It's suggested that before you use any of It's Perfectly Natural Healthy Hair Care you ensure that your hair and scalp are PH balanced and have been clarified.
You can use a clarifying shampoo or do a rinse on wet hair using Apple Cider Vinegar.
*Take a few tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar, and mix with about 2 cups of water. Shampoo as usual and then pour the Apple Cider Vinegar all over your entire head, smoothing hair from root to tip.
Apple Cider Vinegar rinses are great for sealing your hair shaft, making hair soft and helping to seal in moisture. Also great as a natural cleanser for hair and scalp.
Suggested Use
In order to get maximum results its important to follow the "suggested use" for each individual product as listed.
It's Perfectly Natural Healthy Hair Care For Scalp And Hair Health
Although this line of products were created with "natural" and "textured" hair in mind, those who are relaxed can also benefit from incorporating our products in their hair regimen.
My primary focus is the "health" of your hair and scalp. A healthy scalp and hair growth go hand in hand. You can not have density, length or retain growth of your hair if your scalp is not healthy. Length I believe is the number one cause of hair neglect. When I first started my hair journey, I was so concerned about "growing" my hair I completely ignored my scalp. As time went on, I began to realize that growth and retention of my hair would ultimately have to come from proper care of my scalp. After all follicles grow from the scalp, right?
Scalp Revival (http://itsperfectlynatural.bigcartel.com/product/feed-my-roots-4-oz) provides the right combination of all natural ingredients that will help to relieve symptoms of psoriasis, dermatitis, and alopecia. In turn, increasing the thickness and length of your hair. Soothes the scalp, and provides the right environment for hair retention. Without proper retention, growth is in vain.
Things You Can Do To Reduce Breaking And Shedding Of Your Hair
- Little to no heat- Minimize or eliminate heat all together (blow dryers, curling irons, flat irons, pressing combs, etc). Heat drains the hair of moisture and destroys the hairs protein structure. Since the hair is roughly 90% protein, you can imagine the extensive damage that heat can do. Heat appliances work by breaking the hair's hydrogen bonds. Doing this allows the hair to become straighten and easier to curl or press. This is temporary, but over usage can eventually damage hair follicles causing them to become weak and break. Heat should be limited, but if one chooses to apply heat to their hair do so sparingly and protect the hair beforehand.
- Air Drying-After washing your hair it's best to allow it to air dry. Use a t-shirt or similar material to remove excess water from your hair. The friction of a terry cloth towel can cause hair to frizz, tangle and break.
- Styling-Styles that don't require a lot of tension on the scalp and low manipulation are best for all hair types in my opinion, whether you are relaxed or natural. In my hair journey I have learned that for me personally protective styles are best.
- Moisture- Make sure that your hair is always properly moisturized, but don't over do it. Our scalps and skin produce their own moisture. This natural oil is called sebum. Too much sebum can drown the hair follicle depriving it of proper nourishment. Too little sebum causes the follicle to become dry and brittle. Because your skin and scalp naturally produces it's own oil, your moisturizer should be water based and not oil based. Oil doesn't give moister like good old fashion water. When you are dying of thirsty and dehydrated what do you normally turn to? Water, exactly. You wouldn't drink a nice cold glass of oil. Spritzing your hair daily paying attention to your ends can be very helpful in maintaining moisture for your follicles.
- Clarifying- Your hair should be clarified at least once a month. This procedure brings your hair down to its truest form allowing it to be more receptive to deep conditioning and other products. I personally clarify once a month some people choose to clarify more often. Clarifying is simply using a shampoo remove product build up, excess oils, etc from your hair. Sulfate shampoos are too stripping, I feel that they remove a bit too much moisture and cause hair to become hard and dry. Proper clarifying helps to keep the scalp healthy and clean and prevents scalp pores from becoming clogged with oils and left over hair products. Most naturals only clarify once a month, due to the porous nature and texture of the hair.
- Check your ends- If split ends are untreated, they will simply continue to split up the length of the entire hair shaft. Split ends cause hair to look frizzed and uncontrolled. A split hair shaft is weakened and more prone to breakage.
- Healthy scalp and hair is priority- Some people over concern themselves so much with growth that they fail to realize that without having your scalp in balance your hair will never reach its full potential. Preoccupying yourself with thoughts of long, flowing hair can essential cause SCALP NEGLECT. Focusing on length, and rate of growth often times cause distraction. Scalps go uncared for, and in the end it results in hair breakage and what seems like stunted growth. If your scalp is healthy, your hair is healthy. If your hair is healthy it will grow. Learning how to maintain PH balance of your scalp involves using products that have a PH balance range between 4.5 and 5.5. It's Perfectly Natural's entire hair care line is free from harsh chemicals, preservatives and are naturally PH balanced.
- Get a clue about your cuticles- The cuticle is the outer or "protective" layer of the hair shaft. Under a very high powered microscope your cuticles would like the bark that covers a tree. Treating your cuticles with care is very important. At warmer temperatures your cuticle opens, at cooler temperatures your cuticles close. Using products on your hair with PH levels higher than 5.5 will also open the cuticle up. The more your cuticle is open, the more difficult it is to close. Hair becomes frizzy, loses moisture and weakens. It is good to always do things that will help keep your cuticles sealed.
- Let your final rinse after conditioning be with cold water
- Use a leave-in when possible to help close the cuticle
- Avoid heat
- Occasional protein treatments help to fill in the gaps of damaged, or opened cuticles
