hair care, beauty & mindful lifestyle
I’m determined to get my desired hair length. In order for me to achieve the length that I want, I’m being more intentional when it comes to scalp & hair oiling.
Prepping my hair before shampooing (pre-poo) really helps with keeping my hair soft and loss less hair during washing.
In this video I demonstrate how I pre-poo my hair using a scalp oil only on the scalp and a hair oil for the length of my hair.
For a step by step hair routine follow my YouTube channel
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How often you shampoo your relaxed hair depends on how much product you use in between washes and how oily your hair/scalp gets. The most given advice is to wash your hair at least once a week, but don’t go longer than 2 weeks.
A shampoo is needed to get your scalp and hair clean. The main purpose of a shampoo is to remove dirt, oil and smell.
To keep your scalp clean, refreshed and promote hair growth it’s important to be consistent with your washdays. I prefer to wash my hair once a week.
I moisturize my hair almost every day and use gel to style my hair. To nurture my scalp, I use an scalp oil 3 times a week.
You can imagen how my hair looks and feel after a week. My hair looks dull because of the product build-up. Also adding products to a dirty hair will not benefit my hair, because of the amount of product that is already on the hair.
[1] Analysis for yourself how your hair looks after a week. Is your hair still looking fresh or is it lifeless screaming for a wash? Also the amount of product that you use will let you know how often you need to wash your hair.
[2] Based on your lifestyle, pick a day you will dedicate to wash your hair. Having a specific day will help with being consistent. My washday is on Saturday, even my friends know this. I like to start washday in de mornings.
If you are interested to shampooing your hair twice a week, make sure that your spread your wash days. For example, my standard day is Saturday right. But when I decided to shampoo my hair during the week, I like to do that on Wednesday.
Shampooing your scalp and hair is necessary! Your hair will not be fabulous when it’s dirty, clogged and oversaturated.
Make washing your hair a priority and see how your hair will thank you for it.
It’s best to have a routine that caters to your hair when you are taking care of your relaxed hair at home. Finding a routine aka regimen for my hair hasn’t been an easy road, but the outcome to sticking to a routine did wonders. I mean, before my hair journey my new growth was soft & stiff and know I’m able to stretch my hair for 20+ weeks.
I never thought stretching for so long was possible, but this is post not about stretching, so let’s stay on topic.
How did my hair care routine come about? Thank God for other relaxed ladies online that shared their routine, but also doing my homework and creating my own routine was key to getting my hair on the right track.
In the post “regimen for relaxed hair” I shared three basic tips on how to build your regimen. My first tip to a basic regimen was about shampoo & condition.
This step is really my saviour when it comes to getting my hair healthy. When I started my hair journey, the #1 focus was on getting my hair softer/smoother. My hair was really dry & stiff. Even when I would moisturized my hair, there was no shine to it at all. So first thing was to be consistent with shampooing and especially doing deep condition treatments.
There are different types of shampoos & conditioners. In my routine I make sure to use moisture based products that will contribute to making my hair softer. Yes moisture is really important, but please don’t skip on protein.
When I got into hair care I found out that protein is needed to strengthen your hair. Also using a protein based product is a great way to bring your hair texture back to life.
Because of the different types of shampoos and conditioners I created a routine when I would use a specific product
Week 1
Clarify shampoo paired with a moisturizing deep conditioner
Week 2
Moisturizing shampoo paired with a moisturizing deep conditioner
Week 3
Moisturizing shampoo paired with a protein based conditioner followed up with moisturizing conditioner
Week 4
Moisturized shampoo paired with a moisturizing deep conditioner
This is a basic routine, my foundation. Having a steady routine makes it really easy for picking out which product to use. It’s possible to switch things up. For example if you feel that in week 2 your hair is really weak, don’t wait for week 3 to do a protein treatment. My hair rule is always to listen to your hair and give your hair what it needs at that moment.
Do you have a routine based on the different types of shampoos and conditioners? Or do you just go in and wash your hair? Comment down below and let’s talk.
With care,
Eems
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We have entered a new month, so it’s time for a clarifying wash treatment. I like to use an clarifying shampoo once a month to get rid of all the build-up and dirt from the environment. This time I skipped using a scrub to detox my scalp, because I didn’t had much time.
Step 1 | Shampoo
With my clarifying wash routines I always use two different types of shampoos. A clarifying & moisture based shampoo, because after getting rid of all the dirt, I like to add back some moisture.
Clarify
For clarifying I used Mizani Puriphying Intense Cleansing Shampoo. Last month I started using this shampoo again. I like this shampoo, because it contains salicylic acid which is great for exfoliating the scalp.
To be honest my scalp wasn’t dirty because I co-washed my hair on Wednesday. So cleaning my scalp was a quick process.
Moisture
New product alert! This is the first time using TGIN Moisture Rich Sulfate Free Shampoo. I didn’t expected the light consistency and that I didn’t need much product. It lathers really well and it softened my new growth. I’m going to use this shampoo every week, to see how my hair will respond as I continue with stretching my relaxer to 20 weeks.
Step 2 | Deep condition
To give my hair the TLC that it needs, I deep conditioned with TGIN Honey Miracle Hair Mask. I have used this mask before and it really moisturize my hair, plus it doesn’t contain any protein ingredients.
In sections of four I applied the mask to my hair and sat under the steamer. My hair was so thankful for this treatment.
My hair was moisturized, soft and I had less breakage.
Step 3 | Leave-in
Because of time I had to hurry up and couldn’t properly apply a leave-in to my hair. To keep it simple and quick I used Mizani D’tangle Moisturizing Leave-In Milk spray and added a little bit of Elasta QP Olive Oil & Mango Butter to my ends.
I had an appointment in the afternoon, so I styled my hair in high bun and let it air-dry.
At the moment I’m 18 weeks post relaxer. I ready to re-touch my new growth, but I’m going to hold on to 20 weeks. To manage the thickness of my hair I’m going to do more protective styles.
With Care,
Eems
Wash-day is in full effect, because my scalp is in need for some TLC. I’m ready to wash my scalp and moisturize my hair with Creme of Nature Argan, but mainly my scalp. This week I didn’t apply on oil to my scalp every day. I wanted to give my scalp some rest and let my natural sebum do its work. Let’s start this wash routine by using Creme of Nature Argan Oil products.
My hair was screaming for a wash. I have been moisturizing my hair every night, so you can imagine all the build I have. Also it has been a while that I detox my hair. I was in a debate with myself what to use, a scalp scrub or clay mask. I choose to use a clay mask, because I’m able to detox and also clarify my hair with it.