hair care, beauty & mindful lifestyle
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.
In the weekend I was busy with some activities what led me to wash my hair during the week. Since I have relaxed my hair I have tried to leave my hair alone. Also I need to do a ‘hard’ protein treatment to strengthen my hair. This is a treatment that I need to do ASAP!
STEP 1 | PRE-POO
Because of my lack of moisturizing my hair felt dry, so I decided to pre-poo with Garnier Loving Blends Argan & Camellia oil Conditioner. I’m really falling in love with the Loving Blends line! I planned to pre-poo for 30 minutes, but I fell asleep so the pre-poo process was longer than two hours.
After rinsing out the conditioner my hair felt soft and had a nice shine to it.
STEP 2 | SHAMPOO
The goal is to finish certain product, because it’s time to clean up. To cleanse and moisturize my hair I used Creme of Nature Argan Oil Moisture & Shine Shampoo. In sections of four I shampooed my hair. To be honest my hair feels soft, but I definitely went overboard with my last relaxer.
STEP 3 | CONDITIONER
Because I just relaxed my hair, I’m planning to use more products from ApHogee. For the deep conditioning I used two products; ApHogee Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor. This product will help me to strengthen my hair. After rinsing out the conditioner I followed with Aphogee Balancing Moisturizer to bring my hair back to a right moisture balance.
STEP 4 | LEAVE-IN
I haven’t used Cantu Shea Butter Leave-In Conditioning Repair Cream in a while, so I decided to use it. In small sections I applied the product to my hair and sealed with an oil mix.
After applying the leave-in I styled my hair in a high bun and let it air-dry.
I want to do a castor oil challenge to work on my thickness, because I want to get my ‘thick’ texture back.
The journey to healthy thick hair continues!
Healthy Journey,
E. Starr
It was time for me to make a list of my current products. Sometimes I ask myself why I have so many products – I don’t even use everything – . By making a list I will have a better view. Sometimes I forget that I even have a specific product
My goal is to finish my current products so I can make room for some new products, that I want to try out. Don’t get me wrong I am in love with some of the products. But there are some products that I need to say goodbye to.
Since I relaxed my hair .. smh I have been neglecting my hair really bad. So today I decided to give my hair that extra TLC. I’m also going to change my regimen, but first thing first.
[1] #PrePoo: when I do a pre-poo treatment I will use an oil or a light conditioner. This time I decided to make a mixture of the Redken Real Control Conditioner with Coconut Oil. I wanted to try something new. In mind this mixture will give my hair an extra boost. Plus I don’t use the Redken Conditioner that often. In sections of 4 I applied the mixture to my hair, concentrating on my ends. When I was done it was time for my scalp. I applied a mixture of Jamaican Black Castor Oil x peppermint oil and then massage my scalp. Can you believe that I pre-poo for 1 ½ hour.