Winter Hair Regimen

Winter Hair Regimen

Yes, I’m going to try a winter hair regimen! I wanted to try a winter regimen because it’s something new and my hair is drying out. The last time I did mini-twists, I m&s daily using my favorite trio: Water + Shea Butter + Hollywood Beauty Olive Crème Hairdress. That was my all-time favorite trio because it helped my hair to stay moisturized, soft and very manageable. It helped out a lot because I didn’t use a lot of product.  The few weeks that I had them in, my hair has been moisturized very well.

I also realize that when I shampoo and condition my hair using the same name brand, it helps my hair out as well.

I did some research about a winter regimen and everyone says to protect your hair at all cost because the air is really dry which will dry up the hair as well so I wanted to change up my regimen a bit to see if it will help out my dry hair.

This regimen will last from December- February/March:

• ·      Hot oil treatment: when needed
• Shampoo session: every 2 weeks
• DC- 1x a week
• Protein DC- when needed
• Co- wash- 1x a week
• M&S- everyday
• Scalp Massage- every 3 days

I will mainly focus on keeping my hair hydrated since my hair is always dried out. My main sealant will be Shea butter except during hot oil treatment sessions. I will be using my coconut oil for that. As for dc my hair, my main goal is 1x a week but if I need another session, I will do another.

Have you ever done a winter regimen? Will you start one this year?

Wash Day: A Very Serious Night

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I’m baaaaaaccckkkkkk! I deeply apologize for the delay on blog posts but I honestly had a lot going on in my life. I went back to school for my Bachelor’s Degree and I’ve been struggling with grades since I kept getting sick majority of the times. But with GOD on my side, I managed to get on the Dean’s List for the term. But, lets get back to this hair!

Before Thanksgiving break, I blew out my hair for low maintenance during finals week. I kept the blow out in for 2 weeks straight. And that’s when everything went to Hell. My hair was really oily, it became itchy and on some spots on my scalp there was caked dandruff. But, I kept neglecting my hair because I was really tired. One night I became fed up and ran to the kitchen sink. I did my normal routine but I started crying (lol not really) because my scalp became really sensitive. I needed protein.

After washing my hair, a few days later, I did mini twists so that I can put moisture back into my hair since it felt dry. When I came back to school, I ended up taking them out because they began to look bad and I still had dandruff.  So, I ran in my shower room with my products, tools and began washing my hair.

[1] The first thing that I did was wet my hair and massaged to scalp to lift off any dirt and dandruff that was caked on my scalp. My hair felt so good and didn’t feel weighed down after I applied warm water to my hair. [2] I grabbed Aussie Moist Shampoo because I haven’t used it in a while and I wanted something with sulfate in it so that I know that my hair and scalp is squeaky clean. My hair was in 4 sections while this step was applied.

[3] I then used Aussie Moist Conditioner immediately after shampooing my hair. [5] I then t-shirt dried my hair for a few minutes and my hair felt back to normal. My hair was curly, went back to a fro and just really felt light and fluffy. [6] I used the LOC method using: Aloe Vera Juice + Water Mix; “Shea” Butter and any conditioner. For a style, I just did twists for a twist out.

I massaged it on my scalp, put on a shower cap then proceeded to do my business in the shower. I lightly detangled my hair in the shower which was the longest process because I had so many tangles and knots in my hair that it was ridiculous! Thank GOD that I bought a hair drainer because it was going to be A LOT of hair down the drain.
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So, I learned my lesson. I will NOT be blowing out my hair for a very very very long time, I’m going to try to M&S my hair on a daily basis and I’m going to make sure that I keep up with my hair.

Once again, I’m so sorry that I was gone but now I’m back and plus I’m going home next week!!!!!

How was your recent wash day?

Relaxer Touch-up: August 14

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Is it that time of the year again? I finally ended my stretch at exactly 20 weeks post relaxer. This stretch has been really rocky for me, trust me! But all of the good things happened to me at the end of my relaxer stretch. The relaxer that I’d used was the Crème of Nature Argan Oil from Morocco in Normal. Let’s just say that I was eager but very nervous of this touch up. I was very nervous because I wanted to see if I had any growth, if my hair would be different, etc. I was just really ready to do this.

[1] I based my scalp using Vaseline around the perimeter and on my scalp. I do this so that I will not get any burns on my scalp since we’re working with chemicals. I noticed that my new growth was very thick. (a) I then applied Suave Professionals Almond + Shea Butter Conditioner on my length, making sure that my hair doesn’t overprocess.

[2] I added the activator to the relaxing crème with a few added drops of coconut oil.

[3] I know many people do the half method but my preference is to add it on my new growth at once. Some of the bloggers or videos that I’ve read and/or watched did the half method but their hair was way longer than mines. My goal is to apply and smooth at 15 minutes maximum. I officially made it with 3 minutes to spare. So, I decided to smooth. I had a lot of texture left!

TBH: My hair felt like it was burning because previously I accidently scratched my scalp. As soon as I felt the burning sensation, I ran to the sink and rinsed it out with warm water.

[4] After neutralizing with the shampoo within the kit, I applied ORS Replenishing Conditioner for 15 minutes and rinsed out with warm water. I noticed all of the texture and shine.

[5] I then applied the CON Intensive Conditioning Treatment for 3 hrs 45 min. I kept it in for so long because my father wanted me to go to the store since I’m leaving very soon. I’m going back to school the first week of September. When I got home, I noticed my hair and it really caused me to always stick to this relaxer because my hair has never been shinier than ever!! When I took off the shower cap, I stared into the mirror and literally asked, “Is this my hair?”

When I previously used this relaxer back in April, my hair has never felt that way before. Remember, this was around the time when I just wanted my hair to grow and not really caring about maintaining it. Now that I restarted my hair journey, I realized that my hair made a major U-turn and now its looking better than ever.

[6] I t-shirt dried for 15 minutes and I was a big poof ball. It turned into a huge straight puff ball. LOL. I tried to rollerset my hair and didn’t really know what I was doing. I should’ve been watching more videos on it but everything went out of my head because I was really excited to try it out. Since it didn’t work, I used (a) Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Leave-in Cream; (b) sealed with coconut oil; (c) applied Aussie Hair Insurance Heat Protectant.

[7] I blow dried with warm air and let my hair breathe by tying it up for bed and waiting in the morning to flat iron.

I can tell that the overall health of my hair is improving so far.

[8] The next late afternoon, I used Fantasia IC Heat Protectant Serum to each section of my hair and proceeded to flat iron. I seriously need another flat iron! Now I can tell how healthy it is. My ends look way too dull and the roots of my hair are way shinier.

During my relaxer stretch, I’m going to continue to moisturize and seal daily and making sure that I incorporate more water in my hair.