My current regimen

• OPTIONAL: Pre-poo prior to washing (I don't do this every week)
•  I make my pre-poo by 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
• Hair treatment
• If I feel like my hair needs a bit more strength or protein I do a light or medium protein treatment before 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 apply the rinse before deep conditioning and leave the rinse on during deep conditioning. Other times I leave it on for 5 minutes and then rinse it out before I apply the deep conditioner
    
• 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 use my Hot Head Deep Conditioning Cap or my hair steamer each time I deep condition 
• 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 (optional step)
• Do this as needed during the week to add moisture. I try not to exceed 3 times during the week (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
• Hair treatment:
• Aphogee 2 Minute Keratin Reconstructor
  
• 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:
• Eden BodyWorks Almond Marshmallow Therapy Leave In Conditioner
• Alternatives are the Mielle Organics Avocado Moisturizing Hair Milk or Mielle White Peony Leave-In Conditioner 
  
• Mielle Mongongo Oil Thermal and Heat Protectant Spray - (read my review here)
• Olaplex #9 Bond Protector Nourishing Hair Serum
  
• Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum as an alternative
  
• Moisturizing and sealing:
• Moisture: TGIN Butter Cream Daily Moisturizer for daily moisturizing
• TGIN Super Moist Green Tea Leave In Conditioner as an alternative
  
• 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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