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Authors: Lorraine Massey, Michele Bender
how to tame my hair. It took a while, but I finally learned that what my hair really wanted was for me to let it be its kinky, curly self.
AFRO-ZEN
Growing out hair treated by relaxers can be a pain, but relax (pun intended). Be Zen and adventurous with it. Some creative ideas to help you through this awkward phase include:
• Hats, headbands, clips, and other hair adornments can be helpful enhancements.
• Go for a Billie Holiday jazz singer look that is sleek, slicked back, and anchored with clips, a flower, or brooch at the side.
• The Afraux-hawk is so popular in an updo shape and can be very flattering with all hair types and face shapes. Simply slick or braid back the sides and allow the top center to be freestanding and natural.
• The “twist and out” is a great day-to-evening look. Twist or braid locks when wet for daytime, so they set the hair but still look stylish. Then at night, unleash them by gently opening them apart and shaking out your curls so they’re voluminous and sexy.
• Hairpieces can be playful, when clipped in temporarily for a stylish look.
DAILY ROUTINE FOR FRACTAL AND ZIGZAG CURLS
• Cleansing/conditioning and styling time: 10 to 15 minutes. This time will decrease when hydration has become your hair’s way of life.
Fractal and zigzag curls are the tiniest, driest, and densest of any hair type. Because of their nonporous nature, a lot of products don’t penetrate the hair shaft, which is why you may have tried unsuccessfully to hydrate your hair in the past. You know by now that sulfate-filled products are bad for curls, and for fractals and zigzags they’re a disaster. Just one dose of shampoo takes gallons of water to rinse and it never comes out completely. For these curl types to absorb maximum moisture, they need to be hydrated
before
you get in the shower. A precleanse acts as a wetting agent for these hard-to-saturate fractals and zigzags, making the conditioning process more effective. This method is also great for cleansing dreadlocks, weaves, or extensions.
COLORING MULTI-CURL-TURAL CURLS
Though you can color your curly hair (I use a lightener on mine), you have to be careful. Hair color chemicals can dehydrate your already parched curls. Just make sure you are conditioning and deep conditioning on a regular basis, in order to put back the moisture that’s depleted when hair coloring products are used. And remember: No shampoo! Ever!
Cleansing and Conditioning
There is video here that your device does not support.
Daily Routines: Fractal and ZigZag Curls (3:39)
1 Before getting in the shower, pour a shallow palmful of sulfate-free cleanser or botanical conditioner into one hand, then rub your hands together. (If you’re not sure whether to use cleanser or conditioner, go with the latter because it is more hydrating.) Smooth the cleanser or conditioner over the entire surface of the hair’s canopy, using a downward motion. This precleanse acts as a wetting agent to make the cleansing and conditioning process more effective. (It saves water, too.)
2 Turn on the shower and stand under the water stream to wet your hair thoroughly.
3 Cup one hand, apply a sulfate-free cleanser or botanical conditioner along your fingertips and distribute to the fingertips of your other hand. Starting at the temples, place your fingertips on your scalp and use a firm, circular massaging motion to rub gently down the sides of your head. Move to the top of your head, massaging gently toward the crown; then move to the back of the head, ending at the nape of the neck.
4 Rinse your hair thoroughly.
5 Take a generous palmful of botanical conditioner and apply it throughout the landscape of the hair, so no curl is left behind. Again, err on the side of more rather than less for this hair type. Your hair should have as much viscosity as a jellyfish in water. Cleanse or shave another body part while you let the conditioner soak
AFRO-ZEN
Growing out hair treated by relaxers can be a pain, but relax (pun intended). Be Zen and adventurous with it. Some creative ideas to help you through this awkward phase include:
• Hats, headbands, clips, and other hair adornments can be helpful enhancements.
• Go for a Billie Holiday jazz singer look that is sleek, slicked back, and anchored with clips, a flower, or brooch at the side.
• The Afraux-hawk is so popular in an updo shape and can be very flattering with all hair types and face shapes. Simply slick or braid back the sides and allow the top center to be freestanding and natural.
• The “twist and out” is a great day-to-evening look. Twist or braid locks when wet for daytime, so they set the hair but still look stylish. Then at night, unleash them by gently opening them apart and shaking out your curls so they’re voluminous and sexy.
• Hairpieces can be playful, when clipped in temporarily for a stylish look.
DAILY ROUTINE FOR FRACTAL AND ZIGZAG CURLS
• Cleansing/conditioning and styling time: 10 to 15 minutes. This time will decrease when hydration has become your hair’s way of life.
Fractal and zigzag curls are the tiniest, driest, and densest of any hair type. Because of their nonporous nature, a lot of products don’t penetrate the hair shaft, which is why you may have tried unsuccessfully to hydrate your hair in the past. You know by now that sulfate-filled products are bad for curls, and for fractals and zigzags they’re a disaster. Just one dose of shampoo takes gallons of water to rinse and it never comes out completely. For these curl types to absorb maximum moisture, they need to be hydrated
before
you get in the shower. A precleanse acts as a wetting agent for these hard-to-saturate fractals and zigzags, making the conditioning process more effective. This method is also great for cleansing dreadlocks, weaves, or extensions.
COLORING MULTI-CURL-TURAL CURLS
Though you can color your curly hair (I use a lightener on mine), you have to be careful. Hair color chemicals can dehydrate your already parched curls. Just make sure you are conditioning and deep conditioning on a regular basis, in order to put back the moisture that’s depleted when hair coloring products are used. And remember: No shampoo! Ever!
Cleansing and Conditioning
There is video here that your device does not support.
Daily Routines: Fractal and ZigZag Curls (3:39)
1 Before getting in the shower, pour a shallow palmful of sulfate-free cleanser or botanical conditioner into one hand, then rub your hands together. (If you’re not sure whether to use cleanser or conditioner, go with the latter because it is more hydrating.) Smooth the cleanser or conditioner over the entire surface of the hair’s canopy, using a downward motion. This precleanse acts as a wetting agent to make the cleansing and conditioning process more effective. (It saves water, too.)
2 Turn on the shower and stand under the water stream to wet your hair thoroughly.
3 Cup one hand, apply a sulfate-free cleanser or botanical conditioner along your fingertips and distribute to the fingertips of your other hand. Starting at the temples, place your fingertips on your scalp and use a firm, circular massaging motion to rub gently down the sides of your head. Move to the top of your head, massaging gently toward the crown; then move to the back of the head, ending at the nape of the neck.
4 Rinse your hair thoroughly.
5 Take a generous palmful of botanical conditioner and apply it throughout the landscape of the hair, so no curl is left behind. Again, err on the side of more rather than less for this hair type. Your hair should have as much viscosity as a jellyfish in water. Cleanse or shave another body part while you let the conditioner soak
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