So for the past year...or two. I've been yo-yoing between hair regimens, rinses, products this and that. So many complications which go towards 'wash day' and the idea that lots of products and techniques equated to healthier, longer, thicker hair.
...Well that's bullshit (for me anyway)
I've ditched the black tea rinses, the 'magical-oils-that-do-this&that', cider rinses (although I do still love this but I only use it when my hair feels particularly itchy or when I have braids in) non-this shampoo, non-that shampoo/conditioner. This that...so the countless bandwagons that naturalists have imposed on their hair for 'better, faster results'.
For the last 2 months, I finally was able to understand what my hair did, didn't like and what it did/didn't need. Some bandwagons made my hair worse, some made it better, some did absolutely nothing so was a waste of time and money! I have also began to realise how I treated my hair before was quite...damaging. Lots of pulling, tugging, irritation, breaking. Now I treat my hair like silver & gold and therefore haven't been experiencing any/much breakage or excess shedding.
Long story short- My hair has grown approx. 1.6" in the last 2 months, that is basically 0.8" per month. Yes. My hair at normal rate grows 0.3-0.4 inches per month (not the average of 0.5") so obviously this was a huge deal for me. My hair is also 10x shinier and smoother/softer and my curls more defined. But why is it I only saw results when I cut down on everything, and simplified the whole process. Not only did my wallet thank me, my time thanked me and my hair thrived and grew! Yay all around!
People typically have 'wash days'...me? I have 'wash hour' because generally it takes me an hour to do my hair. My hair regimen is simple, easy, no-excessive dabbling and no fear of "damn wash day is here again".
During the week my hair is cornrowed back, and so I just spritz my hair with 'aussie- miracle hair insurance conditioning spray' and sometimes slick my edges with JBCO. I do not play with my hair, comb it (A comb only touched my hair once a week) tug on it, pull it, nothing.
Weekends varies. 2x a month is shampoo & condition, 2x a month is cowash. Unbraid my hair, jump into the shower, shampoo my hair, condition my hair, wash my body, wash conditioner out, towel, out shower, cream my hair with cantu shea butter leave in conditioner, seal with JBCO, detangle with a wide tooth comb then cornrow. (cowash days same thing just no shampoo)
In addition, during this winter period I've been wrapping my hair so it hasn't been exposed to the harsh dry cold weather. Also when wearing 'wigs' I make sure to remove any sign of combs and I am careful when applying my bobby pins to secure my wig. (The band method is ideal for me. Ps.I hate weaves, I hate anything that I can't take off my head after 12 hours if its not my own hair! I only last 2 weeks in braids) And that is it.
I've been taking supplements however- vitacost hair, skin & nails (if you're looking for a cheaper just as good or better alternative to hairfinity I would highly recommend trying this) I used these pills before my new regimen and didn't see much difference to my hair. I did my regimen without the pills and saw a good difference in my hair but combined with the pills, my hair grew like crazy! Almost as if my new care for my hair optimised the effects of the hair pills.
That is all I have been doing & my edges say thank you, the middle part of my hair which has always been dry and short says thank you, my whole damn hair says thank you!
Lesson of the day: Sometimes a little simplicity goes a long way and also different stroked for different folks.
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