Hairstyle to prevent breakage on African American hair?

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Okay, so last year I had a major breakage problem.  I cut off all of my hair and wore it micro short for a few months.  When I had a few inches I wore braids for the summer and most of the fall.  I then went to 3/4 wigs as the front of my hair had grown.  I put a mild relaxer in my hair and bought the henna Bigen to cover my gray.  In two months my 5 inches began to break again.  I went to Supercuts and got about an inch taken off and it's a cute style but I'm thinking that the pulled back look with a bun or phoney pony may help with the growth.  The alternative is to just cut it all off again and my husband is not down with that.  Does anyone have any other suggestions to help me to keep the hair that I have without having to wear a wig for the rest of my life?  I feel that they have been drying and the comb at the nape of the neck all but obliterated the hair there but I have enough to gel down into a scrunchie hair piece.  The hairstyle I have now is just like Alice in "New Moon" so I like it but the air may dry out the ends.  On a personal note I just returned from New Orleans and at the casino I felt like I was at a wig convention or something and I just want to wear my natural hair or maybe just a hairpiece but without causing damage to my natural hair.  Thank you for your suggestions.

HairFolic · Accepted Answer

Wearing wigs generally dont cause damage to your hair but it does prevent your scalp from getting air. This may cause slower growth.

I understand your frustration of not being able to do anything with your short hair right now, but its best to wear it out natural and apply leave-in conditioners and natural oils and butters (shea butter, avocado oil, almond oil) to bring out the shine and texture of your curls. 

Try not use gels that contain alcohol because they will dry out your hair and make it prone to breakage. Once your hair is dry, do not touch it or you will bring out the frizzies. In no time your hair will grow longer and you can experiment with different styles.

stephane · Answer

You can either cut all of your hair off or let it grow out more then do the big cut, one way you can do it,is by wearing braid extentions for a while and then do the big cut so that you have more length.To maintain you have to keep your hair moisturized and conditioned.Clip your ends every 2 months or so.Avoid products which contain Mineral oil,Petrolatum and sodium sulfate.Natural hair is easier to maintain in my opinion.

Hairstyle to prevent breakage on African American hair?

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