Recently I've noticed a bunch of ads for hair products saying "Recent research has shown that oil is good for your hair. Our bla bla bla shampoo is the only one which infuses oils, to leave your hair healthy shiny and beautiful..." with some very Photoshopped celebrity prancing around flaunting her ridiculously good looking hair, which probably has more than just shampoo and oil in it.
So I saw what advertisement and was thinking to my self "WHAT! Indian women have been using Amla, almond, and coconut oils (just to name a few) for hair care for AGES!! and non-Indians fall under either one or more of the following categories: 1- their hair looks so greasy 2- they smell funny (yes coconut oil, amla etc. smell strong) 3- ask "how do indian women have such beautiful hair?" 4- oil in their hair? what! no way I use mouse, gel, hairspray! 4- henna what?!?!
Egg, fruits, yogurt, henna, are also other things we use in our hair to keep it healthy, conditioned, strong, and beautiful. We stay away from chemicals as much as we can cause on the long run it creates hair fall. Amla, Almonds, Coconut oil, head massages, and consuming fish and fish oils, increases hair growth, and so I am told. So that beautiful black long hair is thanks to oils, and also genes to some extent. Indian women have all these amazing beauty secrets, some may sound nasty (ie. egg), but it works. Like why would anyone want to eat raw fish (sushi)? Its a cultural thing!
Parachute Coconut oil or Dabur's hair oils are my favorite. Also now there's "Morrocan Argan Oil"! Yep that's another oil to be bursting in the market recently. It's not an Indian thing, but its still oil in the hair. Now all of ya'll be putting oil in your hair! I use it too, it's helped to reduce frizz etc, but the coconut oil brings the most nourishment. Its kind of like what fertilizer are you going to put on your lawn? Shampoos dry out the hair, removing all oils, so I don't really believe those ads, and then split ends, and other damage happens.
It seems everyone is embracing the oils, maybe in a few years it will be some other trend. Who knows, all these companies and their marketing gimmicks. Next thing you know they'll say henna is a great conditioner, and they are the first to put henna in their conditioners ... um dabur and other Indian brands have been doing so for years, including the whole "oil in shampoos" idea. Also Indian hair is of highest demand, and women use it as weaves, dye it and use those as weaves too. Hmm.
Funny story, a year or so ago, I was at the post office and the postman asked me if my hair was real! I was taken aback, was he implying I was wearing a wig? or weaves? He said he was wondering cause his girl friend or something spends too much money on hair. For a long time I wanted straight, flat, hair, because I have thick, wavy hair, full of body, and I didn't know how to wear it. I liked keeping my hair short, however my hair was wavy and bouncy, so it would look like as I was later called, "Helmet Head". I finally began growing it out for real in 2010 and it's been a learning experience. The first 2 years I wanted to cut it off everyday, now I know what works for it, and what doesn't. I learned about braids, turbie twist, oils, brushes, and other things women use and do to their hair, slowly but surely!
Wishing you all beautiful bouncy hair!
Breathe
I remember this next ad from my childhood:
So I saw what advertisement and was thinking to my self "WHAT! Indian women have been using Amla, almond, and coconut oils (just to name a few) for hair care for AGES!! and non-Indians fall under either one or more of the following categories: 1- their hair looks so greasy 2- they smell funny (yes coconut oil, amla etc. smell strong) 3- ask "how do indian women have such beautiful hair?" 4- oil in their hair? what! no way I use mouse, gel, hairspray! 4- henna what?!?!
Egg, fruits, yogurt, henna, are also other things we use in our hair to keep it healthy, conditioned, strong, and beautiful. We stay away from chemicals as much as we can cause on the long run it creates hair fall. Amla, Almonds, Coconut oil, head massages, and consuming fish and fish oils, increases hair growth, and so I am told. So that beautiful black long hair is thanks to oils, and also genes to some extent. Indian women have all these amazing beauty secrets, some may sound nasty (ie. egg), but it works. Like why would anyone want to eat raw fish (sushi)? Its a cultural thing!
Parachute Coconut oil or Dabur's hair oils are my favorite. Also now there's "Morrocan Argan Oil"! Yep that's another oil to be bursting in the market recently. It's not an Indian thing, but its still oil in the hair. Now all of ya'll be putting oil in your hair! I use it too, it's helped to reduce frizz etc, but the coconut oil brings the most nourishment. Its kind of like what fertilizer are you going to put on your lawn? Shampoos dry out the hair, removing all oils, so I don't really believe those ads, and then split ends, and other damage happens.
It seems everyone is embracing the oils, maybe in a few years it will be some other trend. Who knows, all these companies and their marketing gimmicks. Next thing you know they'll say henna is a great conditioner, and they are the first to put henna in their conditioners ... um dabur and other Indian brands have been doing so for years, including the whole "oil in shampoos" idea. Also Indian hair is of highest demand, and women use it as weaves, dye it and use those as weaves too. Hmm.
Funny story, a year or so ago, I was at the post office and the postman asked me if my hair was real! I was taken aback, was he implying I was wearing a wig? or weaves? He said he was wondering cause his girl friend or something spends too much money on hair. For a long time I wanted straight, flat, hair, because I have thick, wavy hair, full of body, and I didn't know how to wear it. I liked keeping my hair short, however my hair was wavy and bouncy, so it would look like as I was later called, "Helmet Head". I finally began growing it out for real in 2010 and it's been a learning experience. The first 2 years I wanted to cut it off everyday, now I know what works for it, and what doesn't. I learned about braids, turbie twist, oils, brushes, and other things women use and do to their hair, slowly but surely!
Wishing you all beautiful bouncy hair!
Breathe
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