Relaxed Hair Tings

Grateful for another day. Last time for my wash routine I was a bit rushed and didn't give enough time to the process. Now I am getting closer to relaxer and got some breathing room. Yesterday I washed my hair. Made myself comfortable with my moisturiser and wide tooth comb and made sure my hair was detangled.  I already have plenty of new growth. Hard to believe it's only been 6 weeks post last relaxer. The tangles and knots don't play. I have a very tender scalp so getting on top of the tangles before relaxer is a priority for me. You don't want to be trying to detangle and applying relaxer at the same time! As we know life happens and sometimes you might not get to washing your hair or detangling it. The best way I have found to help me not look completely crazy is to have a routine in place with some go to styles for those challenging times. Having a routine helps keep things manageable. Even if it doesn't always go as planned you can work things for next round....

The first wash day of the month I usually use a clarifying shampoo instead of my normal shampoo.  Clarifying your hair helps remove the build up on your hair. It also helps remove 'cones' like silicones from shampoos and conditioners. It's like a mini reset for your hair which helps keep your hair able to absorb what it needs. How often do you clarify?

This is a shot from last relaxer day after the process. My hair has been detangled and no product in it. I am currently using ORS No Lye box relaxer in extra strength. This is the result that I get a looser curl pattern and my hair is more manageable. 

My regimen this time has been on the simple and boring side. I believe it's good to have that in your arsenal. When you get busy and life throws things at you sometimes all you can do is the bare minimum if that. Knowing the bare minimum when it comes to your hair will reduce the number of things you have to worry about. When you go and try a new regimen and it doesn't work quite well this bare minimum regimen can help you reset and probably figure out what didn't work.  The bun is my default go to bare minimum style. I have been practising my braiding skills and now my hair is even long enough to put into two braids. So I can change things up and still keep my regimen simple. As my hair grows out I have a whole list of styles I want to try. The best part is that they fit with my simple regimen. If I can keep to this regimen as best as I can those dreaded tangles and matting also keep away.  The number of products I need is also minimal. Shampoo, conditioner, moisturiser an...

Happy hump day! The week is still ticking along. Around this time I start thinking about wash day. It's coming up so I check my schedule and plan for it. Depending on what's happening I might move it up a day or so, or push it back. So far it's looking like Saturday.  How has your week been so far?

Another Tuesday another nicely paced day. Still warming up to the week and trying to work down my to do list. Hair still up and covered. Nice and easy. How is your week going so far?

I love my wide tooth combs.  They are my favourite tools of the trade if you will. I have one in my shower to detangle my hair as I wash it. At first I thought how is a wide tooth comb going to get all the tangles and shed hair out? As long as I kept on top of my wash and relaxer routine I did not have any issues with tangles at all. Generally I detangle in the shower after applying conditioner then I rinse it out. Once out I may then lightly detangle after moisturising my hair. Usually there's not much, if any tangles at this point.  Then I put my hair up ir braid it and that's it. If I moisturise between wash days I usually just use my fingers and hands to smooth my hair back down. I generally only put a comb to my hair when it has product it in. A wide tooth comb reduces the amount of manipulation and stress you put on your hair. It works quite well when you have a good routine in place of detangling your hair. A little patience never hurt either. What is your favourite hair...