@poster Try this website. I grew my hair an extra 8 inches this year and my moms hair grew an extra 4 inches in just two months.
http://www.growafrohairlong.com/index.html. She has videos and everything.
The way to grow your hair longer is to:
1. First have someone clip your ends.
2. The next think you need to do is purchase a satin head scarf. You are to always sleep in this head scarf because sleeping with your hair unprotected causes split ends. Pillowcase fabric can also cause your hair to dry out and split.
3. You need to keep all hot irons and blow dryers out of your hair. Use hot irons and blow dryers sparingly. Maybe once or twice a month.
4. If you plan to keep your hair braided, STAY AWAY FROM MICROBRAIDS. They tend to weaken the strand.
5. The kind of braids that you should get are the larger ones about the size of a pencil. Whoever braids your hair should also soak the chemicals out of the nylon synthetic hair that she will be using to extend the lenght of your braids. You can also soak away the chemicals by doing it yourself at home in your kitchen sink and then allowing the hair to dry before your appointment.
6. If you plan to keep your hair braided, you must wash your hair once a week by gently using a sponge, water and shampoo solution. You should also use a cholesterol conditioner and let the condition sit in your hair for 15 -20 minutes. After rinsing the cholesterol conditioner from your hair, you need to moisturize the strand of your hair with a waterbased leave in conditioner like Infusium 23.
7. If you plan to use a light oil moisturizer like "Doo Grow", (which is what I use. It works so well) use your light oil moisturizer LAST because oil seals in the water from your leave in conditioner.
8. Purchase a hair growth vitamin. These vitamins usually run about $25 for 60 tablets. Hair growth vitamins will help to extend the growth phase of your hair. Black hair usually grows 1/2 inch every month, but with a hair vitamin you will be able to get more growth, for your money. (ha ha) It's also important to eat fruits and veggies.
Everyday during the week before your wash day, you should be maintaining by moisturizing your hair with a waterbased braid spray and then sealing the water with a light oil moisturizer (Doo Grow). You maybe able to find a dual braid spray.
Another thing that you should keep out of your hair is anything made with the chemical protroleum jelly. Protroleum jelly sits on top of the hair and really doesn't help with anything. It's also very greasy.
Good luck *grin*