Ways to care for your natural African virgin hair



Hi, I'm glad you checked in. It's been a while I posted on beauty tips, I promise to do this more often.


Following the recent "virgin hair" trend, more and more ladies have ditched using hair relaxers and are embracing the Afro look of an African un-permed hair. 
Although the pain and difficulty associated with the management of the African virgin hair has discouraged some from continuing in this trend, yet many are on the journey of achieving that great natural Afro look with their virgin hair.



With this kind of hair, you'll most likely experience some of the following, especially because of the nature of our African hair;

Breakage
Dryness
Itching
Brittleness
The hair is stubborn and difficult to comb




I conducted a mini research on ladies and hair stylists on the best ways to care for virgin natural hair. Surprisingly all of them agreed on one thing... Natural Products. It's important to use natural products on your hair.



Here are some natural hair hacks you'll find helpful.

Hack 1: Moisturize. Your hair needs moisture to stay healthy. This would make it easier to comb. Wetting your hair with water is highly recommended, as well as regular washing.


Hack 2: You can moisturize with glycerine.  Glycerine is a good moisturizer and will leave your hair soft and easy to comb.



Hack 3: Comb your hair with a wide tooth comb.


Hack 4: Use a recommended leave-on conditioner, this keeps the hair soft and easy to comb.


Hack 5: Olive oil is good for hair. It serves as a good moisturizer and keeps the hair soft and less brittle..


Hack 6: Air dry your hair instead of using heated dryers which burns away the little moisture in the hair..


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Hack 7: Use natural shampoos or African black soaps for washing your hair.



Hack 8: Castor oil are great on hair.


Hack 9: Silk scarfs are important for bedtime, they prevent moisture loss from your hair.

Hack 10: Always braid your hair at bedtime to avoid tangling and breakage.


Hack 11: Oiling your hair with Shea butter will relieve dryness and itchy scalp.


Hack 12: Filtrate from parboiled rice can be used to wash hair. It contains starch and other nutrients that will nourish the hair.



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If you found this helpful, do well to share with your natural hair friends. Sharing is caring.  You can also share your natural hair method, and your favorite hack in the comment section, let's interact.
Yours truly: Joy Ngofaa



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Comments

Joy Ngofaa said…
it's the same Castor oil indicated for constipation. Castor oil contains antibiotic and anti fungal agents that protects the hair and promote hair growth. it also prevents dandruff.
19 February 2019 at 18:35
Joy Ngofaa said…
when using the water sieved from parboiled rice, use it to rinse the hair without soap, and allow it to sit on the hair for 30 minutes. Rinse it off afterwards.
19 February 2019 at 18:39
Chuks said…
Good research well-done.
20 February 2019 at 16:36
Gaby said…
I love this but you didn't include that hair should be washed in sections not as a whole. Also, hair steams with natural ingredients such as eggs, avocado and bananas should also be done on the hair frequently. Nice article.
25 February 2019 at 21:42
Joy Ngofaa said…
Well said Gaby. Thank you for the feedback.
26 February 2019 at 10:47
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