Natural Hair Terms:
http://www.curlynikkiforums.com/general/179-natural-hair-dictionary-detangling-terms.html#post1177 (natural hair dictionary)
Finding your hair type:
http://www.naturallycurly.com/hair-types (hair type)
- I’m a 3c-4a-4b. Since I have 3 different textures, I usually do a twist out (twists unraveled) so I can create the look of one texture. The link listed above will let you know what texture you have and what products work great with it.
http://www.naturalhairrules.com/natural-hair-101-what-every-women-with-natural-hair-needs-to-know/ (basic tips)
- Don’t comb or detangle on dry hair. Wet your hair and then comb.For a comb, use a wide tooth or pick…not a fine tooth comb. Sometimes I use my fingers.
- For shorter hair: Oil and wrap your hair. In the morning, you may need to spritz your hair with oil and water and pick it.
- For medium to longer hair: To stretch your hair and minimize shrinkage, you can twist your hair at night after oiling it with the steps in the link.
- Protective styles are awesome. It is a great way to keep your hair in a style and give it a rest. I wore a lot of braids and weaves when I first went natural, and my hair grew a lot. In between each session, I got a trim. Now, I just keep my hair in buns or pinned up because of the humidity.
- Cover your hair with a satin scarf at night.
- Once my hair was long enough, I got my ends trimmed every 3-4 months.
Washing your hair:
- I use the curly method.I just wash my hair with a cheap conditioner (Suave, Tresemme or V05) to moisturize it once a week and I wash with a sulfate-free shampoo at the end of the month.
- If that is not for you, just find a shampoo that is sulfate free so it doesn’t dry your hair out and condition afterwards.
- Remember to deep condition and apply a leave in conditioner.
http://www.curlynikki.com/2010/05/curls-101-faqs.html (hair styles)
http://www.curlynikki.com/2011/04/art-of-sealing-natural-hair.html (sealing your hair)
http://www.essence.com/2011/10/20/reader-q-and-a-blogger-curlynikki-solves-your-hair-issues/ (regimen)
http://www.curlynikki.com/2011/12/building-hair-regimen-keep-it-simple.html?utm_source=cn_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20111230 (keeping your regimen simple)
http://www.curlynikki.com/search/label/TWA%20Styles (short hair styles)
http://www.curlynikki.com/2012/01/styling-short-natural-hair-quick-and.html (short hair styles)
- Remember L.O.C: Liquid, Oil, and Cream. Apply water, oil then butter. There are some products that already contain oils and butter in the ingredients. So I just add water and the product.
- To regain moisture, sometimes I just refresh my hair by spritzing with water and oil mixture in a spray bottle or I just steam my hair in the shower.
http://www.curlynikki.com/2011/11/whats-best-oil-to-use-on-my-hair.html (oils used in products and what they do)
http://www.curlynikki.com/2010/05/curls-101-faqs.html (ingredients)
- Just find a product that doesn’t contain bad ingredients. (List can be found on link #2) When I first went natural, I used the products that I used when I had a relaxer. It caused my hair to be really dry because of the mineral oils and petroleum grease.
- You can make your own products or you can use the ones that can be found in stores. So far I have used Kinky-Curly, Shea Moisture and Taliah Waajid. I loooooove Shea Moisture! Find out what works for you J.
www.Youtube.com (there are a lot of video bloggers that have everything about natural hair on their channel)
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