The Healthy Hair Diary: 10 weeks post relaxer

Wash Day Diary - New Growth is Popping | 10 Weeks Post

Monday, November 06, 2017

I am back.... I have taken a long break, longer than expected, however starting a YouTube channel is a lot more time consuming than I realised. I love that I can just sit in front of the camera and make a video however; I don't enjoy the editing afterwards. I am starting with a wash day as I miss documenting my wash days and having a journal to look back on to see what's working and not working for my hair.

I'm still trying to determine if I prefer doing my wash day on a Saturday or Sunday. I prefer to pre-poo my hair overnight and always worry that if I pre-poo on a Friday night, the next morning I may ended up needing to go somewhere and end up stuck, whereas Sundays tend to be our family lazy days so it makes sense to do it on a Sunday as there is no rush to get it finished. My logic for doing my hair on a Saturday morning however, is that I if I decided to go out on a date night or anywhere else, my hair is already washed and I can wear it how I want to.

Sunday 5th November 2017

For this wash day, I pre-pooed my hair on Saturday night using extra virgin olive oil as I have run out of extra virgin coconut oil, covered my hair and went to bed.

On Sunday morning, I shampooed my hair using Crème of Nature Moisture & Shine shampoo lathering twice, and then towel dried my hair whilst mixing my deep conditioner mix. I used the ORS Nourishing conditioner which is a light protein conditioner mixed with two teaspoons of Jamaican black castor oil. I applied it to my hair in four sections and then covered with cling film and sat under the hood dryer for 30 minutes.

New growth texture shot, 10 weeks post relaxer.

I honestly forgot how much I love this conditioner, when I removed the cling film to rinse my hair, my new growth had melted and I could run my fingers through my hair. I am 10 weeks post relaxer and my new growth is out of control, thick to the point where air-drying is no longer an option and as much as I moisturised my new growth, it would tangle and make my scalp hurt. This conditioner gave my hair life and I will definitely be making this a staple conditioner for when I'm stretching my relaxer going forward.

Once I rinse out the conditioner, I t-shirt dried for 30 minutes then sectioned my hair into four. Using my favourite Crème of Nature Strength & Shine Leave-In Spray, I spritzed and detangled each section with a wide tooth comb. Once detangled, I applied Aunt Jackie's Quench leave-in and sealed with Inecto Coconut Serum, combed through my hair with a smaller tooth comb and then allowed my hair to air-dry for a further 15 minutes before going on to blow-dry each section with cold air.

When dry, I moisturised my hair in the same sections using Root2Tip Triple M Miracle Moisture Milk and sealed with my Hot Six Oil mixed with Jamaican black castor oil, I also oiled my scalp with JBCO as well. As I had no plans for the day except to go to a fireworks event in the evening, I put my hair in a low bun with a satin scrunchie and covered with a satin scarf until I had got ready.

Easy Low Manipulation Hairstyle, ready for the fireworks

Blow-drying made such a huge difference to my new-growth, it's smooth and easy to detangle, easy for me to part to oil my scalp and style and I am seriously wondering why I didn't blow-dry last week instead of air-drying and causing myself such issues.

10 weeks post relaxer

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.