Yes please.... Can you share your regimen please @
Sammie7?
I'll try.
Y'all got me taking over the dang thread. You'd be surprised how quiet I am in real life.
First, my regimen is a lonooong story that constantly changes lol. I'm not even sure what I will be doing a month from now. Since I just started using heat I'll have to see if my hair wants to fall out my head or not and make changes accordingly. You have been forewarned.
Second, I know some people don't like to believe me when I say it is more about the techniques you use than the products, but I think that is the case for me. Of course if you are dumping pure lye on your head and expecting virgin remy to start sprouting from your follicles, that's on you boo.
How can I break this down...
Washing:
I wash every 2 weeks in about 10 braided sections. My scalp hates it as I have eczema of the scalp, but I don't think my hair could handle more manipulation than that, since I have to pry apart all the tangles. I use shampoo and do not play with cowashing as it leaves me with crazy build-up. I have to shampoo more than once because of my scalp and this also leads to tangling/matting at the roots. I've tried coating my hair with oil/condish, etc. It doesn't help it just leaves more buildup.
I use aphogee 2 min reconstructer for like 15 min under a plastic baggy with body heat. I rinse that out and apply silk elements mega silk moisture treatment and leave it in over night. After I rinse it in the morning I apply aphogee provitamin leave in conditioner and let my t-shirt that I use as a hair towel soak up the excess.
Blow dry:
I then start the blow drying process while hair is still damp. Is this the best way? I don't know it's just what I do. I apply Beyond the Zone Turn Up the Heat to each section right before I blow dry making sure to detangle the section and coat the strands well. I use the tension blow dry method starting with my ends, since once they dry up they do not like to stretch out.
I have been wearing my hair in small twists (might be large to others), so once I finish a section I twist it up. Takes me roughly 3 hours. If I was going to flat iron I would just use the comb chase method in very small sections. I have been using my Sally's GVP Chi 1 inch ceramic flat iron at around 325 degrees.
Moisturize with a small bit of Oyin Handmade Honey Hemp conditioner when I feel I need it. Seal with sweet almond oil. Usually I will put a tiny dab of the almond oil on my hands everyday and smooth it over my hair to add a layer of protection from the elements even if I don't moisturize.
Protective style pretty much all the time with buns dressed up with accessories.
I have been trimming pretty regularly( 1/4 in once a month) lately trying to get rid of the rest of my ssk's and splits. I want to straighten and trim at the end of Sept, but I'll have to see if I have the time.
Before I started keeping my hair blowdried, I would wear medium twists in a bun for a week week and a half and then do a twist out.
Have I bored you enough yet? Pretty much I do everything slowly, so as not to rip through my hair. Nothing special.
Again thanks for all the compliments. It's a lot of work, but I want to get to wsl one day! Maybe Santa will put it under the Christmas tree.
I am tempted to post my half BC messed up hair pic just to scare y'all lol
. Maybe yall can teach me something lol. If I don't go slow I will rip and tear my hair out and that does not lead to length retention. Ok enough of me blathering on. If you don't see me around I am probably doing the homework I should be doing now. 
That's the only thing I can do to keep them at bay or cut pieces that are starting to form a knot before it actually forms. 
