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Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

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So I seem to have settled on staples that have brought my hair from rough and dry to soft and moisturized.

2010 Hair Style Staples:
Braid/Twist Extensions
Braids w/no extensions (cornrows and indivs)
--cornrows usually worn under a wig/headscarf/hat
ALWAYS wear my men's skull cap around the house, to sleep and over cornrows.

2010 Hair Product Staples:

Poo-
Organix Coconut Milk (sulfate free)
Suave Daily Clarifying poo (after extensions)
A little Organix mixed w/a little Shakakai and Amla powders, oils and mostly water (used when in cornrows)

Condish-
Suave Tropical Coconut (coneless)
Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition (coneless)
Both mixed w/a little Henna and other powders/oils as a gloss (used to cowash when in cornrows)

Daily Moisturizing-
Suave TC + Africa's Best Herbal Oil + water spray. Seal w/a little more oil or a butter.

Oils-
Africa's Best Herbal Oil (no minera oill/petroleum)
EVOO
Grapeseed Oil
EO's (peppermint, lavender, rosemary and grapefruit)

Moisturizing DC-
Queen Helene Cholesterol +EVOO + sea salt

Protein TX-
Motions CPR (In the bottle, weekly lite protein)
Henna/Amla mix (usually after extensions)
1 Egg + 3-4 blobs of full fat yogurt + Moisturizing DC mix

***08-Sep-11 Edit***

2011 Staples:
-Suave Tropical Coconut Condish
-(for sealing) EVOO, Safflower Oil and Africa's Best Herbal Oil

Moisturizing Mix-
Suave TC + Water + Oil in a spray bottle

Staple Techniques-
-Adding ayurveda powders to my poo and condish
-Washing, DCing, drying, moisturizing and sealing IN BRAIDS.
-Using banding to stretch hair overnight

Cold Weather Regimen-
-Wash, protein tx and moisturizing DC on Sunday
-Rock cornrows under wigs/headwraps
-Take down for Friday date night
-Redo cornrows on Saturday
-Moisturize and seal twice per day

OR

-Put hair in braid/twist extensions
-Spray daily with moisturizing mix.

Warm Weather Regimen-
-Put hair in mini braids
-Water rinse or cowash with ayurveda condish mix daily
-Wash with ayurveda poo mix 1-2 times/week
-Redo mini braids every 2-3 weeks

Staple Moisturizing DC-
-Queen Helene Cholesterol + EVOO + 1.5 tsp of sea salt

Protein Tx-
-Moisturizing DC + 1 egg or a few blobs of full fat yogurt