It's been 9 months and 26 days since I shaved off my hair and the above picture was taken today. For the past couple of weeks I've been wearing my hair loose and free, letting it shrink up and coil because I didn't have time to put it in a protective style. I sleep quite rough so my head scarf doesn't stay on my head throughout the night. As a result of not wearing my hair in a protective style I experienced tangles, knots and breakage.
To strengthen my hair, I made a pre-wash protein treatment containining flax seed extract, 5% Hydrolyzed Rice Protein and 4% Inositol. I applied a blend of conditioning oils and placed a shower cap over my head to help the ingredients to penetrate. After washing my hair, I Deep Conditioned with Shea Moisture's 10-in-1 Multi-Benefit Hair Masque, then I used Childs Farm Conditioner as my rinse out conditioner. I applied Cantu Shea Butter Coil Calm Detangler to my freshly washed hair followed by my Conditioning Treatment. Next, I moisturised my hair with Cantu Shea Butter Leave-in Conditioning Cream for Natural Hair sealing in the moisture with a homemade pomade. I placed my hair in two strand twists to prevent it from shrinking up as it dried overnight. The next day I undid each twist one by one and placed my hair in braids moisturising my hair with Cantu Shea Butter Leave-in Conditioning Cream for Natural Hair and sealing in the moisture with my Moisturising Balm.
