So you want to wear your hair in an afro? Well I can tell you they are not the
best style for one to wear on a daily basis. Why? It’s because of the general definition
of the term afro. An ‘afro’ when referring to the hair style, is generally thought
to be the ‘natural’ state of someone with type 4 hair i.e. tangled and without
product. However if someone with this hair type was to leave their hair un touched
in its natural state it would loc up and be one unmanageable dread.
So what
then is an afro puff? An afro puff is hair that has been stretched and picked
out using a big tooth comb or afro pick and normally a moisturiser such as
Dagger & Arrow Coconoix Butter Cream. In doing this one can insure that
most of the hairs are detangled and can thus avoid breakage. Keep in mind
though that hair WILL become tangled and one must keep picking it out with an
afro pick, thus increasing breakage to an unnecessary amount over a long period
of time –this is why many of people who adorn an afro complain that they have a
sensitive scalp.
Remember that even though at any given time 90% of your hair
is in the growth stage, a single hairs life can last from a few months to years,
and endless picking at an afro will cause more breakage and encourage shedding.
So you may think that you have lots of hair to spare but really, who are you to
know how long a shed hair would have grown in 5years?
If you would like to wear your hair in an afro try these
tips.
Stretch type 4 hair over night and carefully pick out the
hair in the morning. If you do this after you shower make sure hair is
COMPLETELY DRY
Use Dagger & Arrow Butter Cream and Spritz to moisturise
your scalp, help stop breakage and to promote sheen and growth
Try not to wear an afro for more than three days straight. Doing
so will reduce damage to your scalp and breakage due to endless picking.
Try sectioning your hair at night and moisturising your
scalp directly. Doing this will cause hair to be less tangled and will protect
it at night while maintain moisture on the scalp. This will also make it easier
to style in the morning
