I got back from my holiday on the morning of Friday 28th October and had good intentions to catch up on some sleep and then wash my hair... I slept all day and had to go to an event in the evening so wash day was pushed back to Saturday.

In my last post I documented how I looked after my hair with the sea salt water, sand and how weather and as much as I tried to ensure that my hair was always protected, I knew it was important to give my hair some TLC now I'm home. 

I started my wash day by sectioning my hair and trimming my ends, taking off just over a centimetre as I'd noticed the beginning of fuzzy split ends whilst on holiday and couldn't wait to come home and trim them off. I know it's unusual to trim my hair prior to washing it but my hair was pretty clean as it had been washed and conditioned on Wednesday having got my hair wet at the beach,.

I pre-pooed my hair using L'Oreal Elvive Total Repair Conditioner sealed with extra virgin coconut oil, covered with a plastic cap and sat under the hood dryer for 35 minutes then rinsed once cool and shampooed with Creme of Nature Moisture & Shine Shampoo. 

Products used for this washday.

I towel dried to remove any excess water then liberally applied Creme of Nature Intensive Conditioning Treatment mixed with Africa's Best Herbal Oil, covered with a plastic cap and sat under the hood dryer for 45 minutes, rinsing once cool.

I t-shirt dried for 15-20 minutes then applied my leave-ins; Creme of Nature Strength & Shine Leave-in, Aunt Jackie's Moisture Intense Leave-in and sealed with Silk of Morocco Hair & Skin Treatment. I detangled my hair in sections with a wide tooth comb and then air-dried with a satin scarf to lay my edges and keep my hair tame as it dried.



Once 90% dry, I moisturised and sealed with Elasta QP Olive Oil & Mango Butter Moisturizer and Africa's Best Herbal Oil. I oiled my scalp with my castor oil mix of Lavender JBCO and peppermint oil then put my hair in a loose bun as I was just chilling at home for the evening.



My hair feels so soft, moisturised and bouncy, it was definitely a nice and easy wash day...

My hair last week...

I had plans to go into London today with my family so decided to slip in a quick co-wash last night, here are the steps I followed:

Deep conditioned on dry hair with Aunt Jackie’s In Control Moisturising and Softening Conditioner, sealed with my castor oil mix of Lavender JBCO and pure castor oil, covered with a plastic cap and towel turban and left on for an hour.

Finger detangled my hair then co-washed with Vo5 Give Me Moisture Conditioner and left it on my hair for a few minutes then rinsed.

T-shirt dried for an hour applied leave-ins; Crème of Nature Straight from Eden Detangling Leave-in Conditioner, Elasta QP Olive Oil & Mango Butter Leave-in conditioner and sealed with Creme of Nature Argan Oil then detangled my hair with a wide tooth comb.

Air dried with satin scarf then left my hair down whilst I watched a movie with the Mr. Later in the evening, I moisturised and sealed with Root2Tip Triple M Miracle Moisture Milk  and my castor oil and avocado oil mix. I oiled my scalp with my castor oil mix, put my hair in a loose bun then tied down with a satin scarf ready for bed.

Air-drying - 70% Dry

Saturday 24th October 

My wash days used to be days that I would dread, but now that I am no longer constantly trying new products and instead stick with what I know works for my hair, my wash days have become predictably easier and days I actually look forward to. 

Here are the steps followed for Saturday's washday:

Pre-pooed my hair with my extra virgin olive oil and virgin coconut oil mix, covered with a plastic cap and towel turban and left on for two hours. Shampooed using ORS Creamy Aloe Shampoo for the first lather and then went on to do a final wash with Crème of Nature Moisture & Shine Sulfate free Shampoo.

Towel dried for 5 minutes then applied Aphogee 2-Minute Reconstructor to my hair, covered with a plastic cap and left on for 15 minutes whilst cleaning the bathroom then rinsed. Towel dried for a few minutes and then deep conditioned with Joico Moisture Recovery Treatment Balm mixed with my Castor oil mix of Lavender JBCO & pure castor oil, covered with a plastic cap and sat under hood dryer for 20 minutes, rinsing once cool.

T-shirt dried for 45 minutes before  applying my leave-ins; Crème of Nature Straight from Eden Detangling Leave-in, Elasta QP Olive Oil & Mango Butter Leave-in and Crème of Nature Argan Oil. I detangled my hair in sections, added a few drops of Fantasia IC Olive Oil Serum then air dried with a satin scarf laying down my edges.

I fell asleep whilst watching TV and I when I woke up my hair was 90% dry so I went on to moisturize and seal using Root2Tip Triple M Miracle Moisture Milk and my Avocado & Castor oil mix (avocado oil, lavender JBCO and pure castor oil). I also oiled my scalp with my castor oil scalp mix; pure castor oil and lavender JBCO and massaged my scalp for 5 minutes before putting my hair in a loose bun secured with a satin scrunchie and covering with a satin scarf for bed.

Saturday 23rd May

For some reason I decided to start my hair at around 10pm on Saturday night and halfway through I had deep regrets as tired eyes started to set in... Here is how my late night wash day went:

I pre-pooed with L'Oreal Elvive Full Restore Conditioner and Virgin Coconut Oil on dry hair, covered with a plastic cap and left on for an hour whilst I watched some tv and also had a nice long bath.
T-shirt dried for 30 minutes then spritzed my hair with ORS Olive Oil Girls Leave in Detangler and finger detangled my hair. Applied leave ins; Giovanni Weightless Moisture Direct Leave In Conditioner, Crème of Nature Argan Oil and small dab of Fantasia IC Olive Oil Moisturizing Shine Serum before detangling with a wide tooth comb then air dried with a satin scarf securing my edges.

When 85-90% dry, I moisturised and sealed in sections, with Triple M Moisture Milk and sealed with Creme of Nature Argan Oil and oiled my scalp with my oil mix; Lavender JBCO and Virgin Coconut Oil. I put my hair in a loose bun and secured with a satin scrunchie. Forgetting I had put all of my satin scarves to wash, they were still wet in the washing machine so I slept on a satin pillowcase instead.

On Sunday morning, my hair felt a bit on the dry side and I remembered I forgot to do the LCO method using Root2Tip Honey Rain Juice as my liquid when I moisturised and sealed after air drying. I needed to pop out so I put my hair back up into a loose bun with as little manipulation as possible and was out the door.

Later in the afternoon, I decided to have an afternoon nap but before I did, I spritzed my hair very lightly with distilled water and covered my hair with a plastic cap. Two hours later when I rose, I removed the plastic cap and did the LCO method using Root2Tip Honey Rain Juice (liquid), Root2tip Triple M Miracle Moisture Milk (Cream) and sealed with Grapeseed Oil. My hair is now very moist and silky soft...