Alopecia Update 15th November 2024

  I've noticed lots of new hairs sprouting up, but I've also noticed shedding of the fine velus hairs that grew this year. Thankfully, my new hairs look normal, so they're not impacted by androgenetic alopecia. Pumpkin Seed Oil made me break out in a spot, so I won't be using it on my scalp. My mum has androgenetic alopecia, so I gave my Pumpkin Seed Oil to her to use. She rarely breaks out in spots after using comedogenic products.

I clarified my scalp with Better Braids liquid shampoo and washed my hair with Hask Argan Oil Repairing Shampoo. The shampoo contains film forming ingredients, so I don't use it on my scalp. I conditioned my hair with a homemade protein conditioner and followed up with a moisturising conditioner.

I applied KeraCare Natural Textures Leave-In Conditioner to my freshly washed hair, followed by Cantu Shea Butter Grow Strong Strengthening Treatment. I followed up with L'Oréal Paris Elvive Dream Lengths Super Blowdry Cream, before placing my hair in Twists. I blow dried my hair on medium to low heat using a diffuser until my hair was semi-dry, then I allowed my hair to air dry over-night. When I woke up in the morning, my hair felt quite dry so I applied the Cantu Avocado Hydrating Curl Activator blend that I made a few days ago. I Flat-Twisted the front of my hair and pulled the rest into a low ponytail, covered my hair with a scarf and allowed it to dry.

When I unravelled the Flat Twists and took out the ponytail my hair was covered in flakes. I think the Cantu Avocado Hydrating Curl Activator is incompatible with the L'Oréal Paris Elvive Dream Lengths Super Blowdry Cream. I massaged my scalp with my oil blend and sprayed my hair with Cantu Shea Butter Hydrating Leave-In Conditioning Mist before placing my hair in two cornrows (see top picture).