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Going natural for the third times was just as hard for me when I went tried it the first 2 times. I knew nothing about hair care. Growing up I had long permed hair and my mom handled the styling relaxer touch ups and for the most part. Then I started messing in it and coloring it and cutting it. My hair has been through the wringer, I ruined it! With that said, I made sure that I took the time to learn my type 4 coils this time around. As time went on, I became more and more familiar with what worked for me and my strands. My biggest natural hair blessing was learning how to seal my ends and retain length. Some of you may not know this but I just recently learned and embraced protective styling! I wish I would have just sucked it up and did it more my first year of being natural, I would have retained a lot more length.
Since I am two years in now, I think I have gotten the hang of caring for my hair. I co-wash 4x a month, I clarify 1x a month, I detangle properly and I use products that will give enough slip. I also seal the moisture into my strands to prevent breakage, my hair is fragile so I need that extra barrier of protection. A lot of people want to know how I go about sealing my hair/ends. My technique is really simple.I start with wet hair, no matter if it's clean or just needs a little refresher, I always give my hair water. I like using warmer water to spritz 2nd or 3rd day hair to open the hair's cuticles a bit. The steps I take after that is as follows:
1. Apply a leave in conditioner with a few drops of coconut oil.
(I use Oyin's Honey Hemp or Kinky Curly's Knot today and Vatika Oil)
2. I smooth/detangle my strands with a Denman brush to distribute the product evenly.
3. Before styling I like to use a heavy butter, like Shea butter to seal in the products and water.
I find that doing this helps keep my dry hair hydrated. Right after sealing and even a few days after that, my hair feels soft and refreshed. Before I learned how to seal I always had the dry hair problem, even more so after dying my hair. Also, I noticed since I started using henna again, my hair is not dry, even if I forget to seal my ends I don't have nearly as much breakage and single strand knots.
Do you have a sealing technique?
If so, please share below.
xoxo,
Alex
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→Sealing your Strands
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