Product Description

Grow It! is the first book in the Beautify Bit By Bit Series. It addresses how to gain, retain and maintain length on afro-textured hair.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19575 in Books
• Published on: 2008-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 120 pages

From the Publisher
Who Says Afro-Textured Hair Can't Grow Long? Oh, yes it can! With the right tools and knowledge, you can be on your way to Grow It!

From the Author
Grow It is about using a repeatable process to help you gain length and health on your afro textured hair. Too often some magical product is touted as the answer to all our hair problems. There is no such thing as that one elusive magic product.

From the Back Cover
Discover and learn how to:

Detangle your hair for easy comb-out. Cleanse your hair for easy comb-out. Condition your hair to strengthen it and minimize split ends. Moisturize your hair without smothering your scalp. Protect your hair to retain your growth. Grow your hair to newer,longer lengths than in the past.

Customer Reviews

My natural hair took a COMPLETE turn around!
I purchased this book back in Jan/Feb 2009. I was skeptical. I've been on my natural hair journey for 6years now. I felt like nothing she could say could possibly prove me wrong..well Miss Chicoro sure did!

Not only did I complete the reading in 24hrs (awesome read btw) but I also started implementing the process the first night! I threw away my shampoo and started co-washing. I learned about cleansing my hair and scalp into sections, using smoothing techniques both before and after detangling.

It took me 6 months to sit down and actually write this review. Why, because I want YOU to know that the information in here is golden. My hair has retained at least 4 inches since I've started w/ Chicoro's methods!!! It's healthy and strong and I LOVE IT!

Anyone who is hesitating on purchasing this book, don't. This is some solid, valuable information that I wish I had learned 6 years prior to my hair journey! Chicoro is a beautiful woman inside and out, and I am so thankful that she was willing to share her knowledge with all of us!

Happy natural journey,
Cinammon/NasdaqDiva

"Afro-textured?" is not synonymous with coarse
Honestly, I feel cheated. I have purchased hundreds of products from Amazon and rarely write reviews. But this sham "book" annoyed me, at minimum. And all the 5-star reviews are misleading. They seem to be from the author's admirers from some hair website; perhaps even personal friends. The author, Chicoro, does not have coarse African hair. Let's be clear about that. My cousin has hair like hers and that hair type grows quite easily very quickly. Her natural hair texture is silky and wavy, sometimes curly but easily straightened - the sort of texture that many mixed-race Blacks have. It's the type of hair that people with coarse hair try to achieve with chemical treatments like texturizers and relaxers. I realized that on closer inspection of the author's blog photos and the "book" cover once I received it.
She does, however, offer general hair maintenance tips. The author's hair is gorgeous, but again, coarse African hair will not look like hers and gracefully hang down one's back unless it is chemically or thermally treated. No, I am not a proponent of chemical treatments and personally know how damaging heat can be to hair. But I have not seen coarse hair grow that long in its natural state. My stylist who has specialized in the care of natural, coarse hair for 18 years has never seen coarse hair grow that long and look like the author's, in its natural state.

Flip through this VERY SKINNY "book" at the bookstore first to determine if any of the tips are ones you have not heard of. For me, there is no new information here. This "book" is actually an overpriced pamphlet.
Shame on the author and the publisher.

Chicoro's Grow It! is a must have for LONG afro-textured hair.
I have been trying to grow my hair most of my life. But it wasn't until around 1994, that I took it seriously to try and grow long hair. In that time I've read several books about natural hair & hair care -- books like Lonnice Brittenum Bonner's Good Hair, Pamela Farrell's Let's Talk Hair, & Aubrey Hampton's Aubrey Organics Natural Hair and Skin Care. Chicoro's Grow It! will be added to this list.

A true hair book about hair care - Grow It! is the first to demystify and codify the mindset, processes & techniques of growing LONG afro-textured hair.

This book doesn't try to push products on you. Instead, it's all about the process. About you gaining the knowledge, making the decision, & taking the steps to achieve your goals -- lessons that honestly, can be extracted to achieve any goal in life. Chicoro breaks down her process into 6 simple steps -- showing that growing healthy, long, afro-textured hair is not some far-off, lofty goal. It is real & obtainable.

About the only criticism I have of the book -- the reason I gave it 4 out of 5 stars -- is that we don't see enough pictures & diagrams throughout. Besides the cover & back cover, we don't get to see her hair. As a member of longhaircareforum.com, I've seen her lush, mane of hip length natural hair, & I've also seen evidence of the process she entails in her book working for her & others. She documents her journey here: [...]

All of this is to say, the proof is in the pudding. It's one thing to talk about "growin' some hair". It's a "whole `nother thing" to have a head full of natural hair cascading down your back as evidence:). I'm glad she finally put down her words in book form. The world of hair care is better for it.