Spring Curly Hair Routine

Now that Spring has finally begun, I have officially switched to my spring hair care routine, so come along for the ride to see what I’ve changed.

Hot take: my products don’t change that much from season to season. Why? Let me share a little something about living in the prairies: it’s dry, it’s dry, and did I mention it’s dry? That means every season my hair desperately needs one thing: moisture. Below are the products and steps I take to retain that moisture and prepare my hair for the warmer months. 

ONE: Stick with moisturizing ingredients. There are of course many ingredients that help hydrate natural hair, but my favorites include honey, aloe vera, shea butter, argan oil, and glycerin (Sampson, 2021). Some of the products I use to retain hydration in my hair include the Verb Curl Collection (leave-in conditioner and curl cream) and the Flawless (by Gabrielle Union) detangling leave-in conditioner. 

TWO: Drink more water. The worst thing you can do to your hair is treated it so well on the outside, with the right products, the right protectants and still stunt its growth with dehydration. As we all know, hot weather makes us dehydrated, and while a good cocktail or iced coffee sounds great, these are all dehydrators that will inevitably halt your hair growth. For every drink, you need a glass of water, water is incredibly important for both your hair health and growth in general. 

THREE: Deep condition your hair weekly. I repeat, deep condition your hair weekly. As the weather starts to get hotter, the dryer your hair will get. t will need more moisture – no matter where you live. Now, this doesn’t mean ditching your protein masks (if that’s what works best for you) but if you find your hair starting to lose its shine, feeling more brittle, or shedding more than normal, these are all signs your hair is overloaded with protein and needs moisture. As always, my go-to moisturizing deep conditioner favorite is the Shea Moisture Manuka Honey and Mafura Oil Intensive Hydration Hair Mask (it has never failed me).

FOUR: Try Co-washing. As the weather gets hotter you might find that your hair feels sweaty – but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s dirty. Instead of stripping your hair of what you might think is excess oil, try a conditioning wash instead. Co-washing is essentially using a conditioner to wash your roots instead of a traditional shampoo. Don’t get me wrong, you will still be “cleaning [your] scalp to remove any dirt or residue because of the friction of your scrubbing [but] the main benefit is that you’ll [still] have really hydrated your hair during the cleansing process,” (Allen, 2017).  My go-to co-wash is the All Natural Cleaning CoWash from Eden’s Nature because it cleanses my hair really well without stripping my hair of any of its natural oils and it leaves my hair well hydrated too!

FIVE: Use a heat protectant.This tip is arguably one of the most important ones, especially for Springtime and it’s incorporating heat protectant in your curly hairstyling routine. Even if you’re not using a straightener or diffusing your hair, the weather alone – aka the stronger UV rays – can be quite harsh on your hair, and the same way the sun burns your skin, it can burn your hair. So protecting your hair from any kind of heat will save you in the long run. My favorite product to combat this is the Eva-Nyc Mane Magic 10-in-1 Primer. It acts as a heat protectant, a UV protectant, and a moisturizing primer before the rest of my styling products.   

These are all my tips and tricks, tag me or direct message me @antouniasaleh if you try any I always like hearing people’s thoughts on these!

References

Allen, M. (2021, December 27). Natural girls, this is the real difference between co-wash and Conditioner. Byrdie. Retrieved from https://www.byrdie.com/co-washing-natural-hair 

Sampson, L. O. (2021, July 22). The 5 best ingredients to moisturize your hair. The Hair Routine. Retrieved from https://www.thehairroutine.com/blogs/journal/5-best-moisturizing-ingredients