Afro maintenance secrets

[AfroSoul]

Revised edition:


*Take jet cold showers and rinse your hair/scalp in jet cold water, everyday.

*Trim your hair every two weeks (preferably with sharp scissors) and remember to keep your hair line trimmed. Avoid trimming damp or wet hair.

I also recommend you condition wash every 2 weeks. Shampoo overdries hair (especially curly and kinky hair), just use conditioner.

[AfroSoul]

b.o.t

[AfroSoul]

back on top, again

[Omosewa]

here, we use, 'bump'.

lol, u and cold showers, nawa.

cold shower ke?

[tomapep]

Every single day?

[AfroSoul]

Originally Posted by tomapep

Every single day?

If you want it to be easier to comb and look neat every single day.

[olarizona]

Originally Posted by AfroSoul

Everyday


*Take jet cold showers and rinse your hair/scalp in jet cold water
*Trim your hair (preferably with hair clippers but sharp scissors will do) before showering and when you get out, after combing. Preferably, wait some time before trimming the second time (better to trim hair when dry).

why cold? even during winter?

[Kara]

i don't know about those tips. baffing cold water everyday and trimming it everyday? will the hair ever grow?

[AfroSoul]

Originally Posted by olarizona

why cold? even during winter?

Cold water is very healthy for hair. Among other things, it helps to seal the cuticle which helps retain moisture and results in shiny hair (healthy hair shines). Heat damages hair, it robs it of natural oils which moisturize and protect the hair shaft. If you rinse your scalp in cold water (ie. run your hands forward over your hair a couple of times then stand under the faucet so the water can reach your scalp), it will help circulate blood to your scalp which brings oxygen and nutrients to your hair roots/follicles ( this may help slow down the balding process). If you rinse your hair in cold water, you won't wake up with a pillowhead the next day (from sleeping on your sides, this probably shows how it strengthens hair).

Cold showers in general are very healthy, they promote blood circulation, release endorphins, strenghten the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems etc. Some scientists/doctors think cold showers may help slow down the aging process and they help improve certain medical conditions. Keep in mind, even the steam from warm/hot showers is bad for hair

I'd like to make some revisions:

1) It's not necessary to trim hair before having a shower

2) use sharp scissors instead of clippers. Clippers may generate a small amount of heat which is bad for hair.

Preferably, trimming should be done a couple hours after getting out of the shower (if possible).

will the hair ever grow?

Cold water helps hair grow faster. When you trim you only take off the small, straight hairs on top so it shouldn't make too much of a difference.

Cold water is more important then trimming. Trimming makes hair look aesthetic but cold water makes hair healthy.

[Optimist]

Mnnn if yo are advising that the hair should be trimmed everyday then I officially declare yur tips Harmful

sugar i second that o jare

[AfroSoul]

Originally Posted by Sugar

Mnnn if yo are advising that the hair should be trimmed everyday then I officially declare yur tips Harmful

Allright, then every week or two. Everything else is good though.

[Starlomor]

if you have an afro.. if you can, please post a pic of b4 and after.. and i think that cold shower thing may be for the white people.. black people generally don't age quickly... cold shower everyday may cause pneumonia .. maybe warm/cool you can wash your hair seperately with Ice water

[AfroSoul]

Originally Posted by Starlomor

if you have an afro.. if you can, please post a pic of b4 and after.. and i think that cold shower thing may be for the white people.. black people generally don't age quickly... cold shower everyday may cause pneumonia .. maybe warm/cool you can wash your hair seperately with Ice water

Please, trust me on this.

You can't eat nutrionless/bad food, live a sedentary lifestyle, smoke, drink etc. and expect to have the heart of a 20 year old (or look 20) when you're 40 just because you're Black.

Cold showers will not cause pnemonia. Cold showers strenghten the immune system, promote blood circulation throughout the body, release endorphins into the bloodstream etc. In regards to hair, cold water tightens the cuticle which makes hair shiny and strong. Hot/warm water strips hair of natural oils that it needs.

maybe warm/cool you can wash your hair seperately with Ice water

It would be even better if someone took cold showers as well because the steam from warm/hot showers can damage hair but rinsing the hair alone in cold water is better then nothing

The human body was never developed to withstand warm/hot water. When you boil vegetables, they lose a lot of nutritional value. All water in nature (rain, lakes, oceans etc.) are naturally cool-cold, we couldn't have warm/hot showers if we didn't boil water or invent water heaters.