Hey curlies🙋!!!
Its been forever since i last posted here🙈🙈🙈,well am back now lol.
Hope you guys are doing great and your hair is thriving.
Now onto the update!!!
If you all did not notice,for the past 2 year i wore my hair out almost everyday.
2017 i literally wore my hair out eveeeeery day.
2018 i think i did maybe 2 or 3 protective styles and that was it.that took a tore on my hair😭😭😭.
Volume has drastically reduced and i have not retained as much length as i should have."again insert crying emoji here"🤣🤣🤣.

 I have been contemplating doing another big chop😟😟😟 but am not sure yet.
In the meantime,i have decided to do more protective styles for length retention and trim off damaged ends slowly throughout the year.
My regimen will have to change too as i will have my hair in a PS most of the time,will let you guys know once i figure out that part.

I intend to do more protein treatments than usual and see if that helps with breakage and shedding.
If the worst comes to the worst then i will just do a big chop.
I will keep you guys posted throughout the year.
Feel free to let me know how your hair journey is going in the comments section below or on any of my social media platforms.It surely cant be as bad as mine🤣🤣🤣
😘😘😘

I wash my hair once every week and i try to keep it as simple as possible.below is a list of what i do on a typical wash day; 

scalp massage
I massage my scalp with an oil mixture that usually consists of extra virgin oil,coconut oil,jamaican black castor oil,tea tree oil and eucalyptus oil.This helps increase circulation to my scalp which helps with hair growth.am also prone to dandruff and this oil combination helps with that.previously i used to do this after washing my hair but i suspect the thickness of the jamaican black castor oil was responsible for my buildup so i decided to switch it up.



Detangle
I detangle my hair in sections with water and tressemme naturals or suave naturals conditioner using my fingers.if hair is not too detangled,i followup the finger detangling with a wide toothed comb.

cleanse
what i use to cleanse my hair is highly dependant on the state of my hair.if hair is very dirty i use african black soap or a sulphate free shampoo.if not too dirty,i just co-wash with a conditioner.
Once a month i clarify my hair with bentonite clay mixed with either water or apple cider vinegar.

bentonite clay

shea moisture shampoo and african black sooap

deep condition
am a product junkie"covers face"so this part of my routine is constantly changing but the method stays the same.almost always i add oils and some honey to my conditioner just to make it extra moisturising.once in a while i add glycerine as it is a great humectant.
I apply my conditioner in two sections and cover with two plastic bags(lets take a moment to thank shoprite and spar for being so generous and supplying us with so many plastics that we dont have to spend our coins to buy shower caps hehehe).i proceed to sit under my heating cap for 30minutes then let my hair cool down for another 30minutes.I rinse with cool water to close the cuticles which were previously opened by heat.i blot out excess water from my hair with a Tshirt.

conditioners

moisturising
 Am in love with the LCO method as it keeps my hair moisturised for long.for those who are new to the word LCO it simply stands for L for liquid/leave in,then C for cream and O for oil.my leave in of choice is usually the giovanni lightweight moisture leave in then my cream of choice is almost always my whipped shea butter mix then a light coat of extra virgin olive oil.I do this in sections and twist my hair as i go.
if my hair feels dry in between wash days i simply spritz with water,apply shea butter mix then oil.sometimes i swap out the shea butter with shea moisture's jamaican black castor oil styling lotion.

shea moisture styling lotion and my whipped shea butter mix

giovanni leave in conditioner

Thats basically it.
what does your current washday routine look like?let me know in the comments section below.
stay blessed,
sheila.