Hair Goals for 2017
Tuesday, January 03, 2017
Happy
New Year!!
It’s
2017 already and it feels like the years are flying by… I wish you all the
love, happiness and success for the New Year. It’s the beginning of a new year which
is the perfect time to set myself new goals I want to achieve with regards to
my hair.
Here
are my 2017 hair goals:
Keep
it Simple & Be Consistent
I have
been on my hair journey for 4 years now and although I try my best, there are
times when I am not consistent with how I care for my hair. This year I intend
to stick to my wash days and regimen so I can maintain the health of my hair
and length retention. I know what works for my hair and what doesn’t and the
biggest setback I have experienced in the last two years was suffering from
under-processed hair. I can no longer try to leave too much texture in my hair
when applying relaxer to my new growth as this has continued to lead to major
breakage. When doing a relaxer touch-up, I need to stick to 18-20 minutes
application time and no longer aim for the shorter time of15 minutes.
Grow
Out Breakage Areas
As mentioned
above under-processing my hair has led to a lot of breakage to my hair which
has been an absolute nightmare. The back of my hair in particular has suffered
the most due to many different textures of hair and I guess also by my not
realising how bad the damage was until it was too late. This year my goal is to
grow out the breakage areas by sticking to my hair regime, ensuring my hair is
kept moist and sealed with a natural oil, dusting my ends when necessary and
also by keeping up with monthly protein treatments to add strength to my hair.
Restrain
My Inner Product Junkie
Over
the last four years I ended up buying almost every product which had received
good reviews expecting amazing results for my own hair, only to find certain
products did nothing for my hair and I had wasted my money. Restraining
my inner product junkie was also a goal for 2016 and I can honestly say I
succeeded as I stopped buying products unnecessarily and only bought products
which I needed and believed would be good for my hair.
Achieve
Thicker Hair
My
hair felt and looked a lot thicker when my hair was texlaxed as there was so
much texture left in my hair. Although I am no longer trying to leave as much
texture in my hair as possible, I will still ensure that when applying the
relaxer to my new growth, all smoothing is done with glove protected hands only
instead of smoothing with the relaxer brush so my hair has a little kink once freshly
relaxed. I will also continue to incorporate Jamaican black castor oil with other
natural oils when oiling my scalp every other day to help promote thick and
healthier hair. I will also be taking Vitamins for the Hair purchased from
Holland & Barrett and will see if this makes any difference.
Drink
More Water & Eat Healthier
This
was one of my goals last year which I failed. I only became serious about
drinking water in November and I need to continue with this for the year ahead.
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