2024 has been a wild ride gone in a flash. Managed to do a small trim and ended the year on a high hair note. Work, health and life have kept me from writing more. I also kept my hair routine to a bare minimum. I managed to wash about once a week and kept it in a bun most of the time. This worked quite well and am going to continue keeping things simple. Before taking this photo I had been asked if it's my real hair a few times when I had it down. In 2025 I would like to be more regular with my trims. I barely managed to do it twice this year. The soft v shape and layers are a bit more forgiving and don't let my hair look scraggly too much which helps. I am hoping as I take better care of my health I'll have more energy for my hair. My current wash and blow dry routine takes me about an hour and a half and that's been the most I could do this year. I will try take better pictures in the coming year. I might also dig to see if I have any others from this year to share m...
I can't believe April is over! The past couple of weeks since my last post I have been trying to see what my hair and scalp like. Making my scalp happy continues to be a challenge. My hair on the other hand is happy and growing along nicely. I need to find a solution for my scalp to make sure more issues don't come up down the track. I am not too worried as some of my staples are ok. Some of the areas I am looking are shampoo, conditioner and deep conditioner. After eliminating the use of any oils on my scalp I noticed a big difference. It might just be the combinations I was using weren't working. I have been thinking of reintroducing some coconut oil on my scalp at least on wash day and see how that goes. I use it to seal in moisture and my hair likes it. In other words the experimenting continues. I usually give it three to four weeks to see how my scalp is reacting. If it's super irritated and itchy I stop clarify and give it a break. I also had a few washes were I...