How to maintain your natural hair

1a. Protective styling ( natural hair best friend is protective styling , this makes your hair grow faster , hair doesn’t shed a lot. Your can rock these protective styles with your natural hair (Braids , twists, wigs ) .

1B) It Protects hair from damage, helps reduce manipulating of your hair , don’t go too tight too small or too long with it(braids) , make sure hair is moisturized and conditioned before it’s made .

2A ) detangling your hair . Spray bottle with (water , conditioner , moisturizer , oil mixture -) ,spray your hair and cut into sections with a rat toot comb depends on your hair type ( cut into 4/8 parts, take one at a time and clip or weave the rest away.

2b) Comb from the bottom of the hair to the top , hold the bottom down when coming the top of your hair to avoid pains and help detangling .

3)Shampoo: black hair is prone to breakage and also Drying , depends on your hair type and how sensitive your scalp is, you should shampoo your hair once a week or once in two weeks , use a mosituring natural hair shampoo like (Shea moisture ,Cantu,etc.that keeps hair healthy..

4a) deep conditioning ; do this once or twice a month, make sure it has natural oils like avocado , olive etc. cause it really goes deep into your hair , apply it all over your hair and make sure you start from your ends first cause it’s more prone to splitting.

4B) Cover your hair with a shower cap and put in low heat , leave for 30mins.

5) another key point is weaving your natural hair before u sleep , leaving it exposed makes it more prone to drying and breakage , u should moisturizer and weave it all back or into bantu knots before you sleep and wear a satin cap, it makes your hair easier to style and comb.

6a) You should do protein treatment once a month , it’s just like feeding your hair healthy , proteins contain amino acids that grows your hair and strengthen it , it enriches the natural protein in the hair called “keratin” that u lose easily by split ends, sun & pollutants .

6B) Use hair products without alcohol {it dries your hair and scalp) and don’t use heat on your natural hair a lot , using too much heat makes your hair unhealthy , it should be in moderation and only on {medium heat), I prefer to just air dry my hair , I don’t use heat.

8) last tip everybody should own a mini handy spray bottle ( with oil, conditioner, moisturizer , for days u wanna rock your Afro outdoor or even at home , you should spray a little on you hair occasionally if it’s becoming dry, just ensure you hair is moisturized .

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