Hey all, my wash day routine hadn't felt like a nourishing time for my hair since I bc'd. So I came to the realization that my hair is no longer in the state it was when I began this journey, not when I bought these products and certainly not when I transitioned for 18months. So its time to re-evaluate my staple products and my routines so that I can see the results that I am looking for.
So, let's talk products... After I bc'ed, I began looking for all natural products because I am officially all natural. I kept hearing about Trader Joes having great all natural shampoos and conditioners and they are well respected and used in the NHC, so I wanted to try them...(product review coming soon). So here is the list of products that I am using currently.
Shampoo: Tea Tree Tingle Shampoo by Trader Joes
Condish: Balanced Moisturizing Nourish Spa by Trader Joes
Leave in condish: Olive Miracle by African Pride (found @ Walmart) **newest product**
Scalp: Olive oil formula Gro Therapy by Palmer (found @ Target)
SN: Because I am a recovering PJ, all of these items were introduced over time. I did not buy all new products and throw everything out in one day. My shampoo and condish I have been using for over a month, my grease I have been using sing I was transitioning but my leave in is very new...again, look for product reviews on all these items very soon.
Now, let's talk routines...
New routine: pre-poo...yes, pre-poo. Usually I detangle prior to washing my hair or wash, deep condish and style. But I washed my hair and rocked a wash-n-go for a couple days and ky hair felt crunchy and if you don't know, crunchy is not a good thing! So after watching YouTube vids on how to do it, I decided to pre-poo my hair, with an old staple product...Cantu Shea Butter leave in condish...(recycling products...I will also do a new product review on my new way of using it...)
Here is what I did:
I section my hair into 4 sections. For each section I finger detangled GENTLY, applied EVOO to mail the ends (my crunchiest area (is that even a word LOL) using the "folding hands method". Then I applied the Cantu condish, lightly detangled my hair - mostly the ends, applied a bit more Cantu to my ends and twisted that section. When all 4 sections we done, I wore a plastic cap on my head for 2 hours. I let my hair down and washed and. conditioned as usual. To style I used my Olive Miracle to twist my hair...stay tuned for pictures.
