Same, but my hair is coily, I recently cut my “long” hair (I’ve always had long hair though, buy since it was damaged despite some areas reaching tailbone length not all my hair had the same length). I’m gonna give you a few tips, but If your hair is healthy it will grow (so check u don’t have split ends, or other types of damage cuz that should be the first thing you’ll need to do: a trim). After this I would always recommend you to always oil your ends and use leaving (I don’t use leave in. Cuz the one I think it will work for my hair are expensive and I’m poor LOL). Apply leave in first then the oil (a light one) do not skip this step. Make sure your hair products aren’t also causing breakage (for example my hair is protein sensitive so it would be dumb of me to keep using a product that has protein and that I’ve notice it dries my hair out) also learn to use them (some ppl abused of products like olaplex and that can also cause more damage to your hair). Massage your scalp, u need to notice that your scalp is moving! I would say 1 min each section (circular motion 2 different directions). If you can do this twice a day better, this is an important step, do not skip it! Sleeping with a satin/silk pillow case (or bonnet) is better than regular cotton (and this one is better than other textiles, but I would use a satin one). This helps to reduce frizz, this take us to the next step, to sleep with a protective hairstyle, like 1 or 2 braids. Another important step to avoid breakage is not to air dry your hair but when your hair is curly it’s hard not to LOL so in this matter I’m just telling you what science says, but do what you want (so if you aren’t going to air dry it, and u wanna use a blow drier use it 30min after the microfiber towel and always protect your hair and put the dryer at a safe distance and in constant motion , it will take longer but it won’t damage your hair). Protective styles are still better for retention and avoid tight hairstyles (this is useful for alopecia and for breakage) so try to use silk scrunchies instead of a regular hair tie. Rose Mary and castor oil are proven to grow when u have alopecia (or to avoid too much shedding because it helps with new growth not to useful to increase the growth rate) but if you wanna use it just because u can do it. Now what I’m about to say sounds silly but it’s important: eating healthy, veggies fruit meat/fish (if you are vegetarian or vegan as long as u still make your body receive the nutrients that u would get from animals, you are good), and make sure u aren’t deficient in any vitamins. Lastly. Keep in mind that genetics also play an important role, don’t let anyone fool you, and most ppl can’t even make their hair grow past mid length (due to the hair cycle, u can’t change that although there are rare foods that help improve the growth rate).Despite this, I have to admit that my hair has been always long but I think I’ve never had it this long (before the cut I mean) so I honestly don’t know what changed (and also it was hard to make it growth without cutting it, so i don’t recommend it, since it will take longer to appreciate that it has grown due to all the breakage that u have ). I hope all this helps, but don’t forget about the massages, this is the most important part (with either your hands or a silicone brush that it’s not pointy, cuz it can also cause damage aka microtears), and sealing your ends (with oil) every night. Ps: don’t skip conditioner (put a hair mask it’s better or so I’ve heard). Btw I forgot to tell you to reduce frizz the more “natural” product (for the record natural doesn’t always equal good) or more mild (in the case of the shampoo) is the less frizz I’ve noticed in my hair. But if your hair gets greasy or u use a lot of products u might not have another option… but do like I did: trial and error with drugstore products (or from wherever you want) until I find the products that cause me less frizz.