Biracial and African-American clients often complain about dull, dry hair. But, they skip the essential step of conditioning their hair after they wash. Conditioner is vital because conditioner helps leave the hair feeling smooth by leaving a thin wax-like coating. Conditioner also helps lessen the breakage and pulling caused by tangling. Tangling happens when the cuticle of one strand of hair (which are more raised in Black and Biracial hair) catches on the cuticle of another hair. Conditioner also smooths over rough broken edges of the outer layer of hair. By smoothing over the outer layer of the hair, conditioner makes the hair feel softer, reflect light better and keeps it from tangling and breaking as much. Lastly, the protective coating left on by conditioner holds moisture and reduces static electricity.
Immediately after washing I recommend conditioning with one of these products:
- Treasured Locks Nothin’ But Nature Conditioner
- Treasured Locks Shea Butter Detangling Conditioner
- Treasured Locks H2G Awaken Emu Oil Conditioner