This has been one long stretch. I am so glad to be ending it.. finally!
0.) Pre-poo'd with my usual..coconut oil
1.) Shampoo'd with CON Moisturizing Shampoo. I did a co-wash the previous week, I like to alternate between the two.
2.)Protein Treatment with ApHogee 2-step protein treatment. After applying the treatment I thought I was crazy to have applied it to my new growth. But in hindsight it was probably a good thing to strengthen the hair so that the relaxer does not straighten it completely...
I waited for the treatment to completely harden my hair before rinsing it out. I applied my Aussie Moist to restore the moisture completely to my hair.
3.) As part of this week's theme I used a few conditioners that I last used a year ago. I was hoping to finish them but not yet. I used Elasta QP DPR and Doo Gro Mega Growth Reconstructor (which I finished phew!). I honestly have not found either of these conditioners that beneficial, so I will not be replacing them when I eventually use them up completely. Mixed them up and added some oils.
4.) Applied the mixture and went to bed. I did an overnight Deep Condition just to restore as much moisture as possible to my hair. Also given that these conditioners are not the best, keeping them in for longer made them more effective.
5.) I rinsed the conditioner out in the morning, t-shirt dried and then proceeded to the leave-ins.
6.) I made sure to thoroughly detangle my hair in small sections using Kinky Curly Knot Today.
7.) Applied my favorite moisturizer on this stretch: Shea Moisture Extra Moisture Transitioning Milk, and sealed with Shea Butter
This is how my hair looks at 23 weeks post relaxer. Relaxer results coming up soon...
Hope you had a great wash day!
