@morenike2369: 🌱 What Helped Me Retain Length with My Type 4 Hair 💧 Moisturising and sealing: I started using the LCO method to lock in moisture. My hair used to dry out quite quickly, and I found that dry hair was much more likely to break. ✨ Keeping manipulation to a minimum: I stopped handling my hair every day and wore more low manipulation or protective styles, such as twists, braids, cornrows and wigs that kept my ends tucked away. This really helped reduce breakage. 🪮 Detangling gently: I always detangled with conditioner or a product that gave my hair plenty of slip. I also made sure to start from the ends and work my way up. 🌙 Protecting my hair at night: Sleeping with a satin bonnet or on a satin pillowcase made a noticeable difference by reducing friction and helping to prevent breakage. 🧖🏾‍♀️ Deep conditioning weekly: I made deep conditioning part of my weekly routine to keep my hair moisturised, improve elasticity and make it less likely to snap. ✂️ Keeping up with trims: I used to avoid trims because I didn't want to lose any length, but staying on top of them when needed helped prevent split ends from travelling up the hair shaft and causing more breakage in the long run. 🚿 Being gentle with wet hair: I realised my hair was at its most fragile when wet, so I became much more careful on wash day and always made sure it had enough conditioner or slip before handling it. 🤎 For me consistency made the biggest difference. Sticking to a routine, keeping my hair moisturised and handling it as gently as possible is what helped me retain length over time. 💾 Save this if you found it helpful, and follow for more type 4 hair tips. 🌿 #WashDayRoutine #NaturalHairCare #lengthretention #NaturalHairJourney #HairGrowthJourney

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