I thought I should do an update or at least show you some pictures of how my hair has reacted to the new and improved regimen.
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Current Regimen:
* Let’s pretend its hmmm…Friday evening after work.
Step one:
-I take my spray bottle that is filled with a mixture of bottled water & aloe vera juice and dampen my hair.
-Since my hair is usually in twists, I pull them out one at a time and detangle my hair.
-For detangling I either use coconut oil or conditioner. The past 3 months I’ve been using Aubrey Organic GPB (if you click the link it shows where I order it from) conditioner. My hair loves this stuff! Its so creamy and saturating.
-Once each section is detangled I use a butter fly clip to pin up the hair. When I have big enough sections I make a bigger twist with the detangled hair and pin it up.
-When all my hair has been detangled, usually takes 1-2 hours, I put a plastic bag over my head. And then cover that with my satin bonnet and go to bed.
Step two:
* The next day I get up early and complete the wash process 🙂
-I remove the bonnet and plastic bag. Revealed are hydrated and fragrant twist ready to be washed.
-In the sink or shower I rinse out the GPB. Then I clean my scalp with either a apple cider vinegar and bottled water mixture or the Naptural85 recommended mud wash. I make sure my scalp is clean by checking in the mirror. This is so easy to do in a Korean style bathroom 🙂 If you don’t know what I am talking about watch my apartment tour.
-After determining that my scalp is clean I make sure the length of the twists are washed well too. AND that there isn’t any particles or anything else on the strands of my hair.
-Next I apply Aubrey Organic Revitalizing conditioner and condition each twisted section again. At this point I use my shower comb to comb through each section. I only need to pass through each section once since I spent time finger detangling the night before.
– Again retwist the sections and use butter fly clips if I need too.
-I do one last rinse of my whole head and then place a towel or old t-shirt over my head and gently squeeze out the water.
Step three:
– I take my spray bottle, some of my Shea butter mixture, comb and a portable mirror.
-I sit in front of the TV or my laptop and twist up my hair like you see in the pictures above.
-When I’m finished I usually style them and I’m done!
*( I styled these twist in an up do. I did this wash on March 24-25 and I will wash my hair again on April 9-10. I don’t normally wait this long to wash my hair. Normally every week. But I’ve just been crazy busy. And I don’t have “wash and go” hair. My hair is too long now for that process. But I am switching up my hair style to something completely different on 4/11/12. So I will share pictures in a few days).
Now I must add that this is generally what I do when its time to wash. But there can be deviations. Sometimes I do it all on the same day or do an extra step of deep conditioning with coconut milk. Sometimes I just co wash for step 2 and don’t use the”shampoo”. I also brought back some henna and indigo from Singapore so at some point I will deep condition with the henna. And I just started using Dr. Bronner’s Magic soap (peppermint) on my skin, so I want to test it out for cleansing my hair in step two.
I hope this is helpful!
What is your wash routine like?
I have got to try wash day like you do. I don’t always prepoo because of time limits but I think i can make it happen. I usually just shampoo hair in sections (not twists), then condition the sections and retwist them. Let them sit for a few minutes then rinse. Then I always deep condition after I shampoo. I use Organic Root Stimulator Replenishing Pak, Honey, and Olive oil to dc and my hair feels great. Then I twist or braid with a moisturizer, then leave in, then shea butter/olive butter then twisting product. My hair dries out quickly and some of my ends don’t stay without the twisting product.
Hey Joslyn! Your routine sounds good! Don’t change it if its not broken 🙂 But def feel free to experiment haha. Believe it or not I am still experimenting to see if this routine will be ok for the dusty humid Korean summer months >_<
I know, I know. But your way seems to cut time. I feel like I’ve been doing extra unnecessary steps.
haha! OK let me know though how it works for you! I just made an awful decision to put a weave in to give my hair a break >_<. I will be blogging about it this weekend. I miss my hair already but am looking forward to the new growth.