Moisturising and retaining hair moisture
Most people are usually surprised that my hair feels “soft” to the touch. I suppose the expectation is that it will be dry or “skirpoto” as people usually refer to natural hair. My hair is soft, because it is well moisturised – moisture retention is key to growing and managing African hair.
However, this was not always the case, I struggled to keep my hair moisturised, in the beginning. I have 4c high porosity so my hair losses moisture easily and it lacks natural oils because of its texture it is difficult for sebum (an oil produced naturally by the scalp) to make its way down the hair shaft.
In order to get my hair to the ideal moisturised – I had to get rid of bad habits and bad products, things
Most people are usually surprised that my hair feels “soft” to the touch. I suppose the expectation is that it will be dry or “skirpoto” as people usually refer to natural hair. My hair is soft, because it is well moisturised – moisture retention is key to growing and managing African hair.
However, this was not always the case, I struggled to keep my hair moisturised, in the beginning. I have 4c high porosity so my hair losses moisture easily and it lacks natural oils because of its texture it is difficult for sebum (an oil produced naturally by the scalp) to make its way down the hair shaft.
In order to get my hair to the ideal moisturised – I had to get rid of bad habits and bad products, things