Hello Blogworld J
I hope everyone has had a fulfilling week, I most certainly have. If you are in Canada, or in the Ontario area to be exact, you will know fall has hit us without any warning and with a Big Bang (pow) lol. I went to bed last week and it was still summer, woke up the next morning and I was shivering outta my pjays lol.
Why am I ranting? Take a guess, common guys you can do it, just one guess. Ok, ok I will let you have it: my hauuuurrrr. Yeah, I have had in braids for about a month on the 5th and though it is a protective style, I hate braids. I don’t know why I can’t keep my hand out of my hair. I am always fidgeting with it, pulling and twirling and tugging at it. Arrrggghh! I am working on it though. Whenever I feel the need to tug at my braids, I take a deep breath and count to 10. Does it work? Nope but there I said it!
I am determined to take this style for 2 months. Between us, this hair is super rough. My folks say it isn’t and I need to stop fidgeting with it and braids are much finer when they are old yaddi, yadda (rolls eyes).
Anyway, my regimen for my braided hair includes:
-Chemical strip with lemon and a little bit of baking soda (2ce this month)
I do not wash my hair; I do the chemical strip instead. Soaking a small warm towel into the lemon-baking soda solution. Layering my hair in sections, I go gently on my scalp. I DO NOT SCRUB. I apply a little pressure and just clean scalp. You can do a scalp massage afterwards. I usually do a chemical strip on, Friday or Saturday evening, then in the morning do the scalp massage.
-Scalp massage oil (every week say Sunday) - Shea butter, half teaspoon of olive oil, 2 drops of castor oil and 2 tablespoons of coconut oil –OR JUST GET CAROLS DAUGHTER’S HAIR BALM . It smells delicious by the way and it works for me. Now I am very stingy with my Carols daughter’s products and when I have extensions in, I don’t really use it as much.
-And loads of hair bonnets, scarf’s (silk) and warm head nukes (almost like mittens for your hair).
Below are pictures of some of my hair accessories, I love, love fall, you can have fun bundling up with layers and layers of lovely stuff all in the name of keeping warm J In my next post, I will let you all know where I get most of my stuff from to give you a hint, I LOVE VINTAGE, I am a vintage freak and I have not explored all that Toronto has to offer yet.
That is all for now, stay warm and moisturize your hair people. Fall is here already.
Bisous
Omozee
3 comments:
Thanks for this girl, as i just got braids in, which i have not done in 5 yrs.
Very nice. If i ever braid again (too much hair breakage the last few times) will attempt this routine. I guess the chemical strip helps with the itching?
@ Dawn, I have resolved to be in braids until the end of winter and I am pleased to say I got 1.3" of new grown yipeeeeeeeee.
@ Ngohide(pardon me, is the "h" in your name silent) as in Ngode(thank you in hausa?) I lived in Kaduna for 10yrs:) Yes for me, the chemical strip helps with itching and also the smell especially in the summer because I run almost everyday:)
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