Detangling Your Kinks

Hey Kurlies

Sooo up until now I thought I had an excessive hair shedding problem...however, low and behold I realised that not detangling my hair properly led me to believe I had more shed hairs than I thought!

I guess I thought my afro hair was supposed to be slightly knotted and tangled (hmmm maybe thats another entry for my black hair myths!). I was scared to really get in there and comb it all out because of shedding. When really the hair that was coming out when I was combing was all the built up shed hairs that I didn't take out through detangling properly.

Also, when looking at my shed hairs I found that they were tangled within eachother (like small hair balls :s) and many single stand knot shed hairs. This means that I was probably experiencing more shedding than I was supposed to because the shed hairs that I failed to remove were probably tangling up with other hair strands, causing them to prematurely shed or break.

Now that I have started to detangle my hair properly I find that my fingers can freely glide through my hair strands and I'm not pulling out hair every time I touch my fro!

So curlies please do not fear the comb (or fingers as I like to use). Just accept the shedding, its a natural process. Its best to remove those hairs than to allow them to hang on for dear life in your hair!

How I detangle

• I take my hair down from its cornrows
• Part a piece of my hair and spray it with distilled water
• I clutch the piece of hair in my hand ( so my hand is in a fist shape) so that the ends of the hair is sticking out. I use my fingers to then puff out the ends so they detangled first.
• I then release the hair piece and begin detangle the middle of the hair strand down to the roots by simply separating the hair strands with my fingers
• On the same piece of hair I add my Cantu Shea Moisture Leave in Conditioner and use a wide tooth comb to detangle from ends to root again.

I do this all over my hair and the result is soft detangled hair with less shedding come wash time and styling :)

Daily Thought: Hairspiration

Some Hairspiration :) 

Staying motivated on this hair journey can be difficult. I believe its about more than just the fro that sits on top of our heads. 

I feel its a journey of self discovery, reconnecting with our roots, truly seeing who we are for who we are, and ultimately falling in love with our true selves.... <3 

More than LYK your curls... Love Your Kurls

xoxo

Distilled Water Spritz

The best moisturiser for our hair is water. When choosing a moisturising product the first ingredient should be Water or Aqua. To ensure my 4C hair does not get too dry I thought hey..why not just use plain ole water as my moisturiser and seal in with my Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)

HOWEVER... I live in London where we have a pretty bad hard water problem... so I was not about to be spraying that gunk in my hair errday! I was contemplating buying bottled water but figured that will run up a lot of cost. So upon research I found I free of charge way to moisturise my hair with water safely :)

How to make your own distilled water

1. Fill a stainless steal pot with tap water to about half way 

2. Place a glass boil in the water and ensure it floats, the glass boil should not touch the bottom of the pot. If you find it does, get a round baking tray and put it beneath the glass boil

3. Turn on the stove to and bring the water to boil

4. Then get the pot lid to create condensation. Place the lid upside down on the pot. For effective    condensation you need to create a hot cold barrier. You can do this by filling the lid with ice cubes. The condensation will then drip into your glass bowl.

5. When you have enough distilled water, remove from the stove and allow to cool ( the glass bowl will be very hot!)

6. When cooled store in your spray bottle and its ready to use!

Using this coupled with EVOO sealant has definitely made my hair feel more moisturised  :)

Pics of use to come!