Wash Day Diary - 10 Weeks Post Relaxer
Tuesday, March 08, 2016
I have been poorly and off
work with an awful and painful eye infection and have been
unable to post anything as I couldn't look at any light without my eye feeling
like it was on fire.I have since been to see a
consultant and my eye is finally on the mend with medication and that said I
can finally face the laptop and document my washdays.
Saturday 27th
February 2016
For Saturday's
washday I decided to deep condition on dry hair prior to shampooing my hair
with the aim to do a quick condition afterwards and have the rest of the day to
myself.
I made a mix of
Aunt Jackie’s Moisturizing Deep Conditioner, Aphogee 2 Minute Reconstructor,
Lavender JBCO and extra virgin olive oil and applied it to my hair in sections
from root to tip, covered with a plastic cap and sat under the hood dryer for
30 minutes. Once cool, I
shampooed with ORS Creamy Aloe shampoo for my first lather and then used Crème
of Nature Moisture & Shine shampoo for my second lather to put some
moisture back into my hair and so I could finger detangle my hair without a
worry prior to rinsing.
I towel dried
for 2 minutes and then applied Crème of Nature Intensive Conditioning Treatment
to my hair in sections. I planned to literally condition for 10 minutes whilst
lying on my bed watching a bit of TV but got engrossed in a programme so ended
going back downstairs to sit under the dryer and watch the rest of the episode.
Half an hour later, I rinsed my hair and t-shirt dried for 25 minutes.
I removed the
t-shirt and let my hair air-dry for 10 minutes with no product and then
spritzed my hair with Crème of Nature Strength and Shine leave in conditioner,
sectioned my hair into four and applied Aunt Jackie’s Quench Moisturizing
Leave-in Conditioner and sealed with Fantasia IC Olive Oil Serum. I detangled
my hair in smaller sections and then tied my edges down with my satin scarf and
left my hair to air-dry. The Aunt Jackie’s leave-in conditioner made my hair
feel amazing with soooo much slip and moisture, I wish I had given this a try
sooner.
Once 90% dry, I
moisturised and sealed with Cantu Shea Butter Creamy Hair Lotion and sealed
with my mix of Grapeseed oil & lavender JBCO. I usually go on to oil my
scalp but as I was going out and I prefer to do it at night, I skipped that
part and decided to do it later in the night before bed.
I was going to
wear my hair in a low ponytail but it was freezing outside so needed to wear my
favourite blue coat but it has torn my ends to shreds before so instead I put
my hair in a loose low bun and was out the door.
I got home very
late on Saturday night and when I took down my hair, it felt so light and
fluffy and I’m so in love with how my hair has been feeling in the last week or
so. I mentioned in my last wash day post that I had run out of my staple Elasta
QP Olive Oil & Mango Butter moisturizer and instead was using Cantu Shea
Butter Creamy Hair Lotion until I got to the hair shop, well having moisturised
with it for 2-3 days I decided I didn’t need to go to the hair shop as my hair
was at one with the Cantu Creamy Lotion. I will use it for a few more weeks
before doing a review and confirming it as my new staple but it contains no
silicone and so much more and I think deep down I already know this product is
here to stay.
Anyway, I
digress… My hair was still moist but I
decided to lightly moisturise and seal as my hair is known to be dry the
morning after wash day. I oiled my scalp with my avocado oil and lavender JBCO;
scalp massaged for 5 minutes then put my hair up in a loose bun secured with a
satin scrunchie ready for bed.
4 comments
Yay for the back up leave-in working!
ReplyDeleteKLP @ www.savingourstrands.com
Lol I know right :)
DeleteHow do you handle Aunt jackie products. They are super moisturizing but the scent is way too strong for me
ReplyDeleteAdmittedly the smell is quite strong but pefumed products have never been a prooblem for me as long as I can't smell them in my hair as I'm walking down the street. I love their leave in thoug, so glad I finally tried it.
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