Dry afro curly hair! Help!?

I have biracial curly afro hair and it is really dry and doesn't look like it's growing that good! I don't know what to do! I wash it with moisturizing conditioner about everyday, and moisturize it everyday and only shampoo and deep condition about once a week to once every two weeks with a moisturizing shampoo.


I make sure I don't use alcohol or petroleum/latum or mineral oil but nothing seems to be working and my hair feels really dry, what do I do ?Dry afro curly hair! Help!?
You first problem is that you wash your hair everyday. With dry afro curly hair you wash your hair with shampoo once a week. You can condition your hair everyday though. Make sure to you a leave in conditioner when you wet your hair. Also, place some jojoba oil or olive oil in your hair every night. Wrap it with a head scarf or a wave cap to keep the moisture in.


You hair is indeed growing. What is happening is that the ends are probably breaking off because your hair is damaged from all the washing. Curly hair will often not look like it is growing because it is curly.


Also, to lock in more moisture, put some jojoba oil or olive oil in your hair after conditioning. Turn the shower on hot and let the steam help to push the oil into your hair for 10 minutes. That will leave your hair soft and with a great shine. Also, you must realize that part of the dry feeling could simply be the texture of your hair. If all else fails, get a chemical texturizer/relaxer to get your hair looking how you want it to.Dry afro curly hair! Help!?
You should not wash your hair daily. Two times weekly is sufficient. The Lord didn't create African hair to be maintained like that. Our hair is very dry by nature. Our scalp does not emit a high level of oil, like non-African people. Washing daily robs our hair of the needed oils. Because it is dry, it doesn't hold dirt and odor easily like other hair. You should consider using products made for Afro-Biracial hair. There are several: MixedChicks.com, Treasured Locks.com and BlendedBeauty.com. Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding products were also made for your texture of hair.
Stop washing it every day. African American hair isn't made for that... Washing it so frequently depletes the hair of its natural oils. Take it down to every other day, at least.





It sounds like you're doing all the right things otherwise by using a moisturizing conditioner and no mineral oil. Don't forget to use a wide tooth comb instead of a smaller one when grooming.