Monday, May 11, 2009

I Need a Regimen...

SO LATELY I'VE BEEN FEELING KINDA LOST...Like I don't know what to do next with my hair. I will say that I have finally managed to wear my hair out everyday for the last week and a half (YAY!). For the first two and a half months after my big chop, I wore my hair in braids or covered it with a wig...not that I was ashamed of my kinky hair, though; I think it had more to do with how SHORT it was. My hair has always been at least shoulder length, and right before my first BC it was between my shoulder blades. So to see it go from there to a 2 inch TWA was a bit of a shock :)

I guess I have "somewhat" of a regimen. I co-wash my hair EVERYDAY...sometimes twice a day, because if I don't it is a matted mess and it gets extremely dry by the end of the day. I co-wash with Pantene "Texturize" conditioner which has a really creamy feel and a clean smell to it. I found a huge bottle on clearance at Target for about $4. Afterwards, I lightly pat out excess water and apply Herbal Essence's Hello Hydration all over as a leave-in. Reading other natural blogs, I know I should be sealing with oil, but I haven't quite figured out how to do this without disturbing the curl pattern as it dries (any suggestions?) and going to work with gooey/white hair. My hair looks fab by the time I get to work...by the end of the day? Not so much....
Sometimes I apply warm water to my hair to "revive" the dried leave-in conditioner..and sleep with a shower cap under my satin bonnet..then wake up and repeat. I will be doing my first deep conditioner this weekend with a Dr. Miracle's Treatment and hope to try my first coil out.. I've noticed that my hair fingercoils really well. Wish me luck! I will post pics afterwards..
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  1. B. ReedMay 26, 2009 at 5:10 PM

    Hey girl, what do you seal with? Shea butter, coconut oil, olive oil all work really well as a sealeants. I use the sealeant to style hair (i.e. with coils, braids, twist, etc). When you take down the your hair, put a little bit on your fingers as you are taking it down as well.

    Also, u can use a little bit of vegetable glycerine and water has helped me tremendously in staying moisturized. but doesn't work for all people. I use a little glycerine, mostly water, and a essential oil (i.e. peppermint) in a spray bottle and spritz as needed (I usually use it twice a week) and it won't mess up your curl pattern and keep ur hair moisturized.
    Hope this helps...

    http://public.fotki.com/BgRs/

    Hope this

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  2. Queenofthe4sMay 27, 2009 at 5:09 PM

    (OMG I HAVE A FOLLOWER! THANK YOU!! :) )

    Actually, I don't think I have ever really "sealed" my hair. I have been co-washing daily and leaving HE conditioner as a leave-in..but I thought the oils were supposed to go on top of the condtioner, which always makes little conditioner balls and gets all messy... For the past few days I have been using virgin coconut oil UNDER the conditioner and this helped ALOT for some reason. I am almost out of the coconut oil, so I am going to try your glycerin spritz next. Thanks for the info :)

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