my straightened relaxed hair

[1] My hair felt pretty dry by the time wash day rolled around so to prep for my wash day I decided to kill 3 birds with one stone by (a) using a moisturizing pre-poo treatment that would also (b) detangle my hair, and (c) use up products in the…

I started off by pre-pooing with Shea Moisture Intensive Hydration Conditioner for about an hour. After rinsing out the conditioner, I shampooed with Bobeam Coco Honey & Amla Conditioning Shampoo Bar. I normally co-wash but I since I planned to straighten my hair, I wanted to make sure I used shampoo…

[1] Pre-pooed with Hairveda Red Tea Nourishing Conditioner + safflower oil on top for about an hour. [2] Co-washed (in 6 sections) with Carol’s Daughter Hair Milk Cleansing Conditioner.  I realized during this wash day that I’ve never shared what my hair is like when soaking wet/co-washing so here it…

[1] Pre-poo: hot oil treatment using safflower oil. [2] Co-wash: Carol’s Daughter Hair Milk Cleansing Conditioner. Hibiscus, lavender, green tea, nettle leaf (CC’s Naturals Happy Hair Tea) [3] Tea-rinse: hibiscus, lavender, green tree, nettle leaf (I leave the tea in my hair) [4] Wrapped my hair with a towel for 20…

**I’m sorry I’ve been M.I.A. from blogging and all things JGA related this week (culprit = classes) but I’ll be back to business as usual at the end of the week. [1] Pre-poo: with HairVeda Red Tea Nourishing Conditioner. [2] Shampoo: Co-washing has become the norm for me but I…

I’ve been itching to flat iron my hair for weeks now and I finally gave in and pulled out my Sedu Revolution 1″ in this week… along with my hair shears. I couldn’t help myself! Flat ironed hair always equals a trim around these parts. Okay, the recap. Wait, one…

[1] I started off by spraying my new growth with another batch of my jen-made marshmallow root detangling spray. After detangling, I warmed and applied Hair Trigger to my scalp for 30 minutes for a quick hot oil treatment. [2] After pre-pooing, I shampooed with Kinky Curly Come Clean Shampoo. When…

Wednesday night before bed I sprayed my hair from root to tip with CHI Keratin Mist, moisturized with HairVeda Red Satin Moisturizer, then lightly detangled and sectioned of my hair with the intent to end my stretch by self-relaxing the next morning. Didn’t happen. When I took off my head…

(1) Pre-pooed with hemp oil on the length of my hair and Hair Trigger on my scalp. (2) Shampooed with Organix Moroccan Argan Creme Shampoo. This was my second time using this shampoo and I’m still liking it. My hair felt soft and clean after rinsing out the shampoo. (3)…