TIPS ON TRANSITIONING FROM RELAXED TO NATURAL

1. Finish Your Old Products – It seems like everyone is pushing a new product that comes out on the market. But before you join the club and collect a whole lot of useless products, use up your old product first. Refraining from becoming a product junkie will force you to focus on your hair regimen –which is most important.

2. Introduce New Products One at A Time – As you finish your old products, try introducing new products to your hair one at at time. If you introduce one new product at a time, You will be able to determine which products are or are not working for your hair.

3. Pay Special Attention to the Line of Demarcation – The line of demarcation is where your relaxed hair and natural hair meet. Your hair textures will differ greatly, this will become a weak point in your hair. Take extra care to reduce breakage when transitioning from relaxed to natural hair. Otherwise, you will have some breakage during your transition.

4. Don’t Try to Guess Your Curl Pattern – It’s tempting, but don’t do it. You will not be able to see your true curl pattern until you cut off your relaxed ends.

5. Deep Condition. Deep Condition. Deep Condition – Whether your hair is natural or relaxed, deep conditioning is very important in hair care. If you want to properly nourish your strands, invest in a conditioner that is geared toward moisture.

6. Treat Your Hair as Natural Hair – As they say, practice makes perfect. Treat your hair as if all of it was natural. If you plan on wearing your hair in it’s natural state — instead of a straight — then practice your twist outs, braid outs, and bantu knots now. (As you transition, you will need to use rods on your ends to blend the two textures.)

7. Keep Your Scalp Clean – The key to hair growth is a clean and healthy scalp. If you like to, you can massage your scalp with castor oil or a light oil such as Jojoba Oil, but avoid mineral oil. Shampoo your hair once a week or bi-weekly to avoid build up.

8. Trim Your Ends – Contrary to popular belief trimming your ends won’t make your hair grow faster. But it will prevent excessive breakage. This is especially important during the transition. On a regular basis, trim off split ends. You can trim as often as every 6 weeks or 3 months until you’re completely natural.

9. Protect Your Hair Strands – Do your best to protect your hair. Don’t over-manipulate your hair. Deep condition. Utilize protective styles. Since your hair is fragile right now, it is especially important to protect it from damage.

10. You’ll Know When It’s Time to Big Chop – One of the top questions asked is when will you know it’s time to big chop. You will know. You will reach a point when you will become tired of dealing with two textures. Or you will be anxious to see your natural hair in all it’s glory.

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HAVE A HAPPY TRANSITION !!!

IS IT DANDRUFF OR IS IT NOT DANDRUFF ?

Taking care of your hair isn’t just about treating your hair follicles. There are a lot of sayings to stress the amount of importance of building a good foundation. For your hair that foundation would be your scalp. Dry scalp and product build-up isn’t healthy to your scalp nor the health of your hair. Here’s a few things that can aid you in taking care of your scalp.

1. Real Dandruff Is Fungal Build-Up

Dry flaky scalp is not always dandruff. Dandruff is a common scalp disorder that is caused by excessive build up of dead skin cells on the scalp and accompanied with an itchy scalp. Some physicians believe that the fungus, malassezia is the cause of the fungus. Malassezia exists on all humans, in some cases, some immune systems overreact to the fungus, therefore causing dandruff. Dandruff can be treated with specialized shampoos. You should consult your doctor for recommended products.

2. Cleanse Regularly

A clean scalp promotes hair growth. If you are focusing on growing your hair, it is helpful to shampoo your hair regularly. At the minimum, you should shampoo your hair weekly or bi-weekly. Use sulfate-free shampoos, regardless of your hair texture or process. You can find these products at your nearest beauty supply store or retail chain.

3. Condition Lightly

Co-washing is good way of conditioning your hair. However you don’t want to over-condition your hair, which can result in product build-up and leave you with oily flakes in on your scalp. When you condition you hair, THOROUGHLY rinse out your hair. Making sure that all the product isn’t left behind.

4. Over Usage Of Products

Don’t be that person that puts every product under the sun into their hair. Just as conditioner will lead to product build-up, any product that you put on your hair can and may cause a residue that leads to white flakes as well. Always apply product in small amounts and add more as needed. Especially when using gels. You want to decrease the potential for flakes, so use as little as possible to get the desired affects. Start with a dime size of the product and work your way from there.

If you have noticed an excessive amount of white flakes on your scalp or possible dandruff build-up, visit your dermatologist to find out what’s going on with your scalp.