I tell black women all the time, it comes down to length retention. Properly moisturized & low manipulation is key for Afro textured hair. There’s no magic oils or vitamins. And just because our hair can “shape shift” into so many styles doesn’t mean that we should. I’m tired of this false narrative that Afro hair is so strong & can handle all these tight braids & chemicals. When our hair is literally the MOST fragile. Your hair will thrive!!❤❤

@yourjway

7 ай бұрын

How do you wear your hair? Thanks!

@vmlksm9

7 ай бұрын

@@yourjway Wash n go mainly 💜

@yourjway

7 ай бұрын

What do you use on your wash n go?

@naya6119

6 ай бұрын

Loc method has worked a lot for me! But I'm a very anxious and stressed person, so sometimes it's damaged. Especially the edges.

@audreym9001

6 ай бұрын

@@yourjwayif your hair can handle oils I’d use shea butter. I’m west African and almost exclusively wear my hair in wash and goes and twists under glueless wigs. I only use water, shea butter and eco styler gel for my wash and goes and my hair has retained its length really well. Also consider stretching your roots out in winter.

Interesting. Just this morning on the bus, I was watching the back of an Asian boy's head and yes, hair just stuck straight out, unique.

@BlueRivers-xg2rt

6 ай бұрын

@@Broski.is.Polski Yes my ex is puerto rican and his does that its very spikey. even indians native americas hawaiians etc anyone with straight.

@BlueRivers-xg2rt

6 ай бұрын

@@Broski.is.Polski I have nver heard a black person think that it can grow up? because when black ppl hair is short it certainly does not grow or stand up. never heard of that. Maybe your refering to standing up without falling down. yea but to compare it to straight hair standing up in its short stage.. thats different.. nv heard that in my life.

@BlueRivers-xg2rt

6 ай бұрын

@@Broski.is.Polski grow up as an afro is different from spike short hair that's not the same. They are not referring to that and not all black ppl talk that way. its interesting that you take what they are saying for their hair and apply it here. Though they are talking just the overall manipulation of their hair. To describe it as a metaphor. Once that short hair is grown out its no longer spiky it rests. Every culture of ppl have their way of describing the beauty of their features. I don't think you should worry about what some black ppl try to relate it to religiously or not. Indians have a way to describe the same thing of their own features to the earth and God. Hispanics as well. You shouldn't get all bent out of shape of it.

@antoinettenyuurnibe3302

6 ай бұрын

​@Broski.is.Polski The belief that hair growing upwards brings you closer is God is actually a spiritual African belief where hair was and is of great importance spiritually.

@rosierose6008

6 ай бұрын

Im native American and my hair when I cut it short grew like a straight afro. As it grew out it started to lay down. My hair is too silky...this isn't always a good thing.

0:26 I love the disclaimer! “Different does not mean better or worse.” Thank you! I emphatically love my Afro textured hair!

@janettewong9900

5 ай бұрын

This is so true East Asians’ judge of “good hair” is fine hair (ie. even if the vast majority of us have straight hair, they don’t want it to be coarse) and that fine hair is often more similar to European hair. I can’t confirm it but it’s very possible that this beauty standard that is specific to us pre-dates European colonizers reaching East Asia When my mom did my hair as a kid, she would complain that I didn’t get her fine hair, and that although I had more hair than her, it was coarse and less malleable

@Time_to_Stop_Animal_Abuse

3 ай бұрын

As a Korean woman, I believe there's worse, better... lol. To highly educated, sophisticated Koreans, straight hair is cheap, peasant looking. Curly hair is the choice for high class artistic beauty. Low class Asians will think straight hair is better though lol.

My daughter has a combination of my afro hair and her father's asian hair. Her hair is curly, and her hair strands are very strong and are like wires. She can do almost anything to her, and it very rarely breaks

@synnakae04

6 ай бұрын

All I’m hearing is black + Asian equals power couple hair, W discovery

@MrsAlmightyKey

6 ай бұрын

​@@synnakae04pretty much, been saying that for years lol

@Mushimushi25

6 ай бұрын

​@@synnakae04Power couple? No.

@synnakae04

6 ай бұрын

@@Mushimushi25 Emphasis on the hair

@lalabell2

6 ай бұрын

@@synnakae04what if you get the worse of both worlds ?!

The hair sticking up when east Asians have short hair is seriously soooo cute. Faye Wong in ChungKing Express had this look and she's stunning

@GreenBeauty

7 ай бұрын

I love the way it looks too.

@pagethreemodel

6 ай бұрын

I agree. And yes she looked so adorable in that movie.

@noragami97

6 ай бұрын

@@pagethreemodel I love your picture lmao

@pagethreemodel

6 ай бұрын

@@noragami97 😊😊

@Giraffe27

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@pagethreemodel 💀💀💀 your pfp I love it!!

As an ethnically Indian guy, I REALLY love your videos. Between your channel and Katherine sewing, I've learned so much about scalp and hair care. I also think you should continue your herbal info series. Thanks for everything Green Beauty 🙏🏾 Ps: I think you're beautiful and your hair is stunning ❤👌

@raya7

6 ай бұрын

I like/follow Katherine too!

@Nethanda

6 ай бұрын

God have mercy

@Ragine

6 ай бұрын

@@Nethandaon what?

I know this is mainly a African channel and I am asian, but I learned so much from this video facts of my own hair that I didn’t even know! And the many different types of black hair that I didn’t know. And yes many people perm their hair because it is so straight and flat so sometimes we want something different (I didn’t even know some of the perm done in asia is with “relaxers”! This is my first time having a perm done and I know that you can’t dye your hair if you use relaxers so I will double check if I want to dye my hair and if they ask if I had relaxers, I will ask them to do a test strand since there might be a chance (this video is so informative 😊

@Risingmoon8

6 ай бұрын

Do not perm your hair often as the chemicals are harmful to your health.

@purplegirl8036

6 ай бұрын

You can actually color a relaxer. You have to use a specific relaxer.

@danifranc7011

5 ай бұрын

This isnt an african channel lol

@reformedgirlblogger

5 ай бұрын

@@danifranc7011she focuses on afro hair…where do you think that hair type comes from.

@NellenelleForSure

5 ай бұрын

​@@danifranc7011There's nothing cute about being an idiot on purpose. You exactly what she means and "Black" people that don't have identity issues have no problem being referred to as African. Same as any white American person on KZread in this niche being referred to as a European Beauty Influencer. Grow up.

You are the ONLY person who has given us in-depth knowledge about hair!!!!! You have such a wide array of knowledge and are so informative!! Thank you for truly transforming my hair journey! I always get excited when you post!! Keep up the amazing work!!

@GreenBeauty

7 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏿

@keritingaslialami

6 ай бұрын

Was going to say the same thing, good to see notifications from this channel again🫶👍🥰

Now that I have locs, I have noticed that my hair actually grows quite fast and all of my struggles with lenght was mainly due to breakage. The only downside with locs is that the first year or so it seems like there is very little growth at all.

@XenaCallisto

7 ай бұрын

Same, Sisterlocks ftw!

@courtneythompson6179

6 ай бұрын

I just got microlocs too! The longer my hair got the more time it took

@coolkidruby3429

6 ай бұрын

I’m on my second year and my experience is so backwards? My loose hair grew so fast bout my locs are literally the same length as when I started

@manny498

6 ай бұрын

-It’s mainly because the loc has to get heavy enough for gravity to start pulling it downward, which shows off that length. -Firm believer that newbie locs can be stretched (gently) just like loose curly hair, especially if individual locs are are less dense. -Example is moisturizing them and then pulling them into 5-8 bubble ponytails and letting that sit for a few hours. Release them, and voila! Greater presentation of length! P.s. I wishhhh I could lock up like so many of my loved ones, but my hair is too fine to handle the weight, and lots of space between each follicle. So it would just be scalp and strings 😂😂😂

@ladyd8028

6 ай бұрын

When your locs lie down, THEN you are on your way. 😉 Be patient. It's not a contest.

I'm black and my hair thrives using Japanese hair products. The shampoo and conditioners and oils have helped me retain so much length and moisture to the point my curls are FINALLY developing and defining themselves. It's a whole new experience. I think I have 4c/3c hair

@LatiWins

5 ай бұрын

Can you give us some examples/brands of these products and where you can find them?

@Breeze06

5 ай бұрын

I'd like to know too. Please give us the list.

@Mpz3cat

5 ай бұрын

I second this. My natural hair flourished in my 5 years living in Japan. Their products are very big on moisture and hydration. And their conditioners have slip guys! My hair loved the Lux products. They shampoo and conditioner and styling mist

@Valentino016

5 ай бұрын

What r the products I have 4c/3b hair 😭😭😭

@elijahedwards6571

5 ай бұрын

Yeah! What are the products?

Another difference is cost. My jaw dropped when I learned how much most of my black friends spend. I’m like “I can probably use dish soap on my hair”-so while I get annoyed with the flat hair I have (too long to still stick straight up), I do like that one shampoo bottle a year is basically all I need.

A friend of mine who was fron Hong Kong, could only get her hair curled when she went on holiday there. Her hair could not hold a curl from curling rods or European perms. I remember being shocked when she shared this, they use a special method there and it lasts for 3 months.

I love asian hair for the sleekness, thickness and shine. I love afro hair for the body, versatility, and earthy/ natural look.

Afro hair is so beautiful ❤

Being of East Asian and African American descent myself this was interesting to watch. I see my hair was destined to be low porosity no matter what. 😂 In my case, the hair that grows from my temples on either side is very silky and smooth in texture. The rest is either sharpie width curly or wavy. A little leave in and gel is enough to get the hold I need but usually my hair will fall flat after three days, so I either wash it or wear it in a braid or a bun until wash day. It's interesting how my hair took on both qualities of each. It is very resistant to water and damage, but can easily be styled. I stopped flat ironing my hair ten years ago. Until then I straightened it every three or four days like clockwork; my hair was always long and healthy but it took so much time I just can't be bothered with it now. Now I just style my bangs and either braid it or bun it.

@user-wh5ir4fo4r

5 ай бұрын

My friend is of Chinese descent and she has that issue with the baby hair standing up so she uses edge gel.

I learned about Asian hair perms years ago when I was watching a lot of black women who lived abroad in Japan, Korean and China. Was very eye opening and I wished more black people took a look at other cultures sometimes just to understand where not the only ones. Not in a competitive way or to diminish black experiences but it was really life changing to know it’s not always just me sometimes.

@bre9328

7 ай бұрын

Black ppl learning other races get relaxers.....does nothing for us though. Relaxers hasn't been a part of Asian, white, and nonblack cultures for generations, like it has for black ppl. Nor does has it psychologically effected other races like it did black girls and women. So, really, we are "the only ones". Which is why we had to have a whole movement just to learn the basics of our hair. It's good to compare cultures, but remember not to conflate the two.

@curlslegitbaby2981

7 ай бұрын

​@@bre9328exactly. This is not the same experience in any aspect

@nopeninja9765

7 ай бұрын

And see this is why I like videos like this to combat lies like yours. Relaxers and perms in Asia are still very much in fashion. This is my very problem with some of y’all. I don’t mean literally the exact same experience I mean the fact that no culture is perfect or has issues they go through. The fact that it isn’t copy paste exactly like black people doesn’t mean there is nothing to learn from it. Some of y’all are really ignorant and manipulative. You do nothing for black people by trying to constantly dismiss the learning of anything from outside our community. It is life changing for a black girl to learn that she is not the only race of women that has hair issues. It is eye opening to learn that the grass isn’t greener on the other side. I couldn’t give a single damn if it’s not absolutely exact. 🙄

@bre9328

7 ай бұрын

@@nopeninja9765 "I wish black people would take a look at other cultures"..."And this is my problem with some of yall"....Those two statements, one in your original post, the other in your response, is why I made my comment/why I'm glad I made my comment. You'd have to be a complete moron to not know that other races have hair struggles, we don't need to "look into other cultures" to know that. What we need to know/do is not put our own ppl down, and conflate similar issues other races have with our own simultaneously. Which is what you actually did, which is why you later said "not to diminish", because you already did. Also, in the video, she said Asians short spiked hair, looked like "straight afros" when short and spikey....and it does not...we don't have to conflate reality, to address and learn about hair issues, and that calling/comparing straight short Asian hair to an afro, was definitely conflating. As a black person who is in to other cultures, staying grounded in my own and learning about my own has helped me to not conflate issues. Once again, learning about Asian perms years ago, made me realize they do it for fasion/trends, but black ppl were doing it for life.There's a difference. Learning Asians relaxed their hair, as a black girl, was in no way, shape, or form "life changing".

@mc2383

7 ай бұрын

I learned by being in diverse environments that weren't competitive (in the beauty dept). On one hand you had teenage boys and adult men (unfortunately mostly black) putting non-black women and their hair/features on a pedestal. On the other hand ,I'm in the classroom, ladie's room, and locker room with these women while they're complaining about everything about themselves. And of course, the women who buy into a racial beauty hiearchy will never want someone they consider to be lower on the totem pole, to know about any of their struggles.

Love how you break it all the way down for all to understand!!! It's the distribution of knowledge for me!!!!🧡

A really insightful video, as always. I lived in India from 2013-2017, as a young teen, because of my parents work. Aside from indians I had friends from Indonesia, Nepal, Laos, Japan and Angola in our international school. I know most of those countries are in South Asia but their hair also has characteristics you mentioned. One of my laotian friends asked me to do dutch braids once and her hair was soo pin straight that it would slide easily and I couldn't grip it. Our angolan classmate did manage to braid it since she had more technique and experience than me. Indians had their hair in one or two simple braids as a protective style and our school didn't allow artifical colors so their hair was very well cared for. I would only let my hair out on special occasions, like traditional school dances were they included us foreigners, and it was easy to do hairstyles on my head that lasted without the need of pins and hairspray. That was also around the time I came across the Natural Hair Movement on KZread and, thanks to it, I learned to care for my hair and properly style it before the shows.

This was so informative. My husband is southeast asian and it was cool learning how different our hair is from each other on a scientific level. Thanks for sharing!

I love how there is no hate In your voice whatsoever . You are just comparing two different types of people and that’s great

i'm AFRO-ASIAN so it's tough to understand my hair. my little brother as a baby had like 4c hair but Also straight strands sticking up all throughout. it was so cute and fascinating.

@kelkel7907

6 ай бұрын

Omg ur stunning

@mikalajonez

4 ай бұрын

thank you

@westsan

4 ай бұрын

Common to have a lesser amount of straight hair in Afro people too. The Afro hair is straight under the skin; when it comes out the skin it curls.

@westsan

3 ай бұрын

The straight Asian hair is hollow

As a Blasian I can tell you that Asian and Black hair textures, while holding differences, can hold quite a few similarities as well. For instance our hair is both very dense and thick, thicker than European hair. That is why growing up mixed, I always had the hardest time combing through my Blasian hair because it wanted to STAY tangled 😂

@silentnight3970

5 ай бұрын

Conventional combs can be instruments of torture for small children.

@drock9775

5 ай бұрын

Yes we have Blasian daughters with tons of thick hair - but OMG is it beautiful!!

Green beauty is just the epitome of intelligence. Thank you for doing all this research on our hair type. We need to get some research grant for green beauty for sure. Love from Australia ❤

Oh my gosh! I never connected the short spiky hair to anime but maybe that's what it is. The spiky look.

@user-wh5ir4fo4r

5 ай бұрын

I never did until now.

Omg ! Missed you on YT! ❤

Visually, afro hair types are their own works of art 🤎 Very interesting and well done video.

Thank you for making this video. I love to learn how similar yet different all our hair types can be. It creates better understanding and respect. Took me a long time during my childhood/teen years to understand why my hair isn’t like that of others and to love me for me🌸

@GreenBeauty

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely!!

Class is in session! ❤

@GreenBeauty

7 ай бұрын

💚💚

This was SUPER informative and I really enjoyed learning about the differences.

GB you're the best DNA Scientist. that's your passion and we appreciate it, cause we learn a lot through your hardwork and investigation girl. You're Appreciated 😊

@GreenBeauty

7 ай бұрын

Thank you 👋🏾

Welcome back!! Thanks for the video!

You are truly amazing at what you do, and this channel is so informative! Thank you for taking the time to research and pass these messages along❤️

I appreciate the informative yet respectful approach for both hair types 😊❤

😮 Wow, thank you ! I didn't know Asians, especially asian men, use perm on their hair in order to change the texture too.

@kameralkutie5594

6 ай бұрын

Asian and white people use perms and black people use relaxers.

I’ve missed your videos! Thank you for posting! I’m excited 🙌🏿

This was great! I liked learning the differences

This video is so well done. Clear, interesting, scientific, professional, sensitive, objective.

The One Off custom hair studio in Taiwan. Their logo is literally an Asian with an afro. Just like you pointed out that Asians get relaxers to lay their hair down, it is true that they also have perms to turn their hair into afro hair. That’s what they specialize in at these studios and their work is mind-blowing. Check out their work, it's crazy.

Thank you for making videos like these. I learned alot about my hair and because of that I love it even more. 💖💖 I think the reason why lots of us dont love our hair is because of ignorance. We are like a gardener that says they hate gardening because the plants wont grow properly. But once we learn how to do it, we will love it.

@GreenBeauty

7 ай бұрын

I love that analogy 💚💚💚💚 well said

Wow I didn’t expect to see a video like this tonight. What an interesting and informative video. 👏🏾 a perfect breakdown

As always, very informative!

This makes so much sense. Thank you so much for your efforts!❤

Very interesting and informative!! Welcome back! I missed you!❤❤

This was a very interesting and educational video. I learned so much and it made me love my hair even more. Thank you! Great job!

Excellent video. My favorite part was the explanation on the flaws of hair growth rate measurement method. I always intuitively felt it didn't measure Afro texture hair growth properly. Now I have an concise criticism 😊. About the title, wouldn't it have been better to say African hair vs east Asian as you did in the video?

@GreenBeauty

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion. I agree, the title has been changed 💚💚💚

Loved this video! Very awesome analysis

WOW- I loved this !!! Thank you for doing this video

It's so great to hear you talk about sebum!!! It's very vital to afro textured hair being strong, hydrated, flexible and shiny ❤

@GreenBeauty

4 ай бұрын

It really is!

This was educational, thank you sis

This was so informative. Thank you!

Glad to see you again. I missed you 😢

So cool and informative! Different strengths on both sides I never knew. I hope every hair type loves their hair equally.

I love that you included a photo of a taper cut for black hair in the beginning!❤️ short cuts are always beint left out in black hair representation

This was so informative! Thank you!!!!

Your video just popped up and I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed it.❤❤❤

Dope video sis, thanks for sharing ❤

Very nice, in depth, unbiased, comparison. Well done.

I love Afro hair as well as hair content in general so for you to speak beyond our hair was great we can learn a lot from ourselves as well as others. ❤

Wow that was really fascinating to watch 😮❤❤❤

Thank you for the rich information, it was such a great watch.

Thank you for this knowledge❤

I'm going to post this video on my *Dutch hair website,* thank you very much!

Very good comparison. I love this information about our natural hair.

Thanks so very much Content Developer, Researcher, Presenter or & content reader!!! Just like to say well done you, I've learned a lot & have always recognized textured hair as being able to be molded into the most beautifully interesting styles from way back right into modern day

Hello !! I’ve missed your videos so much ❤ you have no idea how much you’ve helped my hair growth journey

@GreenBeauty

6 ай бұрын

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This is excellent information thank you for giving people this knowledge

I enjoyed this so much! Thanks😆

wow this was a great video! i don't have either type but i still learned a lot, thanks 💕

Love this! I’ve sent this to many people!

Great video!! So informative!!

I have missed your content soooooo much!!!!! We value your time. We back!! You were missed!!!!!❤

@GreenBeauty

7 ай бұрын

So glad to be back 💚💚💚

I thank God for this page! So thorough and informative!!❤❤❤

@GreenBeauty

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Very informative video. This video is also interesting. Thank you for sharing!

I really missed your videos like that. I discovered you in my mid teens you helped me in mybpersonnal journey to understand and love ny hair. Thank you ^^

Awesome video Sis!!!

I love this!! Need more 🩷

Thank you so much for this information ❣️📚

That was a fantastic video! My daughter is half Asian and I definitely plan on showing her this video. 😊

Very well done and informative video!

Great great video, this is also exactly why I recommend for most afro hair types to use protein more frequently, those bends on our hair really break down the hair cuticle and cause "gaps" I love learning about this, excellent job

@sadraolaedo4733

6 ай бұрын

How many times should we use protein in a month?

Welcome back! Well, it been a while since I watched a new video from you. You provide such educational content on hair. I really enjoyed this content. I wonder is their relaxing treatment is eventually going to be found out it is killing them. Thanks for sharing and ta ta for now!

I’m studying hair so thanks for this video, I appreciate how you describe how African American textured hair can be more fragile because at a glance it seems very strong

Incredibly informative.

Loved this video ❤

Im Asian and I love your channel!! Great job on the details!!

@GreenBeauty

Ай бұрын

Thanks 💚

Great video. I learned a lot. Thank you.

As the song says you're simply the best!! I just love your work... it's so nice to have you back more regularly

@GreenBeauty

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@rf6255

7 ай бұрын

@GreenBeauty you are welcome and thank you 🌺

@SUN7SHINE25

6 ай бұрын

Yes I love love love and APPRECIATE!!!!! ALL THE KNOWLEDGE YOU SHE BLESSINGS LADY

Good work! Very interesting and positive.

Very fun and interesting! Thanks for sharing this.

Well done as always 🎉!

@GreenBeauty

7 ай бұрын

Thank you 💚

This was such an interesting video . Thank you !

@GreenBeauty

6 ай бұрын

I glad you enjoyed it 💚

I love my afro hair ❤❤❤, thank you sis

This was educational and entertaining

So informative 😊

Nice breakdown. Thanks!

@GreenBeauty

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

As always, your videos are impressive, easy to understand and informative. Beautifully done! I wonder if you have done or could do a video about parts and why they are hard to get rid of. I'm curious about what happens to the follicles and if it can be reversed over time.

As East Asian with a naturally curly/wavy (depending on product used and humidity), dull and lackluster hair texture I’ve always wanted the straight shiny smooth look. But then I embraced the nature of it and even received many compliments from straight air girls. I never comb or blow dry and it can always look very stylised

@user-wh5ir4fo4r

5 ай бұрын

People think that those with east Asian descent only have straight hair but that's not necessarily true. I wonder if any straightening going on skews that perception. So many wavies/curlies flat iron their hair. I did until I found a better way. I find it a privilege to have loose curls.

Yes, we learned alot of this school. But this video was so much more educating.

Excellent video!

I am sure glad to see you're up on my screen again I haven't seen you in a while even though I'm subscribed to you, this was very interesting to hear about Asian and Black hair, loved it ❤❤