My Hair History

Okay, so basically the last time my mother cut my hair was when I was 2yrs old. She kept my hair natural most of the time unless there was a special occasion she would relax it then let it transition back to natural. I hated my natural hair not because it was ugly or anything but because it was just soooo damn painful. So when i turned 12 i was given the right to control what happens to my hair and I chose the relaxer route and have never turned back.
However I was young and ignorant really didn't know how to take care of my hair and it used to break so much.
Then i turned 14 and started experimenting with highlights dyes etc and yes, my hair got damaged.
I also used to get cute short bobs and trims to keep my hair shoulder length.
Then finally about 4 years ago in 2012 I decided to start my Healthy Relaxed Hair Journey.

My hair History in pics

My hair History in pics
form 2008 - 2012

my healthy relaxed hair journey

my healthy relaxed hair journey
started it end of 2012- 2015 however in 2014 my hair broke and I had to get a trim

My Afro

My Afro
March 2016

My hair right now

My hair right now
March 2016

Thursday 22 September 2016

How to keep your dyed hair healthy

Hey Beautiful people 
So a lot of people have been asking me how to keep their dyed hair healthy or if it is wise to dye their hair. I used to love dying my hair during my teen years then i stopped when I decided to start my healthy hair journey so I totally understand the struggle. When you dye your hair it loses some of its natural protein, this weakens it and can also lead to damage. This is the case with any chemical treatment e.g: relaxing or dying. So if you dye your relaxed hair it loses more protein in contrast to when you dye natural hair. However its also important to remember that  we all have different hair because some hair loses moisture after being dyed. I've made a list of do's and don'ts of dyed hair to help you guys out. 

DO'S & DON''TS; 
  1. DO, DEEP CONDITION YOUR HAIR WEEKLY WITH EITHER A MOISTURIZING CONDITIONER OR A PROTEIN ONE, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOUR HAIR NEEDS AT THE TIME (check out my post on different conditioners if you don't know what I'm talking about)
  2. HOT OIL TREATMENTS WILL HELP STRENGTHEN AND KEEP YOUR HAIR MOISTURIZED. So this is a definate DO
  3. USE CLARIFYING SHAMPOOS
  4. USE LEAVE IN CONDITIONER
  5. USE HEAT PROTECTOR BUT PLEASE AVOID USING HEAT IF POSSIBLE  
  6. WASH YOUR HAIR USING LUKE WARM WATER
  7. DO NOT OVER BRUSH/COMB IT
  8. DO NOT OVER PROCESS YOUR HAIR (DYING THEN RELAXING STRAIGHT AFTER) WAIT AT LEAST A WEEK.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask questions or comment in the comment section below. You can also contact me on any of my social media .
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I also want to do a question and answer post so please feel free to leave all the questions you have for me in my inbox on FB or my twitter and instagram dms.

XOX & Take good care of that hair


4 comments:

  1. That is really good and useful blog, I always find it hard to keep my hair healthy and this blog is surely of great help. Need to share it with others as well, good post

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  2. I'm glad these tips are working for you. xox

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