Preserving your results
When it comes to caring for textured hair, natural hair products are a core essential. From clarifying to moisturising, each product has a unique role. Products give the necessary boost of nourishment to help give healthy results. Once you’ve achieved those results, it’s important to preserve them.
Having a great wash day only for those results to only last a couple days is extremely discouraging. Using high quality and natural products is the first step to increasing longevity. The second step involves changing damaging practices.
The biggest killers of results
1) Hairstyles – tight, constrictive hairstyles pull at your curls and slowly stretch them out. To avoid this, it’s best to stick to gentle hairstyles.
2) Sleeping – pillowcases and sheets suck the moisture out of hair, leaving it dry and frizzy. On top of this, sleeping on your hair crushes the curls and stretches them.
The solution
Silk is an effective solution for both problems. Silk accessories can be used to ensure gentleness, give comfort and reduce breakage. At night, you can use satin bonnets to give the hair a soft barrier. Sheets and pillowcases have the tendency to withdraw moisture out of the curls, which is why a silk barrier is important.
Styling with silk accessories
- Scrunchies
- Scarves
- Skinny scrunchies (a cross between a hair tie and scrunchie)
- Headbands
For maximum results: remember to stay away from tight hairstyles. Using satin is a great first step, but if you’re doing tight hairstyles then this will reduce your curls’ longevity.
Sleeping with silk
- Moisture is retained, resulting in less dryness (which also means less frizz)
- Increased moisture helps curls stay defined for longer
- Hair lasts longer in between wash days
- Hair is preserved and need less refreshing
- Less tangles and knots form
Bonus tip: it’s important to make sure your bonnet is adjustable, otherwise you risk it falling off at night!
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