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DEEP CONDITIONING

Hey life trackers! I hope you are staying home and practicing social distancing. Remember to wear your nose mask and have a hand sanitizer when going out. IT’S NECESSARY. This too shall pass! You’d agree with me that this period is the best time to take care of your skin and hair. I’ve decided to start this blog, officially, talking about deep conditioning

Protein treatment or deep conditioning, as some may know it, requires much consideration when you desire to grow your hair out; whether on the head or on the face(beard).

Now the cheapest and best way is to do it organically. DIY(do it yourself).
So let me start off with the ingredients: Half avocado/pear, two fingers of banana, 2 spoons of honey, an egg yolk blended with some essential oils like coconut oil, castor oil, argan oil or olive oil. Any of these oils used will be just perfect. You don’t need all these oils to make a protein treatment. Mind you, you don’t want to saturate your hair with so much protein; that’s why you’ll need to use them in small quantities. Just an egg yolk too is fine.
After blending them together, make sure your hair is moisturized with water. Section the hair, and apply the mixture.
You need to massage your scalp whiles doing it. Make sure to start from the back.
After feeding every part of your hair with the mixture, cover it up. You can use a polytene and a bonnet or a deep conditioning cap. The idea is to trap heat in the hair in order to open your cuticles to absorb all the necessary nutrients. Your hair should be covered between 30 minutes and an hour. I don’t advise that you go beyond this duration.

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Now as you sit and wait, let’s get into the importance of what you’ve applied unto your hair.
Banana contains silica which helps your body to synthesize or produce collagen and makes your hair grow stronger and thicker. The same silica found in banana can help with frizzy hair.
They also have antimicrobial properties that can help with flaky or dry scalp.

Honestly I’d say Avocado does all the magic! It reduces dryness, restores shine. Sometimes after taking your braids out your hair looks so dull and dry. Deep conditioning helps to get that healthy-looking hair back. Thick hair is a blessing in disguise. And pear is great at enhancing it.

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The idea of egg yolk might have sounded weird for some of you but sis, bro, it is loaded with so much protein which will help your hair to grow stronger and stand up the heat. The importance of this treatment is to get back lost nutrients in the hair as a result of braiding or some sort of manipulation for a while. This makes egg yolk a vital ingredient.

Pure, undiluted honey is a good moisturizer. Its emollient property adds shine and luster to the hair. It is really a good conditioner and used in a lot of reliable hair products.

You can’t promote hair growth without essential oils. However, if you want to try the oils, you should know which works for your hair and use that. I will not restrict you. Use what you have and use it in moderation. The all round importance of the oils is it’s moisturizing effect on our hair.

I’m sure your time has elapsed!
You will need to wash your hair under running water. Make sure it is lukewarm. Your hair suddenly feels heavy and shiny and bouncy and healthy; I know. That’s the magic! Please DO NOT shampoo your hair immediately. One mistake we make, washing our hair with shampoo after this treatment, makes the whole treatment useless. It does not necessarily take an hour for the products to work in your hair. It needs a day or two. So you can go in for Shea butter. If you want, you can also go in for a leave in conditioner to make it easier to twist or corn row your hair. After a day or two, feel free to have a wash day.

Thanks a lot for choosing this post as your guide. I hope your treatment went as expected. It is advisable to do this once a month. Relaxed hair needs this as much as natural hair. Be consistent. Your hair deserves good food too!