Jirano: Captivatingly Beautiful

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First of all, stay away from heat.  You need to keep all the moisture in.  You should also do a pre-poo treatment (this is where you put oils into your dry hair prior to washing it).  It keeps the moisture in your hair and makes it nice and soft. Leave it on for 1 hour with a shower cap.  I would recommend the following pre-poo:

• Almond oil
• Honey
• Some conditioner

Next thing is, you want to avoid shampoos that strip your hair.  Sulphate-free is a great way to go.  Rule of thumb is: apply shampoo to the scalp and conditioner to the length of the hair. Rinse with cold water to seal your moisture. With maintaining your twists, deep condition once a week.  Use Shea Butter to do your twists. It always leaves my hair feeling soft and manageable.

Your hair is more likely to have better growth once you do that BC. It is more of a mini chop if you decide not to cut all your hair off at once.   *Without the big chop, you just trim off new growth as soon as it appears.

This process of transitioning (without the big chop) is more slower so be patient. You’ll probably be a little frustrated  with the two hair textures but hang in there.

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I am guessing you don’t want to use that good ol’ heat.  Oh the good ol’ shrinkage. You’re not alone first of all. The more coils your hair has, the faster the shrinkage sets in.  What you want to do is stretch your hair before it dries. 

We find that using yarn string is awesome to stretch your hair.  This method is called Banding.  You wrap the thread all around your hair from root to tip and that’s what stretches your natural hair.  The thing is, you can’t sleep in the banded hair since it’s stiff and UNCOMFORTABLE!  What you can now do (after a few hours) is remove the yarn and do your twists/braids. Use a moisture-rich pomade or Shea Butter to roll your hair into the twists.

It’s possible to stretch hair without heat.

Enjoy the results :)

The fastest way to get to your access in via the BIG chop. If you are uncomfortable wearing your hair short, you can look at a few wigs for the time being.  If you don’t want that, the only other way you can do it is by trimming the ends as they grow :)

The biggest idea we can throw your way is conditioner conditioner! Make sure you are adding moisture to the crown of glory of your little one. Curly, frizzy, hair needs rinse through conditioner that you can use every time you shampoo her hair (recommend 2 times a week not more).

Her hair would also love to have a conditioner that she can spray on during the day and that can act as a leave in. Lastly, a deep conditioning treatment that you can give her one day a week. You can also co-wash as opposed to shampooing all the time. All these actions contribute towards preserving moisture. Moisture means that her hair will be more soft and pliable.

Numerous parents, with biracial kids, also chose protective styles like braids and twists. These are perfect for controlling tangles and breakage. If you don’t know how to braid your daughters hair, just take her to a salon once. While at the salon, just watch and learn so you can do it at home (saves you some money). Watch for tightness as that can stress the hair follicles and therefore lead to permanent hair loss. <—- not good!

Before your take some shears to your precious jewel’s head, first start off with some deep conditioner and keep a hair regime: Decide on a day you will be deep conditioning, use a daily spray as a leave in and try a protective styling like braiding. If you must proceed with cutting, I would go to a stylist who is experienced. The haircut will be more feminine and pretty and you may find another hairstyle that you like.