The 5 Essentials of Relaxed and Natural Hair Care

3. Deep Conditioning

Deep conditioning is important because it can significantly reverse the effects of daily styling and wear and tear. Now deep conditioning is different from regular conditioning because it involves using heat- which allows the conditioner to penetrate the hair shaft. So for deep conditioning relaxed and natural hair, make sure you have time (at least 25 minutes), a plastic shower cap, and a heat cap (or hair steamer). Deep conditioning should be done once a week (especially if your hair is relaxed) or it can be pushed to once every 2 weeks (if your hair is natural). And overall, there really isn’t a difference in what deep conditioning does to relaxed hair versus natural hair. The effect is the same and similar products/techniques can be used.

** Bonus tip: When deep conditioning, don’t skimp on the conditioner and make sure to really focus attention on your ends- the oldest and usually most damaged part of the hair.