5 Tips for faster, healthier and stronger 4c hair growth

In this post, I want to share 4c hair growth tips to grow your natural hair faster, healthier, and stronger. With these five actionable steps, your hair will retain length and therefore grow longer. They are easy to follow and won’t take you a lot of time.

1. Condition and Detangle

4c hair is prone to dryness due to its hair structure, therefore it needs as much moisture as it can get. To provide your hair with the necessary hydration make sure that you moisturize every 2–3 days as well as deep condition it bi-weekly. Comb and detangle regularly, however, only with your fingers or a wide-tooth comb. That strengthens the muscles that hold each hair in place and avoids too much tension on it.

1. Massage your scalp

Products containing peppermint or eucalyptus oil can increase blood flow to your hair follicles, which promotes hair growth. Therefore, you want to massage your scalp for 3 minutes before washing your hair to add an extra inch of hair growth in one year.

1. Feed your hair

Fruits and vegetables like asparagus, broccoli, collard greens, and mango contain nutrients that are essential to healthy hair. These items are protein and biotin, and vitamin-rich which help build up the hair shaft.

1. Trim your hair regularly

Even if it feels like your hair is growing slowly, you must get it trimmed regularly to get rid of split ends and hair breakage. A good rule of thumb is usually every three to six months.

1. Handle with care

One thing you need to look out for on your 4c hair growth journey is over-manipulating your natural hair. Avoid blow-drying, hot curling irons, coloring, and perming your hair excessively. Instead, opt for protective styles that will seal your hair strands and keep tucked away and moisturized.

Contrary to common belief, 4c hair grows at the same rate as the other hair types, however, because of the tight is more prone to breakage. Therefore, understanding how to take proper care of your natural hair will allow you to grow beautiful, luscious curls.

And once you know how you will see that growing your 4c hair is fun and easy. And if done correctly, it does not even have to consume all your weekends.

And the best part about 4c hair is that it is versatile. You can put your hair into beautiful protective styles that don’t just look cute but actually keep your hair healthy and strong. Just remember that even while your hair is braided up it needs to be taken care of. Moisturize and deep condition it consistently, don’t pull your hair too tight, and actively look after your diet to provide your body and hair with the necessary nutrients.

If you do that, your 4c hair will grow overnight.

I hope this guide will help you stop your 4c hair from breakage and shedding and simultaneously help you grow it to your desired hair length. For more info check out my complete guides for natural hair and start your 4c hair journey today.

Hi, I'm Justine Mfulama, a dating and relationship coach. I love to share my advice on everything love and look forward to contribute on here.