The 5 Essentials of Relaxed and Natural Hair Care

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2. Daily Moisturizing

Moisturizing combats dryness and makes hair more “elastic.” Elasticity is important because it prevents things like hair breakage and damage from everyday styling. Unfortunately, Black hair tends to be least elastic and the driest of all hair types. Now that doesn’t mean our hair is bad. It just means our hair is different- and needs a certain level of TLC.  🙂 So it’s very important that we moisturize our hair daily- whether relaxed or natural. And when selecting a moisturizer, look for those that are “water-based.” Avoid those products with petroleum and mineral oil.

Relaxed Hair: Many relaxed hair women complain that using water-based moisturizers make their hair “frizzy” or less “sleek.”  This is because water tends to make relaxed revert back to its curly or kinky state (Don’t you just hate when water and humidity mess up your nice straight ‘do?!). So to counteract this effect, just moisturize your hair at night before going to bed. Apply the moisturizer, set/wrap your hair, and allow it to dry overnight. This way you won’t have to worry about working with “wet” hair in the morning.

Natural Hair: Natural hair really gets to shine with water and water based products. So moisturize as often as you can (or need) during the day. I actually carry around a small spray bottle in my purse to mist my hair. And during these hot, dry summer days, I will actually spray my hair with moisturizer up to 3 times a day. It keeps my curls looking even hotter!

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