African-american women only?

hi im an african-american female with dry hair and scalp. i need some tips from other african-american women ih the same problems on how to better take care care of my hair and scalp. i would like step by step routines please? thanks.

African-american women only?

If have a chemical relaxer on your hair, which already drys afro hair out then you need to shampoo and deep condition with a moisturizing shampoo and conditioner. Alternate weekly between a protein and a moisturizing conditioner, protein treatments help repair, strenghten, and fix damaged hair. Moisturizing conditioners add the needed moisture to black hair.

Air dry your hair as often as possible to lock in moisture and prevent breakage, then apply a light scalp oil to your scalp and a moisturizer to your strands. On the days your not washing either spray with a light leave in conditioner every other day or apply a light moisturizer every day.

Try not to comb so often also, that aids in the snapping of hair.

you should also wear your hair in protective styles, any style that needs little to no combing or brushing and keeps the ends of your hair off of your clothes.

You don't have to clip your ends every month if its healthy, that will just make your shorter, hair only grows about 1/2 an inch per month, and if you cut it every month then it results in negative hair growth. Your hair will be shoulder length forever. If you keep up with your hair and get it healthy you only have to cut it once every 3 months, sometimes i only cut twice a year, and my hair is just fine.

Stay away from heat accessories as well; blow-dryers, flat-irons, and curlers really suck up the moisture in black hair which is natural already dry. Try not to do to many back to back protein treatments because that can actually break the hair off. Once your hair becomes healthy again you can cut back on the protein treatments, probably once every 2 months or once a month depending on your hair. Otherwise the hair becomes hard. Taking a multi-vitamin and eating a balanced diet will do wonders for your hair also.

shampoos:

:creme of nature ultra moisturizing

:neutrogena triple moisture shampoo

Protein conditioners

:Aubrey Organics Island Naturals or GPB(BEST, Wholefoods)

:olive replenishing pak(protein conditioner)

:organic root stimulator hair mayonnaise(protein conditioner)

Moisture Conditioners

:Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose(BEST, Whole foods)

:neutrogena triple moisture deep recovery hair mask (moisture conditioner)

:nexxus humectress ultra moisturizing conditioner(moisture conditioner)

scalp oil:

:Melted shea butter(leaves my hair super soft)

:coconut oil

:sweet almond oil

African-american women only?

redken all soft and or redken smooth down i like redken alot!!

i have the color treated hair and i use redken color extend and the all soft conditioner and the redken smooth down heat glide!!!!

African-american women only?

dnt be racist !!! jk

African-american women only?

If your hair is relaxed, oil your scalp (divide into sections when you do it) with a light oil like Kemi Oil or almond oil and condition, condition, condition!!

If your hair is in it's natural state, use a spray moisturizer, use a heavier moisturizer on your ends and condition, condition, condition!!

Peace, Me

African-american women only?

Im not african american

But face it , your hair is just that way , thats how you were born. =[

But ther'se always extensions and wigs.