care routine for winter 2010 – *spring 2010
shampoo: since i only shampoo once or twice every 30-60 days, i use a cheapie shampoo – Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo
conditioner: Deva Curl One Condition 
i am washing my hair with conditioner to retain moisture (co-washing). additionally, since i’ve been protective styling my hair, i have not been using aveda products that are for color treated hair. i do plan to get my hair colored at aveda again this fall or early winter.
i co-wash my hair once every two weeks.
deep conditioner: Pantene Relaxed and Natural Breakage Defense Mask Deep Conditioner
sealants (for moisture): unrefined shea butter, extra virgin olive oil, organic coconut oil.
*i plan on testing out organic lines to replace my shampoo and conditioners (which are almost empty) and will be updating about them once i’ve been able to use the products for a month. if they work well, i’ll be replacing my usual products above with as many organic and natural products as possible.
length
well, i have to say that i’m almost stunned myself. here i was thinking that since fall of last year that i’m STILL arm pit length (on the chart it would be where your hair touches the top of your armpits). i thought this because i’ve been battling single strand knots like a mother! i hate those things. and there aren’t many things in this world that i hate! murderers and single strand knots…yep that’s about it!
single strand knots, also now called “fairy” knots, are little knots that form on individual strands of hair (fairy meaning they are so small only tinkerbell herself or some other fairy could have tied them). i get these when my hair is out in an afro for days in a row, so that’s why i’ve been protective styling my hair since early fall last year. they cause soooo many set backs it’s not even funny! though i know i’ll have to get a chunk of hair chopped at the end of my protective styling challenge, i feel better knowing that i’m closer than originally anticipated.
hair styles:
i’m protective styling my hair until late fall 2010. see my post about it here: winter to summer hair 2010: curly fro then “big chop” to pixie
to care for it, i co-wash my braids every two weeks and seal in my moisture with either coconut oil, evoo or mimosa hair honey from carol’s daughter.
i take down my cornrows, do a super detangle job, and deep condish my hair once a month with my pantene mask. i normally deep condish overnight and re-braid the next day while my hair is sitll wet. i rarely, if ever, do much manipulation to my hair when it is dry. this has helped TREMENDOUSLY in retaining my length.
during the week, i wet my braids and add evoo or my other oils or the honey to my hair to seal them. i also pay attention to my ends and moisturize them as well and then stick them under (i cornrow my hair back and then make one big plat from the cornrows and then tuck the plat under itself).
tools:
really, just my number one love, my shower comb. i co-wash my hair in 4 sections while detangling with my shower comb:
so, do you have a winter routine established? how is your winter hair coming along? and how is your routine working out for you?
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