Feb 18
The Next Thing for Soft and Longer Hair
Moisturize Properly
After rinsing off your deep conditioner, dry your hair with a microfiber towel as seen above.
Or you can use an old t-shirt. Here is a video that shows how to dry using an old t-shirt.
Your hair should still be damp after drying. Now, the next step is to “moisturize properly". You need to do this step because relaxers remove the natural moisture your hair had. And dry hair breaks. Which is not what you want of course.
Moisture makes your hair soft. It enables you to retain length by preventing breakage. Your hair thrives on moisture. It’s a plant.
Moisture is water
Your hair gets soft when water touches it. But it gets dry afterwards. Why?
When your hair dries and it becomes hard and 'strong' because the water was not sealed into your hair strands. So it left as it came.
To solve this issue you need to seal in the water by moisturize properly.
Moisturizing Properly is the process of sealing in moisture into your strands using oils and creams to prevent loss of moisture.
Products you need to moisturize properly include
- water
- leave-in or cream or butter
- oil.
Once you moisturize and detangle (first step on wash day) properly, you will be able to comb freely.
Your stylist will be able to part your hair easily and you won't experience pains.
HOW TO MOISTURIZE PROPERLY
You can use the LOC or the LCO methods or any other moisturizing method that works for you.
- You should start off on clean hair. Dry off excess water using a microfiber towel or an old clean t-shirt.
- Divide your hair into sections. Clip down each section with sectioning clips or twist up.
- Pick one section. Apply your leave-in and oil in any order you prefer. Massage into the hair only.
- Twist-up then repeat for all the other sections.
- Pay extra attention to your ends while moisturizing. Add extra creams and oils there. You need to do this if you want longer hair
Your leave-in creams should not touch your scalp. Because it will clog your pores and itch you.
Why Work in Sections?
- Working in sections will make things easier
- You will lose less hair.
- Your products will effectively moisturize/reach all your strands. This of course cannot happen if you apply only on the surfaces.
After moisturizing your hair is still damp here is a video from my trusted OG on how to air-dry your relaxed hair.
She also showed us to to moisturize before air drying.
I recommend air drying because it’s a healthier method for your relaxed hair. It takes time but it’s better.
Summary
- If you are experiencing breakage, check how you moisturize. If you don’t do it properly, you will still experience breakage.
- Please don’t use cream/butters on your scalp, it will itch if you do. You can oil your scalp if you must. I don’t
- If you want soft, long hair, focus on your ends while moisturizing.
We have come to the end of a wash day routine for relaxed hair. You can watch the video here for a full wash day routine.
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