Ways To Combat Natural Hair Shrinkage That Actually Work

Let’s Talk About Shrinkage

Shrinkage can be seen as one of the most frustrating natural hair issues on the planet. One might call it the natural hair devil because it conceals our true length making things a little tricky with styling. At about this point we could get into a lecture session wagging our fingers at you telling you that shrinkage is just a part of life as a natural haired woman and so you have to learn to embrace it.

We could also say that even though every day your hair might seem to be at a different length due to shrinkage, it is a part of who you are naturally and you should love your hair in its absolute natural state.

But we won’t do that, instead, we will acknowledge the issue and give you hope because there are ways to combat shrinkage so that you can enjoy more styling options. If you are at war with your shrinkage, you might find yourself searching for new ways or products to assist with combating it. Well, girls search no more, today is your lucky day because we just happen to have a few tips right here.

Why Try To Avoid Shrinkage?

Before we get into the tips though, there are some valid reasons a person might choose to avoid full shrinkage even though it adds to that gorgeous density we know and love. The first reason is extreme tangling which eventually leads to breakage.

Even though shrinkage is what we might refer to as our hair strands natural tendency, its very structure and nature alone can be detrimental if not manipulated in some way.

Naturally curly hair tends to curl on itself often creating tangles faster than you can read this sentence, tangles can get so severe that you might just find yourself ripping through them. We never encourage any kind of ripping around these parts but we realize it can happen sometimes accidentally. This breaks the hair leading to setbacks.

Another reason is simple aesthetics. Sometimes a girl just wants her length to show. We get to see our length when we wash and detangle our hair but then it dries and poof! Just like that, it’s gone. Length and hair growth are big rewards for our hard work in caring for our hair so it can be frustrating when we are seeing the same length for months on end due to shrinkage.

Ok, now that we have the justifications out of the way lets move on to the tips.