Molasses is the Healthy Natural Hair Growth Product you want to Start Using for Definite Results
Molasses is a great hair food for hair growth and thickness and is one of the true superfoods that help hair growth.
We discuss how you can use molasses to see increased hair health and help you along in your length retention journey.
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1. What is Molasses?
Molasses is a thick sweet syrup that is made from processed sugar cane.
Molasses has a lot of minerals that are beneficial for your health, such as manganese, zinc, potassium, iron, magnesium and selenium. These minerals are also essential for ageing gracefully and contain great free radicals that are great for overall health.
Also molasses contains copper, which is essential for melanin production. This mineral is one of the reasons why people who have utilised this product for their hair have reported reversed greying.
(Catch up on our guide on high-porosity hair)
2. The Type of Molasses to Use?
You should use Black Strap Molasses to help increase your natural hair growth!
Un-sulphured blackstrap molasses is also a great option, should you prefer to drink your molasses, rather than apply it on your hair.
However, if you are watching your sugar intake, tweak your lifestyle to consider this additional calorie. You can switch your favourite soft drink or daily tea to this molasses drink.
Bonus Tip: Watch your teeth! Long term consumption of molasses can discolour your enamel, so rather opt to take your molasses in capsules.
3. Why is Molasses Great for Natural Hair?
Molasses is a fantastic ingredient for many natural hair types, from loose waves to tight coils. As a humectant, it effectively draws moisture into the hair, making it ideal for low-porosity hair that struggles to retain hydration.
Any natural with type 3 or 4 hair knows that a good humectant is essential for healthy hair growth. Incorporating molasses into your hair care routine can help keep your curls moisturized, defined, and thriving.
What is a Humectant?
A humectant is a product that attracts water to the hair strands, allowing it to achieve a higher moisture content, thus, keeping the hair moist.
This is why more often than not, you will find a humectant in a daily leave-in moisturiser or hair moisturiser, such as glycerine.
The Importance of Moisture in Black Hair
Did you know that if moisture is not consistently reintroduced and sealed into the hair shaft, your hair can become dry over time, making it prone to brittleness, split ends and breakage?
Natural hair, specifically type 4 hair, needs to trap in moistureto its strands. This has to do with the shape of the hair shaft and the way in which the cuticles are arranged.
4. Drinking your Molasses
Molasses has many great health benefits, and can be ingested, as well as applied to your hair as a hair mask.
To drink your molasses, add a tablespoon or two to a cup of warm or boiling water and take this daily. Alternatively, you can add it to tea or coffee as a sweetener instead of sugar. This makes Molasses an easy and affordable natural hair growth product to use on a daily basis.
To avoid your teeth getting stained from drinking molasses, you can opt to drink it through a straw.
5. Apply Molasses as a Deep Conditioner
Molasses is a great hair conditioner, and not only does it give hair a glossy, shiny look, but it helps to make it smoother.
Some people have reported their grey hair changing to a coppery hue following the continued use of molasses as a deep conditioner.
Using Molasses as a Deep Conditioner
To use it in your weekly/ monthly deep conditioning treatment, you should follow the following seven steps for stronger growing hair:-
- Scoop two tablespoons of molasses into a glass jar
- Add a tablespoon of pure virgin olive oil
- Add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
- Mix this into a smooth paste
- You should add two dollops of yoghurt (as an option)
- You could also add any essential oil (only a few drops), if you think this will help
- Stir into a smooth paste.
After you have created the paste, apply it to your washed hair.
After 20 – 30 minutes, rinse your hair off in the shower and co-wash or shampoo it with your preferred product.
Clarify your Scalp
Clarifying your scalp, after deep conditioning with molasses, is key for the health of your scalp.
You can do this by spraying a 2 to 1 part Apple Cider Vinegar / Water mix, leaving it on your hair for 2- 3 minutes and then rinsing it off.
After that, you can LOC/ LCO your hair, depending on your regime.
Conclusion
Unlock the power of molasses to nourish your hair and accelerate growth.
By consistently incorporating it into your hair care regimen, you’ll be well on your way to achieving your hair goals.
Let us know about your experience using molasses in your natural hair journey in the comments section below.
