I haven't been around in SO LONG. Sorry about that. I just wanted to post my new regimen and a couple little hair discoveries.
First discovery:
My hair does NOT like the curly girl method. Basically, the curly girl method is based on co-washing and finger detangling. No tools, no shampoo. See the video below for a better description:
Her hair is most def that 3/4A while mine is 4 to the max.
Second discovery:
That my hair is 4a/b/c. That means it spirals, but is very fine, wiry, and can get matted and tangled easily. it def matted up when I tried the curly girl method.
Third Discovery:
My hair is low porosity. That means I have to apply product when my hair is damp -- no wetter. That also means that I shouldn't apply a lot of product because it will not absorb. To learn about testing hair porosity see here:
Fourth discovery:
My hair loves twists. It stays moist and detangled this way. Everything I do with my hair involves twists, especially washing. I separated my hair into twisted sections when washing, but now I have refined my washing. I do The Breakdown. Watch this video for the breakdown method:
K, so here's my regimen.
Bi-weekly
- shampoo and deep condition
- detangle and stretch
Weekly
- deep condition
- detangle
- protective style
Every other day
- oil scalp with a coconut oil/castor oil mix
My detangling process
- finger detangle with conditioner
- comb out with a wide tooth comb
- Finish out with the Denman brush
I have to have to HAVE to detangle thoroughly. Tangling/ hair that is not thoroughly combed means snapping and snapping means lost ends. NO NO!
My 2013 goal - 5 inches of growth. let's hope!!
Hairspiration!!!
XOXO
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