Your hair is just as important as the rest of your look. In fact, it’s one of the first things people notice about you. It enhances your natural beauty and adds to your personality. That is why it’s immensely important that you maintain its health to the best of your ability. To make things easier, we have compiled a list of three life-saving black hair care tips, so stick around.
We know that many of you are struggling to keep things under control. You try multiple things you read here and there, which don’t necessarily work together, and either end up with a mess or go back to square one. That’s why we recommend sticking to the following simple approach:
- Cleanse
- Moisturize
- Style
1. Cleanse Your Hair Frequently
If you want to maintain strong, luscious hair, you have to keep your scalp clean and healthy.
You’ll be surprised at the number of people who wash their hair only once a month and swear by it. Knowing how much attention a good afro hairstyle needs, you might be tempted to just leave it and continue adding more and more oils and other products, but trust us; that’s not a good idea.
By leaving layers of dead skin cells, dirt, and oils on your scalp, you block the pores, and new hair can’t grow properly.
Therefore, we recommend you thoroughly wash your hair every seven to ten days. Massage your favorite shampoo into your scalp to dislodge any dirt that might have built up during that period. Once your beautiful hair is nice and clean, you can proceed to moisturize.
2. Moisturize Properly
Moisturizing is just as important as cleaning your scalp regularly. As you may know from experience, natural hair is extremely prone to breakage, which is a result of lack of moisture.
Unfortunately, as straightforward as moisturizing is, many people do it wrong. They will just throw some oil on their hair and call it a day, but that’s not enough. The trick is to have some sort of liquid on there first and then seal it in with buttercream or oil. That way, you guarantee your hair is properly moisturized topically.
A bonus tip is to drink plenty of fluids daily. Making that a habit lets you energize your hair from the inside.
3. Get Regular Trims
Even if you’re trying to grow long hair, it’s crucial to trim the dead ends. They may seem harmless at first but can cause severe damage to the hair, so don’t underestimate them.
Either try to stick to a schedule, and get trims every few months, or pay close attention to the state of your hair, and get haircuts when you feel necessary. The point is, don’t wait for it to get damaged.
To Conclude
Natural hair is just beautiful. It represents who you are, so you’ll want to take the best possible care of it. We hope our easy tips helped you establish a basic hair care routine you can expand and alter depending on your individual needs.
