Moisturizing Dry Natural Hair | Retaining Moisture - Naptural85 

You have no idea how influential you are. Thank you for your videos and for being a leader in the natural hair community. You are appreciated.

I moisturize my hair once a week using only 4 products: Water, leave in conditioner, a water-based cream, and good old Blue Magic hair grease (blue jar) lol. In my opinion, grease is the best way to seal in moisture. I've experienced less shedding and hair breakage and don't have to moisturize my hair everyday (thank goodness because I'm lazy lol)

Practically everyone recommends coconut oil for natural hair but if you notice your hair is dry after using it, it probably isn't for you. I've being natural for 6 months and it took me way too long to realise the coconut oil was causing my hair to feel dry. My hair prefers the thicker stuff like Shea butter and castor oil. Like I said a lot of RU-vidrs love coconut oil but it's definitely not for everyone!

She is soooo on the money when she said to moisturize with water. I stopped using store bought moisturizers and started using water and oil and I have seen my mane grow and retain length ever since. My experience.

best hair channel on the site.

I wish I was half as good at taking care of my hair as you are at taking care of yours

This lady on my job tried to tell me that water dries her hair out. I gave her a "deer in headlights" look.

I've been lying to myself. 4c using just a dab of coconut oil as sealant and wondering why my hair is dry... BYE.

A lot of your questions answered here! New Video is up!! #NaturalHair

2:47 Moisturizers water +Aloe vera 3:21 Sealants 7:08 roller sets best oils Argan oil light weight, castor oil thick oil

Excellent video. My hair was extremely dry, so I tried the argan oil last night, where I wet my hair, sectioned it, gently detangled it, put argan oil on the section, and two strand twisted. Woke up this morning, and my hair was super moisturized! Thank you!

I have verrry thick hair, but it hates heavy butters. It prefers something extremely light. So I made my own butter/cream that's very light, with cupuacu butter, Aloe Vera butter, coconut oil, castor oil, and babassu oil. If any of you out there have hair like mine, and you want to try it for yourself, go pick up those things online, make it and see if it works for you! :D

I want to say thank you💝 you have inspired me to keep continue wearing my natural hair out since 2010"! I appreciate all your videos that help to know there is beauty in my 4c and by showing me all the homemade way I can make at home! I have been following since 2010, I been natural since 2010 and proud of it !💝💝💝 thank you!💝👍

you're "naturally" the BEST!!

I've been following your methods for the last few days and have already noticed a difference - my hair feels softer, shinier and healthier. Thank you so much!

Naptural5, I have followed your channel for years. Your inspirational videos have really helped me with my "natural journey". Did the BIG chop in 2012, and have never looked back, now I'm in the process of making my own hair products, and again, my inspiration comes from you.

The water and oil works very well for my hair!! Also I've learned that the heavier oils are best for me! Through trial and error! Thank you naptural85

Thanks for the video Hun! This is why you're listed as one of my favorite featured channels on my channel :D

girl, that hair is BEAUTIFUL!!! I'm always in awe. It's just awesome!

I can see that your hair has grown so beautifully, and most of all, it's healthy as well. Your channel is so beneficial and I hope that a lot of women that have relaxed hair will come their senses and try going natural again. Thank you for such motivational tips, I will use this method (currently suffering with dry hair) and patiently wait on the results!

Castor oil loves me and I love castor oil

I have been using aloe vera juice since 2012 based on your advice in a previous video. I have a 32 ounce bottle of aloe vera juice in my refrigerator right now. You offer so many good tips. Keep it coming. Thank you so much for the information that you share. Have a good week:)

Thank you for taking the time to explain the mystery of natural hair and why it will never stop going back to dry. I always felt I didn't do it right or wasn't spending enough money on THE product to give me "good" hair. Sincerely THANK YOU for this video

Thanks so much. I was having a difficult time with dry hair. Your info has definitely put me on the right track.

I know that this is an older video, but thank you for this. I just took braids out, and my hair has been feeling quite resistant to all forms of moisture that I use. But I will give my hair time to repair and continue my daily moisture regiment. Thanks again!

Thanks a lot. This video was very helpful and very informative. I was already getting frustrated with my dry hair

Naptural, you are so good at sharing hair information without doing the most. Love it. Thankyou.

6 years later still benefiting from this advice. 💕 you ROCK!!!

I like your style and personality... very classy.

This video was really informative though. I didn't know shea butter isn't considered a moisturiser.gonna have to get myself some aloe Vera juice. Thanks for the great vid!😊

I just did the big chop a month ago so I'm new to the natural hair community & confused so this helped SO MUCH, Whitney!!! Thank you!

I’m back with you. I’ve been lazy AF! Made your mango butter and black soap wash last night. One of my biracial daughters has ‘my’ hair and we are just celebrating all these natural products I’ve ordered and what you e taught me to make. The rose water made her squeal! She’s 10..but I was squealing too. Smells. So. Good.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your page rocks!!!! I just went natural a year ago and my hair is really growing out! I am always looking for natural hair help and I can tell ur page is going to help me out a lot! Your hair is soooo BEAUTIFUL!😍 keep up the great work!

I love watching this video! My hair so badly needs this!! I have watched this video five times because I want to make sure your good advice sinks in and I remember all these tips. I really appreciate your help. Thanks.

I started watching your videos and decided to go natural for the 3rd time in my life. I love your videos and I think you have one of the best channels on YT. I love your vibe and your hair. And you are beautiful. Keep up the great work. And thank you.

i found out my hair was dry because my body was starved for nutrients. Had to change my diet as natural hair will clearly reflect what's going on in the body. It's important (even more so if you are very deficient) to nourish the hair from the inside and out. My focus is not my hair but my health but of course healthy hair reflects a healthy body.

YesThank You for this video. I learned that i need butter for my hair not light oils. i have 4c hair and it is very thirsty.lol

Ok so THIS VIDEO helped me so much. Now I truly know what I have and haven't been doing to help my hair. Thank you so much!❤️❤️

So happy to have found this! Love your vids!

Always have to come back here because these new girls just ain't cutting it.

Thank you!! I never knew that water moisturises your hair, I always thought wetting my hair would damage it but this makes so much more sense! This is so helpful 😊

I just feel in love with this women. So informative and nice. I'm watching all her videos now

It's not that natural hair is always dry, it's just that it need water everyday (or every other day). Our hair is actually like a plant. Would you say that a plant is naturally dry? No, but it's just that plants need water everyday (or every other day) in order to sustain themselves. They need to be watered regularly, or they will wither away. Same thing with out hair! It is a plant that needs water regularly.

you should be a teacher. do seminars, travel the world with your message. i loooove watching and learning from you! I appreciate the knowledge you spread and have applied a lot to my own life. i thank you Whitney! and my hair thanks you as well :) xo

This has to be the most helpful video about natural hair care I've found!!! Everyone talks about oils and moisture, but I was confused since I couldn't find concrete definitions of either of them! (I had an idea but no straightforward definition) But this has finally answered my questions! Thanks so much!!

Girlllllllllll I absolutely love you! You are by far my favorite hair guru. Your knowledge had helped me tremendously on my hair journey.

great job. you cute too. just wanted say tap water has chemicals like chloride that promotes dryness among other bad things. I use distilled water, my hair is less dry when using it compared to tap water.

This is a really great video nap! Thank you

Thank u, i'm from Italy and afro hair is very inusual, i stress my hair since i was a child, now i try to be gentle with my impossible hair thank u so much!!!!!

I finally cut off my relaxed hair after a year without a relaxer and I'm so excited about my natural hair journey, thank you for all of the helpful tips! ^-^

I spent a couple of weeks with a curly, wrapped updo because I wasn't at home with my usual products and didn't really know what to do. I just sprayed water on it with a bottle everyday and sometimes applied Vaseline which I usually hate to use, and redid the twists and was good to go. After a few weeks of that, I washed my hair. Of course, the Vaseline took a few washes to remove. But when I got out of the shower and looked in the mirror, what a difference! I had always underestimated the power of just water and I had always been drawn away from Vaseline, I thought it was actually bad for your hair. But I guess that daily moisture and the occasional Vaseline to seal and not really over stressing my hair just made it... FANTASTICALLY moisturizerized. My hair feels thick and full and soft and just retains moisture like it never has. I will continue to moisturizerize and seal in conjunction with my new flexi rod regimen. I'm gonna be trying that out this week. But yea, my gosh, water is so good for your hair! Especially sealed. Who knew, lol.

Very, very good advice. Although I keep my hair extremely cropped I still enjoyed your videos :)

I absolutely love your videos. Keep doing them. I know it's hard to come up with ideas. But we need you on RU-vid.

Hi Whitney. I just want to say that your channel is my absolute favorite for natural hair tips! My hair type is almost identical to yours, which is why I choose to seek you for hair advice. This video, like all your other videos, is very informative, not to mention, right on time. Before watching this video, I was sitting here with conditioner in my hair, contemplating which products to use today to combat dryness. I've been natural for 2.5 yrs, and your tutorials have helped me throughout this journey more than you will ever know. Now, I'm off to fill my spray bottle w/water and aloe vera juice, lol. Thanks!

This was so helpful! Thank You!! Just what I needed to see/hear :)

this video made me want an iced cold glass of water lol...other than that, it was chock full of helpful tips, so thanks!!

My hair is on its way back to life! I wish someone had directed me before now but, it's cool. I'm ready for this "new hair"!

The ABSOLUTE MOST HELPFUL video on this subject matter. Thanks so much. You're beautiful btw.

This was very helpful thanks .

I was using different oils for a couple of months, as oil-treatments and using them as leave-in-treatments, but I still felt my hair was dry (my hair is scandinavian, pretty straight, dry and has split ends) no matter how much oil I used! But then I tried this method, the moisture + sealant, and now I can actually feel and see a difference, and my hair has grown suprisingly much (since my ends aren't dry and don't break off as much now that my hair is moisturised). My hair can, of course, look a bit oily afterwards, because of my light/straight hairtexture, but I don't mind at all! :)

You have helped SO MUCH! Thank you. I continue to learn so much from you. I keep watching the older videos over and over and I have notes on cards so I can pull the index card I need and diy myself to a better place. I am getting there, slowly but surely. Thank you for the journey and the education. Oh and thank you for Melanin! LOVE IT! Keep going, onward and upward!

Thank you so much for breaking that down for me.Now I understand that my kinky curls need a more dense sealant.Thank you!!Love your tutorials!

Totally amazing and inspirational

Thank you so much. I will take your advice

The aloe Vera juice and water mixture is....THE BEST! I finally tried it on my transitioning hair and the knots are melting away and my hair feels so moisturized. Thank you!

I wrote everything down. Will do. Thank you so much. Thank God. Your hair is amazing. Excellent job. I'm baffled.

My hair is weird. My hair strands loves creamy humectant-based stylers...BUT my SCALP hates them!I get build up & it itches and I get tiny scabs sometimes..but the hair? Looks beautiful, defined, soft, shiny... But my scalp seems to hate it! Butters/heavy thick stylers SIT on my hair. Gives me no definition...My curls won't clump... I'm still trying to find my "right fit" styler: happy/healthy scalp + curl defining moisturizer

Is that a twist out? It's soooo freakin cute!

This is the best video I've EVER seen on maintaining moisture! Thank you so much!

One if the best hair care video's that's I've seen x

When you say water do u mean like soak hair or more like dampen it. My hair is short so i don't want super shrinkage after wetting it

she explains it really well. finally i get it

That sealant piece was so helpful

WOW, this video was sooo helpful!!! I learned a lot from it and now I know how to take of my hair better. Your videos are so specific and informational that I cant help but to love them. Please continue to make more!

this video was so helpful and informative! thank you =)

One third of the way in the video, I got up, moisturized my hair and drank a bottle of water! LOL

I just wanted to say Thank you ...this is my second time going natural and May makes one year...this time around your videos have been so helpful with my Natural journey...so Thanks again

Hey using your tips has really made my hair grow and has inspired me to take better care of my hair!!! Thank you.

Hey Whitney! Do you mind telling us which video editor you use? Lol, I know, random question, but I need to get whatever you have! Lol LOVES!!

Hey naptural85 I have been natural for 3years and I have tried everything the protective styling,moisturizing, deep conditioning, and co washing and protein treatment. Nothing seems to be working, my hair is only 6inch, 7, 8 and in layers and I am just fed up with it no growth and it's always breaking off and my hair is very pourous.

Thank you so much, my hair has been so dry but I haven't been moisturizing it daily but I will now.

I love this video!!!! And thank you for taking the time to put it all together. Towards the end and after reading the comments I got soooo emotional.

Sigh... Naptural85, you are one of the prettiest mommies ever. Really, just great beauty and great hair. Take care! Peace.

How do I know if a sealant is working for me? I have dense, mostly 4A/4B hair but my hairs are very fine so I'm never really sure if I should go towards the heavier oils & conditioners or the lighter oils & conditioners. I've found that a deep conditioner that's light but not too light is better for my hair. I've been natural for 3 years now and I feel like I still can't figure this out. PLEASE HELP.!

You save me every day. I know I said it already but I love your channel.

I'm loving your videos! My hair is very thick and dry at times so l need to moisturize it regularly. You have inspired me to make my own hair products and enjoy the hair that God gave me. Keep up the good work xx

This may not apply to everyone but I have faithfully moisturized my for m entire natural hair journey(2 years) and my hair was still dry brittle and breaking off at the ends as a result. Now what I discovered is that shampoo and conditioner matters to! I was using Shea Moisture Coconut and Hibiscus Shampoo or the Yucca and Baobab, V05 Coconut conditioner, and Tressemme Naturals Conditioner and after using those products my hair was dry. Moisturizing didn't really help much. So I switched to Herbal Essence Hello Hydration Conditioner and Pantene Cowash.....HUGE, HUGE difference in the moisture of my hair. Wish I'd have found this out sooner.

How do I know if I am over moisturizing my hair?

Thank you so much for doing this video! Your natural hair is absolutely beautiful! I will do this starting today. :)

Whit I want to thank you for all your DIY tips. My hair is growing down my back (it use to hit my shoulders as in my post pix) and never grown pass them. Since I have been following your tips and tweaking them for my hair (3C with a 4A crown) the crown is finally getting closer to the texture of the rest of my hair. I brag about all I have learn from you and pass it on to my friends. I love, love my hair now that I understand how to naturally care for it and I gladly give the props to you. Keep doing what you are doing.

I really like your hair, what can I do to have great hair like yours?

Thank you Naptural85 :-) My hair lives by your advice, will be doing the aloe and water thing...Making my Vitacost order now.

This helps a lot! I have always tried to add the heavy creams, thinking that was moisturizer, but now I know better.

You are literally my hair hero, lol. I have similar hair texture as you so your pics and videos give me drive to continue this journey though it requires lots of work and dedication. I just want it super long already, lol. Peace and blessings to you queen!

I know I'm a geek for this but I loved the scale idea you used, for some reason it reminds me of acids and bases. But I thought it was pretty neat lol! Don't judge me >.

Thicker hair can definately use oils too

thank you thank you thank you for one of the most informative videos. Nothing about what product to buy just straight to it on how to honestly grow natural hair. all the ladies are appreciated for what they offer. But you are appreciated for just putting it out there with not extras and pleasantly doing so. happy new year.

Love this video!! Thanks for sharing this vital information!

how do you feel about deep conditioning on dry hair?