Hair Products for Natural Hair-Moisture
Mon, Mar 1, 2010
These are some of the things that I use to moisturize my natural hair. I started trying them out during my transitioning period. My husband is caucasian with long hair (past shoulder length) and our kids have soft curly hair. The aloe vera gel mixture works great for all of us. The shea butter is my main moisturizer at night on dry hair. The aloe vera gel mixture (see video for recipe) is what I use to re-wet my hair in the morning. The Olive and Coconut Oil for scalp oil treatments, twists and sealing the ends
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as long as it is a wide tooth comb and hair is wet yes I do it in the shower was and condition hair then shower then rinse conditioner out.
its always best to comb hair that is covered in conditioner
is it best to comb through with a leave in conditioner
My hair is pretty thick 4b texture so I only comb it when it’s wet and has conditioner in it (in the shower). First, I use a wide tooth comb. Once I get through it with that, I use my Denman brush. After that, I just use my fingers to style it for a wash n go or use the denman to pull it back. hth
what’s the safest way to comb a very thick dry kinky afro
Man, I wish I were in THE City, but no I’m in Colorado. Any Shea butter out here is pretty costly
. It does last a long time though. Thanks for the comment.
Hey nto sure if you are in a fairly large town or not but i am from NY and Shea butter can be found on just about every corner from street vendors just so you know it might be a cheaper option and keep you from having a delay between when you finish one and when you get your next one. Gud luk on your journey!!
My choice to look for more natural options is an ongoing search. Like anyone who is newly natural, I tried out many products. The sunsilk was a recommendation here on YouTube. I never found it useful and still have a full container of it. Going natural isn’t so much about which products are used. IMO it is more about appreciating who we are, AS we were intended. I now see how dependent I was on chemical relaxer and am proud to be free from it. A bottle of gel doesn’t make me LESS natural
WEll i noticed that u had a bottle of sunsilk hair gel in your sink. Hmmmmm…. and you are trying to act like a figure who does all natural stuff but yeah. Wouldn’t work with my hair. I just need someting for regular curly hair more spaniard. but ok…. can not say much else
It turns out that the Shea Butter was fine. I just recently ordered another 5lbs and I’m happy with it. I have heard that it can go rancid. I keep it in a closet that stays pretty cool (room temp or lower). Haven’t had any problems.
Shea butter can go rancid. I use it quickly or refrigerate it. Perhaps she sent you an old batch. Because it stinks when rancid.
No problem, tell me how it goes and if u have any questions i’m right here in youtube land,
Thanks so much for your help.
You can get the organics ‘olive oil deep conditioner’ or other natural deep conditioners..better to shop at black hair stores but you can get natural deep conditioners anywhere. Also remeber to gently wrap her hair at night to prevent too much tangling. God bless!!
Thanks for your info Savbey. But what kind of deep conditioner can i use?
You can get shea butter on E-bay. You need to deep condition your daughter’s hair and comb through while the conditioner’s inside it; leave for a while then wash off and apply shea butter, coconut oil or aloe vera gel (or a mix); then detangle gently with a wide tooth comb. The next day simply wet her hair while she is in the sh.ower and comb when shes finished bathing you will find that her hair is super soft and you can simply wet her hair evry mornings to achieve softness. Hope this helps!
I used Lee cholesterol last week before I read the ingredients and discovered it had mineral oil and petroleum in it… it scares now when I read ingredients that I can’t even pronounce…
Regards, Kim =Ethnic Hair growth
Thanks for looking that up…I’ve been checking out ingredients a lot more lately.
Looked up that ingredient:
Cetearyl Alcohol – A mixture of fatty alcohols derived from coconut oil consisting predominantly of cetyl and stearyl alcohols. Used as emollients, thickeners and emulsion stabilizers.
Full article>>>
cetearyl alcohol is fine….it is used as an emollient, emulsifier, conditioner, and thickener…it’s actually one of the top ingredients you should see =)
My hair was exactly the same way at that age. By 5 yrs it was long and thick. My mom greased my scalp and kept it braided. Grease can clog pores though so try to find Extra Virgin Olive Oil at the grocery store. After washing the hair, rub a little onto the scalp and gently massage. This may help stimulate growth and add moisture. I use Mane & Tail Conditioner on my sons hair as a leave in. I’m working on a shea butter mix for hair that will be sold online along with handmade shea soap.
My daughters hair is very dry and brittle and all the hair around the back of head fell out when she was a baby and now she is twenty months old and i’m trying to search for things to use in her hair that would make it grow and have alot of moisture to it. What can you recomend for her hair? We don’t have these whole food stores hear in jefferson city missouri so i can’t buy these oils and where did you ordered your shea butter?
I use the coconut oil to moisturize my hair so it stays in. Lately, I’ve been using more Vegetable Glycerin for moisture and softness. Shea butter is still one of my favorites though
Do you wash out are leave the coconut oil in your hair?
Moisture is the key. Good video!