I transitioned for nine months...
I Big CHOPPED on Dec. 13,2008
From 08-Feb. 09
My regimen from this time was pretty much not structured and because of that my hair stayed dry and I wasn't using the right products (even though I thought I was). I was in love with using products like Sunsilk Captivating Curls and Herbal Essence Long Term Relationship because of the way they smelled.
---I co-washed everyday...morning and right before bed.
---I was kinda against shampooing so I shampooed maybe once or twice a month....but I was constantly co-washing so that kinda cleaned my hair
---Whenever I did shampoo I made sure to deep condition and detangle
---I had a bald spot in the front of my head from transitioning so I made a mixture of rosemary oil, shea butter, castor oil, and jojoba oil and every night I massaged that oil mixture onto my scalp and mainly that bald spot. Within a couple of months I saw growth and now THERE'S NO BALD SPOT!!!
====Main products used====
Sunsilk conditioner and leave in, my shea butter mixture, my hair growth mixture, and that's all I remember
From the end of Feb 09- May 09
By this point I started to see growth and with more growth came more tangles. I noticed that I needed to start detangling more and I needed to do something so that I didn't have to walk in the freeze'n cold in the morning with wet hair.So I started twistin.
---I co-washed no more than twice a week.
---Shampooed once or every other week.
---Deep conditioned everytime I shampooed
---I TWISTED MY HAIR UP EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT AND WORE A TWISTOUT UNTIL FRIDAY....Sat. and Sun. were my off days.
---I started back taking my vitamins and biotin supplements.
====Main products used====
Cantu Shea butter used for twistouts, and my shea butter mixture
From May 09-Aug 09
During this time I was on summer vacation and didn't feel like twisting my hair up every Sunday night so I pretty much wore a puff or a wash and go.
---Co-washed a lot
---Shampooed, DC, and detangled once a week or every other week
---Every now and then I wore a twist out.
====Main products used====
Cantu Shea Butter, shea butter mixture, Aussie Moist conditioner, Clean Eco styler Gel, and Giovanni Direct Leave in
From Aug 09-Dec 09
By the time I went back to school my hair grew a lot and I could finally say I had some type of regimen. Because of the amount of growth I had I was able to start doing way more styles. And in Oct I was finally able to get a PONYTAIL...YAY click here to watch the video.
---Co-washing became more of a style so I didn't do it a lot only for certain styles
---Shampooed, DC, and detangled once a week
---Every other night I would either castor oil or my Wild Growth oil from Sally's and massaged my scalp
---By Nov. I started wearing medium sized twist as a protective style
====Main products used====
Eco styler Gel, Organic Root Stimulator Lock and Twist gel, castor oil, Wild Growth oil, Giovanni Direct Leave in, and Bed Head Moisture Maniac
From Jan.10
I finally started to find my staple products and finished putting the final stages on my current regimen. There's nothing really major to talk about.
My current regimen:
---Again I don't co-wash a lot only if my hair is dry, I am about to switch styles, or I just feel like it.
---Shampoo and detangle once a week
---I don't deep condition any more only if it is a protein deep conditioner
---I have trimmed my hair multiple times since I've been natural.... so I guess I trim maybe every 4-6 months
====Current products being used====
Sheamoisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie and Moisture Retention Shampoo, Eco Styler Argan and Olive oil gel, Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding, Pantene Curly Conditioner, and Tresemme Conditioners
