How to care for and wash natural hair

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. Use Gentle Curling Methods. The tools that make our lives so much easier can also quickly damage your hair when misused.That daily “bump” with your trusty curling iron can slowly but surely fry your ends. Even one time that’s too hot can damage your hair, so take it easy.Try gentler methods for providing curl and volume to your tresses, such as wrapping at night or satin-covered rollers. The occasional pass with a thermal styling tool should be safe, but always use a heat protectant as a barrier between a hot iron and your hair.

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.When it comes to Black hair, Natural hair can sometimes withstand this extreme lightening, but not without heavy and frequent conditioning. If you wear yours relaxed, choose another colour; preferably one that doesn’t lift your natural shade more than three levels.When you bleach or colour your hair it becomes fragile and needs to be moisturised and treated with a deep conditioning treatment.We highly recommend the Revival Deep Conditioning Treatment to replenish, moisturise, and restore your hair without weighing it down. For an even deeper hydration, we recommend sitting under a hooded dryer or a hood steamer for about 30 minutes.”

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. Practice Patience with Growing Out Relaxers if you’re a budding ‘naturalista’ who wants to grow out your relaxer, you’re going to have to be patient. If you use mayonnaise to try and strip a relaxer from your hair, you’re not doing permanent damage, but you’re not doing anything else either. But if you use dish detergent, harsh shampoos or products that promise to strip chemicals, you’re definitely harming your hair. Relaxers are permanent—they change the chemical structure of your hair.

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. Invest in the Right Products such as Heavy, petroleum-laden products are not good for your hair and should be avoided at all costs. At best, these products may not allow necessary hydration to enter your hair shaft, and at worst, they might cause significant build up and damage to your scalp.Water is your friend. Highly textured hair loves hydration. Layer a water-based leave-in with a light application of an oil-based sealing product.

A simple yet effective regimen includes products like the Healthy Hair Care System Starter Kit is designed for women with all types of textures to achieve healthy, natural hair growth.This kit has five steps that walk you through properly treating and stimulating your scalp for optimal health.

Each kit includes a TLC Comb-Out Treatment to help prevent breakage when detangling, the Renewing Shampoo and Conditioner that gives an intense scalp and hair cleanse to restore moisture, the Revival Deep Treatment to promote growth, elasticity, strength and hydration, and the True Essence Oil, which stimulates follicles to promote growth in thinning areas and bald spots. 5.Taking

care of your ends is very important when you’re transitioning. Dellinger gave us a three-step plan to protecting your ends.Trim Your Ends - Dellinger told us,“Obviously [trimming your ends] will change your bottom line at the end of the year, but a strong baseline will help you retain growth while weak ends can accelerate breakage. See a professional to get a custom recommendation for how much to trim, but generally, healthy hair can maintain a routine of trimming roughly 3/4 inch, every 4 months, or more for damaged hair in need of repair.”

“Protective oils can serve as a barrier around the hair shaft.This provides a layer of protection from environmental and tactical styling damage and preserves previously moisturised strands. Be sure to oil the ends after applying a hydrating moisturiser to your strands,” says Dellinger. Conceal your ends and cover them in a basic protective style. Put them away, and opt to wear these types of styles more often than not.”