What's the BEST thing you have done for your natural hair??

[Urban]

- Limiting combing, and being extra gentle when I do

- Increasing washing frequency (and using less shampoo - Shikakai powder and baking soda mostly)

- Using oils to seal

- Paying more attention to moisture

ETA and pre-pooing with EVOO!!! Heaven sent!!!

 

[Lucky's Mom]

What was the best thing I ever did for my hair?

1. Stopped using chemical laden crap

2. Created my own conditioner

3. Pre pooed - along with long condtioning times.

 

[Lucky's Mom]

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[Lucky's Mom]

Sorry triple pos

 

[Lucky's Mom]

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[Lucky's Mom]

Hey Ladies,

I know we have a lot of treads about the "worst mistake" and "biggest regret", but i wanted to hear a positive spin on the gloriousness that is natural hair

so tell me, what's the best thing you have done for your natural hair???

for me, its learning that i should wash/henna my hair in twists - significantly decreased the time i spend in my detangling sessions

What I have done:

1. I created my own condtioner. This has been a God Send.

2. I started conditioning for at least 45 mins.

3. I started Pre Pooing.

4. I have learned how to detangle properly.

 

[Southernbella.]

Love it unconditionally.

 

[lilsparkle825]

1) cowashing
2) DCing frequently (and discovering that protein is good for me)
3) cowashing...deserved repeating
4) learning to braid/twist/cornrow
5) becoming a DIYer and realizing that I AM MY HAIR'S BEST FRIEND

 

[jetbeauty09]

Treat it like silk and not like an old, worn out pair of jeans!

 

[JinaRicci]

Realizing that it had different needs than my relaxed hair and that what might have worked before wasn't endgame- there were new rules that I needed to take the time to learn.

E.g. not adding coconut oil to my hair when dry like when I was growing up, but adding it to freshly clean wet hair- that just melts all the tangles away- no comb needed.

 

[aprils13]

Cowashing - I never done this until recently
DC - I barely did this, even when I had a relaxer.
Little Heat - My hair is much better condition since I put away my flat iron.

 

[chebaby]

co washing daily. my hair loves moisture. also every now and then do a protein pre co wash with ors mayo. my hair loves that too.

 

[jaeisjazz]

The best thing I've learnt is to leave it alone...keep those hands out of my hair!

Oh and twists are you friend ^_^

 

[BrandNew]

Embracing my texture, deep conditioning and co-washing.

 

[GoingNatural]

cowashed it and kept it safe from a lot of heat

 

[nikki2229]

What was the best thing I ever did for my hair?

1. Stopped using chemical laden crap

2. Created my own conditioner

3. Pre pooed - along with long condtioning times.

So, what is in your homemade conditioner?

 

[LovinLocks]

Left it alone!

 

[TwistNMx]

Staying away from scissor happy stylists
Doing "my own hair"
Keeping the chemicals out
Moisture! Moisture! Moisture!
Using butters & Indian Oils
Twisting and cowashing
Heat (maybe 3 times a year)
Low Mani
K.I.S.S.
HTH

 

[momi]

Steam treatments - hands down.

 

[TwistNMx]

Steam treatments - hands down.

Could you please explain to me what they are? I've heard of them, but that's about it.
Thanks

 

[inthepink]

Detangling with Denman to limit/eliminate tangles and knots.

Carol's Daughter Healthy Hair Butter is the best product I ever found for my natural hair when I first started transitioning in 2003. I use it when I'm wearing my hair straight or curly.

Salerm 21 is also loved by my hair.

My hair loves to be tangle free. Some people have no-comb regimens. Tried it and it just doesn't work for me. The key is that I have to detangle gently and just be gentle with my hair overall.

 

[JadeFox]

1. lhcf
2. daily cowashing
3. wash n go n leave it alone!
4. stopped braiding

 

[Akemi]

Not giving up on it.

 

[oooop2]

Wearing twist on a consistent basis. Spritzing w/a rosemary-sage spray 2x/day. Moisturizing w/ a shea-aloe mix 2x/day....

 

[melodies815]

(1) Washing and conditioning every other day.
(2) Shea/cocoa butter/EVOO grapeseed, etc oil mix
(3) Leave it completely alone.
(4) Satin cap at night

I only comb maybe once a week/every 10 days???...not really sure.

Low, low, low maintenance.

Less really is more....


cj

 

[redecouvert]

the best thing was throwing away combs and finger combing only

 

[wavezncurlz]

1) not jumping on bandwagons (lost too much $$)
2) protective styles
3) heat only sparingly (in my case 3-4x a year)

 

[Ganjababy]

Co-washing, frequent DCs, henna, yogurt and lemon treatment, baggying, moisturising and sealing

 

[fletches]

Keeping it moisturized

 

[RedVelvet310]

The best thing I've done for my natural hair is an array of things which include:

1. Pre-pooing with coconut oil the night before I wash (2x a week)
2. DC-ing on dry hair
3. Using DC as a leave-in
4. CASTOR OIL CASTOR OIL CASTOR OIL (did I mention CASTOR OIL!) to seal
5. Moisturizing daily with my shea butter/oil mix. (No hair lost)