Current Regimen

I am following a rather flexible regimen but I am making sure to incorporate all the things my hair needs

I've dumbed it down to the point that I am only messing with my hair when I absolutely have to.

Sunday: Wash Day
Tuesday: Co-wash Day

Deep condition on wash way
Light or Heavy Protein treatment on Co-wash day

Always air dry.

Apply my Liquid Gold Sulfur Based Growth Oil every other day and do a scalp massage.

Moisturize with my whipped shea butter and seal with coconut oil.

Only finger comb until wash days.

My Almost Setback -_-

Ok guys...

At some point I was experiencing severe breakage. There were long pieces and short pieces coming out of my hair whenever I barely touched it. I was so scared because it was almost like my hair was falling out! There were 1-4 strands every time! I didn't know what had caused it aside from the fact that I was actually taking time to moisturize and seal my hair on a more regular basis compared to the every 1-3 days that I used to do.

I was so frantic and got on Hairlista, YouTube, and Google looking for any information I could find about breakage and the more I looked and listened I assessed my hair. It was mushy and gummy so I knew exactly what was going on...MOISTURE OVERLOAD!

I immediately hopped in the shower and did a protein treatment and that helped my breakage almost instantaneously. For fear of more breakage, I wore my hair in plats with a beanie and gave my hair a serious break from manipulation. Once I finally took it down to allow my hair to breathe a little I had a BEAUTIFUL braid out!

I had an "almost" setback but I caught it in time before any real damage could be done! The lesson I learned was simply to listen to what my hair needs. And she and I have been really talking these days :)

Hairlista provides a great article about breakage and ways to pinpoint what is going on with your hair. Check it out!

http://www.hairlista.com/forum/topics/moisture-protein-balance

Whipped Shea Butter Mix

I finally had a chance to whip up a 16 ounce container of all natural shea butter to use as a moisturizer and it was lovely.

I used:

- castor oil

- coconut oil

- jojoba oil

- lavender & tea tree oil

After seeing how my hair liked it, I was able to get rid of the store brought moisturizers and use this as a daily moisturizer. It's not heavy and gives my hair a great amount of shine. But because it is so thick I only use it as needed which is about every 1-2 days. A little goes a long way and I won't need to mix up another batch for quite some time!

Also for my new growth spritz I used:

- water

- glycerin

- vitamin e

- jojoba oil

- castor oil (SMALL AMOUNT)

My new growth LOVE LOVE LOVES this!! Especially when on a stretch.

I use this daily on my new growth!

Both of these concoctions are very moisturizing to dry hair. 

Blowing Out Roots

This was a technique that I learned from a lady on YouTube and I gave it a whirl and loved the results.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faQUoEVAhJY


The way I did it was air dried until about 80-90% and then blow dried the ROOTS only! My new growth wasn't bone straight but were definitely more manageable.

I used a blow dryer that looks similar to this one below:

The teeth on the combs help "straighten" the hair. I found one at Sally's for $20 but there are some online cheaper as well.

The Silk Elements Heat Protectant is AWESOME! My hair didn't feel weighed down and was super soft.

I plan to do week I am maybe 5 or 6 weeks post and maybe 1-2 times a month depending on how unbearable my new growth gets. Since it is direct heat I don't want to use it too often. 

In January I want to go on a 6-month stretch and blowing my roots out will help me stretch longer than 3 months.

Liquid Gold Sulfur Based Growth Oil: Review

I started using this product on September 9 after I used a heat pass. I did my relaxer October 5 and to my surprise I had gained 1-1 1/2" of growth from using this product! It is nothing short of a miracle in a bottle and is most definitely a staple. I have tried just about every growth aid known to man and NONE of them gave me results like Liquid Gold. This is a staple growth aid with guaranteed results.

Here is a link to their website which has more products at a great price!

http://www.liquidgoldhairproducts.com

Rating: 5 stars

Current Length

What is my current length?

GRAZING APL! I still have a about an 1" to go and I know I will make it there by December. Below is a picture of my current length!

I recently did a trim to help even out my ends as well as get rid of dead ones. December is looking very promising! :)

UPDATES!!

HEY GUYS!

Unfortunately I had some problems trying to upload the video I did with all my changes and updates so I am having to make a post with the information. I would post all of them here but that would be overwhelming to read. So I will make individual ones so people can read the ones that interest them without having to read a book. Here's what you can look forward to:


- Current Length
- Liquid Gold Sulfur Based Growth Oil
- Blowing Out Roots
- My Almost Setback (Moisture Overload & Breakage)
- Whipped Shea Butter
- Current Regimen

I'm Still Here!!

HEY GUYS! 

I have thoroughly neglected to make any posts since JULY! :( (Unacceptable)

I am going to post a video soon with all of the many updates and changes in my hair journey!

Be on the look out and thanks for following me!


ASR