My updated hair regimen for 2011

REGIMEN
Co wash 2x week (Monday & Wednesday)
Cleanse Hair 1x week (Saturday)
Light Protein when needed(Mane n Tail Deep ) 10 to 15 minutes.
Deep Condition 1x week (Saturday) (Lustrasilk Mango and Shea Butter and with oils and glycerin) 30 t0 45 minutes or overnight.


*After six weeks post-deep moisturizing conditioner (SE Moisturizing Treatment w glycerin, honey, and oils)
Hot Oil Treatment 2x month as pre poo before protein-Monday (garlic, olive oil, coconut oil) 30 to 45 minutes with heat or overnight

Clarify at the end of each month
Baggy when needed
Moisturize and seal at night
Relax every 6 months or more
Steam treatments 2x month with deep conditioner


Products I Use

Hair Cleanser
-Hair One Cleansing Conditioner Tea Tree Oil (saturday)


Moisturizing Conditioner ( Co Washing)
-Vo5 Moisure Milks, Suave Coconut
-Dove Moisturizing Conditioner, Herbal Essence Hello Hydration( after 8 weeks post, gives good slip)


Clarifying
-VO5 Clarifying Conditioner(mint), vinegar and distilled water

PH Adjuster
-Porosity Control Conditioner (2xmonth-after protein treatment and before a relaxer)

Deep Conditioners
- SE Moisturizing Treatment, Lustrasilk Shea Butter and Mango Cholesterol

Light Proteins
-Aphogee 2 minute Keratin, Mane n Tail Deep

Hardcore Protein Treatment
-Aphogee 2 step (use 5 days before and 5 days after treatment)

Leave ins
-Aphogee Green Tea Restructurizer, Aphogee Pro Vitamin leave in. QP Elasta H Two O, HE LTRM leave-in,HE None Of Your Frizzness, Hair One , VO5 Moisture Milk.

Heat Protectant
-SE Heat Protection , Chi Silk Infusion

Moisturizer
-Shea Butter or Mango Butter (on dry hair), S-Curl Moisturizer/Activator (new growth only)

Moisture Spritz
-water, aloe vera gel, honey, tea tree oil

Sealant
- coconut oil and olive oil, regular castor, jbco mixed

Scalp oil
-coconut oil and almond oil

Mixing oils (for deep condition) and others
-castor, olive, coconut, grapeseed oil, rosemary oil, tea tree oil, vitamin E, almond oil, avocado oil, glycerin, tea tree oil, honey and molasses

Relaxers
-Mizani Butter Blends Rhelaxer for Color Treated
*mixed with a teaspoon of olive oil

*wear wigs most of the time
* do roller sets/roller wraps and braid outs on special occasions
*flat iron new growth only.
*pre poo/deep con on dry hair
*base scalp before relaxer/coat relaxed hair with a cheapie con and coconut for protection to prevent over lapping during the relaxer process.
*follow up with a deep moisturizing con after a protein treatment.

I take prenatal vitamins, biotin, garlic, and fish oil daily. And I drink plenty of cold water. I work-out 1 hour per day. It makes a difference!

-My protective style are half wigs.
I wear wigs most of the time.

I hope I was helpful!

Miss my layers!

Im currently 21 weeks post. I will relax in May.....29 weeks. Wish me Luck!

I may get my hair cut like the above pic. Picture taken Dec. 2008. I kinda miss my layers.



My hair now...the layers have grown out. Picture taken 9/25/2009. I may get a much needed trim. Im undecided.

Another wig

This is Sensationnel Instant Lace Top HZT004 in 1B33 purchased for 17.99.

My last relaxer was October 01, 2009. Im currently 20 weeks post relaxer. My protective style of choice will be my wigs. My new growth is soft and manageable with the help of Scurl, aloe vera spritz, coocnut oil, Mane and Tail Detangler, and cowashing with VO5 Moisture Milks,and Suave Coconut. I no longer detangle in the shower because of excessive shedding. I detangled on towel dried hair along with my leave ins. Im in the process of revamping my regimen, too. Ill discuss that in a later post.




I pinned the hair back and added a flower, thats my crazy son, lol.

Dove Daily Moisture Conditioner Review

I purchased this product at walmart a couple of weeks ago. I decided to use it for co washes.

Ingredients:
Water (Aqua), Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethiconol, Cetrimonium Chloride, Quaternium 18, Fragrance (Parfum), C11 13 Isoparaffin, Propylene Glycol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Poloxamer 217, Quaternium 18 Bentonite, Meroxapol 311, Disodium EDTA, Amodimethicone, TEA Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate, DMDM Hydantoin, C12 14 Secpareth 5, C12 14 Secpareth 7, Citric Acid, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone

Product Details:
Formerly known as "Dove Moisturizing Conditioner".
For dry, rough hair with Moisturizing Serum

Diagnosis: Dry, rough, tired hair caused by daily wear and tear.

Solution: Daily Moisture Therapy System

Replenishes the moisture lost in daily wear and tear, and helps protect hair from further moisture loss.
Reduces static and flyaways without weighing hair down.
Leaves hair looking healthy, soft and smooth.

Directions:
After shampooing, massage conditioner through hair and rinse thoroughly after 1 to 3 minutes. For best results, use with Daily moisture Therapy shampoo

My thoughts on this product:
I'm in love, my new growth was so soft after cowashing with it twice. I've found a new love! My hair was so easy to detangle because I'm currently 18 weeks post. After using it twice, I decided to hold off on relaxing this weekend. So Im going to add this to my VO5 Free Me Freesia, Suave Coconut, and Herbal Essence Hello Hydration as my conditioner cowashes!

Until Next time!