Personally, I think that the majority of the ladies on the forum, go through periodic assessments of what they are doing; weed out the extra steps that they are finding could be incorporated into one or two basic steps in their regime. As for me, I use very few bought products on my hair: Le Kair Cholesterol conditioner, Grandpa's Pine Tar soap for washing, Aloe Rid for clarifying, Apple Cider Vinegar. What I do with the conditioner is incorporate home products like honey, molasses, and left over conditioners that I have purchased a year ago and through the process of elimination labeled them as being "no future purchases"; I also have on hand essential oils, herbs; sulphur and that is basically it. I can however make any kind of conditioning pack or conditioner as needed out of these few items. My regime is simple: Shampoo once a week; deep condition; air dry; apply my hair pomade and wrap my hair and leave it for a couple of days, take down if I am going out or need to oil my ends. And I am a natural so that of course it eliminates retouching, neutralizing, and I can get by with not combing for three days or if necessary till my next shampoo. Rarely do I rollerset and I never use heat. With neatly trimmed bra strap length hair....How simple is that? Not bad. It is simple enough for me.
I arrived at this limited edition, though, overtime, through assessment, and the process of elimination. Like most, I did not start out here at LHCF, knowing what exactly would work, what I really needed or didn't. If I had known all that, I probably would never have been on the board searching for answers nor would I be a member of this board. I consider myself a lifetime learner. Once my hair is at my desired goal or near it, I will probably like the others who have arrived, cut my simple regime down even more....but not yet. bonjour