Keeping Natural Black Hair Moisturized

Here is something simple, cheap and natural that worked for me.

Simply mix glycerine and water in a spray bottle, shake it and spritz the hair with it.

Glycerine is a clear, sweet tasting, slightly thick substance that you can buy at your local drugstore.  It is not expensive and can often be found in the area of the drugstore that sells withchazel and almond oil. It costs less than 5 dollars for a pretty decent sized bottle - also keep in mind that you will be diluting it with water.

This is the same glycerine that is put in suppositories and is used for the same reason.  In a suppository glycerine attracts water to the bowel the help dissolve hard feces.  I'm only talking about glycerine and doo-doo because it also attracts water/moisture to hair and skin.  If you can put glycerine inside of your body it is safe to put on your hair. You will find that glycerine is an ingredient in a lot of bath soaps for the same reason.  I tend to be drawn to hair products that are more natural.

I do not have an exact measurement of how much water and how much glycerine to use because everyone's hair is different.  If you have more of a loose curl or silky texture you probably want to use a bit less glycerine in your mix because it may weigh your hair down. If you have a tighter curl and more wooly texture you may want to add more glycerine.

It basically comes down to trail and error.  With repeated and excessive use it may cause your hair to become slightly sticky or limp, however when it gets to that point it's probably time to wash your hair anyway.

A glycerine/water mix is also great for men's/boy's hair because it is odourless.

If you'd like you can add a bit of jojoba oil and your favorite essential oil to your spritz  for fragrance.  Jojoba oil is one of the closest oils to the natural oil produced by human skin.  You can buy it  at a health store. It is fairly expensive considering the size of bottle that you will get but you only need to use a few drops.

Lastly you can put the glycerine/water spritz on your skin.  I wouldn't recommend it as a daily lotion because your skin will feel a bit sticky, you may want to use it at bed time on occasion if you have really dry skin.  It's great for dry areas like elbows.  Also if you are showing your legs and want a nice healthy sheen on your legs you can use a very diluted glycerine/water spritz to get a nice healthy sheen.