Natural hair takes time and effort to grow and keep healthy, especially if you don’t have a routine of how you take care of your hair. Everyone’s routine is different, some people wash their hair every day, every week, and some wait even longer. There are naturally oily scalps and there is a naturally dry scalp. And knowing how your hair reacts to different products is especially important.

If you’re like me, for example, I have very thick, kinky hair, and my scalp is always dry. In turn, I part my hair to make sure every inch on my hair has been taken care of when moisturizing and oiling my scalp daily, otherwise I will have dandruff everywhere. My mother has thin, wavy hair and scalp keeps oil longer compared to mine. She can wash her hair every day, and her daily hair routine doesn’t take so long.

Products

Finding natural hair products are becoming easier because more people are coming out with products, the only barrier I face is the cost. I find some products on the expensive side but work so well with my hair. If I feel like the product is worth it then I continue with it, if not my main goal I find a good oil, tea tree, coconut, and almond are a few I use. For other oil, choices click here.

Options

After the day of getting my big chop, I was a new person. I had to form myself a routine to keep up my new hairstyle.

I tried washing every day, moisturize, but eventually, my scalp said no. I used Cantu for a year or so and then my hair became immune to the whole product line. Eventually, I found a product good to hold my hair, and I flat twisted it on Sundays and I kept it all week for the next week to wear a fro. When my hair was long enough, I started wearing box braids. Oiled my scalp and may be used mouse or oil sheen every now and then. This was my routine: braids for about three months let my hair breath for a week or two and get braids again. Living in Texas, the heat is unbearable so during the summer I would wear my natural out all three months but would get my braids as soon as school started back. Not too much maintenance and my hair grew so fast. Until it didn’t grow anymore. Now I am on another journey to grow it longer.

Not everyone can wear box braids, but there are other options.

Find your routine, whether it is washing every day or every two weeks. Stick to one product or multiple products. Or use protective styles every now and then.