My Winter Hair Regime: Moisturising and Sealing.

One thing I have noticed since stating my hair journey is that my hair never seems to be able to stay moisturised throughout the day, no matter what leave in I try I still ended up with the same results. I recently purchased a new moisturiser by African pride and I really like it however with it getting a lot colder I still felt like my hair needed something else. I decided to try adding Aloe Vera juice to my moisturiser to see if this will help AND it did.

By adding Aloe Vera juice my hair is able to stay moisturised during the day, it also makes detangling my new growth a less painful experience.


Things Used.
Your Moisturiser of choice
Aloe Vera Juice
A few drops of your favourite oil
A Spray bottle


How to make it.
(1) I start off by adding the Aloe Vera juice (start of with a small amount)
(2) Add your moisturiser to the Aloe Vera juice and shake it up so it becomes creamy (You don't want the mix to be too watery)
(3) Add your oil.

If at any time you feel like the consistency is too watery add some more of your moisturiser until it becomes more of a creamy consistency.



           After mixing the my African pride Shea butter with the aloe Vera juice               

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Wash Day

I started off the night before by taking down my braids I sprayed my moisturiser mix to hair and finger detangled my hair in sections.

(1) Pre shampoo treatment using Loreal Full Restore Masque and applied coconut oil to my scalp. Left it in my hair for an hour.
(2) Shampooed with Shea Moisture, raw shea butter shampoo then co washed with herbal essences.
(3) Towel dried my hair and applied a mix of Roux, Kanechom and Elasta qp soy oil conditioner to my hair and left it sit under 2 plastic caps for a few hours.
(4) After rinsing my hair I wrapped my hair in a old towel and left my hair alone until the majority of it was dry.
(5) Applied my leave ins and Paul Mitchell's super skinny serum to my hair and detangled my hair with a wide tooth comb.
(6) I then braided my hair into 2 french braids and left my hair to dry over night.
(7) The next morning I sprayed the Aphogee green tea and keratin spray on my hair and braided it back up so that I can wear my upart wig.

2 comments Loreal Full Restore Masque Elvive coconut oil Komaza care Organix Darcy Botanicals leave in

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New Product: Tension Comb

I have wanted one of these tension combs for a while now but these are not easily accessible here in the UK. I order mine off eBay and I can't wait to use this when I straighten my hair on my next relaxer day.

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Darcy Botanicals Leave in Conditoner

Product Information.
Use as a daily or weekly leave-in to help detangle, moisturize, defrizz, and soften your lovely curls.


Ingredients.
Distilled Water (Aqua) with Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil (and) Achillea Millefolium (Yarrow) Leaf Extract (and) Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract (and) Lavandula Angustfolia (Lavender) Flower Extract, Vegetable Glycerin, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower), Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, MSM, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride (cationic guar gum), paraben-free preservative and Fragrance.


 Directions.
*Apply a generous amount throughout wet or dry hair for healthy conditioning and moisture.
*Use to gently soften and detangle new growth while transitioning to natural hair .
*Use to soften & detangle your coils & curls
*Use it as a daily or weekly leave-in to naturally condition dry curls & waves.
*Use to add much needed moisture to parched curls.
*Use to condition locs, twists & braids.

My Opinion.
I have been using this leave in a lot more than my other conditioner and I'm still not 100% sure about it. I use it mainly on my wash days whilst I air dry my hair and occasionally to moisturises my nape area. After reading a lot of peoples reviews I was expecting this leave in to be kind of amazing but I'm still not 100% sold on its moisturising qualities. Whenever I use this product my hair feels soft and fluffy and for the 1st few hours moisturised but halfway through the day I feel like I need to re apply moisturiser to my hair.

My hair soaks up moisture really easy so I was counting on this particular leave in to help keep my hair moisturised through out the day. 

I will say that I love the smell of this conditioner the scent I selected was sweet cream but this is not a good enough reason for me to re purchase this leave in considering the price I paid.

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Wash Day

Todays wash day was not planned but my scalp was irritating me and I had to sort it out. Initially I was just going to use apple cider vinegar to cleanse my scalp (the lazy way out) but I decided to not be lazy and have a proper wash day.


(1) I started off by with a hot oil treatment- Coconut oil, castor oil, tea tree oil and eucalyptus oil. Left this in my hair for an hour.

(2) Shampooed my hair with cream of nature argan oil shampoo twice and wrapped my hair in an old t-shirt to soak up the excess water. (This shampoo is not as moisturising as the Komaza care shampoo)

(3) Applied the Kanechom conditioner to my hair in 4 sections and covered my hair with 2 plastic caps and left it in my hair for an hour. The consistency of this conditioner is thinner than what I am used to (When I compare it to my Aunt Jackies and my Elasta qp soy oil) and me being heavy handed with my conditioners made for a messy application. lol

The Conditioner soaked into my hair after and hour of being  in the plastic cap

(4) After I rinsed out the conditioner from my hair I wrapped my hair in an old t-shirt to soak up the excess water and then applied Shea butter miracle by african pride and detangled my hair.

My first time using a deep conditioner by Kanechom and I will say that its a good conditioner, my hair was left soft and moisturised but I get the same results when I use my Aunt Jackies conditioner but I will continue to use it and see if i want to have it as a staple.

I will be relaxing my hair next week so I will be bunning my hair until then.

1 comment African pride lemon grass oil Kanechom Prducts oil relaxer, wash day aunt jackies coconut oil castor oil creme of nature

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New Products for the winter.

We are now approaching winter and I am currently deep into my relaxer stretch at 14 weeks. I decided to purchase a couple products for the winter.

I picked up the Cremè of nature with argan oil shampoo to replace my Komaza care shampoo as it has been discontinued on the british curlies website.

I managed to get my hands on a Kanechom conditioner I have wanted to try this product for a while now but it is always sold out online. ( I have heard so many good things about this product).

I also picked up the African Pride Shea butter Leave in and some lemon grass oil.

Leave a Comment African pride lemon grass oil Kanechom Prducts oil relaxer, Crème of nature, Komaza care shampoo Komaza Care British curlies, Winter

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Hair Update - God Bless a good wig. lol

For the past month I have been wearing my full wig with a closure, this gives me the opportunity to give my hair a well deserve rest. I have been focusing on the growth of my nape making sure I moisturise that area with my moisturiser of choice and seal with my castor oil mix. After moisturising I braid my nape up separately and leave it alone.

As I have made a decision to leave my hair alone until my wash day in 2 weeks time, the only thing I plan on doing to my hair is moisturising and sealing it.

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