If you have naturally curly hair, you may by now be aware that moisture is key to healthy, happy hair. Deep conditioning is essential in order to add that much needed moisture that our curly tresses crave. Dry and brittle hair may be a sign that you need to increase the number of times that you moisturize on a regular schedule.
I deep condition every 1-2 weeks with a variety of products. If you want a good homemade conditioner, check out my "Arid Territory" blog post :).
Mositurizing is key but are you aware of the dangers of OVER-conditioning? Yes, there is such a thing. I believe I was in the first two months of transitioning when this happened to me. I was so overwhelmed with all there was to know and learn about going/being natural that I spent my entire days just browsing YouTube nonstop. One thing every video had in common was moisturizing your hair one way or another. My hair was already dry and brittle from the chemicals and heat so I began to deep condition for hours every 2-3 days. I was loving the new vitality of my hair and the results so I continued with this process and repeated the deep conditioning so often that my hair passed the point between "healthy" to limp. I didn't realize what I was doing because transitioning was something I basically thrust upon myself with no one in my life to learn from (besides YT ofcourse).
Adding too much moisture can be just as detrimental as not adding enough. You know your hair is too dry if you can tug gently on your hair and have it immediately break off in your finger. You may even see tiny pieces of hair stuck on your clothes or pillow that have just snapped off. This could be the reason that you hair "just can't grow any longer" or "stops growing". Don't be fooled: Your hair is growing, you just aren't retaining length!
Adding too much moisture can be just as detrimental as not adding enough. My hair began to feel "too soft". Yes I know, hard to believe there is such a thing. It was lifeless and super stretchy. I could pull one strand of relaxed hair to almost twice is length (mind you, it is already straight) and it would stretch and stretch and STRETCH until it would snap off. This is a clear cut sign of over moisturizing.
Healthy and properly moisturized hair lives between a happy medium of "stretch factor". You should be able to gently pull on a strand and have it stretch (while still feeling strong) before it snaps off. Snapping off too quick or not quick enough is not where you want to be.
If you are already at the stage where I was at, the first thing you have to do is stop conditioning as often, then you want to do a protein mask to toughen up your hair and add some more strength back into the strands. This is what I had to do and in no time, I reached the happy balance of moisture in my hair.
Has this ever happened to you? What is your favorite conditioner?Leave it in the comments, I would love to read it!
Next time we will be discussing being a PRODUCT JUNKIE! When is too much...too much ?
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