Hi
NikkiQ. When I first started to be honest, I didn't really have a regimen. I really just jumped around...it's so easy to be a product junkie on this site. As my natural hair came in, some of the things that used to work just stopped...like I used to love Cantu Shea Butter Leave In. It helped me a lot when I first started transitioning, but now, it just tangles my hair. My biggest struggle after I had a few inches of new growth, was keeping that line of demarcation strong. Looking back, I wish I had weaved it up or wigged it up more to get through those months just to keep the manipulation low.
Currently, I keep it really simple and have a few staples. I shampoo with HE Self-targeting and use Aussie Moist for conditioning (if I'm bunning, I keep some of this in my hair). Also, I use only the green top Let's Jam moisturizing gel for my edges - it's a little greasy at first, but after I take my scarf off - it's perfect. That's pretty much my daily style.
For a light protein, I either use either the Aphogee 2-minute Reconstructor or the Aphogee Green Tea and Keratin spray (use this for my roller sets with a little bit of the Lottabody foam).
If I'm flat-ironing, I only do it after a rollerset now. I've stopped using the blowdryer because I felt like I was killing my hair every time I tried to work past that line of demarcation and it would end up just feeling really rough.
Before I flatiron, I'll use IC Hair Polisher Heat Protector and when I'm done spray a lil bit of Aphogee Gloss Therapy for shine. (By the way - since I roller set it - I won't follow through to the ends of my hair with my CHI - if that makes sense.) At night, I'll put either some virgin coconut oil or Jane Carter Nourish and Shine on paying close attention to the ends and then cross wrap it with a satin scarf. Then I cross my fingers and pray it will last a few days considering the work I put into it!
I have some products that I have use up from my junkie days...so every now and then, I'll throw something else in the mix.
HTH!