October and November, I rocked twists but kept them off of my clothes as much as possible. I had read elsewhere that, once our hair ends start brushing our shoulders and clothes, it becomes likely to break more there. In this picture, my hair looks a bit unkept because I tend to co-wash with the twists as is, where is. But the slightly fuzzy look is one of the aspects of being natural that must be embraced.
Actually for November I added some flat twists at the front to keep the hair out of my eyes and cut back on dependance on headbands. Also, I noticed that I had some breakage at the front due to maybe how I remove my headbands at the end of a tiring day.
In essence my routine is as such:
- Before getting into the shower, I use my spray bottle with water and maybe some conditioner, to dampen my hair then section it into big loose-as-possible plaits, 8 is good.
- Start with diluting some of my shampoo with water, a bit under the 1:1 ratio.
- Sometimes I'll combine the shampoo with the conditioner
- Wet my hair under the shower (my best place to clean my hair), and then add the dil. shampoo.
- Lather, rinse and repeat. Due to the large plaits, I find that I am better able to cleanse my scalp properly and not harshly as there is not matting involved.
- I then add my budget conditioner (which is actually tremendous), leave it in and proceed with shower duties.
- Rinse and then add my organic hair mayonnaise. Pulling out each plait for optimal application and replaiting.
- Get out of the shower, put on a plastic shower cap. Leave in for half an hour and rely on my body heat to work its wonders with the mayonnaise.
- Rinse, moisturize and then twist as the hair air dries.
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