What Mama??? What in the world are you talking about
Lets think back to those days of relaxed hair or even beginning of Transitioning. We would always wash our hair like this,........................................
Now fast forward to mid transition or natural and you will realize one thing for certain. That this is no longer going to work. Why well if you notice our hair is a lot more kinky and coily. If I even think about scrubbing my hair in all kinds of ways when washing it I am going to be.............
Crying when its time to detangle my hair. When we where relaxed or early transitioning our hair was a lot straighter and this way of washing was fine but now, Now we have to adjust to our new hair and prep it for the washing, conditioning and detangling processes.
There are 2 ways we can do this... one is to:
- Detangle the hair before we even let the water touch it. How You could do a HOT OIL treatment to your hair or even pre poo your hair before you Wash it.(using either oil, condtioner or both and applying in your hair with either twist or braids)
- You could also avoid the prep work and just Braid or Twist your hair and go straight to the shower. This helps with breakage because your hair is locked into braids or twist it prevents alot of manipulation to your hair and helps to protect your hair from breakage. It depends on what is comfortable to you and your hair.
For me I usually do Coconut oil and twist my hair in JUMBO two strand twist then jump in shower right after the last twist is done and wash my hair. I unravel each twist and wash each section massaging my roots to the tip . I then rinse out the shampoo then I apply Deep Conditioner to my hair and detangling my hair while apply DC to each section re twisting my hair wait 15-30 minutes before rinsing out. I then style& moisture my hair.
My Daughter Rere has tight coily hair and to make matters worse she has a head full of hair and is tender headed to boot. In order for us to smile,love and hug each other daily :)
I usually put tons of Coconut oil in her hair and then add Hello Hydration Conditioner in her hair and part and braid her hair into 8 Braids. I let it sit for about 30 minutes to ensure her hair is good and soft.
Then we Co wash her hair with braids still intact and she washes the roots of her hair and uses the downward motion on each braid to ensure that the braid hair is washed as well. After we are done I ACV (apple cider vinegar rinse) her hair not for porous reasons but to help detangle that hair. (ACV has so many awesome benefits!!!)
This is a great example of how simple the braid can be nothing overly crazy and technical. You want acess to the roots of hair.
It may take a longer time to wash your hair but when you start to notice less breakage because you arent fighting your hair. And the more you do it the quicker you Get!
Pictures are not mine but copied them from Google. :)
Hope this helps someone. After learning the hard way with my daughter these are ways I adjusted our routine and We find it works best for our Peace of Mind and her Tender Scalp!!!!
