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Combing wet & tangled hair:
I like to use conditioners with jojoba or olive oil in them. It coats
the hair shaft making the hair soft and less tangled. Or you may want to
purchase a leave-in conditioner designed to detangle hair before
combing.
Using a wide tooth comb start from the ends combing up towards the scalp
this will decrease hair breakage. Never use a bristle bush on wet hair
this causes breakage which leads to fly-a-ways.
Help Prevent split ends:
Try using hair products that do not contain alcohol. If alcohol is listed in the first 5 ingredients it is a danger to your fragile ends! This would include products such as: mousse, hair spray, gel, and other products used to either straighten or curl hair.
If you feel you must use these products. Try giving your tress a hot oil treatment, preferably with jojoba oil or placenta, every two weeks. You may also want to buy a conditioner with jojoba oil or shea butter. If you can not find a conditioner with jojoba or shea you may add ¼ cup of jojoba oil to your favorite conditioner. Also treat your hair to a trim every 6-8 weeks.
To promote healthy hair, skin, and body add omega 3 fatty acid to your diet (2-3 times daily), drink 8-10 cups of water daily, and always get your 8 hours of sleep. Smoking has been proven to prematurely harden blood vessels, restricting blood flow and damaging capillaries. This will definitely harm healthy hair patterns.
Smoking has been proven to accelerate the incidence of hair loss and the accumulation of gray hair. You are sure to get more of a buzz from having beautiful healthy hair.
Have a receding hairline from braids?
Here are a few things you should keep in mind:
Try using hair close to the same weight as your own. Human hair, although, a little more expensive, would be close to the weight of your own hair. Ask your braider to braid more of your own hair in with each braid. If not, ask to have the braids around your hairline braided loosely. This will cause you to need a touch up sooner; however, the hairline should have a touch up every 30 days.
If your braids are tight, try using an oil mixture of tea tree oil or peppermint oil with jojoba oil. Use 15 drops of tea tree or peppermint oil per 2 oz of jojoba oil. Then apply to scalp around the hairline. You may also apply shea butter to the hairline.
If your hair has recently been braided try not to pull your hair back or
up for the first 2 weeks and always wrap them with a silk or satin scarf
before bedtime or while working out. The most important fact about
braids is the care of them.
Make sure you don't wear braid over 8-10 weeks. You must take the braids
down to wash, condition and trim your hair. Remember, just because
you're wearing braids doesn't mean you shouldn't condition your own
hair. Wear the braids for a short time then give your hair a break
before you put them in again. Just know that if you have very fine hair,
braids may break your hair off so just BEWARE!! Cornrows are less
damaging than individual braids.
You look after
Hair Extensions the same as you would do long hair that
you grew yourself. If you have never been able to grow your hair long
before it is probably because you are killing it just as quickly as it
grows. Here's are some tips:
1. Wash, condition and MOISTURIZE (very important) your hair every 2 - 3
days. The extensions do not receive your natural scalp oils and so they
need to have moisture added every wash. If you don't moisturize your
hair
extensions they will become brittle and break easily leading to split
and ratty
ends. We recommend using a good moisturizer made for hair extensions.
2. Treat them with respect. They will not grow back if you yank at them
with
a brush, burn them with the blow dryer, kill them with chemicals. Be
nice to
them they cost a lot of money so make sure you get your money's worth.
3. Always pick out all knots before you wash your hair, swim, or sleep.
Start at the bottom and work your way up slowly using a paddle brush.
4. Make sure you wash in between the braids to keep your scalp clean and
free of bacteria. Use products that contain Rosemary, Lavender, Sage, or
Calendula to keep bacteria to a minimum.