Purpose of Deep Conditioning

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DEEP CONDITIONING

Our hair needs constant nurturing and one way in which we are able to nurture every strand of our hair is to deep condition it.

Many of us may refer to this process as steaming our hair. Deep conditioning is the process whereby we apply nourishing products to the hair cover with a plastic cap or deep conditioning cap and apply heat.

Heat can be applied with the use of a standing dryer to speed up the process. But I prefer to allow my natural body heat to do the trick.  The heat which is generated naturally from my scalp is trapped by the plastic cap and thus performs the same function as would the hair dryer.

What does deep conditioning do for the hair?

When the hair is damp the heat causes the surface of the hair shaft to lift thus opening the 

hair cuticles. This allows the conditioning product to enter the hair shaft and this fortifies each strand with the nutrients within the product. This in return strengthens each strand of the hair and reduces the likelihood of hair breakage.

Deep conditioning can be done with either a protein conditioner or a moisturising conditioner. If your hair is too soft and breaks easily when wet deep condition with a protein conditioner. If your hair is brittle too sturdy and breaks easily when dry then deep condition with a moisturising conditioner to improve elasticity and this reduces breakage.

For persons of African decent hair breakage is a common barrier to achieving long hair. This is one sure way to keep your hair healthy and keep breakage at bay.