NATURAL HAIR REGIME

Description
DETANGLING:
Detangling is simply using a hair-care procedure to comb or brush through

MAINTAINENCE STYLING
natural hair. This helps to remove tangles and shed hairs that can cause mat-
ting, knots, and ultimately, breakage. Detangling can also help with washing the
hair, styling the hair, and distributing products throughout the hair. Is also to be
used before and after removal of a style or extension.

SHAMPOO:
Shampooing is meant to clean the scalp that produces oit and accumulates dirt.
Sulphate free shampoos are recommended for use.

Methods Product Frequency/ Frequency/

Need Product Methods Need
CO- WASH:
used Occassion Occassion
Cleansing hair using conditioner instead of shampoo, as shampooing dries the
examples hair. It moisturises and conditions and leaves natural oils and sebum in place. It

of use
might need a clarifying shampoo to remove product builup.

PRE- POO:
Oil Pre-poo is to cover the hair with conditioner or penetrating oil, to protect them
before shampooing.

Before shampoo
DEFINE
CONDITIONER:

1 DETANGLE
Rinse-out
Product applied to hair to deposit protien or moisture to help restore hair’s
Conditioner /
For curl style from strength, provides nourishment and protects hair from breakage. It needs to be
CURLS
Finishing or
Before and rinsed away after a few minutes.
cream rinse own hair
after styling/
extension Curling cream DEEP- CONDITIONER:
Detangling Deep pentrating conditioners that restores protein and moisture and requires
spray longer processing time or application of heat.

LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER / MOISTURIZING CREAM:

Natural hair is porous and thus releases moisture. Adding and retaining mois-
ture can be done by spritzing hair with water on up to a daily basis, water

SHAMPOO Shampoo Once / twice based product

a week
SEALING:

2 CLEANSE
Sealing hair is the act of trapping in moisture and is done with light oils. It does-
Once / twice
EDGE
not penetrate the hair shaftand adds shine and lustre to the hair
CO-WASH Conditioner
a week
HENNA:
Almost daily
Edge control
CONTROL Used for grey coverage, henna with high dye content is used which turns the
hair into darker color over multiple application. Over time, hair turns into rich
PRE-POO auburn color.
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HEAT PROTECTOR:
Oil Shampoo Spray on thermal protectors applied to hair prior to any thermal service to
protect hair from the harmful effects of blowdrying/ thermal irons or electric
rollers

LCO Method: Liquid- Cream - Oil method

WASH OUT LOC Method: Liquid- Oil - Cream method
Moisturising
CONDITIONING Conditioner Once a week
Once a month
3 CONDITION Henna, natural color
HENNA
HAIR
DEEP- Moisturising and COLOR Facts
Protein Once a month
CONDITIONING Conditioner Few washes to
permanent SYNTHETIC Relaxing
Color rinse/ Permanent color COLORS Relaxation is the cheapest and easiest way to maintain natural hair, specially in
semi permanent color
between two protective styles with extensions. Due to lack of products or means
to maintain natural hair in between styles, only option left is to relax hair.

MOISTURISING Once the entire head of natural hair is relaxed, it needs to be touched up every 6
SERUM/ LEAVE IN Daily weeks for new growth. This results into a visious cycle of constant relaxing

CONDITIONER Relaxing is not needed for most styles made with hair extensions. The only

4 MOISTURISE
Leave-in Moisturising
styles which require hair to be relaxed are a. Glued weaves b. Simiweave
Conditioner solution
c.Some specific addons

Before
Before use of heat
tools
HEAT In practice, specially Africa, entire hair is relaxed every few months although

PROTECTION
technically only new growth needs to be relaxed.
extensions
LIGHT OILS Hair protection Natural hair
spray
Oil
Daily With right product, regieme and tools, it is as easy to maintain a natural hairstyle
as any other.

Relaxing

No-Lye relaxer is less damaging for scalp but is more harmful for hair due to its
calcium content which deposits on hair and makes them dry and brittle.
Once while making
After the style (nubian No-Lye relaxers need neutralising shampoo to stop reaction, but even hafter

5 SEAL
neutalising some amount of reaction continues for hours.
coils, twists)
SEALING OILS moisturising HOLDING GEL
Oil RETAIN/ Petroleum jelly
- Once while making
LASTING
Oil
the style
BRAID SPRAY Petroleum jelly blocks the skin pores and attracts dirt resulting in sweat and

- Daily / SHEEN SPRAY STYLE smell.

Primarily should be used as setting or holding lotion for styles but is widely used
/ SHEEN OIL on scalp believed as a source of nourishment, also marketed as Hair Food

Petroleum jelly distribution is identfied need gap to be catered

Coloring

REPAIR / CARE
Constant use of relaxer lightens the hair and coloring is hence used to brighten
them.

Hair color is used by natural hair wearers for fashion and self expression

1 SCALP 2 HAIR
Myths
SCALP CONDITIONER- cream based to soften and improve TREATMENT CONDITIONING: treatment to repair and
Relaxation is required to be done before attaching any hair extension
health of scalp replenish over-processed, damaged hair. Increases hair
elasticity for reduced breakage Natural hair is less stylish, difficult and impossible to maintain

DANDRUFF AND MEDICATED SHAMPOO - cream based No Lye is safer than Lye relaxer

to soften and improve health of scalp Petroleum jelly and lenoline is good for healthy hair and scalp

Hair color is for grey coverage

STEPS INVOLVED IN A REGIME

Cleanse Moisturize Seal Hold Description

WASH AND FRO/GO:

Wash and go is a hairstyle when one wears her hair in its natural curl pattern,
without manipulating the style with tools, braids or stretching.

THE BIG CHOP:

1. WASH AND FRO Big chop is the process of cutting off the relaxed or permed ends of one's hair
when she is transitioning from chemically processed hair to natural hair. Timing
the big chop is a big decision for many napptural women who have decided
they want to wear their hair natural.

UPDO:
An updo is a hair style that involves arranging the hair instead of allowing it to
fall freely. It can be as simple as a ponytail, but is more commonly associated
with more elaborate styles.

YAKI HAIR:
Yaki hair refers to the processed texture in which hair resembled chemically
relaxed hair. Yaki hair may be from a synthetic, Remy or non-Remy source. The
best quality Yaki hair is from Remy hair. There are different types of yaki hair
available, with regular straight yaki hair being the most common. Other types
include kinky straight that is fluffy and thicker, making it more natural, and curly

Leave-in Oil Curl activator Holding

Detangling Conditioner (CREAM)
Shampoo Conditioner cream cream/gel
spray

Conditioner

Unwashed hair
Washed and
conditioned hair

2. BOX BRAIDING

Leave-in Moisturising Edge control Holding

Heat protection
Conditioner (CREAM) spray
Denman brush Blow dryer solution cream/gel

Deep conditioned Ombre braided hair

Washed and
blown dried straighten natural hair
conditioned hair
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3-4 braid ombre packs

3. STRAIGHT HAIR SEWIN WEAVING

Needle Scissors Hair straightener

and thread

Washed and Cornrowed hair

conditioned hair Straight long hair

U Part Wig Closure

4. CURLY HAIR CLIPIN

Moisturising Styling
solution gel Scarf
Water spray

Overnight drying

Washed and
conditioned hair + Twisted hair Accentuated curly hair

Clip ins