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Can you talk some about the main ingredients lists in a few popular but expensive natural hair products in an epsisode? What makes them so expensive? Like are the 20 sum dollars for a leave in at the beauty supply products worth it? What's cetearyl alcohol and why is it always like the second or third ingredient no matter the product? Isn't alcohol drying? What about the other super common science stuff in all products like phenoxyethanol? Thanks science lady!
1. Raised Cuticles (a. less heat + heat protectant, b. comb/brush gently, c. always use pre-poo) 2. Product build-up 3. Not detangling enough 4. Drying ingredients in shampoos and other products 5. Sunlight's UV rays Thank you for the tips! p.s. to answer the final question, trimming when needed, wearing a bonnet every night, and finding the best shampoo to cleanse away all previous products has helped me so much with retaining moisture between wash days each week.
An extra common habit is not protecting hair at night. I find it so helpful for my hair when I put a few drops of oil before using a satin scarf and satin pillowcase
I’ve been detangling my hair for 20 years and I was making some huge mistakes like detangling dry hair, and thinking that it was normal to have two handfuls full of hair, and the best thing that I’ve discovered is wetting my hair all the way 100% and adding conditioner, a lot of conditioner and like she said work it in working it in with your hands really good and then taking a wide paddle brush one of those flexible brushes that flex those are the best and then detangling from the end gently up in small sections and I notice I barely have any shedding and definitely using sulfate free you know natural products which are easily accessible at that at the hair stores today
I noticed that I retain more moisture during the cold months by switching from mini braids/ twists to medium or large braids/ twists. It works for me! 😊
The best moisturizer I have used is made by "nowIamnappy", which is also the name of her channel. She is a chemist on RU-vid. Her moisturizer keeps my hair moisturized from wash day to wash day, without having to add anything to my hair in between wash days. It is called Hibiscus & Chebe Moisturizing Styler. I use the leave-in conditioner that goes with it called Hibiscus & Chebe Leave-in Conditioner. Those two products works wonders on my hair. I can hardly wait for her, to bring her deep conditioner out, for that product line. Until she make the deep condition I will continue to use her Oat and Aloe deep condition, which is so good to my hair. The Oat and Aloe line is finish, but I have only used the leave-in and deep conditioners in that line. Her gloss bars melts my hair. I use those treats, when I don't deep condition my hair. I am not sure what kind of magic she is putting in her products but they work magic on my hair.
When I big chopped to a TWA, I used some tips from you . Wash, condition, spray aloe vera juice mixed with peppermint, lavender and rosemary oils, cream moisturizer and seal with grease😊
As always aloe Vera juice is the ultimate moisturizer for me. But also I use Hairitage heat protectant if I'm going to be outside for long periods of time. I notice my hair has been less dry and rough when I put that on top of my style for the day.
Lol! I usually read the ingredients before I buy and use the shampoo so I know it's going to do what I need it to do for my hair. Even as I get older and the memory isn't so good I still re-read the ingredients to make sure I'm using the right product at the right time and the manufacturers haven't changed the formula. Lol!
Love the new vlog area you’re recording in, the sound is so much better. Thank you for making this change, as I’ll find it so much easier to hear the excellent information you share with us.
I think a shower cap keeps the moisturizers & hydrators in place , the heat helps the pours to open allowing the hydrators be absorbed. Then remove letting hair air dry mostly
Hi! Thanks for the informative video - it's hard to find someone as knowledgeable as you are. I never gave much thought to how habits like the way I detangle my hair could impact its hydration level. I'm going to try your pre-poo oil treatment and start being gentler when combing my hair (was already convicted I needed to be more gentle with my strands). Hope you have a beautiful weekend!💕
TY CC! Always great content. I absolutely have much better results with the "prepoo," but I was born in the 70s, so we call it hot oil treatments. I heat the pile slightly - coconut, avocado, and olive- apply thru hair, cover with plastic cap for as long as I can, usually hours, then wash, apply an Ayurveda mask, and leave -in. My hair doesn't like gels, or anything that holds curls. It dries out my care so badly
Help me retain moisture is washing my hair a few times a week, leave in conditioner, and seal it with a oil that is not too heavy and won’t glow my scalp pores.
Love your channel, love your videos. One of the few people I regularly watch regarding my hair. I trust your knowledge and input. Thank you for all you do! 🙂
Moisturizing my hair daily with steam, wrapping my hair most of the time and weekly deep conditioning with steam. when I don't do these, I notice the difference in my hair.
Great video very informative! What I find that works for me is placing a thin disposable shower cap over my hair and place a satin bonnet overnight! I wake-up with my curls soft and moisturized!
Yup I do this a lot in winter. No need in summer or the tropics or my beach holiday in the Med. humidity is high then. I've never lived in a desert climate.
Hello Tanya! I started moisturizing my hair every 3 days. Now i do it every day. 1st, I section & spray w/cool water & seal w/ caster oil & twist. I have a 2 inch salt/pepper twa. Then I place a plastic cap on 4 - 60min. I ❤ yur videos. God bless U. 12-7-23)❤❤
Currently my hair is dry because I can't get the products needed. I use the PLOC method (pre-poo, liquid, oil, cream). I created my own hair oil which I used for both pre-pooing and oiling my hair. I love the African Pride oil Moisturizer and natural shea butter. I seal everything in with beeswax. In between wash days, just the moisturizer and oil.
I have been using a cream moisturizer sealing with oil and sometimes grease. I want to try the oil pre poo before washing and give detangling a try. Thank you for always giving great advice. Your hair looks so healthy and beautiful
Me with the naturally open cuticles and the busted wide open cuticles from bleach....lol! mositurising twice a day with creams and spray leave ins!..lol! My scalp hates oils and pomades and gels. 🙈🙈🙈😅😂🤣
My biggest problem was I was not wetting my hair long enough as I have low porosity. Now every wash day is the same. Wet, conditioner, detangle, twist, rinse, wash, rinse, condition, retwist, (it unravels), rinse, leave in conditioner, butter styler, twist.
Giiirrlll, I heard you calling so I came to watch this video. This was most definitely needed bc my hair was dry the last wash day. My hair hates shampoo or a I dunno 🤷🏾♀️ 😢 I might be in need of clarifying wash like you stated. TYFS
What shampoo are you using? Do you have hard water? What is your porosity and do you use a lot of heavy products? Also what deep condtioner and leave in conditioner/styler/sealant do you use after the shampoo? Yes all these things decide how your hair will react to shampoo/cleansers. I have high porosity hair naturally and chemically and I can shampoo weekly with no adverse effects. I don't use a harsh sulfate-clarifying or chelating shampoo every week though!
I have recently started banding my twists and I find that im retaining a lot of moisture. At first i wasnt going right down to my ends, so when i opened for a twist out and to wash, the ends were noticeably dryer than the strands. So niw im trying to band right doen to my ends. How i know my moisture retention levels have increased is because on wash day I'm using less prepoo (seamoss gel) and by entension less product and my hair feels very manageable and less tangles or fairy knots
I just don’t understand in todays time people always say lay off the heat! Im 1970 baby. I had a whole lotta hair down my back . At the age of 13 my mom started pressing my hair she did hair any way. She never damage my hair my hair kept growing when it got to my butt she would cut it some. My hair never got damaged. And here I am on social media listening to people saying stay off the heat! Not any more I’m doing what my moma did! I didn’t loose no curl pattern of hair damage and they used some kind of wax on our hair to press it if I see it I will remember that jar! And gone start buying it again. My hair got pressed 2 times a month me and my sisters hair was very long. So I’m doing me from here on out . I’m having fun with my hair straight I do curls roller sets rod sets it very pretty and I like it that way. And I use the heatless head band curler. My hair loves it. Well anyway to each it’s on. I plan on doing a short video when I do a fresh flat iron and use my heatless headband curler curls be popping 😊
Everyday before work I spray my natural hair with distilled water then apply a good leave in conditioner. However during the course of the day my hair dries out, and gets crunchy. Some 5:31
I don't put water on my hair unless I'm washing it. Otherwise, like you, I end up with crunchy, dry, brittle, frizzy hair. It doesn't matter if I apply oil to seal in the moisture, it still dries out, but with a layer of oil on top. Water between shampooing is my enemy. So far coconut oil works but I'm still exploring other products. Water and watery products don't work on all hair.
You just have high porosity hair with a short moisture cycle my hair is like this. if I don't keep it wrapped it will dry out in 12 hours. I moisturise my hair when ever it feels dry which is usually twice a day if I wear it out and once a day if I don't wear it out.
Um how often do you shampoo you hair? I use mainly moisturizing gentle shampoos. The harsh clarifying chelating shampoo I use once every 4 to 6 weeks or more! Don't be clarifying your hair every week especially if you suffer from dry hair!! I definitely cannot use any old shampoo. All of my shampoos have a specific purpose because if I get it wrong my hair will fall out of my scalp and/or break off. Some people can use any shampoo but I am not one of those people.
@@CurlyChemistry thank you so much for responding ! I thought you said in one video that aloe vera wasn’t that good for high porosity hair so I was a bit confused 🙂
@@pearlsglimmers Aloe vera gel, aloe vera butter, aloe vera juice, aloe vera oil are all different products. I can use a manuafactured aloe vera leave in mist but I cannot use aloe vera oil or butter or the raw aloe vera plant. How is your aloe vera spritz made?
@CurlyChemistry hey girl ❤ so when prepooing with the butter , it's a cationic right? Dk if I'm spelling that right but I have very bad dandruff and I heard that cationics are not good for people with dandruff, my question is instead of putting the butter on my eniter head, would it be possible if I were only to just apply it mid lengths down and still get the benefits of prepooing and the moisture from the butter/oil??
Thanks for the wonderful wisdom you always share for us!! 🙏🏻 Mama Sitas Miracle Hair Butter and Growh Formula. THIS Butter is the BEST stuff i have EVER found to use on my very fine, low porosity hair. It does cost a bit more than the normal product, but i done have to use much as my hair is very fine. It keeps my hair soft and moisturized for many days. It has just been the best thing i have found to use that really has worked for me and doesn’t feel greasy or oily.
Hi there thank you so much for all the wonderful content it’s helped me tremendously but now I’m having an issue that I could use your advice on. I have a in home infrared sauna that I use several times a week to help with stress but I’m noticing drying and some breakage of my salt and pepper hair. I started spraying it before getting in just to keep it from drying out but I’m not sure it’s enough. Can you help me please?
Hey Tonya.... just a quick question, I would like to know if I can use apple cider vinegar and green tea on my wash day... which one do I use first..... please......
@@dipaldonna I found using the store-bought pre-poos better than oil or aloe vera. I have a sensitive scalp too. African pride or the Just for me. Oh and you need to wrap your hair in a plastic shower cap and a hot towel for 30 minutes before to allow it to penetrate and soften the hair.
My hair feels soft, but looks dry!! I have been doing lco method, and my porosity has changed now. I’m now high porosity. I have colored hair and a bit of gray hair. Any tips or advice?
I have naturally high porosity hair. I moisturize my hair with leave-in detangler, leave-in mist, and leave-in cream conditioner daily. I use the mist in the morning so it doesn't take long to dry and the heavier cream and detangler at night. I also have coloured hair. I keep my hair wrapped up 5 days out of 7 and I shampoo and deep condition every week. You need to moisture train your hair for maximum hydration in its moisture cycle. I can skip a say in summer of moisturizing but never in winter. I don't use oil or butter because there's no need to seal anything if I know I'm going to be moisturizing again within 24 hours. That's what works for me and stops my hair from drying out. Even when I have braids or flat twists in I still moisturise I use a braid spray instead to saturate the braids/twists.
yes if your hair and scalp responds well to it. My hair loves oil but my scalp hates it so no cocktailing oils and butters for me...they go on the very ends of my hair in winter only.
You might be having an allergic reaction to a product that was what happened/happens to my crown area. Everything she said applies to the crown also. I no longer use oils and butters on my scalp as that made it worst. i went to a trichologist and they gave me a scalp mist.
@@marleyhill34 You are so cute about your gray hair. I have so much product that I have tried for my gray hair. My gray hair is different on the top in the back and on the side. Which makes me use different products. 😘😘
Oh what type do you use and how often. I use the African Pride or Olive oil or the Curl Peace every week when I shampoo unless i have twist extensions in. Definitely helps me with detangling.
After washing conditioning and oiling my hair I twist it up in 10 or there about twists and put them all in bantu knots. It remains moisturized for upward of 3 to 4 days. Then I refresh it stays till wash day.
I have never been able to figure out the difference between clarifying and shampooing. Could you please explain with examples of ingredients to look for in both? Thank you!
shampoo is what you use to remove something from the hair and scalp to cleanse it. A moisturising shampoo will remove dirt, sebum, lint and product build up. A protein shampoo will remove the same as a moisturising shampoo but add in protein. A clarfiying shampoo will remove heavy product build up, dirt, lint, sebum, dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, flakes and dandruff. A chelating shampoo with remove pollution, certain medications and hard water minerals and chlorine.
@@marleyhill34 thank you however I know what shampooing is, I’m looking more for examples of what ingredients to look for that makes something clarifying in particular.
@@shan1xxx ah clarifying ingredients. definitely sulfates and things like clay, charcoal, applecider vinegar, baking soda tea trea, citric acid aka lemon juice etc. They usually do not have oils and butters and emollients added. And they are usually a thin clear liquid instead of a milk thick consistency. they can also have skin cleaning ingredients like AHAs and BHAs. eg. salicylic acid.
