Wash Day Routine

Left-Right: Shampoo, Garlic in coconut oil mix and Rinse out conditioner


Hello Beauties!
Last Saturday was my wash day. I love, love, love my natural hair but I’m sorry to say that I wasn’t looking forward to this wash day. It had been a busy week and I just came back from a long road trip, you can agree with me why I felt this way. Well, it had to be done.

Here's how my wash day routine went:

Finger Detangle & Section: I finger detangled my hair as best as I could and sectioned in 4.


Hot Oil Treatment & Pre-poo: I did the hot oil treatment using my DIY garlic in coconut oil mix, then pre-pooed. This time I decided to do an overnight pre-poo and the result was indeed better. My hair was softer and more manageable.

So, my plastic cap doesn't fit my hair anymore (yippee! to hair growth) had to switch to a plastic bag.


Shampoo: Next I shampooed with the ORS creamy aloe shampoo, working my way through each section. Then I rinsed out.

Rinse Out Condition: This was done with gentelle hair fruits coconut conditioner, then I gently combed through each section and rinsed out.

Deep Condition: So the mixtress in me came out and I tried a DIY conditioner using coconut oil, avocado, honey, and banana. After that, I put on a plastic cap for an hour and rinsed out.

Drying Hair: I dried with an old cotton shirt. Gently patting hair to dry it.

Moisturise and Seal: I used the leave-in conditioner, oil, and cream (LOC) method. I applied the Dr. Miracle's leave-in conditioner, coconut oil, and Shea butter respectively so I can seal in moisture.

Styling hair: I did two strand twist using the beautiful textures curl definer mousse.

The next morning, I unraveled the twist and styled.
And this was how I rocked my hair the next day.

What is your wash day routine like? Feel free to share. Thanks.
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Natural Hair Meme!

NATURAL FRO VS FAKE FRO


I know...I know, sometimes you relaxed hair girls feel like this right?
Once, I sent a picture of my fro all blown out to a friend who relaxes her hair and she was rocking a fro weave.
I captioned it: “This could be your hair but you think you don’t have the time and patience.”
She laughed about it and called me a hair bully. Some ladies out there would really like to have the natural fro but think they don’t have the time and patience for it.
If you fall into this category, then by all means rock that fro weave! The most important thing is to have a healthy hair, relaxed or otherwise. Though I am secretly wishing you could come join the natural team.

What’s your plan for the weekend? As for me, I have wash day coming up!
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Natural Hair Tip #1


REDUCING HEAT TIME



Trying to save time when deep conditioning with a shower cap?

  • Dip a towel in hot water and wring it or heat up in a microwave for few minutes.
  • Wrap the hot towel around the shower cap and cover with another shower cap or a plastic bag.

This creates additional heat for the hair, reducing the heat time.
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What You Should Know About Pre-Poo


The wash day routine can be stressful on the hair. There are lots of manipulation that takes place from shampooing to deep conditioning  and so on. One can avoid much damage to the cuticle layer by making sure the hair is conditioned before this manipulation takes place. For me, the pre-poo (pre-shampoo) treatment is the solution.

So What is Pre-Poo?
Pre-poo stands for pre-shampoo, which means applying a protective treatment to your hair prior to cleansing it.

Benefits of Pre-Poo

  • Soften hair for the cleansing process.
  • Nourishes your hair and gives it a protective shield.
  • Helps maintain hair moisture levels.


Pre-Poo Treatments

There are various pre-poo treatments, which falls under these 3 basic types:

Oil Pre-Poo



 Oils such as coconut, olive, castor, almond oil etc. Can be used as pre-poo treatments. Sometimes using a combination of these oils is preferred.

Conditioner Pre-Poo

 A regular conditioner that is lightweight and moisturizing can also be used as a pre-poo. It can be used alone or mixed with a bit of oil.

DIY Pre-Poo

 You can find some pre-poo ingredients right in your own home and mix them based on your hair needs. You can bring out the mixtress in you and try out some of these DIY pre-poo recipes.

I prefer using the oil pre-poo especially, coconut oil. According to research, it penetrates hair more effectively than any other oil.
Pre-pooing for me is a must on my wash days. Sometimes I look forward to it because it is the easiest part of my wash day routine. I could pre-poo for hours and still get other things done at the same time.

Basically, pre-pooing is a bonus in my case. All I do is:
1. Do the hot oil treatment.
2. Put on a plastic cap for 1 hour or more.
And that is it!

Once I do my hot oil treatment, pre-pooing is a sure thing. The only additional thing I do is extending the time my hair stays under the plastic cap.

So hot oil treatment + extended time under plastic cap = my pre-poo.

Do you pre-poo your hair? If so, what pre-poo treatment works for you? Please feel free to share.
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