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Happy
to be Nappy:
Natural
Hair Care Maintenance
By Reva Cox
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Everyone wants to know the secret to healthy hair. There is no magic
potion. Certain elements must be present, however, in order for your hair
to be its healthiest. Our hair needs air, water for moisture, the sun's
rays and the earth element, which would be you. And just as we must
protect our world in order for our lives to flourish, we must also keep
ourselves healthy with proper diet and nutrition and drinking lots of
water in order for our hair, nails and skin to be its healthiest. It is
that simple.
Short Hair Styles
Never thought the afro would come back in style? Well it has! And it
is here to stay. Short hairstyles such as afros, short boy cuts, and fades
are ways to keep it natural and simple. These styles are easily
maintained. They require trimming or cutting about every two weeks or
according to your hair's rate of growth. These styles can also be washed
and conditioned daily depending on your lifestyle and desire.
To wash your hair, wet the hair and rub a natural shampoo all over to
clean the hair and massage the scalp as well. Rinse and repeat if needed.
Then add a leave-in conditioner or hot oil treatment of your choice and
use according to package directions.
Pat
hair dry with a towel and then comb and style as desired. If a hot oil
treatment was used, no further oil is required. But if you used a leave-in
conditioner you would want to oil your hair and scalp with natural oils or
natural grease. Sit under a hooded dryer or blow dry.
Conditioners
are often a source of confusion for some. Hot oil treatments provide the
hair with conditioning by lubricating and protecting the hair shaft
providing it with moisture. You would warm the oil then apply it to the
hair. The length of time left in would be according to package directions.
You would then rinse the oil out and style as desired. Ideally hot oil
treatments can be given once a month. There are also natural leave-in
conditioners that strengthen, repair split ends (yes even natural hair can
have split ends) and rejuvenate color treated tresses. Leave-ins can be
used daily for strong, soft hair.
Tie
hair up at night with a silk or satin scarf to keep hair from matting
while you sleep. This regular maintenance will keep your natural do
healthy!
Reva Cox writes for
a web site devoted to black news headlines and issues.
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