Sunday, September 18, 2011

..:: My Regimen ::..


Here is the MOST current version of my regimen as of September 2011. I have copied and pasted it exactly as it appears on my Hair Forum pages. Enjoy !!!! :-)

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Quick Update : As of August 3, 2011, my hair is NL/SL when it's unstretched, and it just passes my bra when I do my flat irons. July 29, 2011 marked 2 Years since my Big Chop !


I have Hand-In-Hair Syndrome, so I prefer to do protective styles that don't require me to touch my hair for days and weeks at a time ! Although alot of ppl don't like that I wear wigs and weaves, they were the main reason I was able to retain all of my length each month. I grew my hair from my big chop (which left me with 3-4 inches at EL/NL) to APL in just a year by protective styling. TRUST ME, protective styles work!


Currently I'm enjoying my new length, I've been wearing my hair in stretched hairstyles. I enjoy rollersets/flexirod sets/flat ironing/blowouts, and I love my braidouts when I wear my hair curly. I only wear my hair stretched, I prefer having the length.

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I don't have a regimen, I just wash my hair whenever I feel like it. If I had to guess what I do on average, I would say I try to wash it:

■every 10-14 days in the winter, every 5-7 days in the spring, and I cowash every 2 or 3 days in the summer.


■I always prepoo on dry hair, shampoo or cowash, and then apply my leave-ins and begin styling.
If I'm going to do heat styling with my flat iron or for a blowout, I take a few more steps in my regimen.

For rollersetting & Flat Ironing:

■Prepoo overnight on dry hair, shampoo the next morning, apply my light protein treatment, and follow behind that with another moisturizing deep conditioning treatment. Then I apply my leave-in conditioner, foam wrap, and heat protectant serum. I NEVER use double heat, so I do a rollerset first before flat ironing. I've never had any heat damage using this method. I do not worry about heat damage either. If I get it, I'll cut it off. Plain and simple.

For Blow-outs:

■I follow the same method as I would for rollersetting up to applying my leave-ins and heat protectant but instead of rollersetting my hair, I do cornrows to first stretch my hair, wait for my hair to become about 85% dry, then I do the blowout in small, detangled sections. I get incredible stretch using this method, and it's much more gentle on my hair than doing it on dripping wet hair.


■I try to moisturize daily with a dime size amount that I focus on the ends. I seal with oil.


■I oil my scalp every 2-3 days usually.


That's my total regimen in a nutshell

14 comments:

  1. I love your latest video of the blow out! I can't wait until my transition pd is over!

    ~MakeupDesignDiva (Youtube)
    ~Kimmi-M (Blogspot)

    Be blessed!

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  2. Thank you so much Kimmi !! I will have to check your channel and blog out right NOW :)I wish you all the best on your transition and the hair of your dreams!! hehehe :-D

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  3. Thanks so much! My fotki can be found on my blog in the links section. As for my channel...you'll only find favorites there. I haven't had the courage to vlog yet lol, but I can type all day! I'll keep in touch with my progress. And best of wishes to you as you continue on your natural journey!

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  4. Hey Shelley..

    Can you just tell me me how long you leave your weave on please? And how long before you wear another one ?

    Oh and your hair looks amazing.

    Did 2 big chops and I'm quite desperate for my hair to grow lol.

    Hope to read you soon (If it can help I have a 3c to 4a hair type )

    Xxx

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  5. i love that your regimen is simple--like mine ;)--i love your videos and your blog--try not to stay away too long-love ya much!!!

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  6. Shelley girl your hair looks AMAZING!!! Is this the longest your hair has been? Beautiful growth I am so happy for you:)

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  7. Your hair looks super healthy. Keep up the good work.

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  8. Hi Shelley,
    I was wondering f you can give me your hair routine? I watched you hair growth in the 6th month period, on your last page (Sexysugarshelley). Would you mind sharing the products and regimen that you used? I am trying so hard to grow and thicken my hair. I would really like to grow it another 4 inches, especially to my bra strap. Also how do you manage with the routine and going about your everyday business? I would like to get a good regimen going but I afraid I will look crazy for work...lol...PLEASE HELP...I can send pictures if you like, so maybe you can help me see what i should do to help it to grow the extra mile!
    Thanks for any feedback
    Kai

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  9. Great chronicle of your journey!! Stumbled onto your youtube channel and now I'm a subscriber! Looking forward to updates. Thank you!

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  10. Hi shelley!
    Your hair is beautiful!!!
    You mentioned in one of your videos(about 2 years ago) that you were using MN..do you still use it? And if so,in what frequency?
    Thanks alot:)
    LIZA

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  11. Hey little sis!! I know it's been a long time ..but I wanted to stop by & say hello & give you a Big Hug!!! God Bless you sis!!

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  12. When are you going to update us on your hair for 2012?

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  13. I have been waiting to see an update on your hair too! For 2012!! Here or on youtube :)

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