Many coils in the upper back and sides started to firm up and they've been thick and springy all over. It was good to rock them for a while. The EVOO and water spritz works a treat so I decided to leave my hair alone for as long as possible. It was actually 13 days before I washed it this afternoon. I think I wanted to wash it because the rain (happy April showers) made it feel "heavy". I used baking soda and witch hazel because I haven't settled on an appropriate shampoo yet. There was very little buildup so I'll have to find something gentler to wash my hair.
I'm very happy with the growth and fuzzy thickness and glad I was able to wait it out in the hopes of them knitting together and little better but unfortunately I am still suffering from severe post-wash unravelling which I suspect is due to the short length.
From now on I'll have to wash with a stocking cap and push each wash date to once a fortnight to prevent a total re-do every time.
So yeah, I was absolutely loving my hair this week, the thickness and low maintanence felt like a win-win situation. Nonetheless I was truely disappointed after washing and not in the mood for the 2 hour re-twist ahead, I will admit the infamous Q. "why am I doing this?" A. "Cheaper than a perm!" was all I could think of . . .
I was planning on a visit to the salon for my one month mark next week but as my hair was cleaned and freshly re-twisted today I may hold off until the next wash is due and I have more to work with.
Plan:
- Choose a dread washing product
- Continue re-twisting with olive oil
- Choose a natural oil that smells nice to add to my spritz
- Check in at the salon sometime in May
- RELAX!
Photos from the past 7 days:
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| on a trip to North Wales |
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