Mistakes black women make when it comes to basic hair care

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According to Amoy, many black and mixed women make mistakes that cost them the health of their hair. These tips should certainly help you make some changes to your hair care routine that will really turn things around for you.

Amoy Pitters’ tips on proper hair care for Afro hair:

* Black women must wash their hair once per week to ensure healthy hair growth and scalp stimulus.

* When it comes to using oils to condition the hair, black women MUST avoid mineral-base and synthetic-oils and opt for natural products such as castor, jojoba, coconut oils, shea butter or my personal favourite Ojon oil. Mineral oils will clog your hair follicles which will result in preventing hair growth.

* Regardless of the chosen hair style, black women should treat their hair to weekly deep conditioning treatments which are important in keeping the hair more resilient to breakage. Protein treatments are also important in order to strengthen the hair.

* Hair colour should always be done by a professional to ensure proper hair care and also to ensure that you are sporting the right base colour for your skin complexion.

Amoy Pitters’ tips on natural Afro Styles:

* Natural Afro styled hair requires a lot of good quality moisturizers to untangle hair after washing it.

* If you opt for a natural Afro style, you should make sure that your hair is constantly moist by using the appropriate styling products to ensure easy styling.

* A weekly scalp treatment using synthetic-free oils such as for castor, jojoba, coconut oils, shea butter or my personal favourite Ojon oil is very important.

* If you are going to press your hair with a hot iron or use a blow dryer to smooth down natural Afro hair, you will require weekly washing and re-styling in order to prevent breakage.

Photo: Digital Scan of my February 2008 Entertainment Magazine featuring Tyra Banks.