Black Teen Hair

Today's black teen hair styles require healthy, shiny hair so that the hair will look at its best. The first step to having healthy hair is to have a good hair care regime, which will vary depending on if you have natural or relaxed hair.

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Shampoo, condition, and moisturize hair about every week or every two weeks to keep it healthy and strong. Teens with relaxers should only have their new growth relaxed occasionally. Deep conditioning treatments can also benefit relaxed hair. Deep conditioners are more intense than regular conditioners that are applied regularly, whenever you wash your hair. To deep condition the hair:

1. Add the conditioner to damp hair.
2. Place a plastic bag on the hair and get under the dryer.
3. Instead of using a plastic bag, you can also place a warm towel on your hair and let the conditioner sit on your hair for the length of time indicated on the package.

How you treat teen hair is also important. You may believe that the hair cannot grow long, but your hair is always growing. One of the biggest reasons that black hair sheds or does not appear to grow is because of improper care. Teens should learn to treat their hair gently; African American hair can be extremely fragile.

Use your hands and fingers to style your hair; it is less likely to break with that gentle treatment. Brushing your hair, however, can help to stimulate your scalp and distribute natural oils, but don't view brushing as a way to straighten or tame unruly hair. Constantly pulling your coils through with a brush can cause your hair to snap and break in the bristles of the brush. Use a brush with soft, natural bristles and gently brush it. Combing your hair with a large-tooth comb may be a better choice.

Save your hair by working with its natural texture. Choose styles that incorporate twists and braids if you have unrelaxed hair. Avoid regularly hotcombing or flat-ironing unrelaxed hair, especially if you want to keep the natural coils intact.

Girls with relaxed hair sometimes experiment with getting their hair flat ironed, hot curled, or wearing weaves and ponytail pieces in their hair. Even teens with relaxed hair should avoid flat-ironing their hair every day, because too much heat will cause hair to break. Opt instead for wrapping your hair at night, wrapping it flat around your head and tying it up with a scarf. Your hair will be smooth in the morning. Spray your hair with oil sheen the night before and spray it again in the morning. When you take the wrap down, use a big tooth comb to comb it, and you can use a small tooth comb to style it. You can occasionally bump the ends of your hair with a curling iron. To bump the ends means to give the hair a slight curl at the ends with a curling iron or a flat iron. Make sure that your iron has a heat control so that you can adjust the setting.

If you experiment with weaves, try to avoid using weave glue. Get sew-in weaves, instead. Your weave should look as natural as possible, and you may choose to wear a weave only on special occasions, like the prom or a special party. When wearing weaves, make sure that you take care of the hair underneath the weave, and remove the weave when it begins to loosen and before the hair begins to mat.

For more great looks, many teens experiment with a variety of black teen hair styles, such as:

• Micro Braids
• Box Braids
• Gel Twists
• Two Strand Twists for Black Hair
• Zig Zag Braids

Whatever styles you experiment with, be sure your hair is healthy and strong so it won’t break under the stress and tension of frequent styling.

Have fun styling black teen hair, but avoid chemicals like formaldehyde that can do more harm than good. Also remember that relaxers change the structure of the hair, and chemicals in them can cause burns or hair loss. It is always best to have professionals apply chemicals, and ask their advice for specific maintenance questions.

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