In continuation of the the valuable tips on 20 WAYS TO CARE FOR BLACK WOMAN’S HAIR to conclude strategy 2 adopting a natural hair wash routine is very important.
HOW
TO DO A NATURAL HAIR WASH DAY ROUTINE
Get Your Mind Right
Eat, take a nap, and do whatever you need to
before you start your hair. You will be happy and more importantly, YOUR HAIR
will be happy that you prepared yourself. Before you even touch your hair… you
HAVE to prepare that mind. It seems dramatic, but it makes the process go much
smoother. You can’t be annoyed, impatient, or angry because you will take it
out on your hair when it doesn’t cooperate.
Pre-Poo (20 - 45 mins)
The focus in this step is the OILS not water.
When selecting pre-poo oils it is
important you choose ones that penetrate the hair shaft. Penetrating the hair
shaft means absorbing into your hair rather than sitting on top of your hair. Prepoo is the process of putting extra oils
and moisture into your hair so that when you shampoo, (which will strip your
hair of its natural oils) there will already be additional moisture in your
hair. The best comparison I use to understand this process is with washing
dishes. After keeping oily food in a container, I will try to wash a dish and I
will use soap, scrub it, rinse it off… but the dish will still be oily and I
will need to keep using more soap to clean it. I feel like this is what happens
with our hair. When we put the oils in before we shampoo, even after shampooing
some of the oil and moisture will still be left behind. I am a strong advocate
for water and how much it helps our hair but this is a step that I will
emphasize using minimal water.
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Step 3: De tangle & Section (20 - 30 mins)
This step is usually combined with the prepoo
process, but I figured it was best to put it as a separate step because I don’t
always prepoo. I typically have the best wash days when I detangle my hair
before shampooing and twist my hair in about 6-10 chunky twists. They don't
need to be neat or organized twists, I do this so that I have easy access to my
scalp. My hair is extremely thick so when I try to shampoo without sections
sometimes I feel like the shampoo isn’t getting to every part of my scalp. The
twists also help my hair to not get too de tangled during the shampoo process.
How to
1.
Use your FINGERS. (I
rarely use combs/brushes because they can't feel the knots in my head, they
just pull them out. You can feel knots and detangle gently.)
2.
Take your time and do small sections.
3.
Twist when section is complete.
*if you skip the pre-poo step, use water during this process*
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Step 4: Shampoo (20-40 mins)
This step is important for cleansing your
hair. Although most shampoos remove all your natural oils and moisture, it also
cleans your scalp which is the birthplace of all your hair. It’s a necessary
step! Some people use sulfate-free shampoos, (sulfate is the ingredient in
shampoos that strips all the moisture and oils) which can still clean your hair
but it may take more product and more massaging of the scalp for it to be as
effective as shampoos with sulfates. I go back and forth between using shampoos
with sulfate and sulfate-free shampoos. It depends how dirty my hair is and how
I am feeling, but just make sure you are deep conditioning and moisturizing
your hair well if you use a shampoo with sulfates. You don’t always have to
follow the hype so do what works for your hair!
I wash my hair…. Brace yourself… about ONCE
every 6 weeks. People are always surprised when I say this. This is best for me
because my scalp doesn’t get very dirty and I have never struggled with
dandruff. Plus, when I wash my hair it starts a whole process of a lot of
manipulation, touching, and styling my hair. My hair has always been healthiest
and grown the longest when I just leave it alone. Some people wash their hair
every 2 weeks...or every month, but I can only speak on what’s worked for me!
In between shampoo washes I co-wash or just rinse old products out of my hair
and re-style. I don’t like stripping my hair of its natural moisture so often.
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How to
1.
Drench hair in warm water and try to rinse out all the products
used to style or moisturize.
2.
Focus on applying the shampoo to your SCALP, rather than
your hair.
3.
Massage your hair in similar directions when shampooing - you can
cause more knots and tangles when you just scrub your scalp in random
directions.
4.
Rinse with warm water. (warm
water is great for cleansing)
5.
Repeat (I
repeat these steps again if I know my hair is extra dirty.)