Hey Lovies,
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! I hope that you all had a wonderful New Years.
Now that we have discussed hair porosity I figured we would discuss the next steps in your journey. I currently practice the Curly Girl Method. The Curly Girl method is an approach to caring for curly hair that teaches you what to use and what not to use on your curls. It gives you a breakdown on how to properly wash, condition, dry, and care for your hair.
Because this is the method that I use I do not use, shampoo, combs, sulfates, parabens, silicons, alcohols, excessive amounts of heat etc on my hair. Now, if you use these following products and they work for your hair...by all means please continue to do what works for your hair. Again, I am just giving you the rundown on how I care for Izzie and for what works for my hair. I co-wash my hair twice a week. Typically on Wednesday and Sunday. The days may vary but whatever the day I will always co-wash my hair twice a week. Secondly, I deep condition my hair every other week. Thirdly, I wash my hair with apple cider vinegar once a month to cleanse my scalp (since my hair is prone to product build up) and I also do a protein treatment once a month on my hair. After I wash my hair I NEVER towel dry my hair. Using a towel on your curly hair can create frizz and hair breakage. Two things that most of us dread so I try to avoid this at all costs. If you must dry your hair I strongly suggest that you use a cotton t-shirt or a microfiber towel. It helps to reduce frizz; as well as, breakage. For Izzie, I leave her dripping wet and I instantly begin styling my hair using the LOC Method.
LOC method simply means using a leave in....an oil....and a creamer (or styler). In this particular order. I use a tea tree conditioner from Trader Joes, Giovanni Conditioner, or Tressemme Naturals. I then seal my hair with castor oil. This is my oil of choice 99% of the time. I also sometimes use coconut oil, and olive oil. Not often, but sometimes. My styler of choice is eco styler gel. It provides me with a great hold and it really defines my curls like I want. Because of my hair porosity, all of the products that I use are water based. The other Method is the LCO Method which means leave in....conditioner (or styler)....and oil in that order. Now your method of choice, whether it be LOC or LCO will depend 100% on your hairs porosity. If you have low porosity hair, the LCO Method will work better for you. And vice versa, high porosity hair works well with the LOC Method. After you have applied your stylers you will need to figure out whether you are going to air dry your hair or if you are going to diffuse your hair. I honestly do both of these methods. I diffuse my hair when I wash my hair later in the day and don't want too go to sleep with wet hair, and I air dry my hair every Sunday. I am currently in the process of switching over to completely air drying my hair because although the diffuser compacts the heat and it doesn't come out as fast, it is still damaging to your hair.
Lastly, I preserve my curls by using the pineapple method. The pineapple method is when you pull all of your hair on the top of your head with a hair tie in a very loose ponytail. I then tie my satin hair bonnet onto my head and hit the sack. I also sleep on a satin pillow case because I tend to be a bit of a wild sleeper. Lol. When I wake up the next morning I apply a small amount of castor oil and I style my hair according to how I feel that day.
Now that we have figured out our hair porosity and our method of style we are well on our way to healthy hair. Thanks so much lovies.
Have a great day!!!
XOXO Moeneak
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