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Caring For Locs
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There's a whole culture around locs we often forget to talk about. Although there's a fountain of information about taking care of locs, it often gets lost in 'translation'. In today's post, we highlight the basics of taking care of locs. For the avoidance of doubt, all the points discussed are in relation to permanent locs. Moisturize your locs Contrary to popular beliefs, you can't leave locs to chance. One of the most important things you can do for your locs is to moisturize it. Aside moisturizing on washdays, get yourself a locs spray or hair mist you can use...
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Treat Your Hair Right
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It might be too brazen to say the state of our hair is a reflection of how we treat it. Come to think of it, where’s the lie? Unless you’re experiencing post-partum shedding or alopecia, how healthy your hair is depends on how well you treat it.
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Experiencing Dry Hair?
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If you have natural hair, you've dealt with having dry hair at some point. Dry hair should be a thing of the past if you implement these recommendations.
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Taking Care of Your Edges
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Tight braids, twists and styles that generally pull so hard on your edges is the major cause of thin edges. Using too many styling tools such as hair glues on your edges also causes it to thin over time. If care isn't taken, you develop a condition known as traction alopecia which becomes very difficult to grow back but not impossible.
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Let's Talk About Natural Hair Shrinkage
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Interestingly, our hair shrinks when it loses moisture. To an extent shrinkage is more of an alarm blower to let us know it's time to hydrate our hair. It also aids us in identifying our hair porosity or how well our hair retains moisture. So shrinkage isn't such a bad thing afterall.
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