On Monday, I washed my hair with Johnson's Top-to-toe wash and conditioned with my homemade conditioner. I used a cotton T-Shirt to soak up the excess water. When my hair was no longer dripping wet, I applied KeraCare Natural Textures Leave-In Conditioner followed by my homemade Conditioning Balm. In a previous post I mentioned that the curls at the back of my head are larger than the rest of my coils and they hang down more, so I thought I'd take a picture. I haven't flat ironed my hair and I rarely use heat on it, so my looser curl pattern isn't due to heat damage. The follicles at my nape produce more sebum than the reat of my follicles, which leads me to believe that the follicle structure is different.
On Tuesday, I twisted the front of my hair with Cantu Shea Butter Grow Strong Strengthening Treatment, followed by my Conditioning Balm. I wanted to try Cantu Avocado Hydrating Curl Activator again, but I didn't want to use it on the front of my hair, for fear of breakage. I got an empty container and added 5.5 grams of Strawberry Seed Oil, 0.3 grams of blended Melissa Essential Oil and 0.3 grams of Vitamin E along with 94 grams of Cantu Avocado Hydrating Curl Activator. I mixed it together and applied it to my hair (apart from the front). I stretched my hair using large braids and twists and allowed it to dry overnight. When I unravelled the Twists on Wednesday morning, the back was still slightly damp, so my natural coil pattern was visible.
Last night, I placed my hair in large Twists with braided roots and covered my head with a satin scarf and bonnet before going to bed. If I leave my hair out without twisting it, I would wake up to knots and tangles. When I unravelled my hair in the morning, it felt soft and moisturised. I pulled my hair back into a ponytail and covered it with a satin scarf and cap before dropping my son to school (it's very cold outside, so I keep my head covered when I go out). When I took my hair out of the ponytail, I had this cute afro textured bob style.
