At the very beginning of my process I would moisturize and seal my hair. Up until about two weeks ago, I crossed this out of my reggie. For those that are new to this blog, I advocated about moisturizing and sealing. But for no particular reason, this was something that just eventually got cut off my list. Within the last two weeks, I questioned whether or not I was retaining length. So, I compared the regimen that have to the one that I started off with and the one thing that I really thought helped my hair became nonexistent. Soooo....I decided to incorporate moisturizing and sealing back into my reggie!!! And I'm happy I did!
What's moisturizing and sealing?
Its a simple process. All you need to do is apply your staple moisturizer to your hair and seal it with an oil. For maximum results its best that you do this daily.
How does this help?
Applying a moisturizer to your hair daily improves the overall health of the hair. As we all know moisture and protein are the two vital things that you need to make sure your hair gets the right dose of. Moisturizing the hair helps to protect the hair and improves the hair's elasticity while keeping the hair hydrated. Restoring the hair's natural moisture is definitely key to retaining length...this can't be stressed enough! Also another added bonus is that it adds a natural sheen! With all these great perks, all you need to do once the moisturizer is applied is seal it with your favorite oil.
What products do I use?
I moisturize with Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Moisturizing Lotion and I seal with a mix that I made of unrefined shea butter (the yellow kind), coconut oil and jojoba oil. Your sealer does not have to be that fancy lol. I made this mix awhile ago and loved how moisturized it made my hair. But using a simple, weightless oil like jojoba or coconut oil will work just as fine.
My experience with moisturizing and sealing my hair again has helped to reduce the amount of breakage. As you guys know, I'm dealing with two textures and as I posted in a previous post, breakage unfortunately is something that you really cant avoid while transitioning. Of course you can do something to minimized breakage so that your hair is retaining length as your transitioning. Best of both worlds, right? lol
If this isnt a part of your regimen, add this and see how it works for you! Dont worry about your hair being "weighted down," trust me you'll be surprised that it doesnt weight your hair down as much as you might think. My trick is that I do this as my night time routine, so that way by the time I wake up in the morning and style my hair my hair has soaked up the products! :)
Toodles
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