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How long are your wash days?
How often do you wash your hair?
What's the longest step?
What's your hair length goal?
Do you plan on making any changes in the near future?
What's your hair type?
How long is your hair?
How long have you been on your healthy hair journey?
Takes at least 4-5 hours to get my hair done.How long are your wash days?
How often do you wash your hair?
What's the longest step?
What's your hair length goal?
Do you plan on making any changes in the near future?
What's your hair type?
How long is your hair?
How long have you been on your healthy hair journey?
How long are your wash days? 1.5 to 2 hours
How often do you wash your hair? once a week
What's the longest step? Deep Conditioning and detangling both take about 25 minutes
What's your hair length goal? Healthy Bra Strap Length
Do you plan on making any changes in the near future? I want to try deep conditioning less often, every other week to hopefully once a month
What's your hair type? 4a/4b, high density, low to mid porosity
How long is your hair? uneven, layered APL
How long have you been on your healthy hair journey? Big Chopped August 8th, 2012
Why are you trying to deep condition less?![]()
I definitely think that deep conditioning is an important step but one that my hair may not need as frequently as once a week. There have been times throughout my hair journey where I didn't even have a deep conditioner to use every week and my hair was okay as long I got a DC in at least a couple of times a month. I also want to cut down on my wash day time so moving to every other week would give me flexibility especially during hectic weeks studying or working. Because I don't color my hair and use heat very sparingly I think my hair is resilient enough to try every other week.
@Lylddlebit what is your regimen these days? Do you still press monthly?
Thank you! So detailed. I love how well you can read your hair and know exactly what it needsI wore my hair pressed monthly from around May or June through the end of the year. I did straighten it once monthly for around the past 7 months
Until the end of the month. Last month I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do to my hair so I threw on a wig with weekly washes.
My straight regimen is
- Clarify my hair(Rusk clarifying & detoxifying rosemary shampoo)
- Sometimes I follow up with a second shampoo but I can skip that step without negative impact.
- Deep condition Shu Uemura Ultimate Remedy is my all time favorite product but discontinued the original formula. I just have several jars stocked up still. I used nature's gate deep conditioner mask my last wash month and liked it. I alternate between new deep conditioner and my adored Ultimate Remedy so I can try to find a new staple replacement. I have found good I just haven't found anyting that can parallel to my Ultimate Remedy yet.
- When I apply my deep conditioner, I twirl my hair into 4 bantu knots(hair parted ear to ear and nap to forehead). I keep whatever deep conditioner I am using in my head for one hair steamer cycle.
- When my steam finishes I put on a shower cap and let my hair cool
- Rinse out deep conditioner
- Detangle damp hair with a seamless comb or detangle brush right before I blow dry(so it's detangle section dry it then detangle next section and blow dry section-by-section until done)
- If I blow dry the traditional way, I apply heat protectant to damp hair then proceed
- If I Revair, I Reviar damp hair without product then after that and apply product protectant to dried and stretched hair
- I do not use moisturizers on straighten days. I use a good deep conditioner for moisture instead.
- Right now my leave-in combination of choice is Aveda Brilliant topped with Chi Silk Infusion.
- Flat iron hair straight one pass.
- Sometimes I California press my roots with the hot comb and flat iron my length but I don't have to do it that way. The flat iron will do the job, I am just old school and like to stay sharp with my hot comb/marcels.
- If I want want a hair style that is not straight I will do another pass on my hair with a waver, crimper or curling tool of choice on a lower temp.
- I pineapple my hair nightly for curls
- wrap nightly for straight.
- My hair withstands southern humidity, fog and light drizzle without reversion until wash day. I withstands working out too as I don't really sweat in my scalp.
- I wash my hair 3-5 weeks and restyle when my hair is straight. Most of the time it is once a month but I let my hair let me know when it's time for a wash day. When starting to feel dry, I have new growth that can be pinched between my thumb and pointer finger, or noticeable shedding(not because my hair is breaking or anything but because hair with natural oil from worn hair hair doesn't sleep out unnoticeable like fresh done hair, it it released with the bulb when raked through), it's time to wash.
My natural regimen is
- Part hair in 4 bantu knots
- Wash each section(I only wash once a month unless I notice weird buildup then I will wash more frequently)
- Apply Conditioner(I usually use regular condition on natural hair but if I am natural back to back I will throw in a deep conditioner once a month)
- Steam
- Rinse out conditioner
- Apply activator on damp hair + layer that with safflower oil, grapeseed oil or shea butter(whichever one I see first)
- Twist and air dry
I trim my hair once a season on straight hair only. If my hair is natural on a day I would normally trim(usually the first week of the season) I just skip the trim until the next season.
I tend to use salon grade (Shu Uemura/Dudleys, Tigi, Alterna etc) or at least Sally's(Silk elements/Ion) grade products on straightening wash days. I tend to use natural heavier products(Oyin handmade, Jane carter solutions, butters, oils) on natural wash days. However I am not stringent about that. If a natural product works well on a press or a salon product is a good moisturizer I will use it as it works.
Since I alternate staples with using up my stash if I run into a wash session where my hair is not supple and soft and smooth on a day I prepared to straighten I will just wear my hair natural or stretched until the next wash day. I don't force a press of my hair feels "off".
If my hair starts shedding from something like post partum or getting off birth control I use alter ego cren drops 1-2 times a week.
Sometimes I wash my hair braid it up and put on a wig. I will usually keep my conditioner in my hair all week without issues when I do that. However I still wash my hair once a week under my wig when I do that and let my hair air dry gradually.
Right now, this is the second week that my hair has been braided in the front with the back Revaired. I planned on some butter fly loc crochets. They looked good when I installed them but I took them down the same day because I didn't like the synthetic hair once installed. It had some signs it could mat to my real hair and I didn't want to risk it. so I took down some of the braids and just wore the front like a style from my teenage years.
If I left something out you were looking for but I mentioned in a different thread, let me know. I will elaborate.
How long are your wash days? That depends on what I’m doing and how much time I have but usually between min 2hrs maximum 2 days.
How often do you wash your hair? 2weeks to Max 1 month.
What's the longest step? Deep conditioning always.
What's your hair length goal? Waist Length I have wayyyyyssss to go.
Do you plan on making any changes in the near future? A good trim/cut and maybe some color.
What's your hair type? 4a/4b/4c
How long is your hair? I haven’t done an official length check for a long time but I would say stretched I’m pretty close to a full apl.
How long have you been on your healthy hair journey? Years.