Soooo... Things went pretty well this time.
I decided to do my first shampoo OUTSIDE the shower. I separated my hair into about eight sections, sprayed it down, applied shampoo and scrubbed like mad. I pinned each section up, until I could hop in the shower.
Once in the shower, I rinsed each section out and applied a second round of shampoo. My hair felt squeaky clean. I know most naturals and transitioners are not fans of this feeling, but I like it. I want to know that my hair is clean.
So next I used A LOT of VO5 creamy conditioner to put some moisture back in there. I finger detangled, rinsed out the VO5 and deep conditioned with Neutrogena Triple Moisture mask.
From there, I sat under the dryer for 15 minutes, rinsed out the conditioner, dried it with a t-shirt, applied Knot Today Leave-in and braided it up. I later applied a little Shea Moisture Curling Enhancing Smoothie and coconut oil.
I didn't really style. I was lazy, I pulled it into my normal 'Black Mormon 'do.'
To summarize: It took two hours to wash and detangle my hair because of all the sectioning, BUT... and it's a big BUT... my hair did not violently curse me out. It was darn near nice to me. I still felt like I lost more hair than most, but I did not have a three hour detangling session and that alone is a blessing.
I think I'll try this same process next week and see how things go. If I like it, I may try to toss in some curlformers to switch up this incredibly boring look.
Side note: my scalp is still itchy. I think the change in seasons is getting to it. I need to find a good moisturizer for it.
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| Yeah, I know my part is crooked:-) |
I decided to do my first shampoo OUTSIDE the shower. I separated my hair into about eight sections, sprayed it down, applied shampoo and scrubbed like mad. I pinned each section up, until I could hop in the shower.
Once in the shower, I rinsed each section out and applied a second round of shampoo. My hair felt squeaky clean. I know most naturals and transitioners are not fans of this feeling, but I like it. I want to know that my hair is clean.
So next I used A LOT of VO5 creamy conditioner to put some moisture back in there. I finger detangled, rinsed out the VO5 and deep conditioned with Neutrogena Triple Moisture mask.
From there, I sat under the dryer for 15 minutes, rinsed out the conditioner, dried it with a t-shirt, applied Knot Today Leave-in and braided it up. I later applied a little Shea Moisture Curling Enhancing Smoothie and coconut oil.
I didn't really style. I was lazy, I pulled it into my normal 'Black Mormon 'do.'
To summarize: It took two hours to wash and detangle my hair because of all the sectioning, BUT... and it's a big BUT... my hair did not violently curse me out. It was darn near nice to me. I still felt like I lost more hair than most, but I did not have a three hour detangling session and that alone is a blessing.
I think I'll try this same process next week and see how things go. If I like it, I may try to toss in some curlformers to switch up this incredibly boring look.
Side note: my scalp is still itchy. I think the change in seasons is getting to it. I need to find a good moisturizer for it.
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