Natural Hair Hygienic practices that are often overlooked

Hello Naturalistas,

As much as we take care of our hair, how often do we take care of everything else that helps us take care of our hair?

Like our dresser (or where ever you put your products); We know the mess that can come from using our oily hands to pick up every other product, or from mixing different concoction for your hair, that all that hair shed? Time to clean out! Yes, I know you're tired and you promised to do it tomorrow. Take time out this weekend and wash the oil out of all - Yes ALL - of your product containers.

What of your Combs and brushes?

Time to whip them out and soak all of them in ~~lukewarm~~ Hot water, disinfectant and soap. Do this very often (I don't want to state a specific duration as some people are neat freaks).

Your Satin bonnet and scarf;

We can easily forget that we've had this for over 2 weeks and because its black it is not telling you its dirty *face palm* I know I know #Guilty (Mine is not black Tho). This one I would say if possible wash every week but not more than 2 weeks should you go without washing. It stays on your head every night. Its got to stay clean.

And Finally Accessories

Hair bands, hair wands, hair dands... (You get my point -__-) How ever small or thin, does it go on your hair often? Please wash it often too. We tend to over look the little things, yes, clean your bobby pins too.

I know I am guilty of this too especially when it comes to my accessories so are we ready to take better care of everything else that helps us take care of our Natural hair?

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17 comments

Jennyphar19 February 2014 at 11:40
super guilty of the satin bonnet one :(. I like to add acv to the water when I wash my combs to give a kind of disinfecting quality. Jenniferabah@gmail.com
Anonymous19 February 2014 at 15:20
Righto. All those hair products belong to you? Wow.
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Unknown19 February 2014 at 16:09
You are so right. Especially the oily part. I wash my satin scarf every two weeks
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Anonymous19 February 2014 at 16:56
These are really things we overlook. Thanks for writing about this. serenataphy@gmail.com
Uche Okonkwo19 February 2014 at 17:22
Guilty! Cant remember the last time I washed my combs *runs away*
Berry Dakara19 February 2014 at 19:22
Guilty as charged!
Unknown19 February 2014 at 22:34
Well of course am guilty.
Would put in more effort towards cleaning.
Am doing it now.
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African Naturalistas19 February 2014 at 23:05
Mehn, I use to be extremely guilty about the Satin Bonnet one. The easy way out is "don't use Black, purple, or navy blue Satin Bonnets, use white, pink, yellow" You get the idea.
That way, shame will catch you when the colour beings to change.
Tomi O20 February 2014 at 08:06
Please do :) :)
Anonymous22 February 2014 at 19:01
I use a lilac scarf, so it shows when dirty but that aside cos I also use a black scarf on occasion, I wash my hair scarf whenever I wash my hair, can't be putting a dirty scarf on nice, clean hair.

My containers, I wash when they're empty before putting any new product/mixes if I'm reusing them.

I'm probably guilty when it comes to the combs/brushes, I rarely use them but that's not enough of an excuse not to keep them clean