Woman trimming her afro

10. Trimming

It may seem odd to you that I would put this on the list, but many women of color can attest to the fact that trimming is something that just isn’t really done in our community if you want your hair to grow. Like many other women, I held the belief that kinky hair didn’t grow, and if cut, would remain at that shorter length. I even remember my mother having a fit when my hairdresser trimmed my ends. Kudos to Curltalk for dispelling my hair myths and saving me from a lifetime of split ends and uneven hair.

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