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Preventing Breakage
The key to preventing natural hair breakage and damage is:
*Less heat styling
*Protective styles
*Low maintenance styles
*Less manipulation of the hair
*Periodic trimming of dead and split ends
*Deep conditioning – 2x a month
*Protein Treatments – 1x a month
*Pre-poo Treatments
*Detangling
*Do not over moisturize
Deep Conditioning
Ideally natural hair should be deep conditioned 2x a month and more often if you are newly natural. When I DC, I use a shower comb, my fingers and/or a tangle teezer to distribute the product along my hair shaft and ends.
A deep conditioner should have:
- slip for easy detangling
- provide moisture
- add body
- hydrate the hair
- improve elasticity
- contain conditioning agents
- and seal in moisture
- may contain proteins
Great DC’s that I have used:
*Curl Junkie Curl Rehab
*MyHoneyChild Honey Hair Mask
*MyHoneyChild Olive You
*Darcy’s Botanicals Pumpkin Seed Curl Moisturizing
*Original Moxie Intense Quench
*Hairveda Sitrinillah
*Pura Body Naturals Chocolate Smoothie
Do not over condition as this can cause breakage.
Protein Treatments
I do protein treatments 1x a month to strengthen my hair as I do a lot of protective styling and twistouts or braidouts which require more manipulation.ย Proteins such as hydrolyzed wheat, keratin, silk, oat,ย an yeast ย bond to the hair and fill in gaps in the cuticle making hair stronger and less prone to breakage.
Some protein treatments you can try:
*Curl Junkie Repair Me
*Original Moxie Protein Treatment
*Shescentit Okra Reconstructor
*Chi Deep Brilliance ProteinTreatment
Sources and links to more info:
*http://www.strawberricurls.com/2013/08/01/5-protein-treatment-for-natural-hair/
*http://www.curlynikki.com/2012/11/the-right-protein-treatment-for-your.html?m=1
*http://blackgirllonghair.com/2013/03/3-amazing-protein-conditioners-for-natural-hair/
*http://www.curlynikki.com/2012/04/find-your-perfect-deep-conditioner.html?m=1
*http://www.curlynikki.com/2011/05/hair-conditioner-ingredients.html?m=1
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