Hair Update

You know what they say...pictures don't lie?...and ain't that the truth! I've been seriously slacking on my hair care routine as of late, so as you can see in the comparison pictures above I did not gain much growth from February through July :-(

In fact...it looks like my hair is shorter now than it was in January but I'll attribute that to a little trim I got in April.

The past couple of months my regimen has consisted of a weekly wash, blow dry and flat iron with a variety of shampoos and conditioners and maybe a deep condition thrown in every once in a while. I know it's terrible...I don't know why I got so lazy about my hair all of a sudden, but for some reason I just wasn't feeling it.

But now I'm back with a vengance! hahaha...I'm not sure if I've posted my regimen before but anyhoo, here's the New and Improved version...

PRODUCTS

PRE-POOS & SEALANTS: Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, Castor Oil

CO-WASH: Suave Humetress Conditioner, Herbal Essence Long Term Relationship Conditioner

SHAMPOOS: Kera Care Dry and Itchy Scalp Shampoo, Cream of Nature Detangling Shampoo, VO5 Herbal Escapes Kiwi Lime Clarifying Shampoo

CONDITIONERS: Kera Care Dry and Itchy Scalp Conditioner

RECONSTRUCTOR: Aphogee Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor

PROTEIN TREATMENT: Creme of Nature Nourishing and Strengthening Treatment

LEAVE INS: Infusium 23 Repairology Leave-in Treatment, Aphogee Pro-vitamin Leave-in Conditioner, Biosilk Silk Therapy

MOISTURIZER: Elasta QP Mango Butter, Neutrogena Triple Moisture Silk Touch Leave-in Cream

WEEKLY ROUTINE

Wash every Friday w/pre-poo (protein conditioner)

Co-wash every Wednesday w/pre-poo (coconut oil and castor oil)

Moisturize & Seal Every Other Night (lightly w/NTM Silk Touch Leave-in Cream & coconut oil)

Prepoo overnight before shampooing

Shampoo w/Kera Care and Cream of Nature shampoos

Condition w/Kera Care and Aphogee Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor (every other Friday only)

Add Infusium 23 Leave-in, ApHogee ProVitamin Leave-In and Biosilk

Air dry for @ least 30 mins before blow drying (never blow dry dripping wet hair)

Add a little more BioSilk before flat ironing

If time permits I air dry completely before blow drying

I rarely protective style...on occasion I'll do a braidout and where it half up or in a bun for a couple of days, other than that I were my hair out.

MONTHLY

Clarifying Shampoo 2x per month

Deep Condition 2x per month

Protein Treatment every six weeks or as needed

And there you have it...

I think I'm going to start trying some of the higher-end lines like Aveda or Kerastase so I'll update my regimen as I incorporate new products or routines. I am open to any sugestions or questions about my regimen...later ;-)