Contrary to popular belief, you can achieve length and grow out your kinky hair. While kinky hair types are often considered fragile and prone to breakage, with proper and deliberate care, you can successfully grow and maintain your natural curls. This guide provides step-by-step instructions for growing and maintaining your kinky hair, helping you achieve healthy and flourishing curls.
Wash Your Kinky Hair in Twists
Why It Matters:
Brittle hair can hinder length retention and weaken hair strands. Kinky hair tends to shrink when wet, causing curls to clump together and leading to breakage. Washing your hair in twists provides easier access to the scalp for cleaning and helps prevent shrinkage.
What You Need:
-Conditioner
How to Wash Your Kinky Hair in Twists:
1. Create about 10 two-strand twists. Make smaller twists for shorter hair and bigger twists for longer hair.
2. Wet your hair thoroughly.
3. Apply shampoo to your scalp first, massaging it for even coverage. Use your fingers to reach the scalp underneath the twists.
4. Pull the shampoo through the length of your hair and rinse completely.
5. Apply conditioner, massaging it into your hair and scalp, and rinse thoroughly.
Finger Detangle Your Kinky Hair
Why It Matters:
Using your fingers to detangle thick natural hair allows you to feel knots and minimize breakage compared to using a comb, which can tear through knots and cause split ends.
What You Need:
- Conditioner
How to Finger Detangle Kinky Hair:
1. Divide your hair into sections.
2. Wet your hair and apply conditioner to a section.
3. Starting from the ends, run your fingers through to detangle.
4. Move up to the roots and continue detangling until you can slide your fingers through your hair easily.
Use Hot Oil Deep Conditioning for Your Kinky Hair
Why It Matters:
Hot oil deep conditioning helps moisturize, strengthen, and hydrate kinky hair, leaving it feeling healthy and resilient.
What You Need:
- Pure Aura Hair Growth Elixir
- Microwave or stove
- Applicator bottle
- Shower cap
How to Do Hot Oil Deep Conditioning:
1. Wash your hair with shampoo.
2. Divide your hair into sections or twists.
3. Heat the oils for about 30 seconds and let them cool.
4. Apply the oils to your hair and scalp using an applicator bottle.
5. Cover your hair with a shower cap for 20 minutes or sit under a hooded dryer.
6. Rinse your hair thoroughly with lukewarm water and apply a leave-in conditioner.
Moisturize Your Kinky Hair Regularly
Why It Matters:
Water is essential for moisturizing kinky hair, preventing split ends, and retaining length.
What You Need:
- Water
- Natural hair oil
- Moisturizer (with water as a key ingredient)
- Detangling brush
How to Moisturize Kinky Hair:
1. Spritz water onto your hair.
2. Apply natural hair oil to your scalp and massage it in.
3. Divide your hair into sections.
4. Apply moisturizer to each section, starting from the ends.
5. Seal the moisture with natural hair oil.
6. Use a detangling brush to comb out shedding hair and twist the section.
Wear Protective Styles for Your Kinky Hair
Why It Matters:
Protective styles reduce hair manipulation, prevent breakage, and promote growth.
Types of Protective Styles:
- Braids
- Twists
- Natural hair wigs
- Hair extensions
Benefits:
Protective styles give your hair a break from constant styling and safeguard your ends, allowing your hair to grow.
We created the Pure Aura Haircare to help you on your growth journey. Growing and caring for kinky hair requires dedication and the right techniques. By following these steps, you can achieve healthy, longer, and beautiful kinky hair. Remember, consistency is key to seeing the best results in your natural hair fab.