Late Post...

Well the Castor Oil Challenge is over and it has been the easiest challenge yet and I am glad I took part!

I joined the Castor Oil Challenge on Sunday 25th January at the extreme level; Oiling my scalp every other day with castor oil and adding castor oil to my deep conditioner.


For my scalp oil I used Lavender Jamaican Black Castor Oil mixed with Pure Castor Oil and for deep conditioning I used either a teaspoon of JBCO or Pure Castor Oil.The further I got into my stretch, I occasionally oiled my new growth on a daily basis which kept my new growth soft and fluffy. When my hair was in need of a refresh in the middle of the week, I would deep condition on dry hair mixed with castor oil and then co-wash.

I was 10 weeks post relaxer when the challenge ended on Saturday 25th April and can say that I have definitely noticed thicker new growth with a more defined curl. The castor oil challenge definitely helped to make my stretch a breeze!

10 Weeks Post Relaxer

Freshly Texlaxed

Now that the challenge is over, I am oiling my scalp with mix of Lavender JBCO, Avocado Oil and Virgin Coconut Oil.

Saturday 9th May

I had plans to meet up with a friend on Sunday and knew I wouldn't want to start hair when I got back in so when I got home on Saturday evening, I decided to wash my hair.

I pre-pooed with Aphogee 2 Minute Reconstructor and Virgin Coconut Oil on dry hair, covered with a plastic cap and sat under the hood dryer for 30 minutes. Once cool, I rinsed my hair then shampooed with Creme of Nature Moisture & Shine Shampoo.

T-shirt dried for 30 minutes then spritzed my hair with ORS Olive Oil Girls Leave in Detangler. Applied leave ins; Giovanni Direct Leave In Conditioner, Crème of Nature Argan Oil and Organix Coconut Milk Anti-Breakage Serum and air dried with a satin scarf securing my edges.


Before bed 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 didn't take any pictures of my hair until Wednesday....  Terrible.. I know!

Saturday 25th April

I have been MIA for quite a while but I am back and hope to be consistent going forward. I am 10 weeks post today, here are the steps I followed for yesterday's wash day:


Pre-pooed with L'Oreal Elvive Full Restore 5 Conditioner and sealed with Virgin Coconut Oil, covered with a plastic cap and jumped in a nice hot bath and let my hair steam for 25 minutes.



T-shirt dried for 20 minutes then finger detangled using Mane & Tail Detangler.  Applied leave ins; Root2Tip Honey Rain Juice, Giovanni Direct Leave In Conditioner and Crème of Nature Argan Oil to each section then detangled with a wide teeth comb. Applied a small dab of a mix of Organix Coconut Milk Anti-Breakage Serum and Fantasia IC Olive Oil Serum and lightly spritzed with Fantasia IC Heat Protectant Spray. Covering my edges with a thin satin scarf to lay my edges and leaving the rest of my hair to hang down my back, I sat under the hood dryer for 20 minutes and ran my fingers through my hair until dry.

I did the LOC method on my hair to moisturise and seal in sections, spritzing my new growth and length of my hair with Root2Tip Honey Rain Juice, moisturised with Triple M Moisture milk and sealed with my Avocado oil.

I usually go for straight styles but fancied a change so decided to do a simple braid out style. I made a zig zag parting through my hair to give myself two bunches. I then braided each section, curled the ends with a small perm rod, covered with a satin scarf and went to bed. This morning, once dressed, I added a tiny bit of coconut oil to my fingertips and gently unraveled my braids. I went for simple style with my hair off my face by creating two loose flat twists to the front of my hair leaving the back to flow.  I am not overly impressed with my results but practice will make perfect. I will try a twist out next...