I am 16* weeks post relaxer and I can’t believe it’s come to this again because each of the last two times I stretched my relaxer to 16 weeks, I swore that I would never do it again. I could go into all the reasons/excuses for letting so much time lapse, but I won’t. It’s not necessary. Lest I forget,…
I recently encountered a split end while looking at my ends and like a bag of chips, I couldn’t stop at just one. I immediately brought out the shears and went on a search & destroy mission, seeking out every split end I could find. Luckily I didn’t have too many split ends to remove, no doubt because I haven’t…
My last relaxer was 13 weeks ago (just before Thanksgiving) and I’m sure you remember the pic of my new growth from my recent post — my roots were not stretched. Therefore, I made sure to thoroughly detangle my hair; working in six small sections starting at the ends and working my way up to the roots. It was very time consuming…
Relaxer Day (pre-relaxer, of course): 13 weeks post Stretching relaxers may be easy for some, but just off of my most recent stretch (almost making it to 13 weeks), the struggles of dealing with my new growth are fresh on my mind. Most people don’t let more than 6 or 8 weeks pass without getting a touch up for good…
I washed, deep conditioned, blow dried, flat ironed and trimmed my hair on the last day of 2011. Products used: GVP PM Tea Tree Shampoo Nexxus Humectress Roux 619 Extra Strength (pH Leave-in) GVP PM The Conditioner (Moisturizing Leave-in) Chi Silk Infusion (Heat Protectant and Serum) Proclaim Spray On Glosser I blow dried my hair in four sections on the…
The Good: I was 12 weeks post relaxer when I relaxed my hair this weekend — successful stretch. I used a mix of Aphogee 2 Minute Reconstructer (Protein) and Nexxus Humectress(Ceramides) as my midstep protein during my relaxer session because Ulta stopped selling Redken Extreme Deep Fuel (Protein & Ceramides) and I couldn’t find it anywhere else. Despite the last minute…
Last December, I decided to trim my hair up and start out 2011 with fresh ends. Check out these raggedy ends: I used the “Feye’s Self Trim Method*.” Below are the steps to create a U-shape. How to Trim Your Own Hair in a Deep U-Shape.
I’m trying to convince myself to rollerset my hair more often. I know it’s a really good way to style my hair with limited heat, but it’s so time consuming. Washing and Rolling my hair is not the problem, it’s the time spent sitting under the dryer, ugh – such a pain. This time I tried sitting under the dryer…
Demystifying protein-based/strengthening hair products can be tough some times because hair product labels can be confusing. Even the list of ingredients can be misleading because protein ingredients will be list on intensive protein treatments, mild reconstructors, deep conditioners AND moisturizing conditioners. If you use heat on your hair and/or perform chemical services (i.e. color, relax, etc). You should consider incorporating…
Nexxus Humectress Moisturizing Conditioner: This is my go-to deep conditioner. This was the conditioner that saved my hair from extreme dryness when so many others could not. Ingredients: Water (Aqua, Eau), Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Bis(C13-15 Alkoxy) PG-Amodimethicone, Stearalkonium Chloride, Fragrance (Parfum), Aminopropyl Dimethicone, Cetrimonium Chloride, Isostearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, DMDM Hydantoin, Dimethiconol, C14-15 Alcohols, Limonene, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid,…