their hair texture."Human hair distributors and relaxer sellers how market?"
am sure market is slow, now that women have come to realize the importance
of caring for their natural hair and are no more interested in spending
money on brazillian and human hair.
With the way women are going about natural hair I just hope that very soon
human hair, attachment and relaxer will not become outdated old school as my
Dad's 70s Afro hair style.
I started my natural hair journey out of fustration, some people are becoming
natural because every one else is doing it and they don't want to be left out of the
natural hair train ride. Mine was different, yes I went natural out of fustration.
I was fustrated with what I saw in the mirror after removing the mask
(human hair weavon, wig, relaxer) and I can't step out of my house without
putting on the mask because I have been made to feel that my coily tangling
afro hair texture wasn't presentable enough for public exposure except am
a konk SU who is detered by religious belief and doctrine,
my hair was dying gradually out of neglect and harsh chemicals from relaxer,
coupled with the way salon stylist manipulate one's hair as if they are dealing
with a stubborn household enemy (hair is fragile and should be treated gently
and delicately imo)
I was busy spending my hard earned money for the hair of someone I don't know
and would never meet who is thousands of miles away from me or probably dead.
To cut a long story short my hair was extremely damaged from the use of chemical
relaxer and weavon. After much thought to it I did my big chop and went natural
and to say the least it felt like a huge burden was taken off me and I was free to
experiment with my hair (I became my own hair maintenance manager and stylist).
(How did you feel on your first day of big chop?)
The journey hasn't been a smooth sail, afro natural hair texture can be challenging
to manage as its kind of a tangled mass and gives a hard time to comb through it,
natural hair products are expensive because they are being imported and the
depreciating value of Naira to Dollar is not helping matters at all.
How about the natural hair salon who thinks everyone on natural hair is loaded with
cash.
This is how I find my way around this hurdles to keep soft and moisturize
(my hair tends to dry out easily and its also too thick and tough to run a comb on it)
I use ingredient from my kitchen and the result?....superbly better than
what industrial store products can acheive.
One of my hair weekly hair theraphy is deep conditioning made
from avocado,salad dressing mayonnaise and oils
Benefits of Deep Conditioning
Moisturizer:Afro natural hair tends to lose moisture to the atmosphere easily
making it dry. Avocado and olive oil are good fat, very rich in omega 3
It fuels the hair with good oil (some oil are just there to make the hair
look greasy with no added benefit to the hair, one of them is
mineral oil derive from petroleum; a component of most industrial
hair moisturizer which is even link to cause cancer) and helps the
hair to retain moisture combating hair dryness.It keeps the hair radiantly
shiny (not greasy) and silky soft. The first time I tried it on my hair, the
result left me wondering if I was actually the owner of the new soft silky and
curly hair I got.
Detangle:One common problem faced by all afro-naturalista is the tangly, thick
and coily texture which breaks easily when combed.
Hair coil and tangle easily in the presence of dryness and absence of moisture,
As delicious as mayonnaise is to your veggie salad its also a good hair softener,
It softens the hair instantly at application making for easy detangling without the use
of comb.
Breaking-free:this deep conditioning treatment strengthens the hair follicle
and prevent hair breakage.It prevents hair dryness that leads to breakage
and excessive hair loss from detangling
Faster hair growth:when hair is moisturized, it detangles easily and break less
reducing hair loss and retains hair volume. Castor oil is a bae for growing hair
on any part of the body its applied on. Its an ingredient in this deep conditioner
that would grow out your hair fast with no stress and also help out with receding hairline
Items required:
Avocado
Mayonnaise(salad dressing)
Honey
Olive oil
Castor oil/coconut oil
Conditioner(my favorite is VO5 conditioner)
Shower cap
Thick large towel.
Preparation:
1.Cut a ripened avocado into halves removing the seed in between, scoop
out the avocado into a saucer, mash it with a spoon, add 3 tablespoonful
of mayonnaise, 2 tablespoon of honey, 1 tablespoon of olive oil 2 tablespoon
of coconut oil, 3 tablespoon of hair conditioner,mix it up with a spoon.
-Shampoo hair and air dry, section hair into smaller part for
easy application, apply prepared deep conditioner on hair just the
way you apply relaxer.
-Cover hair with a shower cap and wrap a thick towel around it to
generate heat and allow conditioner penetrate into the hair follicle.
leave this on hair for 30-45 minutes. Rinse off thoroughly with water
and dry hair.
-Massage scalp and moisturise hair with shea butter/castor oil
or coconut oil.
How do you maintain your natural hair at home
