3 Products that should be in your regimen

To care for type 4 hair, especially Nigerian hair before you start shopping for products, there are 3 products I would advise you to include in your regimen, for softer,fuller, healthier and more manageable hair.



WATER

Whether used internally or externally water is one of the best product for your hair. It adds moisture to hair, hydrates dry coils and it softens your hair in the most natural way, better than any leave-in conditioner in the market .My hair is type 4c /4b, initially I used Dark and lovely intensive Moisturising leave-in conditioner and Ors Olive oil leave in conditioner, but they both made my hair feel funny, so water alone became my leave-in conditioner, I would saturate my hair with water in the evening, massage my scalp with oil and seal in with butter, because my hair is coarse and oils alone won't seal in moisture, I would put my hair in braids and take down the next morning and my hair would be soft for days. And when it starts to feel dry I repeat the process again, easy right. So drink more water and use water to add moisture to your hair you won't regret it.


Natural Oil

Natural oils are packed full with fatty acids, amino acids, minerals and Vitamins that can aid hairgrowth,the most common oil Naturalistas can get easily and cheap in Nigeria is olive oil, palm kernel oil, other not so common oils are coconut oil, Jamaican black castor oil etc. Natural oils are divided into two categories . Namely;

Essential oils e.g Peppermint oil,rosemary oil, lavender oil, tea tree oil etc

Carrier oil e.g Coconut oil, Jamaican Black castor oil, Olive oil,palm Kernel oil,grapseed oil,almond oil etc

I personally love love natural oil, I have coconut oil, Olive oil, jbco,palm kernel oil, garlic and orange infused olive oil  , I miss my oil in an applicator bottle and massage into my scalp every night. I get any oil, I can lay my hands on, I even make my own oil coconut oil and it is as easily as pie. Natural oils are most likely to do your hair good than those hair creams they sell in markets. They seal in moisture, conditions the scalp and nourishes the hair shaft and follicles. So instead of being a product junkie be a natural oil junkie

SHEA BUTTER

Shea butter, this one of my best hair product, it is moisturising, it also has healing properties and
anti inflammatory properties. It is effective for dry scalp, dry and brittle hair, hair overly processed and relaxed. Shea butter is a natural hair conditioner and it softens hair. It doesn't clog pores and leaves no greasy residue. It is highly rich in Vitamin A and E. In Nigeria women usually use shea butter as heat protectant when stretching their hair, Shea butter is essential in locking in moisture, it restores moisture to hair stripped by sulphate shampoos and chemical relaxers etc. Shea butter can also be used to protect your hair against salts and chlorine in swimming pools, do I have to go on, shea butter is a must have not only for hair but for skin too

Add these wonderful products to your Regimen and you won't regret it.

Bye for now and see you next post