Does having extensions make your real hair grow less?

i put in glue-in extensions when my hair was about to my shoulders, and i took them out yesterday and it seemed like my real hair was shorter than when i put the extensions in. i dont know if this was me just imagining it because i was used to having longer hair though. so i was just wondering.

Does having extensions make your real hair grow less?

hey girl, from personal experience, i tell you YES weave does break your hair off...think about it, your masking you scalp with BLACK gunky glue--how is it supposed to breath? and it's a proven fact that if you don't wash your hair on a consistent basis then it's not going to grow; you know because your hair folicles are trapped with dirt, and smog and whatever else you encounter throughout the day. it's hard though, because weave is an amazing thing one minute you can have your hair short and the next long...so i know it's a hard cycle to break. you'd be surprised what products are damaging to ethnic hair: gel, hair spray, heat (curling irons) sleeping on it without tying it up (with a satin scarf) ...i mean there's a lot if things. take it from me girl...wash your hair every 2 days (try elucence products available at STRANDZ hair salons) wrap it while it's wet with wrap lotion and tie it with a satin scarf as oppose to blow drying, don't sleep on it without tying it up, if your going to use chemicals give yourself 14 days in between treatments and you'll start to notice a difference in your hair quality. now that i've gotten over my weave-a-licious stage my hair is the healthiest it's ever been and it long...oh yeah try taking vitamins too--there are some that are specially formulated for hair, skin, and nails. those help alot too

Does having extensions make your real hair grow less?

The glue can be damaging to the hair. Did you keep your scalp conditioned during the time the extensions were in, that is important. Also, sometimes when taking the extensions out all the hair that comes out seems like a lot when combing and can sike you into thinking you lost more hair then you would have had you not had the extensions in, but that is not true.