Rehairducation

Hair Health Check by Hairducation

 

 

 

I receive a lot of emails from ladies who tell me they have been caring for their hair for months or years but they are still experiencing a lot of breakage and they have been at the same length for years.
I also notice that when on a hair journey, we often complete length checks every few months to see how long our hair has grown.  We often use length alone to judge the success of our hair journey but how do we know if the health (lustre, body, strength and quality) of our hair is improving?

In both scenarios above, what we should be doing is checking how healthy our hair and scalp really is.

Why you should do it

A hair health check will show :

  • The quality of your hair cuticle
  • Issues with your scalp and follicles such as clogging, dryness, inflammation etc
  • Evidence of heat damage
  • Split ends
  • Fractured hair shaft and other hair shaft disorders

These are not always visible to the human eye and seeing them with the help of a Trichoscope ( hair microscope) will help to flag up what may be lacking in your hair care regimen or adjustments you should make to your practices or product use so that you experience less damage and breakage and maximise your hair growth potential.

A hair health check will also help to identify lifestyle, medical or hereditary factors which may be affecting your hair and scalp.   Identifying what issues there may be is the first step to preventing further damage, reducing and eventually reversing the hair loss where possible.
How The service Works 

The service is a three-stage process which includes:

  • a microscopic examination of your scalp, hair follicles and hair stands
  • collection of information about the internal and external factors that may affect your scalp health and hair growth such as your medical history, hereditary factors, lifestyle and hair care practices.
  • a report on the findings of the analysis and 6 annotated microscopic pictures of your hair and scalp. Hair care recommendations to improve the health of your scalp and hair Further tests with your doctor will be recommended if necessary

 

Location: Hairitage Salon, 2nd Floor Lennox Mall, Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1.  This service is not available online.

Booking: Bookings must be made in advance.  Please send an email to rehairducation@gmail.com  or call  09082474331 for further enquiries and to make a booking

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Lade

Learn | Change | Grow

Update Post on The Differences between Afro and Asian/Caucasian Hair

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Hello ladies,

Our hair is different from that of other races in so many ways.  For our hair to thrive, we have to be intentional in our approach to caring of it.  The fact is that the structure or shape of our hair strands makes it more susceptible or easy to damage.   In other words, we can’t get away with as much of the damaging hair styling practices that ladies of other races do.  Especially with heat and chemical processes like colouring and perms/relaxers.

I was going to write a detailed post about the difference between afro textured and Caucasian/Asian hair and realised that I wrote a rather good one (if I may say so myself) a few years ago.  I strongly recommend that you read it, if you haven’t already.  It will help you understand your hair a lot better.  To read the post click here.

 

hair strand shape

What I would like to add with this short update are actual images which compare the shape of our hair strands with that of other races. In my first post, I drew the images  (which you can see above) to illustrate the point.  Now that I have  my Trichoscope, I compared a few strands of my own hair with hair from one of my wigs made with Asian hair.   The key difference in shape is that Asian and Causcasian hair tends to be more circular and thicker or robust whilst afro hair tends to have a more oval flattened shape.  You will notice this in the image above and the pictures below.

 

Left Image Asian hair with a circular shape. Right Image Texlaxed Afro hair with a flattened tape like oval shape.

 

The impact of this difference in shape is very important and significant.   Again please read the first post, there is so much to learn from it.

My next post will be a hair update, I haven’t done one in such a while.   I better get on with my wash day so I have material for the post.

See you soon.

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Lade

Learn | Change | Grow

 

 

Motions versus Motions – A review of the new formula of Motions Moisture Plus

Hey ladies,

I’am smiling as I type this because of all the ladies who have visited and met me at the salon who have asked, “haba, why have you stopped blogging?”
If you are reading this, you know I said I’d be back. Ladies, the reality is that I am pulled in so many directions and sometimes it becomes a lil difficult to do it all.  I will always blog, it may not be as often as I’d like but this is home.  So sooner or later I’ll always be back.  Mushiness over ……. and on with today’s blog post which is a product review/comparison of the old and new formula of Motions Moisture Plus Conditioner.

First thing first, Aussie Moist is my current go to moisture conditioner as I discussed in this post.  I often advise ladies in locations where some of their fave brands may be hard to find, to have a back up product in case they aren’t able to find/buy their staple products.  I have two back up moisture conditioners I use to deep condition my hair, Herbal Essence Hello Hydration and Motions Moisture Plus.
The old version of Motions Moisture Plus seemed to work quite well for my hair but I was never happy with the ingredients and tried many alternatives with better ingredients but none kept my hair as happy ( smoother, easier to detangle, softer) as the motions.  All that changed when I tried and fell in love with Aussie Moist.  So why am I talking about Motions?  Because the stash of Aussie Moist I brought back from the UK is finished and I haven’t had the time to go hunting for some here in Lagos.  I walked into my beauty supply store and picked up a bottle of the new motions instead……… and I am very happy with it to say the least.

In this review I will discuss the ingredients, consistency and the effects the new fomula had on my hair in comparison to the old one.

 

Ingredients
The thing that irked me the most about the old formula was the high quantity of mineral oil it contained.  Mineral oil isn’t a high quality ingredient.  It add no real value to conditioners and does not enrichen a conditioner the way many natural botanical oils do.
The new motions Moisture plus contains no mineral oil and such a rich mix of natural ingredients which are listed very high up the list ( meaning there are high quantities of them in the conditioner).  Some of the botanical oils and butters contained in the new formula includes Soybean oil, shea butter, argan oil, olive oil, coconut oil, castor oil, etc. Although it is a moisture conditioner, it also contains a small amount of hydrolyzed proteins which helps hair fibres retain moisture ingredients for longer.
I am not saying this new formula has a perfect list on ingredients, but it certainly has a much better quality of ingredients that are beneficial to hair.

 

Consistency of the Product
The old formula was thicker and took some effort before sinking or seeping into my hair.  I noticed that it usually required heat for about 10 minutes via my soft hood drier before my hair began to absorb the product.

The new formula on the other hand is much thinner but it’s not overly watery or too runny.   The first time I applied it to my hair I was shocked because it disappeared, I mean I couldn’t see a thick layer of conditioner sitting on top of my hair fibres, nooooooo, it sank right into my hair fibres with zero heat.   This had me thinking “okay – come through Motions…come through”

 

Effects on My Hair
I was pleased with how my hair felt when I rinsed it out.  My hair definitely felt softer than when I used the old formula.  I however still prefer how soft and perfect the Aussie Moist Makes my hair feel.  So whilst the new Motions Moisture Plus is not my main or go-to conditioner, I am very happy to keep using it as a back-up and don’t have to feel bad about putting a poor quality product in my hair. And most importantly I feel happier about readers trying and using it IF it works on their hair.
My next post is a science based, very educative post about the structure of afro hair fibres in comparison to Caucasian and Asian hair types, the implications of our hair’s shape and why it is a major factor in how we treat our hair if we want it to be healthy.  I am already working on it so see you soon.

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Lade