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Moisturizing Deep Conditioners for Type 4 Dry Natural hair.
How often do you use a moisturizing deep conditioner or should I ask, do you know what’s a moisturizing deep conditioner? Hello ManEmbracers, I hope your hair is growing and skin glowing. Welcome to my blog and be sure to keep it here for everything hair care. To my loyal ones & day one’s welcome back. Deep conditioning is an essential step in your hair regimen that you shouldn’t skip as long as you’ve shampooed your hair. What do I mean by deep conditioning? Deep conditioning is the process of applying a deep conditioner to restore moisture and elasticity (moisturizing deep conditioner), repair damaged hair & strengthen the hair (protein…
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5 Steps to prep your Natural hair for Protective Style
Do you prep your hair for protective style or you just wake up, install and rock that protective style? Hello ManEmbracers, I hope your hair is growing and skin glowing. Welcome to my blog and be sure to keep it here for everything hair care. To my loyal ones & day one’s welcome back. You don’t wake up at midday days after your wash day and wear a protective style to last you weeks to a month. Just like you don’t watch a series all night and wake up to take a chemistry test, you have to prepare for it. Preparing for a protective style is essential and it’s easy…
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Co-wash Review; Same conditioner, 2 Natural Hair types.
Same conditioner different hair types co-wash review. Not all conditioners are formulated to co-wash, I bet that’s why brands are formulating cleansing conditioners/ co-washes. That said let’s dive into the co-wash reviews. Hello ManEmbracers, I hope your hair is growing and skin glowing. Welcome to my blog and be sure to keep it here for everything hair care. To my loyal ones & day one’s welcome back. I did a thing guys, co-washed my hair, my fellow natural friend co-washed her mini twists with the same product (Mikalla honey & butter conditioner). Did it work for us or not? Read on I first co-washed my hair while in mini twists…
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10 Best Co-washes & Cleansing conditioners for Natural Hair
Missed the detailed co-wash post? Catch up here Hello ManEmbracers, I hope your hair is growing and skin glowing? Welcome to my blog and keep it here for hair care tips. Co-washing can be an alternative if you have extremely dry hair or need mid-week cleansing. Using a shampoo twice or more a week can strip off your natural oils & to avoid/minimize it, co-wash mid-week then shampoo weekly to get rid of the dirt & product build up. Here are cleansing co-washes for natural hair. Top 10 cleansing co-wash products EDEN BodyWorks Coconut Shea Cleansing Cowash Product Promise, “The Cleansing CoWash conditions the hair between regular shampoos, bringing back…
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What is co-washing & is it healthy for Natural hair?
Have you heard the term ‘co-wash/co-washing’ before? No? Well take a notebook and pen, co-washing class is in session. Hello ManEmbracers, I hope your hair is growing and skin glowing? Welcome to my blog and keep it here for hair care tips. What’s Co-Washing? Co-washing simply means washing your hair with conditioner only, you replace the shampoo with a conditioner. Co-washing is referred to as the no-poo method(no shampoo). Which conditioner you ask? Rinse-off conditioner but there are co-wash products in the market today. Before we dive into co-washing details, keep in mind that the conditioner’s job is to restore moisture not to cleanse. So, conditioners will lightly cleanse and…
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Everything Tangles and how to properly detangle Type 4 Natural Hair.
Tangles! Tangles! Tangles! Let’s talk about causes of tangles and how to properly detangle even the worst tangles. Long time no post but here we are. Hello ManEmbracers, I hope your hair is growing and skin glowing. Welcome to my blog and be sure to keep it here for hair care tips. Let’s talk about tangles for a minute but first, is your hair always tangled? Here is why. Tangles and knots can be such a pain but can be minimized. How to minimize tangles. Keep your hair moisturized. Moisturize properly and regularly. Let go of damaged and split ends. Don’t keep your two strand twists for too long and…
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Top 11 Natural Hair Books you should check out.
Not a fan of researching content on blogs or YouTube? Wanna have your content packaged in a book? Well, here are a few hair care books you can check out. “Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.” Hello Mane embracers, I hope your hair is growing and skin glowing. Welcome to my blog and be sure to keep it here for hair tips and tricks. #1: The Science of black hair. This is a must read for every beginner or any naturalista that wanna…
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What causes hair damage; 15 Natural Hair practices to avoid.
Are you doing everything right and still experience hair damage? Read on. Hello mane embracers, I hope your hair is growing and skin glowing. Welcome to my blog & be sure to keep it here for hair care tips & tricks. Hair damage can be as a result of unhealthy hair care practices, chemical over processing, color, heat & so on. It’s impossible to completely avoid damage because of normal wear and tear but you can manage & minimize damage. Causes of hair damage. Heat damage. Most common type of damage and I’m sure most of us have heard the phrase “the heat isn’t good for your hair.” Heat isn’t…
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The ultimate 5 Step Wash day routine for 4c Hair
At some point you have heard the wash day is an extreme sport phrase but is it really? Hello ManEmbracers, I hope your hair is growing and skin glowing. Welcome to my blog and be sure to keep it here for hair care tips and tricks. Let’s talk about simplified wash day steps, just how your wash day ought to look like. It shouldn’t be an extreme sport though, wash day is as easy or complicated as you wanna make it. So, keep it short, healthy & sweet. Detangling is my least favorite wash day step especially if I’ve been wearing my hair out for a week or two. What’s…
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Is Rice water a perfect pre-poo treatment for Type 4 Hair.
Your girl is on the rice water hype & I might be hyping you with the rice water for growth post lol. Catch up on my first rice water trial post here. I noticed a decrease in shed hair after taking down my 6 weeks mini twists & am thinking maybe just maybe rice water might be a blessing to my hair, will keep you updated. I did try using rice water for pre-poo, would I recommend it? Did it work for me? Read on Hello ManEmbracers, how are y’all doing. I hope your hair is growing and skin is glowing. Welcome to my blog. So, I did try using…
