Hair Frenzy

Okay so my relationship with my hair has always been sort of, a love-hate type of thing. Its thick and coarse, and also wavy/curly. So while it does hold a curl without the need of hairspray, its frizzy, too thick at times, and just a fight to the death every morning. Well not really, but you get the idea. So recently I've had to put my hair cut off for three weeks longer than I wanted to and I'm already past my 8 week trim deadline. As much as I hate heat styling, my job right now pretty much requires it so it goes without saying that my hair is kind of in a helpless state right now. So I decided to share with you the things I've been doing to give my hair a break these last two weeks before it decides to give up on me.

My standard hair routine is no shampoo/conditioner. I use baking soda and ACV, and most of the time my hair loves it. It stays non-greasy longer, and it just styles better. I usually let it air dry, then style it, then it can pretty much make it for 3-4 days without my help. For in-between, I use Suave's dry shampoo. I'm in love with this stuff, it's cheap, it works, and it doesn't smell bad. WIN. On days when my hair needs a pick me up, I use coconut oil to deep condition my hair.

But. Last weekend. I did the whole coco oil thing and it didn't work. Or at least not to my satisifaction. My hair was sooooo dry and sooooo brittle. It hurt to brush it and just mess with it. I wanted to go to the salon so bad! But I am religious with who I allow to cut my hair so waiting another week for Jenny? Worth it in my eyes. So what's a girl to do with this? I went to Target, and knowing I had a $1 off coupon for Loreal products, I wandered over to that part of the aisle and found this little gem.

Okay so the 1 year of damage in 1 use thing? I don't know if I buy that, but I put some of the product in dry hair (I've never been one to follow directions), and added some of my coconut oil to it and let it soak in my hair for about 20 mins before hopping into the shower. After that I shampooed my hair with my usual baking soda routine and then added this puppy as my conditioner and let it soak into my hair for a good 5 minutes. I rinsed it out focusing almost all my attention on the roots, and then voila! Finished. I let my hair air dry as long as possible before drying it with the blow dryer (I was going out, okay?), and then let it just be its curly wavey self. 

The results? I'm glad you asked. 

My hair feels sooo much better. I'm all for the natural no chemicals thing 95% of the time, but this stuff mixed with my coconut oil gave my hair the healthy boost I needed until my hair cut (which thank goodness is on Friday!). So yes my hair may now be thrown off by the chemical filled mask I used to condition my hair, but it doesn't feel like it is literally going to break in half. Which for me, I think, means success.