Five women with different hair-concerns contacted me lately. I thought to answer them via this post in detail today! If you have got a question to ask me, feel free drop me an email or a WhatsApp text. Mind you, I usually respond to genuine, properly-formatted queries. (Not just hair-related, I also like receiving weird questions over email.)

1. How Do I Grow Out My Short Afro Hair? : by Precious, South Africa

Hello, how are you? Precious is my name. I go to school. I want to grow out my hair naturally. My hair is natural, afro hair, just like any South African woman’s. But it’s still very, what can I say? It’s rough and it stretches but it’s very short. I need some tips to grow my hair and still want it to be natural as it is now. I don’t want to change the texture of my afro hair; just want to make it longer. Can you please give me some tips? I can send you a picture so that you can see my hair. (Picture is hidden)

My routine: I use Vaseline as my hair moisturizer. The problems begin when I wash my haır. I usually wash my haır with ordinary soap. If I use a shampoo, my hair goes back down. It reduces. I also expose my hair to sunlight and it sometimes shed excessively.