Monday, October 29, 2007

Hair Update

Eight months into this journey of naturalness and I have approx 5 inches of hair. Not bad if I do say so myself. I have recently been experiencing monster tangles. I mean beastly. I realize it's because I've been taking the same low-matainence approach to my hair that I did when I was rocking my TWA, and that just won't cut it. So I've decided to step it up a notch, and detangle twice a week, one of those being with my Denman brush (to get rid of shed hair) and to deep condition (adding honey and olive oil to my current conditioner) for several hours/over night once a week. I did the latter last night and was greated with soft bouncy coils this morning. Hello to you too!

So right now the routine is as follows:

- Shampoo w/Aveda Brillant once weekly or Clarify with Aveda Hair Detoxifier twice monthly.
- Condition w/Aveda Brilliant (softens like no other) and Trader Joe's Nourish SPA (simply amazing).
- Add Honey & Olive Oil.
- Detange, first finger combing, then combing with a wide-tooth comb, and finally gently brushing with the Denman. (with the
conditioner still on).
- Cover with plastic cap and go to sleep/watch a movie/read a book.
- Awake to wonderfully supple hair.

I'm debating whether or not to add a protein treatment, but I don't think my hair actually needs it. I'll keep you posted with the results.

So answer be this, how do you keep your tangles at bay?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

hey..
your hair is growing and i love your twists..they're so cute!
I also have to step it up a notch and get me Denman brush.
Have you ever tried hot oil treatments? I love them!!
I think adding a protein treatment doesn't hurt..it also depends if you get lots of protein from your other products. I really love Aveda Damage Intensive Restructuring Treatment. It leaves your hair soft as butter and a little bit goes a long way!
What do you use as a daily moisturizer?
In regards to tangles, I hate them...how do i keep them away...ahem...i snatch them..I know it's bad but I tried trimming and ended up trimming twice in a year and i am trying to retain length...
hot oil treatments help i guess...but sorry i have no solutions...

Twinkle Twinkle said...

Don't snatch at them! I bumped a few threads on nappturality.com about tangles. I think detangling twice a week is going to be really helpful, although I've only done it once this week, so I am already falling off of the bandwagon. Bad me.

I use Aveda Elixir and/or Aveda Be Curly Lotion as a moisturizer. I can't wait until the Elixir replacement is released early next year. Yay!

I haven't trimmed in a while. I think it may help a bit, but I don't trims are the ultimate solution. I don't think there is a way to avoid tangles all together, just make them more manageable.