HGKWW ::: The War Against Dry Hair: The Shower Cap

I'm ALWAYS looking for another way to combat the dryness I experience with my hair. And so, every once in a while, I'll share something I've added to my constantly growing arsenal.

Today? The shower cap.

I'm sure that most of us know that shower caps can prevent moisture from getting to our hair. However, not only can a shower cap keep the moisture OUT, it can keep the moisture IN.

Have you been trying your best to keep a daily and/or nightly hair moisturizing routine and STILL notice that your hair is dry when you wake up in the morning? PART of that reason may be because the air is soaking up all of the moisture from your hair products before your hair has a chance to absorb it.

My suggestion to you? After you moisturize you hair as explained here, put a plastic shower cap (the little cheap clear plastic ones will do) over your hair & then place your satin scarf or cap over top of it. Leave it on overnight. In the morning, take the cap off a few minutes before styling and manipulating your hair. Because the shower cap trapped the moisture inside of it, your hair might feel slightly damp. This usually isn't noticeable and dries quickly, which is why I suggest removing the cap a few minutes prior to when you actually begin to style your hair.

Your hair should not feel dry like it usually does since it was allowed more time to absorb your moisturizers before the air got to it. 

Let me know if you try this out, what you liked, what you didn't like & how you remixed it for yourself!

HGKWW ::: Water, plz!!!!!!!!

When you are thirsty, you do not drink the leftover bacon grease from this morning's breakfast nor do you indulge in a nice glass of vegetable oil.


You would probably like a glass of WATER...good ol' H2O...even though koolaid is always nice...

Yes. Your hair is STILL dry no matter how much grease you slap on it before bed or before you leave the house for the day. That is because to moisturize your hair you need WATER.

Tip #1: Ditch the grease.

• Years ago, our people began using petroleum for cosmetic purposes because it was inexpensive...skin moisturizer...chapped lips...to fight nail fungi...& even in our hair. Hair grease is basically an upgraded version of the petroleum jelly that African Americans once used for EVERYthing. Now we have access to this recent development called oil mosturizers...they are lighter products and do not block your pores and cause much much much less scalp buildup.

Tip #2: Use a water-based Moisturizer FIRST.

• Although they are called oil mosturizers, they do not really moisturize anything. Sorry. Big misnomer. They do not actually penetrate the hair shaft. What they DO do is lock in nutrients and seal in the moisture that already exists in your hair. You need a water-based moisturizer to successly moisturize your hair and then follow up with a light oil-based product to seal the hair follicles.

What do I use? Right now...

oils & butter

Products that contain: coconut oil, tea tree oil, carrot oil, olive oil, jojoba oil

Cantu Shea Butter Oil Moisturizer

Carol's Daughter Lisa's Hair Elixir

water-based moisturizers

Neutrogena Triple Moisture Silk Touch Leave-In Cream

Shea Butter Leave-In Conditioner
Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Moisturizer

Remember: oils NOURISH, but do not MOISTURIZE.

****I am karate-chopping the next person who asks me this in the throat =)