If you are visiting hair blogs like mine, chances are that you are very interested in starting to take proper care of your hair or at least thinking about it...if you literally just stumbled on my blog and sieved through the articles and pictures thinking, this can never be me!! All this fuss about hair? Nahhhh!!
Well my dear, I am here to give you 5 reasons why this 'fuss' is necessary especially for us African women who had been fed lies about our hair!
1. Your hair WILL respond!! Put two ladies in front of you- one who cares for her hair and the other who doesn't. Take a close look at the hair they have on their heads, it won't take you too long to figure out who cares and who doesn't care for her hair starting from just the look of the hair, the sheen and the smell ( a huge indicator)! Once you start caring for your hair, your hair strands become more manageable and malleable, they start cooperating and styling becomes easier...notice I didn't mention length, your hair will not grow long overnight but your strands will be stronger, more resistant to breakage and ultimately that leads to longer hair!!
2. You will preserve your edges!! As we age, our hair follicles tend to shrink which leads to production of thinner looking hair, this process can be greatly controlled and even delayed if you start caring for your hair early enough...studies show about 50% of women develop some kind of Alopecia (hair loss) later in life, ages 50 and above!!
3. Promotes a healthy lifestyle!! Just like with weight control, healthy, long hair thrives with a good diet, lots of water and regular exercise. Ladies who have honed the skill of balancing diet and exercise will see very successful results on a hair journey!!
4. Products are organic and safe!! It's a great time to be on a hair journey!!! The absolute best time because, now more than ever before, hair manufacturers are taking conscious note of the ingredients they are putting in their products, they are avoiding harsh chemicals, parabens, sulphates and all the bad stuff...if you are not on a hair journey, chances are that you are not taking note of the products with harsh chemicals that sip into the bloodstream which you may be using on a daily basis.
5. You get to be part of an amazing industry! This last point is just the entrepreneur in me speaking. Think about how all the numerous curl puddings and souffles, hair gadgets and accessories, would have been invented if not for hair journeys! The answer is plain and simple, we the consumers are the manufacturers and as a need arises, one of us steps up to the plate and executes! I think back on when I started blogging in 2011, my trip to a store like Walmart did not include browsing the hair care aisle because there were barely any products I could use, but now? The options are numerous, the access to these products endless and that's what I'm talking about!!
I hope someone is encouraged out there to start a hair journey TODAY! :)
Xxx
Dabs