| I first started learning about proper black hair care in | | | | more and that frequent washing causes damage. This |
| October of 2005 after reading the book, Ultra Black | | | | isnt true. Water is the best moisturizer of all |
| Hair Care Growth by Cathy Howse. That book | | | | moisturizers, but when you simply let the hair dry |
| started me on an eye-opening journey towards | | | | without putting anything onto the hair to keep the |
| learning about why I could never grow my then | | | | moisture in, all the moisture evaporates into the air, |
| ear-length and damaged hair past neck length. | | | | leaving your hair even drier than it was before you |
| The first thing most Black women do wrong when it | | | | washed it. You must add a moisturizer, followed by an |
| comes to taking care of their hair is that they do not | | | | oil (I use Olive Oil mostly, but there are hundreds of oils |
| moisturize often enough or use the right products to | | | | you can use!) before drying your hair to keep moisture |
| moisturize with. Black hair is naturally the driest kind of | | | | in and avoid dryness. I wash my hair about once a |
| hair there is because the curl pattern makes it difficult | | | | week. Some black women wash their hair every day |
| for sebum to nourish the entire hair strand. Therefore, | | | | or every other day and it is long, healthy and strong. |
| we must add extra moisture. The best moisturizers for | | | | By the way, air drying is best for black hair because of |
| black hair list water or glycerin as the first ingredient. | | | | the third and final topic I will discuss. |
| For example, I personally use Nexxus Headress | | | | Excessive heat is another huge reason black women |
| Weightless Leave-in Conditioner. In general, hair grease | | | | have damaged hair. Blow dryers, curling irons, flat irons |
| products that contain petroleum or mineral oil as the | | | | and hot combs make the dryness in our hair worse |
| first ingredient should be avoided because they do not | | | | and causes breakage and damage. The less heat and |
| moisturize, but instead merely coat the hair strands and | | | | manipulation you put your hair through, the better it will |
| block the pores of the scalp, causing buildup and | | | | look! There are many alternatives to using heat on |
| attracting dirt. | | | | your hair like rollers, wrapping, and air drying. |
| The subject of dirt brings me to the next thing that | | | | By following these and other Black hair care |
| black women are doing wrong when caring for their | | | | techniques, my hair is now almost arm pit length--the |
| hair--they do not wash their hair often enough. A lot of | | | | longest (and healthiest) it has ever been in my life! |
| black women I know (and I used to be one of them), | | | | For more tips about Black hair care and to keep up to |
| will only wash their hair once a month because they | | | | date on my own personal hair growth progress visit |
| believe the myth that water dries their hair out even | | | | my blog. You can find the link below. |