Despite the long fun filled weekend I
made sure to protect my hair, especially on Monday when I went to the beach. To
help protect my hair against the salt water I moisturized my hair using ORS Organic
Olive Oil Moisturizer then applied a generous amount of Soft Sheen Carson Roots
of Nature Mango Oil and Sweet Almond Oil. I got the oil free when I purchased
another hair product a while back, this product is laden with cones (mango oil
and sweet almond oil is the 8th and 9th ingredient out of
13 :/ I only use it when I’m going to the beach to help
protect my hair.
When I got home on Monday night I had to
clarify my hair FOUR times just to get out that oil! To clarify I used Redken
Hair Cleansing Cream for the first three of the four washes and Affirm
Fiberguard Normalizing Shampoo for the fourth wash. I then applied Affirm
Fiberguard Sustenance for about 30 minutes; it was really late so instead of
finishing my wash day I applied Redken real control and left it in overnight.
I was not able to finish my wash day
until Tuesday night so I rocked a wig that day. Isn’t wigs amazing?! I used to
be so scared of wearing them because of the jacked up things I’ve seen lol, I’m
proud to announce that people don’t even believe I’m wearing a wig. If it doesn’t
look realistic leave it alone! :) Anyways, back to the topic at hand, I wanted to trim my ends but didn’t
want to use direct heat again so soon so I did a roller set, well something
resembling one; it’s a work in progress :D The leave-ins I used was Kerastase
Resistance Ciment Thermique and Kerastase Resistance Fibre Architecte along
with some Chi Silk infusion for extra protection. It took me almost two hours
to set my hair then I sat under the dryer for over two and a half hours and my
hair still wasn’t completely dry at the back, yip I kid you not!
My table top dryer will soon be of little to no use to me;
it was one of the things I bought to kick off my hair journey and I’ve only
used it a whopping five times, not cool at all. I used my purple rollers for
this last set and my head barely fit under the dryer so I’m adding a professional
hooded hair dryer to my list of wants. I would love to master roller setting
and a hand held dryer won’t do, plus hooded dryers are healthier for the hair
than hand held ones.
Once I took out the rollers, I saran wrap my hair and sat
under the dryer for an additional ten minutes to get my hair as straight as
possible so I could trim it. I trimmed about an inch and a half off my ends and
I feel so much better about my hair even thought I don’t wear it out and of course
it looks better too. Sorry I don’t have pictures, I need to work on getting in
the habit of taking pictures.
How do you protect your hair when heading to the beach/pool?
Happy Hair Growing!
Candice
I just wet my hair and apply conditioner but I am meaning to try a serum as well next time. That roots of nature serum sounds terrible? All that shampoo to get it out? How do u like the kerastase leave ins...
ReplyDeleteTerrible does not beging to describe it! lol, I wanted to throw it away when I first go it but I have this thing about being wasteful plus knowing what I know now about hair care I won't fell right giving it to someone either.
DeleteThe Kerastase leave ins are great, I have only used them 3 times since buying them last year August. They work much better when using heat than without.
You are welcomed, I will do a review soon :)
DeleteCan you please do a detailed post on how you trim your hair and how do u decide its time for a trim?
ReplyDeleteI am obsessed with having blunt ends which is difficult to cut on your own so I have a friend help me cut my hair, when I can't get help (since I trust no one else to do it) I just trim little sections at a time, I don't have a technique when doing that, my aim is just to trim a few centimeters all over.
ReplyDeleteI am currently bouncing back from a setback so I had to increase how often I trimmed to get rid of damage but once my hair is in a happy place I will usually trim with every touch-up, it helps with maintenance.