Nurturing African hair

Taking care of African hair can be particularly difficult because African hair tends to be more fragile, shrinks more when dry, and has more elasticity.

How often should you wash your hair?

Experts agreed that washing your hair once is week is plenty. Because African hair is naturally drier, washing it more frequently would over-dry the hair because it is highly unlikely your hair will look oily in a week.

Due to the extra curly, kinky nature of the hair, oil doesn’t get a chance to travel the whole way down the hair shaft.

Best technique for straightening or blow-drying hair

Using a comb attachment to the blow dryer is a must, Blow-drying wet hair takes a lot of pulling with a brush, and that can end up breaking the hair.

Since the African hair is much more fragile, letting the hair air-dry or sitting under a dryer for a short period before blow-drying to minimize on tugging time is also recommended.

Are weaves good or bad for your hair? Which method is better: glue or sewing?

Weaves is good for your hair as long as the proper care steps are taken and you go to an experienced stylist.

In fact, a sewn weave when wearing weavon protects your natural hair since you will not be straightening or exposing your natural hair to any outside elements, while glued-in weaves, however, tend to rip out your natural hair at removal and should be avoided.

If you have a Shorter hair, I recommend visiting your stylist every two to three weeks to make sure your weave stays as tight as possible while a loose weave can pull on your hair.

When should you take out your weave/ weavon and put in a new one? Between one and a half and 3 weeks. And after two consecutive “weavings,” you should probably let your hair rest for a few weeks before putting in a new one. Remember that our hair is extra dry and fragile that makes it prone to breakage, therefore for the hair to grow long you have to moisturize it all the time and nourish the hair with the right products.

Some people think you can over-condition your hair, but that’s a lie, If you are using a conditioner for “damaged, dried” hair, it will have a lot of protein.

Luckily there is no such thing as too much moisturizing and moisture makes the hair soft and pliable so go on with a good hair conditioner it nurtures hair.

What are some products that every African woman should have? It is all about one word moisturise!

A moisturizing shampoo, a moisturizing deep-conditioning treatment, a moisturizing styling product and a moisturizing hair cream to replenish hair daily.