Ah yes! Prom and graduation, the time that every high school
girl who has dreamed of being ‘Prom Queen’ has waited for. Also the time that
everyone in college has waited and worked hard for, for the last 3+ years. In
celebration of prom/grad this year, we decided to focus this weeks posts on
prom and grad hair. Today we're going to look at five tips on how to get length
before prom.
1)
Protective Styling- Styling your hair in a
protective style such as braids or twists will give your hair an ideal
environment for growth. Safe from breakage and elemental damage, protective
styles are a MUST, especially if you
have curly hair.
2)
Moisturise- Use Dagger & Arrow Butter Cream
to keep hair moisturised soft. Remember once it has emerged from the scalp the
hair on your head get no more help from the tissues that created. It literally
is hanging there by a thread! You must do your best to make sure your hair is
quenched, not dry and fragile.
3) Stretching your hair- This may sound odd, but
did you know when it comes to lengthening, hair is at least 5% elastic? Hair in
its natural state is highly composed of keratin. In its natural state keratin A
looks like a tight spiral. However if you were to say, braid your hair after
the shower forcing it to dry in its stretched state, that keratin will then be
arranged into keratin B, a more elongated form of keratin. The hair then enters
and state called ‘floating’ where it can elongate by 25% and without effort the
keratin A is now Keratin B.
4)
Watch the water!- Water is good for hair to an
extent. It does a good job of swelling the shaft and allowing for natural
ingredients to penetrate your hair without much damage. In fact the affect that
water has on hair is the reason most hair dye is liquid! However too much of
one thing is never a good thing. When you take a shower make sure to dry you
hair with a t-shirt and close those cuticles with Dagger & Arrrow Butter Cream!
Unlike a towel, a t-shirt will soak up excess water and has less of a chance of
sapping the vital oils from your hair.
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| Sebum. |
5)
The more greasy the better- Believe it or not
grease on your hair is actually known as sebum. Your hair needs this sebum. It protects
the hair from the elements as well as flexibility and shine. When you cleanse
your hair, try not to scrub too much!
Hope you all enjoyed these tips!Check back for more prom
and grad hair tips all this week!
