Why you could use a trim

Growing your natural hair long can be a long process and some may find that it can be quite hard to do. However, it can be less difficult when you take care not to inflict too much damaging elements. This post will cover why it’s a good idea to trim your natural hair every now and then. 

Rachel True

Benefits to having a trim

1.    Eliminates split-ends

By trimming regularly, you can ensure that your hair stays looking great and is free from dry ends. Some hair professionals advice trimming every 8 to twelve weeks especially for longer hair. Trimming will keep hair healthy and encourage strength so that hair isn’t vulnerable to breakage as opposed to dry and splitting ends.

2.   Retains length

If hair is trimmed often, it will grow healthier and experience less breakage which is excellent.

3.   Simpler to style

Hair that looks healthier is better to style and finishes off a styled look without having to hide dry ends.

4.   Less tangles

When brushing or combing through hair that hasn’t got any split ends will result in less tangles and easier manageability and the comb or brush will glide through easier than if the hair ends was split.

When should you get a trim?

The ideal time to get a trim if you weren’t keeping track of how many times you trim your hair via a regular schedule such as every 12 weeks, then there are typical signs that shows it’s time to have a trim:

·         Dry wispy/straw-like ends

·         Dull ends

·         Single strand knots

·         Splitting strands

Share your hair stories and advice – I would love to hear from you J

Wash hair day blues

Wash hair days I admit are not my favourite days of the week, and I’m sure many of you can agree to that, especially if you don’t possess “wash ‘n go” hair. Wash ‘n go was always described to be the type of hair thread that you simply shampoo, rinse, condish, rinse (or leave in) and off you go. Either air drying and your hair turns out to be uber defined curls or you have very straight hair that doesn’t know the meaning of frizz.

So why is it such a schlep to wash hair?

For many of us wash ‘n go hair is a dream, and so we have to put in the extra time to style after the last rinse. Curly hair need lots of tlc and products that will aid in giving it the moist lustre it need to look great and healthy. So what do I do on my hair wash days? Of late I’ve been blow drying then twisting my tresses because at this stage I’m healing some piercings in my ears. I figured with my hair up it doesn’t get in the way which is true. Other than that, my hair wash days are lazy and quick... yes quick! 

My quick-wash hair technique

1.    Rinse and shampoo

2.    Conditioner and detangle (using a good brush as combs have proven to freak my tresses out too much)

3.    Let it set for 5 minutes

4.    Rinse

5.    Apply after care product

6.    Twist

That’s basically my regimen and sometimes I skip steps 3, 4 and 5 and simply twist my hair with same conditioner and let that set then loosen twists after a day or two and let it be till the next hair wash day. J  

Feel free to share how you do you uber quick hair wash routine.

Thanks for reading – until next time & keeping it natural! 

Nicole Ari Parker