Building a Simple Natural Hair Care Regimen
Beginning your natural hair journey can feel both liberating and daunting. My advice? Keep your regimen simple and the amount of products minimal. This will help you to figure out what works for you and makes getting the hang of caring for your hair much easier. Simplicity is the best foundation for beginners.
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A simple natural hair care regimen to start with:
1. Wash and Condition (once a week or biweekly)
You will need
- Pre-shampoo treatment aka Pre-poo. This is a method of preconditioning the hair prior to cleansing. It helps to remove tangles, shed hairs and lubricate the strands. This can be done 30 mins before washing your hair. Many prefer to do this step for a few hrs or overnight. I like to use penetrating oils. A common one is unrefined coconut oil.
- A shampoo, cleansing conditioner or both. Alternate to figure out which works best for you and when it is most useful to use them. Generally cleansing conditioners are great if you do not have very dirty hair. If there is build up it is always a good idea to use a sulfate-free shampoo.
- Rinse out conditioner, deep conditioner or both.
- Protein treatment (optional): Begin with a light protein treatment when needed. Always follow up with a moisturizing deep conditioner.
- Detangling tools such as a shower comb.
2. Moisturize, Style and Seal (nightly or every few days).
You will need
- A leave in conditioner aka moisturizer. Can be a cream or liquid. Depends on your preference and density of your hair. Finer strands tend to work well with liquid leave ins. More textured hair usually maintains moisture best with a creamy leave in.
- Hair oil, butter or both. Use the LOC or LCO method.
- Heat protectant (optional): If you plan to blow dry, flat iron or use any type of direct heat styling tool.
- Detangling tools like seamless combs, detangling brushes etc…
If you haven’t found products that work well for you check out my favs here.
Do’s & Don’ts for Natural Hair Care:
- Do keep tabs on which products work and don’t work. No need to go broke trying new items. This will help you to see what actually works for your hair and what doesn’t. It is always the best way to see trends in the products you tend to like best and which to avoid. This was super helpful to me during my 3+ years transitioning my hair from relaxed to natural.
- Don’t buy every new product that comes along. You don’t want to be a product junkie. It is easy to rush to buy the latest greatest things. Get trial sizes, travel sets or a regular 8 oz bottle to try. Don’t rush out for the liter sizes of any product you have never used before. Trial and error can be both time consuming and costly but this will help you not to break the bank. Be sure to set a monthly budget.
- Do use heat protectants when using heat tools. Applying direct heat to your hair is very damaging and requires a silicone based heat protectant to create a barrier between the heat and your hair. Direct heat is applied by hand held blow dryers, flat irons, curling irons, etc…
- Don’t comb dry hair. This usually can cause unnecessary breakage. It is much easier to comb hair when it is dampened or full of conditioner.
- Do wear protective or low manipulation styles. Some of my favs are buns, flexi-rod sets, twist outs and braid outs.
- Don’t avoid regular trims. This makes it harder to retain length because it give split ends more time to travel up the length of your hair. Even just dusting the ends of your hair regularly makes a big difference in your overall hair health.
- Do embrace your natural hair texture and pattern. Don’t become upset because your hair doesn’t look how you originally thought it should. Your hair will flourish with time. Enjoy the journey at each stage. Rock that hair!
Hopefully these tips are most helpful to you!
New Video: YOUTH SOUL LOVE – BE MY PEACE
YOUTH SOUL LOVE releases his new album “SOULMATE”. I selected the title SOULMATE because I feel like it was something that represents my name & artistry YOUTH SOUL LOVE, It connects with my Young & mature audience bringing them back to the main objective and focus on planet earth which i believe LOVE. where I’m at as an Artist and the times were in. I feel like people are not speaking about love or singing about what comes along with love and I wanted to express my feelings a little bit less in Rap to actually deliver my stories in R&B, electronic and dance form. showcasing my ability to be diverse,You’re going to catch some Rap. You will catch some country, but I feel like this Iconic R&B sound is something soulful that the listeners could gravitate to, all the time when trying to find that special person who is their soulmate. I also went with the title because I feel like “Soulmate” was an amazing addition to my discography. I love everything around the name SOUL, whether it’s “SOUL NOT FOR SALE” or “SOULMATE”. My listeners know that they’re still in my book of discography and soulmate is just another chapter for the listeners and the lovers to connect with me. The genre borrowed from multiple forms, but I would definitely say this is a new chapter of R&B/Melodic Rap, Being that Melodic Rap is a new genre for the new generation. It is a Sound that I felt was perfect to write this musical letter to connect. – My key influences I would have to say would be Love, Heartbreak, Triumph,Fast Living & Nightlife battling to find myself in who I am as an artist while dealing with love finding the balance. Go download and stream YOUTH SOUL LOVE SOULMATE.
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NorthEnd Empire Films LLC presents “Irresponsibull” movie. Allen is ready to settle down. Only his girlfriend Theresa doesn’t think he’s anywhere close to being responsible enough to start a family. When an unexpected opportunity arises for Allen to keep Theresa’s nephew and niece (Brian and Britt) and prove his maturity, he jumps to it…without knowing these two kids are not your average youngsters. Marcus is a low level scam artist that works for his uncle, the most “dangerous construction boss” in Chicago. He continues to screw up job after job and is desperate to show his uncle/boss that he can be responsible and counted on in the family business. The boss gives him just one more chance to prove himself. Then, the most unlikely of events happens, causing a chance meeting of Allen and Marcus and starting a downward spiral like no other. Can any of these men make it out and show that they are indeed NOT Irresponsibull?
Official Irresponsibull Trailer
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