I am now 21 weeks post relaxer and the initial plan was to have my hair relaxed last weekend, but.... I decided to see if I could make it to 28 weeks post relaxer, that would be 7 months. I do not know if I can hack this, but this is what I intend to do with my hair to keep myself from the "hands in hair" syndrome:
Protective Styling as Usual
Wash days are also taking ridiculously long at this stage, so any protective style which can reduce the number of washes without causing damage to my hair, would be great
Protective Styling as Usual
Wash days are also taking ridiculously long at this stage, so any protective style which can reduce the number of washes without causing damage to my hair, would be great
My last protective style was very successful - mambo crochet braids. I intend on doing 2 more protective styles before I end this stretch. I would like to do a short-term and a long-term one since I still have about 8 weeks to go.
Short-term protective styles
- Goddess twist with synthetic hair
- Flat twists
Buns are a no-no at this stage, because the new growth just cannot be tamed, and my face looks so puffed up when I try to hold my hair in a pony tail in the middle.
Long-term protective style
- Single Twists vs. Crochet Braids: Right now I am leaning towards crochet braids because they have worked the best for me when it comes to keeping my ends fully protected, except for that one time when I most probably burnt my hair with hot water as I was trying to curl the Marley hair.
Regimen. Same old with a few changes
1.) Wash once a week (when my hair is not in a long-term protective style), alternating between co-wash and shampoo
2.) Deep condition when my hair is not in a protective style, and spray with deep conditioner when it is protected.
3.) Oil & Scalp massage 3 times a week
4.) Moisturize DAILY, yes DAILY. My new growth gets very dry, so I have to keep it soft and manageable by moisturizing it daily. My ends also have a habit of becoming dry easily so the daily moisturizing comes in very handy. I have tried the LOC method, but it becomes too heavy for my hair. If you have any tips on how to use this method without your hair having too much product, please let me know :-)
5.) I DO NOT USE Clarifying/ Cleansing shampoo during this time. I opt for sulphate-free shampoos and co-wash conditioners when my scalp does not have a lot of product build-up.
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Do you change your hair regimen/ products as your hair changes?
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When you mentioned that you will spray with DC on PS days will you leave in your hair or are you gonna rinse it out?
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Hey Lebo, I use a watered-down DC and spray it on my hair, very little of it. I do not wash it out. I realised that when I shampoo my hair in plaits, not all of the shampoo rinses out which caused some damage the last time I tried. Hope this helps :-)
DeleteI love your regimen, Becca. As far as the LOC method, maybe do it less frequently than daily and then just baggy on the days when you don't apply more products. I found the baggy method to be good for reactivating the product that was already in my hair. Good luck with the rest of your stretch!
ReplyDeleteHey Kim thanks so much, I have forgotten about baggying as an option! I am definitely going to try it out for the next few days and see how it goes :-)
DeleteI say go with crochet braids, they are SO much easier to take down. I know you're gonna have a lot of retention with all this protective styling.
ReplyDeleteThank you EbonyCPrincess :-) yep I am definitely leaning on crochet braids, less tangling and single strand knots when its time to take it down :-)
DeleteYour short term protective style is super chic! Love it! The baggy method is a good suggestion from Kim. I've never really tried it (and succeeded) but it sounds like it could work. The other thing is---maybe your hair doesn't need more product---but it's craving moisture, as in just water. It's hard to lock in moisture if there isn't enough to begin with. If that makes any sense.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see your next style!
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Hi KLP! Thanku so much :-) I am going to try it out for the next few days. I really don't like the feeling of my hair has too much product! I am going to try H20 only as well, crossing my thumbs that it goes well :-) Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI love those goddess twists and yes go with crotchet braids so much easier to maintain. For the question I sometimes change products as my hair changes. Oh btw natengeneza infinity scarves for the Nai cold let me know if you are interested in one. Can mail you pics but no blog email add for you on here:(
ReplyDeleteawww asante dear! yes please do, send to info@kahaari.com :-)
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DeleteCrotchet braids for the win. Good luck in the rest of your stretch.
ReplyDeleteThank you Tomi!
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