Wigsroyal.com, The premier online vendor of lace wigs and hair weaves, always teach you how to care your lace wigs and hair weaves.Actually, As African American women or for everyone, How to care our own natural hair is also very important. Today, we'd like to share some tips on how to care your own natural hair for African American Women.
African-American natural hair is very coarse, thick and has a fizzy appearance. Therefore,it requires extra care as compared to the Caucasian hair. Natural black and curly hair is the most type of hair you will find in African-Americans. But they still can be have different types of hair from straight hair, curly, wavy even thicker hair at the crown and thin hair textures in other zone.
How to maintain your natural curls soft and manageable, we'd love to share the following hair care tips. Hope that it can help you!
Healthy Living Habits
Drinking water daily is very important to hydrate your hair, We suggest 8-10 Glasses of water daily.
Sleeping enough is also important to keep our hair relaxed; we suggest 8 hours a day.
Smoking is harmful for your hair,it can create hair loss and graying. Please reduce smoking or avoid smoking.
Oiling Massage
Massage your scalp regularly. Massage can encourages oil production and helps reduce the dryness.
It is better to carry out hot il massage at least once a month to moisturize your hair.
Shampoo and Conditioning
Shampoo your natural hair every 3-7 Days to maintain the oil balance of your natural hair. It is better to choose hair care products specially made for African-American Natural hair. Read the ingredients carefully and avoid anthing that contains alcohol. And use a shampoo with low PH Level.
Wash your hair in one direction. This lessens the chances of excessively tangled curly hair.
Always condition your hair after shampooing. Leave-in conditioners are great to protect your hair. They keep your hair hydrated and free from drying.
Use towel to blot out the water. Do not rub the hair with a towel from drying.Otherwise, it can cause the hair to get tangled.
Combing
Don't comb your hair when it is wet. Wet hair is prone to breakage, just wait till it dries a bit more, and then comb it with wide-teeth comb. Start combing your hair from the ends and gradually move to the roots.It can reduce the risk of breakage and doesn't cause too much pain when combing.
Use your fingers to loosen the knots in your hair.
Sleeping Protection
Using Satin or silk pillowcase to avoid breakage of hair when sleeping. You also can try to wear a silk scarf before sleeping if you toss and turn a lot in sleep. If you have long hair, relaxing braiding before sleeping is also a great choice.
Keep in mind with these positive attitude, hope that it can maintain your healthy and stress free life and add your natural hair shining. Just be proud of your naturally black and curly hair!
