Day 35

Wash day!

Didn't have as much time today and finished hair in about 2 hours to great results. I used white vinegar, cowash for 45 minutes, clay for 45 and then completed steps 4 & 5 in 15 minutes flat!

Here's what hair looked like before -

And here's what it looked like after I washed it -

 

I went out to the movie theater to watch an independent film Omar (very, very good).

Since my hair was still a little wet (around crown) when I got home, I wore a shower cap to bed.

I woke with wet hair and it struggled to dry over the course of the day. But by evening, it looked like this -

Loving my hair thus far.

Day 34: 4 day hair

I'm noticing more single strand nites on 3rd day hair with this cycle and my shedding seems high right now. Still people keep asking ne what I do to my hair so they can do it too.

Nevertheless, here's what my hair looks like this morning -

I plan on washing today, however, so that'll allow me to finger comb and address as many SSKs as possible.

Day 34: 3rd day hair

Morning hair

Evening hair

day 34: consistent results

THe only thing different is that my shrinkage is major. I clarified with bs mix last night for about 45 minutes. I then put conditioner on overnight and then used a clqy mask for over 3 hours. I followed with diluted conditioner and diluted gel.

Wonder if the dilured gel constributes to my shrinkage.

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My hair the next day 

Day 33: 3rd day hair

First thing in the morning -

Hair in the evening

I got numerous complimets on my hair today and one person took notes while I explained MHM to her, lol!

All I did to my hair this morning was to wet my fingers and run it through my hair. It loved the extra moisture.

day 33: 2nd day hair

Here's what my hair looks like -

Day 33: using bentonite clay

Yes, I'm on cycle 33!

I started last night by putting my cherry lola mix in my hair. It didn't have avocado or bananas and I used white vinegar. It was in my hair for just over two hours and then I followed up with KCKT, which I left on over night.

Here is a pic of my hair with the protein treatment -

Once I rinsed out the conditioner, I applied bentonite clay. It was a thick consistency, despite the water added and I even added more water to ensure that it smoothed out properly. I immediately noticed that my curls popped like crazy. I also noticed more hang time. I applied the clay in sections, then went back to ensure that I smoothed it in adequately. I passed over my hair a third time with wet fingers just to give the hair some moisture before I put on a shower cap. 

I had the clay in for 5 hours. Below is a pic of my hair with bentonite clay in it -

Here is my product-free hair once the clay was washed out -

My observations of bentonite clay are that it is better at creating coils, giving some hang time and much less messy! I'm thinking I will find a way to mix calcium motmorilonite and bentonite together so as to use up the former clay.

As my hair began to dry, normal shrinkage kicked in. Still, my curls look good and I will try bentonite again on Wednesday/Thursday. Hopefully, my benefits from the clay, plus overnight conditioning, will accumulate.

day 32: 3rd & 4th day post

So, I last did my hair on tuesday/wednesday and today, saturday, makes me 4 days-post wash.

Here are a few pics of 3 day and 4 day post hair -

 4th day hair

3rd day hair

Day 32: much better hair

I've found that my hair hasn't been the same since I used the tresemme naturals. At least until today. On Tuesday night, I commenced cycle 32 by rinsing with BS and then sleeping over night with KCKT.

The next morning, I did a clay treatment that I left on for over 2 hours b efore I then rinsed it out and proceeded with steps 4 and 5.

The latter steps took over an hour to do as I detangled thoroughly. I put my hair in plaits and left it for the entire day. This morning,  my hair is soft and curly. Its also a little stretched but not too much. I think I want to try rachelcprs stretching/wrapping technique sometime soon. Possibly next weekend.

This coning weekend, I'm going to do a protein treatment.  However, I won't include bananas or avocado as I don't have a mixer to ensure that the mix is made clump-free.

Here are some pics of my cycle 32 hair -

Hair with clay

Hair out of plaits in the morning

Hair later in the afternoon