Demystifying Natural Hair Terms: Pre-Poo

Hi ladies, sorry for going quiet on you for a while now. Work is driving me crazy at the moment but as they say there is no pain without gain.

I have decided to introduce a new segment on my blog that will be dealing with terms you will often hear in the natural hair circles and sometimes you will have no idea what it means or what it actually entails. I hope this segment will help you, and if there are terms you would like elaborated, please hit me up on the facebook page or drop me a line on naturaltoto@gmail.com

Today we start with a common term, PRE-POO. For any natural head, it is very important you include pre-poo in your hair regimen. It makes you hair softer, shinier, protects it from over hydration and especially comes in handy for those suffering dry and brittle hair.

So exactly what is Pre-Poo?

First of don’t be scared, there is no actual poo involved…! Lol, its called pre-poo as it symbolizes the act before shampooing.
Pre-poo is a deep oil treatment you do before you shampoo your hair. It helps your hair retain moisture during the shampoo process and protects your hair from dehydration which might be caused by the shampoo itself.

How do you Pre-Poo?

A Pre-Poo involves soluble oil.
It can be Coconut oil (majority prefer this)
Or Olive oil (Extra virgin)
Warm the oil on double boiler (not in direct heat); usually this involves taking your jar of oil and putting in steaming water until it warms up.
Apply the oil in sections of your hair from root to ends and raking through the hair to ensure you don’t have knots in it. Massage it softly to your scalps… do this throughout your hair sections.
PS: You do this on dry head… It’s not necessary to wet your hair not unless you prefer to.
After applying the oil, wrap your head in a plastic cap for half-hour to an hour. You can also add a warm towel wrap if you want to.
Finally take out the wrap and shampoo your hair as normal.

Results:

Soft, shiny, manageable, detangled and shampoo protected hair.
So there you have it. What is & How to Pre-Poo. How do you do your Pre-Poo your hair?
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my hair after a pre-poo 

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