Natural black hair care. The start of a new year is an ideal time to reinvigorate and commit to taking better care of the health and beauty of your natural black hair. Natural black hair often has unique challenges, such as dryness, split ends, frizziness, breakage, unruliness and dandruff.
There are many natural black hair care methods and products available to help you manage your hair's health and beauty, so why not make this part of your New Year’s resolutions?
What's Your Hair Type?
One of the first steps in caring for your natural black hair is to figure out what type of hair you have. Understanding the right way to take care of your specific hair type will make a huge difference in how healthy and beautiful your natural black hair looks. For example, if you have dry hair then it may be beneficial to shampoo less often and to use deep conditioning treatments more often.
How Should You Cleanse Your Hair?
You should also learn how to properly cleanse your natural black hair by using sulfate-free shampoos. Many products contain harsh detergents that can strip away natural oils and leave hair dry, brittle, and prone to breakage. Sulfate-free shampoos are much gentler on your hair and will help preserve its natural moisture balance.
Are Natural Hair Styles a Challenge For You?
Another important step in taking care of your natural black hair is proper styling maintenance. Invest in high-quality products like wide-toothed combs, soft bristle brushes, and a good hair moisturizer. Don’t forget to use heat protectants when using hot styling tools as well.
Consider protective styles for your natural black hair. Protective styles can help minimize damage from everyday activities such as brushing or combing. Some popular protective styles include braids, buns and twists.
Reduce Breakage
One of the most important goals to set when it comes to natural black hair care is reducing breakage. Doing this will help promote healthy, strong hair growth and minimize hair thinning or balding over time. To reduce breakage, be sure to use gentle detangling methods and deep condition regularly.
Invest in Quality Products
When it comes to natural black hair care, the products that you use are equally important as the techniques that you employ. Be sure to invest in quality shampoos and conditioners specifically formulated for your hair type. Additionally, look into natural oils such as grapeseed, olive oil, argan oil and jojoba oil to help nourish and protect your hair from environmental damage.
Get Regular Trims
Be sure to get regular trims in order to remove split ends and maintain healthy hair growth. Regular trims also help prevent split ends from traveling further up the hair shaft, which can lead to more breakage. Getting trims every 4-6 weeks is recommended for healthy natural black hair care.
Caring for your natural black hair can seem daunting at first, but with a little bit of knowledge and dedication you’ll be able to keep your hair looking beautiful all year round.
Caring for your natural black hair should be a priority in your New Year’s resolutions. Knowing the type of hair you have, using gentle cleansing methods and quality products, protecting it from environmental damage and getting regular trims are all important steps to take for healthy natural black hair care.
Taking the time to invest in your hair’s health will ensure that you’re able to maintain beautiful and healthy black hair for years to come.
That's it for this week. As always ...
Dedicated To Your Beauty,
Juliette Samuel,
Esthetician/Author/Publisher,