Another conditioning treatment

So, I'm starting a new job in March, as a result, I've been winding down to the point of doing almost nothing. I've been working from home, which basically means not doing very much. I've got plenty of time to do nothing but hair. I tried to make a new video but it got corrupted. I suppose it wasn't really saying much but since I'm bored, why not : /

I did a d/c with vo5 and olive oil. I went for a jog with the conditioner on and came back to rinse it out.

Aphogee

My hair is still breaking and doing the braidouts I think has contributed to this problem. I'm constantly manipulating my hair and at night I cornrow my hair so I think it breaks in the process.

I've been doing deep condition twice a week again with VO5 Deep Nourishing Elixir Conditioner, the one for coarse hair and extra virgin olive oil. It makes my hair very moisturised so I'll definitely be doing that mix more often.

Last week Friday I did a deep protein treatment with aphogee followed by two hour deep treatment of TRESemmé. I skipped out the balancing moisturiser because the last time it did nothing for my hair. I did a braid out and went about my business.

On Sunday I did a deep condition with vo5 and extra virgin olive oil which made my hair feel more moisturised

I've gone back to the vitamins. Biotin 300mg and vitamin B. The good news is I can see some growth but my hair is still thin.

Today I decided to straighten my hair. Lots of breakage ensued. I don't get it at all as I've been moisturing and deep conditioning regularly.





My hair definitely looks better when give it some volume rather than straightening bone straight

I joined Youtube

I've been meaning to join Youtube for a long time, and I made a video some months ago. I've only just gotten round to editing and uploading it to Youtube. Wow, I'm officially part of the community!

I will continue to discuss my hair but also focus on my weight loss. I may venture into other areas, but we'll see.

Wish me luck x

New year, new me!

Not only have I put on nearly 2 stone in the last year, but I've just let myself go in so many other ways. I hate how fat I am. Trying to find the motivation to go jogging in the winter months after work is really hard. I'm going to try and set my alarm to wake me up early enough for me to go jogging before work.

Hair wise, still doing my braid outs. I decided to wear my real hair to work for the first time in a year. I chickened out and couldn't wear a braid out. Mainly because it looked rubbish and two because I was kinda scared of the reaction. I wore an up do instead. No one said it looked nice or anything. I really don't care and I mean that.

Anyway, I've been trying out different techniques to perfect my braid outs. I tried it with water , but the curls came out too coiled. I tried it with the jheri juice and it came out too limp and straight in places. I think I was too heavy handed with the juice so next time I'll use it sparingly and see how it comes out.

I tried some twisted sister on my hair and it made my hair really crispy, but i noticed it asks you to use a diffuser. I'm convinced it's not for my type of kinky hair anyway.

Jheri Juice - Care Free Curl Gold Instant Activator

I've seen lots of recommendations for Jheri Curl as a moisturiser. I've had an old bottle sitting around and not used. Mainly because the spray aplicator doesn't work well and I also forgot I had it. I decided to transfer the contents to a generica spray bottle. I did flat twists and sprayed my hair liberally with this Jheri Curl juice. I've forgotten what brand. I then took out the flat twists and decided to rock a braid out. I think it came out pretty good. I've been using this stuff for about a week and it makes my hair feel soft but not greesy. I still notice breakage though, tiny little hairs all over my shoulders. I'll probably do a hard core protien treatement at some point this week. All in all, I'm pretty happy with my braidouts. My b.f loves them.

On year on...

I'm one year into my hair journey today. I still haven't perfected my regime.My hair still breaks during my wash days, despite all the deep conditioning I do. Last November I decided to relax. I put a lot of generic petroleum oil in a bottle to base my scalp but I definitely over did it, because when I relaxed my hair, it was only texlaxed. I used Elasta QP. After 12 mins, I could see my hair was not relaxed. At 20 minutes, it was still not relaxed. 30 minutes later and I gave up and decided to wash the relaxer out. I straightened and found my hair was breaking. I've decided to ease off on any chemical treatements until Feb while I sort out the breakage issues. My hair is quite thin and see through. I'm using a combination of a phony pony and wigs to get me through. I've given up on the vitamins. They did nothing for me at all.