After a few days of loose hair in a twist out and finding specks of lint (and FOOD articles, smh) in Z's hair, it was definitely time for a good cleansing.
Target had a buy one get one half off deal on the Shea Moisture products this week so I decided I wanted to try on Z's hair the African Black Soap Deep Cleansing Shampoo to go with the Purification Masque (the deep conditioner from the same African Black Soap line that I recently ran out of). The African Black Soap line targets dry, itchy scalp and related issues and contains tea tree oil (which is known its antifungal/antibacterial properties to help remedy scalp conditions and buildup).
Here is what I did today:
- Pre-pooed with Coconut oil (Note to self: Use a little more oil on the sections)
- Lightly finger detangled into several sections and applied oil on dry hair
- Covered hair in plastic bag for 30 minutes
- Cleansed hair with African Black Soap Deep Cleansing Shampoo
- Diluted 1 tablespoon (approximately) into 8 oz of warm water in a nozzle bottle to apply on Z's scalp
- Massaged diluted mixture into scalp
- It has been so long since I had to lather any shampoo in Z's hair it seems. Initially, there was little lather but once I added more water to her hair, the shampoo had a nice amount of lather.
- Honestly, as I worked the shampoo in to her hair following massaging her scalp, her hair felt slightly stripped of moisture and matted
- Could be the nature of the shampoo
- Could be the nature of the hair cuticles raising slightly from the shampoo
- Could be because her hair has been loose for several days
- Could be the fact I did not use as much coconut oil in her hair from the pre-poo
- I had to be extra gentle not to tug too hard through her tangles during this step
- Rinsed shampoo from hair under warm water
- Deep conditioned hair with Purification Masque
- Removed excess water from hair using a white t-shirt
- Generously applied Masque to hair, focusing on the ends
- Applied a generous layer of coconut oil
- Put her hair into bantu knots
- Covered hair with a plastic bag and two knitted hats for 30 minutes
- With her running around, her hair was nice and warm by the time I removed the hats and bag from her hair
- Rinsed hair thoroughly with warm water
- Hair was very soft
- Was able to detangle her hair easily than before
- Conditioned hair with Giovanni Smooth as Silk
- Applied to each section of hair
- Used my fingers and modified Denman brush to remove tangles (from tip to root) and shed hairs from her head
- Her hair was literally like butter at this step
- Rinsed hair thoroughly with warm water
Her hair felt so plump and moisturized after the entire process was completed. I have started on part of her hair this evening and will finish up her style tomorrow.
I am going to try the Deep Cleansing Shampoo again on Z's next wash day to see if I feel any difference with her hair after adopting some of the notes I posted within the text above. Nevertheless, her hair feels wonderful and smell wonderful as well. There is truly nothing like a clean and well moisturized head of hair! :-)
Labels: Z Wash Day
