Regimen 1X week DC (alternating AO GPB with a non-protein condish)
1X week alternate betwen shampoo (sulfate free) and co-washing. I wash my hair in four sections then air dry to about 70% before adding oil and leave in cream with the LOC method. I use GSO, EVOO, or coconut oil, and Darcy's Cocoa Bean Hair Whip, Bee Mine Luscious, or Darcy's Pumpkin Seed condish on top.
I usually style my hair in twists or braids bunned or pinned up.
Every other day I moisturize and seal the ends with water, then add a little more oil and Hair Whip.
Long and/or short term goals: Long term goal is MBL. Short term is BSL, hopefully in late summer.
Healthy hair journey history: I've been natural all my life, but didn't know much about healthy hair care. As a kid, my mom would wash my hair periodically, slap some Vaseline or grease in it and twist it up (she couldn't braid). Soon my mom started sending me to ppl to get my hair done in extensions (usually yarn twists or poetic justice braids). As I got older, I began doing my own extensions and this is how I wore my hair throughout my youth. As an adult, I began trying out weaves and wigs. Luckily my edges happen to be resilient, despite my hair being kind of fine.
I thought conditioner was a waste of money and time. I'd shampoo my hair all over without sectioning, resulting in tangles and matting. Then I'd blow dry the tangles completely dry and "moisturize" by adding a lot of grease in sections, and then comb. I'd usually install some sort of extension braids, cornrows (salon or myself), weave, or wig and keep them in for at least 3 months without caring for the hair underneath. Then I'd take em out and rip through the buildup at the roots
I started looking into growing my hair longer back in 2003 or 2005, but I didn't find much info...maybe the growafrohairlong site. In any case, I didn't give it much thought after that. In around 2007, I began looking into it again and looked around on some hair boards. I began using some better products and started to co-wash every month. However, I still had some unhealthy practices. I really didn't care much about the health of my hair then so it was no big deal to me. As long as my braids were laid and I looked fly, I was cool.
I officially began my HHJ in June of 2012, so I've only been at it about 8 months. I started out with probably neck length hair, so I'm already seeing good progress, as this is the longest my hair has ever been. Of course I'm greedy.
