The Healthy Hair Diary: 11 Weeks Post Relaxer

Wash Day Diary - Relaxer Prep | 11 Weeks Post Relaxer

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Sunday 12th November 2017

It is time for a relaxer touch-up next week so this weekend, it was all about preparing my hair for a relaxer which means protein. For this wash day, I pre-pooed my hair on Friday night using extra virgin olive oil, covered my hair and went to bed.

On Saturday morning, I rinsed my hair then shampooed my hair using ORS Creamy Aloe shampoo lathering twice, and then towel dried my hair whilst mixing my deep conditioner mix. I used the ORS Hair Mayonnaise conditioner which is a medium 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 40 minutes. I really couldn't be bothered to get up straight away so left this in my hair for an additional 30 minutes without heat whilst I finished watching a programme then rinsed and t-shirt dried.

I had plans to go out in the evening and when I got a text that my friend could no longer make it, I got into instant lazy mode.

I wasn't in the mood to deal with my hair so instead, I rinsed the Hair Mayo out of my hair and then t-shirt dried for 15 minutes. I removed my t-shirt and then applied Herbal Essences Herbal Hydration to the length of my hair and put my hair in a loose bun and carried on with my lazy day, when it came to bedtime; I covered with a satin scarf and went to bed.

In the morning, once I rinse out the conditioner, I t-shirt dried for 30 minutes whilst doing some chores. I removed the t-shirt and 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 Root2Tip Triple M Miracle Moisture Milk and sealed with Inecto Coconut Serum, detangled with a smaller tooth comb and then allowed my hair to air-dry for a further 10 minutes before going on to blow-dry each section with cold air.

Once 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. I put my hair in a loose bun and then tied down with a satin scarf until I was ready to style it for the day.

11 Weeks Post Relaxer

Extra Virgin Olive Oil is Giving My Hair Life!!

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

So about a month ago I noticed I was running low on extra virgin coconut oil and as I use it to both pre-poo my hair and to moisturise my face at night, I decided to leave the little bit left to use on my face in the evenings before bed until I got to the supermarket. That said, I also wanted to try a different oil to use to seal in my moisturiser when moisturising and sealing each night so as I had extra virgin olive oil in the kitchen cupboard already, this was my oil of choice.

I used the EVOO to pre-poo my hair instead of using extra virgin coconut oil and also used it to mix in with my deep conditioner and at the end of wash day, my hair was left feeling so moist and strong, it was a dream to handle my hair.

When using it seal in the moisture from my moisturiser, after the first day, I was left wondering why I hadn't used this sooner. With the colder weather my hair can feel quite dry by the end of the day but sealing with extra virgin olive oil mean my hair is left softy and so moist at the end of the day that I no longer need to moisturise and seal on a daily basis and can instead do it either every other night or every 3 days which is amazing. My hair no longer feels weighed down within 3-4 days of wash day which also means if I don't feel like washing my hair when the weekend comes, my hair is still full of shine and moisture and plays ball.

I have been oiling my scalp with Jamaican black castor oil mixed with a few drops of peppermint oil over the last few months now, but the peppermint oil smell has become a bit overbearing. As the EVOO has proven to keep my hair soft and moist, I decided to also use it to oil my scalp and at the time was dealing with new growth from being 11 weeks post , it managed to keep my new growth so soft, moist and manageable, that I can honestly say I am in love with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and it has become my favourite.

My son has natural hair and currently has a box style haircut with the top measuring about 5 inches long and he finds it can get quite dry after wash days with major shrinkage so I gave him his own bottle of EVOO to use to seal his hair after moisturising and he too has noticed a major change in his hair and how moist, soft and stretched it has now become.

How do you use extra virgin olive oil for your hair?

11 Weeks Post Relaxer

Relaxer Prep Day - 11 Weeks Post Relaxer

Monday, March 14, 2016

Late Post - Relaxer Prep Washday

As advised in my last wash day post, I had been suffering from inflammation of the left eye and have had to stay away from my laptop, iPad and even my phone. I wasn't sure if it was wise or not to wash my hair when I had no idea what had caused my eye to swell and bruise but when it got to Friday, I decided to go ahead as I was off work and could take my time with my hair with nowhere to go.

I began my pre-pooing with L'Oreal Elvive Full Restore conditioner and covered liberally with extra virgin coconut oil, covered with a plastic cap and towel turban then left on for an hour or so whilst watching a movie.

I was 11 weeks post and planned to relax my hair this week if I got the all clear on my eye, so this wash day was all about giving my hair a protein treatment. To prep my hair for the boost of protein, I shampooed with ORS Creamy Aloe Shampoo, lathering twice, towel dried for 5 minutes and then applied ORS Hair Mayonnaise from root to tip, sealing with my oil mix of JBCO, avocado oil, extra virgin olive oil & extra virgin coconut oil. I covered with a plastic cap and sat under the hood dryer for 35 minutes, rinsing once cool.

After towel drying for a few minutes, I then applied Crème of Nature Intensive Conditioning Treatment, left on my hair for 5 minutes whilst I tidied up the bathroom, finger detangled then rinsed.

I blotted my hair with a towel and then t-shirt dried for 25 minutes. I applied my leave-ins Crème of Nature Strength & Shine leave-in conditioner, Aunt Jackie's Quench Moisturizing leave-in conditioner and sealed with Fantasia IC Moisturizing Olive Oil Serum. I detangled my hair in small sections and then air-dried using a satin scarf to lay down my edges as my new growth is popping with full effect.

When my hair was 90% dry, I moisturised and sealed with Cantu Shea Butter Creamy Hair Lotion and my Grapeseed oil and JBCO mix. I just put my hair up into a loose bun and left it for the day as with my eye still bad I wasn't going anywhere.

Twist & Clip Style for Work last Monday

How do you prepare your hair for your relaxer touch up?

11 Weeks Post Relaxer

Relaxer Touch Up – 11 Weeks Post Relaxer

Monday, December 28, 2015

Late post!

I planned to relax my hair on Saturday 19th December but we had quite a few festive events to attend that I decided to do my touch up mid-week on Wednesday 16th December instead.

I started preparing my hair by sectioning into four and applying olive oil to the length of my hair excluding my new growth. Separated each quadrant into 1 inch sections and twisted hair from new growth downwards. I can honestly say I forgot to follow this up by adding petroleum jelly and have just remembered whilst typing this post which is irritating.

Anyway, with my hair ready I went on to add a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil to half a tub of ORS Professional Olive Oil Lye Relaxer and mixed thoroughly for 3 minutes until all mixed together, set my timer for 18 minutes and then started applying the relaxer to my new growth starting with the two back sections. The timer went off whilst I was still smoothing so I continued for another 4-6 minutes then rinsed until all relaxer was out of my hair.

I towel blotted my hair for a minute or two and then applied Aphogee 2 Minute Reconstructor to my hair as a mid-protein step and let sit in my hair for a few minutes and then rinsed.

Using the ORS Creamy Aloe Shampoo, I neutralized my hair lathering 4-5 times to ensure all relaxer was out of my hair then blotted dry with a towel for a few minutes whilst deciding what to condition with. I grabbed the Creme of Nature Conditioning Treatment and applied it liberally to my hair and then sealed with my castor oil mix. I covered with a plastic cap and sat under the hood dryer for 30 minutes then rinsed one cool. Yes I should have used a light protein conditioner to condition with considering it was relaxer day but my mind was somewhere else and by time I realised it was too late to go on to add more conditioner, I had work the next morning.

I t-shirt dried for 25 minutes and then applied my leave-ins; Creme of Nature Straight from Eden detangling leave-in, Elasta QP Olive Oil & Mango Butter Leave-in and sealed with Inecto Pure Coconut Oil Serum then detangled my hair with a wide tooth comb and air-dried using a satin scarf to lay my edges.

When my hair was 70% dry, I could just about keep my eyes open so admitted defeat and put my hair in a loose bun secured with satin scrunchy and then tied down with satin scarf then took myself to bed knowing I would have to get up that little bit earlier to deal with moisturising and sealing my hair before work.

In the morning, I moisturised and sealed with Elasta QP Olive Oil & Mango Butter Moisturizer and my avocado oil and lavender JBCO mix, styled my hair and was out of the door.

I am pleased with my results, I am left with texture so my hair isn't bone straight and it is so manageable, I forgot how good it is to be able to run my fingers through my hair.

11 Weeks Post Relaxer

Relaxer Touch Up - 11 Weeks Post

Sunday, October 04, 2015

Saturday 3rd October

Friday after work, I applied coconut oil to the length of my hair including new growth, oiled my scalp with my castor oil mix then left in overnight.

Saturday lunchtime, sectioned my hair into four and applied Extra Virgin Olive Oil to the length of my hair including my new growth then followed up by adding petroleum jelly to the length of my hair from my demarcation line downwards. Divided sections into one inch sections and twisted for ease of relaxer application.

Applied relaxer to my new growth starting from the crown, leaving my edges and nape until last then went through again smoothing through each section.

Rinsed thoroughly and applied Aphogee 2 minute reconstructor to my hair and left on for 5 minutes whilst I prepared my deep conditioner mix. Shampooed with ORS Creamy Aloe Shampoo, lathering 5 times to ensure all relaxer was out of my hair then towel dried for 5 minutes.

Deep conditioned with Joico Moisture Recovery Treatment Balm mixed with 2 teaspoons of my castor oil mix, covered with a plastic cap and sat under the hood dryer for 20 minutes then rinsed once cool.

T-shirt dried for 45 minutes then applied leave-ins; Creme of Nature Straight from Eden Leave in, Elasta QP Olive Oil & Mango Butter Leave in and sealed with Creme of Nature Argan Oil. Detangled my hair in sections with wide tooth comb then air dried with satin scarf laying my edges.

I usually moisturise and seal when my hair is 90-95% dry but I was having a movie day with the Mr so put my hair in a loose bun and chilled, plus I wanted to trim my ends and I prefer to do this without too much product in my hair.

Whilst I am happy to have made it to bra-strap length, I am all about health over length and all being well, I will be back to if not just past bra-strap length after my next touch-up in December, plus I'm doing the castor oil challenge which ends in December and it will be interesting to see the results.

Made it to Bra-Strap Length (Air-dried Hair)

I am officially bra-strap length which has been a goal I didn't think I would ever reach. I am surprised as with my texlaxed texture I experience some shrinkage, I never flat iron my hair and these days I rarely even tension dry my hair so it's hard to see the true length of my hair. I am happy to have achieved my goal, however my ends were in need of a trim so last night I trimmed my hair, taking off an inch. I used a similar method to Babilon Kay in her video which can be seen here. I thought I would have to take off a little more but following my trim, I went through my hair and am pleased with the results.

Before bed, I lightly spritzed the length of my hair with water, covered with a plastic cap and left on for 30 minutes then moisturised and sealed with Elasta QP Olive Oil & Mango Butter Moisturizer and my avocado and castor oil mix. I oiled my scalp with my castor oil mix then cross wrapped my hair and covered with a satin scarf.

I am really happy with how yesterday's relaxer touch up went. Dividing my hair into one inch sections prior to applying the relaxer was definitely a great help when getting through my hair. I have the perfect amount of texture left in my new growth and I will definitely follow these steps for my next relaxer touch up in December.

11 Weeks Post Relaxer

Wash Day Diary - 11 Weeks Post

Sunday, November 02, 2014

I am 11 weeks post and whilst I was tempted to relax my hair whilst I had a few days off work, I decided against it when I checked the calendar and realised I would be 8 weeks post for the Christmas / New Year period. I don't know how long this stretch will go on for, but right now I figure whilst my hair is working with me time is on my side.

These are the steps I followed for today's wash day:

I deep conditioned applying my mix; ORS Olive Oil Hair Masque, Coconut oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Avocado Oil and Honey to my dry hair in sections, covered with a plastic cap and sat under the hood dryer for 50 minutes.

After rinsing out the deep conditioner, I tea rinsed with Green Tea; leaving it in for 5 minutes before rinsing.

My original plan for this wash day was to co-wash first and then deep condition (I prepped the DC mix whilst watching youtube videos) but forgot what I was doing and the next thing I was applying it to my dry hair so had to follow through. To me it felt as though after such a good DC session, I was now about to wash that all out of my hair and was worried my hair would no longer feel silky soft and manageable. I decided to co-wash using the Creme of Nature Argan Oil Conditioner and I won't lie, I was worried this conditioner was slightly too thick for this purpose but I was pleased with how well this worked with my hair.

I towel dried for 2 minutes, finger detangled my hair and then t-shirt dried for 30 minutes before applying my leave ins; Shea Moisture Yucca & Baobab Thickening Growth Milk, Root2Tip Triple M Milk and Creme of Nature Argan Oil. I detangled with a wide teeth comb in four sections and then air-dried using the scarf method.

My hair was about 80% dry and I needed to leave the house and go to my mum's for dinner, so I oiled and massaged my scalp with my oil mix; JBCO, Avocado Oil and Extra Virgin Olive Oil and then twisted my hair into a loose bun and secured with a small clip.

My intention was to moisturise and seal my hair as soon as I got to my mum's house whilst my hair was still damp but that didn't happen so when I got back home, I sectioned my hair into four, spritzed each section with my Evian Facial Mist and then moisturised and sealed with Root2Tip Triple M Milk and Grapeseed Oil. I am just chilling watching TV so I put my hair up in a loose bun out of the way and will secure with a satin scarf before bed.

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