Hair Talk

Let me tell you! I have been making big changes to my hair care lately and it has been working! So of course I had to share with y’all! I’m going to tell you the big news up front: I wear hair grease in my hair! Did your eyebrows raise, did your jaw drop? If you’ve been a part of the curly natural hair community for a while you know hair grease is the forbidden fruit. We all grew up on it and when we got older, and became at home researchers and chemist and bandwagon jumpers we decided hair grease was out and hair milks, creams, and butters were in!


Well, a couple of months ago I was up late watching Youtube hair videos, which I find so relaxing, and just might have to make more myself… tehehe. I was watching a video by a hair chemist and she began talking about the benefits of using hair grease and the ingredients that help our over all hair health. I then started watching video after video of more people sharing how they started back using hair grease or use their own homemade version. I was convinced and started mixing up my own batch!


Y’all, I noticed an immediate change in my hair and have been hooked since! You see I have low porosity hair that cries out for moisture and all those cute lil fruity smelling products was not giving my hair the extra moisture its been craving, since I also now have a lot more silver hair. 


If you know me, you know I will cut my hair and shave it off in a second. I love a shaved head, that life is so freeing and the lowest hair maintenance ever! Recently though I’ve decided to let my hair grow longer and that I actually want to have really long hair. One day I was braiding my hair, and although people would see it and say it was long, I knew it wasn’t growing at a consistent and healthy normal rate for me. 


I realized I was dealing with a problem I know so many people deal with all the time when it comes to hair growth. My hair had no problem growing, its hair, it grows. The problem was, retaining the length my hair was growing. I then thought about my nails. (My brain works magically lol) I realized that my nails that used to grow really long, really fast, but would break so much, was no longer having that problem. 


What was causing my once easily broken nails to thrive, and why was my hair just staying around the same length? The answer to both was moisture! I wash my hands constantly, like a lot, like I put online how often I wash my hands once and people kept asking if I have OCD…a lot… With all my hand washing I noticed how damaging it was to my skin and nails and I started making sure to keep my hands moisturized with oils, butters, and lotion. Now all I needed to do was figure out how to help my dry hair stay hydrated and moisturized, so it could stay strong and keep its elasticity and not be easily broken off. I want to share with you some of the changes that have helped my hair stay moisturized and retain length. 

• Deep Conditioning - I deep condition my hair about once or twice a month. Its something about deep conditioning your hair that gives it that new hydrated life that all hair craves.

 

• Trimming - Everyone always says trimming is important for hair growth, because we need to rid the hair of splint ends. Only thing is, I’m a scissor happy person and I was doing too much trimming. A dusting here, and a dusting there, and another dusting done in a close time frame is just adding up to a straight up hair cut!

 

• Moisture - Hair grease is our friend. I also love using oils and shea butter in my hair. Find out your hair porosity and what products work well in your hair. Do a touch test daily on your hair, if its dry, moisturize! 

 

• Protective Styles - This is a big one! I used to think protective styles were only pinned up hair, braids, or twist. I’ve learned, for me, a protective style has my ends sealed and moisturized. I have seen my hair thrive with wash n go’s and twist outs. The gel I use for my wash n go’s, and the grease I use for my twist outs, have been keeping my ends healthy and allowing my hair to have length retention! Also, it is not a protective style if it is too tight on your scalp. Low manipulation styles that are pain free is the way to go. The moment I feel too much tension on my hair, I loosen the style so I don’t cause any damage or breakage while trying to actually protect my hair!

Love y’all, what are some hair tips you have?
Vyse❤️

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