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‘Wow, your hair is sooooo soft! No
wonder you can carry your natural hair. I can’t carry natural hair o, my
natural hair is so stubborn.’
I get
this statement from some relaxed people all the time.
‘Wow, your hair is soooo soft. How
did you get your hair to be this manageable? I find it hard managing my natural
hair.’
I get
this one from natural ladies.
I
know that my hair feels soft, especially when it’s in twists. Well, the truth
is that I wasn’t born with a soft and manageable natural hair. So I respond to
these people…
‘The truth is that my hair is not
naturally soft. In fact, it was very hard before. I have done some things to it
over time that has made it to be soft and manageable.’
So
what are the things I have done to my hair that has made it manageable? I know
that this may not be new to the natural hair gurus, but from the comments and
emails I receive, I realized that there are so many newbie naturals out there
who have so many questions on their minds. And they are mainly the ones this
post is targeted at. Follow the below directions and have a better life
managing your hair
1. Dispel the myth. No matter how
‘stubborn’ your natural hair is, it can be tendered over time with adequate deep conditioning and moisture. Don’t believe otherwise. This single mindset will be one
to liberate you and help you achieve your goal of managing you natural hair
without hassles
2. Don’t joke with deep conditioning. If
you had been playing with this before, it is time to stop. Deep conditioning is
known to work on hair textures like magic. For more details about deep
conditioning, click here.
3. Try the tea rinse after washing your hair.
For more information about the tea rinse, click here. What I now do, as NaturalNigerian advised me is to pour the tea water on my hair, over and over again.
Sometimes after doing the tea rinse, you might actually feel your hair softer.
4. Moisture is your best friend. In your
natural hair journey, you will never hear enough of this. Don’t joke with
moisture. Use daily spritz once or twice every day. A mixture of water, olive
oil and glycerin will do. Glycerin attracts moisture from the environment to
your hair. This guarantees to an extent that you hair is always moisturized.
Please know that it doesn’t matter if you have extensions on. Still do the
daily spritz. Lift your weaves or braid and moisturize your hairline.
5. Seal in your moisture. This is not as
technical as it might sound. After adding moisture to your hair, you might have to
make sure the harsh weather doesn’t evaporate it by sealing it in your hair
with butter based cream or a good moisturizing cream.
Please
note, these points do not come to you from an expert point of view. I am just
sharing what has helped me and some other naturalistas soften our hair over
time. I hope this post has been helpful.
In
the mean time, please vote on the gadget on the right hand side, in order to
let us know what your greatest natural hair challenge is. The poll ends in just
three months. This will help us know what problems most naturalistas have and
we will therefore be able to carry out more research and do posts on what we
have found out.
Good post- now sending the link to my natural friends that have this issue.
ReplyDeleteThanks
Yes o. A lot of people face this issue. Thanks
DeleteGreat post and important info. Thanks for the regular reminders.
ReplyDeleteThanks o. We have no choice but to help one another
DeleteGreat post!! Very helpful!!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Glad you found it useful
DeleteThanks for sharing these tips. Had my hair in weaves for a month and that sort of regressed it. had to cut some of it, and now the texture is not so good either.
ReplyDeleteReally? Was it so irreparable that you had to cut some of it? Please, don't let your hair dry out anymore.
DeleteSoy butter/oil helps too, and yes, tea rinse is a hairsaver!
ReplyDeleteNeva used soya before. Would try it if I come across it. Thanks
Deletethanks so much im a new natural and.im currently battling with dryness thanks fr the tips.
ReplyDeleteWow, sorry. I hope this works for you.
Deletethanks fr this im a new natural and currently battling with dryness.il try out the tips
ReplyDeleteI hope it works well for you
DeleteCoconut cream - cheap - moisturizes and softens
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip.
DeleteI ve neva seen any human wiv my hair type. Its sooo full, so dark, so hard, very strong lookin even afta retourching. Smtyms i gt 4strated nd leave d hair wiv out weaving it nd i cnt even insert comb in it to comb it cos of d pain so i comb lyk twice a week. Pls wat cn i do abt dis. Coz even wen i want to go weave it, i ve to think of d pain i will feel 1st
ReplyDeleteBelieve me ma'am, your hair can be worked on. My hair was so stubborn that it only feels relaxed for a week, after relaxing before it poofs up again.
DeleteJust care for it and condition it constantly, you will see results. Just be consistent
i can never thank you enough for your wonderful tips, my hair is now softer and manageable. i deep condition it every week and apply shea butter everyday. Before seeing your post i was never able to comb my natural african hair without wetting it first. now i spritz it every morning and night and now i can comb it without wetting it first, it has stopped breaking. Please let me know how many days a week u recommend shampooing natural hair?? i only shampoo mine when washing off the egg and oil deep conditioner
ReplyDeleteWow thank God. I am so happy that this blog has been able to help you. I hope others learn too.
DeleteAs for your question, please, try not to wash your hair too often. As for me, I wash once in 2 weeks, but I guess once a week is enough if you are too worried about build up.
Blessings....
ReplyDeletehmmmmmmm,enlightening, what are some of the moisturing creams that you have had success with?
Hi Rhapsody, I use our own moisturising butter cream, which we see in the product store here. http://www.africanaturalistas.com/p/sh.html
DeleteBlessings and thank you
DeleteI'm really happy to find this natural hair blog from Naija, cus most other sites about natural hair feature hair that's not typical African hair. I went natural November 2011 and BC, so i started with TWA people used to ask me if i were a model(they still do). I'm a Nigerian living in Nigeria. (Abuja, Lagos and Ogun)
ReplyDeleteYes. That's why we started this blog. To help our own hair. I am glad you are finding it helpful.
DeleteWhat is the ratio u add for the glycerine water and oil?? I mean how much of eaxh ingredient do u add to make the daily spritz??
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, in the days I used to add glycerine, I never measured. I just put a little as possible in the water.
DeleteWhy have you stopped using the glycerine?
DeleteHow much water and olive oil though did you use?
Glycerine is a humectant, and it draws moisture from the atmosphere into your hair. I have the frizziest hair on earth, so I use as little glycerine as possible.
DeleteIf your hair is dry, and looking to up your moisture level, you will enjoy using glycerine.
Hello any advise on henna and whether it's safe to use on natural hair? Thanks!
ReplyDeletewonderful..thanks
ReplyDeletewonderful..thanks
ReplyDeleteHello, this is such a helpful post. Though its a year old, i would really love to share it on my blog hope you dont mind. I'll link back.thank you
ReplyDeleteHi Ginikachi. Glad to know you found the post helpful. If you want to copy, please copy only the first 7 paragraphs, just before number 1 starts, and then tell them to continue reading it on this blog, by clicking a link, directing them back to this blog.
DeleteThat way, we both share the traffic. Thanks for understanding.
ok great
ReplyDeleteThis may sound like a silly question but the tea rinse do you shampoo again and rinse it with water after pouring in?
ReplyDeleteNo, you don't need to rinse it out with water.
DeleteI just recently cut my gair to transition to natural and this post has helped me. Thank u.
ReplyDeleteJust recently cut my hair and transitioning to natural hair and my hair is hard. Thank u for all that :)
ReplyDeleteHey, this is helpful. When you say olive oil, do you mean regular Olive oil that you but at the store out the hair olive oil, and where would you buy glycerin?
ReplyDeleteOlive oil is olive oil. There is no special olive oil for hair. You can get glycerine from our online store here. Just go to this address. africanaturalistas.com/ourstore
DeleteNice I will give it a try thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteYou pple are doin a great job, thanks for saving my hair from breakages thru dryness.
ReplyDeletethank you for this post. i have had natural hair for almost 2 years and the journey has not been easy; my hair is simply too hard. i will try all the tips you have given and I am excitedly waiting to see changes!
ReplyDeleteWell done..pls how can I maintain my little girls hair. She has her natural hair on and its too hard to comb out..she cries whenever she wnts to make it. Thanks
ReplyDeleteHi, pls how do one seal in the moisture
ReplyDeleteDC is a naturals best friend!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your informative blog darling. Please what kind of tea should I use.
ReplyDeleteWhat tea should. I
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Shld I use the mixed oil,water n glycerine as hair cream or rinse
DeletePls shld I mix de oil,glycerine n water together n use it as a rinse or hair cream?
ReplyDeleteThank you for this info. It's funny that we have lived with this hair all our lives and yet not know what to do with it bc most of us have worn enhancements for a long time. Sometimes I laugh that I can take care of a weave better than my real hair. With this info I feel like I can do it now..stay blessed!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this info. It's funny that we have lived with this hair all our lives and yet not know what to do with it bc most of us have worn enhancements for a long time. Sometimes I laugh that I can take care of a weave better than my real hair. With this info I feel like I can do it now..stay blessed!
ReplyDeleteplease my hair is hard, and i have used cantu on it yet no result, the tea rinse you talked about, is it a particular tea cos someone said it has to be green tea or any tea bag can be used.
ReplyDeletePls no gel holds my hair in place even my edges what can I do pls
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