (especially if it's natural) it's really hard to tell how long their hair is. we also try so hard to make our hair manageable and straight they we often damage it and it just breaks off when it should be getting longer...

[AngelaCelesteMay]

@booboo7786 Many black people have very long hair, but many Americans, including many black people, think that beautiful hair comes in only one texture: straight, and as a result, spend time and money trying to force it into being straight all the time via too much heat, over using chemicals, and other things that damage it and break it off. Those with long hair typically respect its natural texture. After all, some of the longest hair in the world are locs on African and African American heads!

[supremelysexy]

@AngelaCelesteMay I'm sorry to correct you, but for the sake of everyone else reading this, who may not completely understand. Locks are the result of interlocking hair, most of which have broken away from the hair at the root of the scalp, hence the term locks aka dreadlocks. If it were combed out, most locks would be very badly damaged hair of strands, leading to maybe only a few inches of healthy hair at closer length towards the scalp. i'm jamaican. doesn't make me an authority but i know.

[melifergus]

Your hair is so beautiful, you got me thinking of going natural. My hair was so much longer before I started with chemicals.

[merceddees]

Ugh! If my hair could be half as full as yours I would be living it up! I think that one section you had out sums up my whole head pretty much, lol.

[Longhairdontcare2011]

lmao! stop lol. Natural hair brings out such a nice look on you(saw your vid)! Ty for watching :)

[onlyspeakingtruth]

i thought your curls would be a tighter pattern. they are rather loose. it's lovely the way it is.

[Longhairdontcare2011]

Yep, heat. Ty :)

[lisalilsmartass]

just wanted to ask whilst growing your (GORGEOUS) hair, what were the main things that really helped you maintain length ??? thanks :)

[cdm0014]

ur beautiful! i have a septum piercing too hehe

[Longhairdontcare2011]

oh goodness, I look a HAM lol, but ty sooo much!

[JJNNCC1993]

my favorite color of hair is black. I AM SO GLAD THAT IS MY NATURAL HAIR COLOR! :)

[Longhairdontcare2011]

:) ty for watching

[SKALOLE]

hey long hair, Just one question for now lol, did you experience your texture to get looser with the length?? from looking at your progress video at 0:24 your curl pattern looks looser now than then, would you say this is due to the weight of your hair now that it's longer?

[Longhairdontcare2011]

I did notice that, as well as looser b/c I do use heat. :D

[SKALOLE]

Do you use enoug heat to where it would change your hair texture??

[videowizard]

How much shrinkage do you experience? Would you say a little, average, or a lot? Thanks

[chubbi44]

lovely black hair

[Longhairdontcare2011]

TY SOOO MUCH!

[LeobodyC5]

Likewise ;^)

[Longhairdontcare2011]

idk, I made this vid because I told everyone that i'm not sure and they could judge for themselves. ty for watching :)

[seolchil]

Beautiful! i love your hair. Is your texture 4a,b or c? I have long kinky hair also (passed shoulder length but not as long as your's yet). how do you deal with all of it? What products do you use? Thank you.

[natrlchallenge]

Your hair is fabulous! Thank you for doing a video like this!

[Longhairdontcare2011]

Ty so much for watching!! :)

[akamizzT]

aw so purdyy =)

[Longhairdontcare2011]

ty!! :)

[dime1235]

I have heard a lot about that conditioner I have to pick up a bottle

[Longhairdontcare2011]

I've always loved Loreal, especially Vive, but I buy what's on sale lol.