Our hair naturally contains moisture, but because our hair is also naturally porous, keeping the moisture inside is a difficult task. Providing additional sources of outside moisture, or external moisture supplementation, is a must for black hair care. Water molecules and moisture from these supplemental moisturizing products easily pass into the hair shaft, but they pass out just as easily. We've got to seal that moisture in. The way to do it is by using oil.
Natural oils like jojoba, olive, carrot, or coconut oil seem to work best. The key is to use the oil to "lock in the moisture."
A light coating of oil after your daily moisturizer will help seal the moisture inside. Oils are made of large molecules. These molecules are too large to absorbed by the hair strand. Applying oils to the hair and scalp will coat them and trap the moisture that is inside on the inside and the moisture that is outside on the outside. If you use oils without a moisturizer or before one, the oil will seal the moisture OUT of the hair strand and lead to a coated feel and eventual dryness.
Oil alone will not and cannot moisturize within the hair shaft. An oil (grease) can only coat the outside of the strand, and give it shine- the illusion of moisture. Oil molecules are hydrophobic which means they repel and do not readily mix with water. Remember, if you apply an oil product to your hair before you have added a moisturizing product, you have created a seal on your hair strand that water and moisture cannot penetrate.
This technique of moisturizing and sealing has really been helpful to me and is the most important part of my haircare regimen. Fighting hair breakage and achieving moisturizing success is all about what order you apply your products.
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