As you go through your natural hair journey always remember that what works for her, may not work for you. Challenge yourself, understand your hair. Remember the day you walked out of the house and your hair was perfect! It felt perfect it looked perfect, and did exactly what it was supposed to do! What did you use on your hair? Is protein good for your hair or does it make it dry and brittle? Does your hair love castor oil or does it make your hair turn into a grease ball. I have to say I am on so many sites exploring what everyone uses, and I finally have a cocktail that works for everyday use. Your challenge for this week is to find out what your hair loves, what keeps it moisturized? Once you know this you’re on the road to having long beautiful healthy nature hair.
For me, my leave in is Fructis Sleek and Shine. I don’t get a lot of build up and it smoothes down my hair.
I always spray the ends with Chi leave in Keratin mist (We will talk about the benefits of Keratin in another blog).
I use Shea butter to smooth down my edges and seal my ends, and finally , I love aloe Vera gel, it gives me a great hold, and it is so good for the hair!
If I was on a deserted Island, these are the must have products for my hair. I love olive oil, castor oil as well as coconut oil, but they are very heavy on my hair so I usually use them before a wash.
This week figure out what make your hair tick, and tell me what products are stranded with you on a deserted Island.
I got some raw coconut oil from our local farmers market and it is like pouring grease over my head. For some reaason my hair traps my body heat in and melts even solid coconut oil all down my neck.LOL I guess others may have this experience, but I don't know. I am glad you have so products that are easy to find on your list. How long do you suppose you should try a product before you decide it is really not working out? Cause, I am finding that some product may make my hair look a certain way but have not provided any true long lasting benefits.
ReplyDeleteLOL, Kim the first Time I used Coconut Oil, I took big globs and rub it on my hair, at that time it was solid. I saturated my hair with it and went out to hang with my parents. When I saw my Dad, he started singing "This is Thriller, thriller night...", and then he said, you look like your about to fry some chicken. I looked at my air and it was dripping clear oil, my neck was wet.....no wait it was greasy like crisco oil!!! So its not just you. I use that oil to saturate my hair right before a co-wash (Wash with conditioner) to ensure that I dont strip my hair of moisture. I would try using two products for a week. Im sure you know as the products build up on the hair, it begins to react differently. A good thing to do is keep up with hair breakage. When you see minimal hair breakage, thats one good sign that your hair is moisturized and the product is good for your hair!
ReplyDeleteI needed that list of products. I have natural hair now. I have been transitioning for a while and now that I am finally natural I keep braids on because I just don't know what to do and what to use on my hair. Thanks for sharing.
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