Wash Day: 6 1/2 Weeks Post 4/19 Relaxer Touch-up

I am now a little over six weeks post my last relaxer touch-up. I didn't have a lot of time this week to spend on a long wash day, so I tried to keep it kind of simple. I also decided to try my hand at air drying my relaxed hair. Keep reading to see how my hair turned out.

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To get started I detangled the day before with organic virgin coconut oil and water mix (2:1 ratio), my fingers, and a seamless comb. I then put my hair in a high bun which I wore to bed the next day.

Then that evening I braided my relaxed hair into four braids and then pre-pooed/deep conditioned with Eden BodyWorks Jojoba Monoi Deep Conditioner with a shower cap and no heat for about 90 minutes. It sunk into my strands beautifully!

I rinsed my hair in warm water. My hair felt really soft leading me to a short happy dance in the shower.

I then cleansed my scalp with Eden BodyWorks Jojoba Monoi Moisture Shampoo using an applicator bottle.

I express conditioned with Thermafuse HeatSmart Serum Condition. My hair felt even softer and moisturized than when I rinsed out the deep conditioner! So far this wash day was a win.

After rinsing I t-shirt dried for 30 minutes and then detangled with Pantene Pro-V Moisture Mist detangler and my fingers. Applied my leave-in of Eden BodyWorks All Natural Coconut Shea Leave-In Conditioner and sealed with ThermaFuse HeatSmart Serum Dry Oil Treatment.

I air-dried for a few hours stretching my roots until it was time for bed when I put my hair into a loose high bun for bedtime. My hair didn't fully dry overnight so I went about the next day with damp hair. The pics you're seeing are from the evening after my wash.

The results: I noticed a little bit of breakage, nothing to scare me, but enough to get my attention. I'll be looking into how to combat that before it becomes something more. I think the deep conditioning before my wash is what I'll be doing from now on. My hair seems to respond more positively than when I deep condition it after washing. Air drying didn't result in uncontrollable hair like it has in the past and my hair felt soft and moisturized. The whole wash day was a win!

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