So I've done my hair a few times since the last time I posted, but because of the ridiculous humidity, and the start of college, I haven't been doing as much and it hasn't been staying straight by any definition of the word. I mean, I have enough natural hair to reach my chin at this point [pulled, not with shrinkage] and it's refusing to blend. I've done deep conditioning, my normal leave-in deep condition, tried wet and dry hair, done the LOC method, all of the above with Curlformers. I've tried blow drying the hair in the CF but it's just not getting dry in less than 12 hours, and I've even attempted to flat iron [I only did my bang. I didn't work at all so I figured I'd stop there.] and nothing is blending these textures. It's crazy, and my room mate has officially hit all the questions, good and bad, every natural haired gal gets. Before this I was pretty happy with my hair but now I'm a little freaked out by how people might view it. I was given a little support from some friends so it's not like I'm going to go back to relaxing, but still, unnerving.
It's Labor Day weekend so I decided to go home and do my hair, seeing if the whole being inside in an air conditioned place [we have no AC in the apt] would help, plus the fact that I accidentally left my black tea and apple cider vinegar at home. I brewed some black tea where the water had some apple cider vinegar, and left it to steep overnight.
Wash:
I prepoo'd with coconut oil for a little bit [hour or two? I just didn't feel like washing until really late last night], then I shampooed with ApHogee Shampoo for Damaged Hair, mostly on my scalp because my curls hate shampoo. Then, I deep conditioned overnight with Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition 3-Minute Miracle. Last time I used this, I mixed it with a bunch of things and DCed with it for a few hours. It was amazing. This time, I didn't mix it, and it was merely OK. Anyway, the next morning [about 08:00. I have early class again this year, so I'm used to it -______-] I rinsed my hair out a bit, then sprayed on the ACV/Black tea mix, let it sit for a bit, then rinsed everything out before pouring the mix on my head and letting that sit for a bit. I rinsed it again, then proceeded to use my Hair One: Olive Oil [I still have some left, but I can't pump it out anymore. I unscrewed the top and dug it out with my finger.] as a leave in conditioner while detangling and applying Curlformers, finishing at 09:00.
Results:
At about 15:00, I took them out and my hair was actually dry, unlike the last few weeks where it took more than 12 hours. Furthermore, it is completely stretched and the natural hair is totally blended, which I wasn't getting before. It's also the softest it's been in the last few months, and even my mom noticed! I don't know if it's the AC, the ACV or the black tea, but at the least I'm going to keep up the latter when I return.
Extra:
Something new I learned a few days ago, is that my natural hair loves to be detangled wet, which my relaxed hair really couldn't stand. Hopefully I'll be able to lose less hair by dampening it.
Now, we'll see how long it takes before my hair reverts. Good day everyone, and have a happy healthy hair journey!
I cowashed a few days ago and my hair seemed to like it. The fact that this wash was pretty easy I think can be attributed to the cowash. I want to do them more often, but if my hair takes so long to dry, I won't be able to with my schedule. I really enjoy cowashing, though, so we'll see.
I still have four curlformers in my hair from sections I made too that I had to redo. When they're done, I plan on taking a picture! Honestly, though, it looks like all other ACV/BTR CFs I've ever done.
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