Here is the hair regimen I use on my relaxed hair and the products I currently use on my relaxed hair. You can see more about how I care for my hair by viewing my Wash Day and Hair Update posts.

My current regimen

• Pre-poo prior to washing
•  I make my pre-poo mixing a rinse-out conditioner and natural oils 
• Wash weekly, lather twice using one of the two combinations 
• 1. a sulfate moisturizing shampoo and a sulfate-free shampoo most weeks
• 2. a deep cleansing or sulfate shampoo when I need to clarify my hair followed by a sulfate-free moisturizing shampoo
• I'll use a dry shampoo if I need a quick refresh between my weekly shampoos
• Deep condition weekly 
• Most weeks I use a moisturizing deep conditioner
• If I feel my hair needs it I'll swap my moisturizing deep conditioner for a strength-based one
• I sometimes mix different natural oils into my deep conditioner
• I use my Hot Head Deep Conditioning Cap or my hair steamer each time I deep condition 
• Green tea rinse
• For some added oomph, I'll do a green tea rinse and sometimes mix in apple cider vinegar
• This helps with shedding and sealing the cuticle
• Sometimes I may do this before deep conditioning and leave the rinse on during deep conditioning. Other times I do it after deep conditioning
• Dry my hair 
• First I apply a leave-in conditioner, hair serum, and heat protectant
• I typically dry doing a roller set 
• If I'm not able to roller set I use my blow dryer or the Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer. If I blow dry I try to towel and air dry for a while beforehand to remove excess water from my hair
• Moisturize and seal 
• I do this several times a week at night (see my moisturizing and sealing routine here)
• Baggy my ends 
• Do this 3+ times a week to add moisture (see how I baggy my ends here)

Products I’m currently using

• Pre-poo mix: Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Moist Deep Conditioner, Jamaican Black Castor Oil, Olive Oil, Sunflower oil, or Coconut Oil 
• First wash/lather: Joico Moisture Recovery Shampoo 
• Second wash/lather: TGIN Moisture Rich Sulfate Free Shampoo 
• Clarifying: ORS Olive Oil Creamy Aloe Shampoo as needed
• Dry shampoo: Not Your Mother's Clean Freak Dry Shampoo as needed to refresh my hair after working out or sweating
• Deep conditioner:
• TGIN Miracle RepaiRx Deep Hydrating Hair Mask - (read my review here)
• Eden BodyWorks Lavender Aloe Anti-Breakage Deep Conditioner - (see my review here)
• Scalp oils:
• Mielle Rosemary Mint Oil
• Jamaican Black Castor Oil 
• Roller set/drying hair:
• Mielle Mongongo Oil Thermal and Heat Protectant Spray - (read my review here)
• Mielle Organics Avocado Moisturizing Hair Milk or Mielle White Peony Leave-In Conditioner for my roller set
• Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum for my roller set
• Moisturizing and sealing:
• Moisture: TGIN Super Moist Green Tea Leave In Conditioner or the TGIN Butter Cream Daily Moisturizer for daily moisturizing
• Sealing: Sunflower oil, TGIN Argan Replenishing Hair & Body Serum, or TGIN Miracle RepaiRx Anti-breakage Serum for daily sealing

Tools I'm currently using

• Hercules Sägemann Magic Star Comb: This is a seamless, wide-tooth comb
• Hot Head Microwavable Deep Conditioning Cap: Use to add heat for pre-poos and deep conditioning
• Hair steamer: For the weeks I don't use the microwavable deep conditioning cap
• Magnetic rollers: These are the ones I use when I do a roller set
• Hair dryer: I use this when I don't have time to do a roller set
• Hooded dryer: I use this when I do roller sets or want a quick way to dry my hair without direct heat

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