This week natural hair enthusiast, blogger and popular YouTube vlogger Whitney White, better known to her followers as Naptural85, shared her recent experience on life without the almighty coconut oil.
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Up until recently, Whitney had been experiencing numerous hair issues such as breakage, hair loss, the inability to retain moisture and severe scalp irritation. In her new video, "Why I Stopped Using Coconut Oil," she shared that a vitamin D deficiency likely played a role in her hair troubles, but the main culprit, she believes, was coconut oil.
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"Now I know that it was coconut oil because ever since I stopped using it my hair has been growing like crazy, all of my symptoms have stopped and I am seeing so much progress," she says in the video.
Like Whitney, most of us in the natural hair community believed coconut oil to be the holy grail, the Jehovah Jireh, the alpha and the omega, our natural hair moisture provider. Unfortunately, many of us have been lead astray. Coconut oil it's not the truth, the light or the way.
Previously, I shared an article, "7 Reasons Why You Need to Stop Using Coconut Oil and Shea Butter On Your Hair," that caused a firestorm in these Internet streets. Experienced Natural Hairstylist Aeleise Jana shared her practical experience while thoroughly explaining the issues that come with the use of coconut oil and shea butter on the hair. These sacred items are known to contribute to hair dryness, which results in dehydrated hair, breakage, extreme shedding and build up. This is especially problematic for those naturals who are not using shampoo regularly (every 7-10 days), if at all.
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So if coconut oil isn't life, what is a girl suppose to do?
She needs to build a solid regimen of cleansing, conditioning and styling using water soluble products with botanically based ingredients. She also needs to build an arsenal of quality products and she needs to get her curls IN•FORMATION by joining the 30dayhairdetox.com course.
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Kaye, a #30dayhairdetox participant, says she can totally relate to Naptural85's experience, as she too thought that her hair loss and breakage were caused by a vitamin D deficiency. However, participating in the #30dayhairdetox has given her a different perspective. Kaye reflected on the video, saying, "Seeing this and comparing to my experience with my hair breaking like it did, I think she and I had the same issue of hair that needed to be cleaned of build-up."
Considering that prior to the 30dayhairdetox Kaye was doing all the things that she found on Internet. Upon joining the detox Kaye had experienced dry brittle hair with excessive shedding and not a curl in site. Nearly 6 months later armed with science and a through understanding of hair she says "My twist out's and wash and go's look soooo amazing, and even when they don’t, they still look good cause my hair only looks defined and frizzy, not dry and frizzy.
Kaye after the #30dayhairdetox
Because.....MOISTURE is life and water is the foundation to moisture.
Interested in learning simple techniques and methods to build and retain hydration? Would you love to shorten your wash day? How about better definition and longer lasting styles? Join us at 30dayhairdetox.com for a curl-changing challenge that promises to give you the best hydrated curls of your life.
Aishia Strickland is full-time mom to a little Chocolate Prince, lover of multi-textured hair, tastemaker, Editor of Chocolate Curls Beauty and co-creator of the #30DayHairDetox!
