Do you know that nearly 65% of the US population dons curly hair? This number will likely go up as we become more diverse.
Typically, the percentage of people born with curly hair is about 8.6% to 15.2%. Males usually have wavy hair which may transition to curly hair, and their percentage is about 21.6% to 30.9%. The transition happens due to muscular changes in hair follicles caused by puberty or therapy.
But how do you restore curly hair? Remember, healthy hair saves you time and money when it comes to general grooming.
Here are seven tips that can help you restore damaged curly hair.
1. Deep Conditioning Treatment
People with wavy, curly, or coily hair often experience scalp dryness and itchiness. When these conditions extend to their hair strands, they can start to frizz or break. Eventually, you’ll start experiencing a reduced curl pattern, unless you break your regular hair maintenance routine.
What does that mean? You should start embracing deep conditioning treatments if you’re going to restore curly hair. First, dampen your hair before applying a deep conditioner to it. Go for organic hair products, especially if you have a sensitive scalp.
A warm hair wrap will help accelerate the action of the deep conditioning treatment on your curly hair. Do this a couple of times, try weekly, and you’ll eventually restore hair moisture to prevent further dryness and breakage.
2. Try Over-the-Counter Protein Treatments
You can restore damaged curly hair by trying protein treatments. Protein hair products will reverse the conditions that caused the hair to break in the first place. This includes exposure to excessive heat styling, normal weathering, or sometimes chemical processing.
Also, if you use permanent dye on your hair, there is a high possibility that your curls will eventually get damaged. The same applies to highlighting your hair using chemicals.
You’ll often find your strands feeling a little bit and frizzy. This will advance to breakage and hair damage.
So, how do protein treatments help? These products will fill in the strand gap created by damaged curly hair. In other words, protein-rich products will help enhance your hair density and volume.
3. Natural Protein Shakes
If those products don’t do a great job to help restore your curly hair, you should consider organic protein shakes. You can either buy readily-made natural protein shakes from online hair exerts or prepare the concoction from home.
We advocate for protein shakes because using the right ingredients will give your hair the shine, growth, and strength it needs to restore curly hair. So, which ingredients do you need to prepare natural protein shakes from home?
You need an egg, an avocado, and a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil. You’ll also need a cup of coconut milk, lavender essential oil, and eucalyptus essential oil. After getting all your ingredients, mix them in a blender before adding essential oils.
Apply the shake onto your hair and massage deep into the scalp. This will restore hair moisture and prevent the strands from getting brittle. Wear this treatment for about half an hour before rinsing thoroughly with cold water.
4. How Often Do You Wash Your Hair?
The main reason why your curly hair gets damaged is that it doesn’t retain enough moisture. An excellent remedy for this is by embracing the wash and go before attending to your daily routine. Of course, you still have to drink plenty of water too.
However, it won’t restore hair if you only wash it and fail to retain the moisture. As experts say, good hydration entails protecting the hair from excessive heat exposure using serums. On top of that, you also need to protect your hydrated hair from cold wind and dry air.
Consider stepping out with a silk scarf to cover your hair. Alternatively, you can sleep on a satin pillowcase, especially if you clean your hair before going to bed. Or, wear a hair towel after washing your hair.
5. Don’t Over-Shampoo Your Hair
The amount of shampoo you use on your hair can accelerate dryness and damage. Also, some shampoos are too strong on the scalp and can get rid of natural oils. Whether you use a mild or strong shampoo, it’s prudent not to overdo it.
Instead, shampoo your hair at most three times a week. If you don’t experience any dandruff, twice a week will do. Moreover, remember that curlier hairs are generally dry. Don’t make your hair drier by using more shampoo unless you want to break the curly pattern.
6. Protective Hairstyles
If you’re going to restore damaged hair, you should abstain from styles that cause further deterioration. That means embracing more protective hairstyles that limit stress on the strands and damage from environmental factors. These styles include locks, twists, and braids.
7. Get a Trim to Restore Curly Hair
Sometimes, it gets difficult to restore hair if the damage is very extensive. In that case, you would want to consider a trim.
This is very different from dusting or destroying the hair completely. In other words, it doesn’t entail trimming your hair to the scalp.
Go to an experienced stylist who can trim off the damaged strands and reshape the healthy strands. Some people love to do this from home, but unless you’re accurate you may end up causing more damage to the healthy hair strands.
Remember, long hair often downplays your waves. Getting your hair short will likely highlight your curl pattern. This is a long-term solution to restore damaged curly hair. For better results, you should still apply your protein and conditioning products.
Give Your Curly Hair the Protection It Needs
All these tips will help you restore curly hair. However, it’s prudent to embrace better practices such as moisturizing before the damage gets out of hand.
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