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TheHaiRazor Hair Tip: Manage That Oily Hair!
- Shampoo! Some people hate to hear this, but you’ll have to shampoo your hair more often in order to manage your oily scalp. Some women (mostly African American), shampoo their hair once or twice every two weeks. To manage an oily scalp, you may have to double up on shampoo times.
- Try using shampoos with detergents. Look for detergents like ammonium or sodium lauryl sulfate in your shampoo ingredients. These are great for stripping the oil from your hair.
- Baby Powder. A few years ago I read that powder in your hair will help absorb the oil buildup between shampoos. (mostly used on Caucasian hair)
- Avoid the brush. Brushing your hair too much can transfer the oil from your scalp to your hair quicker, resulting in an oily mess. Also avoid touching your hair a lot.
- Eat those veggies! Try to avoid eating a lot of oily foods, maintain a healthy food intake.
Hope these tips help! Comment and let me know!
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TheHaiRazor HairStory: “Chlorine”
Aaahhhh summer, schools out, it’s hot, and I was in summer camp. I may have been nine or ten at the time. We were in Summit, New Jersey and my mother enrolled me in the local YMCA close to her job. I stuck out like a sore thumb, being that I was the only black girl there. Every other girl was either “white” or “mixed”, with what I thought was “good hair” at the time. We had swimming lessons every day and my mom had me make sure I wore my swim cap so the chlorine from the pool wouldn’t harm my relaxed hair. Even with the swim cap, my hair got a little wet. I saw the other girls just rinse their hair after lessons and put it up in a messy bun. At the time I thought I could do the same thing, but boy was I wrong. Fast forward to one too many times doing that (and not shampooing my hair right after I got out the pool), my hair started breaking. My poor hairline was DONE! So the lesson I actually did learned that summer, since I still don’t know how to swim, was to make sure and take extra care for your hair when dealing with chlorine. Oh and my hairline did eventually grow back! 
**HaiRazor Tip** Paul Mitchell Shampoo Three is a great shampoo to remove chlorine from your hair. Just shampoo twice, followed by a conditioning shampoo, then conditioner.
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Ask TheHaiRazor: Going Natural
Okay were do I began?
I have been contemplating about going natural because it seems like the relaxers have been causing my hair to reach a point of no return. Help me Hair razor I NEED YOUR HELP!!!!! How do I train my hair for the natural look? Currently I have braids in my hair, but afterward I do not know what to do!!!
P.S. could you tell me what products to use also please?
Marie,
First let’s start with the your hair issue with relaxers. Are you doing your own relaxers or getting them done professionally? If you are doing your own relaxers, I would recommend for you to STOP RIGHT NOW! You’re doing more harm by doing your own relaxers. You may be over-processing your hair, you’re not seeing exactly where the new growth ends and the previously processed hair begins. So if you want to stay on the chemical train, seek a professional hair stylist.
Ok so now let’s get to the nitty gritty of your question, natural hair! Going from relaxed to natural is not a simple process. You have two choices in this matter, cut all the relaxed hair off and start from fresh, or gradually grow your relaxer out and cut the relaxed ends little by little along the way. You can continue to wear braids until your hair grows out to a length you like or try sew-ins. When finally to the natural state you like, you can wear you hair out, in twist, curly, pressed etc. Styling also depends on how your hair is in it’s natural state. Jane Carter Solutions have great products for natural hair. I especially love the Nourish and Shine Cream. Also take a look at these natural hair care sites:
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What You Need To Know: The “Proper” Way To Shampoo Your Hair.
- Make sure you start off with a good “cleansing” shampoo. If it says moisturizing shampoo, your just packing oil on top of dirty hair. My recommended cleansing shampoos are Paul Mitchell Awapuhi, Paul Mitchell Shampoo one, or Keracare’s 1st Lather Shampoo. Shampoo your hair twice.
- If you have “dry” scalp, I recommend using Paul Mitchell Tea Tree shampoo or Keracare’s Dry and Itchy shampoo as your second shampoo.
- After you cleanse, you can then use a moisturizing shampoo to detangle and add moister to your hair. My recommendations are Paul Mitchell The Detangler shampoo or Keracare’s Hydrating Detangling shampoo.
- Ok your almost done! One of the BEST moisturizing conditioners to me is Paul Mitchell’s Super-Charged Moisturizer conditioner. Put a dime size of that on your hair, let it sit a minute, then rinse. Set, dry, or however you do, and style as usual.
As you can “possibly” tell, I LOVE Paul Mitchell products! My fav to use on my clients at the salon.
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