It's been a while since my last post. Initially, I had my hair braided in mid-April, and although the braids were large, the hair strands in the front were too thin, so I took them out after one month. I used my pass in mid-May to blow dry my hair for a henna application. I later figured out I could have put the henna in my wet hair (but it was my first time using henna and I didn't want to mess up anything). Unfortunately, the indigo left my hair extremely dry. In the beginning of June, I applied the Aphogee 2 Step Protein Treatment. This worked very well, but I followed someone's suggestion to wash with a moisturizing shampoo immediately afterward. This was a mistake. My hair was over stripped and extremely dry. Over the course of the next several days, I applied intense moisture to my hair to try to revive it. One June 22nd, I dc'd with a combination of moisturizing conditioners. This finally softened my hair. I then cornrowed my hair with Jane Carter's Leaving-in-Conditioner and Nourish and Shine. One June 24th, I freshened up the cornrows and my hair was still moisturized from the JC products. (I have found a keeper). Last night I took the cornrows out (my hair is still moisturized) and later today, I will wash, DC and cornrow it again. I apologize for the long post, but this is what I get for not posting on a regular basis this quarter.