Written By Keysha Davis
As a brand sparkling new year is upon us, it’s time to elevate your Afro hair routine by implementing some clearly defined steps into your regimen. When pursuing healthy hair goals for 2025, using the right products, techniques, and implementing healthy lifestyle habits, are just some of the things you can do to ensure that your curls coils remain healthy, strong and vibrant throughout the year. Let’s delve deeper into some of the ways in which you can achieve your best hair ever by adopting the following natural hair tips.
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Get Clear on Your Hair Type
Knowing your hair type and understanding what it likes and dislikes is one of the most crucial things you can do to cultivate healthy hair. Is it low porous or high pourus? Are your strands fine, medium or dense? Are your curls super defined or more zig zagged in formation? Knowing your hair type will help you during your pursuit of healthy hair. You will be empowered to select the right products for your hair, knowing what hair techniques are likely to yield positive results, and not get caught up in following the latest trends you see on social media.
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Start From the Scalp
Scalp care is the foundation to healthy hair - it's where the follicles exist to give birth to each individual hair strand. In other words, it's a pretty big deal, and should be treated as such if healthy hair is your goal in 2025. And what does it crave the most? To be cleansed and nourished to provide the gateway to stellar hair growth. When the scalp is clogged up it hinders growth and causes the it to become irritated and inflamed. To remove build-up and grime for your scalp, wash your curls every 7-10 days using a shampoo like Afrocenchix Swish Sulphate-Free Shampoo. This rich and creamy shampoo removes debris from the scalp without stripping the hair of its natural oils. Follow up by conditioning your hair with Afrocenchix Swirl Silicone-Free Conditioner, a soothing formula blended with avocado and olive oil created to detangle and infuse hair with lost nourishment.
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Make Hydration a High Priority
When hair is dry and brittle it's more prone to breakage and damage. As such, keeping your hair hydrated is paramount. Get into the habit of applying hydrating hair products on a regular basis to give it a moisture injection. For daily use, apply a few sprays of Afrocenchix Sheen Ultra Hydrating Hair Spray to your hair, a lightweight, refreshing moisturiser that refreshes and revives dry and frizzy locks. It’s also worth noting that washing and deep conditioning your hair on a frequent basis will help it retain optimal levels of hydration so it remains strong and pliable.
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Minimise Heat Usage
Speaking of dryness. One sure fire way to cause hair to be frayed and frazzled is by continual use of heated styling tools like straighteners, curling irons and blowdryers. High heat extracts moisture from the hair and can cause significant damage if done repeatedly, especially if applied without a heat protectant. To minimise dryness, cut down on heated styling tools from time to time. Allow your curls to air dry instead of using a hairdryer. Opt for low manipulation styles like double stranded braids and cornrows.
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Embrace a Nighttime Hair Routine
Haircare doesn’t stop when we hit the sack, in fact, implementing a bedtime hair care routine for Afro hair is of paramount importance in our pursuit of healthy hair. When hair is neglected and unprotected during nightime it is susceptible to friction caused by lying on moisture-sapping materials like cotton pillowcases, as well being vulnerable to knots and tangles. To alleviate this issue, apply a satin bonnet or invest in a satin/silk pillowcase to protect your hair at night. As part of your bedtime routine, brush curls up into a bun/pineapple, or add chunky braids each night to keep tangles at arms length.
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Invest in Quality Products
Investing in quality products that priortise natural ingredients and eliminate ingredients that can cause damage is one of the best things you can do for your hair this year. At Afrocenchix we are passionate about providing our customers with products that protect, care for and promote healthy hair. Not only are our formulas natural, organic and vegan, but they are jam packed with natural nutrients like shea butter, jojoba oil and aloe vera to keep hair soft and nourished.
Kickstarting a healthy hair regimen in the new year is one of the best ways to get into a healthy haircare routine. To transform your haircare routine today, explore Afrocenchix’s premium natural haircare products now.