How to Know If Your Hair Care Regimen Is Really Right for You

Start 2014 Off With the Right Hair Care Regimen!!

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Are you doing all the right things for your hair to thrive? Do you have the right products, tools and proper techniques?

Below, I have listed a few clues to look out for that will let you know that you’re on the right track when it comes to taking care of your natural hair.

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1. Your “wash day” routine takes less time each time you do it. If it took you an hour to detangle your hair during last week’s wash, this week it might only take 45 minutes. In addition, your hair should retain more moisture than it did last week. What I’m saying is that a regimen that truly works will give you continued improvement each time.

2. You start to use less and less of your products. This includes shampoos, conditioners and stylers. The more your hair improves, the less product you’ll need to make it “look right” or “feel right.”

3. You won’t have to moisturize as often. Hair in good condition retains moisture. This limits the need to use ‘moisturizers’ between washes. Of course, in order to know if your hair is retaining moisture, you need to know the difference between moisturized hair and oily hair. They are not the same.

4. You notice fewer and fewer tangles, splits and single-strand knots each wash day. Hair that’s in good condition doesn’t tangle and knot easily. I have found this to be the case regardless of hair texture. Many have been lead to believe that because their hair is tightly curled, tangles and knots are just something you have to accept. And it’s true that these strands are more prone to wrap around each other. However, if you have proper moisture levels and minimal damage, the strands (even the tightly coiled ones) will slide past each other during combing.

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Of course, these are only a few ways to recognize a good regimen, but I think they are the most important. If you’ve been doing your routine for a while and you don’t really see an improvement, you should consider re-evaluating your products and technique. Maybe leave one step (or product) out of your regimen at a time until you find the culprit. Once you do, you can replace that item or that step with something that works.