Hi there! I started trying to grow my hair out past my shoulder for about 10 years. In the past 2 years, I’ve finally gotten my hair about 4 inches past my shoulders! Here’s what I currently do: - I never use heat in any format - I take oral biotin daily - I wash my hair once a week at most - I sleep in a silk bonnet - I put leave-in condition on the bottom ~3 inches of my hair daily - I only use a brush when my hair is actually messy and I remove tangles very carefully - I do have highlights but I only get my roots done when they reach about 1.5 inches (this takes about 6 months) and I get a keratin treatment right after - I get about a 0.5 inch trim with the highlights and keratin despite never having split ends My hair seems to only grow about 0.25 inches every month. I think I eliminated everything that was causing breakage which is why I’ve finally started seeing growth. But I want more growth! Is there anything that actually speeds it up that’s worked for you all that’s not a snake oil scam? Thanks! :) Edit: I think I have type 2C hair. It’s pretty thick and naturally quite dry.   submitted by   /u/StrawberryFinal5555 [link]   [comments]