Need moisture

[rwanda]

I use cornrows as my protective hairstyle often and it has resulted in good growth, however I have one problem. Whenever I take my braids out and wash my hair I can never seem to get moisture back into my hair. I apply keracare or nexxus humectress, and sit up under my dryer for 20 minutes, I've tried washing my hair in a moisturizing shampoo (CON or keracare dry and itchy scalp moisturizing shampoo) and I've tried a CW. I use the silky yaki hair in my braids and perhaps it strips my hair, but during the time I wear my braids I keep it sprayed down with braid spray mixed with my oils, humectress conditioner, and a leave in daily. Help, I need to know how to put the moisture back into my hair. Any suggestions anyone?

 

[Moroni]

Rwanda, I read somewhere that some hair for braids use an alkaline solution. If that wasn't totally washed out of your hair, it's possible that you may have created a highly porous condition. If you've not tried a clarifying poo, try that or a neutralizing poo like you use after a relaxer. Then see if your hair doesn't respond to your DC. HTH

 

[rwanda]

Thanks Moroni, my hair definitely feels porous. I hate to think of giving up wearing my cornrow styles which are convenient because I work shifts and they keep me out of my hair.

 

[kiesha8185]

A protein treatment always helps me retain moisture better when I take out my hair. What I do is very time-consuming but this is how I learned to prevent breakage/matting.

I just take out hair section by section, detangle it, saturate each section with oil. Then braid each section (8-12 plats). Un-do each plat and rinse. Then un-do each braid and apply Aphogee Treatment. Follow up with moisturizing conditioner, and my hair is strong and soft. HTH

 

[Harana]

Hmm...Maybe what you spray your hair with while it's in braids isn't doing the job when it comes to mositurizing your braids? I'm natural, but when I wear braids, I spray with a mix of infusium 23 leave in (original), stasoffro and leave-in conditioner braid spray. I think the protein from the infusium helps a lot. My hair is super soft when I take the braids out. I then pre-poo with oils like coconut and olive for an hour or overnight, then cowash and DC. For me, prepooing has been very effective in getting moisture into my dry hair.

 

[Peaches75]

I would try a oil rinse.