Whether you transition to natural hair or just decide to keep long hair, the growth of natural hair needs regular moisturizing and maintenance.

If you are transitioning from chemically relaxed hair, you have to choose whether to cut off all permanently straightened hair or braid your hair into braids or other styles to cover up the difference in texture.

Even if you're just growing your natural hair, you must pay more attention to the way your hair moisturizes and shapes to avoid breaking. To make your hair grow healthily. 

Method 1 ：Transitioning to Natural Hair

1. Make a big chop. The easiest way to transition to natural hair is to cut off all chemically relaxed hair. This will help you avoid sudden changes in texture between loose hair and naturally growing hair. However, cutting is meant to sacrifice length and cut short hair to remove slack hair.If you don't cut loose hair, your hair is particularly easy to break.

2.Wear a braid during the transition. If you want to grow your natural hair, but don't want to sacrifice your length, you can weave or receive it while waiting for your hair to grow. Weaving will hide the fundamental changes in the texture of your hair and provide you with the long hair you want. When your natural hair grows to the length you want, you can remove the braid, cut off the loose hair, and then continue to grow your natural hair.

3. Wear hair in a protective manner during transition. To hide the transition between straightened and natural hair, you can also braid your hair into braids, corn braids, or other protective styles until your hair is long enough to make you feel comfortable cutting loose hair. These hairstyles have the advantage of low maintenance cost while still maintaining the length of hair.

When going to bed, braid your hair into braids, wrap it in wrapping cloth or tie it into ponytails, and surround it with scarves or hats to protect your hair.

Method 2 ：Washing and Moisturizing Your Hair

1. Shampoo once a week or every other week. Because African hair is drier and more fragile than Asian or white hair, washing it more often will destroy the oil required for hair and lead to damage. You don't need to worry that your hair looks greasy or greasy, because as long as you wash it once a week or every other week, it's no problem.

2. Because African hair is very dry and easy to break, it is essential to moisturize every day on the basis of deep conditioning treatment every week. Try to find products that are lightweight and do not depress hair, but still highly moisturizing.

Method 3 Styling Your Hair

Heating tools such as straighteners or hair dryers can damage your natural hair. Therefore, it is best to limit use or completely stop use. Especially when you transition to natural hair, your hair will be particularly fragile.

Method 4 Maintaining Healthy Hair

1. Trim your hair every three to five months. Even if you want to grow long hair, you need to trim it every three to five months or so to eliminate bifurcations and keep your hair healthy.

2. Drink plenty of water. To keep your hair hydrated, your body must also be hydrated. Try drinking at least eight glasses of water a day, as well as other hydrating drinks, such as juice and sports drinks.

3. Eat more food beneficial to hair. Your diet is another important part of healthy hair. Try foods rich in biotin, fatty acids, B vitamins, folic acid, niacin and protein.

4. Use silk or satin pillowcases. Using silk or satin pillowcases, they will produce less friction and will not absorb moisture in the hair. You can also wrap your hair in a silk or satin scarf at night to achieve the same effect.