kikisf
Well-Known Member
Re: Relaxed Heads: How many weeks post relaxer are you and when is your next touch up
sunnieb divachyk This has been a big overhaul for me
* started oiling scalp/new growth nightly
* switched my scalp oil castor/EVCO mix to castor & avocado + rosemary (i think EVCO was making my hair hard and more tangly)
* switched from a satin bonnet to a silk one (I sweat in my head and can wake up with matted roots)
* sprayed M&T detangler spray on my entire head and combed through with a wide tooth comb before washing (I was using M&T texturized-moisturizer before the spray has more slip)
* washed with giovanni SAS that I added silk aminos to.
* did apogee 2 step hood dryer rinsed with the balancing moisturizer then
* applied Nexxus humctress with some honey on the roots with an applicator brush. ran out and just used regular humectress on the ends. (this is my first time using this conditioner and I am sold!)
* heating cap for 30 minutes, cooled, rinsed with cool water
* towel blot/plop then sprayed with my leave in
* also changed my spray leave-in. (It is usually KCKT, AVJ, EVCO & Grapeseed, took out the EVCO and grapeseed and swapped it for wheatgerm and shea.)
* combed through and not a strand in sight on the comb
* twisted into 12 sections with perm rods to give enough tension to stretch the roots slightly (I usually do braids but the new growth was acting chill so decided to give twists a try)
* oiled my parts with the avocado/castor then sat under a cool dryer
* hair was super moisturized and wasn’t drying fast like it usually does so after an hour I sprayed a little heat protectant (its a 10 with keratin) and bumped the heat up to level 2 ( I have 6 levels on my belvedere dryer it looks like the ones in the salon)
* put in another 30 minutes under hood and took down. my hair was so soft and strong. I was able to pick it out with no problem, no hair anywhere.
* my new growth felt non-existent I am 6 weeks post and I have never make it past 5 weeks without braiding my hair up into cornrows starting at week 4/5
* in general I have a lot to learn about protein and moisture balance. and i am also high porosity so I can go from moisturized to a desert in no time flat. I think my failures when I was natural had to do with not understanding what my hair needed in terms of protein/moisture. no one in my family has my texture hair so I got sent to a hairdresser (lady in our projects working out of her kitchen) early on. I continued with professional salons when I became an adult. These past few years I have been determined to learn how to do my hair myself. Thank you so much for the education.
sunnieb divachyk This has been a big overhaul for me
* started oiling scalp/new growth nightly
* switched my scalp oil castor/EVCO mix to castor & avocado + rosemary (i think EVCO was making my hair hard and more tangly)
* switched from a satin bonnet to a silk one (I sweat in my head and can wake up with matted roots)
* sprayed M&T detangler spray on my entire head and combed through with a wide tooth comb before washing (I was using M&T texturized-moisturizer before the spray has more slip)
* washed with giovanni SAS that I added silk aminos to.
* did apogee 2 step hood dryer rinsed with the balancing moisturizer then
* applied Nexxus humctress with some honey on the roots with an applicator brush. ran out and just used regular humectress on the ends. (this is my first time using this conditioner and I am sold!)
* heating cap for 30 minutes, cooled, rinsed with cool water
* towel blot/plop then sprayed with my leave in
* also changed my spray leave-in. (It is usually KCKT, AVJ, EVCO & Grapeseed, took out the EVCO and grapeseed and swapped it for wheatgerm and shea.)
* combed through and not a strand in sight on the comb
* twisted into 12 sections with perm rods to give enough tension to stretch the roots slightly (I usually do braids but the new growth was acting chill so decided to give twists a try)
* oiled my parts with the avocado/castor then sat under a cool dryer
* hair was super moisturized and wasn’t drying fast like it usually does so after an hour I sprayed a little heat protectant (its a 10 with keratin) and bumped the heat up to level 2 ( I have 6 levels on my belvedere dryer it looks like the ones in the salon)
* put in another 30 minutes under hood and took down. my hair was so soft and strong. I was able to pick it out with no problem, no hair anywhere.
* my new growth felt non-existent I am 6 weeks post and I have never make it past 5 weeks without braiding my hair up into cornrows starting at week 4/5
* in general I have a lot to learn about protein and moisture balance. and i am also high porosity so I can go from moisturized to a desert in no time flat. I think my failures when I was natural had to do with not understanding what my hair needed in terms of protein/moisture. no one in my family has my texture hair so I got sent to a hairdresser (lady in our projects working out of her kitchen) early on. I continued with professional salons when I became an adult. These past few years I have been determined to learn how to do my hair myself. Thank you so much for the education.
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it's been almost a full year.
