after alot of trial and error, this is what i learned: my hair needs moisture inorder to maintain length. my hair was growing but it was breaking because i wasnt keeping the ends moist. my latest love, or product find, is the extra virgin coconut oil (http://www.vitacost.com/). ive used it all summer on my hair. it worked great in all the heat and humidity.
ive come up with a pretty simple hair regimen that helps to maintain the moisture and ive created more healty hair habits.shampoo tends to dry the hair out so i only shampoo once a month. i co-wash (clean the hair/scalp with conditioner). my favorite conditioner right now and almost a year is the tresemme thermal recovery conditioner.
i cant find this right now so ive been using the tresemme moisture rich conditioner. they both work great. i wet my hair and then add this conditioner to my hair and massage in my scalp. i hold my hair under the water and detangle with a wide-tooth comb. using lots of conditoner helps to make detangling easy. when im done i use a good leave -in conditioner. right now my favs are the motions leave-in and the silk elements silken child leave-in detangler.
the silken child is for kids but i love the way it works on my hair. it smells great too. motions works great too. i usually switch back and forth between the two. so i co-wash, then add leave-in conditoner then the coconut oil to seal in the moisture. i like putting my hair in a bun because it keeps the ends tucked away and prevents them from drying out. this regmen i will probably keep during the winter. i was thinking about switching up with a little shea butter. but i haven't decided just yet.
i also try to deep condition my hair twice a week depending on how much time i have. i like to use the lustra silk deep conditioner with shea butter as a moisturizing conditioner and the queen helene deep conditioner as a protein conditioner.
here is where my hair was may 09
and then aug 2010
i relaxed my hair a week ago but havent done a length check yet. when i do, ill post pics. heres a pic from a few days ago showing off my new bangs.
im excited about my two year hair care anniversary coming up in december. im hoping to not relax until then and do a comparison pic from dec 08 to dec 2010. healthy hair doesnt require tons of money, just a good and healthy regimen.
(xoxo lovegirl)
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