What's your regimen?

rayray19 wrote:Hey I'm a new at transition and right now have Senegalese twist in as a protective style but I

Shampoo: Kinky Curly Shampoo (sold at Whole Food)
Conditioner: HE Hello Hydration
Leave In Conditioner: Kinky Curly Knot Today
Seal: Coconut oil, olive oil, Shea butter
Moisturizer: Kinky Curly Curling Custard (this is really expensive!!!!)

While my hair has been braided I created a spray bottle mixture which has: HEHH, Coconut oil, EVOO, and water. I spray this on my scalp and braids almost 3 time a day and have no problem with itching or dry scalp.

How long have you been transitioning? How much new growth do you have?

I've been transitioning for about 3 months and have a good lil bit of new growth about 2 1/2 inches maybe im not sure..my hair is growing faster since i started transitioning and im loving this natural journey

Hmm i heard a lot of these brands and ive also heard good reviews on them. I think I may try a few of them out. Thanks so much!!!!!

u should MissDiva i LOVE them their more versatile than kinky twist because their smaller and longer and are suppose to last a bit longer too

I'm almost at the 3 month mark. Its hard to tell how much new growth I have though because it's different lengths in different areas. Its also very coarse and tight so it could be longer than what it looks like.

mines is real coarse as well and tight..i see your from Hartsville i got family up there I go to Francis Marion Univ

@rayray19: they look really nice. I wonder if I can get them done somewhere. I was really referring to your product choices when I said brands tho. But I just might have to get me some of those braids too.

rayray19 wrote:mines is real coarse as well and tight..i see your from Hartsville i got family up there I go to Francis Marion Univ

I'm originally from Sumter. I go to Coker College in Hartsville though. I don't know a lot of people in Hartsville though because I don't leave campus that much while I'm at school. Hartsville is boring as heck! When I was choosing colleges, Francis Marion was my first choice until I changed my major to social work.

yea it is very small and boring but hey Florence is right down the street and although Florence isn't as big as Charleston (where I'm from) its growing

I've never been to Charleston but I do go to Florence about once a week when I'm at school. There is no mall in Hartsville and Magnolia Mall is better than the mall in Sumter. I like the Swamp Fox movies too but their prices are crazy!

girl who u telling!!! soo when do you plan on doing your BC..I wanna do mines at 6 months or 8 months but i know im going to be nervouse

I plan to do mine right before New Year's. I want a fresh start. Hopefully I won't be too nervous. lol

I did mine recently. Like days ago. I was nervous at first but im loving my hair more as every day passes. Im at seven months right now.

@missdiva congrats i cant wait till i BC
@Ebbz omg i see you did your BC how was it????

It was liberating! lol And I say that with no exaggeration. I felt like a huge weight had been lifted off of me. But I did my BC for more than just hair reasons. Check out my Curl St. Journal and you'll see what I mean.

gawd i want to cut my hair now!! everybody is BC-ing and i have no hair to BC cuz i'm already natural but i'm pretty sure i want to cut my hair shorter into a cute style or something!

lol I love it. I don't have to worry about all that air on my neck and shoulders in this heat.

I changed some products and BC'd so new regimen:

Wash once or twice a month with Creme of Nature Shampoo (Kiwi and Citrus)
Co-wash as needed (5-6 times a week) with Suave Naturals or Suave Humectant
Leave Ins: Hawaiian Silky 14n1 and Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine
Moisturizer: BB Oil Moisturizer (may change) and shea butter mix (pure unrefined shea butter, Garnier Fructis Leave In, oils)
Style: define curls is basically all I can do right now with IC Fantasia Gel with Olive Oil or Smooth N Shine Gellation with Aloe Vera OR apply shea butter mix and Africa's Best Herbal Oil for a picked out fro.
DC once or twice a week with Lustrasilk, mixed with Suave Humectant and Shea Butter

I shampoo and DC once a week, sometimes with hair mayonnaise and sometimes just a moisture treatment.
And I moisturize my hair daily with carrot oil or olive oil.
My products are still very unstable. I mostly use ORS but also other stuff lying in our bathroom..
I've achieved a bit growth in the last 4 months and I intend to continue like this until the end of the year and then maybe change my regimen.

I don't have a set one, I used to but this works much better for me:

Wash with shampoo when I feel my hair needs it.
Cowash when i feel my hair needs it.
Spray hair daily and baggy daily - Water and oil

Shampoo: African Black soap
Conditioner: Any cheap one
Oil mix : Africa's best herbal oil mix

My 4a/b hair is always moisturized.
Note: This is only for summer, my hair needs different things during the really cold winters up here.

I recently changed my routine, and I'm liking it better than my old one.
I wash my hair every week, every other week is a shampoo, the off week a co-wash. I shampoo with Giovanni Smooth As Silk, then use Yes to Cucumbers conditioner, which is also what I co-wash with. If I'm shampooing then I deep condition with Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Deep Treatment. I then get out of the shower, and use Herbal Essences Hydralicious as a detangler/leave-in. After I detangle each section I put on shea butter, then braid. I let the braids sit for a few hours to stretch it a bit, before taking them out and putting my hair in a bun (hurray for eco-styler gel) or if I feel like it I twist my hair. Whatever I do stays in my hair for a week, until I wash it again.

To retain moisture throughout the week, I'll spritz my hair and add a little of my moisturizer (which is really a diluted conditioner) then shea butter, and put gel over it before re-bunning. If my hair is in twists, I do this minus the gel and bunning.

i'm a 4a/4b

my regimen is:
pre poo- honey, EVOO, rosemary oil mix
shampoo (once every week or 2)- SheaMoisture
co wash (every 3-4 days)- Mizani's true textures conditioning wash
Moisturizing Condish- HE HH
Deep Condish (every 2 weeks)- Queen Helene Cholestrol
Moisturize: Cantu Leave in
Seal: Shea Butter mix.
style: Eco styler olive oil gel

It took me WEEKS to finally get a regimen but since I have my hair as definitely been thanking me.

Natural 3c/ 4a/4b
Products:
- Giovanni Smooth as Silk Shampoo(sulfate free)
- Giovanni Smooth as Silk Conditioner
-Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose Conditioner
- Kimmaytube leave-in (sometimes I swap kckt(ph 7) for Giovanni smooth as silk conditioner (ph 6) *keep in mind that ph is logarithmic
-Spray bottle with a aloe vera and water mix
-wide tooth comb
- ouchless hair bands
- ouchless hair elastics
- bobby pins
-silk bonnet/ silk scarf
-mutivitamin
- trimming scissors
Weekly: I shampoo and condition once a week.
1. I apply Aubrey organics hsr to dry hair the night before and split into 10 twists. about 5 on each side. I sleep with a plastic cap.
2. I untwist a twist and work ot the shed hairs under the shower.
3. Then I apply shampoo to the section, rinse out and immediately apply condItioner and detangle with a wide tooth comb. Then I retwist the hair with conditioner and move on to the next section.
4. Once I've shampooed and conditioned each twist I run water over the twists to rinse out the conditioner.
5. I pat my hair dry with a t-shirt. Then I untwist a twist, seperate in two, apply kimmaytube leave in mix, and braid.
6. I repeat with each twist. If I ever run into any knots I take time to detangle them and snip any that don't detangle.I get two braids from each twist. *I braid to stretch my hair out.
7. I let my hair dry overnight in braids then I style my hair.

Daily:
1. I keep my hair in protective styles such as buns and tucked twists. I usually leave in the same style all week.
2. I spritz my hair with aloe vera/water mix and apply leave-in
3. I cover my my hair with a satin bonnet or a scarf when I'm home. At night I split my hair into to ponytails and cover with a bonnet.
4. To smooth my edges I use kinky curly curling custard or shea butter. I smooth with my hands and apply a scarf to lay it down.
5. Take a multivitamin, drink plenty of water, eat fruits, veggies and lean proteins.

Monthly or Annually:
- About every two months I deep condition after instead of before washing my hair. I use Giovanni smooth as silk mixed with an egg. Then I steam treat with plastic cap and heated towels.
- I flat iron my hair once or twice a year with a sedu revolution and chi silk infusion and redken heat glide. This is the only time I use a brush.

Things I try to avoid:
-grease
- hair tools with metals
- Bobby pins without tips
- sulfate shampoos
- rubber bands
- too much manipulation. I used to have serious hand in hair disease!
- complete trims. I prefer search and destroy trimming.
- I used to cowash with silicone- free conditioners but I stopped because it didn't clean to my satisfaction and the buildup caused a decrease in moisture.

Hope this helps

My Regimen:
~Cowash Every Day-Tresemme Naturals
~Moisturize Everyday-ORS Olive Oil Hair Lotion & BB Oil Moisturizer
~Seal Every 2 Days-Olive Oil
~Shampoo probably every 3-4 weeks(Selsun Blue... Need To Switch To Much Sulfate)
~Deep Condition Every Week-Africa's Best Organics...(Can't Remember)

I go to sleep with a satin bonnet every night
I apply Aphogee Leave In probably everyday and I avoid using combs, I just finger detangle
I don't do many protective styles. But right now my hair is in Senegalese Twists and then Yarn Braids and then back to my 'fro
My hair has grown tremendously since I went natural
HTH!

Well let me say that I'm NATURAL AGAIN!! Did the Big Chop and my hair is SL...a good length to have when doing a BC. So here's my regimen:
[color:ccf6=orange]~Cowash Hair 2-3x Week
~DC 1x week
~Wash hair every 2 or 3 weeks
~NO HEAT (only indirect heat for DC,s only...can have a Direct Heat Pass every 2-4 months)
~Keep hair in Protective Styles only


My Products:
~Olive Oil Smooth N' Hold Pudding
~Cantu Shea Butter Leave-In
~Eco Styler & L.A. Looks Gel for styling
~V05 Conditioners (currently using the anti-breakage con. and Extra Body )
~Olive Oil for DC,s and scalp

My "GO-TO" styles are:
*Twistouts/Braidouts
*Curls from using Perm Rods
*Ponytails