Relaxed Hair Tings

This is a photo after today's wash day. After deciding to go on a flat iron regimen and my hair being short again I thought it would be good to have monthly check ins. My hair is doing great! It's thick, soft and fluffy. Keeping it straight has meant very little tangles or knots. There has been very minimal shedding and hardly any breakage. I have also been wearing my hair out more. All around a great experience so far. I have started doing two shampoos as part of my routine.  One clarifying and another for moisture. I am using my ors shampoo for clarifying and my tresemme for moisture. I have done this for two wash days now and I like the outcome. This will help me get through my product stash too. I have gone through my oil mix and olive oil and I will not be bringing them back into my routine. My scalp did not like them so they have to go. I still have coconut oil which I am mainly using to seal after styling my hair. I am still perfecting my flat iron technique. This time I...

First flat iron of the year! My hair is still too short and I haven't been able to get my hands on a pencil flat iron. I noticed the plates on my cordless flat iron are a tiny bit smaller than a standard one and decided to give it a go. I flat ironed on 190degrees and the flat iron lasted about 25minutes. I had to finish the top part of my head using my standard flat iron and it wasn't too bad but it's definitely too big at the moment. After debating on whether to wait until my hair had grown out a bit more to flat iron it I ended up giving in and doing it. There's no better time than now to start practising. My new goal is to flat iron my hair in 25minutes before the flat iron dies. My hair is soft, healthy and has plenty of volume. I am happy with this wash and flat iron outcome. It is a bit uneven in some spots since I hacked it off but I am not too worried about it at the moment. This will get fixed up later. How is your hair going?

First wash post relaxer was yesterday. Since I decided to use up as many products as I can washing has to increase.  Currently looking at weekly and see how that goes. Before I get into this wash some observations from the past week. Heat styling is sustainable at the moment. The major factor is whether or not my scarf stays on  my head at night. If it doesn't stay that means I would need to freshen up the style with heat during the week. Ideally I would like set and forget styles with minimal manipulation.  Safe to say I wake up without my scarf more often than not. At my current length it's not quite simple when it comes to refreshing a style.  With that in mind blow drying is on hold until I can easily put all my hair up in a bun. I want to stick to the bun as my go to protective style. Braiding and me don't really seem to mix well especially when it comes to take down. Back to this wash day. I started off with applying my oil mix all over my hair and covering it with a ...

Another new year! Hope you are well and your hair is thriving.  I was supposed to finish up 2021 with a trim but that ended up being a cut. I am not really worried about it and am looking forward to what I can achieve in the new year. The picture was taken after emptying products in the shelf under my bathroom sink. I was trying to take stock of all my products. Let me tell you after going through my cupboards, I could start a shop! I am not posting that here... My main goal for this year is to simplify the number of products I use. To find my go to. I would then stock up on these going forward. Right now it's all over the place from product types to various brands. Some I have used some I haven't. In line with the above goal I also want to perfect my blow drying and flat ironing. Which is great as I have so many products I can experiment with.  I'd hate to waste stuff so will be making adjustments to my routines for this year. Who knows it might actually work and end up be...

I love seeing people show off their straight hair. Be it those blunt ends or flowy layers. When it comes to me though having straight hair lasts only a couple of hours before it's up. I don't like wearing my hair down. This could be one of the factors why I can retain length. There's less friction to my hair and ends are usually tucked away. In the past when I would go to a stylist to get my relaxer done that would be the only time I used heat on my hair. Once in a while I would get it straight but generally I would sit under the dryer with rollers, take them out and not have my hair styled in any way and be on my way. When I think about straight hair I see less tangles and knots. The comb just glides through the hair. I love that feeling. So I have been thinking about adding back heat to my relaxer routine and see how I go. I would still like my routine to not take all day. I can finish in two hours at the moment and would like to keep it at that or even less.  I will star...

I gave in and went and got my hair done. I had been debating on getting my relaxer touch up or some other style.  Not sure how long this will last me though. I can't even remember having it before. It is a welcome break for a couple of weeks at least.  Since I was already at the tail end of my stretch more care is needed so I don't end up with a lot of breakage.  I already have two areas that need extra care. My edges and the crown of my head and for very different reasons.  I went through  a phase were I was tying my scarf too tight and this caused a lot of friction on my edges. The scarves just don't stay on my head and I was being  a bit stubborn about finding the perfect way to tie them so they stay on. I have given up on that thought but the damage has already been done. While it's not a major issue because I stopped before it got too bad I still need to remember to treat that area gently and with more care. My crown on the other hand is the coiliest part of my hai...

Today was washday and I finally managed to get it done from start to finish. Total time was just under an hour and a half. My hair was already matted in the braids but it wasn't too bad. I just had to be extra patient while detangling my hair. Four weeks is the maximum I can keep cornrows in without rebraiding.  I mentioned in my last post that I had three cornrows in. It was actually quite challenging doing them especially the middle one so today I put it into two.  I am currently 6weeks post relaxer. I haven't decided yet when my next touch up is because my schedule has been all over the place and energy levels low. I  have also been thinking that  I need to find someone who can do my hair. Even if it's a twice a year thing it will be good to do that as a treat. I  am also looking for hairstyle inspiration. As my hair grows out I want to have an arsenal of styles for different occasions. For now my hair is either under a scarf, in a bun or straight. My braiding and partin...