I have the book and don't need it anymore. Pm me.


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Hey ladies if anyone wants more info on the post here is the information..I got it from her blog..

How to Strategically Seal Natural Afro Textured Hair

Many people like to seal their natural, afro-texured hair. Sealing is defined here as holding in the moisture on your hair. This helps to reduce breakage and split ends caused by chronic dryness. I like to seal my hair as well. Once I began to seal my ends, I was able to retain length on my hair. I use a three step strategy. I seal with water, oil then an emulsified cream.


The cuticles on the hair strand operate like a vent. The cuticles lift and then lower. Cuticles lift naturally from certain products such as with soaps and surfactants. Cuticles are then lowered from the perfect balanced vinegar rinse and other conditioning types of rinses.


When you have finished washing and conditioning your hair, ideally, you want to have cuticles that are lowered and closed tightly over the hair strand. Tightly closed cuticles reflect more light, and thus looks shinier and healthier.


With this in mind I like to seal my hair strategically after washing and conditioning.


Apply Water Based Moisturizer - Directly to the freshly cleansed and washed hair. My concoction usually has panthenol, aloe vera and water. Panthenol moisturizes the hair clear down to the scalp. This mix provides moisture and nutrition to the hair.


Apply Oil Based Moisturizer - Directly over the water based moisturizer. It traps the water and nutrients on the hair shaft, slowing down the evaporation of the water based moisturizer. It keeps the moisture on the hair shaft longer.


Apply Emulsified Based Moisturizer - You can usually recognize and emulsified based moisturize because it is usally thick. These are usually thickened with gums (guar gum, gum arabic, xanthum gum, etc) or waxes (beeswax, soy wax) or petrolatum (vaseline, hair grease) or un-petroleum jelly. I prefer the kind thickened with guar gum or the kind with plain old vaseline. Emulsified based moisturizers provide the best sealing properties. They do not stop the evaporation of moisture from the hair strand completely, but they slow it down considerably. Vaseline allows for the least amount of evaporation.
What are you using on your head to seal? Do you use anything to seal your hair?


http://beautifybitbybit-chicoro.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-strategically-seal-natural-afro.html

I actually follow her advice when it comes to washing my hair. I wash my hair while it's in twists or braids. This method helps keep my hair from getting really tangled. I've noticed length retention by following this method.

I checked Chicoro's book out several weeks ago.I've been re-reading it because I'm especially interested in focusing on retaining length.I noted that Chicoro says that when you reach your breaking point that you have to do something different.I want my hair to grow past shoulder length.I'm going to keep it in braids and twists.

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Hey ladies, isn't this basically the loc method?

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Yes and no. Chicoro has a six step process that many naturals promote as good sound practices. She also talks about adding moisture to your hair using the LOC method. Her book has a lot of great information.

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How long is everyone waiting before applying each layer of product?

Ok Thx Raven

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I just started using the LOC Method on my hair. It really works with moisture. Before using this particular method, my hair was dry. Now it stays pretty moist throughout the day. Hopefully I can use this method for a LONG while...

I'm a fan and I follow Chicoro's methods religiously. I wash my hair in twists to minimize tangles all over my head. This cleansing method works well for me. Taking care of my hair is a breeze and I am grateful for the ladies of Youtube and natural hair care forums who don't mind sharing their hair care secrets with the rest of us. Chicoro's book combined with The Science of Black Hair, aka the bible for healthy black hair, helped me build a solid regimen that works works well for maintaining a healthy head of hair.