Let’s Talk Curly
So yesterday I had a dentist appointment and decided to get my hair cut before it. I have an amazing Russian hairdresser who knows what she’s doing with my hair. She is located in the Spanish Village in Downton San Clemente. However, I will say my hair got cut shorter than expected!!!! Like 7 inches was taken off instead of 3 inches. But it’s okay because I need my ends off anyways.
Many people don’t know how to properly take care of curly hair. Some issues are that it’s always knotty, others are that its way too dry, while others just can’t get their curls to look nice.
Here I am going to talk about 3 tips to achieve nice healthy hydrated curly hair.
Brush
First things first, to get all of those knots out without ripping hair out you want to have a wet brush. These brushes are designed specifically to brush hair gently when wet. Regular brushes can cause damage, making hair become elastic and break off. This than makes your ends look horrible. A wet brush gently takes all knots out without ripping out our hair.
Hydration
Hydration is one of the keys to healthy hair. Having dry straw like hair won’t be appealing to the eye. Your ends will look dry, and nasty. I suggest getting a good conditioner that is sulfate free. This also helps your hair to curl naturally better! You also want to try to use as much natural ingredients in your conditioner as you can. Water, an oil and aloe vera juice are great natural ingredients. You also want to find a conditioner that has the same ingredients that are already in your hair and scalp. Water, protein, cholesterol, fatty acids, and glycerides are what make up your hair and scalp. By getting a conditioner with similar ingredients it also promotes hair growth.
I personally have to use conditioners that are in the African-American section of the shampoo and conditioner row due to my hair texture. I have learned my lesson growing up. As a child my mom used these conditioners on my hair, as I got older I used just random conditioners. Now I have gone back to shopping specifically for conditioners that a majority of African-Americans use, as these tend to also be the most natural as well. Unfortunately, if I don’t use these and use a regular conditioner my hair will turn into straw and then I have to get it all cut off.
Washing Process
The way you wash your hair is important. Did you know you should condition your hair first and then again last, and shampoo isn’t actually supposed to go on your ends? You also are not supposed to shampoo your hair everyday, unless you build up a big sweat, then its ok to. The order you wash your hair plays a very important role in how your hair will be. When you first get in the shower you are supposed to condition the top of your head. While conditioning your hair you are to move in a vertical motion from front to back and repeat, not in a circle massaging your whole head. By moving in a circle, it causes your hair to become weaker and break off more. The next thing you do is shampoo the TOP OF YOUR HEAD ONLY! Shampoo is not supposed to be rubbed on the ends of your hair, instead when you wash the top of your head off it runs the suds down. Too much shampoo on your ends is what causes them to be dry and straw like as well. Then you just repeat the conditioning process, HOWEVER, you don’t put conditioner on the top of your head now, only on the mid-section and ends using an up down brushing motion.
