Nappy & Kinky - The road to "good hair": LOC/LCO

Weave Take down - Wash day

08:06

Freshly applied bentonite clay on water rinsed hair.

It had been awhile since my last time using bentonite clay so this was the day.

This time I did not measure anything I just improvised and I actually got the same results. It is never enough for my whole head lol! The batch I made was enough for almost 3/4 of my head so I had to do another batch. Except that everything went great.

A video of clay application is on my YouTube channel.

I used the "Denman brush" to detangle during this process and it helped to separate my curls.

Water rinsed hair after bentonite clay.

My hair was soft, and moisturized but ~~unfortunately~~ most importantly the shrinkage is back.

Since my hair had already been cleansed and deep conditioned during the bentonite clay treatment, I decided to finish off with DermOrganic conditioner. That really made my hair even softer!

DermOrganic Leave-in treatment, Root2Tip Scalp Hydration serum & a newbie ORS Hair repair creme.

After every wash day I always follow up with the LCO in one or another way. This time I decided to try a sample out by ORS. It smells delicious so I just had to try it ASAP.

I applied ORS Hair Repair creme by scrunching it on wet hair.
On freshly washed hair I apply Root2Tip Scalp Hydration serum and massage it on my scalp gently.
A drop of DermOrganic Leave-in treatment to seal the moisture in.

Stay tuned for a product review on the newbie product.

Wash day- box braids

10:18

I used:

• Cream of Nature Detangling & Conditioning shampoo

• Castor and almond oil as an oil rinse

• Mane n Tail Deep Moisturizing conditioner

* I ended up not using Jessicurl Too Shea.

I just felt like my hair needed shampoo especially since I applied gel while doing my box braids.

The braids oh my.. I don't know it is my hair or the braiding hair that sucks up all water, hopefully it's my hair😏.. And then they seem to never dry! I used my microfiber turban, a small towel AND a sweater. Next time I will put it in clips. Oh, I forgot that I don't even have enough clips since I broke 2 of them last time so I only have 2 out of 6 left hehe. So I am just waiting for the one I ordered.

I moisturized by doing LOC.

I used:

• L- A spray bottle with boiled and cooled down water

• O- My oil mix

• C- ORS olive oil lotion

My hair feels and looks good but I kind off miss my hair. So far it's been 2 weeks (counting from tomorrow) and it's about that time that I remove and re-do them soon.

How do you moisturize your hair while protective styling?

Baggying VS GHE

00:04

What's is the difference in between baggying and GHE ?

Baggying: A plastic bag is placed around hair ends that has been oiled or LOC'd/LCO'd. This is a way to retain length.

GHE: Stands for Green House Effect. A plastic bag or shower cap is put on to cover your full head of hair. Your hair is sprayed with water and then oiled with a carrier oil.

Your body heat will leave the bag or cap with water drops after the "steam". This will help your scalp to create sebum.

If you're hair is wet after this then you need to adjust the way you do it. Your hair will get slightly moist. The GHE helps to retain length and moisture.

It shouldn't be done too often since it can cause buildup or fungus.

Both should be done on dry hair that is sprayed with water.

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