♥Detangling & Shampooing, the stress free way!♥ Featured Guest Writer: Umm Aaqil

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Bismillaah

"All praise and thanks belongs to Allaah. Lord & Creator of all the worlds. May Allaah bestow His mercy upon the Prophet, his family, his companions, and on all of those who follow them in truth until The Last Day" Ameen  

As Salaamu Alaikum

Baraka'Allaahu'Feekum

Very soon I will be taking a break and I decided to gather as many guest writers as I could in the mean time :).

I am very very very fortunate to have this sister guest blog each month! Al-Hamdu lillaah she will be posting about hair related topics :)

May Allaah bless the sister with good in this life and the next Ameen.

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 We all cherish our little girls, and we especially cherish their hair.Those twisted kinky curly locks of beautiful hair. As mothers we long to see our girls with a head full of healthy tresses. We comb, we grease, we braid, we detangle. And with the time that goes into it, it's unfortunte that some of our girls dispise getting their hair done.

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Since the advent of curly cremes, pomades, detanglers and hair butters, hair styling for little girls should be a more enjoyable one. Where we have gone wrong in the past is our improper use of products, poor detangling techniques and not enough conditioning.

As people of color we have the driest and most tightly coiled hair of all. This makes our hair more suseptable to damage and breakage.

Moisture balanced hair that is properly cared for will have a healthy sheen and luster no matter what the hair type.

It will be easier to detangle and hairstlying days won't be so stressful for our girls.

 Here are a few simple steps to ensuring that your little ones hair do days flow a little smoother.

Smooth Transitions:

Detangling and shampooing, the stress free way

  -when removing braided and/or twisted hairstyles, detange first with your hands pulling apart tightly binded hair. With a wide tooth comb, comb through each braid one at a time. Be sure to start at the ends and work your way up.

- section hair with fingers into 4 sections. Continue to detangle until all shedded hair has been removed
Ready to shampoo

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-in the sink or tub use your hose attachment (available at most beauty supply stores) to thoroughly rinse the hair with water. This step will remove most top soil on hair and scalp even before the shampoo is added.

-once rinsed using a cleansing shampoo apply to hair and lather, but be sure not to pile the hair on top of it's self to prevent tangling.

-repeat this step with a conditioning/detangling shampoo

-ring out and lightly towel blot the hair so conditioner will adhere better

- condition the hair by smoothing the product on the hair strands and focus on the ends. (This is the hair that has been on the head the longest so it is prone to dryness and breakage.)

- towel dry the hair

-Section with fingers into 4 parts. Apply a detangler liberally throughout the hair.

- divide each section a second time making 8 sections total. Detangle hair with a wide tooth comb beginning at the ends. If you feel resistance, stop, don't pull. Wet hair is more fragile than dry hair. Slowly and gently pick out the tangle until comb slides through the hair. Once detangled plait or twist section. Repeat this step for every section.

Let your hair routine with your little one be an enjoyable one. Soon they will begin to look forward to hair do days.

Next month topic: T-N-T Damage Control: Treatments and Trims for extremely damaged hair.

Umm Aaqil is a professional licensed cosmetologist. She specializes in natural and transitioning hair, hair repair and re-growth.  Having graduated from the Beauty Academy of Maryland her expertise ranges from hair, make-up and henna.  She is a certified henna body artist and is a trained stylist for Design Essentials products which she uses for all of her clients.
To purchase or schedule an appointment please contact
443. 622.0421 or visit www.hairandhenna.webs.com