Is Water Really Alone Really Going To Moisturize your Hair? NO!

by dsware | Dec 8, 2021 | Natural Hair News

Part 1: Water is perhaps not a moisturiser? To kick start the moisture bumper issue this week, I must go through some basics. First let me remind you about the structure of hair (skip to the diagram if you wish!). 1. Hair has two main layers. First an external thin...

More On Glycerine

by dsware | Dec 8, 2021 | Natural Hair News

Moisture Issue: Glycerin -the science bit The first post on glycerin was getting a little bit too long so I decided to split it up. Please see the first post here which details the moisturising effect of glycerin. This post is about the science. The way glycerin works...

Glycerine

by dsware | Dec 8, 2021 | Natural Hair News

Glycerin: Good Stuff in a funny form! There is alot of buzz currently from forum readers which has now filtered down to my inbox. This buzz is about KY Jelly as a hair moisturiser and styling aid. I have to say, it was a little strange that someone thought about...

Why Protien is good for hair

by dsware | Dec 8, 2021 | Natural Hair News

Moisture Issue: Proteins and moisture levels! The final part of this series covers a quite unexpected water helper – hydrolysed protein. Please remember that hydrolysed protein is quite special. Do see this previous post which describes the difference between...

How to fix Heat Damage

by dsware | Dec 8, 2021 | Natural Hair News

Can you really repair damaged hair? The question in 4th place in the recent poll was inspired by this email from Nicole – she asks,’Can heat damaged hair be nurtured back to health? Some parts of my coily tresses have begun to straighten. I think the last...