DIY Conditioning Cap!

My hair and I are yet to decide on whether to touch up or get a long term protective style. I actually went two weeks without washing my hair the horror! It all boiled down to good old laziness nothing else until my scalp could take it no more and started itching like crazy so I finally had to wash it. Still living the bun life and loving it, low maintenance and hardly any manipulation. On wash day I took my bun down and detangled slightly and then,

Shampooed twice with liquified African Black Soap click here to see how I liquiefy mine,

And then conditioned with,

I am yet to find a conditioner that can rival this one. Great slip and smells great! The comb just glides through my 30 plus weeks post hair. I only had issues in sections where I did not detangle properly pre shampooing. Conditioner applied I let it sit on my hair for a while since I had to prepare a quick meal that had to go somewhere so I decided to cook first then rinse later. I wrapped cling film around my hair, scarf on top of that and proceed to make the meal. Later while in the midst of wrapping the food with tin foil I had the bright idea to wrap it on top of the cling film and then tie a scarf sort of like a DIY conditioning cap so I did exactly that (after wrapping the food first of course) and let it sit for maybe 20 more minutes. So it was a layer of conditioned hair, cling film, tin foil and then a scarf. I actually saw some conditioning caps that I liked at my local Beauty Supply Store last week I may just pick one up next time I pop in. Hair conditioned I rinsed it off and then t-shirt dried till damp applied my leave in conditioning cream and then let it air dry. I made four large jumbo braids later and oiled my scalp with my Amla/Castor oil mix the next morning since I did not want to stain my pillows with oil seeing as I washed my hair in the early evening. I really need to make up my mind on what to do with this hair in the next week or so my new growth is like a wild bush!

Taking Stock: One!

I have been reading a lot of these taking stock posts on some of the blogs I follow and decided to do one as well. I am not sure how often I will be doing them or if I will even do more at all but here goes for the first one….Research tells me that this lovelyblogger started the “Taking Stock” posts way back in 2013 and quite a number of bloggers have joined in since then.

Making: room for some awesomeness coming my way

Cooking: a lot with wheat berries (whole wheat grains) these days

Drinking: lemon water

Reading: Maya Angelou’s “The Heart of a Woman”…second time round almost a decade later

Wanting: more than I could possibly afford right now

Looking: at my computer screen and TV at the same time

Playing: nothing

Wasting: plenty of time right now…not good at all and very unlike me

Sewing: nothing but I was gonna hem a trouser that does count…no?

Wishing: I could take the pain away for a dear dear sister friend going through a really tough time

Enjoying: my own company

Waiting: for someone to reply to my text message

Liking: how my hair smells; I just washed it:)

Wondering: if I should have a smoothie or not

Loving: these Plimsolls/Plimsoles I recently bought

Hoping: to travel more next year

Marvelling: at how fast the year has gone gheez slow down already!

Needing: a new phone, a tablet and a vacation not necessarily in that order

Smelling: my hair

Wearing: sweatpants and a tee

Following: the comments on this controversial post on my Facebook newsfeed

Noticing: how beautiful Hawaii is (I am watching TV:) I need to visit

Knowing: that joy comes in the morning

Thinking: of my dear dear sister friend going through a really tough time right now

Feeling: like making a smoothie but I am too lazy to get off this couch plus I don’t feel like washing out the blender this night. Done touching water for the day

Bookmarking: my paypal page; don’t ask

Opening: my browser

Giggling:  right on track with these TV people

Feeling: warm and cosyJ

I really had fun doing my very first taking stock post!  Initially I was not going to do the entire list but only pick what spoke to me; customize to suit my current mood but I found myself typing away without a break:) I would definitely do one again.

Wash Day/Hair Update!

My last three wash days have been quite uneventful to say the least; same old same old. I have been slacking in the deep conditioning department these last three weeks need to up my game in that area. It’s down to sheer laziness to be honest. My wash days have been so simple shampoo hair when taking a shower, leave rinse out conditioner in for one to three minutes rinse off, t-shirt blot dry, apply leave ins, oil scalp as needed, braid, blow dry on low heat while in four jumbo braids and then bun the next day; I am still living the bun life they are just the easiest styles to do when pressed for time. My new growth is crazy we are at that point where detangling is becoming a chore, thank goodness for conditioners with great slip! So I guess I am due for a touch up if I don’t end up long term protective styling I haven’t decided yet which route to take.

In product news move over Crème of Nature Argan Oil Strength and Shine leave in conditioner enter Dove Hair Nourishing Oil Care Leave in Spray. This leave in which I use as a triple leave in conditioner/braid spray and occasional spray on moisturizer is the truth! Beautiful scent, plenty of natural oils in the mix, I simply love how it leaves my hair feeling and smelling too:)

My bottle is in German you can see the English packaged bottle here

 

Amla Wash day!

I took out my jumbo cornrows at about two and a half weeks post installation. They held on pretty well but were starting to look untidy so out they went. The plan was to wash my hair the following day and I even prepooed overnight with a leave in conditioner in readiness for this. But then things happened and my hair was never washed that weekend and before you know it, it was another week so I ended up bunning the entire week and washed the following Friday evening! Am I the only one who sometimes plans wash days but things just conspire to make it not happen lol anyway thankfully my hair was not too dirty just product build up from my leave in braid spray and amla oil mix, and hair gel during the bun week. I think this may be the longest I have gone without washing my hair since I started my healthy hair journey; it was 3 weeks and counting by the time I finally got round to wash it and my scalp was starting to let me know it.

Wash day, I shampooed, detangled with regular conditioner first then deep conditioned with this Amla Replenishing Hair Mask sachet from Dark and Lovely that I had picked up on a whim from my local beauty supply store. Loved it! It has a lovely scent that lingered all over the house and bathroom even after rinsing out and best of all it left my hair feeling very soft and conditioned this is a win so easy to comb through without any other product applied post rinsing! I left it on for just about two hours in which time I gave myself a much needed DIY facial and pedicure as my hair was conditioning. I will definitely repurchase it I hope they have a tub available because I reckon that would be more value for money in the long term. I only bought one sachet and it was just about enough, two would have been much better. I need to stop underestimating the current thickness of my hair; I guess it’s a hang up from always having had fine thin hair I thought one sachet would be enough but alas my newly thick texlaxed tresses think otherwise. Hair rinsed I t-shirt blotted my hair dry applied my leave in cream, sealed with coconut oil and then had it blow dried a little to stretch it. I applied my Amla oil mix on my scalp the following day and styled. This Dark and Lovely Amla Replenishing Hair Mask is a sure keeper definitely going to repurchase it.