ShoeAcidal Thought of the Day:
I’ve been transitioning from a relaxed hair style to natural hair style and I’m curious to know what products you use on your hair?
ShoeHOTLINE Response:
Since this isn’t the first and probably won’t be the last time I receive questions about my hair. Instead of continuing to give you a brief synopsis and send you over to my girl curlynikki.com or my new fave Hairscapades.com. I have decided to respond to your questions here so that other inquiring minds will have the details as well. So for those of you that are interested here’s my current hair care regimen…
To get the look above every 2 weeks I…
I detangle my hair and Pre poo with Coconut Oil, Argan Oil, and Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO). After the detangle process, I put on a plastic cap and sit under the hair steamer or hooded dryer for 30 mins. I get both the coconut oil and evoo straight from my kitchen cabinet. Yes, some products you cook with are also great for your hair!
I then thoroughly Rinse my pre poo out. This is a very important step. I make sure my hair is rinsed several times. Then I divide my hair into four sections. If your hair is thick you may want to consider dividing your hair into more than four sections. My hair is thin so I only need to divide my hair into four sections. After I divide my hair, I put my hair in two strand twists.
With my hair in the two strand twists I shampoo my hair with KeraCare Cleansing Cream.
Then I apply my conditioner of choice Aussie Moist to my twists as follow; Undo each twist one section at a time, add conditioner, rinse and finger detangle under running water, re-twist and move forward with the next.
Once all my sections have been conditioned I rinse my twist one final time. Gently squeeze each twist to remove excess water. Allow my hair to air dry in twist for about 15 minutes before applying Garnier Intensely Smooth Leave-In Conditioning Cream, Sleek and Shine, Shea Moisture Organic Curl & Style Hair Milk , and Allyn’s Creations Geranium Hydrating Hair Butter.
Undo each twist and put in Curlformers allowing them to dry overnight.
Note: I use the extra long and wide Curlformers because of the length of my hair. I would suggest you choose the type you feel would work best for your hair based on length and density.
ShoeAcidal Question:
Are you apart of the natural hair don’t care team? If so how do you manage your curls?
Ok wit the pre poo (EVOO) do u mix that all in a bowl or put it on ya hair one by one?
Shemeka,
Either way would work but, I normally do them one at a time.
Ok, you’ve been holding out on me! I do love your hair though. Its so pretty. I hope my curlformers come out nice. I am attempting my first set tonight, on really short hair. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Thanks Ms Lici. I did my big chop almost 3 years ago and haven’t looked back at the creamy crack since lol. Good luck with you first Curlformers set tonight I know you’ll love it. I just hate that on my hair they only last a good 2 or 3 days.
Awwww, thanks for the shout out Sheena:). Your curls are very pretty!!! I’ve had Curlformers for over a year and have yet to try them! I’m scared that it will take me 2 hours to set my hair and I get similar results with a TnC and flexirods!
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Shelli you’re more than welcome. You’ve truly helped me with managing my hair. I can completely relate about the Curlformers. If it took me that long I wouldn’t do it either because they only last day.
How do you get such great results with your twist and curl?
Have you seen my TnC tutorial post?
http://hairscapades.com/2011/06/11/twist-and-curl-tnc-a-picture-tutorial/
That’s about it! But, you know, it took me a year to figure it out! Here is a post I did of my year of TnCs attempt to achieve the “CurlyNikki!!”
http://hairscapades.com/2011/10/26/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed/
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Shelli,
I hadn’t checked these out but I will be checking them out today and giving them a try over the weekend. So excite to see how it turns out
I have yet to find what works for me but I must admit the garnier line makes my hair flow I have been hesitant with curlformers because my hair is really thick and I haven’t found a great twist and curl regimen so my curls consist of the wash and go and use curl scrunch gel by garnier this lasts like a day LOL….and my hair always looks so thirsty so when I have time I press it and wear it straight….
Any tips because my next result is getting a weave but I want to try the 90 day challenge
Hey Alyce,
Have you tried twisting your hair when it dry/damp? Thats the only way I can get a good twist out.
You also try bunning your hair is long enough and it’s better for your hair than wash and go and the heat from pressing it out.
As for the moisture give the pre poo a try, and make sure you are deep conditioning as well. Lastly when ever you put leave in, gel, or any other moisturizer seal with some type of oil it will truly give your hair more life.
Hope you decide to join us in the challenge
Hello,
Love your site. Can you tell me where you purchase your Argan oil? And how much do you spend for your bottle? I have not been able to find it for a reasonable price. Thank you in advance for your response.
Hi Vanessa,
Thanks for the compliment. I believe I got my Argan oil from my local target for $8
Hi,
I really love your curly hair. It was very amazing and cute. I really admire your hair. I’ve been using argan oil for my hair skin care and I love the results. I have a long straight shiny hair. It really works.
Resha here!
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