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Umqhekezo :)

Its been 3 months since my maiden voyage of my natural hair journey. Afro is growing well. There is not much I can do to it except wash, condition, protein treatments and that sort. Its the dreaded winter time when most fros hide under protective styles like braids, weaves and the like. Mine is prevented from doing so by the length. My intention is also not to dye or manipulate it for at leat seven months. I will just let it grow wild. The mission for this dreary winter is to keep my hair moisturised and soft, which I have managed to do so far. Recently before wash, I pre poo with a concoction of Tresseme Naturals conditoner, honey, aloe and olive oil. I wash  with a sulphate free shampoo (I will look up the name but i got it from spar) and condition with the  Naturals or Pantene. I use Sta so Fro braid spray for moisture and seal with coconut oil or the ORS avocado and shea butter creme. I sometimes use the Soft n Free styling gel for curl definition. Yup! im now a certified product junkie. But hey anything for hair, to make her soft. Since I cannot do much in terms of styling, I have taken doing Umqhekezo (Xhosa for a parting line on the hair), popularised by the late Nelson Mandela in his heydays. My pastor also rock a side parting on his nice afro hahaha, 50s swag!
Hair rocking Umqhekezo at 2 months

Umqhekezo at 3 months :)



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