Okay so it has been like three weeks with these mini twist.
The biggest lesson I have learned from this style are as follows...
1. Mini twist are a pill to remove, even if you do not wet them or apply any products to them daily.
2. Mini twist still needed to be tamed with water, just like regular medium sized twist.
3. Mini twist are hard to style on short hair, especially if you hate bobby pins like me. The best I could do when bored is to wear a hair band. Don't like wearing those on the regular.
4. My hair does not need products when in a low-manipulation/ protective style. I did not apply any products to my twist and when I went to take my hair down it was greasy and mushy. Eweh!
5. My hair needs to be washed once a week, even if I do not use any products. My scalp feels fine, but my hair feels too soft and mushy from buildup of sweat and trapped sebum. Yuck!
Side notes.....
1. I think my main style will be a medium sized twist-out. I will have to apply products, mainly water and retwist the style at night. I will have to wash my hair every few days. For now since I don't have money to by my curls shampoo I will use my treseme. I will do a pre-poo with Olive Oil and I will wash with the shampoo. I will not follow with the conditioner, because it irritates my skin. Instead I will use my knot today leave-in on my hair. I will also be washing my hair in braids.
2. I will no longer wear my twist as a protective style/ low manipulation style. Instead I will wear medium sized plaits with extension hair that are easy to put up and take down. For my own sainty I will wash my hair with dilluted shampoo while wearing the braids. On wash day only I will apply a little oil as a prepoo.
Will be doing some braids today, because I am going to Texas on Friday and will not have time to groom hair daily.
CLM
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Carolyn's Hair Length Retention Routine!
Once a month...
Step 1) Wash hair with a gentle shampoo that will not dry the hair. I like Curls Cleansing Creme,a shampoo bar make work too. I also like Carol's daughter. If using a commerical shampoo dillute with water and appply olive oil to the hair before washing. Applying oil is a good idea anyway.
Step 2)Apply a thick creamy leave in conditioner to hair and detangle hair gently with a wide tooth comb in small sections. I like Knot today, Carol's Daughter and my own aloe juice and vegetable gylerin spray with water.
Step 3) Style hair in low-manipulation style (mini twist for short hair, box-braids or medium sized twist for longer hair. May also apply extensions on short hair, just be real gentle!)
Step 4) Sleep with a satin bonet nightly and leave your hair alone! Do not apply any oils or products to your hair, pretend they are sister locks and leave them alone! Leave the style in for one month.
Step 5) Very gently remove braids or twist and pre treat hair with olive oil, wash and restyle hair for the next month!
CLM
Step 1) Wash hair with a gentle shampoo that will not dry the hair. I like Curls Cleansing Creme,a shampoo bar make work too. I also like Carol's daughter. If using a commerical shampoo dillute with water and appply olive oil to the hair before washing. Applying oil is a good idea anyway.
Step 2)Apply a thick creamy leave in conditioner to hair and detangle hair gently with a wide tooth comb in small sections. I like Knot today, Carol's Daughter and my own aloe juice and vegetable gylerin spray with water.
Step 3) Style hair in low-manipulation style (mini twist for short hair, box-braids or medium sized twist for longer hair. May also apply extensions on short hair, just be real gentle!)
Step 4) Sleep with a satin bonet nightly and leave your hair alone! Do not apply any oils or products to your hair, pretend they are sister locks and leave them alone! Leave the style in for one month.
Step 5) Very gently remove braids or twist and pre treat hair with olive oil, wash and restyle hair for the next month!
CLM
My hair grows best when.....
My hair grows best when I leave it alone!
I once went to an expo and I met this woman with beautiful thick two strand twist that came down to her shoulders. I admired her beautiful twist which looked like locks and I was in awe. I had never seen a person with natural hair who had twist that looked as full and healthy as locked hair. I interviewed the woman and this is what she told me.
1) Once a month, I wash my hair with Aubrey Organic Shampoo and Conditioner and then I twist my hair.
The woman did not mention protien treatments or mosturizers etc.
Her routine was so simple I missed the secret, low-manipulation.
There was another girl on youtube, Long hair dont care. She had long beautiful hair that was natural and straight. She did indeed press her hair which was a no no in the natural book. She said that she washed her hair once a month and then braided it. Once again I missed the secret, low-manipulation.
All this time I thought the secret to hair growth, aka hair length retention was in a magic product like a mositurizer or some magic shampoo, or even a so called protective style.
Now I know for sure that the #1 secret to hair length retention is low-manipulation! It matters less how often you wash your hair with or what you wash your hair with, but more how often do you put stress on your hair by combing and pulling it.
Manipulation is detangling and styling the hair. Detangling my hair weekly, or styling it weekly is the reason I have not retained as much length. By simplying washing, detangling and styling my hair on a once a month basis I will stop unnecessary breakage. I dont have to wash my hair if I do not apply any products to my hair on a daily basis. Oils do not moisturize my hair they simply add dirt to my hair and scalp,there is no magic moisturizer, simply by leaving my hair in a twisted or braided state it will help my hair to remain soft, smooth and not as dry. The only investment or products that I think are necessary are a good cleanser that doesn't completely strip the hair and leave in conditioner with slip that will make the detangling process as simple as possible. In general I think the best low-manipulation hair style is medium sized box-braids or twist. Since my hair is short I have opted for mini twist which I will remove very carefully. I will continue to use the mini twist as my style of choice until my hair gets longer. I want the hair to be long enough to gather into a simple bun while twisted or braided. I believe I will have achieved my goal using my new method by Dec 2012.
CLM
I once went to an expo and I met this woman with beautiful thick two strand twist that came down to her shoulders. I admired her beautiful twist which looked like locks and I was in awe. I had never seen a person with natural hair who had twist that looked as full and healthy as locked hair. I interviewed the woman and this is what she told me.
1) Once a month, I wash my hair with Aubrey Organic Shampoo and Conditioner and then I twist my hair.
The woman did not mention protien treatments or mosturizers etc.
Her routine was so simple I missed the secret, low-manipulation.
There was another girl on youtube, Long hair dont care. She had long beautiful hair that was natural and straight. She did indeed press her hair which was a no no in the natural book. She said that she washed her hair once a month and then braided it. Once again I missed the secret, low-manipulation.
All this time I thought the secret to hair growth, aka hair length retention was in a magic product like a mositurizer or some magic shampoo, or even a so called protective style.
Now I know for sure that the #1 secret to hair length retention is low-manipulation! It matters less how often you wash your hair with or what you wash your hair with, but more how often do you put stress on your hair by combing and pulling it.
Manipulation is detangling and styling the hair. Detangling my hair weekly, or styling it weekly is the reason I have not retained as much length. By simplying washing, detangling and styling my hair on a once a month basis I will stop unnecessary breakage. I dont have to wash my hair if I do not apply any products to my hair on a daily basis. Oils do not moisturize my hair they simply add dirt to my hair and scalp,there is no magic moisturizer, simply by leaving my hair in a twisted or braided state it will help my hair to remain soft, smooth and not as dry. The only investment or products that I think are necessary are a good cleanser that doesn't completely strip the hair and leave in conditioner with slip that will make the detangling process as simple as possible. In general I think the best low-manipulation hair style is medium sized box-braids or twist. Since my hair is short I have opted for mini twist which I will remove very carefully. I will continue to use the mini twist as my style of choice until my hair gets longer. I want the hair to be long enough to gather into a simple bun while twisted or braided. I believe I will have achieved my goal using my new method by Dec 2012.
CLM
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Style Profile: Twist-out/Braid-out aka Dry Curls
The Curly Fro
Basically when I rock the curly fro I have to be prepared for a certain element of drama as my hair will be out and doing it's thing. I think this style is flattering on short hair. It doesn't really count as a protective style but considering the fact that your ends have to be hidden neither are the twist and braids on short hair. I can be low-manipulation as long as you don't comb your hair much between sets. I think it is possible to live for a few days off this style before you need to reset it. I plan on rocking this style as soon as I come off my protective style at the end of the month.
CLM.
Basically when I rock the curly fro I have to be prepared for a certain element of drama as my hair will be out and doing it's thing. I think this style is flattering on short hair. It doesn't really count as a protective style but considering the fact that your ends have to be hidden neither are the twist and braids on short hair. I can be low-manipulation as long as you don't comb your hair much between sets. I think it is possible to live for a few days off this style before you need to reset it. I plan on rocking this style as soon as I come off my protective style at the end of the month.
CLM.
Syle Profile: FLAT-TWIST
I really like this style as a protective style on my short natural hair. My hair is like 2 and half inches right now. This style works better than two-strand twist or box-braids which stick up.
What I love about this style:
I love that this style allows me control. I just have 12 flat-twist going straight back. I don't have to do anything to my hair for 5-7 days.
What I don't like about this style:
The twist always come out frizzy on my hair. The style also takes a long time to do and it is a pretty tedious job. I usually have to take my time and it takes a few attempts to do a twist.
How to add flare:
I can always rock a nice scarf or slip on a wig, because my hair is flat to my head.
Products required:
A nice creamy leave in like Knot today or a lite gel rocks well.
CLM
What I love about this style:
I love that this style allows me control. I just have 12 flat-twist going straight back. I don't have to do anything to my hair for 5-7 days.
What I don't like about this style:
The twist always come out frizzy on my hair. The style also takes a long time to do and it is a pretty tedious job. I usually have to take my time and it takes a few attempts to do a twist.
How to add flare:
I can always rock a nice scarf or slip on a wig, because my hair is flat to my head.
Products required:
A nice creamy leave in like Knot today or a lite gel rocks well.
CLM
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