Yea! A challenge I know I can stick with!
1. Current length - Forgive the fuzzy puff. I am no photog. When I do stretch it, it comes to my armpits in the front, and in back some sections are APL and the longest sections are BSB.
2. Natural/Relaxed/Texlaxed/Locked/Other - Natural for 4 years. Had some setbacks with hard water and wrong products. I have come a LONG way from being bald in the back of my head. Yup, bald. The day I graduated from internship, I went to shampoo my hair and came out of the shower with a giant bald spot. Had to wear a scarf to graduation. Boo. Low point.
3. Hair goals for the year. - A more simple regimen and healthier scalp->hair; no hair length goals (I am over obsessing over length) but retention is key for me.
4. Reggie, styles and products that you will be using.*
Here we go.
a. Hot oil treatment with Cowrie Shop Hair and Scalp Oil for 30 minutes with Hot Head bonnet. Leave in overnight. (Thursday or Friday night).
b. Shampoo with Terressentials Mud Wash Lavender Garden or Sultry Spice. Left Coast Lemon did not agree with my hair at all. I leave it on for about 60 minutes. Rinse with a hair tea/ ACV mix (in Cali d/t hard water). (Saturday)
1. If I have no Terressentials, I can and will use Shea Moisture Shea Butter Shampoo and Conditioner (gold label from Target).
c. DC with Shea Moisture Deep Treatment Masque for about 60 minutes with Hot Head. (Saturday)
d. Light moisturize with QB AOHC/OHHB or BRBC/OHHB, then let airdry and leave in braids/twists. (Saturday).
1. I either do braidouts in the summer or wig up in the fall/winter. I will most likely wig up one more year, and then brave it out on its own and figure out how to really do my hair.
e. Monthly protein treatments with olive oil/egg yolk/honey/yogurt. Whip it good and leave on for 60 minutes, then rinse in COLD water.
5. Products/ingredients you will*avoid*(eg. cones, sulfates, parabens, etc)* If I couldn't eat it or wouldn't put it on my skin, I won't use it on my hair. Coconut based alcohol is an exception, and BTMS (rare exception). I will also be avoiding growth lotions, potions, teas, candies, drinks, injections, etc. It sprouts, it sprouts.