Mini Wash

My hair was on its very best behavior this week and I was oh too happy about it! Usually, I'm able to go every other day moisturizing and sealing, but with 2 inches of curly roots, I forced myself to show my hair some love. Whenever I think about skipping my nightly routine, I remembered June's only recommendation from my salon visit in early May: "keep your roots moisturized to prevent breakage and add ease in detangling.

Extreme Deep Conditioning

(0) Detangled with my magic rake in vertical sections. 
(1) Extreme deep condition with Philip Kingsley Flaky/Itchy Scalp Toner, my essential oil blend, and a little JBCO on my scalp. Plus a 3-1 ratio of Organix Repairing Instant Recovery Hair Mask Cream Awapuhi Ginger and Roux Porosity Control Conditioner on the length of my hair. I massaged a little EVCO through my strands, covered with a plastic cap and sat under my heat cap for an hour. (Pretty short compared to my usual EDCs!)
(2) Tea Rinse with 2 green tea bags steeped 2 cups of water. I rinsed the conditioner thoroughly. Applied the tea rinse with a narrow tip applicator bottle and then let it sit on my hair for 5 minutes while in the shower. 
(3) Smoothing treatment with Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Daily Treatment. I rinsed the tea and massage a dollop of conditioner to my strands.
(4) Air dried with a cotton t-shirt until my hair was about 80% dry. 
(5) Leave Ins- I detangled using the 2 comb method while adding a little Neutrogena Triple Moisture Silk Touch Leave-In and Chi Silk Infusion to each section. Then I pulled my hair into a loose bun and tied it up with a satin scarf to get my roots to lay down.
Results: 

 (Smoother Bun, Texture Shot, Shed Hair)

 
Why haven't I been using my satin scarf to lay down these roots consistently? Smh. My hair was pretty darn smooth and flat. I'm sure that it won't last long, the humidty is hoovering around 75% all week in my part of the world, but I was pleasantly surprised at how well something so simple worked! Normal shed this week and thanks to pre-wash detangling, my hair was surprising easy to detangle.

I've been debating on whether to relax early or suffer with my new growth throughout my upcoming vacay. The problem with relaxing early is that A. I haven't gone less than 12 weeks between relaxers in years! (I was stretching for years without even knowing it! I thought that I was being lazy!) The thought feels so weird and foreign! B. I don't want to be afraid to jump into the pool because I just relaxed my hair. Its not about the hair being straight---its about freshly chemically treated hair + chlorine filled pool. Not a combo that I really want to deal with. So, I've decided to just wait it out. What's another 2 weeks right? Says KLP now...Ha-ha! More news: I'm ditching the Just For Me Texture Softener. Whenever people ask me what brand of relaxer I use, I cringe. I don't even want to tell them because I hate how this treatment is marketed to kids. Even though its the only relaxer that I've used since 2006 and I've had great results with it, I just can't endorse it. Long story short---Mama's looking for a new relaxer! 

Any suggestions? How was your wash day?

Besitos!
KLP