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How should I take care of my hair while I'm growing it out?

Courtney Foster
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Courtney Foster is a Licensed Cosmetologist, Certified Hair Loss Practitioner, and Cosmetology Educator based out of New York City. Courtney runs Courtney Foster Beauty, LLC and her work has been featured on The Wendy Williams Show, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, and in East/West Magazine. She received her Cosmetology License from the State of New York after training at the Empire Beauty School - Manhattan.

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Check your hair frequently for split ends and have them trimmed as soon as you can. Otherwise, they could split the entire strand and make your hair weak.

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What helps grow natural hair?

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Laura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist based in Milledgeville, Georgia. She has been working as a hair stylist since 2007, and began a career as a cosmetology teacher in 2013. She worked as a teacher at Arrojo Cosmetology School, teaching cosmetology practices, hairstyling, and hair color application. She also brought her cosmetology expertise to her work as a staff writer for fashion blog Style Noted, writing pieces related to hair and fashion. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Georgia College & State University, where she was also an English Teaching Fellow. Additionally, she received a BA in Creative Writing and Literature from New York University.

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If your hair frequently gets oily, you are probably over-washing it or using products that are too heavy. Try to cut back to shampooing every 2-3 days and apply conditioner and shine products only to the ends of your hair.

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How can I speed up hair growth?

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Arthur Sebastian is a Professional Hair Stylist based in San Francisco, California. He is the Owner of Arthur Sebastian Hair Salon, a studio offering Hair Styling, Color & Brazilian Blowout services. Arthur has 30 years of experience styling hair. His career began with apprenticeships at Wayne’s Beauty College in Santa Cruz, California Miss Marty’s School of Beauty in San Francisco, California. After receiving his Cosmetology License in 1998, he rented his first station at Wack Shack Hair Salon in San Francisco, going on to hold positions at Posh Hair Salon, Acabello Hair Salon, and Red Union Salon before opening his own studio. With over 500 online customer reviews, Arthur Sebastian Hair Salon has a 5 star average rating on Yelp and 4.9 average review on Google.

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Though you can't really make your hair grow faster, you can prevent breakage to help encourage healthy growth. To prevent breakage, you should consider getting adequate trims as you grow out your hair. Trimming your hair adequately and consistently can actually help the hair grow a little bit longer, as it prevents the hair from getting to that split end stage. You can also try using hot tools less and getting some deeper conditioning done by a professional or even by yourself.

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Will it be different for people to grow hair?

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Ashley Adams is a Licensed Cosmetologist and Hair Stylist in Illinois. She completed her Cosmetology education at John Amico School of Hair Design in 2016.

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Everyone has a different hair care regimen, diet and lifestyle. Therefore, everyone's hair will and does grow at a different pace.

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I sleep with my hair in a bun every night, does that affect the growth?

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Ashley Adams is a Licensed Cosmetologist and Hair Stylist in Illinois. She completed her Cosmetology education at John Amico School of Hair Design in 2016.

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There aren't any studies that show that sleeping with a bun affects hair growth. However the bun should be loose and not tight because if it's too tight and causes tension then it will affect the growth

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