Here's how the session went down last Friday:
- Pre-pooed for 1 hour with my Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle + Oil (coconut) mix under my Hot Head Heat Cap. Sectioned hair and rinsed.
- Shampooed with Aubrey Organics (AO) Tea Tree & Primrose Shampoo (diluted). Did not generate too much lather. Rinsed. Noticed when I got out the shower, I still had product buildup around my edges.{see picture below} I took the applicator bottle with the diluted shampoo and applied to my edges to get it clean. Then I took that same bottle (rinsing out the shampoo and adding clean water) and rinsed through my edges. #problemsolved T-shirt dried for 10 minutes.
- Since I have been wearing buns and slathering my edges with gel, I need to remember to pay extra attention on massaging my edges and rinsing thoroughly to remove excess product and shampoo. If not, I will surely have dry and itchy scalp (which btw has calmed down immensely!)
- Rinsed scalp four times with organic green tea (1 bag) + marshmallow root (1.5 tbsp) {steeped in 24 oz of water for 24 hours}. Let sit for 5 minutes before t-shirt drying excess liquid for 15 minutes.
- From my lack of research, I was surprised to find that the marshmallow root has a gel-like property when strained.
- My hair felt normal...it did not feel soft nor hard after adding the marshmallow root.
- Deep conditioned by applying AO Honeysuckle Rose Conditioner to hair first + Shea Moisture JBCO Masque Treatment for 20 minutes under Hot Head Heat Cap.
- Detangled one side of hair with Knot Genie and the other side with my modified Goody's denman brush. {I will explain which I liked better in an upcoming post)
- Rinsed hair thoroughly especially around my edges.
- Hair turned out to be soft and smooth to the touch.
- ACV rinsed my hair. Did not rinse out.
- LOC hair as I twisted each section:
- L: Simplified Moisturizing Spritz
- O: Olive Oil
- C: Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie
- For hold, I used some homemade flaxseed gel I made recently
- Twisting took about 2 hours. I don't part in nice sections because that would take even longer for me to do. I just grab and twist. I put the twists in a bun using my elastic bands and pinned under the loose ends. I left some twists out in the front for a bang which I pinned up as well. I plan to keep this style in for the week.
Here are some pictures from this session:
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| Bought Marshmallow Root from Whole Foods. |
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| The gel substance was from straining the Marshmallow Root from bag. |
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| I need to pay special attention to this area especially when I've used lots of gel/product to style. |
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| My second batch of flaxseed gel with added Vita E, Rosemary + Peppermint Oils. |
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| The final product. My eyes were so tired... |
I was really contemplating wigging it for a week so I can have a break from styling. This length of hair is so awkward when trying to keep it protected. I feel this length was fun for wearing twist outs, puffs, and wash n' gos when I first went natural years back (and did not care about a goal length). But I will keep pressing on with my goal to get pass this phase.
How was your wash day?
