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1BlessedNatural: Ways to Retain Length When we talk about natural hair, we often talk about long hair and length retention. Many of us naturals struggle with length retention. We may feel like our hair is growing very slow or not growing at all. You may ask, "What products can I use to make my hair grow?" The truth is unless you have an underlying health issue, your hair is growing. Hair grows 1/2 inch or more per month. That number may increase due to genes, diet, and lifestyle. You may just be having problems retaining length. Here are the ways to retain length: 1. Moisturize and seal. Our strands tend to be dry. Because our ends are the oldest part of our hair, they are more prone to dryness. When you moisturize and seal your hair, focus on the ends. The most inexpensive moisturizer is water.  My favorite moisturizer to use is Cantu Creamy Hair Lotion. My favorite oil to seal in the moisture is coconut oil. Oils help to lock in he moisture in your h...

Front of 1BlessedNatural's Eritrean Inspired Hairstyle Happy Wednesday everyone! Some of you may remember an article I did a couple of weeks ago called, " 1BlessedNatural Spotlight: Traditional Eritrean Hairstyles ." In the article, I explained how many African-American hairstyles were influenced by the Eritreans. I decided to try doing curvy cornrows and twists in the front of my head as a partial protective style . I will probably keep the cornrows  ( in for the rest of the week, and then do another design. Right side view of 1BlessedNatural's Eritrean inspired hairstyle. Left side view of 1BlessedNatural's Eritrean inspired hairstyle Back of 1BlessedNatural's Eritrean inspired hairstyle  Have you tried any Eritrean hairstyles? Related Articles: Partial Protective Styling                        1BlessedNatural Spotlight: Traditional Eritre...

Example of partial protective styling: cornrows in the front (hair prepped for puff in back) Hi everyone, As many of you know, protective styling is a great way to protect your strands and give yourself a break from every day styling. However, many of us may get antsy and still want to style our hair after a short period of time. This is where partial protective styling comes in. Partial protective styling is when you put part of your hair into a protective style. I have been using this method often during the last 2+ years of me being natural. Many of you may know that I have been cornrowing the front of my hair and putting the back in a puff. Because my hair is fine, my edges are really fragile. Partial protective styling allows me to leave the front of my hair alone to grow. At night, I two-strand twist, pin curl the back or put it in a bun to be taken out the next morning for a puff. Do you use partial protective styling? Don't forget to enter the 1BlessedNa...