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Wash Day Routine! How I Co-Wash My Natural Hair

on January 11, 2022

I Got Moisture Overload (& Here's How I Fixed It!)

In today’s post, I’ll be talking about my recent experience with moisture overload. Not only did I get moisture overload, but my hair regimen took a turn for the worst (2020 won’t let me live lol). I’ll talk about that in another post, but today we’re going to talk about moisture overload. They say too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. Moisture is no different! Protein-moisture balance is a concept that helps keep natural hair strong and moisturized. Having a balance of protein and moisture in our hair prevents both protein and moisture overload. If you’ve experienced either, you know that they both can cause breakage and many other effects. You know you have moisture overload if: • Your hair is limp, soggy, and takes forever to dry • Your hair is soft, but almost too soft, and is very weak (lots of breakage and shed hair) • Your hair has no volume, less shrinkage, and your ends won’t curl (Note: The photo for this post was taken while I had moisture overload!) Causes: The...

10 Tips for High Porosity Hair!

High porosity hair is hair whose cuticle is in a raised position. For this reason, it easily accepts moisture but just as easily loses moisture as well. High porosity hair can be due genetics or due to hair damage. I personally have high porosity hair (due to genetics), and I swear by some of these tips! Let's get started! 1. Let your hair fully dry Letting your hair fully dry before releasing your hairstyle (a twist out/braid out, for example) will allow your hair to retain all of the moisture from your hair products. Also, your hairstyle will come out more defined! 2. Close your hair cuticle Closing the hair cuticle helps retain moisture and smooths out the hair. The cuticle can be closed using various hair rinses that regulates the hair’s pH. For example: • Apple cider vinegar • Aloe Vera juice • Fermented rice water 3. Watch out for humectants Humectants are ingredients that attract moisture to the hair. Unfortunately, they can also make high porosity hair frizzy since the cu...

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