HAY..BLACK GIRLS WITH LONG HAIR HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A BLESSED DAY IM MONICA AND JUST WANT TO SHARE SOME INPUT ON HOW I STARED GROWIN MY HAIR MAYBE SOME OF MY FACTS CAN HELP YOU # 1 I WAS A GREASE QUEEN PACKED IT IN MY HAIR EVERYDAY NO!!!! I DONT EVEN BUY GREASE ANYMORE WHAT I DO NOW IS LEAVE IN CONDITONERS I SWEAR BY CANTU SHEA BUTTER LEAVE IN CONDITIONING  NOTHING ELSE ... BLACK WOMEN WHY ARE WE SO AFRAID TO WET OUR HAIR ??? OTHER RACES WET THEY HAIR EVERY TIME THEY TAKE A SHOWER  THATS EVERYDAY DO IT IF YOU WANT TO GROW YOUR HAIR WATER WILL MAKE IT GROW WET YOUR HAIR PUT YOUR LEAVE IN CONDITION IN IT COMB AND GO ... HEAT.. DONT DO IT AND WHEN U GOING OUT TO THAT CLUB WEAR A NICE WIG SPARE YOUR HAIR ALL THE DAMAGE JUST FOR A NICE HAIR STYLE FOR ONE NITE I HAVE SHORT WIGS IN EVERY STYE AND COLOR BESIDES PERMING MY HAIR EVERY THREE MONTHS I DONT CURL BLOW DRY FLAT IRON NONE TO DAMAGE MY HAIR I JUST GO BUY THA STYLE smile* SO WHAT IM SAYING WET UR HAIR EVERYDAY NOT SAYING SAMPOO JUST WET LEAVE IN CONDITION BUSH BACK IN PONY TAIL OR WHATEVER I WILL GROW .... HOPE I HELPED