Mahalialee4
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Have you found a solution to the problem to get the back hair to just take off in terms of a growth spurt? Care to share? bonjour
Does the Back of your Hair grow too slowly?
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Poohbear
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I know hairlove would use some type of concoction spray to grow out the back of her hair when she was transitioning... http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showpost.php?p=307911&postcount=50
ETA: I also bumped an old thread for you entitled "how to grow out your hair in the nape area?"
HTH!
ETA: I also bumped an old thread for you entitled "how to grow out your hair in the nape area?"
HTH!
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Hello!
First of all, I am new member here and I have benefited greatly from the hair advice offered. I feel bad for offering advice, because I have never posted before and I am still working to get my hair where I would like it to be. I had this problem too, however, and I was successful in solving it. I always considered my self to have 100% 4b hair, pure and simple. Well, guess what? In the very back, is this section of 3c/4a hair. I never knew this until I went natural as an young adult and began styling my own hair. (My mom did not allow me to comb my hair until late in high school, because she figured I would be bald if she did. When she handed me the reins, I handed them over to the hairdressers instead of learning my own head
). Anyway, I (and the hairdressers for that matter) was treating all of my hair as if it were like my 4b hair, so the back section seemed to stay the same length while the front grew. I am not sure if you are relaxed or natural, but you might want to check that area, to see if it has a different texture that might require more or less moisture, oil, relaxer processing time, etc.
First of all, I am new member here and I have benefited greatly from the hair advice offered. I feel bad for offering advice, because I have never posted before and I am still working to get my hair where I would like it to be. I had this problem too, however, and I was successful in solving it. I always considered my self to have 100% 4b hair, pure and simple. Well, guess what? In the very back, is this section of 3c/4a hair. I never knew this until I went natural as an young adult and began styling my own hair. (My mom did not allow me to comb my hair until late in high school, because she figured I would be bald if she did. When she handed me the reins, I handed them over to the hairdressers instead of learning my own head
). Anyway, I (and the hairdressers for that matter) was treating all of my hair as if it were like my 4b hair, so the back section seemed to stay the same length while the front grew. I am not sure if you are relaxed or natural, but you might want to check that area, to see if it has a different texture that might require more or less moisture, oil, relaxer processing time, etc.
caribeandiva
Human being
yeah my nape used to be that way but now it seems to be growing
MizaniMami
New Member
mango387 said:Hello!
First of all, I am new member here and I have benefited greatly from the hair advice offered. I feel bad for offering advice, because I have never posted before and I am still working to get my hair where I would like it to be. I had this problem too, however, and I was successful in solving it. I always considered my self to have 100% 4b hair, pure and simple. Well, guess what? In the very back, is this section of 3c/4a hair. I never knew this until I went natural as an young adult and began styling my own hair. (My mom did not allow me to comb my hair until late in high school, because she figured I would be bald if she did. When she handed me the reins, I handed them over to the hairdressers instead of learning my own head
I totally agree with everything you are saying here! And welcome by the way!!!
Though my nape is more of a 4f
I still have to treat it with sympathy. Since it used to be the first area I relaxed, it is always OVERprocessed and never used to grow past one inch. Then I got smart:My nape is now the last thing I relax.
I give it extra tlc: more conditioner when conditioning, more moisture, etc.
And I also don't pull it tight with tight ponies and such.
goldensensation
New Member
mzlatisha said:
Same here.
BroadstreetBully
New Member
Yea my hair grows fast in the back, it's this darn front that just chugs along. I've always wanted long bangs, but that might not be happening anytime soon.
Mahalialee4
New Member
Well I don't texturize or relax. So that is not an issue. One thing I have started doing is NOT tyeing my silk/satin scarves, low on my kitchen area. I think that it may impede the flow of blood when I wear it night after night to bed. I tie one scarf at mid level loosely (just below the ears) and then I take my looong black satin scarf and just place the lower back of my head in the middle of the scarf, bring it forward and wrap it across to cross the front of my head and forehead, then tie it back not too tightly just beneath the other one. so no pressure on the back and nape or on the front. I noticed that my hair was not growing or filling in in a couple of spots on the nape and I thought it was old damage from braiding, but a light bulb went off. That is exactly where the knots on my scarf always rested!
Also, I am paying more attention to the back area so I part it in the middle and apply my deep conditioners lavishly, or oils or WGO to make sure it does not get dried out or mat because my hair is very thick. I notice that it is tangling less in those areas so I may be on to something. bonjour
Also, I am paying more attention to the back area so I part it in the middle and apply my deep conditioners lavishly, or oils or WGO to make sure it does not get dried out or mat because my hair is very thick. I notice that it is tangling less in those areas so I may be on to something. bonjour
Mahalialee4
New Member
Thank you for bumping up the post Poohbear! I will be taking NOTES!!!
DahomeyAhosi
New Member
I've identified some slow growing areas and I just make sure I apply MTG to these areas specifically. Now the growth rate is uniform.
MzTami
Hellerrrr
mines too! It looks like a have a shag. The slowest parts of my hair are the crown/sides.mzlatisha said:
OP..like someone mentioned, maybe give the back more attention. Also, the back could be rubbing up against something like your car headrest that could be hampering growth.
Good Luck to you!
jaded_faerie
Well-Known Member
*sigh* my back grows SO fast, while the front barely makes it each month 
....i need solutions for that! 
....i need solutions for that! 
ladybug71
Well-Known Member
My hair at the nape has always been shorter than the rest of my hair, and my moms was the same way. It got better once I got a relaxer, but it seems to not want to get past a couple inches in length. It will either break off completely or thin out. I have been trying to take preventive measures...relaxing that part last, more moisture in back, cornrow it, etc., but it's been a never-ending problem.
firecracker
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My top grows much faster than my back. My edges and nape were my problem/weak areas when I was relaxed.
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