FROM COARSE TO SLEEK
Your complete guide to keeping your locks luscious-looking.
WHAT IS IT?
It’s wider than other hair types, so its shaft is thick and contains all three layers: cortex, cuticle and medulla. It holds curls well and looks thick and healthy when you manage it properly.
HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE IT?
Take a strand of hair from your head and place it next to a piece of cotton. If it’s broader than the thread, you have coarse hair. Its texture may also be rough. Coarse hair tends to dry out and looks frizzy.
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THICK AND COARSE HAIR?
Each refers to dierent characteristics of your hair. Thick hair relates to how much hair you have on your head, its density or the number of follicles on your scalp, whereas coarse hair relates to the diameter of each strand.
HOW DO YOU KEEP IT SLEEK AND SHINY? YOUR ROUTINE
Deep conditioning hair masks are a great way to nourish and soften coarse hair. The ingredients in a deep conditioner are designed to hydrate and soften hair damaged by chemical processing, heat exposure and medications (yes, some medications can leave hair feeling dry and rough). For a deep-moisture boost, apply hair masks once a week. Deep conditioning oers extra nutrients your hair needs, prevents dryness and frizz, and helps improve hair elasticity by restoring moisture to allow your hair to resist stretching and tension.
OILS
Oils have conditioning and nourishing properties that help reduce dryness and increase shine and softness. These include sesame and avocado oil. Massage your scalp and hair with it, then cover it with a cloth. Leave the oil overnight before washing it.
H E AT E D STYLING TOOLS
Flat irons, blow dryers and curling irons produce high heat that creates bubbles in your hair cuticles, which leads to damaged and unhealthy hair. It also leads to split ends and breakage. If you’re using these, apply a heat protectant, then use your appliances at the lowest temperature possible.
RINSES
These make coarse hair softer, silkier, healthier and more comfortable to manage. The best essential oils for dry, coarse hair include rose, spearmint and lavender. Mix them in a cup of water and store the mixture in a spray bottle. Apply evenly, once or twice per week, or whenever your hair needs a boost, then leave it for few days to prevent dryness and frizz.
INOAR BRAZILIAN NANO PROTEIN KERATIN R500R1 800
This formaldehyde-free innovation offers an immediate, fast-acting smoothing and anti-frizz effect without breaking cysteine bonds, making it suitable for all hair types.
INOAR B-PERFECT BLONDE TREATMENT R500 - R1 800
It offers flawless hair in 30 minutes and results that last for four weeks or more. It restores and hydrates your hair, reducing volume and frizz, and leaving your hair manageable and lustrous. B-perfect Blonde offers the additional benefit of neutralising yellow and brassy tones in blonde or grey hair.
MILK_SHAKE K-RESPECT KERATIN SYSTEM FROM R750
Its innovative smoothing system eliminates frizz, smoothes your hair for three to five months and is suitable for all hair types.
INOAR THE MOROCCAN R500-R1 800
Moroccan Argan oil is good for chemically damaged and unruly hair and to tame frizz. It reduces your hair’s volume by up to 70% and frizz by up to 99%, and its patented formula is still regarded as the most effective keratin reconstructive treatment. It leaves you with manageable, straight, soft, frizzfree, incredibly shiny hair.
MILK_SHAKE INTEGRITY RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM FROM R550
A targeted treatment that repairs and strengthens your hair’s fibres to make them more resistant. The product restores your hair’s essential components and revives it back to its healthiest and best state. It contains 18 wheat and soy amino acids, keratin proteins and antioxidants to protect your strands. Immediate results include soft, shiny, healthy, nourished and strengthened hair.
LE GRAND BOTOX COMPLEX FROM R799
It repairs damaged capillary fibres with powerful active ingredients such as hydrolyzed soy and wheat protein, which also replenish nutrients and eliminate frizz, nourishing, repairing, reviving and moisturising your hair.
INOAR AFRO VEGAN KERATIN R500 - R1 800
The first ever non-chemical, natural, smoothing treatment developed for kinky, coily and curly hair gives women more choice – you can either wear yours curly or apply heat to wear it smooth. The treatment lasts for six to eight weeks, and doesn’t damage your hair like permanent straighteners, nor does it alter your hair’s bonds.