Yes ladies, it is possible to start your healthy hair journey on a budget as low as USD50!!!
You do not need fancy OR expensive products that you would need to save up for months on end. All you need are basic items to help you get the most out of healthy hair techniques.
When I started this healthy hair journey, one of the biggest mistakes I made was experimenting far too soon on different products, which I ended up giving away. So instead of going this route, you are better off getting products that generally work and then with time, you could experiment and try other products (ONE AT A TIME).
You are actually far better off practicing good healthy hair techniques than having the best hair care product range.
So here are the bare minimums of what you need, based on my experience so far. All products are available at Super Cosmetics/ Best Lady Cosmetics.
Tools:
(1) Wide tooth comb: KSh 500/ USD 5
(2) Hair sectioning clips: KSh 700/ USD 7 for a pack of 8 clips
Products:
(1) Sulfate free shampoo: KSh 750/ USD 5 (Creme of Nature)
(2) Clarifying shampoo: KSh 550/ USD 5 (ORS Clarifying Shampoo)
(3) Deep conditioner: KSh 500/ USD 5 (Saru organics hair growth masque)
(4) Protein conditioner: KSh 550/ USD 5 (ORS Hair Mayonnaise)
(5) Oil from home Olive/ Coconut oil: KSh 450/ USD (Kentaste Coconut Oil)
(6) Detangler/Leave-in conditioner/ Moisturiser : Ksh 900/ USD 9 (Marini Naturals)
Total cost KSh 4,900/ USD 50
The cost above might seem too much, but you can easily save this up by reducing your salon trips and going only when you really need to.
Other things you could do that can help save more pennies:
- Try out DIY recipes for conditioners & detanglers (e.g. avocado and banana hair masques as a protein treatment). Please start by trying out on a small piece of your hair, you do not want a disaster experiment happenning on your beautiful locks! You could save an additional KSh 1,050/ USD 10 by using DIY conditioner recipes.
- Maximise on water! Drink it, and use it on your hair as a pre-moisturising step. Just don't soak your hair with water, as it might cause tangles and unnecessary breakage.
- You could rent a hairdryer from a salon in town - simply pay a small fee to use their dryer - that way, you do not have to spend a lot of cash on hair equipment.
- Little at a time: Experiment on new products ONE AT A TIME and only when you have gotten a working regimen. I spent too much time & money experimenting the latest product in town, and ended up giving a lot of these products away :-(
- ALWAYS prepare a budget before you go to the store and stick to it. The next product on the shelf is not thaaat much better than what you have, stick to what you have if it works for you.
I hope you found this post helpful! Please let me know what other topics or information on healthy hair you would be interested in, that I could share on this blog :-)
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