hair growing tips, acceptance of natural hair, not knowing what to do with my hair
hi ladies!
im gonna start off with a timeline of my hairs journey: for a lot of my life, i have lived in a predominantly white area and it’s hard to find communities of people i can relate to. for a lot of middle school i was straightening my hair, back to back every single day then around 8th grade i had bleach my hair for the first time. i thought that while at least i can color my hair for the time being i would do so with box dye at home. my freshman year of high school i had decided to box my hair back to black in order to at let’s bring some maintenance to my hair. then once again my sophomore year i had decided to bleached my hair blonde once again which wasn’t very smart of me. 5 months later im back to dying my hair jet black with box dye. since then bleached has not touched my hair. i kept my hair in its natural state for a majority of high school other than back to back straightening my senior year. the summer after i graduated, i had gotten braids for the first time and i fell in LOVE with them. i continued to get braids to until now… i feel as though my hair has gotten healthier and thicker but my hair does not grow past my shoulder. i understand that my hair journeys is my fault for not taking better care of her and i regret it deeply. natural hair hasn’t grown past my bra strap since i was 11/12 (im 19 now) if anyone is able to provide me with any help or tips and tricks i would appreciate it 💕💕
(my hair can also barely hold product and i have a type c hair texture)
-this is also my first reddit post im sorry if its awful lol
edit: i appreciate everyone’s comments thank you 🖤