I took down my last protective style - which felt very moisturized on the take-down by the way - the crochet braids with afro kinky hair.. Only to install another one! Lol. This time, I installed a crochet braids "Havana Twists" version! All these exclamation marks are because the install turned out well lol! Anyhoo, more of that later. Here's how my #WashDayExperience went:
[1] Applied a 10:1 ratio ACV rinse to my scalp and massaged it in for a bit.
[2] Applied the remaining VO5 Tea Therapy Clarifying Conditioner I had left and some Tresseme Naturals conditioner to further clarify my scalp.
[3] Deep Conditioned with a mixture of Tresseme Naturals conditioner, Herbal Essences Hello Hydration conditioner and Castor oil. After ensuring the mixture was saturated throughout my strands, I put my trusty shiny steam cap on and let it sit for about 35 minutes.
[4] Air dried my hair for about 20 minutes.
[5] Applied my DIY Leave-in, Castor oil and Shea Butter mix. Then, I put my hair in hair ties/bands so it would stretch in preparation for my protective style.
Eventually, it took too long to dry so I took the hair ties out and let it air dry.
Then I went on to my install.
The hair was pre-twisted before the install so, after doing a "two-braids-meet-one" braid pattern, I crocheted the twists in. Here are some pictures of the result:
I think it turned out well. I plan to wear this style for 4 weeks.. But we'll see how that goes. How was your wash day? Let's hear it!
In the mean time,
Be well.
Gibbie
Yay for protective styles! About how long did it take you to install your crochet braids?
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your #washdayexperience chica!
KLP @ SavingOurStrands
And yay again! Lol. It took about 2 hours to install.
DeleteWow, that's not bad especially for a few weeks of wear! I spend more than that each week styling my hair. :-)
DeleteThe joys of protective styling!
DeleteThanks!
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