Neferu Natural Hair Care

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This is not goodbye.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will be temporarily closed for at-home services starting from the 25th of January.
Although we will not conduct any hands-on services, we will still be using this platform to teach and entertain you.
We hope you all stay safe in these unprecedented times.

Love,
Tumi & Ru

We’re open for business ✨⁣
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👉🏾 You can now make your booking for the month of January by DM’ing or WhatsApping us ( use the link in our bio / 076 517 6194)⁣
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Can’t wait to see you 💜

Why your hair isn’t growing ...
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Your hair supposedly grows an average of 1.27cm a month,making your total hair growth for the year 15cm.
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You could not be seeing that growth because you aren’t retaining the length ...
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Or because your hair is actually NOT growing.
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This could be due to various reasons, but a few are:
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• Your genes
• Traction Alopecia
• Hormones/Health
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So if nothing truly has worked for you, consider seeing a dermatologist or health professional that might help you figure it out.

The truth is..
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You don’t NEED to test your porosity, in order to take care of your hair.
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Porosity, is basically, your hair’s relationship with water. 💧
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When your porosity is high, it means your hair’s got a lot of “holes” in it, thus allowing too much to get in and easily get out.
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When it’s low, it means that your hair is pretty closed up, making it difficult for the water to get in.
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When it’s average, your hair is open enough to let it in and also retain it.
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But bear this in mind, porosity is a spectrum.
You can be very much in between.
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With that being said, you don’t NEED to “test” it in order to use it and take care of your hair.
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If you understand your hair’s needs and are satisfied with the way you care for it then by all means, keep doing that.
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But if you feel like you need help, then testing your porosity might be something you could do.
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It is just a tool, but whether it’ll be useful or not is up to you.
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Has knowing your porosity helped you in any way?

Here’s why the advice did not work ...
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Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of great resources out there that will truly help you better understand your hair and give you great recipes for DIY products.
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But this one specific recipe did not work for me and now that I know more about my natural hair, I know where it all went wrong.
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The measurements were not for my “hair type.”❌
( I also, at that point didn’t understand what my “hair type” was).
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The honey and cinnamon measurements were too much for my highly porous hair.
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And because of this, the excess cinnamon residue just stayed in my hair for a VERY LONG TIME.
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This lead to the worst tangling I’ve ever experienced in my life.
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Not everything on the internet will work for you, and that’s okay. 🤷🏽‍♀️
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👉🏾What’s key here is that you listen and understand your hair so that you avoid mishaps in the future.
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(We’ll do a series of posts on how you can “type” or understand your hair’s needs soon so stay tuned ✨)

The one thing I wish was different about my childhood was ..⠀
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The way we took care of my hair.
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I dreaded sitting between my mother’s legs and having my hair done.⠀
It was painful. ⠀
It was all for the sake of looking pretty.⠀
And it was tiring.⠀
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I spent a good amount of years trying to undo the damage that was done to my hair and my mind. ⠀
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Still a work in progress⠀
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But I hope that the next generations of children of color never have to undo trauma related to their hair. ⠀
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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COULD MAKE OR BREAK YOUR HAIR ..⠀
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Are your products‼️⠀
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Figuring out which products will/won’t work for you may take some time. 🔎⠀
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And one problem you might encounter when on this search is dryness. 🏜⠀
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Now, there are various reasons as to why your hair might be dry but our first go-to place when trying to find the cause is your products.⠀
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If your hair is dry even though you moisturize it regularly, then it might be a good idea to look at the ingredients of your day-to-day products (not deep conditioners) and use the process of elimination to see which product might be the cause.⠀
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Everyone’s hair is different so not all products will work for you & sometimes companies change their formulas.

So it’s important to be aware of what ingredients your hair likes or doesn’t like.⠀
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This is not a foolproof method but it’s a good place to start.⠀
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We craft our clients’ products ourselves to avoid these kinds of problems. ⠀

This allows us to have a better understanding of how their hair responds to specific ingredients so we can provide them with what works best for them.⠀
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🔗 Use the link in our bio to see how we can help you care for your natural hair
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[Scroll to see the After pictures]⁣
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We are currently in year 2 of growing out my hair and IT. IS. STRESSFUL 😭 but here’s an update.⁣
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[Slide 1 & 2] - 2018/19⁣
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The first year was relatively easy. I had a simple routine & simple products. ⁣
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I had thin, low density, fragile hair. ⁣
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[Slide 3 & 4] - 2019/20⁣
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Year 2 has been a little more complicated.⁣
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By little, I mean a lot.⁣
Hair was denser which was great, but also fragile and needed more time and more product. ⁣
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It was a whole switch up and I had to relearn my hair. It was frustrating but fun at the same time.⁣
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Overall, my hair has grown in many ways.⁣
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Apart from density, the curls ( I’ll get pictures soon) are more defined and my shrinkage has increased. ⁣
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We’ve been keeping my hair relatively the same length as we’ve been more focused on it’s density. ⁣
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So yes, home girl is now medium density 😂⁣
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My routines & products are still pretty simple and the amount it takes to do my hair has gotten a bit longer but still under an hour.⁣
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The last slide is my humble beginnings 😂 ⁣
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