Tips For Girls Learning To Deal With Their Natural Hair

1.  Wide tooth combs are your best friend.  If you are used to having your hair relaxed, then you may be used to using a fine toothed comb.  And that’s because your hair was a lot thinner, but your natural hair is going to be naturally coarse and a lot thicker.  If you don’t use a wide toothed comb, you will cause yourself a lot of unnecessary breakage.
2.  Find a good clarifying shampoo.  You’re going to be working overtime to keep your hair moisturized, because at times it is harder for a natural hair to retain moisture, than it is for our relaxed hair.  And after piling on so many products and oils, your hair may be so heavily coated that nothing penetrates your hair strands.  That is when a good clarifying shampoo is going to come in handy!
3.  Find a reliable co-washing conditioner. What is co-washing? Co-washing is when you wash your hair with only conditioner, instead of shampoo and conditioner.  As a natural, this is a necessary step, because shampoos are so drying, and they will take the moisture away from your hair if used too often. Don’t worry, there are still cleaning agents in conditioners, so you will not have dirty hair!
4.  A deep conditioning mask that really leaves your hair feeling moist. You will need to deep condition your hair at least every every 2-4 weeks.. This all varies depending on the texture of your hair. Everyone is different.
5.  Your favorite oil that makes your hair feel silky and soft.  Everyone should have their favorite go-to oil.  Your oil is what you will use to lock in the moisture after you use your leave-in conditioner.
6.  A water based leave in conditioner.  Leave-in conditioners are necessary, because they help our hair to sustain the moisture that we infused into your strands during the wash.
7.  A non-alcohol styling gel.  This is for those girls out there that like to wear their hair curly.  I always blow dry and lightly flat iron my hair, so I’m not an expert on which gels are the best, but one thing that I will say is that you should make sure that you avoid any products that contain alcohol! They will dry out and damage your hair very quickly, so don’t throw away your hair growth progress.

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