04/05/2023
WHAT IS CHEBE POWDER?
Chebe powder, traditionally used in Chad, a country in Africa, is a mixture of cherry seeds, cloves, lavender crotons, stone scent and resin tree sap. The powder appears fine and brown. It has been traditionally used by women in Chad and it helps them maintain long waist length natural hair.
As most of us curly girls are not averse to aiding our hair growth a little where we can, chebe powder has gained a lot of popularity on this side of the equator too. It’s not only great for growing your hair out as some famously claim, it can also help with remedying dry and damaged curly hair.
WHAT CAN CHEBE POWDER DO FOR ME?
Traditionally chebe is applied by alternating layers of the chebe mixture with layers of water and layers of natural butters and oils (like coconut oil and shea butter). The steps are repeated several times until all hair strands are fully coated. The process is very labour and time intensive as it can take up several hours, especially if your hair is really long. Since, most of us don’t have that much time on our hands on a weekly basis, we have listed a few more practical ways you can use chebe powder, but let’s start with its well known benefits first!
CHEBE POWDER FOR HAIR GROWTH
This is probably the most popular claim of chebe powder. The women of Chad use it to maintain waist length hair. Its workings are actually quite simple. It is not so much that chebe powder actually grows your hair for you (wouldn't that be an amazing super power?!), it rather strengthens your hair, leading to less breakage. Less breakage translates to longer hair.
CHEBE POWDER MAINTAINS SCALP HEALTH
The scalp is the foundation of healthy hair. Your scalp should be weakly acidic at 4.5-5.0. Having a scalp with a pH higher or lower than the normal range can result in problems such as itchy scalp and dandruff. There are alkaloids in chebe powder that regulate the pH of your scalp and keep your scalp fresh and healthy.
Chebe powder doesn’t only help with pH but also has anti-inflammatory properties.
Chebe powder doesn’t only help with pH but also has anti-inflammatory properties. A tender, red or particularly dry scalp are all indicators that your scalp could be experiencing inflammation. Using lots of product and not cleansing your scalp regularly, can make matters even worse. Using chebe powder to cleanse should easily clear up these concerns.
CHEBE POWDER MOISTURISES YOUR HAIR
Chebe is known to deeply pe*****te the hair shaft and moisturise your hair from within. We’re stating the obvious here, but moisturised hair grows and retains length, because it breaks less. If you use chebe powder as a cream or butter, by mixing it with oils of your choosing and using it as a moisturiser in between washes, your hair will appear much healthier as a result.
