Wash day: Braid take-up & take-down

Sooo I decided to put in twists last weekend, and this past weekend I removed them lol! After 1 week, the braids felt dry and I knew my hair was also dry despite the fact that I moisturized my braids a few times during the week. Secondly, I noticed that some of my hair and partcularly my ends were sticking out of the braids which I DID NOT LIKE.. any tips on how to completely hide the ends in the braids would be highly appreciated!

 Anyway, true to my suspicions my hair was dry and hence I experienced some breakage. So I amped up my moisture levels in this wash day.

 1.) Pre-poo: Coconut oil & Aphogee 2 minute reconstructor for 20 minutes.
2.) Shampoo: Creme of Nature Moisturizing Shampoo
3.) Condition: Aussie 3-minute miracle moist (will do a separate post on my new buys for the month, Aussie products are now in Kenya woop woop!)
4.) Deep Condition: Neutrogena Triple Moisture Mask for 30 minutes (another new buy, and I was totally not disappointed. My hair minus my new growth is still feeling soft).

5.) Leave-ins: 
- Kinky Curly Knot Today for my growth and the knots that came from it,
- Aphogee Green Tea & Keratin Rectructurizer & 
- Herbal Essences Split End Protector for my ends & OGX Anti-breakage coconut serum for sealing.
6.) I was inspired by Nerline of Chic from Hair to Toe to copy recreate this style, I have been taking it down every other day to moisturize my new growth It's not as neat as hers, but I am working on making it look better. I also applied some Eco Styler gel (another new buy) to keep my hair neat and laid down, I must say that I am liking Eco Styler Gel a lot.
Any new product tries this week, and any tips on how to keep ends completely protected when in braids?

Hope you had a great wash day this week! Head on to saving our strands or just grow already to join in the wash day experience!
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The Wash Day Experience
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  1. Unknown9 July 2015 at 14:51

    I love the top bun!! I think I might give it a go sometime. thanks for the inspiration. :)

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    1. HealthyHairMama9 July 2015 at 16:18

      Thank you Wende! It's super easy to do, just watch a few YouTube videos if unsure :-)

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  2. Lungi10 July 2015 at 10:59

    I love the bun too, it matches your hair very well.

    About the hair sticking out the braids, I know that a lot of braiders usually snip off all the exposed hair - which I don't think is a good idea. I don't know of any way to totally make sure that the hair doesn't stick out.

    BTW, I didn't know that Neutrogena had hair products as well. Did you buy it in Kenya?

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    1. HealthyHairMama10 July 2015 at 11:50

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    2. HealthyHairMama10 July 2015 at 11:51

      Thanks Lungi! That's so bad of stylists to do a random cut on your hair to 'neaten' the braids, I never thought that they were actually cutting the hair.
      Yess apparently they have a range of hair products which also took me by surprise. I saw a shampoo and split end repairer, but I was only interested in the mask. Yep bought the Neutrogena at a supermarket here in Kenya, similar to a pick n pay in SA

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  3. Unknown10 July 2015 at 22:54

    I love the Neutrogena DC but the amount you get for the price is just not worth it for me. I'll prob get 2 uses out of it but its amazing. You could prob try misting your hair light with your fav leave in or rinse out conditioner diluted with water.

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    1. HealthyHairMama11 July 2015 at 12:30

      Thanks for the tip Tomi! Yes it is expensive I agree with you, but I'm going to try and get 4-5 uses out of it by mixing with another good and cheaper moisturising conditioner.

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    2. KLP @ SavingOurStrands15 July 2015 at 22:48

      I totally agree with Tomi! That jar is sooooooooo small! I liked the scent and it worked okay but I barely got 2 uses out of it!

      Thanks for sharing your #washdayexperience chica!

      KLP @ www.savingourstrands.com

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