What Are The Different Types Of Moisturizer You Can Get?

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Moisturizers come under an umbrella of many different names:

• Leave-in conditioner
  
• Cream
  
• Pudding
  
• Custard
  
• Souffle!
  
• Paste

It is all the same thing! A water-based product that is applied to hair and does not need to be washed off.

A moisturizer and a hair butter are very different products, however. A hair butter should not contain any water whereas a moisturizer does. If it's got water in it, it's not a hair butter, it's a moisturizer. 

A hair butter should be applied after a moisturizer to seal the moisture in for longer. Hair butters should not be applied to dry hair because the don't moisturize.

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Remember Naturals, Oils Are Not Moisturisers!

Overall, moisturizers fall into three distinct categories:

• Those that are great at detangling
  
• Those that are great at hydrating and softening hair but don't detangle well
  
• Those that don't work well at all
  

A mositurizer should do two things for you according to The Science of Black Hair:

1. Support the hair fibre by replenishing it with water and any other elements that have naturally been lost to the environment or through styling and chemical processing including dyeing hair.
2. Restore the hair's lipid-rich outer layer to prevent moisture loss further. 

The second function is performed better by following your moisturizer with a hair butter. If your moisturizer is not working get another one. Ideally, get a sample sized moisturizer if you haven't used it before because you might decide you don't like it after one use.

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You might also like:

• Neno Natural's Free Moisturizer Recipes
• How Exactly Do Moisturizers (A.K.A. Leave-In Conditioners) Work? 
• What Ingredients Go Into Making A Good Moisturizer?

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