.fb-like span { overflow:visible !important; width:450px !important; margin-right:-200px; } Everyone has a Beauty Regimen, even if they don’t realize it.  Your regimen includes the special products that you use on your face, which hopefully are different from the products used on your body.  Your regimen for your hair is not different and should include products specifically designed for your type of hair. Natural hair […]" />
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The Beauty of Natural Hair

The Beauty of Natural Hair

Everyone has a Beauty Regimen, even if they don’t realize it.  Your regimen includes the special products that you use on your face, which hopefully are different from the products used on your body.  Your regimen for your hair is not different and should include products specifically designed for your type of hair.

Natural hair care for the African American woman has always been a point of contention for many.  To go natural or not to go natural, that is the question.  After all, we can do so much with our hair.  We can Perm it, straighten it, texturize it, and so on and so on.  But just because we can, should we?  We all want our hair to be beautiful and healthy, and going natural can get us there.   Here are some DIY tips on how to care for your natural hair.

VONNIE
Hair Type: 4A I’m definitely a curly girl
I don’t do much to my hair, sometimes I use Cantu Leave in Conditioner and I add in Miss Jessie’s Pillow Soft Curls. If I want to put it in a ponytail, I use Eco Styler Gel to lay my edges down.  I sometimes put a scarf around it to secure my look and edges. I add oils like Coconut Oil, Aragon Oil, and Jojoba Oil while in the shower. They are all lightweight oils that don’t weigh my hair down and get the job done when it comes to moisturizing my hair.
I don’t really experience breakage in my hair. I always make sure that my hair is detangled.  Using a detangling brush, I start from the bottom and work my way to the top. Never work with dry curls. The best time to detangle your hair is when it is completely wet.  I prefer to detangle while in the shower, because I get to soak my hair in water. Water is a curly girl’s best friend when it comes to hair styling. When I brush my hair from bottom to the top, if I feel any resistance I don’t brush through it. I remove the brush a little lower down and start brushing from there. This will help prevent ripping out of hair when it is knotted up. You shouldn’t see a brush full of hair on your detangling brush when detangling your hair!
I tie my hair up at night because I make sure it’s done every night before I go to bed. You never know what could come up on your to do list the next day. So you should be ready at all times! I use a silk scarf and a silk bonnet. The scarf helps with keeping a firm grip on my edges and giving it a clean frizz-free look. The bonnet serves not only as protection for my ponytail or whatever hair I leave out of my scarf but also helps to prevent frizz and breakage.

 

 

 

Mari -“My biggest struggle is keeping my hair moisturized.  It seems to drink everything I put in it.  Making sure that my hair does not break off  is a major concern for me.  Also it takes a lot of  time to maintain my natural hair.  I usually have to set aside a full day to do everything that is needed.”….4 years natural

 

Hair type 4C – Tight Coils

Prior to using any products on my hair I use a spray bottle that contains water throughout the comb-out process along with a detangler.    Water helps my hair to not dry out so fast and works well in the comb-out process.

Preferred Product -Motions: daily hair moisturizer made with Shea butter, Arian oil, coconut oil. This product  hydrates and conditions hair to give shine, softness and moisture.

Preferred Product – Africa’s best herbal oil: revitalizing oil. Holds moisture in hair.

Preferred Product – Mimosa Hair Honey by Carol’s Daughter:  Moisturizes scalp, conditions hair, controls frizz.  Eco style gel: olive oil, Shea butter with black castor oil and flaxseed.

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