2024 has been a wild ride gone in a flash. Managed to do a small trim and ended the year on a high hair note. Work, health and life have kept me from writing more. I also kept my hair routine to a bare minimum. I managed to wash about once a week and kept it in a bun most of the time. This worked quite well and am going to continue keeping things simple. Before taking this photo I had been asked if it's my real hair a few times when I had it down. In 2025 I would like to be more regular with my trims. I barely managed to do it twice this year. The soft v shape and layers are a bit more forgiving and don't let my hair look scraggly too much which helps. I am hoping as I take better care of my health I'll have more energy for my hair. My current wash and blow dry routine takes me about an hour and a half and that's been the most I could do this year. I will try take better pictures in the coming year. I might also dig to see if I have any others from this year to share m...
It's been a while since my last update. Hope you have all been well, learning and making progress towards your goals.
I try to use each relaxer stretch as way to find my ideal routine, products etc. Last stretch I had noticed some itching and flaking on my scalp and wanted to get to the bottom of it. It wasn't a major irritation but it made me feel like I needed to wash my hair more often. One ain't nobody got time for that and two the dollars I have are finite, also there was no guarantee washing more often would resolve it. I am looking to make a nice routine that I can manage in spite of what life may throw at me.
Having said that I completely stripped back what I was doing. I stopped oiling my scalp. Initially I had stopped using my oil mix and went down to just olive oil but my scalp was itching before the week was out. I tried just my coconut oil and had the same result so I completely stopped. The itching and flaking completely reduced. When I deep conditioned I had the same issue so now I am only deep conditioning on relaxer day. Of course I am still checking how my hair is going so will bring things back if and when required. Right now the bare minimum of shampoo and conditioner is working for me. I like it too because wash day doesn't last all day.
I am still keeping my hair in cornrows. I am also back to work and things are open here so we are going into the office and all that. I have been experimenting with different styles of head scarfs and that's pretty much my go to at the moment. My wash day is now every two weeks and I usually try and redo my cornrows too. This normally takes me about an hour so if my time is not too stretched I get all done in one go otherwise I would redo the braids the following day.
Now onto this latest relaxer day. I had stretched for 9weeks this time. It went well. I have switched to using the ORS Extra Strength box relaxer. The normal one wasn't doing it for me. Even my mum was confused whether I had been getting a perm instead of relaxer! While this was just the first time using it my hair was much more stretched compared to curly from previous relaxers. I let it air dry as I did not have much time from when I finished and my next appointment for the day.
My hair is coming along nicely. I am now debating on whether I should invest in a better flat iron so I can straighten my hair with the next relaxer for a length check as well as a possible trim if required. My current stretching routine is to cornrow my hair 2 weeks after relaxer, wash and rebraid every 2 weeks and take them out a week before next relaxer as I prep my hair for relaxer. I still clarify my hair once a month and moisturise and seal on my wash days.
How are things going for you so far? Any questions let me know in the comments.
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