The Dos of Healthy hair care-Part 1

There are two ways to achieving long hair: Hair growth and Length retention. Unless you have a medical condition that prevents hair from growing, your hair GROWS. It may be slow, but it surely grows!!  The fact that you need to relax your hair consistently proves it (if your hair is relaxed, that is). So you ask, if my hair grows, how come it isn’t, you know, like butt-length long? Well, my dear, the problem is two words: LENGTH RETENTION. The reason your hair is stuck on the same length month after month, year after year, is because you haven’t mastered the art of retaining the length you grow. But dear, look no further!! I’ll be doing a Healthy Hair care series to help you learn how to retain length. I’ll be dividing the series into parts (to prevent information overload) and it’s in two phases: The Dos of Healthy Hair care and the Don’ts of Healthy Hair care. So here is (drumroll)
The Dos of Healthy Hair care Part 1!!!

• Wash and Deep condition frequently: I cannot stress this enough. Keeping up with your regimen is important for healthy. Try to wash your hair at least once a week regardless of whether you’re in braids or extensions. Your hair will thank you.
• Trim your ends regularly: note that I said trim, not cut. I remember when I was in secondary school; I went to a salon and asked the stylist to trim my hair. Long story short, I ended up with a low cut. A trim is when you snip off ½ inch or less of your hair. Anything more than that, and it’s a cut. So if you love patronising salons (I haven’t been to a salon since I began my hhj), keep that in mind when you ask the stylist to trim your hair. Trimming helps to eliminate split ends and also gets rid of those dead, not-so-good-to-look-at ends. If you don’t get rid of split ends, they’ll travel up the length of your hair and cause breakage. A trim every month or every other month is ok.

• Cover your hair with silk/satin scarf or bonnet while you sleep: protecting your hair while you sleep is important in length retention. Many pillowcases are made of cotton, which is an absorbent material. Meaning it will absorb moisture from your hair and DRY HAIR BREAKS!!! But materials such as silk and satin are not so absorbent and delicate, thus perfect for protecting your delicate hair. If you have problems with scarves i.e. they slip off your head while you sleep, you can use a bonnet (which is like a cap) or get a satin/silk pillowcase.

• Comb your hair from roots to tip, not vice versa: We commonly start combing our hair from roots to tip, but that cause tangles which leads to breakage. Start combing your hair from the ends and work your way up. This reduces the “tangles traffic” and thus less breakage.
That’s all, folks!!!(I just finished watching Looney tunes hehe).  Watch out for Part 2!!!
Cheers, Fatee