REGIMENS

I wash my hair twice a week; a mid-week co-wash then a few days later I deep condition.

C O - W A S H

I start by spritzing my hair with my DIY Hair Moisturizing Mist, finger detangle, divide my hair into 6 sections, and then apply a little conditioner and oil.

Section by section, I detangle again releasing shed hairs, and thoroughly rinse the conditioner. Once out of the shower, I apply an oil, then a leave in conditioner and seal with hair butter. I typically style my hair by stretching it with curlformers.

D E E P    C O N D I T I O N

Once a week, I deep condition overnight.  I deep condition overnight to save time and because my hair loves, loves, loves moisture. Whenever I talk about how much I love deep conditioning overnight, I have to include a disclaimer: This technique, like everything else in the healthy hair care arena, won't work for everyone. It's your hair and your life, figure out what works the best for you. Just promise me that you'll try it before you knock it?

M O N T H L Y   C L A Y   T R E A T M E N T

Once a month, I like to apply a Bentonite Clay treatment or rinse to my hair when I notice that my curls need a pick me up. Bentonite Clay is amazingness in a jar. It's moisturizing, detoxifying, a shine enhancer, frizz eliminator----just curl defining goodness. You can find my clay mask treatment recipe here and I also have a clay rinse recipe that you can use weekly here.

S H A M P O O

I very rarely shampoo my hair. When I do, I use  Matrix Biolage Hydrasource Shampoo or Jessicurl Cleansing Cream. I hope to eliminate my need for shampoo soon.

D E E P   C O N D I T I O N E R

My favorite deep conditioners are  Jessicurl Deep Treatment and Matrix Biolage Hydrasource. 

S T R E N G T H E N I N G   T R E A T M E N T    (P R O T E I N   C O N D I T I O N E R)

While, I'm not seeing a ton of breakage, I still like to use a protein conditioner as a pre-shampoo treatment once or twice a month to fortify my ends and prevent damage. My favorite strengthening conditioners are Joico K-PAK RevitaLuxe and Aubrey GPB Conditioner. 

C O - W A S H I N G   C O N D I T I O N E R

My favorite co-washing conditioners are  Herbal Essence Hello Hydration and Trader Joe's Tingle Conditioner. (Great alternatives are Aussie 3 Minute Deep, Tresemme Naturals Conditioner, and OGX Argan Oil Conditioner)

L E A V E   I N   A N D   S E A L A N T

The only leave in conditioner that I use is Jessicurl Too Shea Extra Moisturizing Conditioner and DIY Hair Butter.

D I Y   P R O D U C T S  +  A   R E V I E W

DIY Moisturizing Mist- The Best Moisturizer for Natural Hair EVER 

DIY Bentonite Clay Hair Mask Treatment- Intense moisturizing and curl defining monthly treatment

DIY Bentonite Clay Hair Rinse- Quick and easy weekly clay recipe to get your curls to pop

Why I Deep Condition Overnight- Reasons why deep conditioning overnight works for me

How To Co-Wash Natural Hair- My co-washing process
Deep Conditioning Basics- My heating cap for deep conditioning

My Heatfree Hairstyles- A gallery of my heatfree natural hairstyles

The #WashDayExperience- Wash your hair and share your results in my weekly blogger/vlogger linkup series. 

So there you have it, my simple hair care regimen. I hope to minimize it further in the coming months and eliminate more steps from my process while still achieving great results.

Check out my weekly wash days here.