Afro kinky, curly, coiled hair can be quite challenging to manage. The tightly curled hair follicles have a mind of their own. In the past, you’ve opted for hair relaxers and texturizers to loosen your tight curls. But thank God we know better.
As more black women ditch the creamy crack for healthier hair choices, the need for a natural black hair care regimen and tips for softening your kinky, curly, coiled and wavy hair is on the rise.
Before we reveal our top wonder ingredients, you should know that healthy hair is the result of a consistent hair regimen of: cleansing, moisturizing and deep conditioning.
There are lots of tips, regimens and organic treatment trending on the net. It can be confusing to decide which works best. To make it somewhat easier for you, check out our list of top natural ingredients for your hair. This regimen is demanding and it explains why women with Afro kinky, curly, coiled hair, often have a lot of hair products. It doesn’t have to be so.
Top Natural Ingredients for Afro Kinky, Curly Coiled Hair.
Olive oil – Olive oil is the perfect moisturizer and deep conditioner for strong hair follicles. Rich in antioxidants and mono unsaturated fatty acids, olive oil is a natural treatment for flaky itchy scalp with split ends.
As a hair cleanser, olive oil also has strong antimicrobial properties used for bacteria and fungal hair diseases.
Here’s a recipe that was shared using lemon and olive for dry hair treatment.
- Mix one tablespoon of olive oil and one tablespoon of lemon juice together.
- Add some warm water.
- Pour into your hair and massage for twenty minutes.
- The lemon juice exfoliates dry dead cells while the olive oil moisturizes the new cells underneath.
- Wash thoroughly with warm water.
Mango Butter – Mango butter is extracted from the kernel of mango seed. It is rich in saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and antioxidants that restore dry, dull and weak hair follicles to its original shine and texture.
Mango butter soothes dry itching scalp by pulling and sealing water into dry hair follicles. The butter is rich in tannins with antimicrobial and anti inflammatory properties that treat common scalp infections like, eczema, psoriasis and dandruff.
Get a mango butter massage.
- Mango butter is softer than Shea butter.
- Rub about a tablespoon of the butter in your palms and massage thoroughly into your hair and scalp.
- Style your hair as desired.
Argan Oil – Argan oil is extracted from the kernel of argan seed. This Moroccan oil is rich in vitamins, antioxidants, fats, and antimicrobial properties which makes it an ideal conditioner, moisturizer, and shampoo. This triple quality explains why argan oil is used in most beauty products.
Argan oil is used to treat dry itching scalp, split ends, hair loss, dull and over processed hair. It adds shine, volume and hydration to over processed hair. Virgin argan oil is stored in dark bottles that protect the oil from sunlight and decomposition.
Try this argan oil hair mask.
- Massage a moderate amount of argan oil into your scalp and hair.
- Wear a plastic cap to prevent the oil from dripping on your neck and staining your bedsheets.
- Let the mask sit for 30 minutes.
- Wash with shampoo and warm water.
Shea Butter – Shea butter is one of the most favorite natural hair ingredients in existence. It’s soothing and hydrating properties make this natural ingredient a perfect conditioner for warm/hot weather.
Shea butter is rich in saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, cholesterol and antioxidants that repairs damaged hair follicles, hydrates dry hair and soothes itching scalp.
Shea butter is also rich in anti inflammatory properties that treat scalp infections like eczema, psoriasis and dandruff.
Try this hot oil treatment using Shea Butter.
- Shea butter is a soft butter at room temperature.
- Melt a portion of Shea butter by putting two tablespoons in bowl and placing the bowl in a tub of hot water.
- Dip your fingers in the oil and massage thoroughly into your scalp.
- Wear a plastic cap and let the oil sit on your hair for twenty minutes.
- Rinse off with shampoo and warm water.
Jojoba Oil – Jojoba oil is extracted from the kernel of jojoba nut. Jojoba oil is a potent moisturizer with hydrating and emollient properties. It soothes dry itching scalp and adds moisture to dry hair follicles.
This quality makes it one of the favorite ingredients for warm/hot weather.
Try a jojoba hair oil mask.
- Massage a generous amount of jojoba oil into your hair and scalp.
- Wear a plastic cap and let the oil sit still for twenty minutes.
- Wash off with warm water.
Grape Seed Oil – Grape seed oil is a light weight oil extracted from grape seeds. This oil is lighter than most hair oils and is a perfect hair mask because it washes off easily. Like other hair oils, grape seed oil is rich in fats and vitamins that repair dry, damaged and weak hair follicles.
Grape seed oil contains oligomeric proanthocyanidin complexes (OPCs) which are powerful antioxidants that repair damage caused from excessive exposure to light and heat.
OPCs also have anti inflammatory and anti microbial properties that are used to treat scalp infections.
Try a grape seed oil mask.
- Massage a generous amount of grape seed oil into your scalp and let sit for twenty minutes.
- Wash thoroughly with warm water.
Natural Ingredients for Afro Kinky, Curly, Coiled Hair
Here’s hoping you’ll love the natural ingredients from this list above. Try them and let me know how well they work for you.
That’s it for this well! As Always …
Dedicated To Your Beauty,
Juliette Samuel
Aesthetician/Author/Publisher
Nyraju Skin Care
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