How to Care for Your Hair whilst in a Weave

Howdy y'all. Miss me?  I hope you guys are having a great week. Apologies for being so absent; so much has been going on. I want to believe I now have a strict routine for blogging. I took length check pictures this weekend. The hair growth in 5 months is such a motivation. Will be posting pictures soon. Let me know how you guys like my new banner. This week's post is about how to take care of our hair, whilst still in a weave. I'm actually really excited about this post because it was one of the requested posts by Ozodi, a reader of this blog. Thanks Ozodi for this making me write this post. So here we go. Here is how to take care of hair whilst in extensions.  

PRIOR TO INSTALLATION

Before we go into hair care whilst in a weave/braids, we must first have healthy hair. Placing extensions on unhealthy hair will just not help the issue. If your hair seems to be breaking, you must need a protein treatment; and if its feels dry and is NOT breaking, you may need a moisturizing treatment. It all really depends on your hair. One way to distinguish products containing protein and moisture ingredients, is by label of the product.

For example a protein product might say : for damaged hair; a moisture product: moisture enriched. It might be confusing at first but eventually you'll get the hang of it. I will try to post something on moisture and protein for more clarity.

Now that we know our hair is healthy we can proceed to installing extensions. It is advisable to wash hair so as to cleanse the hair and remove product build up; and deep condition with a protein treatment to strengthen the hair for installation.  

WHILST IN EXTENSIONS

There are mainly two things we have to remember when our hair is in extensions; and that is to Moisturize regularly and cleanse when needed.

Moisturize Regularly

Simply because your hair is in extensions, does not mean it is inaccessible. The best way to moisturize your hair in this state is to use a spritz bottle

or a braid sheen spray

.  The basic mixture used in a spritz bottle is water, conditioner and oil. The thing about spritz bottles is that they can be suited to what works best for you. I personally don't use spritz bottle mixtures (maybe because I haven't found my perfect mixture); but I think sheen sprays work as good, and yes you can use them for weaves to.

How To

Lift each track of your weave and spray directly on scalp. Do this at least every two days. NB: any leave out should be moisturized the normal way (blog post on moisturizing the right way soon)

Cleanse When Needed

If you plan to leave your weave in for more than a month, then it is advisable you cleanse your hair to prevent build up and just plain dirt. If you would rather avoid washing your hair, then take it off before 4 weeks, even your braids... Lol. What do I even mean by product build up? When products are continuously applied, they become clogged up. If they are not washed off, they tend to block the new products that are added from working. So you are just adding products unto the hair to simply "sit" on it.

In summary, let's not make weaves an excuse to leave our hair unattended to. Post your questions and requests in the comment section. My next post will be on how to cleanse a weave. Have a lovely week.

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