• Pre-poo with a light protein conditioner on damp hair for 25-30 mins with a heated cap, then rinse.
• Shampoo
• Deep condition with a moisturizing conditioner for 25-30 mins with heat or heat cap, then rinse. Final rinse using cold water.
• T shirt dry my hair for 15 - 20 mins
• Apply Leave ins and a few drops of Orifluido oil then detangle hair 
• Use satin or mesh scarf method to air-dry until hair is 80% - 90% dry
• Oil my scalp in four sections and also oiling my hairline and nape of my hair
• Moisturise and seal my hair in four sections.

ORS Olive Oil Relaxer - Normal Strength (20-25 mins)

or

ORS Olive Oil Relaxer for Girls (20-25 mins)

A few tips...

• Try to keep hair manipulation by combs and brushes to a minimum. I used to wrap my hair every night with a paddle brush, I stopped using brushes in October 2012. I use a wide teeth detangling comb to detangle on wash days and to style my hair when necessary. Other than that I try to finger comb my hair where possible.
• Always remember to detangle your hair starting from the ends of the hair and working your way up to the roots.
• A satin scarf or satin pillowcase is a must to help you on your hair journey. Without a stain scarf or pillowcase, your hair is then left to rub on cotton pillow cases all night, leading to dry hair, unnecessary rubbing and breakage.
• Keep the use of heat to a minimum, if you don't have time to roller set or air-dry every week then try using the cool setting on your hair dryer occasionally.

I haven't used any heat on my hair since July 2012 and my hair has proven thankful for that as my ends stay healthier for longer and the general condition of my hair has visibly improved.

I will be using indirect heat on my hair occasionally so that I can still enjoy straight styles as well as being on a healthy hair journey.

Late post

Thursday 29th August 2013

The minute the relaxer was rinsed out of my hair and the shampoo was being applied, I could feel the difference, I could feel my scalp being massaged and knew I had made the right decision. 

6 Day Post Relaxer - Donut Bun

I'm not sure what was going on with my ends in the last two months but they were in need of a little trim. Well, it started off as a trim but then I decided to have a little more taken off as I'm loving the shorter look at the moment. 

I intend on having either box braids or twists installed in my hair for a month or two once it starts getting cold so that will be the time when I start to focus on growing out my hair again but for now, whilst the weather is nice, I'm enjoying my hair. I won't lie, there are times when I'm late in the morning and I find myself missing my longer lengths so I could wrap up a quick bun but I still have long enough length to bun when I want to and I'm glad I got the ends cut off when I did so my hair was healthy and thick for the summer.

Late post

Thursday 25th July 2013

I've been M.I.A. for the last few weeks due to my son breaking up for the summer holidays, work etc but now I'm back. 

Back in July, I got to about 10-11 weeks post and was in despair. Here in the UK we were having a heat wave and I wanted cute hair to go with my cute summer outfits and my hair was not playing ball.

I got to Thursday 25th July and I could take no more, I had an ORS HaiRepair Relaxer in normal strength from when i went to the Afro Hair & Beauty Show in May this year and they were selling for £3.00. In hindsight, I should of bought a few boxes but silly me I just one for me and one for my mum. I then got home from work excited to find I couldn't locate my relaxer brush. I was adamant that my hair would still be done regardless so instead used the back of a comb and my fingers to relax my hair. 

I applied both the scalp and hair protector on my scalp and on the length of my hair excluding the regrowth. It has been a while since I self relaxed and I was conscious that when I did, I used to leave the relaxer on for far too long, so after applying relaxer to each section and then smoothing through with my fingers, I'd applied and washed my relaxer out within 20 minutes.

When I rinsed out the relaxer and went on to shampoo and condition my hair, I realised that I had unintentionally texlaxed my hair yet again. Texlaxed is when the relaxer isn't left on for long enough or is not smoothed through the regrowth to help straighten the new growth, leading to under-processed hair.

By time I applied my leave ins and blow-dried my hair, the new growth was lovely and soft but not bone straight, instead just a looser curl to the new growth. I was annoyed at myself for rushing the process but my birthday was coming up in two weeks so I wanted softer straight hair.

I can't really comment on the New ORS HaiRepair Relaxer as I unintentionally texlaxed this time, but I will definitely give this relaxer another try. I haven't seen it in the hair shops here in Reading, UK as yet but I have found a website called www.hairgrade.com which is a UK site who seem to just solely sell ORS products and they sell this relaxer on there, so I will be ordering a box or two.

I went away for a last minute holiday with my family the week after relaxing my hair, we went to Majorca for a week and it was 42 degrees nearly every day. I have never sweat so much in my life and this meant my hair was sweating out as well so I was co-washing every other day. I ended up just doing twist outs as straight hair just wasn't working in that heat.

Majorca 2013 Me & My Little Man