I've been experiencing a little additional breakage this week, and so I decided to keep a journal here to keep track of what I do. this is what I usually do when I start experiencing additional breakage. it's really not that much though, but considering that I've only been getting several strand in my comb for the past months, I guess it is depending on how you look at it. I've been getting about a marble size of breakage, the cause is either too much protein use or new growth coming in from possibly doing the Japanese straightening improperly. but instead of writing in a my physical hair journey journal, I'm be writing it here to share with you!
july 16
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wash day - I applied cayenne pepper oil on my scalp and luv natural leave-in on my hair as a prepoo. then I detangled & bunned. I ended up doing the cayenne pepper oil for 4 weeks instead of 3 like in my growth aid exams post. I left it in for 60 minute & henna glossed 3-4 inches away from my head, avoiding the freshly japanesed straightened roots. this time I didn't oil my hair before hand and used more Aveda malva. I went under the dryer for 15 minutes and let it sit for an additional hour. this was my second time using Aveda, and I noticed more coloring than last time. I washed my hair with shampoo and deep conditioned for 15 minutes under the dryer again. I rinsed my hair thoroughly, sprayed my leave-in, and airdried. as it airdried it still felt stretchy, so I applied aphogee green tea, made 6 buns, and went under the dryer a little. after that I applied my vatika frosting and put my hair in 1 bun. didn't comb or touch my hair until 3 days later.
july 18
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note to self - don't go to sleep with a hair chopstick! I accidently did last night... and it broke in my sleep. I lost my other one so now I only have one left.
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daily - I combed my hair and found out the henna made the breakage worst! it went from the size of a marble to double-triple. did a hair assessment and figured out I was lacking elasticity in some parts. I should have done that before doing the henna, my fault. the parts with too much protein seemed to be mostly be from my Japanese straightened hair from Hair's Talent, which makes sense since it has more strength than my relaxed hair. I also remember in Cayman I mixed protein conditioner in my luv natural leave-in since I was going in sea water everyday. so I remixed my leave-in, applied my cholesterol oil, and baggied my head for about 6 hours. I combed my hair and the breakage reduced, yay! I'm going to keep my hair tied and do a moisture and cholesterol treatment next week.
growth - the reason I combed my hair in the first place was to start the inversion method (yes I know I'm off schedule!). I wasn't sure whether to use an oil with this method or not, so I made a mixture of olive oil, jojoba oil, and aloe vera to try to refrain from making build up on my scalp.
july 23
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wash day - I decided to do a conditioner-like wash. I mixed together my aubrey organics white camellia conditioner, aloe vera, queen helene cholesterol oil, and molasses together, and applied it to dry hair. it sat for a couple hours until I rinsed it out, used the plan white camellia in the shower, and half rinsed it out to serve as a leave-in. after t-shirt drying I applied my fantasia ic serum, mostly to my roots, tied my hair in 4 buns, and went under the dryer. going under the dryer with wet hair helped smooth my new growth better. before I would wait until it was 50-70% dry. I combed and tied my hair in braided pigtails with a scarf, this style turned out cute and will protects your ends better than normal braided pigtails. I'll do a tutorial on this soon, after seeing how long the style lasts. I didn't really notice a difference in breakage, so next week I'm planning to prepoo with cholesterol oil, maybe put aphogee 2 min on my roots, use a clarifying shampoo, and deep condition.
july 24
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growth - this is going to be my sixth day of doing the inversion method. I've only used my light mixture three times because I want to refrain from combing my hair and having to redo my protective style everyday... plus I'm lazy. the way I've been doing the inversion method is by letting my head dangle off my bed and couch. I might end up doing this a little longer than a week, it's been ten days and I still haven't received my bamboo tea yet.
july 25
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info update - blogger Age in ATL does a monthly post titled hair inspiration spotlight. she asked me to do an interview which I quickly accepted. it was posted today on her blog, Loving My Hair. Check it out, her blog is pretty popular! I also found out that the reason my bamboo tea hasn't come in the mail was due to a mix up in payment, so I'll be testing the GHE method starting tomorrow instead of waiting for the tea.
july 26
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info update - running out of moisture conditioners, I bought V05 calming chamomile tea therapy. my hairveda products are really starting to run out, but I want to save money right now. I'll probably be doing a cheapie's haul soon.
july 30
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wash day - today was literally a wash day. I did a number of things that expanded to the whole day, like how I use to when I first started taking care of my hair. I began with a prepoo treatment using queen helene's cholesterol hot oil throughout my hair and aphogee 2 min only on my roots. while I applied these I braided my hair into 6 loose braids to prevent tangles while shampooing. that sat on my head for 30 minutes with a cap. I than clarified with a diluted trader joe's balancing spa shampoo for the first time. I had made a mixture of black, green, and peppermint tea, and sprayed it on my scalp and ends before applying my deep conditioner. I added salt and queen helene cholesterol cream to my moisture deep conditioning mix. I steamed for 15 minutes, thoroughly rinsed it out while finger detangling, and let my airdry (to take pictures of my texture). lastly, I did the l.o.c method, or more specifically the l.o.c.o method.my breakage reduced again as I combed my hair and braided it into a scarf!
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l - damped hair and used my luv natural leave-in
o - trader joe's jojoba oil
c - hairveda whipped cream ends
o - hairveda cocasta shikakai
growth - it seems that I got a half/quarter of an inch doing the inversion method. now I've been doing the ghe for two nights. I'll be making an update to my growth aid exam post soon.
wash day - I applied cayenne pepper oil on my scalp and luv natural leave-in on my hair as a prepoo. then I detangled & bunned. I ended up doing the cayenne pepper oil for 4 weeks instead of 3 like in my growth aid exams post. I left it in for 60 minute & henna glossed 3-4 inches away from my head, avoiding the freshly japanesed straightened roots. this time I didn't oil my hair before hand and used more Aveda malva. I went under the dryer for 15 minutes and let it sit for an additional hour. this was my second time using Aveda, and I noticed more coloring than last time. I washed my hair with shampoo and deep conditioned for 15 minutes under the dryer again. I rinsed my hair thoroughly, sprayed my leave-in, and airdried. as it airdried it still felt stretchy, so I applied aphogee green tea, made 6 buns, and went under the dryer a little. after that I applied my vatika frosting and put my hair in 1 bun. didn't comb or touch my hair until 3 days later. july 18
note to self - don't go to sleep with a hair chopstick! I accidently did last night... and it broke in my sleep. I lost my other one so now I only have one left. july 19
daily - I combed my hair and found out the henna made the breakage worst! it went from the size of a marble to double-triple. did a hair assessment and figured out I was lacking elasticity in some parts. I should have done that before doing the henna, my fault. the parts with too much protein seemed to be mostly be from my Japanese straightened hair from Hair's Talent, which makes sense since it has more strength than my relaxed hair. I also remember in Cayman I mixed protein conditioner in my luv natural leave-in since I was going in sea water everyday. so I remixed my leave-in, applied my cholesterol oil, and baggied my head for about 6 hours. I combed my hair and the breakage reduced, yay! I'm going to keep my hair tied and do a moisture and cholesterol treatment next week. growth - the reason I combed my hair in the first place was to start the inversion method (yes I know I'm off schedule!). I wasn't sure whether to use an oil with this method or not, so I made a mixture of olive oil, jojoba oil, and aloe vera to try to refrain from making build up on my scalp.
july 23
wash day - I decided to do a conditioner-like wash. I mixed together my aubrey organics white camellia conditioner, aloe vera, queen helene cholesterol oil, and molasses together, and applied it to dry hair. it sat for a couple hours until I rinsed it out, used the plan white camellia in the shower, and half rinsed it out to serve as a leave-in. after t-shirt drying I applied my fantasia ic serum, mostly to my roots, tied my hair in 4 buns, and went under the dryer. going under the dryer with wet hair helped smooth my new growth better. before I would wait until it was 50-70% dry. I combed and tied my hair in braided pigtails with a scarf, this style turned out cute and will protects your ends better than normal braided pigtails. I'll do a tutorial on this soon, after seeing how long the style lasts. I didn't really notice a difference in breakage, so next week I'm planning to prepoo with cholesterol oil, maybe put aphogee 2 min on my roots, use a clarifying shampoo, and deep condition. july 24
growth - this is going to be my sixth day of doing the inversion method. I've only used my light mixture three times because I want to refrain from combing my hair and having to redo my protective style everyday... plus I'm lazy. the way I've been doing the inversion method is by letting my head dangle off my bed and couch. I might end up doing this a little longer than a week, it's been ten days and I still haven't received my bamboo tea yet. july 25
info update - blogger Age in ATL does a monthly post titled hair inspiration spotlight. she asked me to do an interview which I quickly accepted. it was posted today on her blog, Loving My Hair. Check it out, her blog is pretty popular! I also found out that the reason my bamboo tea hasn't come in the mail was due to a mix up in payment, so I'll be testing the GHE method starting tomorrow instead of waiting for the tea.july 26
info update - running out of moisture conditioners, I bought V05 calming chamomile tea therapy. my hairveda products are really starting to run out, but I want to save money right now. I'll probably be doing a cheapie's haul soon. july 30
wash day - today was literally a wash day. I did a number of things that expanded to the whole day, like how I use to when I first started taking care of my hair. I began with a prepoo treatment using queen helene's cholesterol hot oil throughout my hair and aphogee 2 min only on my roots. while I applied these I braided my hair into 6 loose braids to prevent tangles while shampooing. that sat on my head for 30 minutes with a cap. I than clarified with a diluted trader joe's balancing spa shampoo for the first time. I had made a mixture of black, green, and peppermint tea, and sprayed it on my scalp and ends before applying my deep conditioner. I added salt and queen helene cholesterol cream to my moisture deep conditioning mix. I steamed for 15 minutes, thoroughly rinsed it out while finger detangling, and let my airdry (to take pictures of my texture). lastly, I did the l.o.c method, or more specifically the l.o.c.o method.my breakage reduced again as I combed my hair and braided it into a scarf!
l - damped hair and used my luv natural leave-ino - trader joe's jojoba oil
c - hairveda whipped cream ends
o - hairveda cocasta shikakai
growth - it seems that I got a half/quarter of an inch doing the inversion method. now I've been doing the ghe for two nights. I'll be making an update to my growth aid exam post soon.