Hey lovelies! this post is all about how to handle your hair to prevent it from drying out. We all know that Hair needs moisture to stay healthy so how are we going to win the battle against dryness? here are some tips to help you through
(1) steam your hair with a hair steamer more frequently or once in a while. If the saloons near you don't offer steaming and like me..you do not have a steamer :-) no worries. Simply moisturise your hair lightly then cover your with a shower cap for up to an hour or more and let the green house effect steam your hair with your natural body heat! No stress, No charge! but always remember to seal that moisture in if its not deep conditioning where you have to rinse your hair again
(2) Moisturise more often. This implies that if you normally moisturise once a day make it twice or thrice as the case may be.
(3) Add humecants to your deep conditioner. Humecants help draw moisture into your hair strands to prevent it from drying out. Examples of humecants are honey, glycerine and castor oil.
(4) Use heavy oils or butters to seal and lock the moisture in. This is very important especially when a humecant has been used. Humecants tend to do the reverse when the dryness in the atmosphere is a lot compared to the hair...meaning it would loose moisture from your hair into the atmosphere. Some people may advice to stay away from humecants but when properly sealed in it doesn't make your hair dry out.
I even observed that my hair gets very moisturised in the early morning and at night when there is some sort of humid atmosphere. what i do every morning is seal with Shea butter immediately the fog created by water droplets in the air is completely gone ( *hmm SCIENCE!* lol).
(5) Add co-washing to your regimen. This is best for those not willing to use humecants because of the dry effect. Co-washing is simply washing your hair with a rinse out conditioner instead of shampoo. Ordinarily conditioners are not meant to replace shampoos because they don't cleanse the scalp as effectively as a shampoo would but recently the haircare industries have improved and now have "cleansing co-wash conditioners" a good one i have seen reviews on is As I Am coconut cowash. Wherever you find this one dont hesitate to grab one for your self and you can always order from online stores. (click here to see Dabs of naijahaircangrow's review). so if you co-wash (especially using the rinse out that has no claim of cleansing the hair) use it as a way of boosting moisture and conditioning your hair because you still have to shampoo. Some conditioners for co-washing are VO5 conditioners and Hair fruits conditioners, Suarve and tresemme conditioners and all other conditioners that boldly and specifically states "co-wash".
I haven't actually used any of such "cleansing co-wash conditioners" but readers who have please let us know... do they really cleanse well? can they replace your shampoo? what is the name of the one you used?
I have added all of the above to my regimen i did my cowash today... so for those wondering which conditioner i uses for co-washing its gentelle hair fruits coconut conditioner. I use both castor oil and glycerine (the type i can easily find in cosmetic shops and it works fine). for steaming... i found a saloon that offers steaming services but i really don't like going to saloons anymore so i probably would stick to some GHE. So dearies...i hope this post helps a cutie out.... :-)
*much love*
Hi Judith,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy reading ur blog,it has helped me so much. I read recently dat u shld condition ur roots and nt d scalp.How is dis possible if my hair is braided?
Hello you! thanks for visiting... i recieved a mail like this and i replied but i am still going to explain here so eveyone else will get it right. It is totally inevitable to condition your roots well without the conditioner touching your scalp because your roots are so close to your scalp. But the idea of conditioning your roots and not your scalp emphasizes on the fact that your scalp does not need deep conditioning and so do not apply it as if you were applying an oil. So just apply it to your roots and work your way up. Dont massage down too much and get your scalp greasy with it because your scalp does not need deep conditioning. If anyone is still wondering if you can condition your hair whether in braids or not and not get it on your scalp at all.... its like...impossible. What do you do when it gets on your scalp unavoidably...simply rinse your scalp well. So my method is not being particular about putting it on your scalp like you put your oils but naking sure your scalp is rinsed well.
ReplyDeleteHope this wasnt too long.. i had to explain:-)