This is my hair in it's natural state. I actually prefer & wear it straight most times, but it doesn't keep me away from the water.
I copied the blog below for my sisters who shy away from the water because of their hair.
Healthy Hair at the Beach!
Long gone are the days when we had to fear the pool or the ocean. You can swim, enjoy the summer and have a neat hair do' in the morning. Here are five easy tips for a happy day at the beach!1. Before heading out, apply a dime size amount of leave-in conditioner (preferably ones with sunscreen built in) to your hair in small sections. A liquid leave-in conditioner in a spray bottle might be the easiest to apply.
2. Try and keep your hair up and under a hat or scarf for as long as possible. This will help protect your hair and scalp from the sun.
3. Go for a swim!
4. If possible, at least try to rinse out the chlorine or sea water. If not possible, cover hair with hat or scarf until your return home. Then, wash and condition with a super moisturizing shampoo and conditioner. If you can leave the conditioner on for 20 minutes, that would be great!
5. Apply a moisturizer. Braid hair in small, uniform sections and let air dry overnight. In the morning, undo braids, separate curls for a nice textured look! Here is a picture of what my hair looks like the next morning.
Hope this help! For more tips and techniques, join me at www.healthytextures.com and on my social network at www.healthytextures.ning.com.
Yeah right....LOL
ReplyDeleteI love getting in the water... But I better have a blow dryer and some curling irons near by or you gone see a side of GiGi that aint meant to be seen in public... lol
ReplyDeleteMy draws up after a while.. My momma always tells me that "you and your sister got your daddy's nappy hair"... and the funny thing is,,,she's right... My mom has fine thin hair, where as my dad has that course unmanageable shit... So what happens.. he passes that shit off to me... Maybe thats why I hate doing my hair... But I will take these tips into consideration....
over and out..
I ain't scared of the water, nor my hair after being in the water...
ReplyDeleteI haven't been to a pool in so long. Not because of the water and my hair but because of my fear of being caught dead in a swimsuit!
ReplyDeleteJust kidding...
Thanks for the tips!
I am getting my daughters hair geared up for camp. She is going to be swimming in a chlorinated pool twice a day for 4 weeks. Last year her hair got really dry. This time I am going to get the ends trimmed and condition it daily. I wish I could put it in braids, but I detest fuzzy braids and all that swimming will make her hair fuzz up in a second.
ReplyDeleteI take it you are one of those sistas? *lol*
ReplyDeleteGirl, you betta get you a swimsuit & sashay on out there with the rest of us hefty chics! *lol*
ReplyDeleteYou betta get her right! Don't have M&M walking around like your name is Heidi & their daddy's name is Seal. *lol* I just wanna scoop those kiddies up & fix their hair!
ReplyDeleteI am not afraid of the water either. You have a nice wavy texture. Mine will kind of curl/spiral up. Give me some mousse and I am good to go.
ReplyDeleteBlack people dont wear mouse.. girl..
ReplyDeleteInfusium 23 is an EXCELLENT leave in conditioner...
ReplyDeleteThe thing that used to grind my ass was that my hair was that crazy looking Macy Gray shit when it got wet and then air dried.... it would mat and tangle... I almost miss it but since I'm fitna be under a helmet on the daily (as often as possible) I'm gon keep this Caesar cut.....
No we don't wear mouse (lol), but yeah, we do use mousse.
ReplyDeleteDammit... we need auto spell checker on this thing... lmaoooo
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't pick that error up, chile.
ReplyDeleteI is da won dat iz layt four da bawl, sew I desided two kum ova hear two c wut ew gies wurr dooeen.
ReplyDeleteSmooth Shine Curl Activating Mousse ...made perfectly for "our" hair.
ReplyDelete(Well, I am not sure your hair Red) **ducking and running**
I am so mad at you for this foolisness RIGHT HERE ....
ReplyDeletewhat the flying fish cakes is going on today... Is this pick on GiGi day... I will have my revenge tomorrow.. heffa's...
ReplyDeletelmaooooo took me bout five minutes to type it... I couldnt get the stupid to just flow out my mouth right... I had to work hard at it... lol
ReplyDeleteGirl, it reminded me of this book that I had to read for Honor's English in high school and it was written in "slave dialect" ...LAWD..... it was painful...
ReplyDelete"I's gwine...I's gwine on ta see ma lawd and savyah"
You need 40 lashes for this mess!
ReplyDeleteIm trying to say this shit out loud and sounding like a damn fool... lmaoooooooo
ReplyDeleteWhat... I was just saying what had happened...lol
ReplyDeleteI can only get in the water if that's the ONLY thing I'm going to do for the day because these locs are very absorbent lol. It takes forever for my hair to dry.
ReplyDeleteI bet! Shoot, it takes mine 2 days to air dry! I can't imagine how long yours takes.
ReplyDeleteThat's why I'm rocking the cornrows so I can swim with no muss, no fuss.
ReplyDeleteIf I were to take to the water in my natural state, I'd come out with a tight short little afro. And it takes a half day to wash, dry, comb and condition it! Last summer though, I wore my hair in two strand twists and did the leave in conditioner thing so it was easier to comb out and style for the next day.
I've never been scared of the water as I love to swim...9 times out of 10 i'm rocking weave (sewn in) anyway so I just jump right on in...lol. In the summer, I mostly wear wet n wavy weave so when it gets wet, it just curls up. I wash in between my cornrows with a toothbrush then blowdry in between my tracks to make sure my own hair is dry and let the weave hair air dry.
ReplyDeleteAir drying is in no way shape of form an option for me lol. I can dry my hair for an hour (F you Kim and DeShanna, that's a pre-emptive F You to the both o'yous) and it still won't be completely dry, it takes a day or so to completely dry even AFTER the drying lol
ReplyDeleteIf my hair gets wet it gets frizzy and shrinks up
ReplyDelete...and air dry...Lawd no I would look like Celie from the Color Purple by the head lol
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I've conditioned (leave-in), moussed & twisted my hair.....stayed tuned for tomorrow's results.
ReplyDeleteI done told you heffa... blacks folks dont MOUSSE their hair... I cant wait to see the pics...
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