Growing up, we were told that keeping your hair too clean was bad for Black folks’ hair. Dirty hair was seen as a good thing. Allowing your hair and scalp to get dirty, or to develop ‘growing dirt‘ was suppose to actually make your hair grow. It was believed that washing actually made the hair weak because of the hair that was shed during detangling. Personally, I believe it to be an old wives tale. Have you ever heard of ‘growing dirt’? If so, what have you heard about it and what is your take on it?

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