Let’s take advantage of the few sunny, rainy, colorful and chilly romantic days left of fall before rushing headlong into the cold.
That means letting your hair out and blending your natural texture with the cool breezes and drifting leaves of autumn.
Of course, wearing your hair out means taking special care to avoid dryness and damage.
This is where black hair products come in to save the day.
With thousands to choose from, we combed through the best natural hair products for black hair to find stylers that moisturize, stretch, nix frizz, elongate curls and complement texture. They also stand firm against fall’s rapidly changing weather.
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Wispy As The Breeze? Beautiful Curls Curly to Kinky Activating Cream Keeps Your Hair Gorgeous
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Do you have kinky, fine strands? If so, you know how difficult it can be to find black hair care products that work with your hair. Beautiful Curls Curly to Kinky Activating Cream has great elongation, definition and hold without weighing your hair down.
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My Honey Child Type 4 Hair Creme Tweaks Black Queen Loveliness
Coily hair with thick hair strands can be sculpted just about any way you like. Textured fro, chunky twist out, impeccable 60s look or braid out - they all look incredible when you wear your hair out.For a good stretch and added shine, try My Honey Child Type 4 Hair Creme. To bring out the hold properties, make sure to apply Type 4 Hair Creme to freshly washed hair. Sesame oil is the active ingredient for maximum stretch, bounce and shine of a beautiful braid out. Sesame works best when the hair shaft is drenched. Sesame and turmeric work together in this formula to make it one of the best natural hair products for black hair growth.
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LOC In Moisture on Wash Day with Bee Mine Organics Luscious Balanced Cream
Time out from the stylers for a sec. When planning to wear your hair out, it’s important to lock in some extra moisture on wash day. Literally. Try the LOC method (liquid, then oil, then cream) to rebuild hydration into your hair.
After cleansing, don’t squeeze the water out. Leave it saturated with water (liquid). Now apply the oil of your choice. For the cream phase, try Bee Mine Organics Luscious Balanced Cream. Some of the best hair products for black, coily hair strands that are thick, not fine, are the ones with rich, heavy butters. This one has mango and shea butters, plus highly moisturizing avocado and jojoba oils.
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My Honey Child Type 3 Hair Creme – Thick Curls For Magic Black Girls
As long as the strands are thick, the best hair products for black, curly hair (type 3) are buttery, too. My Honey Child Type 3 Hair Creme is ideal, in this regard. With major hydrating ingredients like raw honey and aloe jelly, this product gives shine and hold. Get ready for a perfect braid out when applying it to freshly washed, wet hair. Like the My Honey Child Type 4 Hair Creme, to avoid a greasy feeling, apply it sparingly. Between washes, spray your hair with water before re-braiding at night and re-apply the Hair Creme to the tips of the hair for extra protection.
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Camille Rose Naturals Coconut Water Style Setter – Soft and Lovely
Like Type 4 fine hair, heavy products don’t usually complement Type 3 fine hair. Coconut Oil can do wonders, though, because it can penetrate the hair shaft to bolster the cuticle, instead of just sitting on top of the hair. Many people in cold climates complain coconut oil makes their hair hard. That’s because coconut oil solidifies and hardens quickly in the cold. In fall and winter, reach instead for coconut water and coconut fruit extracts. Applause to Camille Rose Naturals for this beautifully light, hydrating and nourishing product: Coconut Water Style Setter. Another natural hair product for black hair growth – in disguise! Castor oil and coconut oil together stimulate the hair follicles.
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Camille Rose Naturals Curl Maker – There’s Moisture For Low Porosity Hair
Let’s go into more detail and look at some products made for porosity issues. Low porosity means the hair shaft is locked up tight, making it difficult for water and nutrients to enter. To get water to sit on the hair and eventually enter the shaft, the LOC method works here, too. For coarse strands, it’s important to choose something for the cream phase that uses humectants and is heavy. As humectants, the aloe vera, honey and glycerine in this product draw moisture from the air so that there is a near constant supply transmitting to the hair.
And if the low porosity strands are fine? A heavy cream won’t work, but the LOC method is flexible. For fine hair you can use a detangler for the liquid, then a light oil and substitute a light leave-in conditioner or conditioning gel for the cream. Warning! The LOC method leaves the hair very, very soft!
Try Camille Rose Naturals Curl Maker. It’s full of hydrating ingredients. And because it’s a jelly, the coconut oil won’t get hard in your hair.
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There’s Moisture For High Porosity Hair, Too - Hydrate With Shea Moisture Mongongo Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Seal Finishing Elixir
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Unfortunately, high porosity hair is almost always synonymous with damage, because the shingles of the cuticle are flapping around weakly, and there’s some that are totally gone. Because of these reasons, moisture can easily come and go. When LOC-ing in moisture, use a product with protein to strengthen damaged hair and acidic ingredients to help lay the hair cuticle flat.
Try Shea Moisture Mongongo Hemp Seed Oils High Porosity Seal Finishing Elixir. It’s a spray - very lightweight and perfect for fine hair.
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…And Hydration For Color Treated Natural Hair, Too – Moroccan Rhassoul 5-in-1 Clay Treatment Boosts Moisture In Color Treated Natural Hair
Fall colors are lovely, on and off your hair! Color-treated hair is sometimes difficult to keep hydrated due to the harsh chemicals used in the process. Clay treatments help build the moisture in your hair and define those curls,too - even though it is a rinse out product. We like Naturalicious Moroccan Rhassoul 5-in-1 Hair Treatment. With aloe vera, cetearyl alcohol and glycerin, it is a go to for serious hydration.
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Transitioning? Get Into Slip with Alaffia Babies Up Conditioner Detangler
Transitioning out of a relaxer or extreme heat styling? Or are some areas of your hair fragile? Slip, slip and more slip, is what you need. Manipulation is your enemy. But products with lots of slip help the comb glide past damaged areas and the fragile point between relaxer and natural, textured hair. Alaffia Babies Up Conditioner Detangler has slip and protective ingredients. Ignore the kindergarten look on the label! Babies tend to have fragile hair, right? As far as hold, match your hair type from the list above. But when it’s time to comb or manipulate, grab this product.
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Black Girl Long Hair Whipped Shea Butter Makes Great End Care
By the way, if you have very long hair, use Alaffia Babies Up Conditioner Detangler in the same manner when manipulating your hair. Long hair has a way of getting tangled very easily. For end care, whipped shea butter is always the star of the show. We like Black Girl Long Hair Whipped Shea Butter, especially the candy version!
Are you a product junkie? We are!
And we can’t wait to try Shea Moisture’s line of Jojoba Oil Ucuuba Butter products which came out this fall, in time for the colder months to come. It’s specifically made for creating and undoing protective styles.