Posts tagged "Afro"

Detangling Directives for Children With Dry Hair or From Mixed Cultures

We tend to complain about our children’s hair not growing, breaking constantly, and manageability. With busy schedules we unconsciously neglect their hair and take it for granted until it begins to break like straw.

Yet we seem to take the time each day to moisturize our hands and bodies with lovely creams and moisturizers. We do this because we know that our skin will crack and get rough if it is not cared for. So why don’t we apply this same concept to our children’s hair?

We repeatedly use harsh styling gels or alcohol based hair sprays that dry their hair out immensely. We use relaxers also that tend to dry the hair out also. In addition, their braided or twisted hairstyles tend to be dry and brittle as well. All of these factors cause our children’s hair to tangle and break easily.

The variety of hair textures has an impact on the amount of tangling on a child hair, however hair that is moisturized and hydrated tends to tangle much less than dry and brittle hair. Whether a child has thick hair, coarse hair, curly hair, fine hair or mixed textured hair due to multi-racial parents; it must be cared for in the same manner.

When the hair and scalp are not moisturized with some sort of hair lotion or oil-based cream; the scalp can become extremely dry, rough, irritated and itchy. Sometimes the scalp will begin to form scabs and sores or even crack. Therefore hair growth is reduced due to the scalp being sore and damaged.

And in addition to not caring for our children’s hair externally, many of us do not assure that our children drink enough water to hydrate their bodies internally. Nor do they eat enough green vegetables and fruits to provide their growing bodies with natural vitamins.

The only solution to prevent dry hair is to change our way of thinking. The TAKE DOWN ®, Moisture Restoring Hair lotion is one of top selling products for moms to detangle matted hair. And also for children with multi cultural hair textures. It is a very strong cross over product, for all types of children and hair textures. This product line also offers great maintenance and styling products for ethnic hair.

We must value our children’s hair and stop taking it for granted. Our children should not be forced to wear hair extensions when they become matured adults. Especially if it is as a result of their parents not taking the time to moisturize their hair and scalp with alcohol free hair lotions or oil-based creams. Their God given natural hair is an important part of their self esteem and self worth.

If children wear braids or dreadlocks use leave-in conditioners, oils, or oil-based creams. Shampoo their hair weekly-dust and dirt prevents healthy hair growth. Take the time to massage these moisturizers in their hair 2-3 times a week; it will only take 10 minutes out of your day to care for their hair. Or show them how to massage their own heads after you apply the moisturizers- make it fun for them. That is even easier than moisturizing our hands/bodies daily!

Please incorporate more water in their daily diets, as well as more green vegetables and fruits in their weekly diets.

A good source of vitamins for healthy hair, skin and nails are Vitamin E, A, & D. When you take the time to love your child’s hair it will respond by getting thicker, healthier and longer. And their hair textures will become softer and shinier as well.

Black Hair Care Tips

Beautique.com is Urban Retreat’s online store, the luxury hair, beauty and Spa Company with salons in Harrods, Harvey Nicholls (Manchester) and Kingston.

With beauty tips and tricks on site, and a blog about pregnancy skincare, this beauty website really helps its customers to look and feel beautiful.

Beautique and Mizani, an afro Caribbean hair care range have also launched together a blog with many tips about how to style and care black hair http://black-haircare-blog.beautique.com/.

The blog readers had the opportunity to enter a competition through this blog, in order to celebrate the arrival of the premium black hair range, Mizani, at world renowned salon Urban Retreat, Harrods, and win a luxurious makeover and chauffeur driven to Harrods.

Black Hair is quite difficult to handle and to style, so find out here the 10 commandments to keep your hair curly and in an incredible shape:

1. Always use a conditioner after shampooing such as Mizani Fulfyl Conditioning Treatment or Moisturfuse Moisturizing Conditioner 2. When combing Afro or excessively curly hair, always comb from the ends working your way up to the root in order to reduce the risk of breakage3. Always use a wide-toothed comb to detangle, preferably with a conditioner4. Always gently blot dry hair instead of rough towel drying5. Always use heat protection such as Mizani Thermastrength Style Serum when using heated styling tools6. Have a conditioning treatment at least once a month such as Mizani Renew strength Shampoo, gelée, or Masque                                                                           7. Visit a professional stylist as often as possible to maintain the shape of your style and the condition of your hair8. Protect your hair at night from loss of moisture and friction by using a night time treatment such as Mizani H2O Night Time Treatment and covering your hair with a silk scarf9. Never have a permanent colour service less than two weeks before or after a relaxer service10.Always protect your hair from the sun and damaging UV rays with a finishing product such as Mizani Shimmer Reflects Spritz witch contains UV filters.

For more tips about how to style your black hair visit this blog http://black-haircare-blog.beautique.com/. 

For more general tips and skincare, hair care, makeup, or wellbeing products you may need and fancy, visit www.beautique.com