Introduce yourself.
I am a Zambian
female who is obsessed with growing long healthy hair. But, I’m even crazier
about music and dancing.
How long have you been growing your hair?????
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| big chop may 2012 |
What is your weekly/monthly hair care routine?
My routine
is simple. When my hair is loose (unplaited), I shampoo and deep condition
weekly. I switch between organic root stimulator mayonnaise and olive oil
moisturing conditioner. To seal in the moisture, I use a mixture of olive oil
and rosemary oil then I air dry in bendy rollers.
I have recently
added co-washing to my regimen.
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| my hair dec 2013 |
My hair is
in protective styles about 90% of the time i.e weaves and braids. I usually go
for about 4-5 months in protective styles. However I wash and deep condition in
between the styles , balancing between moisture and protein.
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| my hair jan 2014 |
How often do you relax your hair?
I relax my
hair twice a year with olive oil relaxer.
What is your advice to people that want to grow healthy relaxed hair?
Relaxed hair
is extremely difficult to handle coz its fragile, relaxers weaken the protein
bonds in the hair. As a result our hair needs a good moisture/protein balance
to maintain good elasticity and strength respectively. Keep your hair clean,
wash and condition weekly. Do a protein treatment atleast once every 4 weeks,
these can be drying to your hair, make sure you follow up with a moisturising
conditioner. Moisturise and seal your hair to keep it in good shape day
to day.
Always do a protein treatment at least a week before you retouch to strengthen the hair. use headbands for protective styling and keeping the hair in place.
The following are photos of my protective styles:
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| protective style,a week b4 retouch |
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