Fast forward several years and I started to notice breakage and thin ends which I attribute to using a lot of heat, not moisturizing, no protective styling, and not using products that benefit my hair. So I decided to take matters into my own hands and began searching online for help and tips on how to get my relaxed hair healthy again.
I found a lot of blogs and vlogs with ladies who had thick, healthy relaxed hair like I used to have. They did this by developing hair regimens that consisted of:
- Hair products that addressed the issues or needs of their hair. These would be protein-based products for breakage and weak strands. Moisture-based products for dry strands. Or products without sulfates or silicones
- Consistency in their wash day routines
- Between washes regularly moisturizing their hair and sealing in that moisture with natural oils
- Stretching their relaxers by going more than six weeks between touch-ups
- Using little to no heat on their hair
- Stretch my relaxers for 10-12 weeks versus the 6-8 I'd been doing
- Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize by using my leave-in conditioner every other day, use moisture focused products during cleansing, and pre-poo and deep condition during every cleansing
- Do protein treatments every other week
- Clarify once a month
- Listen to my hair and cleanse it when it's asking for it
- Use only products that have natural, hair-healthy ingredients. No petroleum, parabens, or sulfates
Have you set any hair goals for this year?
When you use leave-in conditioner daily. how much do you use? Does your hair get really wet like it's from a wash? and what do you think of LCO method for relaxed hair?
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DeleteI don't use a lot leave-in conditioner when moisturizing my hair. How much you use will depend on the type of conditioner and how thick and long your hair is. If your hair starts to feel wet like you just washed it, you've used too much.
I don't pay attention to the methods, I just do what works best for my hair.
Thanks for reading.
I used to just leave my hair to air dry after washing(stopped using heat some time ago,only when going out)i had my hair relaxed this month,my stylist cut an inch off my hair ,my hair is now below the collar i still have a long way to go in looking after my hair,my hair always grows fast so after looking at tips online,i have started to look after my hair by looking at tips like yours .Thank you.
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