washing and treating the hair

Their are different ways of washing and treating the hair. To find out what is best for you, i will add a few different approaches to the process of washing and treating. I have tried almost everything and am now trying out a new approach.

Firstly my approach:

1. Currently i'm washing the hair with organic route stimulator shampoo (aloe creme). Making sure to massage the product in the hair once then rinse, then a second time then rinse thourougly.

2. I towel dry the hair then massage a small amount of product in the hair (I'm currently using a leave in treatment by RedKen called all soft and comes in a gold bottle)

3. I then apply leave in conditioner by Kera care all over the hair, comb it back and tie a scarf (with airholes) around the head. I sit under the dryer for 20 minutes (Time varies according to the length and thickness of the hair)

4. When the hair is dry i use a bristle brush and a hand held blow dryer to straghten out the hair (As my hair is now natural, it does not stay straight after coming out of the hair dryer).

5. My hair is now straight, but does not appear too silky. I then use Kera care -silken seal serum and apply to the hair (making sure to apply an even coverage)

6. I part the hair into sections and straigten the hair (going over the sections once or twice is enough, also making sure not to leave the hot straighteners on one part of the hair for more than two seconds)

7. The hair is now soft and silky, i may finally apply a light grease (Currently i'm using Kera care-dry and itchy scalp oil) to the scalp making sure to part the hair in big partens so the hair does not feel or appear too greasy.

This is the procedure of washing and condtioning the hair, however i do this for one week, the next week i only apply a deep condtioner to the hair (NOTHING ELSE!)

Procedure:

1. I am currently using LeKare cholesterol. I spread the conditioner evenly over the hair, i then put a shower cap over the hair for 20-30 minutes

2. I rinse the conditioner out thourougly, hair now feels softer.

3. I towel dry the hair and then repeat the steps from 3-7 (above).

I alternate the process of washing and using a leave in conditioner, and deep conditioning the hair on a weekly basis. At the end it turns out that i shampoo the hair once every two week and deep condition the hair once every two weeks.

Other approaches may include washing and deep conditioning the hair at the same time.

The approach:

1. Wash the hair with a product that suits you or a product that may be recommended to you from a proffessional stylist

2. Towel dry the hair and then add a reasonable amount of deep conditioner in the hair.

3. Cover hair with a plastic cap (shower cap) and go under the steamer, wrap a hot wet towel around the head or leave to settle on the head for 20-30 minutes.

4. Rinse out the product then proceed with styling (Look at steps 3-7 above)

Another approach:

1. Apply a deep conditioner to dry unwashed hair, cover hair with plastic cap and leave to sit for 20-30 minutes under steamer, with a hot wet towel around the head or just like that.

2. Rinse out the conditioner then apply shampoo at least twice and rinse thoroughly.

3. Apply a leave-in conditioner to the hair.

4. Proceed with styling (Look at steps 3-7 above)

If you do not wish to straighten the hair or apply heat, skip the steps 3-6 and after washing use a light moisturiser, this enables the hair to dry feeling soft.