On My Way to Healthy Hair--Weekly Regimen

I decided to do a prepoo this time. I mixed up extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil, and Silk Elements MegaSilk Moisturizing Treatment in a bowl, warmed it for 30 seconds, and thoroughly spread it through my hair. I put on a shower cap and used heat for about ten minutes. Then I just let it sit on my head for about an hour. It was messy. The oil was running all down my face, dripping on my clothes and floor. I would wipe some and more would fall out. Oil went into my eye. . . which was not fun. And I now have some permanent oil stains on one of my favorite T-shirts. But all the mess was worth it. First, the act of spreading all that oil on my hair allowed me to remove almost all of my shed hairs. A pretty substantial amount of shed hairs after not combing my hair for six days. I can only imagine how many multiple strand knots I would have had if I had not done this prepoo. And after I rinsed it out, my hair was really soft and shiny.


I shampooed for the first time with Elucence Moisture Benefits Shampoo. It smelled like peaches, which I found out is a smell I do not particularly care for. But the shampoo worked well. It did not strip my hair and it made my hair even softer.


I then deep conditioned under heat with Elucence Moisture Balancing Conditioner. I can't review this yet without many more uses but I'll give you my first impressions. It gave me slip but not as much as I would have liked. It had a watery, thin consistency when I usually like creamy, thick conditioners. The conditioner did add moisture to my hair so I do love it for that. I'll put up a real review for it after using it for a few months though.

After I rinsed it out, I used Porosity Control Conditioner (like always) to close my cuticles. Then I used the Yes to Carrots Conditioner to detangle my hair. My hair was not knotted at all. Detangling was a breeze.

After, I sat under the dryer because I have given up on using flexi rod sets. It still takes too much time and too much manipulation. So I am now just going to tie my hair back, slap on a headband to control the thickness, and go on my merry way. After drying, I still used Paul Mitchell leave-in conditioner on my ends and sealed with olive oil.

I would just like to say that before I dried my hair, I did a wet hair assessment. I gently pulled on a few strands of hair and they actually stretched a little before breaking. You all don't know how exciting that is. I really feel like I am making progress towards healthy hair.