How to soften hard hair: Pre-pooing for Natural Hair

If you have been natural for quite an amount of time, pre-pooing shouldn't be a new word to you. But for the newbies to the natural hair game here's everything you need to know about pre-pooing.

Pre-pooing is short for for pre-shampooing.

It is basically a treatment applied to the hair and/or scalp prior to adding shampoo. Its main purpose is to provide a shield/protective layer against the harsh stripping of the hair in the shampoo phase. So if your hair typically seems dry after you shampoo. I recommend you try pre-pooing. Plus, it isn't hard/expensive :)

Pre-poos are typically done with store bought pre-poo treatments. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE ALOE AND COCONUT WATER PRE-SHAMPOO FROM AFRICAN PRIDE!

But if you aren't willing to start buying pre-poos there are a ton of other alternatives! So here are a few

1. Avocado Oil

2. Castor Oil

3. Olive Oil

4. Jojoba Oil

5. Coconut Oil

6. Almond Oil

7. Argan Oil

8. Honey wtc

BENEFITS OF PRE-POOING

- Helps to restore moisture

- Helps to soften the hair

- Helps to restore shine

- Helps to protect help from the harsh shampoo process

- Helps to detangle hair and get rid of tangles and knots

HOW TO PRE-POO

1. Divide hair into workable and pick a section to start working on.

2. Spritz each section with a bit of water to dampen it.

3. Get your pre-poo/oil and coat the section of hair with it, running your fingers through the section to finger detangle.

4. Next get your detangling tool (e.g denman brush, wide toothed comb, tangle teezer etc) and detangle.

5. Twist or braid each section. and repeat till you are done with all the sections.

6. Tie a plastic bag over your hair and let sit in hair between any time from 1 hour to overnight.

7. Wash hair normally.

This was definitely a short post but thanks for reading and I hope you implement pre-pooing into your hair regimen this 2019. If you have any questions leave a comment, ask the question using the form at the bottom of the page/the live chat or message me on instagram (@blossom.eo) and I will make sure to respond ASAP!

Wishing you healthy hair this 2019 and have an amazing day! xx