First Co-Wash Experience!

Today I co-washed for the first time. (well not the first time I've co-washed in the past when needed, not regularly) It went well, I co-washed with V05 moisture milks. It did make my hair soft like everybody said it would.

Then I DC'd with Africa's Best Rinse-Out and Leave-in Deep Conditioner mixed with one n' only argan oil and castor oil. The consistency of it was really runny, but it did make my hair really soft and it feels moisturized. (a lot more moisturized than the Lustrasilk) Best part about it was it was only $4.

NO HEAT 4EVA!

I don't want to be one of those people who decide not to use heat for X amount of months, and when those months are over, continue to use heat weekly. I always wonder what their purpose was for not using heat in the first place. Did they not notice a difference? Is curly hair that bad? When my heat challenge is over, I will use heat, but not as often. Only twice a month, not all the time like I was.

Bantu Knots and Pink Grapefruit Review :)

Last night I detangled my hair and did 8 bantu knots in my hair. I haven't done these in a while so I wanted to revisit them. Thank goodness I did, because I actually like my hair today and got a lot of compliments on my curls. I used to do 3 bantu knots- one on top and two in the back, but last night I did eight and that could have made a difference in why I like these better. I've still been using the GF leave-in conditioning cream to moisturize and seal and my hair has been SUPER soft!

I said a few months ago that I would go on a 'skin journey'. I stuck to a regimen for a while, but not much has changed. So last week I bought a new product: Neutrogena's Oil-Free Acne Wash with Grapefruit. I decided to get the scrub since I know how important exfoliating is for clearing acne. First off- the smell is delicious. It smells exactly like a grapefruit, which is good, but honestly I don't really care what my face smells like. I've used it for almost a week now and this crap made my skin SO dry. I'm not sure how well it works for acne, because I haven't used it for that long and don't plan on it! I'll continue to use it as a weekly exfoliator, but as for washing my face twice a day, it won't do. I will NOT be repurchasing.

 

Stupid Braidout... >:(

I did another braid out again. I did it on damp hair. I woke up and it was still wet! That's bad for 3 reasons:

1: It's cold out side. I COULD'VE CAUGHT PNEUMONIA!

2: Cold weather + Wet hair = breakage

3. My braid out didn't fully set in and form the right curls



My outfit/hair of the day



All this contributed to the frizziness of my hair. I didn't use my Fantasia Frizz Buster as I usually do because I wanted to see how well the Garnier Sleek and Shine controlled my frizz. It didn't. At all. I woke up with frizzy hair and had frizzy hair the whole entire day. I was smart enough not to wear it down today and decided to quickly detangle and put it in a bun. I do like my curls to have a small amount of frizz to them because it makes them look more natural, but gosh! I looked like a troll doll today! So tonight I'm going to try a bantu knot out and hopefully it'll be cute in the morning.  

This proves that using no heat is going to be harder than I thought. I know ulovemegz (Youtube) only does braid outs on co-washed hair so I think I'm going to take that advice and follow her lead. I'm not giving up on not using heat because I really want my hair to grow, but if I keep having days like this I'm going to be doing a lot more roller set/saran wrap methods in the near future.

Herbal Essences 1st Wash

I used the regimen that I said I would last time. I LOVED the shampoo and conditioner. But after the deep condition, it went down hill. The DC was bad. I could have done with out it. It actually took away from the softness that the herbal essences gave me. Then I took used Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine anti-frizz serum and smoothing milk. I didn't like the serum, but the milk was good. I might use the serum as needed, but not as a weekly leave-in conditioner.

I hope the Herbal Essences works for me for a long time. I've noticed that I either hate a product at first and continue to use it then like it, or like a product and then hate/dislike it. (Lustrasilk, Aphogee)

Herbal Essences Shampoo and Conditioner

I just washed my hair with the HE Reconditioning shampoo and conditioner. I really loooovvvveeee it! I thought the conditioner was just okay last week, but with the shampoo, it was amazing! Actually, I think the shampoo was more conditioning than the conditioner. Weird, huh? When I very first put the shampoo into my hair I loved it. It just felt sooo moisturized. A feeling I never got with Silk Elements and obviously not with Aphogee. It was not stripping all. The conditioner complimented the shampoo well and I'm already considering these to be staples. This was really surprising to me because normally I don't like products the first few times I use them.

So now I'm deep conditioning my hair with Silk Elements Olive Oil Moisturizing Treatment. It's okay, but I got my  eye on Shea Moistures conditioner. Honestly it doesn't matter which one because they all seem like they would work well. As long as its high moisture and low protein or none at all, I'll buy it.

I want to find a curl definer. Since I'm going to do so many braid outs, I need something to make my curly hair curlier and not frizzy. I'll look at the Herbal Essences Tousle me Softly line.

Lastly, as for as the pre poo, I used the Suave Shea Butter and Almond. It was pretty good, nothing amazing.  How much can you really expect when you pay less than two dollars for it though?

Lustrasilk?

I'm not sure if Lustrasilk is good enough for a deep condition. I like the product, I'm just not sure its moisturizing enough for me. I think I should invest in a new DC. I still have 1 1/2 tubs left of it, so I might use it as a pre-poo and/or co-wash until I run out of it. I'm not sure if I'll repurchase after that. So now I'm on a hunt for a new DC. Tomorrow will be my wash day and I might use that, also when I co-wash this week, but after that I really hope to have a new product in my stash! :)