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We continue our comprehensive but basic guide
to achieving the healthy, beautiful and bouncy hair of your dreams; Black hair
is difficult to handle, slow to grow, with a tendency to excessive dryness, and
easily susceptible to damage-sometimes irreversibly. There are techniques that
you need to combine with good products to achieve great-looking hair. Black hairdressing
has its own science, theory, and practice; and you would do well not to treat
it as you would Caucasian hair. You also need to know what are good and bad
hairdressing practices, because styling your hair in a certain way could lead
to breakage or damage.
STAY
LOYAL TO YOUR WINNING FORMULA: Do not experiment or allow your hair to be used
as a guinea pig. If you have a winning formula, stick with it. Why change just
for the sake of change, or because the new packaging is brighter or because the
girl on the new pack is prettier? You need to be sure about a product’s
performance and delivery before you alter the status quo. If you feel your
product is mediocre, still sick with it unless and until you have evidence that
he knew magic product you have discovered is as magical as it is suppose to be.
Some ladies will insist on trying some new thing because it has Beyonce on the
new package. They do not know that it is only a fantastic endorsement deal for
her, and nothing to do with how effective it is. It is the same way that people
think the possession of NAFDAC number by a product is evidence of its efficacy
rather the real meaning, which is that it is safe to use. So if ’AGOYIN
SHAMPOO’ works for you then stay with it, at least until you start to perceive
deterioration in the texture of your hair.
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BE
REALISTICALLY OBJECTIVE: This brings me to this important tip-you must know
when to stop! If you can be realistic with your requirements, you will be able
to recognize when you have crossed the rational line, before charlatans take
advantage of you. When you are not realistic, you will find yourself buying and
using all types of strange concoctions prepared by those, I call the ‘treatment
mixers’. They will mix just about any combination of things to justify
collection your money. Look objectively at all the factors that you ought to be
considering, such as your lifestyle, your diet, your genetic history, your hair
type, and of course, all those bad hairdressing practises you subjected your
hair to all these years you have been growing up and experimenting with
different fads. You will then realize that damaged inflicted over a period of
three years cannot be willed away, prayed away, wished away, or wiped off in
three weeks.
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BE
INFORMED: Do determine the characteristics of your scalp and especially your
hair. In fact, it is the logical place to start for any serious woman who
desires healthy, vibrant hair. Is your scalp dry or itchy and flaky? Is your
hair fine in texture? Is your scalp sensitive and your hair difficult to
straighten? You need to understand what you have, so that you can work with it
to achieve your dream hair. When does your hair thrive, and when does it have a
bad day? What things did you use on the hair that gave you a result that you
liked or did not like? How does your hair react and cope with chemical
applications? And which procedures would you rather avoid in your quest for
healthy hair? The more informed you are about the pros and cons of your hair,
the more information you can ultimately give to your stylist and the more
control you can exercise over the proceedings.
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BE
SELECTIVE WITH PRODUCTS: Use superior products only. Once you determine the
essential characteristics of your hair and scalp, stick to superior products
that are really suited to your specific needs. Remember that once you can get a
winning formula, you do not want to change it. So for best results, read the
labels before you buy. Or better still, get your professional stylist to
recommend products for you; avoid salons that are contract-tied because they
can only offer you products from a certain manufacturer. The product you need
may not be in the range offered by the manufacturer with whom your
salon/stylist has endorsements. From experience, good products exist in all
ranges but it takes an experiences professional who has had extensive contact
with a wide variety of products, to narrow the selection and give you the best
options.
STICK TO THESE HAIR RULES, WILL HELP YOU A
GREAT DEAL...
