Don’t Believe Everything You Hear: Popular Misconceptions About Afro-Textured Hair And Haircare
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Tuere Randall
Protein is a Girl’s Best Friend
Not so fast. Protein is great for hair. It strengthens hair and reinforces the structure of the hair shaft. But too much can make hair rigid and prone to breakage. Think of it this way, in a hurricane high winds can cause stalwart trees to snap because they are stiff, but plants like grass and reeds bend in strong wind. They are flexible so they don’t break. One of the biggest challenges that many of us have faced along our hair journeys is determining just the right balance between moisture and protein to keep our hair fortified, but supple. Some have reported that their hair doesn’t like protein at all.
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