Styling and Damage

So, for the past 7 months I have been UBER lazy when it comes to my hair. I have taken a minimalistic approach to my hair. My routine consisted of:

• Part hair into small sections
• Shampoo
• Style

Notice anything missing? I stopped conditioning and barely deep treated my hair and now I am paying the heavy heavy price.

Lately my hair has been a pain to style, and recently, I have been dealing with TONS of single strand knots, my hair just wraps around itself the moment I twist it, and it is so dry. Also, I had to cut out lots of hair the other day due to knots that just would not go away!

I lost so much hair that I am SURE I lost my bra strap length.Well I have gotten off my lazy behind and decided to nurse my hair back to health. I found an article on Wikihow on dealing with dry scalp. I also want to try tea rinses to see if they work. 

I also have been working on different styles. I am STILL trying to learn how to braid and flat twist ( yes I can only twist) here's what I did to my hair:

I first got inspiration from this picture I found on Pinterest:

But did this style first: 

Random curl at the bottom due to my lack of parting skill.

(Found my first grey hair so I was not a happy camper)

This lasted a week and I wanted to try the style in the pic so I did my lazy routine and begged my friend Ren to do the side twists. I used Eco Styler Oilve Oil Gel and Aloe Vera juice for this style.

I started in the front

And pinned up the sides so I didn't twist those accidentally

Voila!

I pinned the sides together and did a pompadour in the front 

I forgot to take pictures when the style was finished so I quickly snapped two while in the car. LOVE IT! But good GOD my scalp was TEARING OFF!  The darn dry scalp was terrorizing me!!

BUT I will be applying some intensive care to my hair and report back. Until then,

Peace.

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Twisted Up

Hello Lovelies!


I FINALLY found a deep treatment mix for this cold weather. My hair has been feeling harsh, and dry and spraying it constantly was causing my twists to frizz and look old. I was looking for a twisting creme and bought a deep treatment instead (Lost in translation)

Beurre de Karite. (Carrot butter I think)You see how much it costs? so it HAD to be good! #studentbudget

I mixed it with Organics protein treatment. 

The combo was really good, especially that Beurre de Karite! it glided onto my hair and made it so soft! even though it is a small container I did not need much. First I finger detangled with Vatika oil and coconut oil (made less hair come out than usual... need to continue doing this)

What I used. The Tangle Teezer worked out better for me this time, im starting to like now, and I don't see and damage to my ends like so many other naturals complain about.

LOOK AT THAT! I was shocked that more didn't come out.

I washed with Suave Shea Butter Conditioner, and commenced my twists

I started with finger coils but after the first one I gave up..... #ultimatelaziness

 I twisted them bigger than usual this time, and I did it on damp hair instead of soaking wet, for less shrinkage. ( Reppin Jamrock! this was not planned)

After I sealed my ends with coconut oil.

It is day 5 and my hair is not dry or feels rough, though it is as bit oily (heavy handed) I think I should stock up on that Beurre....hmmm

Catch you on the flip side.

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Hello There

Hey, so I recently took out my braids because my hair at the scalp was becoming "hard" I guess with dirt and they were looking like a hot mess! so I  cut them out on the weekend.

yeah....

I got hair ALL OVER my apartment! forced me to actually clean it -_-

 Hey dere!

 Look closely, you can see the dirt and product all caked up .

The products I used.

Okay so I washed with Anwaar Co. Black Soap Herbal Shampoo, I had to wash THREE times to fully cleanse my hair!

 This stuff is pretty good, It didn't strip my hair even though I washed it three times, it never got/felt dry and stripped.

Shed hairs that came out while washing.

After that I applied my Vatika Oil and Anwaar Co. Black Seed Hair Conditioner, and I detangled with the Tangle Teezer.......I thought that I would be wowed by the Teezer, but I wasn't. It was difficult for me to use it and to detangle my hair properly, I got the hang of it soon after but my hair was not cooperating , I guess that the oil was thick and I did not use much conditioner because I applied more condish to some areas and it was easier for the Tangle Teezer to comb through, so maybe that was the problem.

My mix of Vatika Oil and Black Seed Hair Condish

The hair that came out after using the Tangle Teezer.

I had to used saran rap because I did not have and plastic bags or caps.

 I had to use Suave professionals Shea Butter Conditioner to wash out the Vatika Oil becuase the Anwaar wash finishing way too fast!

 

Freshly washed hair, I still had to detangle my hair again after using the Tangle Teezer twice.

 Length check!

WOOOT!

 More shed hair!

 I did my usual twists with Eco Styler Argan Oil Gel, and my Shea Butter Mix

Even MORE shed hair, using the Tangle Teezer again, this time it was a lot better.

The Anwaar Co. shampoo and conditioner are great products, I have to use the Teezer again to really have an opinion on it. The Suave is a good condish for Co-Washing and I didn't really like the Vatika Oil..... I will be revisiting the oil when I wash my hair again. My hair is not dry or crunchy from the gel and It has sheen to it, though you can't see it from the pictures.

Later peeps.

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