Let's chat about wash and wear hair

[Tropicana]

Jamaican hairdressers still tend to use chemicals to make hair bone straight and this is very damaging. Wash and wear hair is suggested by hairdressers as an alternative for Black women in careers in Black women still face significant challenges when they wear their hair natural. The hair is relaxed and 85 - 90% of the natural hair texture is kept. This makes it possible for women to wear their hair at longer length that would be challenging to manage using the usual hair care practices that are used by Black women in the west. (The natural hair care tips has revealed other options worth exploring). The idea is that women in careers like newscasters, TV hostesses, acting, pageant contestants, and modelling can wear their hair closer to it's natural texture on their personal time and blow dry it straight when they need a straight look for work. It's also called texturizer in some areas.

So have you ever tried wash and wear hair?
What are the benefits of wash and wear hair?
What are the drawbacks?
What do you find easier to manage, natural hair or wash and wear hair?
What are some tips to prevent tangling and breakage?
What are some styling tips?

[Tropicana]

I have had wash and wear hair for the 11 years. I stopped straightening the top about 4 - 5 years ago, so the crown is natural and the rest of the hair is wash and wear.

The benefit is that I can keep it at a longer length that is a benefit for certain career opportunities and still manage it. When I need it straight, I can have have it blow dried straight. Women with hair that is less kinky could likely manage longer natural hair and still blow dry it when they need to.

I found that the easiest hairstyles to manage for very kinky hair that is also thin were a low to low-medium natural followed by braids and cornrows. Wash and wear hair does require upkeep and is prone to some tangling so it has to be managed carefully. When the hair is blow dried, it is easy to manage but it only lasts for a few days. During humid or rainy weather, there is little point in blow drying hair unless one has to for specific work assignments.

Will come back with styling and hair care tips as I find them but in the meantime.... let me know what you think of this video.

http://www.jazma.com/wash-and-wear-relaxer-at-home-kit-and-dvd