9 Weeks Post Relaxer: First Wash Day In New Apartment

When you saw this post you may have thought "Wait. Did I miss the eight weeks post wash day?" No, you didn't. I didn't write one. I did co-wash that was successful but uneventful. Also, I didn't have a lot of time due to just getting back into town from my Christmas vacation and getting ready to get back to work.

This wash day is a special one. It's the first one in my new place! Plus I used a different, newish shampoo. Here's how my wash day went.

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Pre-pooed with heat

For my pre-poo this week I mixed it up a little bit. I started by basing my scalp with apple cider vinegar. Next, I put L'Oreal Paris Ceramide Total Repair 5 Restoring Conditioner on my relaxed hair and then put on my Hot Head Deep Conditioning Cap to add a little heat.

Cleansed

For my shampoo, I used the OGX Hydrating Macadamia Oil Shampoo. I forgot I had bought this shampoo as it'd been in storage for weeks because of my move. It lathered well but my hair felt stripped instead of hydrating which I wasn't expecting.

Deep conditioned

I used my go-to for this, the Eden BodyWorks Jojoba Monoi Deep Conditioner. My hair felt soft and moisturized.

T-shirt dried

Per my usual, I wrapped my hair up in a soft t-shirt to soak up the excess water. I did this for about an hour before pulling out the dryer.

Finished drying and styled

 For my leave-in, I used Nothing But Melted Shea Butter Leave-In Conditioner and then finished drying with my blow dryer on the low heat/high speed. I wanted to use my hooded dryer but didn't feel like setting it up. After drying I sealed my relaxed hair with sunflower oil.

I cross-wrapped for bedtime and in the morning my hair felt like silk and so moisturized. To style my hair I decided to use my Caruso Rollers to get a little bump in my hair for church the next day. I really liked the results, but unfortunately, the lighting for the pictures I took was awful so they didn't reflect how good my hair looked. 

How did your wash day go?