Use those finger tips!
I know that many of you have read my blogs and saw the word pre-poo. As one of my dear friends said, "Girl, that just doesn't sound right. Sounds like what you do before you...uhm..doo." Well, as some naturals may or may not know, pre-poo or pre-pooing is the process of preparing your hair before you wash your hair. You can pre-poo your hair at night to prepare it for washing in the morning or you can do it before you wash your hair that day.
Pre-pooing is different for everyone. I have watched v-logs for both natural and relaxed/ chemically treated hair wearers use conditioners, leave in conditioners, oils, henna, black canola oil, shea butter, and more to prep their hair.
Well, today I would like to share my pre-pooing method. I will share the "same day pre-poo" as well as the "night before pre-poo". My method is pretty simple since I am sticking to the "less is more" method and doing everything to keep out of my hair. You can use this, check on you tube for what others do, or you could just do what is best for you. As for me, I did what best worked for my hair.
Night before Pre-Poo
When I do a" night before pre-poo:, that means that I am in for the day. I can go out and run errands, but I tend to use a shower cap to hydrate and don't want to run out with one. I have my limits. But I digress, when I do my night before pre-poo I take my time and I will have all night to let my hair hydrate. I use these items:
Motions Leave in Conditioner
Olive Oil
Fantastic Sams Hydrating conditioner
Rat tail comb
Lusti's Organic Hair Mayonnaise
Water
Plastic Cap
Silk Scarf
Wide tooth comb (In the morning)
First, I wet my hair with water. My hair isn't usually dry, but I always wet it a little to make it easier to comb. My hair is type 4 (K4c) hair. You can actually look up and see what type of hair you have (see below) if you do not know. Anyway, my hair is THICK! That means tighter curl, easier to break if dry. So, once adding the water, I use a teaspoon of olive oil and rub it on my hair using my finger tips. Then I use the rat tail comb (using the tail end) and separate my hair to apply the Motions leave in conditioner, the Fantastic Sams Hydration conditioner, and Lusti's Organic Hair Mayonnaise to my scale. Once it is applied, I will have a whitish green residue from the mixture on my hair. I take the comb end of the rat tail comb and slowly comb it through. It is easy for me to comb now that it is saturated. I apply my plastic cap, then over that my silk scarf..And BAM! I am done. I can go to sleep.
What type are you?
The next day, I get up and hop in the shower. I wash out the mixture and slowly run a wide tooth comb in my hair in case of any tangles. Usually, my hair feels really soft. I then apply the shampoo by lathering it up in my hands first and then apply. I style my hair and go. I have noticed little to no breakage when doing this.
Same day pre-poo
My same day pre-poo is when I am just tired the night before, didn't wash it, it is starting to smell funny due to product build up, and I have to hurry because I class or work in an hour and a half. I know many of you have been at that spot before. I do this as part of my wash and go method. Here is my steps
Olive Oil
Motion's Leave In Conditioner
Water
Wide Tooth Comb
I do all this while in the shower because I am in a hurry. I wet my hair in warm water (NO HOT..STRIPS YOUR HAIR AND NUTRIENTS ON YOUR SCALP). I apply a teaspoon of olive oil and just apply it to my wet hair using my finger tips. Then I apply the Motion's Leave in Conditioner. While in the shower, I let it set while I do whatever else I need to do. Once done, I take the wide tooth comb and wash the mixture out. I then do my wash and go (shampoo and conditioner ) along with whatever I need to do to style my hair quickly and then I am out. My hair is still damp, but it doesn't take long to dry since I have a TWA.
If you have questions, feel free to ask...I could learn something new in the process
Peace of Christ
