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Give your strands some TLC.
“In African American culture, slugging is nothing new, celebrity hairstylistSlayed By Matthewtells Bustle.
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What Is Hair Slugging?
The wrapping part of the equation is key.
Its kind of the same idea, but for your hair.
Who Can Benefit From Hair Slugging?
Yates also recommends slugging to anyone with long hair thats been exposed to highheat styling toolsor chemical treatments.
Instead, he suggests these hair types use a light serum or conditioning product.
Yates agrees, advising those with oily or fine hair avoidsiliconesand paraffin in particular.
These ingredients can weigh fine hair down and be challenging to rinse when used overnight, she says.
As for how often to slug?
Slug as often as you would do ahydrating maskon your face, Mena suggests.
Generally speaking, however, most experts advise doing it about once a week.
You might also want to reconsider slugging too close to roots if your scalp tends to get oily.
2.Wrap Your Hair
The next step iswrapping your hair.
I prefer a silk hair wrap because its lighter and the hair can breathe, she says.
Whatever you use, Mena says to avoid terry cloth.
It can causefriction, roughage, and might even cause your hair to come out frizzy, he explains.
Rinse
When you wake up in the morning, unwrap your hair andrinse the treatment out.
You dont necessarilyhaveto shampoo it, but both Mena and Sturdivant-Drew suggest at least a very light wash.
Otherwise your hair will be weighed down the whole day with no movement in it, Sturdivant-Drew says.
Once your strands are dry, youll feel that hydrated softness everyone on TikTok has been raving about.
Studies referenced:
Farah, H.A.
Enhanced Follicular Delivery of Finasteride to Human Scalp Skin Using Heat and Chemical Penetration Enhancers.
Pharm Res.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7340673/
This article was originally published onMarch 30, 2022
