We all hear it too often. It is important to build a hair care regimen for our natural hair to promote its health and growth. But how many of you actually take the time to build a regimen for your hair? I know it sounds painful and can be annoying, but a natural hair care regimen does not have to be if done the right way.
It took me a while to come up with a regiment that I was comfortable with and that I felt like I could stick to. But now that I’ve taken the time to build this regimen for my hair, I can see the difference and I know it’s worth it. My hair looks much healthier and it is growing at a much faster pace than the first couple of months of my journey.
Moisturize and seal. Ladies, I’m sure you’ve heard a lot. You probably hear it every day. You hear it that much because it is important. Moisturized hair results in healthy hair which in turns yields to long hair in the long run.
I’ve tried the LOC and LCO and found that my hair retains more moisture using the LCO method. And for that I use Lotta Body Love Me 5-in-1 Miracle Crème, Lotta Body Moisturize Me Curl & Style Milk and I seal with Whipped raw Shea Butter that I infused with oils.
1- Pre-poo. I pre-poo my hair the night prior to washing. For that, I do a modified version of Naptural85’s pre-poo method that I find much more convenient for me. I blend the Aloe with oils, honey and a little bit of water. I add it to a spray bottle and work it into my hair that way.
2- Wash and deep condition my hair. After I shampoo my hair, I deep condition. I never miss a deep conditioning treatment.
My hair is low porosity and is hard to absorb moisture, so it needs all the help it can get. Most of the time I use a moisturizing deep conditioner. Again that’s because of the low porosity aspect of my hair. It needs more moisture than it needs protein. But when I feel that it needs protein, I trade the moisturizing deep conditioner for a light protein deep conditioner.
To date, my favorite deep conditioner is TGIN Honey Miracle Deep Conditioner. This stuff does wonders to my hair. I also use the TGIN Moisturizing Shampoo on wash days. Together they are a great combination.
2 Things I always do when deep conditioning my hair.
3- After I wash and deep condition, I put my hair in some kind of protective style for the week. Mind you, I did not always use protective styles, but I realized that they help a lot with length retention. Read more about it here.
As you can see, I maintain a pretty simple hair care regimen. I don’t like to complicate things, and who has time to spend hours every day doing their hair??? Not this girl, no ma’am.
I hope this post was useful and informational for you. Please help me spread the word by hitting the share buttons. And please feel free to make my regimen your own and tweak it around to your liking.
Do you have a regimen that you follow for your natural hair? What are some of the things you do or don’t do to your natural hair? Share with us below in the comment section ⇓
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I have low porosity hair ! So I really appreciate this post!
I need to get back to my strict hair regimen. Deep conditioning, clarifying, and twisting at night. I've gotten so lazy! Thanks for the reminder.
xx,
Leslie / @hautemommie / http://www.thehautemommie.com
I recently big chopped after a year of transitioning, excited to give some of these methods a try! Great post!
I don't have natural hair, however, I love you hair regimen. I work in my moms beauty salon and it surprises me how people neglect their hair.
I love this hair care regimen! Somethings I have already implemented to my own regimen and there are a few new things I would like to try as well... like adding a light protein treatment to my hair and see if that works for me. Thank you for sharing :) Vany Will you be doing any videos on this post... please let me know!
Doris / http://www.sincerelydoris.com
Hi thank you for the great regimen but how do you keep your hair moisturised when In cornrows? I know you said not to wet it daily so what substitute can I use without ruining the hairstyle
This is great! I think I'll try this regimen. It's hard to find one that works that I can stick to. Just recently found out about low porosity hair. Explains so much! Now I know what I have to do to finally get my hair moisturized. However, what's the best protective style for someone with short ear length hair? I find that braids and twists on my real hair don't look good because my hair is so short. I wear my hair in a puff and I know that's bad because of all the manipulation, but it seems to be the only style that looks good on me. What did you do when you were in the awkward stage?
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