5 Months of Hair growth 

How I grew my hair in 5 months!

Yes I did! The picture on the left was taken 5 months prior to the picture on the right. Below is my hair regimen. DISCLAIMER: This regimen is not for the weak hearted! It took some elbow grease and TLC so this is definitely not the lazy man or woman's hair regimen. Now before you get too discouraged! Don't! Step away from that X button! Dont give up just yet. It sounds complicated but its really not. You really only need a few things

Conditioner

Deep Conditioner

Oil of your choice

Water

That's it! Its how you use the products that matter :) Now lets get started.

BI weekly regimen

Co-wash once every 2 weeks: For those who aren't aware of what co-washing it is its just washing your hair with conditioner only rather than shampoo because shampoo can be very drying especially for African American hair. After I cowash I seal my hair with either Wild Growth Hair oil or my holy grail coconut oil

Co-Wash I use

Herbal Essence Hello Hydration

Why Hello Hydration? This is my favorite conditioner because of the slip and its extremely moisturizing and smells Amazing! and it really makes my kinky 4a hair super soft!

Deep Condition once every 2 weeks: Deep conditioning is similar to co-washing except you use a conditioner that is specifically used for extra moisture or protein. Because I am very active and consume a ton of protein through out the week I don't really use protein based conditioners, but for those who don't it is important to incorporate it into your regimen. 

Deep conditioner I use

I actually make my own deep conditioner with

2 Banana

1 avocado 

2 squeezes of honey

2 tablespoons of Coconut oil

Why I make my own? Well for starters its way cheaper All in all you spend like 2 dollars on banana and avocado (since I already have honey and coconut oil around the house) And its all natural. I don't have to worry about silicones and reading the label for all kinds of confusing big words I don't understand. When I make my own deep conditioner I know exactly whats in it.

GHE 5X a week (overnight): GHE stands for green house effect. It sounds scary but its simple. I spray my hair with water (That is the only moisturizer I use unless I'm styling a braid out or something). Then seal the hair with coconut oil and massage the oil into my scalp for about 5 minutes. After doing so I Wrap my hair or put it into a ponytail and put on a silk/satin bonnet, shower cap, then scarf. Yes 3 layers! Yes you gonna be looking like aunt Jemima but the layers are creating a steam like moisturizing green house effect for the hair and leaves my hair very moisturized over night.

And that's it! I usually bun my hair during the week or Ill be in between protective styles such as Senegalese twists or individual braids. Also my regimen changes when I'm wearing my hair straight/flatironed/pressed. A post about that will be coming soon! I hope this helps and if there's any confusion leave your comments below! or if there's anything you'd like too see a post about let me know. Happy hair journey :)

Allow me to introduce myself....

First off let me introduce my self, My name is Hov, H to the ov... Not really, My name's Angelica. I go by Angel. I am a 21 year old Californian and this soon to be oh so exciting blog is dedicated to my hair care journey. I've always been the girl with a lot of hair. Its never been incredibly long or anything but I've always had a lot of it. I remember going from salon to salon and always hearing the "girl you got some thick hair!" I am incredibly thankful to my Mother's genes however I never really knew how to take care of my hair. I was in the shop every 1-2 weeks putting excessive heat in my hair which I've now figured to be waayyyy to much but I couldn't help it, I was a salon rat! It wasn't until last December I realized something had to change. Due to a horrid bleach job my hair began falling out by the chunks. Thankfully my hair was incredibly thick so it really wasn't obvious to anyone but myself. But I could not handle the unevenness and decided to even it up and chop it off into a bob. The picture on the left is before my cut. You can see where the bleach had grown out and you can kind of see the gaps and thinness where chunks of hair had fallen out. The picture on the right was my SUPER FLY bob. I loved that bob! I do miss it at times but remind myself not to get scissor happy. "Remember your goal Angel". After my cut I decided to embark on my healthy hair care journey. Which consists of a variety of protective styles and all kinds of goodies that I'll explain in my posts to come. I hope this blog can be a help to anyone out there just trying to grow their hair (I spits hot fire just so you know). Lets grow together :)