ElevatedEnergy
Rooted Yet Flowing
Working on a warm weather regimen. I usually style my hair in 2 braids (cornrows) while in the shower, but I don't want to do that this year as I feel like I was losing more hair than I should have. So I'm working on a wet high bun (after washing) routine that I can transition into a low bun.
So far this is what I have:
Wash & apply leave in and Shea butter.
OR
Wash & Deep condition overnight then just leave the deep conditioner in as a leave in.
(I usually alternate between those 2 wash routines)
Pull hair up into a wet bun and allow the outer parts of bun to dry during the day. Before bed, put hair in a few jumbo twists so the inside of the bun can dry throughout the night and pin them down to keep them stretched.
Next morning, gather twists into a ponytail and wrap them around each other into a high bun.
The bun is fully dried now and I started the process on Sunday. I would like to now keep the bun in until the weekend. My hair is super moisturized from leaving my deep conditioner in. I did use a light coating of Shea Butter on my ends before tucking them in the bun so I am good on moisture for at least 5 days so that's when I'll take the bun down. Instead of transitioning the bun like I want into a low bun, I'll probably just wash and restart the process. I did a henna/indigo treatment before this experiment so I'll need to wash and get a clean slate so I wont have indigo shavings falling out my hair whenever I touch it. LOL
So my goal is to:
High bun for 7 days and transition into a low bun for 3 to 7 days. I usually wash weekly in the warm months but honestly it is tiring and I would like to go back to my 2 week washing schedule. Just need to find a process that will let me do that.
So far this is what I have:
Wash & apply leave in and Shea butter.
OR
Wash & Deep condition overnight then just leave the deep conditioner in as a leave in.
(I usually alternate between those 2 wash routines)
Pull hair up into a wet bun and allow the outer parts of bun to dry during the day. Before bed, put hair in a few jumbo twists so the inside of the bun can dry throughout the night and pin them down to keep them stretched.
Next morning, gather twists into a ponytail and wrap them around each other into a high bun.
The bun is fully dried now and I started the process on Sunday. I would like to now keep the bun in until the weekend. My hair is super moisturized from leaving my deep conditioner in. I did use a light coating of Shea Butter on my ends before tucking them in the bun so I am good on moisture for at least 5 days so that's when I'll take the bun down. Instead of transitioning the bun like I want into a low bun, I'll probably just wash and restart the process. I did a henna/indigo treatment before this experiment so I'll need to wash and get a clean slate so I wont have indigo shavings falling out my hair whenever I touch it. LOL
So my goal is to:
High bun for 7 days and transition into a low bun for 3 to 7 days. I usually wash weekly in the warm months but honestly it is tiring and I would like to go back to my 2 week washing schedule. Just need to find a process that will let me do that.