New Wig Cap.

03:45

It's no secret that I love wearing wigs as a protective style however I recently noticed that the way I was securing them to my head was causing more harm than good. 

When I stared making my own wigs I would use a basic mesh dome cap which you can purchase at a local beauty shop and just sew my weave onto that. Then I would sew it to my braids. This was fine at 1st but I starred to notice that my edges were starting to thin. 

I stopped sewing it down and started using combs, however everytime I would secure the wig I would feel like I was ripping my hair.

I have since purchased a mesh cap from eBay    I love this cap because it has adjustable straps, once I have positioned my wig I just pull the straps in place and my wig is secured.




Be careful when buying this kind of cap, the plain dome caps seem to be one size fits all where as these caps come in small, medium and large. So if you don't pick the correct size them your wig will not fit properly. 
Leave a Comment

My Hair Vacation.

13:58

I am currently protective styling with a wig I made, I am calling it a hair vacation. My last was day was on the 1st of Nov and once my hair was dry I braided my hair back. Since then I have been wearing my wig and keeping my braids flat with a stocking cap.

For the last 2 weeks I have been applying an oil mix to my hair, the 1st week the mix contained coconut oil, avocado oil and olive oil, this week the mix was castor oil, avocado oil and hemp oil. once a week I have been using a leave in to moisturise my braids and using the oil mix to seal it in.



My braids look untidy but its fine, my wig covers them up. lol. I will not be washing my hair until the end of the month, this will allow me to keep my hands out of my hair and hopefully stop unnecessary manipulation. 
Leave a Comment , , , , ,

Wash Day - Bye Bye braids

07:53

Yep the braids have come out, I lasted about 2 weeks before I was over them. Ever since installing them my scalp has been soo irritated and will not stop itching. I apply an oil to my scalp 1- 2 times a day and co washed my scalp. However the itching remained and I no longer want to deal with it.


Prep and Pre poo: I took down the braids in sections and applied coconut oil to each of the sections. Placed a plastic cap on my head for 40 mins.

Shampoo: Using Shea Moisture, Moisture retention shampoo.

Deep Conditioned: Aunt Jackie's In control Conditioner for an hour.

Air Dry: I wrapped a t-shirt around my head until most of the water was soaked up.

 Styling: I parted my hair in to 4 sections and moisturised with African pride shea butter leave in and sealed with coconut oil  before detangling each section.


I let my hair air dry over night, then I did 10 braids and pinned them up ready for my wig.











Leave a Comment , ,

Styling my box braids.

01:13
I try to stay away from styles that would cause more harm than good, so styles like tight high buns or up dos. A typical every day style was either a loose low bun or a half up do using no more than 10 braids wrapped into a loose bun and held with an ouch less hair band.


Loose bun


Half up do.


Leave a Comment , , , , ,

Maintaining My Braids

07:11


I maintained my braids for the last 2 weeks by following a very simple routine.

Moisturising and sealing: I moisturised and my hair twice a day with Crème of Nature leave in and sealed with an oil mix.

Co-wash and Deep conditioned: I used Aunt Jackie's in control conditioner (this conditioner acts as a co-wash and a deep conditioner). I applied it to my hair and worked it into my scalp before leaving it to sit for an hour under a plastic cap.

Once I rinsed out the conditioner I left my hair to air dry then blow dried my hair on a cool setting to make sure my hair was completely dry before re doing the braids at my nape and edge area.. 








Leave a Comment , , , , , , ,
Powered by Blogger.
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

Copyright HairMemoirs. Designed by BloggerTemplate