It has been a little over a fortnight since the big chop aannnd..... my arms hurt!
Yes , I most definitely have the highest level of empathy to my mother for the years she had to care of my hair before she finally reverted to chemical straightening as a solution.Washing and drying my hair is a breeze at the moment! It is the styling the day after that feels like successive arm wrestling matches.
Following the many advice I have found online from natural hair advocates, I have ceased to use shampoo. All after learning about how "African hair" is already thin, brittle and dry.... and about how shampoo just strips the hair strands of the moisture emphasising its "Kinkiness" as it it left over dry.
So I have been co-washing my hair for the past 6 months. Co-washing means that I use hair conditioner only instead of shampooing! I was skeptical when I first read about the practice but so many people were swearing by it so I decided to give it a try.
The result has been amazing, my hair is much more supple and manageable since the transition. Once in a while, if my hair feels extra greasy I still use a little glob of shampoo before my conditioner wash. Since I also use the usual Nappy Hair products eg. Hair Mayonnaise, Hair lotion/ Balm etc... I do not get any smell issues... those products smell wonderful on their own.
I am now washing my hair more often and at times instead of just trying to comb and style my hair I actually prefer washing it again and have the condition tame my mane! And using the wider tooth combs and not obsessing about getting my gravity defying hair to stay flat, means less breakage surprisingly.
Yes , I most definitely have the highest level of empathy to my mother for the years she had to care of my hair before she finally reverted to chemical straightening as a solution.Washing and drying my hair is a breeze at the moment! It is the styling the day after that feels like successive arm wrestling matches.
Following the many advice I have found online from natural hair advocates, I have ceased to use shampoo. All after learning about how "African hair" is already thin, brittle and dry.... and about how shampoo just strips the hair strands of the moisture emphasising its "Kinkiness" as it it left over dry.
So I have been co-washing my hair for the past 6 months. Co-washing means that I use hair conditioner only instead of shampooing! I was skeptical when I first read about the practice but so many people were swearing by it so I decided to give it a try.
The result has been amazing, my hair is much more supple and manageable since the transition. Once in a while, if my hair feels extra greasy I still use a little glob of shampoo before my conditioner wash. Since I also use the usual Nappy Hair products eg. Hair Mayonnaise, Hair lotion/ Balm etc... I do not get any smell issues... those products smell wonderful on their own.
I am now washing my hair more often and at times instead of just trying to comb and style my hair I actually prefer washing it again and have the condition tame my mane! And using the wider tooth combs and not obsessing about getting my gravity defying hair to stay flat, means less breakage surprisingly.
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