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 :)
This is really interesting. I've just come to realize my just does NOT grow lol. But I'll give it a shot. So do you not use shampoo in your hair at all?
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DeleteI use shampoo very sparingly! If my hair just feels incredibly dirty I'll use shampoo or if I'm going to the salon to get it done then my hair dresser will shampoo it for me. However when I shampoo at home I only apply the shampoo to my scalp not like all over my hair and go crazy because shampoo is just really drying! Also anytime you shampoo make sure you deep condition after to add the moisture back! I hope this helps :)
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