Moma's Healthy Hair Journey: How I Started My Hair Journey With No Money

Hi ladies. Welcome to the end of another great week. Hope we all achieved our goals for this week or tried to achieve them? We’re almost mid – August and the year will soon end in about 4 months. This year is literally flying!!! I’m taking us on a trip down memory lane today.

Starting my hair journey was simple and complicated. Simple because I’d done my research and gotten most of my facts right and complicated because I didn’t have money to buy the hair products I needed. I started my hair journey sometime in July. I was still doing my NYSC - National Youth Service Corps and I was posted to an office. Luckily, I was the company secretary and had unlimited access to internet. One day I was really bored and decided to Google how to make my hair grow and I came across a lot of hair blogs. The one that stood out to me the most was Lade of Rehairducation. I was completely shocked that a full – blooded Nigerian could have waist length hair without hereditary genes. Lol! I read all her blog posts in one day and liked how she made it easy to understand by explaining everything I needed to use, how and why I needed to use them. I always refer newbies to her blog!! Anyways, I took off my weave that same day, bought a wig and I haven’t looked back ever since.

Buying My products on a Budget

While serving, I wasn’t paid my allowance for eight (8) months because I redeployed so I didn’t know how I was going to buy my hair products. But the office where I served was paying me N10,000 a month and even though that was way too small, I made do and bought my essentials; a wig (N2,000), Castor oil (N350), Olive oil (N250) and Dark and Lovely Moisture plus conditioner (N600). Total = N3,200. I also had a bottle of water because I read somewhere that water is the ultimate moisturizer and I totally agree.

Every morning and evening without fail, I’d moisturize and seal my hair and sleep with a silk scarf. Gradually, I bought my deep conditioner (Ors Hair Mayonnaise = N700), V05 Shampoo and Conditioner (500 each). I would also wash my hair every weekend, deep condition and apply my leave-ins. I basically left my hair and watched it thrive due to low manipulation. Just before I passed out in October (passing out means finishing your service and collecting your certificate), Nysc finally paid all my allowances. I was overjoyed!! After paying my tithe of course I marched straight to Casabella and bought all the products I’d been eyeing. Everyone thought I was crazy to have waited so long for my money and then spend it on hair products but I knew it was worthwhile. I also bought my Vivica Fox Kara wig which I’ve used for almost a year now and the curls are still intact.

So to all the ladies who want to start a hair journey and think you need to break a bank to do so, you don’t!!! You can start your healthy hair journey with water and Olive or Castor oil just as I did and gradually buy the other products you need.

Patience is the ultimate key in starting and maintaining a hair journey so don’t feel discouraged if you can’t afford all the things you need now. Take your time by buying the essentials and then gradually adding the rest.