Did you know?

Hi there,
    Since I began my healthy hair journey I have learnt a lot about my hair, but with  each passing day and with more blogs and vlogs I visit, I find that there is still a whole lot more to learn. I'll like to share a few of the things I've learnt so far with you.
 
Did you know:
 

•  Water is the best moisturiser for your natural hair?

 

• The best hair moisturisers have water as the first (or one of the first five) ingredients?

 

• Coconut oil is one of the few oils that can actually penetrate your hair shaft?

 

• Coconut oil can protect your hair from loosing protein during handling, combing and washing?

• Shampoos with sulphates are extremely drying and should be used rarely or not at all?

• Combing your hair too much can chip away protein from your hair making it prone to breakage?

• Hair should be combed damp never dry or dripping wet?

 

• Your hair needs both protein and moisture in perfect balance to flourish?

• You must seal in moisture for your hair to stay moisturised longer?

• Oils must never be applied to dry hair except when finger detangling?

 

• It is better to use a wide tooth comb or your fingers to comb your hair rather than a fine tooth comb?

• Many naturals have stopped using combs and rely on their fingers instead?

• Humectants like glycerine and honey attract moisture into your hair strands?

• Cotton bed sheets and pillowcases soak up  moisture from our hair while we sleep?

• Heat is not really a friend and should either be ditched or used rarely?

• Everybody's hair actually grows, its retaining the length that is the problem?

• Your ends are the oldest part of your hair and must be lavished with the most attention?

• Castor oil can boost hair growth?

• Jojoba oil is the closest oil to the one our scalp produces (sebum)?

• Washing hair frequently can cause dryness which will result in breakage?

• There are 3 types of hair based on how much they can absorb or loose moisture?

• You can use a conditioner to wash your hair rather than a shampoo?

 
I could go on and on :-) I am still learning and it feels great to apply this knowledge and see the results on my hair. Last week I learnt something new. It is what I would call a hair growth hairxperiment. I started on the 1st of October and I end today. I'll tell you all about it next.



KimB