Grow Long Hair | Your Scientific Hair Growth Guide
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- How to Grow Long Hair: a science-based guide to growing long hair & achieving your hair goals
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Ready to get natural long hair? Your friendly neighborhood real life Rapunzel is here to help you on your journey to long hair with some long hair care and hair growth tips. Here's what I do to keep my hair growing and prevent it from breaking. So many of you kept asking me for hair tips -- probably because of my long blonde hair -- so I hope this is helpful for you!
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-- TABLE OF CONTENTS --
1:00 Phases of Hair Growth
2:47 How to Make Your Hair Stay in the Anagen Phase (growth phase) Longer
3:15 Do Hair Vitamins Work?
5:41 Hair Structure
9:00 How Keep Hair from Breaking Off
12:13 20 Quick Tips for Preventing Hair Damage
15:18 Shampoo
16:59 Thoughts to Keep in Mind
This past year we've been busting hair myths with science not just to help me on my natural hair journey, but more importantly, to help you guys on your hair journeys. Whether you want waist-length natural hair, hip-length hair, hair to the floor, or just want to learn about hair and maybe keep yours a little healthier, hope this helps you see how to retain length and reach all your hair goals!
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Chemical and Physical Behavior of Human Hair 5th Edition Clarence R. Robbins. You can buy it here: amzn.to/3iZ9uJ6 (but it's super expensive!)
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• The Science of Beauty ... Dr. Rolanda Wilkerson TEDx Talk
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One of my best friends: she bleaches her hair every month, does the keratin relaxer every other month, blowdries plus flatirons her hair after every wash. She’s done that for at least 5 years now. And she has the thickest and longest hair I’ve ever seen. Her hair is so thick, many people think she wears extensions. I do literally nothing to my hair and I don’t even have a quarter of her thickness. At some point you just start questioning life...
It's funny, my hair actually grew a lot thicker after I got my hair high-lifted. I had done literally nothing to my hair until 2016 (when I cut it mid length for the first time and it has never been long since), and it was the thinnest and unhealthiest hair, but when I started cutting it and adding highlights and then high-lift coloured it, it grew much thicker and healthier.
@@areyoucereals my problems with my hair started 2016 as well. But I'm not brave enough to touch it. I'm afraid it'll break off more than it does now...
@@areyoucereals Normally bleaching raises your hair cuticles, thus giving that "thick hair" feeling. That's why people normally say that bleaching your hair damages it.
Ugh I know someone with looong and super thick bleached hair too....what is life
Genetics 🤷🏻♀️ I have very thick and strong hair, can handle a lot!
she literally looks like rapunzel i-
She is way Prettier uwu
😱😱😱
No ..... I'm like a Mexican rapunzel's seriously my hair is longer than hers
@@mercedesac.9218 so....?? She still has super long blond hair and looks like rapunzel
@@svart6931 I think mercedes meant as in she would look more like the fairytale Rapunzel because she has longer hair while OP meant specifically the blonde green eyed Rapunzel from the Disney movie
Me getting a pixie cut
first week: I LOVE IT OMG GONNA USE THIS LOOK FOREVER
2nd week: *searching for this video*
~ Edit 3 years later ~
Healthy long hair again ♡. NEVER EVER cutting it so short again.
same i’m growing out this ugly mullet right now:,(
@@allisonmarie6404 don't worry bestie ugly mullets are trendy right now and think that it's growing anyway and that's what matters ♡
@@chchcherryb0mb asf plus at least we’re in quarantine😭 i’m at the most awkward hair stage i’ve had yet but have fun trying out every new length!! it’s fun getting so many different ways to appreciate your hair throughout the growth process
@@megumi5638 me neither 😭, is sooo boring. People say "yes do it, hair grows anyway" but they forget how maddening long is that process
@@allisonmarie6404 OMG ME TOO BESTIE
I'm here because my hair dresser doesn't know what what trim means
They never do.
And thats why i learned how to trim my own hair
Ohhh man that really sucks
@@ktc24601 yeah especially if you grow your hair for a long time and then comes a shitty hairstylist that chops it all of 😢
Or when you tell them please give me layers and they give you 3 step like monstrosities...
“avoid diy hair treatments”
are my hair potions I made when I was 7 years old a joke to you?
lol, I used to mix everything in the shower and put it on my head. My shampoo, yep! Body wash, why not! shaving cream, it feels cool!
@Bailey W. pls I used the perfume caps from my hello kitty $5 perfume to make them so my mom wouldn’t know
@@naomidies8346 so true 😂😭
Sarah ingle
🤚🏽😭 I feel u
My personal hair growth journey of success, I myself stuck to this daily regimen:
Take early morning sunshine every day for vitamin D. Eat vegetables of different colours. Using paraben-free and fragrance free hair shampoo and gently massaging two times per week with hair oil from litttleextra cocooonion oil. Important to keep in mind that hair growth is influenced by overall health as well as circulation and diet.
The cocoonnioonn hair shampoo and oil successfully controlled my hair fall.
Oarsmen’s are safe tonuse
1. Avoid bleaching
2. Avoid heat
3. Use UV protection
4. Protective hairstyles, especially in bed
5. Silk/satin bonet for sleeping
6. Silk/satin pillowcase
7. Switch up protective hairstyles
8. Avoid products with high pH
9. Don't wash hair every day
10. Always use conditioner with shampoo
11. Use a shower filter
12. Secure your hair before exercising or going in wind
13. Silk/satin hair elastin
14. Avoid pool water
15. Avoid blow dry
16. Do not tease your hair
17. Avoid twisting hair
18. Avoid chemical straigners and relaxers
19. Sleep without moving your head too much
20. Avoid DIY hair treatments
I physically can’t do most of this without focusing my life onto my hair😬
My adhd ass really appreciates you this is a long video lol
@@Pixie2sweet I have ADHD too. If every video would have a summary, world would be a better place.
Hey there if you want long and shiny healthy hair please check out my diy herbal oil on my youtube channel you will thank me later
How to know high Ph product?
Okay but can we just appreciate that Sarah spent THREE WHOLE WEEKS JUST READING AND TRYING TO CONDENSE THIS INFORMATION JUST FOR US?!?!?!?! That is more effort than I can put into anything
Don't wanna be rude but.......... reading a chem textbook isn't going to make anyone an expert in the field. FFS, I've read 3000+ pages of organic chem in my undergrad alone.
@@jcon2060 Agreed. But spending three whole weeks researching for a UA-cam video is a lot of effort!
Hey esthetician here, when I went to my internship at an esthetic surgeon and dermatology practice I learned so much of my education was wrong and incorrect. I was mortified. After this re-education and I started my career with spas and or big names in the beauty industry I was seen as an outlier. Needless to say thank you for diving deep into science when it comes to our bodies and marketing beauty.
I love how you consider multiple races/ethnic backgrounds when talking about hair! It’s so nice to have my coily hair type included in this scientific perspective 🥰 I can’t stop watching your videos now!
did you catch when she said on one of the tips "if you have coily hair, avoid twisting it" I thought that was odd I live in twists and they are considered a "protective" style lol i didn't see any comments about that
@@Riki-G I think the twist she meant was when persons with curly hair use their fingers to twirl in it. Just my opinion 🤔
@@denishagrindley6951ooooohhhhhh that makes sense,,,so like, finger coils??
@@Riki-G yeah some persons call it twisting or playing in your hair. I really don't think she meant the protective style.
Yes! Although I wanna site something. She mentions silk satin hair protectors and those are actually toxic to your skin it turns out and can lead to hair loss and skin damage. You can do further investigation if you’re curious about why this is exactly, but I’m sure that was something she threw in and wasn’t included in the text. I always assumed it was the best considering the silky material. I have about 5 feet of hair for example and I only use scrunchies, but I was using silk and satin hair covers, pillows, scrunchies until I recently experienced some really upsetting shedding.
Cotton is apparently better for the skin.
Girl I'm black but I'm a new subbie because you tell nothing but the truth and you didn't disrespect our African hair on your content. Much love and respect 🙏
how do people disrespect your hair?
@@Olivia-yb6rr I have a feeling that answering this question might turn things upside down so with such respect I'd rather not answer it if you don't might. But like I said, I'm so grateful for for the respect 🙏🙏🙏
Samkelisiwe Ngubo sorry, im just interested! didnt mean to be rude
@@Olivia-yb6rr no worries dear, I'm sure I would've asked the same question too😊
@@Olivia-yb6rr because people with “African hair” have very curly coil hair that’s usually dry so it’s puffy and sometimes not soft so some people call their hair “unprofessional “
I cut my hair short a few months ago and the regret is real. I’m now on my journey back to long hair and this is very helpful, thank you for the videos!
My hair cutter cut it to short 😰
@@twistedghost3585 same im so upset
@@HomeMoviesWithMindyandFamily my mum cut my hair up to my shoulders nearly a bob cut and im so sad its cause i got split ends, it was under my chest now its too short i was crying and need my hair long
How are you doing, queen??
Me who has been growing my hair for an year, realizing I've been doing everything correctly. 🍾🍾
Props to you👍🏻
What did you use?
@@mennatallah8126
Yes, I don't understand the ph level- How do I know? Anyone!?
How can I figure out the ph level of my shampoo?
@@skylarbix7912 get a ph testing kit and test it
i’m a hairstylist and pretty much everything you said in this video is something that we learned in beauty school !! it makes me so happy to see that you put so much work and research into this video and that you’re not spewing the same things that every hair care brand tells everyone ! always remember that if you’re getting information from a company, they likely are not telling the whole truth because their end goal is SALES, not necessarily actually telling you what is best for your hair ❣️
Wish hair dressers would learn what 2 inches means, everytime I go for a trim they have their sizzers raised to my shoulders 🤦
@Does it matter I have an idea... Instead of telling the hairstylist the exact length that you want to be cut..tell her/him shorter than that...like if you want an inch say half inch...hahhaha just thought about this..
I’ve struggled with my own hair and have often felt that many hair care people online simply don’t know what they’re talking about and spread potentially dangerous advice. I greatly appreciate how you have actually taken the time to go through scientific studies to actually determine what we *do* know about hair. Such a fantastic video!
Okay I'm glad I took a chance watching this video because it really surprised me to see her include African/ curly-coily hair types and textures and made me really happy to see some form of girls supporting girls by being very informative and as inclusive as she could be with this vid. Thank you so much! It is really appreciated ! 🥰 💕
Same here, I was thinking that this video was geared toward Caucasian hair, but I tried it and was really glad to see focus on other races kind of hair. And some useful info I can actually apply in my hair regimen.
YES, most of the time it’s just people talking about THEIR hair type, which is okay, but they never acknowledge that all hair is different, so they somehow expect us to get the same results which at times can be quite frustrating,especially for different people who may be new to hair care and don’t know any better. IE: when I first started hair care I washed it everyday and practically ripped out my curly locks because I thought that’s how it should be and I’m happy now that we’re able to just go to videos like this and get help, boy I wished I had this when I started my hair journey😃
Me too!! I learned so much!! I wasn’t expecting cause I’m so use to not seeing people go into the differences. Love it!!! I always wondered if it was true we lose around 100 strands cause it really seemed like we actually lose less.
I was pleasantly surprised as well. Love the video ❤️
My hair is caucasian, obvs, but I tend to watch curly/coily hair videos cause they help a lot when you need help to grow and nourish very dry hair, so I think being inclusive should be always a must
how to grow long hair:
1. genetics
2. don't cut it
3. be nice to it
2. cut the tips 2 times a year*
4. absolutely no heat of any kind.
5. Pray it grows
@@leanneadams2549 Yes, I learned the hard way to NEVER ask for a "trim",all they hear is Cut My Hair Off, however you want! Ask for a "dusting"! If they don't know what you mean, it means that they did not go to a reputable school.
@@Tuffolo Yup!!!🤣
FINALLY a video that actually has decent, sensical and fabulously glorious hair facts. Ive literally been scouring the internet for days trying to find anything that makes even a little bit of sense and you have hit the nail on the head, finished the building and buried the hammer. I could kiss you!!! xxxxx
Being a science student, I appreciate you for all those efforts you did to understand those topics. It is literally the best video on hair growth on the internet.♥️✨
Thank you!!! 🙏🏻
Hey there if you want long and shiny healthy hair please check out my diy herbal oil on my youtube channel you will thank me later
This is undoubtedly the single most helpful hair growth video I’ve ever seen
Asian hair having the most protection makes so much sense have you seen Indian women’s hair they are so luscious
This is the ONLY video I've found that actually looks at hair science in depth. Usually people say one or two things backed by 'science' to make their video sound legit, but you FILLED this video with facts and information (and even put a link to buy the book)! I especially liked the bit about how acidity in shampoo is very dangerous, I've heard the talk on sulfates, but very few people have said much about pH.
Thank you for the education you gifted me!
I'm just seeing your comment, but as much information as I got from it(a lot!) I'm left wondering how to find out what the ph level is in my shampoo..? If you know anything, could you tell me? I would SO appreciate it!😊
There is curly chemistry and greenbeauty's channels as well.
@@skylarbix7912 Amazon sells pH test strips. 7 is neutral like water. I heard baking soda (mixed in water) is an 8.
Being a science student I get that these studies are hard af to understand lmao I can't understand half of them either. So thank you for putting yourself through that pain 🥺
Sarah, we share a name, and long hair stories also. Grew up not able to cut my hair, long story. But I always did have long hair, so every time I cut it I cried. But people always were like, you have 4 kids, why the hair? You are too old for long hair. Done listening, I do not feel right with short hair ( short to me is around mid back really) I had hair down to my knees as a teenager. My mother washed it every 4 days, finger combed it and braided it when dry , 2 days later, used conditioner for tangles. So that is how I still do my hair. Your video came up, and I am very happy it did!
Nobody:
Sarah’s straps on her blouse: ⬆️⬇️➡️↗️↘️↙️↖️⬅️
I cut them off after I saw the footage 😆
@@SarahIngleOfficial those straps
She’s probably so frustrated with them. I don’t know why companies put those silly straps on the blouses
Now I can’t Unsee it 👁👁
Margaret Stewart they are there to keep them on the hanger in the store. I have velvet no slip hangers and cut them off after I get home.
As a former hairdresser I can say she really did her homework 👍
Okay quick question
So I cute my hair and shaved a lot of it off in January. I'm really self conscious about it. How do you suggest getting it to grow fast so it's longer by the time school starts in September?
@@jaidynrodocker5460 I keep commenting tips for u but they keep disappearing :((( Sorry sis
@Jaidyn Rodocker Massage ur scalp every morning and night. Diet; I recommend fish. Find good shampoo and conditioner and only wash the roots bc the product will rinse its way to the tips. Dont overwash. Puberty changes your hair so beware if ur going through that.
@@jaidynrodocker5460 Dont tie it too tight i would recommend to use a soft cotton headband to tame it. Stress causes hair loss so stay positive. Trimming makes it grow healthier not quicker. Hair olive oil is my fav keep it in for 24 hours then wash it out. I am NOT a professional but these are tips from personal experience so i hope i help u ;)
@@jaidynrodocker5460 worst case get a wig if you feel to self-conscious
During the summer of 2018 i had hair that barely reached my shoulders. Now, in january 2021 my hair has reached my lower back!!
My hair used to be so thin and barely grew before i tried these tips❤️:
- Braid your hair into pigtails before sleeping (to avoid breakage)
- Take biotin and silica daily (this really kickstarted my hairgrowth, and i dont use it anymore - it truly worked for me!)
- Be gentle and PATIENT and your fingers to work through knots and tangles.
- Use a good hair oil and leave in conditioners after washing your hair (hair oil also helps to soften tight knots)
- Rinse with cold water (i do it in the sink) after shampoo to close cuticles
- Use hairties without those metal pieces on them
- Spend time finding split ends and cut them off so the split doesn’t split any further and weaken the hair strand
- Always try to avoid heat styling and blowdrying
- Avoid too much stress and anxiety, as it fucks up your hormones (as mentioned in the video)
Hope your hair grows all the way down to your ass. Amen 😘
How thin was ur hair, my hairs thin, and shedding, I took biotin for 6 months, stopped it a mo th and a half ago, mybhair is shedding, specially when I comb it, I'm older 48, did biotin really work for you, and is ur hair thicker now
Tyy
@@newyorkusa9155 if you hold your thumb and pointer finger together and form a circle, and move your pointer finger to the first bending point of your thumb, thats how thick my hair used to be when held together. My hair is still pretty fine in texture, but it seems like theres just more hair follicles now 😅 my mom (now age 53) used to have many bald spots and thats caused her to have very, very thin hair now... when you’re 48 your body is most likely entering/or in the middle of menopause, so i’d definitely suggest you speak to your doctor about the hair loss ❤️ many women (40+) start losing hair due to hormonal changes. But maybe you’re low on certain vitamins, or maybe there’s something else to be done☺️ good luck!
@@lineavictoria2631 Could you suggest a good hair oil to apply post shampoo? Also, should I apply when it is still wet/semi dry or after it is completely dry?
@@Hari-bz1mh yeah i LOVE Biosilk Silk therapy 😭 i bought a small 15 ml bottle that lasted me 2 months and i used it after washing ny hair, while its damp. You wanna apply hair products while your hair is damp because the hair cuticles will be opened and able to take in all the nutrients of the product ❤️ completely wet hair will not absorb oil because as we know, water and oil wont mix. biosilk can be super pricy and small bottles may be hard to find, so Revlon Uniq 1 (one) leave in is also amazing, same goes for Syoss beauty elixir. I’ve tried numerous oils during my hair growth journey, and these oils truly help SO much when it comes to detangling your hair with your fingers. Omg i am physically not able to answer people in a short message 😂 i hope this helped tho!
Also stress is not good for hair growth.
Haha I’m screwed 🤦🏼♀️
This is too relatable 🤣😭
Exercise decreases your response to stress.
Me: * wants long hair *
Also me: * very stressed person *
Also me: * stressed about being stressed *
Still me: * stressed because I’m worried about never getting long hair because I stress too much *
My hair: leave me alone
SAME me over here with a high stress job and constant anxiety anyways like... no wonder my hair is so broken
@@liawatson5789 the reason I have stress:
wait no way, i found ur channel through this video and I was expecting to see more than 1 million subs, how could u not even have 100k???
Haha well thank you! Working toward growing that sub count every day ☺️👍🏻
Same! I couldn't believe it! She puts so much effort into her vids and only has this amount?!
My doctor recommended swimming for my back problems, and I would wet hair before going into the pool, cover hair with conditioner, place a lycra cap over my hair, and then a rubber cap over that. When I got out of the pool my hair was better conditioned than when I went in. You then immediately rinse your hair, wash it once and reapply conditioner.
You just described deep conditioning, my friend. The process of adding conditioner then covering it with a cap to add heat helps with hydrating, moisturizing, amd repairing your hair.
My swim cap would start slipping off when I added conditioner
@@artisticagi Most caps nowadays are made out of silicone; that might be your problem. For the outer cap, try using a rubber (latex) bubble swim cap with chin strap. Those caps will probably stay on even without using the optional chin strap. Make certain it is made out of rubber or latex. I've seen swim caps advertised as rubber, but when you look at the materials used it says silicone. Of course if you are allergic to latex that's not going to help. There are silicone swim caps with chin straps, but I don't know if they would stay on even with the chin strap.
I luv that she included coily hair she's a 100%
I liked that you made that distinction between combing wet vs dry for straight/wavy and curly/coily hair. I was always confused about which way was better and I’d read about one being better and then next time it’s the other being better
Anecdotally I have thick wavy hair and I can't brush my hair dry.
I feel like it's kinda common sense tho
I had 22 inches and I cut 7 off today. I want my long hair back! I loved my short hair for about 5 hours then I wanted my long hair back!
The only way to make your hair grow faster is to have fun (time flies when you’re having fun) 😂
shes literally a living rapunzel
I have curly coily hair so my hair goes from being waist-length in the shower to shoulder-length when dry lol. Also Sarah's hair looks wavy, like she should try styling it wavy if she hasn't already.
me: ugh I wish i had long hair
also me: *gets sick of my hair staying the same and grabs a pair of scissors*
Lol same
@Caramel Cupcake Yeah I can't pull off a pixie or a short bob but what I mean by short is kind of in between chin and shoulders.
i was bored at home and cut bangs and it looks like a mullet istg i'm not watching diy home hair cut videos anymore 😭😭
me
@Caramel Cupcake i have broad hairs so I have to hide em with my long hair
I am 55 years old and I didn’t know a lot of this information. Thank you so much for making this awesome video! I learned sooo much and I will share this information with my daughters who are 22 and 25.
I’m so glad u included the hair of multiple ethnics I was a bit scared that we were going to be excluded
Would you ever make a video specifically on hair hydration and hair treatments (like masks, conditioners, oils, leave-in products)? I think it’d be super helpful and interesting
Thank you so much for being so inclusive of african hair textures. I never have seen a white person discuss my hair to this extent and I have learned so much too. You know more than a lot of us.
I have curly hair, and I’ve always thought it was better to brush it wet, even though I was always told that’s less healthy, so thank you for validating me!!
I really love how you talked about African hair as well
Hey army!💜
Same
it was just yesterday I chopped 14 inches of my hair .. and here I'm at 1:30 am today watching ways to grow your hair 🤣🤣🤣
Being impulsive suck sometimes😅
Same, I cut 50cm from my hair two days ago 😂
I cut 13 inches in September! Now I want it long again!
I practically shaved my head. I miss my long hair 😩
Same. There is not a single hair cut that i have not regretted.
After many years I learned the true secret: don’t cut it lmao
my compulsive ass could never
At least a 1 inch trim once a year 😬 If your ends have split ends/damage, they're going to be breaking breaking off and your hair won't be able to retain any length.
@@rowdyruffyu real 4 that
Fun fact, you can see end peak force with ribbons! They shed like crazy when you cut them straight across and stay perfect when cut on an angle. Similar to cutting fabric on a bias when sewing :D
This is actually pretty interesting. So many of these types of videos end up giving out inaccurate info, but this seems very straightforward and backed up by science and studies. My hair is about to hit classic length and I’ll hopefully hit thigh length sometime next year. It’s not quick though! My hair grows quicker than the average person and it still took me 4 years to get it down to my butt from a pixie cut !
''6 inches per year''
*has been growing hair out for 10 years and it hasn't even grown 4 inches or 3 inches*
OMG SAME hahaha 🤦♀️ this is where u start questioning life
For most MOST people
it's coz you're losing your length through breakage
Diet , stress are real… so is genetics
Huge fan of rosemary water and fresh aloe hair rinse
I knew my hair liked being brushed wet, but everybody was like "nawwww don't do day, dry brush only"
This!!! Same!!!
But does it work
Like my hair cannot be brushed unless it's wet when it's dry it gets soo much tangles like its near to impossible.
This is easily the most informative, thoughtful, respectful, and colloquial hair content on the internet right now. More, please!
Hi, Girl! You are so good doing this stuff, and you look so great! 🥰
I'm a woman who turned 62 years old in December, and by that time I had grown my hair for 4 years. I was totally short, like a boy cut, when I decided to let my hair grow.
In my teens, twenthies,thirthies, forthies and fifthies I had my hair between my shoulders to my back, just above my bra. I never seem to get it longer, so now I wanted to give it a try.
In about 2 years with no trimming, it reached my bra on my back, and the next 2 years it reached my waist.
Now I' m 4 years and 3 months in, and now its another 5 cm longer.
I trim it very little 3 times a year now.
Like 3mm- 1,5 cm.
I want it to reach my mid hips, just before my thies, around midway on my butt. That is because I want my braid to reach my upper part of the hips. Its now to my waist when braided.
I have very thick hair, and thickness is all the way down, so I love it, and even young people does give me compliments on it.
I have natural light blonde hair, so my grey's does not show too much.
Every year early spring, I dye it with a tone just one small grade darker, because the sun makes it very White.
I do not want to meet another summer with my hair all white already.
I use Loreal excellence number 8.
And by doing that I get the exact same natural colour I had in my early teens before I ever had any colour added.
My daughter say I have to donate my hair, when I die, because it is so soft and thick. May be I will, May be I will tell her to cut it, haha. I want her to take a picture of me first though.🤣
The pic on my Page here is from December. Hair was white after a long summer by the sea. But its not like that now. Its more like yours.
In about 1 year I might have reached my goal. My hair never gets greasy on my scalp, and I do not clean it more than 1-2 times a week.
Now I can not understand why I never let it grow longer when I was young. Makes me irritabel, haha, because I could have looked much more pretty. Well, now I'm a wife, mother and grandmother, so who cares how I look. 😆 I just wanna be a grand old Lady with nicer hair than most grannies I know. That is ok enough.
God bless you Girl, and you guys whoever reading. Take care!
Greetings from Norway.
🌷🤍🌷🤍🌷🤍🌷🤍🌷🤍🌷🤍🌷
What's your hair washing methods/products you use?
You’re the first poster I’ve seen over 50 (I’m sure there are others). What do you do to keep it thick and strong? I’m having thinning hair due to menopause.
This past year I've started using henna to color my hair. It's all natural and covers and stays on the white hairs better than any box color. If I use a box color, it comes off of the white hair in 2 weeks, even if it's permanent color.
I'm not saying you have to use henna. I just wanted to comment here and say your hair sounds beautiful!!! 💕
Your birthday is on December! Me too! I'm 9 - 14 years old
@@JoJoGranum sorry Im late...almost 4 years since I was here. I cut my hair off March 8. 2024. By that time my hair was shorter than the years and months before, but still 87 cm.
I kept it by never using hairdryer, no spray, nothing on my scalp, only a bit conditioner at the ends....that I did not rinse out. I ate vitamins, drinking whole milk, eating eggs, I trimmed it 2 cm every second month.
If I want long hair again I just let it grow. But I love it now. Fit for a girl soon 66.
I want my hair to grow at least the length of Rapunzel’s hair, of course.
I love the reminder to not compare your hair to others, and to take in all that information for when looking at products and doing stuff to your hair, but not to follow it strictly because that could very much negatively impact your wellbeing.
And if I could have my hair any length, I'd definitely want to have it Rapunzel's length. And if I could cut it short and magically grow it straight away again, that would be perfect. Oh, and I'd love to be able to dye it any colour without damaging it, too. Then I wouldn't need to buy wigs XD
I loved watching this because I know it's for people with long hair trying to get longer and i have buzzed head trying to grow out
You are my new favorite UA-camr. I love how inclusive you are, how honest you are, and how kind you are, and how much research you do! The list could go on! I’m just so happy I found this channel! 💕
I've had my hair in finger coils for over 5 years (blonde box dye & Semi Permanent purple dye on top). No idea what I look like natural anymore! Even though it actually goes to my hips SHRINKAGE IS REAL!
OMG!!! it is the first time that I finally find a hair care channel that does not try to sell me "Magic" methods, you actually explain how it works and I am really enjoying learning the truth about what was I doing wrong with my hair.
THANK YOUUUUU
You should do a video testing the ph of diy hair treatments/debunking them.
Can't be the only one who thinks she looks so much like Karen Gillan
yesss, I kept thinking who does she remind me of but couldn't figure it out :))) but both of them are uniquely gorgeous also! ;)
I actually thought she was Karen Gillan the first time I clicked on this video!
I am a male aged 64 now and have long blonde hair about the same length as yours in this UA-cam video and light blonde . The age off my hair would be over 35 years and my beard over 20 years . I do like watching hair videos and listening to peoples hair journeys . Keep up the good work and looking forward to seeing more UA-cam videos on hair .
Me 4 minutes into watching this video: Welp guess I gotta get pregnant 🤰🏻💁🏻♀️
I was thinking of that xD
Pregnancy can cause hair LOSS in a lot of women lol
Then after the baby comes postpartum shedding (for some not all).
u lose hair
NO don't do it. I am pregnant. And I hate it. I am almost 8 months
I like my hair to hang past shoulders....which means I have to grow it almost to my back. It's curly....so the hair looks 50% shorter than it is.
I feel like the struggle
Hey there if you want long and shiny healthy hair please check out my diy herbal oil on my youtube channel you will thank me later😊
FINALLY a video that’s thoroughly researched and explains everything in a good and realistic manner
Wow, after many years of looking for videos on UA-cam on how to grow long hair, I have finally found the absolute perfect video! Scientifically informative and makes so much more sense! And the comment at the end not to become overly obsessed with it! Really great, thanks so much!
the thing about "it takes her 4 hours to dry" made me laugh cos having curly hair means it takes 4 or five hours hahaha
my hair has big curls and they're shoulder length (AND i have an undercut) so i'm pretty ok but it still takes two hours so when i heard four i was like "that's... it???" like sis got ten times my hair and they complain about only four hours??
When I used to sleep with my hair wet before I realized it was bad it would still be wet in the morning lol
They didnt cite the method..
Drying time depends on porosity and not on the texture of hair
I have type 3 hair but it is thin as baby hair ... a bit longer than shoulder, when dry ... it takes about half an hour
I'd love it if you do study on traditional Indian haircare (oiling before wash, natural shampoo etc)
I like that you have long hair ...what tends to happen is folks with extremely short and broken hair be telling folks how to grow hair. I be like " really...my hair is healthier than yours...duh" but you walk the walk while talking the talk.
Genetics also play a part..
@@PeerCoxFashionRec ya she mentioned that first. I have long hair...I was just making an observation of things I experience in my community.
Not everyone is born with thick long hair. It doesn't mean the rest of us know nothing.
Looool ikr their tips never helped back when I had short hair. Smh
@@nolor8397 no one is ever born with long hair...
My hair is down to my butt. It's mainly due to not messing with it. I don't use heat styling & i do my best to keep up with a healthy hair routine, but lately it has been having buildup issues so I'm working with this new challenge & learning what I can. Taking what works, leaving what doesnt. Another challenge I have is my daughter has more african hair & since financially I can't afford a million different products, I mainly focus on her hair health & I think that's where my build up issues are coming from. It's interesting.
You're a good Mama and that's what counts. Bless you.
i rlly thought this would be just another "massage for 10 mins a day" kind of video, but this was so informative and so worth watching!! i never really trusted those gummies either..... defo subbing! thank you for taking the time to read that book and help us!! LOVE IT!
I’m going back darker for fall perfect time to not keep bleaching my hair then lol got bored with my blonde as it is profile pic is old I had extensions and took them out I want naturally long hair also as a hairstylist this is one of the best videos I’ve seen on hair growth
pls make more videos on this book!!! I honestly want to read the book now. It feels like it's been forever since I learned anything new about hair, and this video taught me soooooo much I had no idea blunt hair cuts cause more breakage, that was new to me and makes me want my tapered hair back hahaha
I didn’t even know this and I’m a hairstylist I usually taper my own ends since people cut it more in a blunt edge and it’s not what I like because I think it makes my fine hair have more texture when it’s not blunt lol
Currently on my journey of growing my hair until it's mid-thigh length. That's my dream length. ☺️ Also tryin to keep it as healthy as possible. I used to dye my hair a whole lot when younger, even into adulthood.
That's my dream length as well
Hey there if you want long and shiny healthy hair please check out my diy herbal oil on my youtube channel you will thank me later 😁
Hey girl this is the first time I’ve ever seen one of your videos but I must say I cannot believe anyone would give it a thumbs down LOL! Everything that you said or rather read is absolutely true. I’ve been in the hair industry for about 16 years and your information is extremely accurate thank you for passing on the info to other people who may not have known🖖🏾
You should know how long you’ve been in the hair business, about is a poor timeline!
@@madonnaborromeo3961
Lol wtf were you attempting to say… that made no sense
@@madonnaborromeo3961
I guess, 16yrs… 3 months, 26days, 13hours, 27mins and 19secs 20sec 21secs
😂Good answer
@@cherylblaha8911 😂👍🏾
I would make my hair probably around my knees because then I would be able to put it in french plaits that I could sit on!!! I would love that!!!
As professional Hairstylist for 5 years I learned a few things! This was so well made!
As a scientist myself and a hair lover, I love this video! I have an olaplex mask in my hair as I watch this.
What is an olaplex?!😊
@@skylarbix7912 it is a brand of hair products. They incorporate scientific solutions and bonding to make your hair stronger and ultimately healthier.
I love that you based this on science and did your homework. Not many people would! This knowledge was sooooo useful. I truly admire and appreciate your sincerity and efforts in making this video come to life. It's rare to see someone so beautifully nerdy in the hair industry part of UA-cam. Thank you for sharing your sources too! I checked out the text book you read and yeah you're right-it is expensive! How many pages is that thing lol? $227 for a paperback copy and $344 for a hardcover. I think it will be worth it. People don't seem to value knowledge like they used to and would rather spend their money on clothes and makeup instead of books. I'm glad you've shared a healthy balance. Your video was so well done! I'm really glad I came across it. Looking forward to your next nerdy videos ;)
Thank you so much! I’ve been sitting at my computer all day for days editing the next one, so this was just the encouragement I needed right now. So glad you enjoy and appreciate the many, many hours of work that go into making these 🙏🏻❤️
Also, not sure actually how many pages it is because I have the ebook and I realized every time I change the size of the window, the number of pages change 😆
This was legit the best hair video ever. Incredibly informative and honestly changed my view so much. Thank you
Thanks Sarah!
I have been growing my hair to donate to patients undergoing chemotherapy and it's still not enough. I will try these tips...xo
OMG you are SO SWEET I hope you and the patients have a happy healthy life❤️🥺🥺❤️
Awww let's be proud of Sarah that how much she does for us
Ok, I know your video is 2 years old, but I just found it. It’s the best I’ve seen. I’ve watched a number of videos and have found something problematic with each one, but yours makes sense as well as coming from sound research.
I’m 63. Had to retire early in 2015 because I became disabled due to chronic pain and fatigue.
Now rather than having to style my hair for work, I’m happy to have the luxury of trying to grow it LONG! I’d love to grow it to tailbone level. It’s fine, but thick and has some natural curl and wave. It’s almost mid-back now.
I’ve been using L’Oreal Dream Lengths when I wash it, and not washing it more than once a week.
I’m using some oils on it-olive, mixed with some castor rosemary oil to try to keep it moisturized, especially on my ends.
I’ll be looking for more of your videos! Thank you for the work you put into understanding the subject! Your hair is beautiful.
I'm very distracted by the extra things hanging out of her shirt at the shoulders 😂😂😂
Omg it was driving me bananas!! They popped out and I couldn’t see until I started going through the footage 🤦🏼♀️
Xaviera Nicholette Update on the black shirt dangly situation: I have removed them. 💀 Wearing the shirt again today and all I could see was this video playing in my head on repeat in slow-mo zooming into the black strings. So I grabbed a pair of scissors ✂️
@@SarahIngleOfficial the fact that you didn't notice until after the video shows that you're holding eye contact with your audience vs watching yourself and I can't tell you how much I appreciate that 😂 😂 I literally can't watch videos when people are looking at themselves the whole time!
@@SarahIngleOfficial wooohoo!!! 😂😆😆
@@SarahIngleOfficial I only saw them about 12 minutes into the video but it happens to all of us don't worry, I always end up cutting them
A couple of years ago my hair was about 28 inches long, and right now I'm taking care of it to get it back that long. ✨
Thank you very much for your video! 🙌
I'm 60 and my hair is currently waist length. Helped by the pandemic and not wanting to hassle with it. Since I didn't really need to. So I've been doing a lot of these things that you suggest, unwittingly. I want my hair to be butt length and not thin on the ends. I have had one great hairdresser with long hair who was all about cutting my hair to keep it long. She worked for a Supercuts and now I'll probably never find her again. New subscriber.
If your hair could magically be any length, how long would you want it to be? 😁
Classic length! 😊
The same length as Rapunzel whit her long hair
I rather keep it short ever since I got it cut two years ago.
100 feet long! 💛
butt length
You are so adorable. We all fall into one of the three categories. That's why they only tested the three categories of Asian, African, and Caucasian. Everyone is either Asian, African or Caucasian, or a mix of two or all three. Great video. Thanks for sharing and researching.
You forgot about Latinos/Hispanics lol
@@fenn__fenn Latino’s for the most part are a mix of the three races. They’re not a separate race.
I'm Melanesian, what category am I in
I'm Asian, and you are amazing! I can not stop watching your videos this helped to grow my hair! Thank you so so much I love your videos!
The fact the you actually reads for content... I'M SUBSCRIBING!
me: *already has hair down to my butt*
also me: i’ll watch this anyways lol
My hair just reached above the hip line that's also when I straighten them. I am also trying to grow them
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As someone who has long hair and makes soap, this video really resonates with me. I wanted to respond to your comment about lather. People absolutely believe that lather means clean, it has nothing to do with getting clean, like you said. Soapmakers often have to add extra products to their handmade soap to give it a better lather, otherwise people won't buy it. Store-bought soap is full of detergents and chemicals to make it lather, which isn't healthy for skin let alone hair.
I love the visuals and that you cite your sources. You're a breathe of fresh air! 😊
New to watching. Been trying to grow my hair out. Biology degree here, and this reminded me of info I had forgotten..so Ty.
Btw, the shapes (decor) in your background are giving me “OA” vibes and missing the show that was dropped by Netflix 😭
I'm pretty happy with my hair length, it's almost to my waist, but sometimes I still feel it looks ugly. I know this isn't true as I get compliments frequently, but it's just that my hair won't commit to anything (maybe it represents my personality, I'm very indecisive). It's not wavy, but neither is it straight (like a bisexual... wait). It's not blonde, but neither is it truly red. It's really just this pale blondish brownish redish color that is hard to define but people refer to as simply "red" (um, actually, it's strawberry blonde. Fight me). I could dye my hair but there is just a lot to unpack with that concept when you naturally have an unusual hair color. Sometimes I like my hair color, but most of the time I have a difficult relationship with it... and that's what I'd really like to improve. Not my hair-- my attitude.
...and writing this comment was very cathartic and I feel better about my hair already because I realize we have things in common.
I love strawberry blond hair! I have dark brown hair, and it can never decide whether it wants to be curly, wavy, straight, frizzy, literally any hair type XD your hair sounds beautiful, I'm sure it looks lovely on you 💜
@@gianna526 I have the same hair color problem and it’s simply so frustrating because I don’t even know what it is
@@paleperson4684 I feel like hair just hates everyone lol. I've never met anyone who doesn't have some sort of hair problem.
@@gianna526 my hair has commitment issues. 💀
My hair grew so much in the past couple of years and honestly I changed nothing to my lifestyle, I honestly think it is mostly just genetics. Also, like you said: long hair isn't everything. I am not happier now that I have longer hair, it gets in the way and I always thought I would do cool hairstyles with it like crazy braids, in all the years my hair has been longer than waist length, I might've braided it 2 times.
For me long hair is everything I had very long hair and I was so confident and happy with myself :( but yes it was annoying to take care of lol
I've never found my hip length hair hard to maintain even though it's thick and high porosity. I just get a good leave in and jel and keep it secure in a silk cap and I never have to do anything to it in the morning except putting it in a loose ponytail or plat
@@stariehearts2366
I wish my hair was long like that!
@@skylarbix7912 I've actually cut my long hair since typing my above comment, and now it's to my chin 😅 I didn't wanna do it, but my hair was damaged and it didn't look as good as I originally thought. I've realised that having long hair is meaningless if it isn't healthy, so I've started my journey to growing my bob long again, but this time I'm gonna make sure it's actually healthy and long, instead of damaged and long :)
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That's a great idea. I was tired of bleaching my hair- just to much work & SO much damage, I cut it all off! I hated it short, but 2 1/2years later it's grown to about 3inches past my shoulders-so I'm happy with this, however I think it's stopped growing,😪 & I'm noticing hair in my brush!! I hope it's just shedding a little bit. I'm w/you though, I'd rather have healthy hair than long hair that's falling out 💇♀️!
Love the video and the clarity of the information. Everything described is easy peesy. If you do this- your hair will get longer, if you do that- you will damage it. When I started studying hair and the health of it, I couldn’t believe I ever fell for fancy shampoo commercials, and even worse, hair growth supplements that are supposed to work magic. So glad I stopped experimenting with those
Something really amazing I learned: Do Not Compare Your Hair to Anybody Else’s Hair. Thank you so much ❤️ I truly needed to hear that🌺
So much work and effort obviously went into this video and I'm here for it!! 💕I'm currently trying to get my hair to 26"! Love your uploads as always and I hope Brian does my voiceover is coming soon, I still think it would be hilarious to see you talking with his voice 😂😂❤️
Thank you!! I was going to try to make it my next video, but now it may not be because something very exciting is now happening tomorrow and I am dying to tell you guys about it 😁
@@SarahIngleOfficial Well I hope it is coming soon, whenever that is 💖💖
You should definitely do a video on African American hair especially relaxed African hair 😨
I think if your hair is relaxed it cant grow My grandma & my friends hair are relaxed and it hasn’t grown since
The youtuber seun okimi has long relaxed hair and does scientific based videos on length retention!
@@Gisella16 I relax my hair and it has grown since, I think it depends if you're using a lye relaxer or not but my hair is damaged from straightening/relaxing
@@Gisella16 there are lots of people with really long relaxed hair but I also think it makes one's hair even more brittle.
@@Gisella16 not true
I watched about 30 DIY hair tutorials earlier today. YOU are the ONLY ONE WHO MAKES ANY SENSE!! All the different combinations of oils,eggs,rice water and etc. was seriously irritating me!! I totally agree with you on everything you said! I'm part Native American Indian and have a little Asian in my lineage,too. I trim my hair on a full moon (Native American Indian culture) I wash my hair every 2-3 days. But, I do color my hair about every 6-8 weeks, sometimes less and sometimes a little longer. I got my first gray hair at the age of 26, and now I'm 42, I'll be 43 in August. If I didn't color my hair it would look like salt and pepper but with more salt.😜😜😜😢😢. I was supposed to get extensions in my hair a few months ago, but I unfortunately lost contact with the lady who was going to do it. I ABSOLUTELY do not like just anymore messing with my hair, because just like you said some people tend to get jealous and want to chop off long hair somebody has! I have had long hair since I was a child, when I was pregnant with my son my hair was the thickest most lustrous beautiful it had ever been in my life!! Post pregnancy it took several years though but now my hair is so damaged and fried looking because I color it! I know that's not helpful to having healthy hair but I refuse to be half gray right now! I do coconut oil treatments mixed in with deep conditioner treatments and I take collagen biotin, L- lysine. But I did take fenugreek for a while a couple years ago and not seem to help. But like you said each of us knows our hair better than anybody else we can't compare it and I totally agree with you on that. But I swear when I trim my hair on full moon, it actually does grow longer not much centimeter or so. But I can tell because I color my hair and in two weeks later it's a full moon and I trim it. Then next thing I know I have a half an inch or less of gray hairs coming out the roots. Anyways thank you so much for your information and your thorough research you are fantastic for doing that!!