Silk Press Treatment Review - Tomiwa

I AM HERE!!! LOL

 Firstly, I would like to thank Kia for giving me this opportunity to do a feature on Divinus Ater.

In this academic year, my hair has been suffocated in braids and weaves because of A-levels. I am fully Nigerian and I have long, full and thick afro type hair. However, my hair isn’t your bog standard African hair texture. My hair is very soft and can be easily combed through, it is not hard and tough at all but regardless of the texture being soft, I still find it hard to manage. When it comes to washing my hair it is always a major task to do and I always require assistance, and even when I go to the salon, they always make cheeky remarks on how they should be getting extra pay for washing my hair. When it is left out for long periods of time, I find it quite painful combing it out every morning as it hurts my scalp (and no I cannot do without combing it). My hair has always been natural since birth; I have never relaxed it or texturised it. My mum always used to do the big chunky plaits on my hair and put hair bubbles at the end of it, they were cute at the time, but now that I am a lot older, I can’t obviously do that style anymore lol.

I wanted to leave my hair out for a while to give my scalp a break from the tension of braids and weave. I stumbled across the silk press and thought I’d give it a try. I had my doubts that it would break my hair or damage the texture of it. But after speaking to my hairdresser, she said that the only way it would break my hair is if I did it every so often. (By the way this is my first time straightening my hair). 

A silk press is when they wash and blow dry your hair thoroughly. They then apply a small amount of silk press conditioning moisturising cream (which prevents heat damage), not too much so it’s not greasy, but enough to make your hair waterproof from the humid air.  

I have given it a try and I love it! My hair is so manageable now; it’s so soft and very light! The bonus is that it is my natural hair, no chemicals at all and if I shampoo it, my hair will bounce back to its natural state. The only question is ... How long will it last?

Thank you for reading my feature on this fantastic blog and I hope I was able to be of help to you all.

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Tomiwa x