Like other hair types, Afro hair grows at roughly 6 inches per year. Your primary focus should be on how to retain length. This is determined by your hair care routine, product application, food consumption and understanding common problems that affect length retention and how to avoid them.

Our in-house Trichologist, Koyinsola Vera-Cruz, explains that a protective style is not necessarily a style with extensions added to it. Also, a style with extensions added may also not necessarily be protective.

Trichologists help people experiencing scalp and hair related issues such as hair loss, hair breakage, excessively oily or dry scalps, irritation etc. A Trichologist will work with you to create a personalised hair care routine to meet your specific hair goals and needs.

Afro hair protective styling evolves to make your hair flourish, style with ease, and gives maximum protection. You are going to be seeing these 10 protective hairstyles everywhere in 2023.