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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Wash Day: June 2, 2013

Or "The Wash Where I Go Back to Basics"

Happy Tuesday lovelies!

I'm back with my most recent wash day. For the longest time, I have been pondering on all the things I did at the beginning of my journey that worked but I abandoned in the interest of saving time. As my hair and my stretches became longer, I stopped doing a lot of stuff just so I could get through my wash day. Lately, I have been thinking that I need to incorporate these methods back into my routine.

So, I started with a good pre-poo. Pre-Pooing is a great way to prepare your hair for the rigors of a wash day. It is something that I used to do all the time (mainly with Herbal Essences Hello Hydration) but stopped once my hair hit SL.

The stars of this pre-poo

Since I planned on using a moisturizing DC for this wash day,I decided to use VO5 Moisture Milks in Strawberries & Cream (protein based cheapie condish) for a pre-poo so that my hair could get a hit of much needed protein. I added some EVOO to the condish to give it some extra oomph. Next, I placed the condish+EVOO mixture on my dry hair, placed a plastic cap on my hair, and sat under the heat cap for about 20 minutes. I then rinsed it out (my hair felt soft and strong afterwards!) and proceeded to wash my hair with Shea Moisture Moisture Retention Shampoo.



Following the shampoo, I then DCed with ORS Hair Repair Nourishing Conditioner for an hour underneath my heat cap. After that....I had no clue what I was going to do with my hair. So, I ended my wash day by detangling my hair and placing HairVeda Whipped Creme Ends Hydration on my hair. I then air dried in a ponytail.


Today, I decided that would wear my hair in a bun for the week. I'm a little tired of the high bun so I wound up putting 2 flat twists in my hair and placing my hair in a low bun--I absolutely love it!




There you have it. My simple no fuss, no muss wash day! I'm definitely gonna make pre-pooing a solid part of my regimen again--especially now that it is summer!

8 comments:

  1. Oh the powers of pre-pooing! Super cute low bun!

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  2. I love that bun! Can't wait to try it once my hair gets a bit longer

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    1. Definitely give it a go!! I hope you like it!

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  3. Looks great, and you bring up a good point about remembering things that worked well that we've abandoned later in our HHJ. I'm just trying to grow to where you are!

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    1. Girl you will get there! You've been way more on it w/ your regimen and everything than I have!

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  4. Cute bun! I never remember to get creative with mines lol

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    1. Thanks! Trust me...when you bun constantly, you'll get creative w/ it! :)

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