Wash Day Updates | Small Cut & Plump Twists using Flaxseed Gel

• Pre-pooed with Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner + Coconut Oil + a few drops of Peppermint Oil (mixed together) for 1.5 hours under my Hot Head Cap (reheated twice while I was packing and getting Z to bed). I LOVE this combo. I don't think I ever want to change this as my pre-poo ever especially if I pre-poo for more than 30 minutes. Maybe I should aim for 1 hr as my standard pre-poo time. My hair was so soft (not mushy) and my curls from my twist out were so defined. I divided my hair into 5 sections and rinsed each section under warm water. I thought since I did a poor job finger detangling a few days ago, my hair would be more tangled than it actually was. I was ready to use my Knot Genie at this point but did not need it for this step. 
• Shampooed with Aubrey Organics Primrose and Tea Tree Shampoo diluted in water.,.seems like a running theme with the tea tree. I made the solution a little more concentrated than the last time I used the shampoo so I could get a better lather at my roots. Indeed, I achieved just that! I had so much good lather that my scalp had no other choice to be be clean. As usual, I focused on my scalp more than my ends and cleansed each section. Rinsed under water (using the high pressure shower head setting) and t-shirt dried for 15 minutes.
• Tea rinsed my hair with 2 bags of organic green tea (Harris Teeter brand) steeped in about 2 cups of water for 8 hours. Maaaaannn, that rinse was cold on my scalp; it gave me a serious chill after the first rinse over my head. It got better as my head temperature warmed the rinse each time. I rinsed through my hair/scalp 6 times and t-shirt dried for 10 minutes.
• Deep conditioned using the rest of my Shea Moisture African Black Soap Purification Masque + Olive Oil + Aloe Vera gel (to stretch out product for full coverage) for 30 minutes under my Hot Head. My hair felt a little dry and tangled before I applied the conditioner, but I am guessing it's because of the higher concentration of the green tea rinse. However, it was not too bad. After deep conditioning, I first detangled each section under warm water with my fingers then with my Knot Genie brush (finally!). Detangling was a breeze and the Knot Genie was so gentle against my scalp. Shedding was minimal {see pic below}. Rinsed with warm water followed by a quick cool rinse (don't think I will ever get used to this...lol). 
• Rinsed scalp with diluted ACV solution. Did not rinse out. T-shirt dried for 20 minutes.
• Applied my Shea butter mix and homemade flaxseed gel section by section onto my hair as I put my hair into medium sized twists. This gel is the business!!! (Can't wait to see how it works on Z's hair this weekend.) I snipped the ends of a few twists to even them up in the front.
• Covered hair with bonnet. Went to bed.

Post Pre-Poo: Loving the shape of my fro.

Total amount of shed hair from this session

Tired but done with my plump twists

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