I finally did the chop that I've been planning to have! Hooray to this decision! 14 months into transition has gotten me like about 4 inches of natural hair growth. So it actually dominated the rest of the straight hair ends and occupied most of my head. But it is still a little too early to cut off all the relaxed hair, it would be too short and I'm not just ready or brave for it. Even so, I'm happy that I finally did the cut as my curls bounced. The relaxed hair weighed them down so much so when they were cut off, the curls formed as they were supposed to. Not perfect yet but positive that they will be!
So without further ado, this is what my hair looks like now.
I have to say that there's a big difference from when I still had the relaxed hair and now that most of them are chopped off. Plus I feel good with the short hair because I can now proceed with the wash routines and all without having to care for the chemically damaged hair at all.
When wash day came, I did the following:
1. PRE-POO - I have slathered on extra virgin coconut oil unto my hair and scalp with a bit of massage. I did this for about 4 hours before washing it off in the shower. The coconut oil will help strengthen my hair and will also boost hair growth. I did actually see a big difference in my hair since I started incorporating it in my hair care routine. My hair is stronger indeed. Less hairfall and breakage as well. Coconut oil is my best friend now!
2. WASH - shampoo is essential as it will help remove all the oil that sat on my hair for several hours. The shampoo I'm currently using is the Argan Oil Shampoo. Yet one thing that I missed looking from this product is the lauric sulfate on it. It was crazy that I missed checking that out at the ingredients. So very soon, I'll be changing this. For now, this was the only choice I got.
3. CONDITION - This is my favorite part in my hair care routine. I think every curly haired gals like me depends their curl life on conditioners. As this is the most important product that every curly girl should have. It is really a must-have. So with conditioning my hair, I am using the Syoss Silicone-Free Conditioner. Yay to that. It is silicone-free! As silicone isn't compatible with curly hair. I apply a generous amount on my hair and this product really works like magic on detangling my hair in the process.
4. SQUISH-TO-CONDISH - I've learned about squish-to-condish method from Anjana of Curls and Beauty Diary blog. Her blog is my go-to nowadays as I'm learning so much tips from her and also I love the fact that our hair falls on the same hair type. It's important for me that I get to have tips and learn from someone who has the same curl pattern as mine. I feel that most, if not all of the methods and products used by her will also perfectly work on my hair. So, back to this squish-to-condish method, the procedure is easy. The name says it. You have to squish the conditioner to your hair by scrunching the hair with your palms. You have to hear that squishing sound which means that the product is being distributed well into your hair. As for Anjana, this method also is used for all other styling product while the hair is soaking wet. Since I don't have any styling product at the moment, I did this method with my conditioner. I love it that while I was scrunching my hair, I can already see the curls that form in the process. This determines the curls on how it will look like when it's dry. By the way, I did not wash off the conditioner entirely. It works for my curls better when I leave some in in like 20% of it onto my hair. This will help my hair moisturized even when dry.
5. PLOP - after conditioning my hair, I plopped my hair using a long-sleeved t-shirt for about 20 minutes. I let my hair loose from plopping and did not do anything at all with it as I wanted my curls to stay as is while air drying. So far, that picture above is the result. It took like more than an hour to completely dry.
My hair has looked better from the previous days that I've been doing my new hair care routine. But then, it is a struggle and long battle for me. My curl pattern is still messed up as I am dealing with a lot of damage from blow-drying every shower days a few months back before I researched and started looking up on tips on how to truly care for curly hair. I have been doing it all wrong! And so my hair is taking it's time to heal as well. I can't wait to finally see them popping in healthy and beautiful looking curls!
Moving on and forward! I will be doing a protein treatment and be posting it soon. Stay updated curlies!
So without further ado, this is what my hair looks like now.
I have to say that there's a big difference from when I still had the relaxed hair and now that most of them are chopped off. Plus I feel good with the short hair because I can now proceed with the wash routines and all without having to care for the chemically damaged hair at all.
When wash day came, I did the following:
1. PRE-POO - I have slathered on extra virgin coconut oil unto my hair and scalp with a bit of massage. I did this for about 4 hours before washing it off in the shower. The coconut oil will help strengthen my hair and will also boost hair growth. I did actually see a big difference in my hair since I started incorporating it in my hair care routine. My hair is stronger indeed. Less hairfall and breakage as well. Coconut oil is my best friend now!
2. WASH - shampoo is essential as it will help remove all the oil that sat on my hair for several hours. The shampoo I'm currently using is the Argan Oil Shampoo. Yet one thing that I missed looking from this product is the lauric sulfate on it. It was crazy that I missed checking that out at the ingredients. So very soon, I'll be changing this. For now, this was the only choice I got.
3. CONDITION - This is my favorite part in my hair care routine. I think every curly haired gals like me depends their curl life on conditioners. As this is the most important product that every curly girl should have. It is really a must-have. So with conditioning my hair, I am using the Syoss Silicone-Free Conditioner. Yay to that. It is silicone-free! As silicone isn't compatible with curly hair. I apply a generous amount on my hair and this product really works like magic on detangling my hair in the process.
4. SQUISH-TO-CONDISH - I've learned about squish-to-condish method from Anjana of Curls and Beauty Diary blog. Her blog is my go-to nowadays as I'm learning so much tips from her and also I love the fact that our hair falls on the same hair type. It's important for me that I get to have tips and learn from someone who has the same curl pattern as mine. I feel that most, if not all of the methods and products used by her will also perfectly work on my hair. So, back to this squish-to-condish method, the procedure is easy. The name says it. You have to squish the conditioner to your hair by scrunching the hair with your palms. You have to hear that squishing sound which means that the product is being distributed well into your hair. As for Anjana, this method also is used for all other styling product while the hair is soaking wet. Since I don't have any styling product at the moment, I did this method with my conditioner. I love it that while I was scrunching my hair, I can already see the curls that form in the process. This determines the curls on how it will look like when it's dry. By the way, I did not wash off the conditioner entirely. It works for my curls better when I leave some in in like 20% of it onto my hair. This will help my hair moisturized even when dry.
5. PLOP - after conditioning my hair, I plopped my hair using a long-sleeved t-shirt for about 20 minutes. I let my hair loose from plopping and did not do anything at all with it as I wanted my curls to stay as is while air drying. So far, that picture above is the result. It took like more than an hour to completely dry.
My hair has looked better from the previous days that I've been doing my new hair care routine. But then, it is a struggle and long battle for me. My curl pattern is still messed up as I am dealing with a lot of damage from blow-drying every shower days a few months back before I researched and started looking up on tips on how to truly care for curly hair. I have been doing it all wrong! And so my hair is taking it's time to heal as well. I can't wait to finally see them popping in healthy and beautiful looking curls!
Moving on and forward! I will be doing a protein treatment and be posting it soon. Stay updated curlies!
