Keeping Hair Simple

Hello Berries!

So I get a lot of questions about what I do to my hair and honestly I can never really tell people, because I really don’t do anything to my hair. I keep it simple and do the bare minimum to keep it from looking crazy. I think that is what people with natural hair or hair in general forget to do. You do not have to do all this extra stuff to your hair to get it to look nice or to grow. If you just love your care and take care of it, then it will grow. One thing that I learned is my hair likes to cleaned and left alone.

So here are some simple steps for any person with hair, whether you are natural, relaxed, texlaxed, transitioning, or whatever.

**** I will not be talking about co-washing, because I do not like to co-wash. This is all my own opinion and the things that I think you should do to your hair.

Cleanse your hair

You can co-wash your hair if you please, but you MUST shampoo your hair at least once a month. If you are using products with chemicals or heavy oils, you must strip all that product out of your hair and scalp or that stuff will sit on your hair and make it look dull or will gunk up your scalp and cause some issues.

Condition your hair

You need to replenish the hair of all the stuff you look out of it when you cleansed your hair. Find something that makes your hair soft and able to detangle easily.

Deep Condition your hair

I do not deep condition my hair. I do not have time for this and have yet to find a deep conditioner that works for me. I do use a protein treatment once a month though. Honestly, this step is optional.

Moisturize your hair

Leave-ins, butters, and oils. You do not have to use the LOC or LCO method in this step, but you do want to use something that moisturizes the hair and seals in that moisture.

Style your hair

Style your hair the way you want your hair to look and leave it alone or not, the choice is yours. Just enjoy YOUR hair.

Question: What is your regimen?

Thanks for being beautiful

XOXO

Wash Day Wednesday- My Regimen in Process

I really can’t tell you that I follow this really strict regimen, because I don’t. I go with the flow of my hair and what it needs I give to it. It’s as simple as that. I do the standard natural hair regimen of pre-poo, shampoo, condition, and style. Yes ! I use four easy steps and keep my peace of mind about my hair. 

Pre-Poo

• I start by pre-pooing my hair with apple cider vinegar, water , and a conditioner if I do not feel that my hair needs protein. If my hair needs protein then I will use and egg, honey, oil, milk, and mayo as a pre-poo. 
• I allow either of these pre-poos to sit on my hair for anywhere from 30 minutes to overnight, depending on how I feel that day and when I want to wash my hair. 

Shampoo

• Next I shampoo my hair in 2-4 sections. I will shampoo my hair twice with a clarifying dandruff shampoo and then I will shampoo my hair with a moisturizing shampoo.
• Lately I’ve been shampooing my hair three times. First with a dandruff shampoo, then a bar of black soap, finally with a sulfate free moisturizing shampoo.

Condition

• I usually just condition my hair with a regular conditioner. My hair doesn’t tend be very dry, especially after my pre-poo and my finally shampoo with the moisturizing conditioner. Also, I have yet to find a deep conditioner that makes me want to repurchase it.

Style

• I am very lazy when it comes to styling my hair. I usually tend to put it into 2-4 braids/twists and wear this style under my beanie. Now I have been putting my hair into two ponytails and braiding them and wearing my beanie over it. I also seal in the moisture of the conditioner with Argan Oil.

So yeah, this is the just of my regimen. I love to keep it simple, but if you would like me to go into detail about my regimen or the products that I use please let my me. Well until next time berries *smooches*