I have a question... So my sister's coming this weekend and I told her to bring me Roux Porosity control because my hair is porous. Anyway I also have the Aphogee 2 min but didn't try it yet. So I was wondering should I use both the same day (before I flat iron) or should I use them a few days apart to see what works and what didn't? Also can I DC overnight with 2 tablespoons of Roux in my DC?
Without knowing alot about your hair here is my flat iron routine, recently updated (need to post this somewhere). If you are going to D/C prepoo I would use (a little) of a moisture con with a little natural oil. My fave is PM the detangler and camellia but coconut oil will do, just stay away from mineral (oil may not be nessicary I just do it). I don't pre-poo overnight anymore just for an hour but I didin the past.
Then shampoo (I only done this once, it to get the oil out you you flat ironed hair isn't sticky). then if you want , and I would depending on the last protein you used use the aphogee focusing on your relaxed ends.
Then use the pousity control as is states, apply to hait for a minute and rinse, I never get more out of it but leaving it on longer.
Apply ONE leave in with a heat protectant. Blow dry, I use the tension method, and flat iron.
This is what I learned yesterday, which I wish I had thought of sooner. I ad a little serum to my end before the comb/flat iron step to help with the final detangle. Also there is more heat on my end (flat iron then a curl pass only on the ends). Donn't use alot, I dab the serum on my finger tips and detange first with fingers then comb.
I saw so many fewer broken hair (yes I still see broken hairs).
Tips:
If I pre-poo I don't DC, I find I don't need to.
If I'm going to prepoo and not DC I try to make sure there isn't alot of product on my hair. So the pree-poo is effective. If you have alot of product bluid up, you may just still need to DC.
Find your favortive sorty of cheap moisture conditioner and stock up. I don't ususally pile on the conditoiner but if I flat iron I usua;;y haven't detangled in a look time so the conditioner helps with that.
As always keep the combing to a minium. When I flat iron I comb only befor ethe blow dry and then right before I flat iron.
Especially if you use oils, you must shampoo. You only have to do it once if you want and just let the water run through your hair. But you have to shampoo!
Lastly, using the pre-poo and making sure your hair is well moisturized is the key to hair that doesn't revert. Think of reverting hair as the hair that is dry and stealing moisture from the air.
I hope this helps. Sorry for the long post.