07 April 2012

How To: Do a Moisture Deep Condition Your Hair


There are two ways to deep condition (DC) your hair: DC on wet hair, and DC on dry hair. Many women DC on wet hair, however DC'ing on dry hair is becoming more popular for two reasons. The first is that a dry hair DC reduces the number of times

DC on Wet Hair
Start by shampooing or co-washing your hair. You may choose to do an oil or deposit rinse or a quick protein treatment after shampooing. Remove excess water from your hair by gently squeezing the water out, or placing a towel on your hair (no rubbing!), or placing a t-shirt on your hair, or allowing the water to drip off your hair.

Now apply a moisturising conditioner (or a mild protein moisturising conditioner) to your strands and wear a shower cap or wrap hair in cling wrap. In order to allow the conditioner to penetrate, wrap a towel over your head or sit under a hooded dryer (known as "DC'ing with heat"). If using heat, you can sit for 20 minutes to one hour. Otherwise, you can sit for 30 minutes to a few hours. Some women DC overnight. In my experience, DC'ing overnight does not produce superior results. Also, it may cause itchy scalp.

When the conditioner has penetrated sufficiently, rinse hair with cool water. You may choose to follow with an ACV rinse.

DC on Dry Hair
This is the same as a DC on wet hair except that you do not wash your hair (or do any rinses) first. DC'ing on dry hair is becoming more popular for two reasons. The first is that a dry hair DC reduces the number of times you have to step into the shower. The second is that it is believed that conditioner penetrates the hair shaft better when there are no water molecules taking up space where conditioner nutrients could penetrate.

When the conditioner has penetrated sufficiently, you can either rinse your hair, co-wash or shampoo. You may then choose to do an oil or deposit rinse, another quick conditioning step, and/or an ACV rinse.

01 April 2012

My Inspiration!


This beautiful black woman went through practically the same thing I'm going through now. It's nice to know I'm not alone :)