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.

This Week's Regimen

I have decided to do conditioner washes every couple of days so this week I wanted to clarify. I used Nexxus Aloe Rid Gentle Clarifying Shampoo and shampooed with Ion Dandruff Solutions. I used Aphogee 2 Minute Keratin Reconstructor to keep up my hair's moisture/protein because co-washes really moisturize hair. Then I deep conditioned with Kenra MC under heat for 35 minutes and used Porosity Control for my final rinse.

The result was not good. I had five or six multiple strand knots. These knots caught about thirty strands of hair each. I now know the importance of combing out shed hairs before you wet the hair or washing your hair more so that you can detangle more. Once water hits your head, those shed hairs slide down and knot the heck up. Needless to say, I was pretty horrified. And it was painstaking work to pick each strand from the knot. I still had to cut about ten strands that were glued to the knot. The rest of my hair was very tangled and Kenra did not work at all in the detangling process. But thankfully the product junkie in me had just bought the Yes to Carrots Pampering Hair Mud Conditioner and. . .OMG, it was freakin fabulous! I never knew what people were talking about when they said their hair felt like butter. The comb slid through my new growth so easily. That one is definitely a keeper!

This Week's Regimen

I am going to tweak my regimen each week to see what works and what doesn't. This week I shampooed with Silk Elements Moisturizing Shampoo and Ion Anti-Dandruff Shampoo, deep conditioned with Kenra Moisturizing Conditioner, rinsed, and used Roux Porosity Control Conditioner. Then I plait my hair into four parts because I cannot cornrow, sat under a dryer for ten minutes, and let the rest air dry. Tomorrow I am going to try my first Flexi Rod Set, a much easier way to get curls without using heat than plaiting. I'll see how it goes.