My Regimen

Another Updated Natural Hair Regimen~October 2012-Present (subject to change as my hair needs change)

Regimen Overview:

Water

Shampoo and Condition 1x per week

Deep Condition 1x per week on dry hair

Put in Leave in After Washing and Conditioning 

Detangle

Air Dry in braids or twists

No Heat Styles

Regimen Details:

1) Water & Deep Conditioner 

Mist hair with spray bottle, section hair into 6 sections, add conditioner and detangle each section, put each section in loose braids or twists as you go

Keep loose braids or twists in hair through the entire wash process

Rinse hair with warm water in the shower for about 5 mins

2) Shampoo

Tresemme Luxurious Moisture: Shampoo hair twice, during second shampoo rinse leave some shampoo in the hair

3) Conditioner

Tresemme Smooth & Silky: Apply conditioner, rinse after 5-10 min 

4) Leave-In Conditioner
Tresemme Smooth & Silky: Apply conditioner, Leave in, do not rinse out. Yes, this is the same conditioner in step 3

5) Detangling 
Detangle each section with wide tooth comb, take each section and divide into 2, for a total of 12 sections, retwist or braid (this second detangling is effortless, since most of the detangling was done in step 1) 

Air Dry

let hair Air dry

No Heat Styles

apply leave in and style- twists, puffs, bantu knots, buns, braids, cornrows, flat twists, french roll, bantu knot outs, braid outs, etc. 

That's All Folks!

Updated Natural Hair Regimen~June 2012-Present (subject to change as my hair needs change)

Regimen Overview:

Water

Shampoo and Condition 1x per week

Deep Condition 1x per week on dry hair

Put in Leave in After Washing and Conditioning 

Detangle

Air Dry in braids or twists

No Heat Styles

Regimen Details:

Water

Dampen hair with spray bottle add deep conditioner and coconut oil (leave in for the desired amount of time or overnight)

Rinse hair with warm water in the shower for about 5 mins

Shampoo

Aussie Moist: Shampoo hair twice, rinse well

Leave-In Conditioner

Aussie Moist: Apply conditioner. Leave in, I do not rinse out. Detangle with wide tooth comb

Air Dry

Put in braids or twists let hair Air dry 

Style as Desired

No Heat Styles

twists, puffs, bantu knots, buns, braids, cornrows, flat twists, french roll, etc. 

That's All Folks!

Natural Hair Regimen~March 2012-Present (subject to change as my hair needs change)

Regimen Overview:

Water

Shampoo and Condition 1x per week

Deep Condition 1x per week

Put in Leave in After Washing and Conditioning 

Air Dry only (to about 80%) 

Apply Modified Kimmaytube Leave in

Apply Shea Butter Mix

No Heat Styles

Regimen Details:

Water

Rinse hair with warm water in the shower for about 5 mins

Shampoo

Aussie Moist: Shampoo hair twice, rinse well

Deep Condition

Aussie Moist 3 Minute Miracle: Apply conditioner after shampooing, leave in for 10-20 minutes with plastic shower cap while I shower. Rinse well in cool water 

Leave-In Conditioner

Aussie Moist: Apply conditioner after deep conditioning. Leave in, I do not rinse out

Air Dry

Air dry with Aussie Moist conditioner in hair, until 80% dry

Modified Kimmaytube Leave-In

2 tbls of Aloe Vera Juice, 2tbls of giovani direct leave in,  2 tsp of castor oil, 2 tsp of EVOO. I put this in a spray bottle. Apply after hair is 80% dry.

Shea Butter Mix

Apply Shea Butter after spritzing hair with modified leave-in. Rub a quarter size amount into hands and apply to hair.

4 tsp of melted shea butter (I melt it in the microwave), add 2 tsp of oil (doesn't matter what kind I use whatever I have), and a few drops of honey to melted shea butter, mix well, cover and refrigerate for 30 min, mix again until smooth and creamy (can use a hand mixer, but I just mix well with a spoon)

No Heat Styles

twists, puffs, bantu knots, buns, braids, cornrows, flat twists, french roll, etc. 

That's All Folks!