Hey loves,
This week was amazing because I finally had one of my dreams
come true and am super-duper excited about it!!!:-).I have always wanted to start
my own natural hair journey but it was still a dream until three months ago
when I had my big “chop off”.My hair has always been the least of my concerns
ever since it was damaged and affect by hair relaxers.It was too weak and
hiding it behind all the braiding wasn’t helping either.
So let me tell you how it all started(story time people!!)…
So there was this day that I was watching Victoria’s lounge
and she happened to have the most amazing ladies on her show..guess who they
were?they were naturalista’s!!it literally had my 'happy hormones' excited and
I knew I had to start my own natural hair journey.I went online looked up on
some of the guest’s blog and I realized I had been so unfair to my hair and all
this while I was doing it all wrong.It was definitely scary to begin the whole
thing.Since I didn’t want to transition,I had to face my scare of having my hair
chopped off and second natural hair products can be really expensive(especially
when you are a student) but I was determined.I didn’t actualize this dream
there and then till on May this year that I decided to take that step.Had my
hair cut and started my natural hair regimen.It’s not an easy journey and
sometimes I wish I could wake up and have my hair all stretchy and with volume(that big
Afro dream)but reality is this is a journey and I am falling in love with each
step I make.
I took some of my tips from my favorite natural hair
bloggers in Kenya:Sheila Ndinda(follow her blog here) and Tabitha Tongoi(follow
her blog here too!!!) reason being they have excellent tips;precise and easy to
follow and I keep following their hair journey which
motivates me to keep going.Plus they have video tutorials!!(for the lazy ones
like me..lol).
To help another sister who wishes to begin her own hair
journey I outlined some of the do’s and don’t and some of my own routines and
regimen that I try on my hair.
Do’s and don’ts of natural hair
- Do not blow dry since it weakens your hair by depriving your hair of moisture.It’s advisable that you air dry instead.
- Hair products with mineral oils and sulphates are not advisable for natural hair.
- Make water your hair’s best friend.You hair needs lots of water to stay moisturized
- Less combing of hair.If its necessary to comb use a wide tooth comb and make use of your fingers too!!they are perfect for de-tangling
- moisturize your hair often.
- Lastly and most important good diet and less stress.
My hair regimen
I had my braids undone yesterday and tried my regimen for the first time.So this is what I did:
- Pre-poo - I had to undo my braids till late at night.After having my last braid out,I applied some good amount of coconut oil,tied my hair with a satin scarf and went to bed.The next day,I applied alberto balsam sunkissed raspberry conditioner then used a wide comb to detangle. I did shed a few hair strands which is normal
- Shampoo and conditioning-I then used alberto balsam sunkissed raspberry shampoo to wash my hair and conditioned using alberto balsam sunkissed raspberry conditioner to retain the moisture
- Treatment-I used ORS hair mayonnaise as my protein treatment which I applied,cover it with a shower cap and wrapped a warm towel over it.After 45 minutes,I rinsed it off.I then made my own DIY recipe for Hot oil treatment which consisted of coconut and castor oil.I applied my hot oil treatment,covered it for 30minutes in a shower cap and wrapped a warm towel over it.I then rinsed it off with warm water followed up by cold water to seal the cuticles.i removed excess water with an old shirt and left my hair to air dry
- Moisturizing-I then used castor oil for my hair roots and coconut oil for the endings.Followed up by Mikalla total moisture boost leave in treatment and sealed it with miss Africa shea butter that i whipped up by myself.Since my hair is still short I could not twist it but I tied a scarf and went to bed.The next day I sprayed my hair with my mix of coconut oil,glycerin and water and went to work!!!i will probably have it in braids this weekend.
Hope it works for you too!!
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