Hair Type and Current Regimen
Hair Type
Curl type: 4a/4b
Density: Medium to low
Strand Thickness: Fine to medium
Porosity: Normal to high

Regimen
(as of July 2016)
Relaxers: None. I’m currently transitioning to natural hair.
Wash: Every 7 – 10 days
- Pre-poo with oil mix, if needed
- Detangle to remove shed hair
- Wash twice with sulfate-free shampoo (clarify with a sulfate-based shampoo once a month)
- Deep condition hair with heat or steam for 20 -30 minutes. I alternate between a moisture-based conditioner and a protein-based conditioner (If there’s no electricity, I wrap my hair with cling film and a towel.)
- Rinse with cool/cold water and dry with t-shirt or towel
- Apply leave-ins and detangle
- Style
Co-wash: I no longer co-wash during the week.
Protein Treatments: Every other wash day (twice a month). I usually use a medium protein treatment
Moisturize and seal: Every 2 – 3 days, as needed. Apply oil mix (hemp seed, castor, and olive oils + essential oils) to scalp once a week.
Trim/Dust Ends: Once a month to every 6 weeks.
Vitamins & Supplements: Manetabolisim Plus
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(as of February 2016)
Relaxers: None. I’m currently transitioning to natural hair.
Wash: Every 10 – 14 days
- Pre-poo with oil, and/or conditioner
- Detangle to remove shed hair
- Wash once with Nizoral shampoo and once with sulfate-free shampoo (clarify with a sulfate-based shampoo once a month)
- Deep condition hair with heat or steam for 20 -30 minutes. I alternate between a moisture-based conditioner and a protein-based conditioner (If there’s no electricity, I wrap my hair with cling film and a towel.)
- Rinse with cool/cold water and dry with t-shirt or towel
- Apply leave-ins and detangle
- Style
Co-wash: I no longer co-wash during the week.
Protein Treatments: Every other wash day. I usually use a medium protein treatment
Moisturize and seal: Every 2 – 3 days, as needed. Apply castor oil to scalp and edges 2 – 3x a week. Use Nizoral cream on thin areas daily.
Trim/Dust Ends: Once a month to every 6 weeks.
Vitamins & Supplements: Manetabolisim Plus + Ferroglobin B12
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(as of December 2015)
Relaxers: None. I’m currently transitioning to natural hair.
Wash: Once a week (if hair is not in a long-term protective style)
- Pre-poo with oil, and/or conditioner
- Detangle to remove shed hair
- Wash twice with sulfate-free shampoo (clarify with a sulfate-based shampoo 1 – 2x a month)
- Coffee rinse which is kept on hair for 5 minutes
- Apply deep conditioner mix over coffee rinsed hair and keep with heat for at least 30 minutes. (If there’s no electricity, I wrap my hair with a towel.)
- Rinse with cool water, do final ACV rinse and dry with t-shirt or towel
- Apply leave-ins and detangle
- Style
Co-wash: I no longer co-wash during the week.
Protein Treatments: Once a month. I usually use a medium protein treatment
Moisturize and seal: Every 2 – 3 days, as needed. Apply castor oil to scalp and edges at least 3x a week.
Trim/Dust Ends: Once a month to every 6 weeks.
Vitamins & Supplements: WellWoman Plus
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(as of November 2014)
Relaxers: Every 3 – 5 months (depends on how long I plan to stretch)
Wash: Once a week (if hair is not in a long-term protective style)
- Detangle to remove shed hair
- Pre-poo with oil, conditioner and/or honey
- Wash 2x with shampoo (clarify 1 – 2x a month)
- Tea rinse (usually green and black tea) kept on hair for 5 – 10 minutes
- Apply deep conditioner mix over tea rinsed hair and keep with heat for about an hour. (If there’s no electricity, I wrap my hair with a towel.)
- Rinse with cool water, do final ACV rinse and dry with t-shirt or towel
- Apply leave-ins and detangle
- Style
Co-wash: Once a week (if hair is not in long-term protective style)
- Section hair and finger detangle
- Thoroughly wet hair and apply conditioner to each section. Co-wash at least twice.
- Rinse and towel dry.
- Deep condition with heat for about an hour. Typically this is a moisture-based conditioner
- Rinse with cool water and towel dry or t-shirt dry
- Apply leave-ins and detangle
- Style.
Protein Treatments: Once a month. Alternate between hard and medium protein treatments
Moisturize and seal: Daily. Apply castor oil to scalp and edges at least 3x a week.
Dust ends: Once a month to every 6 weeks.
Vitamins & Supplements: WellWoman Plus and 1000 mcg Biotin daily