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Essay On Black Hair Care

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Top 5 most things you need to know about black hair care
Over the course of the last few years the volume of information on how to take care of black hair has grown exponentially. Social media has provided us with easy access to this information and in response black hair has become the rave. Having African American hair is an exciting journey. It’s a marathon and not a sprint so no matter how long you’ve had your black hair in its natural state you will continue to learn and mature in the ways you take care of it. Here are the top 5 things you absolutely need to know about caring for black hair.
Cleansing is important but shampooing is not
Traditional shampoos are on the list of products to avoid if you are trying to grow and maintain healthy natural hair. Traditional shampoos use sulfates to cleanse hair and sulfates are extremely drying to natural hair. Since the health of natural hair depends largely on how moisturized it is, the types of cleansers are avoided by many naturals. There are many alternate cleansers including mud washes, co-washes and sulfate free shampoos.
Moisture is everything and by moisture we mean water
Keeping black hair moisturized is the number one rule for growing and maintaining …show more content…

In fact shrinkage is a sign that your hair is elastic and by extension healthy since the ability to stretch without breaking and then return to its original position (elasticity) is a function of healthy hair and shrinkage is a part of that. Frizz is fact of life for those with kinky/ curly hair because the cuticle layer does not lie flat and in sticking up manifests itself as frizz. Even straight hair frizzes so its best to embrace it as straightening ( to counter shrinkage) and using gels and serums (to counter frizz) can have negative effects on the hair such as heat damage and product buildup that can both lead to dryness and breakage among other

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