How to grow African hair soft and long without relaxer

This blog is for African Africans and all black Africans who have serious strong and thick hair. Sometimes it could seem impossible that African hair can't be maintained to feel soft and grow long without the use of chemicals like relaxer. Unlike other hair types, African hair grows curly and strong and if not well maintained and handled, it could tangle and make it impossible to comb or style easily.

Here are a few steps you can use to make your African hair grow long and soft.

Reduce Shampoo;

African hair can be very dry so, when washing your hair, it's better to use little shampoo. Shampoo dries the hair and strips it from its natural oils. Use shampoo to wash only your hair scalp and not the strands because as you rinse with water the strands will be washed also.

Use Lots Of Conditioner;

After washing with shampoo always use conditioner. It is better to use lots of conditioner not on the scalp but only on the strands this time. Leave conditioner on hair for at least five minutes with a plastic cap on before rinsing off.

Wrap Hair In towel Or A Cotton Cloth;

Don't dry your hair vigorously with towel as it will lead to tangling. Wrap the towel or any cotton cloth like t-shirt around your hair and tap to soak off water. Leave the towel on your hair for 15 - 20minutes then try to detangle and straightening hair with your hands and fingers slowly.

Less Or No Heat;

After washing your hair, if in a hurry use blow dryer in low heat to avoid getting the hair too dried and crispy. Try to stay away from hair straightener. It is better to leave your hair to dry naturally.

Comb With Big Toothed Comb;

After detangly hair with fingers, divide hair in four or five sections and hold each section by the root as you comb. Comb the tip first before advancing to the roots to avoid breakiong and pulling off your hair.

Oil Hair;

Next, with your hair still in 4 or 5 sections, you can use coconut oil, jojoba oil or olive oil  to soften your hair. Don't rub oil on the scalp only the strands of your hair to make it soften.

Style Hair;

After oily hair, your can weave hair in simple corn crow or twisting style then leave it like that for a week or two without tampering it. You can use a nice wig for your outings.

Clip on Extensions;

You can buy either human hair or synthetic extension then buy clips and sew them together. All you need is clip the extensions on when going out and take them off when home. You can use clip in extensions in you don't style your natural hair at all.
 And with your hair sectioned into 4 or 5 places in corn crow or twists, you can also use clip in extensions.

Wash Hair Less Often;

You can wash hair once or twice a week and always remember to use abundant conditoner.

Deep Condition Hair;

Deep conditioners are different from normal conditioners. Normal conditoners can stay on hair only a few minutes while deep conditioners stay almost an hour on hair.

There are lots of good deep conditioners like "dark & lovely" and "Olive Oil Professional Replenishing Conditioner" to choose from. Theses conditioners are different  because you can leave them on hair after washing with shampoo for more than 30 minutes with your plastic cap on.
 You can deep condition hair twice or three times monthly. This help to soften the hair from the root as the new growth shoots outs.

Massage Hair Wet Or Dried:

You can massage your scalp with the tip of your finger every night before going to bed. The best time to really massage your hair is when you shampoo your hair. Remember to shampoo only the root and massage at same time, not with your nails but just your thumbs before rinsing off.

Leave your comments to let me know if this blog was useful, doubts are also welcome.