Hey, beautiful people! A little over two years ago, I made the decision to stop relaxing my hair, and I just realized that I almost let my two year anniversary pass without any reflection. In the past two years, I've learned quite a bit about my natural hair and made some changes to my regimen. Here are my top five things:
- My low porosity hair needs time and heat to absorb conditioners. For my deep conditioners, the best way for me to use them is to do my deep conditioner overnight under a plastic cap with my body heat to help it absorb. The second best is to use a heat cap for 20 minutes.
- I don't need to avoid silicones. When I first started my natural hair journey, I avoided any and all silicones. Now, I've learned that certain silicones are ok. Also, my favorite rinse out conditioner is not all-natural, and contains cones. I'll be discussing this in more detail in a later post.
- I'm moving away from the wigs. For most of the last two years, I would wear wigs during the week and play with my hair on the weekend. As my hair has gotten longer, I've been wearing more buns and puffs to work. This next year, I want to try even more professional styles, though I need them to be quick. I hope to try installing my own spring twists before the baby arrives, but I'm running out of time.
- I don't need gel to wash and go. At first, I thought the only product I could successfully wash and go with was Kinky Curly Curling Custard, then I discovered Uncle Funky's Daughter's Curly Magic (old formula). Over this past summer, I also had some successful wash and gos with conditioner and with Jane Carter's Curl Defining Cream. In this next year, I want to try other options.
- The best spray moisturizer is the one I make myself. I tried a few commercial moisturizing spritzes before I realized that they were a waste of money. What they all had in common was water and oil, and some only had those ingredients. Now, I make my own and it works great for my hair. In this next year, I want to try adding silk amino acids to my spritz. I also want to try making other products for my hair toolbox, like black soap shampoo, flax seed gel, a leave-in conditioner with slippery elm or marshmallow root, and a moisturizing cream with BTMS.
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