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Hair care: popular terms and hair lingo
Hello everyone. I decided to do a quick post on popular hair lingo for anyone who wants to get serious about hair care and is still trying to understand the meanings of some acronyms or hair terms used on most relaxed hair websites. Definitions: Prepoo – This is preparing your hair prior to shampooing by using a moisturizing conditioner or oils e.g extra virgin olive oil for at least 20-30 minutes on your hair. Prepooing helps keep reduce the loss of moisture from your hair when you shampoo or clarify. IfRead More
Understanding the difference between hair shedding and breakage
So, what’s hair shedding and what’s hair breakage? Are they the same thing? No. They’re not. Hair breakage occurs when your hair breaks off at any point along the hair shaft. It is usually due to damage to the hair, excess protein, excess moisture, etc. For more information about hair breakage, I wrote a little post about it: HAIR BREAKAGE 101. On the other hand, hair shedding occurs when your hair falls off from the bulb root. If you see a small whitish bulb, this confirms that you’reRead More
Wash day – breakage check
1. My wash day began on Friday night with an overnight prepoo. I usually use Strong Roots Pimento oil for my scalp but I’ve run out of it. In its place, I used Jamaican Castor Oil Serum with Argan oil. I used this because its bottle has a similar tip to the Pimento oil. 2. I sectioned my hair into 3 out of laziness: I usually do 4 sections. Then I braided each section. On my hair, I applied some oils..To be honest, I don’t know what oils are inRead More
