For the past 10 years, I would say I've been avoiding oil, but now I must say it's my best friend. If you notice, Indians, from India have all different kinds of texture types, how do they deal with it?
1. Once a week oil your hair moderately with Amla oil, olive oil, and coconut oil mixture. You can buy Amla and Coconut at any Indian Foods store. You have to mix them yourself, i just mix them in my hand. (Trust me, our texture hair, just NEEDS oil)
2. Maybe you don't want that oily look, too bad, at least one day out of a week you will have it, so do this oiling on a
Saturday or Sunday.
3. leave it and go about your business
4. the next day, shampoo your hair. (but don't try to shampoo all the oil out, just a gentle shampoo)
5. Deep condition it with a egg and mayo mixture, or your favorite.
6. DETANGLE with Paul Mitchel Detangler, expensive, but in my 10 years, it is the BEST!
7. don't brush out in the shower like i've been doing, use the detangler and then use a wide tooth
comb to come out, WHILE the conditioning detangler is still in your hair, while in shower. (*key is to comb the tangled mess out from tip to roots, WHILE the detangler is in your hair.)
8. rinse through
9. you should still feel a little bit of the oil, not too much but you should notice it.
10. gently squeeze out any water
11. wrap in towel
12. before completely dry add a little bit of amla and coconut oil completely through hair. Hair should be damp (if you squeeze it no water should come out).
13. part and braid in two sections, depending on how long your hair is.
14. EVERY NIGHT before you go to bed, braid your hair up. wrap in satin scarf.
15. The next day. take your hair down, it should be relatively wavy, if not curly, but not a tangled mess.
16. at this point, you can wear it wavy/curly.
FOR STRAIGHT HAIR
after step 12.
13. Blow dry as straight as possible down, PREFERABLY use a dryer with a comb, other wise you might need help unless you're used to it, to this day
I HAVE to use a dryer with a comb attachment.
14. once dry, should look like Chaka Khan. Poofy, kinda crinkly and cotton candy like, but NOT a tangled mess.
15. separate hair in sections. there is still hope :-)
16. LIGHTLY replace hair with amla, or coconut oil, remember GENTLE LIGHTLY OIL unless you want to fry your hair over time. ***TIP: IF YOUR HAIR IS TOO OILY THEN IT WILL NOT GET AS STRAIGHT, YOU WILL ONLY BE FRYING YOUR HAIR WHEN YOU START FLAT IRONING IT.***The consistency of oil should be that of a light glisten, not shiny, but not dry. You'll figure it out.
17. If you want BONE STRAIGHT hair, before you flat iron, press your hair with a hot comb...i use a professional one because
I've been doing it so long, but if you're young, maybe you can get a electric one, i've burned myself enough times that i got it down now.
18. Use a CERAMIC flat iron. allow 1 hour for this process. Run the flat iron through very small sections of hair.
19. TADA!!!, now, another TIP*** believe it or now, if you braid your hair up at this point, and sleep on it, your hair will actually get more straight over night, that is if it's not overly oiled, if there is too much oil it will revert back to curly, if there is not enough oil, your hair will break.
Remember moisturized hair, is just like moisturized skin, it allows flexibility. Also, if you're tired of straight hair, and it doesn't seem to be curling as much...wash your hair with a clarifying shampoo,
don't condition. Conditioner is kinda like a VERY subtle relaxer.
COMB BEFORE You shampoo, while it is DRY. gently towel dry as not to tangle. gently oil to reduce breakage...braid
Tightly...wrap, and sleep. The next morning you will have a wavy look. If you want it to be REALLY curly...after you towel dry, lightly oil. don't braid, don't twist, just comb with wide tooth comb. sleep with hair loose. You will wake up with the most beautiful locks. Of course you might have to use Paul Mitchel Detangler the next day...but this is the life of a multi racial girl...!!
