hair care, beauty & mindful lifestyle
In the month October I used the Salerm Protein shampoo twice for my wash routine. This product was on my wish list for 2013 and finally I’ve tried this product. The bottle comes in different sizes, I bought the smallest one (250 ml). With new products I always buy the smallest one, because you never know what the outcome is going to be.
Why this product: K E R A T I N .. yes this product contains keratin. Keratin strengthens all 3 layers of the hair and it’s the strongest protein.
Ugh i’m still slacking with my weekly hair routine. I think it’s time for a protective style, my dear friend the u-part wig lool.
Step 1
–> I started with a pre-poo. For this pre-poo I used an oil mix (castor + olive oil). I will write a post about this mix. I pre-pooed for 30 minutes with heat. After the pre-poo my hair was so shiny.. my dead ends where a live again *happyface*
Step 2
–> For my wash I used Creme of Nature Argan Oil Moisture & Shine Shampoo. I almost forgot about this shampoo. It’s is nice shampoo and it’s sulfate free.
Soooo .. this wash routine was a mess !!! I don’t know what’s up but for the past 2 weeks I have been slacking. Going to bed without moisturizing my hair or put a scarf on. Because of that my hair is breaking and shedding like crazy. I even skipped my washday on Sunday.
Like 3 weeks ago I finally ordered pH Indicator Strips online. For the readers who are thinking pH strips,for what?? Well it’s important to know what the pH balance of a product is. Why??
The standard pH balance of our hair is 4,5 – 5,5. Which means that your hair is normal (normal shine & luster). The pH scale ranges from 0 – 14. This is really important to know because the range is divided into two parts, acids & alkaline.
Products with a low pH balance falls in the range acids (0 – 6,9). This are products that will make your cuticle lay flat. Then you have alkaline that ranges from 7,1 – 14. This are products that will lift up your cuticle layer.
Information from ‘The Science of Black Hair’ book
With that being said, I wanted to know what the pH balance of my products are. Because I’m a product junkie, I will start with shampoo first.
I mixed the shampoos with a little bit of water. I wasn’t sure what the right way was, but in the book ‘The Science of Black Hair’ it tells: test the products (along with your tap water) with pH test strips.
| Shampoo | pH balance |
| TRESemmé Deep Cleansing (clarify) | 4,0 |
| Nexxus Luxurious Moisturizing | 4,3 |
| Salerm Protein | 4,3 |
| Creme of Nature Argan Oil Moisture & Shine | 4,3 |
| TRESemmé Nourishing Moisture | 4,3 – 4,6 |
| ApHogee Deep Moisture | 4,6 |
| Herbal essences (moisture) | 5,2 |
| ORS Creamy Aloe (neutralizing) | 5,5 – 5,8 |
Overall I’m happy with my shampoo balance. I think my next step will be reviewing each product based on their ingredients and what they supposed to do.
I couldn’t take it anymore so i decided to texlax my hair at 31 weeks post. Wooow 31 weeks. The last time I told myself that I wasn’t going to stretch that long, but for some strange reason I did it again.
During my stretching I used some new products and I know (for sure for sure in my African voice) that Elasta QP Olive oil & Mango butter Moisturizer helped a lot with soften my new growth. I’m so happy that I got this product in my life. Elasta QP is one of my fav from my hair products collection.
I started my hair journey in April, 2010. I remember that I was surfing on the internet looking for information about healthy hair. Over the years I damaged my hair real bad. It was thinning and breaking. I was looking at pictures of my childhood and I missed my thick and full hair.
Ulovemegz is the one who saved me .. loool. She introduced me to the world of ‘Hair Journey’.
Why am I on a hair journey? It’s a way for me to achieve healthy ‘relaxed’ hair. But lately I haven’t be happy with my hair journey. So I decided to start over again. I lost focus and doing different things at once. I need to take it back… So here I go !!