In between my deadline to get my latest book turned in to my publisher, I’ve been actively building a regimen for my hair washing. Turned said book in today, so I thought I’d stop by.
I think I mentioned before that I didn’t have a set regimen yet. Basically, with the Product Junkie I am, I use whatever catches my eye when it’s time for washing my hair. So I’ve made a concerted effort to stick with staple products for washing.
Despite the large (and growing) basket full of products calling my name.
Let me just say, the struggle is real. The thirst for new hair products is real. I own that mess.
Okay.
I wash once a week. And I try to make it Fridays, sometimes it’s Wednesday, sometimes it’s Thursday. But mostly it’s Fridays.
I Deep Condition before I co-wash, and that is because it’s too damn time consuming to be jumping in and out the shower. Ain’t nobody got time.
I’ll side note to say: wash day is my favorite day. I look forward to wash day the way a kid looks forward to Christmas morning. I take that ish serious. It’s my me time. However long I take doing what needs to be done, is just that…however long it takes.
So I deep condition with the SheaMoisture JBCO Strengthen, Grow and Restore Treatment Masque.
To me and my hair, it’s the bomb. So I wet my hair with distilled water after sectioning it into four parts and apply the masque like I’d apply relaxer. LOL I am very heavy handed. One container gives me three treatments.
Maybe four.
I keep the DC in for about an hour, double-bagged with a hot rag for extra oomph.
I detangle with the DC, then co-wash with TreSemme Naturals Nourishing Moisture Conditioner with Aloe Vera and Avocado.
Now, apparently there’s a hubbub about this being a NEW* Formula, and not as good as the old. Let me tell you, I adore this conditioner, which is silicone free but melts into my hair, and gives slip like a mofo. I adore it. I’m almost done with it, and gotta re-up.
So I co-wash then apply SheaMoisture Coconut and Hibiscus Curl and Shine Milk as my leave-in.
Then we take it from there as far as styling.
The above has been my routine every week for a few weeks now and I love it. Can’t say that I am seeing any huge difference, but I’m cool with what I have going on. When I’m out of the products I’m currently using, I’ll re-evaluate.
I am going to be adding a moisturizing shampoo to my routine. I’ve been hearing wonderful things about—and have had my beady eyes on—TGIN (Thank God It’s Natural) so yesterday I plunked down a butt-load of money to try (almost every product in) their line. Shampoo, conditioner, DC, leave-in and moisturizer.
My next venture is to try as much product as I can from one line, from washing to styling. Once it arrives, I’ll give it a month of using only those products to see if it works for me.
What doesn’t work for me, is Raw Shea Butter.
First thing I did once I made the decision to go natural was to go out and get me some Raw Shea Butter. No matter the tiniest amount I used, it sat on my hair, weighed it down. I even went as far as to make a whipped Shea Butter mix.
My one and only attempt at a DIY, so far.
Tried it on both my and my daughter’s hair.
Nope.
It’s like the JB Castor Oil.
Not a good look.
As an ingredient in a product, Shea Butter works wonderfully on my hair. By itself?
No, girl.
No.
So I’ve taken to just using it on our skin.
What works awesome on my hair?
Kinky Tresses Coconut Mango Hair Butter.
That is an amazing moisturizer/styler. Gives my hair the perfect amount of weight, shine, definition and softness. The line is one I also intend to use from wash to style, but as of now, I only have the moisturizer and nourishing hair oil, which is also amazing.
I’m not buying anything new (that’s what she said) until I finish off some product in my stash. That’s how I bribe myself.
It’s a struggle.
I’m coping.