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    Hair Goals
    Hair Goals
    Hair Goals
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    Hair Goals

    By Mercy Namusia

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    Hair care is a challenge to many people. Most of us just go with what we have been seeing other people do as we grow up without knowing if the inherited methods of hair care are good for our hair or not. Some of us have never stopped and asked ourselves if the products we use on our hair are safe. We just use them because they promise us the results we desire, not knowing they may harm us in the process. This book talks about healthy hair care.It insists on the importance of loving your hair and treating it like something you treasure. It also talks about the importance of knowing what your hair products are made of and the ingredients to watch out for in the hair products. Solutions to hair problems such as hair thinning and breakage have been explained. Homemade recipes for hair care that can serve as an alternative to commercial products have also been listed. If you want to take better care of your hair or find solutions to your hair problems and improve your hair growth, then this book is for you.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMercy Namusia
    Release dateJan 23, 2017
    ISBN9781370751884
    Hair Goals
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    Mercy Namusia

    Mercy Namusia was born and raised in Bungoma County in Kenya. She loves reading and writing.

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      Simple book, simple tips and recipes. Which is refreshing since hair care has been made so complicated these days. Thank you for the simplicity.

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    Hair Goals - Mercy Namusia

    Hair Goals

    Growing Your Hair to Maximum Length

    By Mercy Namusia

    Copyright 2017 Mercy Namusia

    Smashwords Edition

    Smashwords Edition, License Notes

    Thank you for downloading this ebook. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book please encourage your friends to download their own copy from their favorite authorized retailer. Thank you for your support.

    Chapter One

    Hair Growth

    There are many misconceptions about African hair. One of them is that African hair cannot grow long due to its kinky nature. This is false.

    Hair growth in black girls undergoes a cycle of three phases just like that of every other girl in the world. The only difference is in the hair growth rate. Girls with thin hair shafts and straight curls such as Caucasians experience twice as much hair growth rate compared to black girls whose hair is thick and with circular curls. However, with good hair care, black girls can also grow long lustrous hair.

    The growth phase is the first phase of hair growth cycle. It is also called the anagen phase and occurs from the day new hair starts growing on a bald head. It takes six to seven years of active hair growth for those with a long cycle and two to three years for those with a short cycle.

    During the anagen phase, black girls’ hair grows at a length of ¼ an inch in a month and three inches in a year. Therefore, a typical black girl should have at least eighteen-inch long hair at the end of the anagen phase. Incredible, right? Unfortunately, this length is very difficult for black girls to achieve.

    The main reason for not achieving the length is hair breakage. Hair breakage is avoidable if you take good care of your hair. Healthy hair also breaks. In fact, everybody loses fifty to eighty strands in a single

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