FAQs Friday

 

QI   My hair has stopped growing. Heeellllpppp! I have very good relaxed hair, very full and bouncy but I noticed lately that my hair has stopped growing. What do I do?

QII   Yesterday, I put my hair in water and it floated. Even after some hours, it was still at the top. What does that mean?

This means you might have low porosity hair. What this means is that the cuticle layer of your hair shaft is tightly closed and doesn’t readily absorb much water. It also means that if it does absorb water, it will stay moisturized for a while.

  • Using humectant-containing moisturizers to moisturize & oils and butters to seal might help. (On the other hand, they might be left sitting on your hair strands without being absorbed).
  • Stay away from heavy proteins.
  • It can also mean that your hair doesn’t readily absorb chemicals including relaxers. You might need a Super relaxer (in a cup) to get your hair straight. Prone to product build up. Avoid silicone products. Minimize amount of product used.

To test for porosity, your hair should be freshly washed. Take any strands that might have been lost during the wash process or while combing. Normal porosity hair will sink after a while. High porosity hair sinks almost immediately.

QIII   What is the difference between no-poo and co-wash?

N0-poo is avoiding the use of commercially made shampoo. It can just be simply using water to ‘wash’ hair or it can involve using shampoo alternatives to cleanse hair e.g baking soda followed by apple cider vinegar;

I NO LONGER ENCOURAGE THE USE OF BAKING SODA BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT IT CAN BE DAMAGING TO THE HAIR.

Co-washing is actually a form of washing your hair with ONLY conditioner. I think it’s a type of the no-poo method. Proponents of the no-poo method say that using shampoo strips the hair of moisture. You then add products to moisturize it and then it gets dirty. In addition, your scalp is stimulated to produce more sebum. Then you have to wash it again, resulting in a vicious cycle. They believe that when you stop washing your hair, your hair’s production of sebum falls and your need for hair products can reduce.  According to some dermatologists, a gradual reduction in shampoo use will cause the sebaceous glands to produce at a slower rate, resulting in less oil on the scalp and hair.[2]  When you stop washing your hair, it takes a little time for your hair to adjust. The time taken to break the cycle after adopting “no poo”-practices varies, however a “two- to six-week period” is typical[3]  

One advice I would give if you want to go down this route is to avoid products that are water insoluble especially water insoluble silicones.

Dr Fomsky

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About the author
Dr Fomsky

Nigerian-born Dr Fomsky is a God-lover, a wife, a mom of three, a medical doctor by day. Plus she owns a Nigerian-based online hair product store called Sizzelle.
Dr Fomsky is very passionate about hair, skin and weight management. Since she's had her babies, she's been struggling to keep her weight and her tummy down!
At night, she likes to read books, write blog posts and leave comments on other blogs. She lives in Alberta, Canada and is also the author of Solving your relaxed hair breakage book .
DR FOMSKY'S HAIR TYPE:
LAST RELAXER DAY: December 15th, 2016
BIG CHOP: January 14th, 2017
Natural Hair, Unknown Porosity, Fine Hair strands, Low to Moderate Density
CURRENT HAIR LENGTH: Unknown
FAVOURITE DEEP CONDITIONER: ??

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4 Comments to FAQs Friday

  1. Wonder says:

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  2. Excellent post! And btw, I’m enjoying your posts about the 17 day diet also.

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