Hair Regimen & Products

Under Construction

A typical wash day

1. Prepoo? Sometimes 
2. Separate the hair in four sections
3. Shampoo
4. Deep condition for 30-60 minutes
5. Rinse out
6. Lightly towel dry excess water
7. Dry it in a 100% cotton tee shirt

Air dry

Different things I do to my hair after it is washed

Air Dry

• Tee shirt dry for as long as possible 
• Detangle with leave in conditioner and oil
• Smooth my edges and apply my scarf to the front. Let the back of my hair hang out so it can finish drying. 
• Bun it before bed
  
  
  
  Twist-out/braid out 

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  Braid-out

  After I detangle, I either put my hair in two French braids or I double strand twist my hair. I will add my Shea butter mix. Either small twists or jumbo twists or somewhere in the middle 
• Smooth my edges, put on my satin scarf and allow my hair to dry overnight 
  

           Roller set

• When I roller set, I like my hair to be somewhat damp. Either I re-wet it or cut down on tee shirt drying. 

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  Rollers!

  Detangle, leave in and serum hair section by section, apply grey and purple magnetic rollers. 
• Spray some setting lotion to achieve tighter curls
• Allow it to dry under my soft bonnet dryer
• When it dries I can remove the rollers and leave it as is OR Saran Wrap it after it dries for straight hair. Go under dryer with Saran Wrap for 10-20 minutes
  

Flexi-rods

I don't have a specific technique down yet but generally, I allow my hair to air dry and apply 3-5 flexi-rods. My first flexi set was done like a roller set. I had rods everywhere!

Maintaining styles

• My go-to: Bun in satin scrunchie before bed
• To maintain curls, I pin curl before bed.
• Or cross wrap the hair to keep it bouncing. 
• To maintain braid-outs, I re-braid for up to five days.
• Twist-outs, I pineapple my hair or bun it. 

Products I use (in order of what I like best)

• Prepoo- (Applying conditioner or oil to your hair prior to washing)grapeseed oil, olive oil, avocado oil
• Shampoo- Giovanni: Smooth as Silk, Head and Shoulders, ACV 
  • Clarifying- ORS Creamy Aloe, Ultra Swim, Abba 
• Conditioner- Giovanni: Smooth as Silk
• Co-wash- Herbal Essence Hello Hydration, Garnier Fructice: Fight-the-Fall
• Rinse
• Deep conditioner- Neut
• Leave-in- Giovanni: Direct Leave-in, Lacio Lacio
• Moisturizer - Garnier Fructis Leave-in, Palmer's Moisturizing Milk, ORS Moisturizing Oil, Hello Hydration diluted mix, water, sCurl
• Serums- Chi Silk Infusion, Organix Coconut Milk,  Paul Mitchell Supper Skinny
• Extras- Aphogee Keratin Spray
• Protein- 
  
  

Tools-rollers, soft bonnet dryer, Stylehouse flat/curling iron, Revlon blow-dryer, detangling comb (once a week), flexi-rods, plastic clamps, pins, spray bottles for rinses and protein


       Extra Extra

• Texlax touch-up every 7-11 weeks
• Protein treatment once during stretch.
• Clarify once a month or after swimming.
• Search and destroy often, trim maybe 2-3 times a year
• MOISTURE AND SEAL EVERY NIGHT!