nisemac
Well-Known Member
regimen update/changes:
styling--after the previous challenge, i put the wigs aside and was wearing my hair in a puff during the day, and retwisting at night. not good for me--just to dry here. but i don't know if i can go back to the wigs--the last ones i ordered weren't good. the first Ama wig was wonderful but the others seem...off. i then tried the afro curl wigs, which were a wonderful match to my hair, but within a week they matted up horribly. so i've put my hair in mini twists(will edit this with a pic later).
--trying to keep my ends from getting brittle and fight the dry air and hard water has been a challenge. i planned to start making the Kimmaytube leave in once my supplies arrive. in the interim, i mixed the Shea Moisture DT with some aloe vera gel, and "I don't know nuthin' 'bout no pH and stuff" but my hair loves the combination--especially the ends. my ends are totally smooth, my hair feels so good from root to tip. i think i was doing this before: leave in, moisturize, cornrow with shea butter and then i would 'seal' with aloe. and my hair felt great...dont' know why i changed it up.
so this is my regimen for now:
wash, condition/detangle, leave in, shea moisture/aloe mixture, style. my change is making my DC something i can just leave in. that way, i can minimize my exposure to the hard water. i plan to try a suave naturals clarifying conditioner to move from washing to cowashing. mist with water/leave in mixture and shea moisture elixir a.m. and p.m.
i think i'ma hafta drop out of the Wig Challenge and see if I can join the twist challenge.
styling--after the previous challenge, i put the wigs aside and was wearing my hair in a puff during the day, and retwisting at night. not good for me--just to dry here. but i don't know if i can go back to the wigs--the last ones i ordered weren't good. the first Ama wig was wonderful but the others seem...off. i then tried the afro curl wigs, which were a wonderful match to my hair, but within a week they matted up horribly. so i've put my hair in mini twists(will edit this with a pic later).
--trying to keep my ends from getting brittle and fight the dry air and hard water has been a challenge. i planned to start making the Kimmaytube leave in once my supplies arrive. in the interim, i mixed the Shea Moisture DT with some aloe vera gel, and "I don't know nuthin' 'bout no pH and stuff" but my hair loves the combination--especially the ends. my ends are totally smooth, my hair feels so good from root to tip. i think i was doing this before: leave in, moisturize, cornrow with shea butter and then i would 'seal' with aloe. and my hair felt great...dont' know why i changed it up.
so this is my regimen for now:
wash, condition/detangle, leave in, shea moisture/aloe mixture, style. my change is making my DC something i can just leave in. that way, i can minimize my exposure to the hard water. i plan to try a suave naturals clarifying conditioner to move from washing to cowashing. mist with water/leave in mixture and shea moisture elixir a.m. and p.m.
i think i'ma hafta drop out of the Wig Challenge and see if I can join the twist challenge.