New Product Update

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 I told myself I wouldn't buy any more hair products but because my hair easily gets dry, I decided to add another moisturising conditioner and a moisturising leave-in conditioner (discovered that the Cantu shea butter leave in conditioner is protein based) to my collection. 

Already in love with the Elasta QP brand, the Elasta QP DPR-11+ Deep Penetrating Remoisturizing Conditioner was one that came out on top as a cheap and very good moisturising deep conditioner both for relaxed and natural hair.

Luster's S-Curl " No Drip " Activator Moisturizer also has good reviews and can be used as a daily moisturiser and as a leave-in conditioner.

I have come to realise that my hair needs more moisture and so I can't wait to try these products out.

2 Week Update

I have been following my healthy hair regimen for 2 weeks now and can say my hair is definitely healthier than it was prior to starting the hair journey. I'm still learning a lot about my hair and how it reacts to the various products and techniques.

So far my favourite product is the Elasta QP Intense Fortifying Hair Conditioning Treatment which I use as a moisturising deep conditioner. (Directions After shampooing, apply intense by massaging in from roots to ends. Gently comb evenly to distribute. Rinse. For dry hair leave-on for 10 minutes using plastic cap. Rinse thoroughly with warm water.)

This was one of the first products I bought when I started my hair journey and as it was mid week already, I decided to quickly create my current regimen , used it on its own on dry hair and covered in a plastic cap for about an hour, without heat . I immediately noticed whilst rinsing my hair that it felt stronger and there was no hair being washed out. I then proceeded to co-wash with Herbal Essence Hello Hydration conditioner. I like the fact that this product is infused with olive oil, avocado oil and coconut oil amongst other good ingredients.

My hair is left feeling soft and moisturised afterwards, whether used on its own or mixed with some of my oils, with or without heat ( I now use always with heat and add at least one oil e.g olive oil, castor oil). I wish it comes in a size bigger than 354ml because I use it twice a week but I will definitely be buying it again. 

Some things I have learnt;

• Moisturising and sealing my hair in 4 sections leaves the inner regions of my hair still dry, 8 sections work best for me.
• I usually leave deep conditioner in my hair for as long as possible (hours), and I get itchy scalp when rinsed out. So now I make sure not to apply the conditioner to my scalp but to roots and ends only.
• My hair can not take a generous amount of the Cantu Shea Butter Leave-in conditioner. I had to wash it off my hair the first time I used it.

How It All Started

My last relaxer was on the 29th of May 2015, 2 weeks after having a baby girl :-).

Then had kinky twists done about a week after relaxing and kept them in for almost 4 months (over did it this time because the twists looked even better with time plus new baby). I did wash my hair a couple of times with shampoo, greased my scalp and used oil spray occasionally.

When the twists came out there were knots everywhere .I can't remember dealing with that many knots before, so I took to Google to find out ways of detangling knots after braids . .that led to the beginning of my hair journey... .one search led to another and the rest is history.  I stumbled upon a lot of black hair care information and for the first time ever came across the term 'healthy hair'.

I used to think it wasn't possible for black hair to grow beyond shoulder length  (not that mine has ever got there but my sister's has). I just didn't think it was possible and even if it was,  my hair "naturally" wasnt the type.

Thank God for google and you tube,  I've  now come a long way in understanding the science of our black hair  (didn't think hair needed any studying ) in the last few weeks.

Healthy hair to me personally means
- being able to wash my hair without seeing half of my hair in the bath tub even when all I've done is run water through my hair.
- retaining length
- hair that doesn't feel or look dry all the time
- hair that can survive the UK dry weather
- hair that just wouldn't break so much when combed.

My mission is to get my hair to a healthy state and maintain it !