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Hey Lovelies! Hope you're staying safe? I'm here with today's gist. You want to hear?

Well, I had my hair 'safely' done on Monday and it's no small feat. Three days after, I'm still in pains. How do we really cope with all these? Why do we feel pain? I looked it up and here's what I found:

Hair follicles have nerves or types of receptors that detect a change in posture of the hair. They detect this because there is inflammation in the blood vessels flooding them. Pain is how they respond to this 'sudden' change in position of the hair. We experience more pain when we pull on our hair, especially when we braid or do faux locs with wool like me!

 What to do
First of all, hairstyles that pull on the hair are not good for your as they could lead to alopecia or hair loss.
If your braids are too tight, I'd suggest you let the hair down
Put some balm around the edges of the hair. It is soothing.
Take warm tea
Use cold compress.

There you have it! I hope that you do not have a hairdo that is painful but if you do, you know just what to do.
What are your hair experiences? Please share in the comments section.

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