© Africa Inside 2015
What I know so far
Tips for a healthy head of hair
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Know your hair type-different hair types have different needs
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Focus on length retention & preservation
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Protect your protective layer (cuticle) keep it sealed (closed)
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Always do a cold water (not hot water) final rinse after washing-cold water seals your cuticles
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Raised (open) cuticles leave hair prone to tangles, matting, dehydration & dullness (therefore the hair
cannot reflect light well)
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Scalp stimulation-regular scalp massages stimulate blood flow to the scalp, which in turn stimulates
healthy hair growth.
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Nutrients i.e healthy diet feeds your hair from the inside out
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Hydrate - water inside the body (by drinking) =happier hair. Water\water based products are best for
hydrating hair. NB. to always seal cuticles with oil after wetting hair.
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Minimum manipulation-avoid unnecessary combing, touching, tugging, rough handling of hair & frequent
styilng to reduce cuticle damage
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Avoid hairstyles which cause tension on your scalp & hair follicles, as this will lead to hair loss.
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Avoid direct heat on the hair (heat kills the protein & moisture in your hair = breakage & damage)
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Avoid chemicals -eg. relaxers, bleaches & chemical dyes, as they strip the hair’s cuticle. They penetrate
the hair shaft in order to change the hair’s makeup by breaking the keratin bonds responsible for hair
strength, therefore leaving hair very dry & prone to damage
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Parting your hair into manageable sections & shampooing in front of the mirror
(instead of in the shower), reduces the risk of mechanical damage.
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Cleanse hair well as often as necessary to keep scalp clean & healthy & to
eliminate build -up (once weekly should be enough depending on your scalp
sebum production levels & product use)
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Condition religiously.Conditioned hair = hydrated happy hair.
“Do not remove the kinks
from your hair, remove
them from your brain”
Marcus Garvey