HAIR CARE

Hi Ladies,
I just thought I'd do a post on healthy black hair basics.

So, what is Kink? Our curly hair structure is what people refer to as kink. The tighter the curls, the kinkier the hair. This structure makes it hard for natural oils produced in the scalp to flow to along the hair strands and it is the main reason why our hair tends to be drier than straight hair.

You may have wondered why your hair doesn't seem to grow past a certain point. Truth is, it is actually growing, but due to breakage, you are not retaining the length. As I mentioned in my previous post black hair is prone to breakage due to its dry nature. Briefly,the following is a list of healthy hair practices important for our hair:

1. To minimize breakage it is important to Moisturize your hair daily with a water based moisturizer and seal in the moisture with a natural oil.
2. Minimal hair manipulation with direct heat (i.e flat ironing, tonging, blow drying) is also advised for healthy hair because frequent exposure to direct heat weakens and dries hair a lot, hence lots of breakage. When you use direct heat be sure to use heat protectants. Opt for low manipulation such as roller set or air drying most of the time.
3. Deep conditioning treatment after every wash.
4. Regular wash every week and at most 2 weeks. Clean hair = Healthy hair
5. Protein treatment monthly especially for relaxed ladies.
6. Protective styling to protect your ends from breakage.
7. Tie a silk or satin scarf when you sleep or use a silk or satin pillow case to minimize breakage.

So I follow the above routines religiously, well with a few setbacks here and there but I must say my hair is much healthier than it has ever been. I will leave a link below to a hair social network and blog which has really helped me in terms of motivation and information about healthy hair for African women Have fun, sign up and lets get our hair healthy!!
Grow African Hair Long

With love,
Pat.