My hair is on my mind

and my mind is on my hair...
Ok, so as of late ALL of my hair thoughts are of cutting off my relaxed ends!!! I think it will be so liberating and so much easier to work with....It will be 10 months next week, longer than I thought I would make it transitioning.
I am going on vacation to the Dominican Republic in early May for a week & I would so love to BC before I go and just be free and wash & go...but I am afraid to be without all my hair support products so early in the all natural hair game. I was debating going to get some braids with hair added before I go, but I have mostly decided against it. I am currently planning just to get my Mom to do cornrows in 2 layers before I leave and just leave it like that for my days chilling on the beach & add a kinky half-cap for evenings.

Random hair thoughts

So I am nine months into this and I am always running my fingers thru my new growth. I am so tempted to BC but I am trying to wait until I have enough length...enough length for what I'm not 100% percent sure yet LOL. I would prefer to be able to at least pull all my hair back into a bun/pony.

I absolutely love my texture...right now. I do have concerns about my texture appearance once I BC...will it curl up, coil up, kink up or just hang there.

Then the hair comments I already get, which I know will only increase and become more vocal once the BC is done. "Your edges are kind of rough", "Hey nappy", "I hope your hair won't look like ____(someone else natural whose hair ALWAYS looks dry) like you just rolled out of the bed & came to work".

Still lovin' my Maxiglide!

I was kind of wanting straight hair, so I decided to Maxiglide this week.

1. I prepooed with the Ojon Conditioning Treatment.
2. Shampooed with Ojon Hydrating Shampoo.
3. Deep conditioned with Joico Hydrating Balm with heat for 45 minutes.
4. Giovanni Direct for a leave in & Mizani Heat serum.
5. Sealed my hair with Castor oil.
6. Sectioned & detangled in 4 sections.
7. Twisted in 12 Bantu knots & air dried overnight.
8. Maxiglided in sections and put a flexirod on each section while still warm.

Wash Day

This week's regimen:

1. Applied the Ojon Deep Conditioning Treatment overnight.
2. Shampooed with Ojon Hydrating Shampoo.
3. Deep conditioned with Motions CPR with heat for 30 minutes.
4. Giovanni Direct for leave in and sealed with Castor oil.
5. Braided into 12 braids and put rollers on the ends.
6. Air dried overnight.

For styling purposes this week, I will take down the first and wear a half-cap.

Today's regimen

1. Today I misted with water (minimizes hair loss when manipulating), then I applied OVT to scalp and EVOO to hair and sat under heat cap while napping.
2. I washed with Giovanni 50/50, then oil rinsed with a combo of EVOO and Jamaican Island Oil.
3. For the DC after oil rinsing, I used Matrix Biolage Ultra Hydrating Balm and Giovanni Tea Tree Hydrating Conditioner with heat for 30 minutes.
4. Giovanni Direct applied for leave in & sealed with Castor oil.
5. Detangled hair and put into 16 Bantu knots. Air dried overnight.
6. I have no idea what styling I will use this week, since I am off for four days.....maybe hats!

Wash day

Today I did a shampoo with Giovanni 50/50, oil rinsed, and deep conditioned with the ORS pack with heat. I used Giovanni Direct for a leave in and sealed with castor oil. My hair hardly tangled at all during the combout! Yea!!

I did about 12 Bantu knots & just airdried. I plan to wear my half caps this week.

2nd time with Maxiglide

So this wash day:

1. I prepooed with the Ojon treatment overnight


2. Washed with Ojon Hydrating Shampoo


3. Deep conditioned with Ojon Hydrating Conditioner & EVOO


4. Applied Beyond Straight Serum


5. Sealed with Castor oil & placed in large 2 strand twists to air dry


6. Air dried overnight


7. Maxiglided the next morning


8. Straight hair ooolala!!

The Maxiglide process was much smoother for me this time. I however am not used to the texture the hair reversion serum gave my hair....last time it was silky, this time not silky :( But it did resist moisture. I took a hot bath as a test, I just put a silk scarf on first before my bath and IT DID NOT SWELL UP, YEAH!!

I was did not like the texture of my hair AT ALL, so I heavily misted with water & sealed with coconut oil which helped immensely.

I wore my Maneclip in an up do and I thought it was pretty cute.