I did some research on the proper way natural hair should be moisturized and put it to the test. My hair felt soft and super moisturized. Check out the post I found by Nikisha of Urban Bush Babes.
Hi ladies, I wanted to give a quick run through for those who don’t know how to seal their hair, because there is a right way and a wrong way.
Step 1.While hair is freshly cleansed and still wet apply a leave-in conditioner and/or moisturizing cream. Make sure that the leave-in conditioner and moisturizing cream have “water” as an ingredient. The water helps with hairs moisture.
Step 2. Last step apply a coat of oils or butters to your ends and all over your hair if you prefer. This will help seal in the moisture from the leave-in creams and conditioners. This aids in length retention because moisturized hair prevents breakage.
***If you don’t apply your oils or butters as your last step then you will block out the moisture from the leave-in cream and conditioner. Just think about putting a coat of oil on your strands and then trying to put a cream on top, it won’t penetrate. So make sure to follow these steps in exact order . Cream and/or leave-in conditioner first and oils or butters last . Stay away from creams and oils that contain mineral oil and petroleum.
4 responses to “Sealing Moisture into Your Hair”
D.Rene.
August 28th, 2012 at 09:15
I swear by this method. It works wonders on my kinky, naturally dry hair. If the weather calls for it, sometimes I’ll use the LOC method which takes things a step further. I apply the leave in to mostly damp hair, then I add an oil and lastly, I’ll add a cream or butter on top of that. No matter how I style it afterward, my hair is soft and moisturized all the way to wash day.
bkaphrodite
August 28th, 2012 at 09:35
Wow that sounds awesome Ive never heard of the LOC method but it sound pretty awesome for our hair. I may try that out.
Latoya
August 29th, 2012 at 17:45
Love the blog post!
bkaphrodite
August 29th, 2012 at 19:00
Thanks, I got it courtesy of UrbanBushBabes. I knew I was doing something wrong.
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